The Treynor girls track team won the Woodbine Girls Invite on Thursday night.
Team Scores
- Treynor 180
- Woodbine 122
- Boyer Valley 107
- Riverside 83
- Missouri Valley 73
Full results here.
The Treynor girls track team won the Woodbine Girls Invite on Thursday night.
Team Scores
Full results here.
The Underwood Eagles track teams swept the Griswold Tiger Co-Ed Meet on Thursday night.
Girls Team Scores
Full results here.
Boys Team Scores
Full results here.
Girls Soccer
AHSTW 10, Riverside 0
CB Abraham Lincoln 3, Bishop Heelan 1
Denison-Schleswig 6, Underwood 1
Lewis Central 2, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
St. Albert 7, Glenwood 2
Treynor 3, Panorama 0
Boys Soccer
Underwood 3, Atlantic 1
AHSTW 3, Riverside 1
CB Abraham Lincoln 3, Lewis Central 2
Glenwood 7, St. Albert 0
Kuemper Catholic 4, Valley United 0
Scotus Catholic 1, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Treynor 7, Panorama 4
Girls Tennis
Red Oak 9, Atlantic 0 ATL_BG19_ROresults
Clarinda 9, Harlan 0
Shenandoah 9, Creston 0
Boys Tennis
Atlantic 9, Red Oak 0 (Atlantic got singles wins from Nile Petersen, Jesse Reid, Brody O’Brien, Ethan Williams, Grant Sturm, and Avery Anderson. Doubles winners for the Trojans were Reid/O’Brien, Petersen/Grant Sturm, Williams/Ethan Sturm.) ATL_BG19_ROresults
Audubon 6, St. Edmond 2
Clarinda 8, Harlan 1
Denison-Schleswig 9, Thomas Jefferson 0
Kuemper Catholic 8, St. Edmond 1
Kuemper Catholic 8, Audubon 3
Lewis Central 5, CB Abraham Lincoln 4
Shenandoah 9, Creston 0
St. Albert 7, Southwest Valley 2
Girls Golf
Boys Golf
(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa legislature has voted to keep charging the one-percent sales tax that’s been used for school infrastructure until 2051. The bill directs 30 percent of the sales tax money that’s raised to property tax relief. Republican Senator Amy Sinclair of Allerton says the other 70 percent of the sales taxes raised will helps pay for school improvements that would otherwise be paid for with a hike in local property taxes.
“This is important,” Sinclair said. “This is important particularly for rural schools that don’t have growing student populations to help off-set the costs of the facilities.” The statewide sales tax for schools was set to expire in 2029. Republican Senator Chris Cournoyer, a former school board member from LeClaire, says she has “a stack” of reasons her district needs this extra sales tax money long into the future.
“Our public school buildings are paid for with taxpayer money and we have an obligation to maintain them,” Cournoyer said, “…so we can prepare our students to compete in the global workforce and continue to grow our Iowa economy.” Senator Dan Dawson, a Republican from Council Bluffs, says this means schools will be able to use the sales tax money as collateral to finance long-term construction projects.
“Our school board officials out there, who do not get paid for these jobs, who do the best that they can to try to plan forward for what the needs are for not tomorrow, but 10 years, 20 years when they’re looking at having to replace buildings, upgrade buildings,” Dawson said.
The bill also clarifies that the sales taxes raised for school infrastructure can be used to enhance school safety and security. It cleared the Iowa Senate Wednesday on a 48-to-two vote. The House vote today (Thursday) was 94-to-four. Representative Jacob Bossman, a Republican from Sioux City, says the bill simultaneously addresses school infrastructure needs AND provides an estimated 325 million in property tax relief each year.
“Both are priorities for my constituents,” Bossman says. “It’s a win-win.” Critics say the plan siphons off too much revenue for property tax relief, money that’s needed for school construction and renovation projects. “Like others, I am going to hold my nose and vote yes on this bill.” That’s Representative Mary Erin Donahue, a Democrat from Cedar Rapids, who is a teacher. The bill, which now goes to the governor, has been a priority for education groups.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in eastern Iowa say a Davenport police officer has been injured in a shooting, and a suspect has been arrested. The Quad-City Times reports that the shooting happened shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday in the Five Points area of the city.
Scott County Sheriff Tim Lane confirmed that an officer had been shot and another man arrested, but did not give details of what led to the shooting. Neither the name of the officer nor the suspect was released.
The medical condition of the officer had not been revealed by Thursday evening.
Witnesses told the Times that officers could be seen in the area with guns drawn.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions ignored their relatively recent history when it came to drafting tight ends and focused on the future. Detroit addressed perhaps its top priority, selecting Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night. The Lions were initially interested in trading their first-round pick to acquire more selections, but decided he was too good to pass up.
As the league shifts to passing more, tight ends are becoming a position where teams want difference-makers. “It’s become a valued position,” Hockenson said before the draft. “A three-down tight end who can run past defenders when needed and block when needed is special.”
The 6-foot-5, 251-pound Hockenson won the John Mackey Award last year, honoring the college football’s top tight end. Hockenson had 73 receptions for 1,080 yards and nine receiving touchdowns in his career with the Hawkeyes.
Hockenson, who is from Chariton, Iowa, was a second-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten player last season. He led Iowa with 760 yards receiving and was second on the team with 49 receptions and six touchdowns.
Four people, including a woman from Atlantic, were injured during a crash early this (Thursday) morning, in eastern Iowa’s Johnson County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2007 Chevy Cobalt driven by 39-year old Douglas W. Walker, of Conesville (IA), went past the intended off-ramp at Highway 218 south and the I-80 west interchange at mile marker 237. Walker made a U-turn from west I-80 to I-80 east at a “No U Turn” signed utility crossover.
He turned from the number two lane across the number one lane and was struck broadside on the driver’s side by a 2006 Mercury Mountaineer SUV. The SUV was driven by 19-year old Luke E. Flickinger, of St. Charles. Both vehicles came to rest on their top.
Both drivers were transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, with Walker flown by helicopter. Flickinger was transported by Johnson County Ambulance Service. Two passengers, 51-year old Michele A. Darrow, of Atlantic, and 25-year old Micheala M. Helton, of St. Charles, were transported to the same hospital by JCAS ambulance.
The accident, which happened at around 2:27-a.m., caused traffic to be re-routed for two-hours. The crash remains under investigation.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on April 24, 2019, Michael Anthony Santistevan, age 31, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James E. Gritzner for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Santistevan was sentenced to 235 months in prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of five years.
On May 21, 2018, Santistevan was stopped by a Pottawattamie County Deputy for speeding on Interstate 80. Santistevan was the sole occupant of the rental vehicle. The car rental company was contacted and the return vehicle was overdue and Santistevan was not the renter nor an authorized driver.
The deputy issued Santistevan a traffic citation for speeding and requested permission to search the vehicle. During the search, a certified narcotics canine was utilized for a and the canine alerted and indicated to the odor of narcotics on the rear of the vehicle. Deputies located fifteen pounds of methamphetamine inside a tire in the vehicle.
This matter was investigated by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department and Council Bluffs Police Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
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