Officials with the Iowa DNR said Friday, test results from two sets of water samples taken in Elliott show the water is safe to drink. The city has lifted the bottled water advisory issued Tuesday after an electrical failure in the Montgomery County town drained the water tower.
During the advisory, the city furnished bottled water to residents and advised them to drink only bottled water because pressure losses can allow bacteria to enter the water supply pipes.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors has unanimously supported a proposed monument honoring those who serve in public safety. The Daily Nonpareil reports that the site would take a small portion of county land in Council Bluffs.
Supervisor Justin Schultz says the board’s vote stipulates that it will work with Council Bluffs officials when necessary, such as transferring the deed of the impacted land and adjusting lot lines if requested. Council Bluffs resident Lloyd Marsh’s idea for the project drew financial support from two other local residents, Ron and Suzanne Mahoney.
The plaza would include four life-sized bronze sculptures of a firefighter, highway patrolman, police officer and a female deputy sheriff. Mayor Matt Walsh said he hopes the project will be completed by the end of the year.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says an Emmetsburg man who pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for sex but later had the conviction overturned can sue his defense attorneys for legal malpractice without being required to prove his innocence. In the ruling Friday the court for the first time in Iowa declined to adopt proof of actual innocence as a prerequisite to sue one’s criminal defense attorney.
The case involves Robert Barker who was convicted in 2006 after entering a plea agreement. His conviction was later overturned when a judge found Barker’s actions didn’t correspond to the charge for which he was convicted. Barker sued his attorneys for advising him to plead guilty.
The court’s ruling says Iowa won’t require defendants to prove innocence before suing defense attorneys in such cases.
RICHARD “DICK” WIECHMAN, 72, of Massena, died Friday, February 5th, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic. Funeral services for DICK WIECHMAN will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Feb. 9th, at the St. Peter’s United Church of Christ south of Massena. Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.
Visitation will be held from 4-until 7-p.m. Monday, Feb. 8th, at the Steen Funeral Home in Massena, where the family will be present from 5- to 7-p.m.
Burial will be in the Victoria Township Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the burial at the Massena Legion Hall. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
Memorials may be directed to the Dick Wiechman memorial fund to be established by the family.
DICK WIECHMAN is survived by:
His mother – Arline Wiechman, of Massena.
His sister – Jackie Ring and husband Tom, of Elk Horn.
His brother – William (Bill) Wiechman and wife Lynn, of Shenandoah.
Other relatives and friends.
The Adair-Casey Bombers will play host to the Exira EHK Spartans in a varsity basketball doubleheader tonight that we will have for you on KJAN.
The girls game will be a battle of top ten ranked teams with Exira-EHK undefeated at 18-0 and ranked #2, while Adair-Casey is 17-2 and ranked #10 in the latest rankings just released on Thursday from the IGHSAU. Exira-EHK won the first meeting in Elk Horn 49-36. Kealey Nelson had 15 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Spartans to that win back on January 5th, Sophia Peppers also had 15 points and 7 rebounds in that game. Bombers leading scorer Madie Sorensen had 13 points in the first meeting.
The boys game features a 12-5 Spartans team against a very young Bombers squad that is 1-17 on the year. Exira-EHK won the first meeting of the season in Elk Horn by a score of 56-34. Brady Hansen led the Spartans with 15 points in that game on January 5th.
We’ll have coverage of both games tonight on KJAN AM 1220 and FM 101.1. You can also listen online or on the KJAN mobile app. You can also check out live video streaming of both games on our TV page at kjan.com
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A bill that sought to punish Stanford University for its band’s Rose Bowl halftime show mocking Iowa has been all but buried in the Iowa Senate. Majority Leader Michael Gronstal told reporters Thursday that he wouldn’t schedule the measure for floor debate.
Stanford’s band is known for irreverent shows. It poked fun at Iowa in Pasadena on New Year’s Day, employing among other things a dancing cow and a frowning farmer formation. The Cardinal beat the Hawkeyes 45-16 in the game.
The bill by Ottumwa Sen. Mark Chelgren would ban collaboration between Iowa’s state universities and Stanford until Stanford officials apologize for the band’s behavior. The Des Moines Register reports that Gronstal told reporters “it would probably be good if senators from southern Iowa had a sense of humor.”
The postseason is upon us for the winter sports season. Wrestlers in Classes 1A and 2A will be competing in Sectional meets around the state on Saturday. Boys swimming teams will also be in action Saturday with District meets that will determine state qualifiers.
Wrestling sectional assignments can be found here:
The 1st and 2nd place winners in each weight class will advance to district meets on Saturday, February 13th. The Atlantic/CAM wrestlers will be competing in Winterset in Class 2A, Sectional 4 along with Central Decatur, Clarke, Creston O-M, Van Meter, and Winterset. Atlantic will be the host site for the district 2. The other sectional competing to get to Atlantic is Sectional 3 in Glenwood that features Bedford/Lenox, Clarinda, Glenwood, Harlan, Red Oak, and Shenandoah.
Boys swimming teams will be competing Saturday at 6 district meets around the states. Time will be compiled electronically in Des Moines from all of the meet sites and the top 24 times will qualify for the state meet on Saturday, February 13th.
The Atlantic Boys Swimming team will be competing in Indianola at 12:30pm. Included in the district at Indianola are: Atlantic, Des Moines Lincoln, Des Moine Roosevelt, Dowling Catholic, Indianola, Lewis Central, Oskaloosa, and Southeast Polk.
Listen in to our Saturday Morning Coaches Show at 8:30am to hear a preview from Atlantic Head Wrestling Coach Tim Duff and Atlantic Head Swimming Coach Dean Junker.
Officials with Monsanto report 12 central Iowa area farmers have directed $30,000 to area nonprofit organizations through America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The winning farmers and organizations participated in a presentation at the Iowa Power Farming Show on Feb. 4th. Each farmer directed a $2,500 Grow Communities donation to a nonprofit organization of their choice.
The winners include:
The farmer-directed donations will help local organizations fund a variety of projects. America’s Farmers Grow Communities has collaborated with farmers in Iowa to donate over $1.9 million to local community organizations since 2010. Donations have been used to help fight rural hunger, purchase life-saving fire and EMS equipment, support ag youth programs, purchase education classroom resources and more.
Visit www.AmericasFarmers.com to learn more. And, from now through April 1st, farmers in eligible counties can nominate their local school district to compete for an America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education grant ranging from $10,000 to as much as $25,000. This year, the program will be awarding $2.3 million for math and science curriculum enhancement. Learn more about it at www.GrowRuralEducation.com.
The Predicament released their third dual team rankings of the season on Thursday. Regional Dual Team Meets begin with Class 1A and 2A on Tuesday, February 9th and Wednesday, February 10th for Class 3A.
The Predicament’s Dual Team Rankings No. 3
Class 3A
1 Southeast Polk
2 Valley, WDM
3 Fort Dodge
4 Dubuque Hempstead
5 Prairie, Cedar Rapids
6 Johnston
7 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
8 Epworth,Western Dubuque
9 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
10 Waverly-Shell Rock
Class 2A
1 New Hampton
2 Creston O/M
3 Assumption, Davenport
4 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
5 Sgt Bluff-Luton
6 Albia
7 Mediapolis
8 Independence
9 Washington
10 Webster City
Class 1A
1 Don Bosco, Gilbertville
2 Lisbon
3 Alburnett
4 Logan Magnolia
5 Sumner-Fredricksburg
6 Dike-New Hartford
7 Sibley-Ocheyedan
8 Westwood-Sloan
9 Lake Mills
10 Sigourney-Keota
The Predicament released their Class 1A and 2A State team rankings and individual rankings late Thursday.
CLASS 1A
1 Alburnett (6)
2 Lisbon (6)
3 Sibley-Ocheyedan (5)
4 Highland Riverside (2)
5 Wapsie Valley (4)
6 Underwood (3)
7 Don Bosco (5)
8 Wilton (3)
9 West Marshall (4)
10 SE Warren (3)
The Predicament’s Class 1A Final Individual Rankings
106
1 Will Portis (Jr.) Rockford
2 Gable Fox (So.) Don Bosco
3 Donny Schmit (So.) Wapsie Valley
4 Jaymus Wilson (Fr.) Alburnett
5 Samuel Loyd (So.) New London
6 Marshall Rasmussen (Sr.) Underwood
7 Kurtis Krager (So.) BCIG-OA
8 Koby Hanson (So.) Manson NW Webster
9 Hunter Phantz (So.) West Marshall
10 Jacob Sigler (Jr.) Dike-New Hartford
113
1 Brock Henderson (Jr.) North Linn
2 Joshua Tibbits (Fr.) Martensdale-St Marys
3 Jeremiah Colon (Sr.) Newman Catholic
4 Blake Bauer (Jr.) SE Warren
5 Tatem Bluml (Jr.) Oakland Riverside
6 Kody Kleve (Sr.) Starmont
7 Remington Meeker (Jr.) Logan Magnolia
8 Dylan Loomer (Jr.) Jesup
9 Logan Lutgen (So.) Don Bosco
10 Javis Krieger (So.) New London
120
1 Bryce West (Jr.) Highland Riverside
2 Brady Kyner (Jr.) SE Warren
3 Chance Throndson (So.) Riceville
4 Cooper Siebrecht (So.) Lisbon
5 Kody Berg (Jr.) Westwood Sloan
6 Ben Moyer (Jr.) Alburnett
7 Cole Allison (Jr.) Ft Dodge St Edmond
8 Kaleb Krall (Fr.) Wapsie Valley
9 Skylar Richter (Sr.) Hinton
10 Dakota Henry (So.) Belle Plaine
126
1 Alex Thomsen (So.) Underwood
2 Drew West (Jr.) Highland Riverside
3 Wally Zernich (Jr.) Lisbon
4 Colin Schrader (So.) Wapsie Valley
5 Kody Kugel (Sr.) Dike-New Hartford
6 Jake Wulf (Sr.) BCIG-OA
7 Tanner Lundgren (Jr.) Emmetsburg
8 Zach Andrews (Sr.) Belmond Klemme
9 Jeremy Schmitz (Jr.) Don Bosco
10 Ben Freese (Sr.) Nodaway Valley
132
1 Cole Needham (Sr.) West Marshall
2 Briar Cochran (Sr.) Moravia
3 Drake Halblom (Sr.) Alburnett
4 Jacob Hansen (Jr.) West Fork
5 Kolton Roth (So.) Graettinger-Terril
6 Chase McLaughlin (Jr.) Lisbon
7 Austin Leopard (Jr.) Louisa Muscatine
8 Nick Mangrich (Sr.) Don Bosco
9 Kyle Decker (Jr.) East Buchanan
10 Kory VanOrt (Fr.) West Sioux
138
1 Nick Williams (Sr.) Lisbon
2 Jacob Krakow (Jr.) Iowa Valley
3 Skylar Solko (Jr.) Alta-Aurelia
4 Bryce Ackerman (Sr.) Wapsie Valley
5 Payton Sitzmann (Sr.) Ft Dodge St Edmond
6 Austin Pontier (Sr.) I35, Truro
7 Tom Jennings (Sr.) Underwood
8 Logan Schuereman (Jr.) Guthrie Center
9 Reno Chiri (Jr.) New London
10 Cooper White (Jr.) West Marshall
145
1 Carter Happel (Sr.) Lisbon
2 Trent Johnson (Jr.) Dike-New Hartford
3 Trey Brisker (So.) Wilton
4 Lane Boender (Sr.) Sigourney-Keota
5 Dylan Schuck (Jr.) Sibley Ocheyedan
6 Zach Sommerfelt (Sr.) Clarksville
7 Dylan Mueller (Sr.) Central Springs
8 Austin Malloy (Sr.) EHK-Exira
9 Jake Mulford (Sr.) Audubon
10 James Kime (Sr.) Sumner-Fredericksburg
152
1 Zach Axmear (Jr.) English Valleys
2 Conner Shulista (Sr.) Alburnett
3 Karsen Seehase (Jr.) Sumner-Fredericksburg
4 Josh Hopkins (Sr.) East Mills
5 Tanner Greenwald (Sr.) Wilton
6 Dalton Nelson (Jr.) North Butler
7 Chris Paulsen (Sr.) Don Bosco
8 Drew Anderson (Jr.) Westwood Sloan
9 Brady Wilson (Jr.) Logan Magnolia
10 Hunter Robinson (Sr.) Lisbon
160
1 Bryce Paul (Sr.) Alburnett
2 Taylan Entriken (Jr.) Hudson
3 Sal Arzani (Sr.) Truro, I35
4 Garrett Saylor (Jr.) Sibley Ocheyedan
5 Luke Peters (Jr.) South Hamilton
6 Jarel Arbegast (Jr.) West Fork
7 Dustin Engel (Sr.) AHSTW
8 Nathan Haynes (So.) Missouri Valley
9 TJ Dierking (So.) SE Warren
10 Rogan Pforts (Jr.) Wapello
170
1 Tanner Sloan (So.) Alburnett
2 Logan Schumacher (So.) Martensdale-St Marys
3 Noah Huber (Sr.) Hudson
4 Joey Schwenn (Jr.) Belle Plaine
5 Trent Kruger (Jr.) Sibley Ocheyedan
6 Timmy Barr (Sr.) AHSTW
7 Jared Johnson (Sr.) West Marshall
8 Riley Wohlers (Sr.) Logan-Magnolia
9 Zach Ryg (Fr.) Central Springs
10 Noah Bouse (Sr.) Okoboji
182
1 Daniel Bishop (Jr.) Hinton
2 Austin Lentz (Sr.) Ogden
3 Alec McDowell (Jr.) Maquoketa Valley
4 Bryce Oveson (Jr.) Wilton
5 Steven Gregory (Sr.) Treynor
6 Hunter Dejong (So.) Sibley Ocheyedan
7 Colton Massengale (Sr.) BGM Brooklyn
8 Hunter Hagen (So.) West Hancock
9 Jason Fisher (Sr.) Nashua Plainfield
10 Nathan Krueger (Sr.) Manson NW Webster
195
1 Landers Kuboushek (Sr.) South Winneshiek
2 Slade Sifuentes (Jr.) Lake Mills
3 Ty Riley (Jr.) South Central Calhoun
4 Nick Ross (Sr.) Ogden
5 Drake Johnsen (Jr.) Logan-Magnolia
6 Noah Boender (Jr.) Sigourney-Keota
7 Jordan Challis (Sr.) Tipton
8 Mike Ward (Sr.) East Union
9 Skylar Bonestroo (Jr.) Western Christian
10 Colton Francis (So.) West Hancock
220
1 Rylan Richardson (Sr.) South Central Calhoun
2 Colton Hansen (Sr.) Newman Catholic
3 Matt Naig (Jr.) Sibley Ocheyedan
4 Caleb Meinders (Jr.) AGWSR
5 Tom Reif (So.) Missouri Valley
6 Drew Finnegan (Sr.) West Branch
7 Nick Perkins (Sr.) East Mills
8 Dustin Brown (Sr.) West Lyon
9 Ryan Even (Sr.) Jesup
10 Anthony Emanuel (Sr.) South Winneshiek
285
1 Jared Brinkman (Jr.) Iowa City Regina
2 Luke Worden (Sr.) Belmond Klemme
3 Tim Butcher (Sr.) Manson NW Webster
4 Kyler Schott (Jr.) North Linn
5 Sawyer Hulshizer (Sr.) Saint Ansgar
6 Cole Jensen (Sr.) MVAO
7 Brian Sadler (So.) Jesup
8 Michael Young (Sr.) AGWSR
9 Anthony Ossman (Sr.) East Mills
10 Beau Kellenberger (Sr.) West Lyon
CLASS 2A
1 Albia (4)
2 Creston-OM (5)
3 New Hampton (7)
4 Webster City (4)
5 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows(4)
6 Glenwood (4)
7 Crestwood (5)
8 Davenport Assumption (6)
9 Charles City (5)
10 Clear Lake (3)
The Predicament’s Final Class 2A Individual Rankings
106
1 Aden Reeves (Fr.) Albia
2 Eric Faught (Fr.) Clear Lake
3 Shea Ruffridge (So.) Pocahontas Area
4 Matt Randone (Sr.) Davenport Assumption
5 Chase Luensman (Fr.) Monticello
6 Kaden Anderlik (Fr.) Crestwood
7 Dylan Robinson (Jr.) New Hampton
8 Kole Hansen (So.) Atlantic
9 Phillip Ihde (So.) Decorah
10 Grayson Kesterson (So.) Williamsburg
113
1 Drake Doolittle (Fr.) Webster City
2 Justin Portillo (Sr.) Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
3 Josh Keller (Sr.) Columbus Jct
4 Riley Wright (Fr.) Denver-Tripoli
5 Noah Fye (So.) New Hampton
6 Duncan McCain (Jr.) Mid Prairie
7 Carter Cox (Jr.) Atlantic
8 Gabe Ruepke (So.) Chariton
9 Caleb Fuessley (Fr.) Center Point Urbana
10 Brady Fritz (So.) South Tama
120
1 Josh Portillo (Sr.) Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
2 Connor Cleveland (Sr.) New Hampton
3 Michael Millage (So.) Crestwood
4 Rhyker Sims (So.) Sgt Bluff Luton
5 Jared Hensley (Jr.) Bedford-Lenox
6 Jacob Fenske (Sr.) Davenport Assumption
7 Dante Tacchia (Jr.) Iowa Falls
8 John Hellman (Sr.) Union
9 Nick Meling (Jr.) East Marshall
10 Chase McLaren (Fr.) Atlantic
126
1 Brock Rathbun (Sr.) Center Point Urbana
2 Brayden Curry (Jr.) Sgt Bluff Luton
3 Derek Holschlag (Jr.) Union
4 Ryan Steffen (So.) Crestwood
5 Nate Lasher (Jr.) Charles City
6 Nathan Thoms (Jr.) Camanche
7 Tanner Probasco (So.) South Tama
8 Tyler Shatek (Sr.) New Hampton
9 Tate Battani (So.) Ballard
10 Gisaveri Niyibizi (Sr.) Perry
132
1 Keaton Geerts (Jr.) New Hampton
2 Brice Everson (Sr.) Camanche
3 Shea Swafford (Sr.) Mediapolis
4 Chase Lienhard (Sr.) Crestwood
5 Austin Rozeboom (So.) BHRV
6 Austin Gutknecht (So.) Clarinda
7 Brennan Ryan (Sr.) Oelwein
8 Kade VanKirk (Sr.) Perry
9 Kyle Anderson (Jr.) Washington
10 Tony Garcia (Jr.) Mount Vernon
138
1 Ryan Leisure (Jr.) Clear Lake
2 Wyatt Thompson (Jr.) Creston-OM
3 Austin Staudt (Sr.) Charles City
4 Tanner Abbas (So.) Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
5 Kirk Mommsen (Sr.) Davenport Assumption
6 Brennan Swafford (So.) Mediapolis
7 Connor Ascherl (Jr.) MOC Floyd Valley
8 Carter Barkema (Sr.) Hampton-Dumont
9 Keegan Tenge (Jr.) New Hampton
10 Kyler Reick (Fr.) Spirit Lake Park
145
1 Bryce Leshen (Sr.) Albia
2 Max Forsyth (Sr.) Charles City
3 Nick Hyland (Sr.) Vinton-Shellsburg
4 Trae Pecinovsky (Jr.) Crestwood
5 Brady Brott (Sr.) Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
6 Mason Buster (Sr.) Mediapolis
7 Cole Fritz (Sr.) Solon
8 Pierce Gelhaus (Sr.) Forest City
9 John Tuttle (Jr.) Spirit Lake Park
10 Patrick Schwartzhoff (Sr.) Davenport Assumption
152
1 Matt Malcolm (Sr.) Glenwood
2 Tommy Bradshaw (Sr.) Greene County
3 Brock Jennings (Jr.) Osage
4 Blake Lawless (Sr.) Albia
5 Isaac Judge (So.) South Tama
6 Preston Dunn (So.) Sgt Bluff Luton
7 Luke Hageman (So.) Dyersville Beckman
8 Joe Kelly (So.) West Liberty
9 Ryan Faught (Sr.) Clear Lake
10 Wes Cummings (Fr.) Prairie City Monroe
160
1 Tristan Johnson (Sr.) Osage
2 Zach Johnston (Sr.) ADM Adel
3 Jake Juhl (Sr.) Independence
4 Trevor Nelson (Jr.) Solon
5 Josh Strohman (Sr.) Algona
6 Joe Argo (Sr.) Davenport Assumption
7 Cameron Leith (Sr.) Creston-OM
8 Cole Denner (Sr.) New Hampton
9 Isaiah Vaughan (Jr.) Union
10 Ryan Ferarri (Sr.) Webster City
170
1 Chase Shiltz (Jr.) Creston-OM
2 Anthony Sherry (So.) Glenwood
3 Tucker Morrison (Jr.) Columbus Jct
4 Nick Holt (Sr.) Independence
5 Conner Shaw (Jr.) Garner-Hayfield-Ventura
6 Will Reiter (Sr.) Union
7 Bailey Chyma (Sr.) South Tama
8 Trevor Rommann (Sr.) Center Point Urbana
9 Michael Kent (Jr.) Iowa Falls
10 Jacob Kloft (Sr.) Maquoketa
182
1 Nick Baumler (Sr.) North Fayette Valley
2 JJ Clark (Sr.) Clarinda
3 Daniel Sommerlot (Sr.) Pocahontas Area
4 Vic Malloy (Sr.) Williamsburg
5 Cole Bennett (Jr.) ADM Adel
6 Cade Baker (Sr.) Garner-Hayfield-Ventura
7 Luke Erickson (Sr.) Mediapolis
8 Zac Stork (Jr.) Atlantic
9 Logan Chipp (Sr.) Hampton-Dumont
10 Sam Mathis (Sr.) Roland Story
195
1 Izaak Shedenhelm (Sr.) Denver-Tripoli
2 Bryce Esmoil (So.) West Liberty
3 Seth Maitlen (Sr.) Creston-OM
4 Shane Poppins (Sr.) Aplington-Parkersburg
5 Matt McMillan (Sr.) Independence
6 Zach Haggstrom (Jr.) Glenwood
7 Visouth Peterschmidt (Jr.) Mid Prairie
8 Ethan Timmerman (Sr.) Mediapolis
9 Nick Jacobs (Sr.) Charles City
10 Michael Fritz (Jr.) Fairfield
220
1 Gavin Dinsdale (Sr.) Webster City
2 Alex Paulson (Sr.) Forest City
3 Kadon Hulett (Jr.) Creston-OM
4 Noah Broderson (Jr.) Davenport Assumption
5 Travis McMillan (Sr.) Oelwein
6 Levi Duwa (Jr.) Mid Prairie
7 Jordan Baumler (So.) North Fayette Valley
8 Travis Poffenbarger (Sr.) Knoxville
9 Caleb Ring (Jr.) Osage
10 Ko Kieft (Sr.) Sioux Center
285
1 Carter Isley (Sr.) Albia
2 Cooper Lawson (So.) Webster City
3 Nathan Heath (Sr.) ADM Adel
4 Brock Caviness (Sr.) Knoxville
5 Tristan Wirfs (Jr.) Mount Vernon
6 Zach Timm (Sr.) Monticello
7 Michael Ahrendsen (Jr.) Union
8 Caleb Sanders (So.) Glenwood
9 Elijah Van’t Hof (Jr.) Sioux Center
10 Brody Tupy (Sr.) Charles City
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