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Iowa Prep Football Poll

Sports

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

By The Associated Press
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2018 season with first-place votes in parentheses, win-loss record, and total points:

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Des Moines Valley (6) 2-0 77 4
2. Bettendorf 2-0 66 3
3. Johnston (1) 2-0 63 2
4. Cedar Falls (1) 2-0 58 5
5. West Des Moines Dowling 1-1 49 1
6. Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-0 35 7
7. Ankeny Centennial 2-0 34 8
8. Iowa City West 1-1 24 6
9. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2-0 20 9
10. Fort Dodge 2-0 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Waukee 3. Indianola 2. Marshalltown 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5) 2-0 77 1
2. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (3) 2-0 72 2
3. Solon 2-0 54 3
4. Pella 2-0 52 4
5. Sioux City Heelan 2-0 47 6
6. Manchester West Delaware 2-0 42 7
7. Waverly-Shell Rock 2-0 26 9
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1-1 21 10
(tie) Eldridge North Scott 1-1 21 8
10. Epworth Western Dubuque 2-0 18 NR

Others receiving votes: Harlan 7. Independence 2. Clear Creek-Amana 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Boyden-Hull-RV (7) 2-0 79 1
2. Monroe PCM (1) 2-0 71 2
3. Union, La Porte City 2-0 64 3
4. Spirit Lake 2-0 40 NR
5. Sheldon 2-0 27 10
6. Van Horne Benton 2-0 24 NR
(tie) Waukon 1-1 24 9
8. Clear Lake 1-1 20 7
9. Centerville 2-0 18 NR
10. Algona 2-0 14 NR

Others receiving votes: State Center West Marshall 11. Sioux Center 11. Carroll Kuemper 9. 14, Southwest Valley 8. Mount Vernon 8. Camanche 6. Des Moines Christian 4. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 1. Williamsburg 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Inwood West Lyon (5) 2-0 67 2
2. West Branch 2-0 64 3
3. Dike-New Hartford (1) 2-0 59 5
4. Van Meter (2) 2-0 56 8
5. Hawarden West Sioux 1-1 37 4
6. Iowa City Regina 1-1 33 6
7. South Central Calhoun 2-0 31 NR
8. Mediapolis 2-0 20 NR
9. Wilton 2-0 19 T9
10. Pella Christian 1-1 15 1

Others receiving votes: Truro Interstate 35 7. Sumner-Fredericksburg 6. Panora Panorama 5. Jewell South Hamilton 5. Bellevue 5. Cascade 4. Woodward-Granger 4. Troy Mills North Linn 2. Hull Western Christian 1.

Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Hudson (7) 2-0 70 1
2. Algona Garrigan 2-0 67 4
3. A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 2-0 61 5
4. Belmond-Klemme 2-0 38 10
5. Winthrop East Buchanan 2-0 33 T7
6. St. Ansgar 1-1 30 2
(tie) Fairbank Wapsie Valley 2-0 30 9
8. Packwood Pekin (1) 2-0 26 NR
9. Council Bluffs St. Albert 1-1 19 T7
10. IKM1Manning 2-0 13 NR

Others receiving votes: Britt West Hancock 10. Traer North Tama 10. Hinton 8. Eldon Cardinal 5. Alburnett 5. Lynnville-Sully 5. Riverside Highland 4. Brooklyn BGM 4. Sioux Rapids Sioux Central 2.

Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (7) 2-0 79 1
2. Newell-Fonda (1) 2-0 61 3
3. New London 2-0 56 5
4. Elk Horn-Kimballton Exira 2-0 45 4
5. Westside Ar-We-Va 2-0 31 T7
6. Wyoming Midland 3-0 25 6
7. Marengo Iowa Valley 3-0 24 NR
8. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 2-0 22 NR
9. Fremont Mills, Tabor 1-1 20 9
10. Central City 2-0 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Riceville 10. East Mills 9. Audubon 8. Kingsley-Pierson 8. Liberty Center SE Warren 7. Lone Tree 6. Anita CAM 6. Northwood-Kensett 6. Stanton 3. Coon Rapids-Bayard 2. Rockford 1.

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(Update) 3rd person dies from I-29 crash in Harrison County

News

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our earlier reports, the Iowa State Patrol says a third person has died as the result of a crash on Interstate 29 in Harrison County, Sunday. Two other people were injured. 80-year-old Rock Valley resident Richard Van Zee drove off the road, across the median and hit two vehicles traveling south near Little Sioux. His car sideswiped one vehicle and then hit a pickup truck carrying three people from Indiana. The accident happened at around 6:15-p.m.

Van Zee and 77-year-old Mary Ann Van Zee were killed in the crash. Knightstown, Indiana resident, 65-year old Elizabeth Cobbs,  who was in the back seat of the pickup and also died. The driver of the pickup, 66-year old Michael Gerrish and his other passenger, 52-year old Melinda Gerrish, both from Shirley, IN, were injured.

The accident remains under investigation.

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Protesters begin 100-mile march against Dakota Access

News

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — About two dozen environmental demonstrators are undertaking a 100-mile march in Iowa to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The Des Moines Register reports that they began their eight-day trek Saturday in Des Moines.

Advocacy groups Bold Iowa and Indigenous Iowa organized the march to show unity against the $3.8 billion, four-state pipeline. Protesters plan to walk 10-15 miles a day, completing the march Saturday in Fort Dodge.

Native American Coalition of the Quad Cities President Regina Tsosie told the newspaper that the pipeline could break and poison the water. She also says it has desecrated sacred sites.

Protesters have pushed back against the pipeline for years. But a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study of the pipeline released last week says it poses no significant environmental threats.

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Labor Day Music Festival cancelled in Grant due to rain

News

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today’s Labor Day Country Music Festival in the Grant Iowa Park has been cancelled due to the continuing rainfall.

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MARION HENDERSON, 93, of Atlantic (Visitation & Remembrance 9/6/18))

Obituaries

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MARION HENDERSON, 93, of Atlantic, died Saturday, Sept. 1st, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. A visitation for MARION HENDERSON is from 3:30-until 5-p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6th, at the Heritage House, with a Remembrance Program at 4-p.m. Armstrong Funeral Home in Mt. Ayr is handling the arrangements.

MARION HENDERSON is survived by:

Her daughter – Susan Lidey, of Las Vegas.
Her sons – Bruce(Gail) Henderson, of Atlantic; David (Sara) Henderson, of Bartlett, Ill., and Pat (Kelly) Henderson of Lexington, Kentucky.

6 grand children, and 6 great-grand children.

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2 dead, 3 injured in Harrison County crash Sunday evening

News

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Two people are dead, three others were injured during a crash at around 6:15-p.m. Sunday on southbound Interstate 29, in Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2017 Cadillac XTS driven by 80-year old Richard Lee Van Zee, of Rock Valley, for some reason drove off the left side of I-29 near mile marker 99, entered the median and the southbound lanes of the Interstate, where it sideswiped a southbound 2005 Chrysler 300 driven by 31-year old Saul Escobedo Gonzales, of Des Moines. The Cadillac then hit a 2008 Ford F-450 truck that was behind the Chrysler.

The Cadillac came to rest in the median. Gonzales was able to pull his car off the road and onto the shoulder, while the pickup came to rest in the west ditch. Van Zee was transported to the hospital in Missouri Valley, where he died. A passenger in one of the vehicles, 65-year old Elizabeth J. Cobbs, of Knightstown, IN, was transported to Burgess Hospital in Onawa, where she died from her injuries. 77-year old Mary Van Zee, of Rock Valley, along with 66-year old Michael E. Gerrish, of Shirley, IN, and 52-year old Melinda A. Gerrish, also of Shirley, IN, were also injured in the crash. Mary Van Zee was flown by LifeNet to Mercy Hospital in Sioux City, along with Michael Gerrish, who was transported by ambulance. Melinda Gerrish was transported by ambulance to Burgess Hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Amateur & professional photographers are called to capture Iowa’s beauty

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — From sunsets reflecting off shimmering lakes to gleaming skyscrapers against a night sky, Iowans who love to take pictures of our state’s many stunning sights are being called to action. Entries in the 9th annual Keep Iowa Beautiful photography contest are now being accepted. Bill Jackson, a spokesman for Keep Iowa Beautiful, says the competition is open to all. “It’s an opportunity for amateur and experienced photographers to show Iowa’s rural and urban beauty,” Jackson says. “It’s a fun way to show what you, as a photographer or part-time photographer, really enjoy about Iowa.”

Jackson says Iowans can submit their photos now showcasing the land between two rivers. He says the judges tend to see a lot of entry’s depicting rural landscapes.”We like to have urban experiences,” Jackson says. “I know in past years we’ve had some river scenes going through communities, we’ve had pictures of the state capitol. It’s whatever you in your area enjoy most about Iowa.”

The first prize winner gets $50, second prize wins $40 and the third-place finisher gets $30. “And also, each one of those will win a one-year subscription to ‘Our Iowa’ magazine,” Jackson says. “It’s written by Iowans for Iowans and has a lot of great photography and great, fun stories about Iowa.”

Each photographer can enter up to 10 photos at a cost of $5 per entry. The entry deadline is December 14th. Learn more at www.keepiowabeautiful.com.

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 9/3/18

News, Podcasts

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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August ends up wetter than July

Weather

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — State climatologist Justin Glisan says the month of August brought much-needed rain across the state.  He says we were an inch below average for rainfall in July and as August winds down, we are about six inches about normal. Glisan says that’s good for the state — especially in the southern areas that have been in drought conditions for some time. In Atlantic, we received 8.85-inches of rain in August, which was nearly five-inches greater than normal. The temperature in August state-wide ended up around one-half degree above normal — though the highs and lows were not what we usually see in the eighth month. “We typically expect 83 degrees for the high and 61 degrees for the low. Well, this month we’ve been above average for the high temperature at around 91 degrees. But the average low has been 51 degrees,” Glisan says. “So, when you take the average of the two, we are near normal.”

In Atlantic, our average High was slightly more than one-degree above normal, at 84.3-degrees. The average Low was a tad bit cooler than the norm. The rain we did get across Iowa came in large amounts and Fort Dodge got more than 15 inches of rain overall in August. Glisan says the rainfall should be more gentle in September. “We’re starting to get more frontal systems moving across the state. And these are the type of systems that bring gentler steady rains for a few hours, and it blankets the state” according to Glisan. “And that’s when we are typically building up water for the next year.”

He says the forecast models are showing a mix of temperatures and rainfall through September and into November. He says there will be above average temperatures, but equal chances for above or below average temperatures. Glisan says they are seeing a good chance for an El Nino pattern to develop, which would make it a warmer than normal winter.

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Early harvest due to drought may bring lower propane prices

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) –Propane prices are creeping slightly higher in Iowa as farmers prepare for the harvest and drying their grain. Paul Ovrum, an ag marketing specialist with the Iowa Department of Agriculture, says the corn harvest will likely begin earlier in parts of southern Iowa this fall due to continued drought. He says those early birds could impact propane prices for the good. “As they start harvesting earlier, that may relieve some of the pressure that happens typically later in the fall when everybody’s harvesting at once,” Ovrum says. “If it’s spread out a little more, that may lessen demand on supplies in Iowa.”

Lesser demand typically means lower prices. Still, foreign markets are helping to drive up propane costs, according to Ovrum. “We have seen, since late 2016, a steady increase in demand for propane overseas from U.S. supplies,” Ovrum says. “So, as the U.S. manufactures propane, a lot of that, more and more, is going overseas and that has increased prices here.”  Propane is averaging $1.26 a gallon in Iowa, up about 13-cents a gallon from a year ago. It’s estimated 67-percent of Iowans use natural gas to heat their homes, 15-percent use electricity and 14-percent use liquid propane.

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