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Riverside bond issue fails again/Glenwood & Sidney RPS approved

News

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Patrons of the Oakland-Riverside Community School District apparently were not convinced the district needed to replace three separate, aging buildings, with one brand new building south of Oakland, that would house all of the districts students. For the second time in less than a year, a bond issue referendum that would have helped to pay for the $21.6-million project, has failed.

Unofficial results from the Pottawattamie County Auditor’s Office indicate the $13.3 million dollar bond issue received roughly 54 percent of the vote–925 “yes” votes to 758 “no” votes. A 60-percent super majority was necessary in order for the measure to pass. A similar, previous referendum failed last April, when it received only 53 percent of the vote.

Meanwhile, patrons of the Glenwood and Sidney Community School District have overwhelmingly approved the renewal of a Revenue Purpose Statement (RPS). Unofficial results showed the referendum garnered 406 “Yes” votes to 54 “No” votes, in Glenwood, and 91 “Yes” and zero “No” votes, in Sidney. A simple majority was needed for the measure to pass in both districts.

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Illness Sidelines Drake’s Simons.

Sports

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Drake will be without second lead scorer Ben Simons tonight (Wednesday), when the Bulldogs visit Illinois State. The junior forward missed Saturday’s loss to Missouri State after being diagnosed with mononucleosis. Drake coach Mark Phelps expects the Bulldogs to play better without Simons now that they have had a few days to adjust. His absence is a tough blow to the Bulldogs who stand 6-7 in the Valley and 13-11 overall. Drake beat Illinois State in the first matchup in Des Moines. The Redbirds are 7-6 in the league race.

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Recovery officials call on Missouri River flood victims to check to missed aid

News

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials in the Project Recovery Iowa office are trying to ensure that those who were hit by the Missouri River flooding have been able to get all the state and federal recovery aid they’re due. Spokesperson Karen Hyatt says you don’t have to do it all yourself. She says there are staff in Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona and Pottawattamie County to help you out. “Staff can make sure that they have applied for everything that they are eligible for, they can offer resources, referrals, guidance, stress management and emotional support if that’s needed,” Hyatt says. The P-R-I staff have been on the ground since the flooding began, but Hyatt says they still haven’t reached everyone that might need some help.

“We are finding people who didn’t apply for federal funding because they didn’t think they met the requirements,” Hyatt says. “The Missouri River flooding was a little different this time, because a lot of people evacuated, but they didn’t have flooding to their homes. There are resources available to people who fit into that category, and that’s not typical, so we want to be sure that people explore all opportunities while the window is still open.” Anyone who lives or lived in the counties hit by the flooding can check with the Project Recovery Iowa office by calling the Iowa Concerns Hotline. That line is open 24-hours-a-day.She says just call 800-447-1985 and asked to be connected with Project Recovery Iowa staff. You can also go on-line to; www.projectrecoveryiowa.com, or search for the P-R-I page on Facebook. Hyatt says the Missouri River flooding was unlike any other recent disasters because of how long the water remained before the recovery efforts started.

Hyatt says, “It went on for months, and people are still recovering from that, financially, emotionally, physically. And so we certainly want people to realize that it’s normal at this point, even though it’s been months since the flooding started in the summer, there are still reasons that people may need to connect with services.” Hyatt says if you work in Iowa but live in Nebraska, they can direct you to the appropriate help in Nebraska if you call the Iowa Concerns Hotline.

(Dar Danielson/Radio Iowa)

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Tuesday Boys High School Basketball Results

Sports

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Atlantic 61, Denison-Schleswig 58
  • Creston 54, Clarinda 52 (OT)
  • Glenwood 58, Shenandoah 29
  • Harlan 62, Lewis Central 58

Western Iowa:

  • A-H-S-T 64, Woodbine 61
  • East Mills 75, Riverside 71
  • Griswold 72, South Page 37

Rolling Hills:

  • Ankeny Christian Academy 56, Orient-Macksburg 54
  • CAM 66, Iowa Christian 50
  • Exira-EHK 80, East Greene 56
  • Glidden-Ralston 54, Walnut 48

Others:

 

  • Boys Town, Neb. 81, St. Albert 64
  • Carroll 74, Dallas Center-Grimes 65
  • Charter Oak-Ute 47, Ar-We-Va 44
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 70, West Central Valley 39
  • Corning 76, East Union 40
  • Earlham 64, Panorama 55
  • Nodaway Valley 77, Bedford 22
  • IKM-Manning 62, Tri-Center 47
  • Woodward-Granger 46, Guthrie Center 43 (OT)

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PEGGY ANN KINDHART, 72, of Oakland (Svcs 2-11-12)

Obituaries

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

PEGGY ANN KINDHART, 72, of Oakland, died Mon., Feb. 6th, at her home in Oakland. Funeral services for PEGGY ANN KINDHART will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:30 AM at the Oakland Christian Church in Oakland. Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

An open visitation will be held at the Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland on Friday until noon.  After 1:00 PM, open visitation will resume at the Oakland Christian Church.  Visitation with the family will be on Friday from 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM at the Oakland
Christian Church.

Interment will be at the Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland.

PEGGY ANN KINDHART is survived by:

Her daughters: Donnetta (David) Perkins, and Donna Rock (and Jeff Bartlett), all of Oakland; Deb (Jon) Jamison of Perry; and Doreen Krummel, of Shelby.

Her sisters: Patsy (Lonnie) Smith, and Pam Mazetis, all of Oakland.

Her brothers: Richard (Joan) Shanno, of Oakland,  and Lonnie (Janice) Shanno, of Sidney.

8 grandchildren, and her sister-in-law Sally Shanno,  of Mountain Home, AR.

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ISU Falls at Oklahoma State

Sports

February 7th, 2012 by admin

STILLWATER, Okla. — Le’Bryan Nash hit the winning fadeaway jumper with 4.7 seconds left and blocked Chris Allen’s attempt for the tie at the buzzer to lift Oklahoma State to a 69-67 victory against Iowa State on Tuesday night.

The Cowboys (12-12, 5-6 Big 12) avenged perhaps their most heartbreaking defeat of the season, having lost on Scott Christopherson’s banked-in 3-pointer at the buzzer in Ames.

After a game filled with back-and-forth runs, this one came down to the final play too.

The Cyclones (17-7, 7-4) wiped away an eight-point deficit over the final 5 minutes behind Allen’s strong 3-point shooting, but Nash connected to put OSU back ahead. Allen, who hit a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, drove past the arc and into the lane, but Nash swatted his shot into the stands and preserve the win.

Markel Brown led Oklahoma State with 19 points. Nash finished with 18.

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Atlantic Wins 2-A Dual Team Regional Title

Sports

February 7th, 2012 by Jim Field

Atlantic will make it’s third trip in school history to the state dual team wrestling championships on Wednesday, February 15th.  (CLICK HERE for 2-A state pairings) The Trojans won the regional title with wins over North Polk and South Central Calhoun at Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll Tuesday night.  In the semi-final round, Atlantic defeated North Polk 53-15 and wrestled South Central Calhoun in the regional final.  SCC beat Ballard 45-36 in the other semi.  In the final, it was Atlantic winning 47-27 to advance to state.  The Trojans improve to 20-1 on the season.  The match results include:

Atlantic 53, North Polk 15

  • 170 – Matt Williamson (A) 13-2 over Mason Lewis (NP)
  • 182 – Tyler Stork (A) wins by fall over Hansen (NP)
  • 195 – Tyler Doll (A) lost 9-3 to Noah Pickard (NP)
  • 220 – Tyler Christensen (A) wins by fall over Ben Brugaman (NP)
  • 285 – Austin Conrad (A) wins 12-3 over Jerrod Sunken (NP)
  • 106 – Darrian Schwenke (A) wins by fall over Chase Erickson (NP)
  • 113 – Dillon Cox (A) wins by Forfeit
  • 120 – Reid Nichols (A) lost 8-4 to Jordah Ihle (NP)
  • 126 – Zach Brooks (A) wins 5-1 over Dylan Husby (NP)
  • 132 – Matt Smith (A) lost 6-1 to Andrew White (NP)
  • 138 – Rob Young (A) wins by fall over Jake Hoyle (NP)
  • 145 – Cal Hueton (A) lost by fall to Chad Purcell (NP)
  • 152 – Rob Nichols (A) wins by fall over Grant Long (NP)
  • 160 – Derek Stork (A) wins by fall over Sam Pickard (NP)

Atlantic 47, South Central Calhoun 27

  • 182-Tyler Stork (A) wins 9-8 over Cody Schoop (SCC)
  • 195-Tyler Doll (A) wins by fall oveer Nolan Machovec (SCC)
  • 220-Tyler Christensen (A) lost by fall to Colten Riley (SCC)
  • 285-Austin Conrad (A) wins by fall over Aron King (SCC)
  • 106-Darrian Schwenke (A) wins by fall (SCC)
  • 113-Dillon Cox (A) wins by fall over Colin Corey (SCC)
  • 120-Reid Nichols (A) lost 11-5 to Ryan Sump (SCC)
  • 126-Matt Smith (A) lost by fall to Chase Goodman (SCC)
  • 132-Rob Young (A) wins by fall over Logan Peed (SCC)
  • 138-Open
  • 145-Cal Hueton (A) lost by fall to Tate Klocke (SCC)
  • 152-Rob Nichols (A) wins 13-0 over Zayne Barrett (SCC)
  • 160-Derek Stork (A) wins by fall over Tyler Kutz (SCC)
  • 170-Matt Williamson (A) wins 8-1 over Michael DeMoss (SCC)

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Updated Weather Statement concerning slippery roads

News, Weather

February 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

552 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2012

…ROADS MAY BRIEFLY BECOME ICY THIS EVENING…

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE A MIX OF DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW. WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING…WET SURFACES MAY BECOME SLICK AT TIMES…INCLUDING SIDEWALKS AND ROADWAYS…ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING…WITH DETERIORATING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLICK ROADS.

Between 5:50- and 6:00pm, there were reports of 2 vehicle spinning off I-80 in Cass County. No injuries.

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Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association Final Dual Team Rankings

Sports

February 7th, 2012 by Jim Field

CLASS 1-A                                 W-L                                    Pts.
1. Clarion-Goldfield                16-1                                    562
2. Don Bosco                              21-6                                    521
3. Nashua-Plainfield               19-4                                    504
4. Alburnett                               19-2                                    443
5. Underwood                           29-0                                    423
6. Woodbury Central             20-3                                    423
7. Martensdale-St. Marys    22-5                                    233
8. Tri-Center Neola                 22-3                                    218
9. Eddyville-Blakesburg       20-5                                    217
10. Logan-Magnolia               22-5                                    196
11. Audubon                              23-3                                    192
12. Lisbon                                   17-13                                  120
13. West Branch                       19-2                                    118
14. North Linn                          18-3                                    116
15. Sumner-Fredericksburg  22-5                                 112
16. Emmetsburg                       11-9                                    101

CLASS 2-A                                     W-L                                    Pts.
1. Davenport-Assumption         27-1                                   543
2. West Delaware                           19-4                                    460
3. Denver-Tripoli                          16-3                                    428
4. Creston-Orient Macksburg  14-0                                    422
5. Osage                                            24-3                                    356
6. Charles City                               15-7                                    310
7. Atlantic                                       18-1                                    246
8. Spirit Lake Park                        15-6                                    196
9. Williamsburg                             21-2                                    194
10. Mediapolis                               23-2                                    187
11. New Hampton                         18-6                                    159
12. Sergeant Bluff-Luton            18-1                                    159
13. Webster City                            17-4                                    156
14. Union, La Porte City             19-8                                    145
15. South Central Calhoun         34-7                                    111
16. Ballard                                        15-12                                    88

CLASS 3-A                                          W-L                                    Pts.
1. Southeast. Polk                              22-0                                    455
2. Bettendorf                                       11-1                                    454
3. Iowa City West                               32-3                                    394
4. West Des Moines Valley             23-1                                    364
5. Linn Mar                                          26-6                                    326
6. Cedar Rapids Prairie                   27-6                                    308
7. Ankeny                                            24-2                                    287
8. Waverly Shell Rock                     22-4                                    278
9. Mason City                                      20-7                                    266
10. North Scott                                  27-7                                    174
11. Pleasant Valley                           20-7                                    168
12. Urbandale                                     9-8                                     148
13. Epworth Western Dubuque   30-4                                    135
14. Indianola                                      14-9                                     79
15. Dowling Catholic W.D.             8-6                                      61
16. Spencer                                          17-6                                     56

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WALNUT COMMUNITY SCHOOL’S SCIENCE PROGRAM RECEIVES $1,000 FROM WALNUT COMMUNICATIONS

News

February 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Pictured: Breanna Kixmiller, Amy Loverin, Mr. Brian Nichols, Maddie Hamilton, Jolene Jensen, Hana Holtz, Connor Hansen & Ben Ehlers

The science program at the Walnut Community School has been awarded a Walnut Communications Growing Communities Grant totally $1,000. The grant was given to Mr. Brian Nichols and his science students in grades K-12. The money will assist in purchasing several items needed for the science lab to assist in learning and also help to support student science projects for the Iowa Science Fair.

Mr. Nichols has a broader goal to expose students the sciences and possibly develop career intentions in science related fields. Letters of support for the ‘project’ were received from members of the city council, school board and school staff. The Walnut Communications Growing Communities Grant program was started several years ago to give back to the communities Walnut Communications serves (including McClelland, Underwood, Neola, Persia, Minden, Shelby, Avoca and Walnut).

Each year the grant program can award up to $10,000 total across the communities.

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