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Kelce, Gurley score as Irvin beats Rice in Pro Bowl

Sports

February 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

HONOLULU (AP) — In a Pro Bowl that pitted Team Michael Irvin against Team Jerry Rice, it was only fitting that the two teams would combine for 10 receiving touchdowns and over 800 passing yards. Russell Wilson threw for 164 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions as Team Irvin rolled to a 49-27 victory over Team Rice. Once Wilson left, Teddy Bridgewater and Jameis Winston each threw for over 100 yards and two scores for Irvin’s squad.

Allen Robinson and Delanie Walker each hauled in touchdown receptions of more than 50 yards in the third quarter to put Irvin’s team well in control. Rams running back Todd Gurley caught a pass for a 10-yard score for Team Irvin. Travis Kelce, of the Kansas City Chiefs was the busiest receiver on Team Rice, grabbing five passes for 91 yards and two TDs.

 

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Bagley man injured at Guthrie County shooting range, Sunday

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources say a man was injured Sunday afternoon during an accidental shooting in Guthrie County. 33-year old Jeremy Cooper, of Bagley, was injured at around 1-p.m., while target shooting at the Bays Branch shooting range near Panora.

Authorities say Cooper was target practicing with his .17 caliber rifle  when the wind blew his paper target off the stand at the 50-yard berm. He had left his gun propped on some sandbags on the shooting bench and walked down to fix the target. While he was trying to rehang his target, the gun fell off the sandbags and fired with bullet hitting his left arm, passing through and also hitting him in his left upper torso.

Cooper was transported by ambulance to Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., Feb. 1st 2016

News

February 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa roads officials are preparing for a major winter storm, but forecasters say the snow is likely to miss Monday’s caucuses. The National Weather Service says the storm isn’t expected to reach western Iowa until early Tuesday, so people participating in the presidential caucuses should be able to get home.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For all the hype surrounding the February 1st caucuses, only a fraction of Iowa’s registered voters participate. Most Republicans expect a higher turnout in 2016 than the last two caucuses, when about 120,000 showed up. Democrats doubt they will match 2008, when nearly 240,000 came out.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ended Sunday with a simple message to his backers. “We have to win in Iowa,” he says. Trump told an audience in Sioux City Sunday evening that he’s been encouraged to temper expectations, but just can’t bring himself to do it.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — As she’s traveled the state making her closing argument to Iowa caucus-goers, Hillary Clinton is channeling the economic indignation of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. His unapologetically liberal campaign has tightened the race ahead of Monday’s caucuses and given him a lead in the New Hampshire race that follows a week later. At event after event, Clinton cloaks her detailed policy plans in Sanders’ outraged rhetoric. Pharmaceutical pricing “burns” her up. Companies that take advantage of the tax loopholes get her “pretty riled up.”

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High School Wrestling results Saturday 01/30/2016

Sports

January 31st, 2016 by admin

High School Wrestling results from Saturday, January 30, 2016

Audubon Wheeler Invitational

  1. Logan-Magnolia 215
  2. Missouri Valley 194
  3. Souteast Warren 158.5
  4. Audubon 83
  5. Exira-EHK 60

Logan-Magnolia had five individual champions on their way to the team title.  Audubon had two champions with Jake Mulford and Elijah Zaiger winning titles.

Tiger Invitational @ Guthrie Center

  1. Clarion-Goldfield 196
  2. AHSTW 135.5
  3. Ogden 115
  4. Underwood 105
  5. Van Meter 101.5
  6. Guthrie Center 98
  7. East Union 94
  8. Manson Northwest Webster 93
  9. Riverside 91
  10. Moravia 87

AHSTW had two champions in Dustin Engel and Tim Barr.  Gabe Pauley was second at 152, Erik Jorgensen and Joel Becerra finished third at 195 and 126 respectively.

Riverside had one champion in Tatem Bluml at 113.  Gabe Smith was Runner-Up at 106 and Coy Maher was second at 285.

East Mills Invitational

  1. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson JV 178.5
  2. Treynor 153
  3. Southwest Valley 136
  4. East Mills 122
  5. Woodbine 115
  6. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 103
  7. Southwest Iowa 54

Champions

106lbs- Rylie Sharp, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
113lbs- Teagan Lundquist, Southwest Valley
120lbs- Chase Haas, Treynor
126lbs- Cesar Salazar, CB Thomas Jefferson
132lbs- Dalton Clark, Treynor
138lbs- Seneca Calhoun, CB Thomas Jefferson
145lbs- Luke Stortenbecker, East Mills
152lbs- Evan Skelton, Southwest Valley
160lbs- Josh Hopkins, East Mills
170lbs- Kyle Selmer, Treynor
182lbs- Steven Gregory, Treynor
195lbs- Jayedon Thiel, Treynor
220lbs- Nick Perkins, East Mills
285lbs- Cole Jensen, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto

Quad State Classic @ Maryville

  1. Millard South 262
  2. Lathrop 104
  3. Bedford/Lenox 97
  4. Mt. Ayr 76.5
  5. Bishop Miege 71
  6. Maryville 67
  7. Omaha South 47
  8. Clarinda Academy 31

Omaha Roncalli Invitational

8th- Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 62.5

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Hawkeye Ten Wrestling Championships results

Sports

January 31st, 2016 by admin

The Hawkeye Ten Conference held their annual wrestling championships on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Harlan Community High School. The Atlantic/CAM squad had three champions and took third place at the meet.

Team Standings

1. Creston Orient Macksburg 275.0
2. Glenwood 188.5
3. Atlantic 186.5
4. Lewis Central, Council Bluffs 184.0
5. Harlan 144.0
6. Clarinda 102.0
7. Red Oak 80.5
8. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 74.0
9. Denison 64.0
10. Shenandoah 54.0
11. St Albert, Council Bluffs 3.0

Atlantic/CAM place-winners

106lbs- Kole Hansen – Champion
113lbs- Carter Cox- Champion
120lbs- Chase McLaren- Champion
126lbs- Colby Sorensen- 4th
132lbs- Tanner Mauk- 4th
182lbs- Zac Stork- Runner-Up
195lbs- Drake Roller- 3rd
220lbs- Keagan Hosfelt- 3rd
285lbs- John McConkey- Runner-Up

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Northern Iowa knocks off Southern Illinois 67-58

Sports

January 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CEDER FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Koch scored 22 points with 11 rebounds — both career highs — and Northern Iowa knocked off Southern Illinois 67-58 on Sunday. Koch went 8 of 9 from the field with three blocked shots for the Panthers (12-11, 4-6 Missouri Valley). Wes Washpun scored 16 points and Matt Bohannon added 12. The Panthers made just 3 of 19 from beyond the arc, but made up for that with 20 made free throws in 30 attempts.

Southern Illinois (18-5, 7-3 Missouri Valley) was paced by Anthony Beane with 16 points and Sean O’Brien with 14. Northern Iowa closed the first half with a 12-4 run — including a 3-pointer and pair of free throws by Bohannon — to forge a tie at 29. Midway through the second, the Salukis went 4:26 without scoring while UNI built a 10-point lead, which it nursed down the stretch.

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No. 3 Iowa cruises past Northwestern 85-71

Sports

January 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Peter Jok had 22 of his 26 points in the second half to help third-ranked Iowa blow past Northwestern 85-71 on Sunday. Jarrod Uthoff scored 23 points for the Hawkeyes (17-4, 8-1 Big Ten), who sent Northwestern to its fifth straight loss.

Uthoff shook off his season-low nine points in Thursday’s defeat at No. 8 Maryland with 19 in the first half as Iowa went up by 16. Jok followed with three straight 3s and Iowa rolled to its seventh league win by at least 10 points. Tre Demps had a season-high 30 points for Northwestern (15-8, 3-7). Bryant McIntosh, the Wildcats’ leading scorer at 15 points per game, was held to just four.

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Iowa News Headlines: Sun., 1/31/16

News

January 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — From raising the minimum wage to legalizing medical marijuana, some bills in the Iowa Legislature have an uphill battle that isn’t so steep in some other statehouses. Two dozen states have a system that allows residents to bypass lawmakers and place proposed initiatives on an election ballot. The system varies by state, but the idea is that citizens should have an option B when it comes to enacting potential laws. Iowa doesn’t have such a system, and that means state lawmakers might face a little less pressure to pass certain bills, much to the frustration of some residents seeking action. Despite that, there seems to be a consensus among Iowa lawmakers that the current system should remain and that approving an option B could complicate things.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is airing 30-minute television programs in every Iowa television market this weekend. Rubio is flying from Dubuque to Sioux City and other cities this weekend as part of a busy weekend of campaigning heading into Monday’s Iowa caucuses — the first contest in the 2016 race for president. The Florida senator has held more public events in Iowa since Thanksgiving than any other Republican.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police in eastern Iowa are investigating separate shootings only hours apart. The first was reported Friday night on East 6th Street in Davenport. The Quad-City Times reports that a woman was wounded in that shooting around 9:30 p.m. and taken to a local hospital. Police say a van parked the street and a nearby house were hit by the gunfire. Four people in a car chased by police from the area were taken in for questioning.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A newly-opened restaurant in Waterloo is now closed for at least a week to clean up from an accidental fire. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the blaze broke out in Tokyo Bay just after 3 a.m. Saturday.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Sunday, Jan. 31st 2016

Weather

January 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. **BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT late Monday night thru early Wed. morning**
Monday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 27. Windy, with a northeast wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tuesday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. High near 31. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Areas of blowing snow before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Patchy blowing snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, 1/31/16

Weather

January 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

129 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2016
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH. *Winter Storm Watch for Counties west/s.w. of Cass until Tue. evening**
MONDAY NIGHT…SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
TUESDAY…SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. BREEZY. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.
TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW AROUND 15. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S.

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