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No. 8 Iowa State women beat Southern

Sports

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

The eighth ranked Iowa State women jumped out to a 17-0 lead at the outset and beat Southern 84-56. A pair of sophomores led the way. Addy Brown had 21 points and Audi Crooks scored 17 points and added 11 rebounds.

Crooks says her and Brown compliment each other on offense.

Drake men beat Stephen F. Austin 66-51

Sports

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Mitch Mascari had a game high 26 points, including eight three pointers as Drake beat Stephen F. Austin 66-51 in Des Moines. Mascari was eight of 13 from behind the arc.

The Bulldogs got the home crowd into the game in the second half with a 21-5 run to take command.

No. 5 Iowa State men host UMKC Monday night

Sports

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger wants to see progress from his fifth ranked Cyclones Monday night when they host Missouri-Kansas City. ISU opened last week with a win over Mississippi Valley State.

Otzelberger on some of the areas that need to get better.

Iowa State drops out of AP football poll

Sports

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State has dropped out of the AP football poll. The Cyclones were steamrolled in the opening half in a 45-36 loss to Kansas in Arrowhead Stadium. It was ISU’s second straight loss after a 7-0 start and the Cyclones will look to bounce back Saturday night at home against Cincinnati.

That’s Cyclone coach Matt Campbell. Iowa State’s usually reliable defense was torched by the Jayhawks, who rolled up 532 yards of offense to earn just their third win of the season and Campbell says the KU offense took advantage of ISU’s inexperience.

GEORGE OLESEN, 96, of Atlantic (Svcs. 11/15/24)

Obituaries

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

GEORGE OLESEN, 96, of Atlantic, died Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for GEORGE OLESEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation with the family present will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 14th at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Victoria Cemetery, south of Massena, Iowa, following a time of lunch and fellowship at the funeral home.

GEORGE OLESEN is survived by:

His daughters – Christine Chamberlain, and Deb (Don) Kessler.

3 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Page County Sheriff’s report, 11/10/24

News

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Clarinda, Iowa) – The Page County Sheriff’s Office today (Sunday), released a report on arrests that took place from Oct. 7th through Nov. 9th. Most recently:

On Saturday (10/9), 32-year-old Keegan Ray Elkins, of Shenandoah, was booked into the Page County Jail for Domestic Abuse.

On Friday, 47-year-old Joshua Jorge Colwell, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance and poss. of drug paraphernalia. And, 46-year-old Bryan Cody Buick, of Red Oak, was arrested for Contempt of Court.

On Nov. 1st, Page County deputies booked into the jail 52-year-old Merlin Glen Lininger, of Clarinda, to serve time.

And, on Oct. 28th, 50-year-old Misty Dawn Nolan-Myre, of Shenandoah, was arrested for OWI.

You can read about the other arrests here: 10-06-2024–11-09-2024

24-hour rainfall (ending 7-a.m. 11/10/24)

Weather

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

NWS reporting sites:

KJAN – Atlantic, .09″

Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .12″

Anita, .16″

Sac City, .18″

Schlewig, .38″

New Market, .06″

CAM School Board set to discuss election results, enrollment and next steps

News

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Anita, Iowa) –  The CAM School District’s Board of Education is set to hold their regular monthly meeting beginning at 6:30-p.m. Monday, Nov. 11th, in the CAM High School Media Center. Among the items on their agenda, is discussion with regard to last week’s (unofficial) election results. Voters Tuesday, rejected a $22.5 million bond issue for construction of an addition converting the Anita facility into a K-12 building. The vote was 305 no votes, or 74.39% or 105 yes votes, or 25.61%. The results will become officials after they have been canvassed by the Cass County Board of Supervisors.

Following election discussion, the CAM School Board will discuss 2024 enrollment and the next steps, with regard to the district’s facilities. In other business, the Board will act on approving:

  • Board Policy Revisions
  • Mid-year graduates
  • and a 2026 school bus lease agreement.

Board members will then present their regular reports, prior to adjourning for the evening.

UI Still Operating Voyager Plasma Wave Instrument

News

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Nearly 47 years ago, two NASA spacecrafts were bound for one of the grandest journeys across our solar system to fly by and learn about our outer gas giants. They launched within a special planetary window, which occurs only once every 176 years. It allows these spacecraft to use the gravitational pull of each planet it flies by to alter its trajectory, allowing them to arrive at the next planet on its path with minimal use of fuel.

The Voyager spacecrafts paved the way for our understanding of our solar system, but it’s now over 15 billion miles away from Earth. It takes light and radio signals about 23 hours to reach it one way, and it is still changing our understanding of the cosmos. The instruments still onboard and operational were built, and are still operated by, the University of Iowa’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. One of them is the Plasma Wave Subsystem, which measures subtle waves within plasma fields around planets and in space.

The instrument has been pivotal in some of our most incredible discoveries in space, including the data set confirming when Voyager entered the interstellar medium beyond our solar system in 2012. It was also instrumental in detecting lightning on another planet for the first time back in the early 80s. Lightning sends off a wide array of electromagnetic waves. Due to the different speeds at which each of these waves travels, it creates an odd, descending whistling tone.

Dr. Bill Kurth, a research scientist at the University of Iowa and a co-investigator of the Voyager Plasma Wave, was part of the initial development of the instrument nearly half a century ago, and continues to monitor data sent back from the aging spacecraft to this day.Of the nearly 10 instruments on board, only four remain. The University of Iowa’s instrument still furthers our understanding of our place in the stars is one of them still in operation.

It’s still uncertain how much longer the voyager probes have left, but predictions show they may make it into the early 2030s. However, they will still be drifting through the vastness of space, likely outliving our own star, the sun, well after they shut down.

You and find more information about the University of Iowa’s involvement in the Voyager missions here or their involvement in a multitude of flagship NASA missions here.

State librarian accused of sending obscene material to a minor

News

November 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Clive, Iowa/via the Iowa Capital Dispatch) – Iowa’s state librarian has been arrested on a change of disseminating obscene material to a person he believed was a 14-year-old boy.

Clive police announced Friday that as part of an ongoing investigation, they arrested 53-year-old Michael Lynn Scott of Clive, the state librarian, on a misdemeanor charge of dissemination of obscene material to a minor.

The charge is punishable by up to one year in jail, a $2,500 fine, and registration on the state’s Sex Offender Registry for 10 years. Scott has yet to enter a plea in the case.

According to police records, Scott used an anonymous messaging app called KiK to communicate with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old male named Ricky. Scott allegedly sent the individual messages stating that he was on KiK “out of curiosity” and that he liked “being dirty.”

Scott allegedly sent multiple images of his face before sending a video of himself masturbating underneath his shorts. Police allege he then sent a picture of his exposed penis with the camera tilted at an upward angle and his face visible in the image.

The individual Scott was messaging was actually a deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Because of jurisdictional issues, the sheriff’s office then shared its information with Clive police for additional investigation.

“In this day and age, with technology being so ingrained in everyday life, you never really know who is on the other end of an app like this,” Clive Police Chief Mark Rehberg said in a written statement. “In this case, it was an undercover deputy, but in many instances, the victims are young children, and these contacts can lead to more serious offenses.”

It’s not clear whether Scott remains the state librarian. His photo and name were recently deleted from the State Library’s website, but in a financial document Scott provided the court on Thursday, he indicated he was currently employed by the State of Iowa and earned $140,000 per year.

The office of the State Library offers a range of services and programs to libraries and citizens throughout Iowa. The agency is governed by a nine-member Commission of Libraries with the authority to receive and approve the State Library budget and to appoint the state librarian.