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NW Iowa town to build pipeline to carry natural gas from cow manure digesters

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Cow manure from local dairy farms will be run through digesters to generate natural gas that will run through a pipeline to the northwest Iowa town of Sioux Center. Aaron Maassen owns one of the three dairy farms involved in the project. He says it will not only expand the town’s capacity for natural gas, it will also capture methane emissions from livestock waste. “Capturing value out of it that would have been lost as a greenhouse gas,” Maassen says. “So, it allows us to capture that without changing the value of the resource that we have for our own operation, and add value to just our local community.”

Maassen says the greenhouse gas emissions eliminated will be equivalent to around 88-hundred cars. Sioux Center utilities assistant manager Adam Fedders says the community needs more natural gas capacity. “For a growing community, like Sioux Center, taking advantage of opportunities to receive additional capacity and other locations is something that’s advantageous,” Fedders says, “and then to find an opportunity right in your backyard is even greater.”

The farm digesters are expected to bring in around 350 M-M-B-T-Us a day, or around a third of the natural gas typically used in Sioux Center on a summer day. Construction on the pipeline is expected to begin as early as April.

(reporting by Kendall Crawford, Iowa Public Radio)

Adair County Supervisors to receive FY 24 Budget requests on Friday (1/13/23)

News

January 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors in Adair County, Friday, are expecting to receive FY 2024 Budget requests from five County Department heads:

  • Sheriff Jeff Vandewater will present his request at 9-a.m., and discuss Office Cleaning.
  • Adair County Attorney Melissa Larson is scheduled to present her request for funding, at 9:30-a.m.
  • Conservation Director Dominic Johnson will make his FY 24 Budget request at 9:50-a.m., Friday,
  • and at 10:20-a.m., the Supervisors will hear from Mindy Norwood, with the DHS, and County Auditor Mandy Berg, with regard to their respective FY 24 Budget requests.

The Board will take the requests under consideration, but no action will be taken at this time on any of the requests.

Glenwood man arrested for OWI

News

January 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood report the arrest on Wednesday, of 50-year-old Allen Emert, from Glenwood. Emert was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense and Possession of a Controlled Substance. His cash or surety bond was set at $2,000.

ELAINE SCHRODER, 92, of Avoca (Funeral Svc. 1/14/23)

Obituaries

January 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

ELAINE SCHRODER, 92, of Avoca, died Tue., Jan. 10, 2023, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Funeral services for ELAINE SCHRODER will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at Harvest Alliance Church, in Minden. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends at the church on Friday, from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

ELAINE SCHRODER is survived by:

Her husband – Loren Schroder, of Avoca.

Her daughters – Diane (Pete) Perales, of Omaha, and Suzanne (Russ) Leslie, of Council Bluffs.

Her sons – Gayle (Dee Wicks) Schroder, and Roger (Brenda) Schroder, all of Minden.

4 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.

Stove Top Stuffing Meatloaf (01-12-2023)

Mom's Tips

January 12th, 2023 by admin

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 6-ounce box Stove Top stuffing mix, any flavor
  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup ketchup divided

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13″ baking pan or dish with non-stick cooking spray, set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and water together until well combined.
  3. Add the stuffing mix, ground beef, and 1/4 cup of ketchup. Use your hands to mix the ingredients together until well combined.
  4. Transfer the meat to the baking dish and shape the meat into a loaf.
  5. Brush the meatloaf evenly with the remaining 1/4 cup of ketchup.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes then slice and serve.

Notes

For a sweeter glaze, add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar to the 1/4 cup of ketchup before brushing it over the meatloaf.

“Intro. To Ice Fishing” this weekend near Massena

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

January 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Massena, Iowa) – If you’ve ever wanted to explore the sport of ice fishing, but don’t have the knowledge or skills to give it a try, now’s your chance. The Cass County Conservation Board (CCCB) is hosting an “Intro to Ice Fishing” program, this weekend. Cass County Conservation Director Micah Lee says the program will be held beginning 10-a.m. Saturday (Jan. 14, 2023), at the CCCB’s Outdoor Classroom near Massena (76977 Tucson Road).

The program will focus on ice fishing basics, such as what’s needed to get out on the ice and enjoy the outdoors. Ice safety will be the first topic of discussion.

Basic equipment, clothing and shelter will also be part of the discussion.

The CCCB will have ice rods, bait and augers available for those who don’t have them. The forecast for this weekend is calling for temperatures near 50. If the conditions allow, those attending the program will get a chance to fish on the nearly two on and-half acre pond at the Outdoor Classroom, when the program concludes. There will also be a drawing for prizes, thanks to Cappel’s Ace Hardware, in Atlantic. Micah says the program is open to everyone.

For more information, call Conservation Director Micah Lee at 712-769-2372.

IHSAA sets district swimming assingnments for 2023 postseason

Sports

January 12th, 2023 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released district swimming assignments for the 2023 postseason.

District meets will be contested on February 4th at 12:00 p.m. The fastest 32 individual swimmers and 24 relay teams from district competition will qualify for the state meet, which is February 10th and 11th at the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City.

Atlantic will compete at the Johnston District site along with Centerville, Des Moines East, Dowling Catholic, Johnston, Lewis Central, Newton, and WDM Valley.

Tickets for 2023 district meets will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1 through the Tickets page on the IHSAA website. All sites will utilize digital tickets through IHSAA partner HomeTown Ticketing.

Check out all of the site assignments across the state HERE

Heartbeat Today 01-12-2023

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

January 12th, 2023 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Beth Grabau, Veterans in Agriculture Director, about some ag apprenticeships for veterans.

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Atlantic School Board & Non-Certified/Certified Collective bargaining meeting set for Friday

News

January 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Board of Directors of the Atlantic Community School District will meet 4:45-p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, for the purpose of sharing Collective Bargaining Proposals with the District’s Non-Certified Staff Collective Bargaining Unit. The meeting takes place in the District’s Central Office (1406 SW 7th Street) inside the Achievement Center. The meeting is open to the public.

During the session, the Atlantic Employee Association, representing the Non-Certified Staff, will present its initial contract proposal between the Association and the Board of Education, for the 2023-24 school year. That will be followed by the Atlantic Board of Education presenting its initial contract proposal between the Employee Association and the Board of Education.

UNI edges Drake in women’s hoops

Sports

January 12th, 2023 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake women’s basketball team could not hold on in a wild finish and Northern Iowa escaped with a 70-69 victory at the Knapp Center on Wednesday night, knocking the Bulldogs out of a tie for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference.

UNI’s Maya McDermott dropped in a runner with 4 seconds left to give the Panthers their first victory in Des Moines since Jan. 24, 2016, ending Drake’s five-game winning streak in the series. The Bulldogs got a timeout with eight-tenths of a second remaining and inbounded the ball to Katie Dinnebier, but Grace Boffeli blocked her shot at the buzzer.

Poor shooting dogged the Bulldogs (8-5, 3-2) from the start, but they managed to take a 57-50 lead into the final quarter because of sharp free throw shooting. But the Panthers (9-5, 4-1) clawed back and made two big shots at the end to win it as the lead changed hands four times in the last 22 seconds.

Drake, which had a three-game winning streak snapped, falls to 8-5 including a 3-2 record in the Missouri Valley Conference. UNI improved to 9-5 on the season with the win.