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Area high school basketball scores from Mon., 12/21/15

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December 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

ADM, Adel 85, Creston 77, 2OT
Greene County 78, Winterset 72, 2OT
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 43, Denison-Schleswig 38
Norwalk 59, Carroll 58
OA-BCIG 67, Storm Lake 53
Stanton 56, Griswold 51

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Adair-Casey 63, Tri-Center, Neola 43
Griswold 52, Stanton 36
OA-BCIG 51, Storm Lake 29
Van Meter 51, Mount Ayr 42
West Central Valley, Stuart 45, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 28

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., Dec. 22nd 2015

News

December 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A weekly free meal at a Cedar Falls church has come to an end after 31 years because no one has volunteered to replace its coordinator. The First United Methodist Church served its last Community Meal Tuesday. Coordinator Becky Hardman had announced her retirement in June.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say several agencies will work together over the next several months to update the state’s response to cybersecurity threats. Gov. Terry Branstad announced an executive order yesterday that directs several state agencies to draft a formal cybersecurity strategy.

THOMPSON, Iowa (AP) — Construction on a proposed $92 million egg-processing facility in northern Iowa has been placed on hold because of a bird flu outbreak last spring. Officials said Friday that the plant to be constructed in Thompson is on hold until further notice. The plant was designed to create 197 jobs and process eggs supplied from new egg production facilities.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel says it will host the seventh Republican presidential debate, taking place next month in Des Moines, Iowa ahead of that state’s caucuses. Fox said yesterday that the two-hour debate on Jan. 28 will be anchored by Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace.

MARILYN WARD, 90, of Atlantic (Svcs. 12/26/15)

Obituaries

December 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MARILYN WARD, 90, of Atlantic, died Mon., Dec. 21st, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Funeral services for MARILYN WARD will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, December 26, at the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold.

Visitation with the family will take place starting at 9:30-a.m. Saturday.

Interment will be in the Whipple Cemetery.

Marilyn Ward is survived by:

Her sister – Marian Finnell, of Atlantic.

Other relatives and friends.

AP High School Boys Basketball poll released

Sports

December 21st, 2015 by admin

Monday, December 21, 2015.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City, West (7) 5-1 120 2
2. Valley, West Des Moines (5) 6-0 119 1
3. Pleasant Valley (1) 7-0 109 3
4. Des Moines, Hoover 6-1 77 5
5. Ankeny 6-0 70 6
6. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 5-0 50 9
7. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 4-1 45 10
8. North Scott, Eldridge 5-1 21 NR
9. Ankeny Centennial 4-2 16 8
10. Linn-Mar, Marion 4-2 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Davenport, Central 14. Ames 14. Waukee 12. Cedar Falls 10. Sioux City, East 8. Muscatine 7. Des Moines, North 6. Norwalk 1. Fort Dodge 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Pella (6) 7-0 122 2
2. Wahlert, Dubuque (7) 6-1 119 1
3. Harlan 5-0 102 3
4. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 4-1 65 6
5. Chariton 6-0 48 10
6. Atlantic 6-0 43 NR
7. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 5-2 36 5
8. Algona 7-0 32 NR
9. Maquoketa 6-1 31 NR
(tie) MOC-Floyd Valley 6-1 31 9
Others receiving votes: Gilbert 23. Waverly-Shell Rock 21. Solon 16. Spirit Lake 7. Webster City 7. Glenwood 6. Spencer 5. Grinnell 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Western Christian, Hull (13) 4-0 130 1
2. Cascade,Western Dubuque 6-0 106 3
3. Dike-New Hartford 7-0 95 5
4. Treynor 6-0 89 2
5. Northeast, Goose Lake 9-0 79 6
6. Pella Christian 5-1 58 4
7. Durant 8-0 31 NR
8. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 5-2 30 NR
9. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 5-1 26 7
10. Pocahontas Area 7-1 25 NR
Others receiving votes: Ridge View 12. Anamosa 8. Aplington-Parkersburg 7. Sioux Center 7. MFL-Mar-Mac 3. PCM, Monroe 2. Monticello 2. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 2. Des Moines Christian 1. Shenandoah 1. Interstate 35, Truro 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5) 5-0 114 1
2. West Hancock, Britt (3) 7-0 102 2
3. Danville (3) 6-0 89 4
4. IKM-Manning 7-0 78 6
5. West Fork, Sheffield 7-0 67 T7
6. Boyden-Hull (2) 5-1 64 3
7. Colo-Nesco 7-1 46 5
8. South O’Brien, Paullina 7-0 38 9
9. Montezuma 7-0 32 NR
10. Meskwaki Settlement School 7-0 23 NR
Others receiving votes: Jesup 22. Grand View Christian 10. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 10. Ankeny Christian Academy 7. Lynnville-Sully 7. Ar-We-Va, Westside 3. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 3.

Branstad: Remaining 3 companies will offer Medicaid services

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December 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says Medicaid recipients enrolled with a private company that now has a terminated state contract can be covered by one of three remaining companies set to take over the $4.2 billion program.

Branstad says three companies is an adequate number for providing managed care of Medicaid services in the state. His remarks Monday come after an official terminated the state’s contract with WellCare of Iowa on Friday.

Branstad says the Iowa Department of Human Services will contact people enrolled in WellCare to inform them about the remaining companies. Department spokeswoman Amy Lorentzen McCoy says about 140,000 people will be reassigned equally among the companies over several weeks.

WellCare says it will legally challenge its termination. McCoy says the department does not comment on pending litigation.

Iowa State falls to No. 11 in new AP poll

Sports

December 21st, 2015 by admin

Michigan State, Kansas and Oklahoma held the top three spots in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll for a second straight week. There was a shakeup in the rest of the top 10 after a weekend of upsets.

The Spartans (12-0) were a near unanimous choice, receiving all but one first-place vote from the 65-member national media panel. Kansas (9-1) got the other No. 1 vote.

Following Oklahoma were Maryland, Virginia, Xavier, North Carolina, Arizona, Butler and Providence, which is in the top 10 for the first time since Jan. 17, 1978.  Iowa State fell from No.5 to No. 11 in this week’s poll after suffering their first loss of the season on Saturday to Northern Iowa.  The Cyclones also dropped seven spots to No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Utah, which returned to the rankings following its win over Duke on Saturday, and South Carolina, which is ranked for the first time since the final poll of 2003-04, are the week’s newcomers at 24th and 25th. They replace UCLA and Connecticut.

Record Pts Prv
1. Michigan St. (64) 12-0 1,623 1
2. Kansas (1) 9-1 1,537 2
3. Oklahoma 8-0 1,495 3
4. Maryland 10-1 1,428 6
5. Virginia 9-1 1,350 8
6. Xavier 11-0 1,287 10
7. North Carolina 9-2 1,215 11
8. Arizona 11-1 1,056 13
9. Butler 9-1 947 17
10. Providence 11-1 911 14
11. Iowa St. 9-1 907 5
12. Kentucky 9-2 856 4
13. Miami 9-1 851 15
14. Purdue 11-1 833 9
15. Duke 9-2 809 7
16. Louisville 9-1 652 19
17. Villanova 8-2 649 12
18. SMU 9-0 628 18
19. West Virginia 9-1 470 20
20. George Washington 10-1 366 21
21. Texas A&M 9-2 327 24
22. Cincinnati 10-2 315 23
23. Baylor 8-2 141 16
24. Utah 9-2 107
25. South Carolina 10-0 87

Others receiving votes: UCLA 49, UConn 46, Oregon 34, Gonzaga 33, Colorado 27, Dayton 17, Pittsburgh 16, N. Iowa 15, UALR 14, Vanderbilt 8, Monmouth (NJ) 6, Iowa 5, Florida 3, Texas 3, Northwestern 2.

 

Glenwood man arrested on child endangerment warrant

News

December 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Friday of 23-year old James John Dimauro. The Glenwood man was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for Child Endangerment. His bond was set at $2,000. Also arrested Friday, was 26-year old Sensi Amelia Herron, of Plattsmouth, NE. The woman was taken into custody for Possession of Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $1,000.

Des Moines woman arrested in Greenfield

News

December 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman from Polk County was arrested last week on an Iowa Department of Corrections warrant for Parole Violation. 24-year old Meggen Anne Richards, of Des Moines, was arrested Dec. 15th by officers with the Greenfield Police Department.

Audubon Sheriff’s Dept. report: 3 arrests

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December 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested recently in Audubon County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 26-year old Joseph Dean White, of Atlantic, was arrested Dec. 16th following an investigation into an incident which occurred Dec. 12th, in Exira. White was charged with Violation of a No Contact Order. He was brought to the Audubon County Jail and later released after appearing before a magistrate.

Also arrested Dec. 16th, was 28-year old Nikki Lorene Elizabeth Johnson, of Hamlin. She was charged with Violation of a No Contact Order following an investigation into an incident that took place Dec. 9th, in Hamlin. Johnson was also released from custody after appearing before a magistrate. The incident remains under investigation.

And, on Sunday (Dec. 20th), deputies in Audubon County arrested 37-year old Sheila Elizabeth Wurr, of Glidden, for OWI/1st offense. Her arrest followed a traffic stop at around 12:15-a.m. on Highway 71 and Broadway Street, in Audubon. Wurr posted bond and was released from the Audubon County Jail, with orders to appear in court on Dec. 28th.

Backyard & Beyond 12-21-2015

Backyard and Beyond

December 21st, 2015 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen speaks with Jessica Parkinson about auditions for a local theater production.

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