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Big 4 Basketball Weekend Results/Schedule

Sports

February 25th, 2012 by admin

Friday Women’s

  • Creighton 74, Northern Iowa 48
  • Drake 77, Bradley 65

Saturday Women’s

  • Iowa State at Oklahoma State at Gallagher-Iba Arena,  7pm.

Sunday Women’s

  • Iowa vs. Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 2pm.

Saturday Men’s

  • Iowa State at Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum, 12:45pm.
  • UNI at Southern Illinois at SIU Arena at 2pm.
  • Drake at Wichita State at Koch Arena at 12:30pm

Sunday Men’s

  • Iowa at Illinois at Assembly Hall at 5pm. (Live on KJAN at 4:00pm with pregame)

Skyscan Forecast 02-25-2012

Podcasts, Weather

February 25th, 2012 by admin

SKYSCAN FORECAST                     Saturday, February 25, 2012   Chris Parks     

Today: Sunny.  Wind Chill values as low as 5.  SSE @ 10-15 w/ gusts up to 20.  H 37

Tonight: Mostly clear.  S @ 10-15 w/ gust up to 25.  L 29.

Sunday: Mostly Sunny.  WSW @ 10-15.  H 50.

Monday: Mostly Sunny.  NNW @ 5-10.  H 37.

Tuesday: Showers likely w/ t’storms possible after noon.  Cloudy and breezy.  H 50.

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Hawkeyes Interesting Post Season Case

Sports

February 25th, 2012 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa might be a longshot for a spot in the NIT, let alone the NCAA tournament.
 
     Yet the Hawkeyes are sure an intriguing postseason case study.
 
     Iowa (15-13, 7-8 Big Ten) has posted four wins over ranked opponents since Big Ten play began. Two of those have come in the past five days, including Thursday night’s rousing 67-66 victory over No. 16 Wisconsin.
 
     The Hawkeyes entered the game against the Badgers with an RPI of 136, not likely to be an attractive number to the NCAA tournament selection committee. But Iowa is in seventh place in the rugged, 12-team Big Ten, with three games remaining in the regular season.

Iowa State Travels to K-State Today

Sports

February 25th, 2012 by admin

 (AP) – Iowa State (20-8, 10-5 Big 12) at Kansas State (19-8, 8-7); Saturday, 12:45 p.m.; Bramlage Coliseum
  
     Kansas State-Iowa State Probable Starters:
 
     Iowa State Cyclones:
 
     G- Scott Christopherson: 11.5 ppg., 3 rpg.
     G- Chris Allen: 12.5 ppg., 2.3 apg.
     G- Chris Babb: 8.4 ppg., 4.3 rpg.
     F- Royce White: 12.9 ppg., 9.1 rpg.
     F- Melvin Ejim: 9.3 ppg., 6.6 rpg.
 
     Kansas State Wildcats
 
     G- Angel Rodriguez: 7.7 ppg., 2.4 apg.
     G- Will Spradlin: 10.1 ppg., 2.3 rpg.
     G- Rodney McGruder: 14.9 ppg., 5.3 rpg.
     F- Jamar Samuels: 10 ppg., 6.5 rpg.
     C- Thomas Gipson: 8.1 ppg. 5.2 rpg.
 
     Notes:
 
     Iowa State kicks off a brutal three-game stretch when it travels to face Kansas State. The Cyclones beat Kansas State 72-70 earlier this season when Royce White hit a jumper with 1.8 seconds left. But the Wildcats are coming off an upset win at No. 3 Missouri…Iowa State has won 20 games before the end of February for just the third time.

Friday High School Basketball Tournament Scores

Sports

February 25th, 2012 by admin

BOYS BASKETBALL

1A District 2 Substate 1

Dunlap Boyer Valley 46, Onawa West Monona 42

1A District 3 Substate 2

Kingsley-Pierson 66, Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 55

1A District 4 Substate 2

Boyden-Hull 63, Rock Rapids Central Lyon 43

1A District 5 Substate 3

Storm Lake St. Mary’s 55, Harris-Lake Park 52

1A District 7 Substate 4

Buffalo Center North Iowa 57, Blairsburg NE Hamilton 50

3A District 1 Substate 1 Semifinal

Sioux City Heelan 58, Carroll 43

4A Substate 1 Semifinal

Council Bluffs Lewis Central 66, Sioux City North 64, OT

Sioux City East 84, Sioux City West 38

Couple Arrested in Red Oak on Child Endangerment Charge

News

February 25th, 2012 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest on Friday of a couple on a child endangerment with no injury charge.  34-year-old Edgar Ralph Wilkins Jr. and 33-year-old Wendi Ann Wilkins were arrested at 8:14pm on Friday (2/24) at a residence on East Hammond Street in Red Oak.  The couple were being held on $2,000 bond each and no further details are available at this time.

VERNON “TV BOB” ROBERT HANSEN, 84, of Harlan (Svcs 03-03-2012)

Obituaries

February 24th, 2012 by admin

VERNON “TV BOB” ROBERT HANSEN, 84, of Harlan died Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.  Funeral Services for VERNON ROBERT HANSEN will be held Saturday, March 3rd at 10:30am in the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held Friday, March 2nd from 12pm-9pm at the funeral home with family greeting friends from 6-8pm.

Burial will be in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery

VERNON ROBERT HANSEN is survived by: 

Wife: Verdell Hansen of Harlan

Sons: Kevin (Becky) Hansen of Harlan.  Kent Hansen of Omaha, NE.

Daughter: Karel (Jerry) Rasmussen of Houston, TX

Sister: Virginia Petersen of Jacksonville, IA

6 Grandchildren

7 Great-Grandchildren

Iowa town hits snag in new water well

News

February 24th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

MANSON, Iowa (AP) — The northwest Iowa town of Manson has hit a snag in digging a new water well in a crater left behind by huge meteorite that slammed into Earth 74 million years ago. Mayor Dave George told The Messenger in Fort Dodge that there’s a setback in an attempt to crack through the solid granite that’s blocking the new well due to collapsing shale. The shale will have to be cleaned out before the remaining 30 feet of granite can be cracked. George says when the well was dug last year, crews went through solid granite that had no cracks to allow the water through. The city hired a company to break the rock using a gas gun, but the shale moved during the process.

IA Nat’l. Guard Rededication Ceremony set for Shenandoah Readiness Ctr.

News

February 24th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa National Guard say they will host a rededication ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 3rd, commemorating the completed renovation of the Shenandoah Readiness Center, at 601 Ferguson Road, in Shenandoah. Guard Public Affairs Officer, Colonel Greg Hapgood, says Iowa National Guard leadership and representatives from federal, state, and local governments will participate in the ceremony. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the rededication ceremony.

Originally constructed in 1956, the Shenandoah project includes a complete renovation of the existing facility (approximately 16,556 square feet), and the addition of approximately 2,760 square feet to the facility. The existing facility received upgraded finishes, energy-efficient heating-ventilation-air conditioning systems, lighting, and windows. All parking areas were paved and exterior landscape and drainage were improved. New entrances were also constructed to the south and west.

The $2.3 million project also includes a renovated Recruiter office, Family Support office, a new Iowa Communications Network classroom and a newly-remodeled kitchen. The restrooms were upgraded and remodeled in an earlier project completed in 2007.

The Shenandoah Readiness Center is home to Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard. Approximately 50 Soldiers are based at the Shenandoah Readiness Center.

Duff Resigns as Atlantic Head Football Coach

Sports

February 24th, 2012 by Jim Field

According to a press release issued late Friday afternoon by Atlantic Assistant Principal/Activities Director Josh Rasmussen, Tim Duff has resigned from his position of Head Varsity Football Coach for the Atlantic Community School District.  Tim has served as Atlantic’s Head Coach during the 2010 and 2011 football seasons.  In the 2011 season, Coach Duff led the Trojans to a 4-6 record, which ended in a 17-7 first round playoff loss to Boyden Hull Rock Valley.

Coach Duff will continue to teach and coach for the Atlantic Community School District.  Coach Duff has a record of 6-13 while serving as Atlantic’s Head Football Coach.

There is currently no word on the search for a successor.