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A-P High School Football Poll (9/8/14)

Sports

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2014 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Des Moines Dowling (14) 2-0 140 1
2. Waukee 2-0 118 2
3. Bettendorf 2-0 116 3
4. Cedar Rapids Washington 2-0 94 4
5. Ankeny Centennial 2-0 80 5
6. West Des Moines Valley 1-1 57 7
7. Johnston 2-0 56 6
8. Eldridge North Scott 2-0 47 8
9. Sioux City East 2-0 32 NR
10. Marion Linn-Mar 2-0 20 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Ottumwa 3. 11, Ames 3. 13, Ankeny 2. 14, Council Bluffs Lincoln 1. 14, Davenport Central 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Pella (7) 2-0 126 1
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5) 1-1 117 3
3. Solon (1) 2-0 108 2
4. Manchester West Delaware (1) 2-0 97 4
5. Waverly-Shell Rock 2-0 72 7
6. Carroll 2-0 69 NR
7. Sioux City Heelan 1-1 63 6
8. Gilbert 2-0 51 9
9. Humboldt 2-0 44 10
10. Huxley Ballard 2-0 13 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Davenport Assumption 3. 11, Newton 3. 13, Washington 2. 14, Chariton 1. 14, DeWitt Central 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Clear Lake (12) 2-0 138 1
2. West Union North Fayette 2-0 115 3
3. New Hampton (1) 2-0 105 2
4. Spirit Lake 2-0 84 5
5. Williamsburg 2-0 68 6
6. Sioux Center (1) 2-0 62 9
7. Albia 2-0 60 8
8. Central Lyon-GLR 1-1 49 4
9. Mediapolis 2-0 40 10
10. Hampton-Dumont 2-0 28 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Clarinda 5. 12, Cascade 4. 12, Center Point-Urbana 4. 14, Donnellson Central Lee 3. 14, Tama South Tama 3. 16, Tipton 1. 16, Baxter CMB 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City Regina (9) 1-1 135 1
2. Calmar South Winneshiek (1) 2-0 120 2
3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (3) 2-0 114 3
4. West Branch (1) 2-0 95 4
5. St. Ansgar 2-0 78 6
6. Manson-NW Webster 2-0 42 8
7. IKM Manning 2-0 39 NR
8. Ogden 2-0 37 10
9. Inwood West Lyon 1-1 21 NR
10. Hinton 2-0 18 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Jewell South Hamilton 17. 12, Madrid 12. 13, Sumner-Fredericksburg 10. 14, Dike-New Hartford 9. 15, Emmetsburg 8. 16, Pella Christian 5. 17, O-A/BCIG 4. 18, Ridge View 3. 18, Stanwood North Cedar 3.

Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Delhi Maquoketa Valley (5) 2-0 129 1
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert (7) 2-0 124 2
3. Ackley AGWSR (1) 2-0 94 4
4. Logan-Magnolia 2-0 92 3
4. Packwood Pekin (1) 2-0 92 5
6. Nashua-Plainfield 2-0 70 7
7. Algona Garrigan 1-1 38 10
8. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 1-1 30 NR
9. Hawarden West Sioux 2-0 25 NR
10. Montezuma 2-0 18 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Belle Plaine 15. 12, Sloan Westwood 13. 13, Fairbank Wapsie Valley 10. 14, Colfax-Mingo 4. 15, Conrad BCLUW 3. 15, Audubon 3. 15, Lawton-Bronson 3. 18, Mount Ayr 2. 18, Akron-Westfield 2. 18, Earlham 2. 21, Lone Tree 1.

Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv

1.Gilbertville-DonBosco(6) 2-0 129 1
2. Elk Horn-Kimballton Exira (6) 2-0 125 2
3. Fremont Mills, Tabor (2) 2-0 109 3
4. East Mills 2-0 85 4
5. Janesville 2-0 78 5
6. HLV, Victor 2-0 59 7
7. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 2-0 45 8
8. Glidden-Ralston 2-0 37 9
9. West Bend-Mallard 2-0 32 10
10. Coon Rapids-Bayard 2-0 26 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Elkader Central 17. 12, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 12. 13, Guthrie Center 9. 14, Lamoni 3. 15, Kingsley-Pierson 2. 16, Corydon Wayne 1. 16, Marcus MMC 1.

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ADM high school principal on administrative leave after public intoxication arrest at Iowa football game

News

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A high school principal in central Iowa was among the people arrested on public intoxication charges at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday. According to a University of Iowa Department of Public Safety arrest report, 44-year-old David Lee Griebel was arrested around one hour after the kickoff of the Iowa versus Ball State football game.

The report states Griebel was “sitting near a garbage can with vomit on his shorts and a pile of vomit near him.” He also had slurred speech and unsteady balance and admitted to drinking beer. Griebel is the principal at Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School. The superintendent at ADM, Greg DuFoe, said Griebel has been placed on administrative leave.

(Radio Iowa)

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Griswold man arrested on a burglary charge

News

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Cass County report a Griswold man was arrested Saturday on a charge of Burglary in the 3rd degree. 61-year old John Harvey Woodland, of Griswold, as taken to the Cass County Jail and later released on $5,000 bond.

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Officials: Iowa man shot mountain lion in Nebraska

News

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD, Neb. (AP) — Officials say an Iowa man faces fines for shooting a mountain lion out of season in Nebraska. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says the 23-year-old man was hunting deer on Saturday at the Ponderosa Wildlife Management Area in Dawes County when the shooting occurred. The man, whose name was not released, contacted law enforcement officials that night. Officials later recovered the body.

The man faces up to $1,500 in fines for shooting in a closed season. Officials believe the female mountain lion had cubs in the vicinity. They are trying to locate them, and will attempt to place them in zoos.

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Iowa State’s West emerges with historic game

Sports

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State fans haven’t had much to cheer about this season. The Cyclones are 0-2 after losses to North Dakota State and Kansas State. At least wide receiver Jarvis West gives them a reason to keep watching.

West caught a 17-yard touchdown pass, returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown and threw a 29-yard TD pass off a reverse in the first half of Saturday’s 32-28 loss to the Wildcats. West was just the fourth player since 1996 to score in those three ways in one game, according to STATS.

The Cyclones (0-2, 0-1 Big 12) hope to see more of the same from West when they face rival Iowa (2-0) on Saturday.

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ELDON HOUGH RANNEY, 87, of Cambridge, MN & formerly of Walnut (9/12/14)

Obituaries

September 8th, 2014 by admin

ELDON HOUGH RANNEY, 87, of Cambridge, MN, formerly of Walnut died Saturday, September 6th at GracePointe Crossing Gables West in Minnesota.  A celebration of life service for ELDON RANNEY will be held on Friday, September 12th at 10:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut. Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel of Red Oak is handling the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, September 11th from 5:00 pm -8:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut.

A luncheon will follow the service in the fellowship hall.

Burial of the ashes in the Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak at 1:30 on Friday.

Memorials may be directed to the Welcome Center Gift Shop in Walnut.

ELDON HOUGH RANNEY is survived by:

Daughters:  Susan (David) McKay of Maple Grove, MN; Cynthia (Robert Wegner) Groeneweg of St. Francis, MN; Cheryl Ranney of Des Moines.

Sister:  Nancy Finken of Waukee.

Sister-in-law:  Peg Ranney of Waterloo.

11 Grandchilden.

12 Great-Grandchildren.

and many nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

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Missing Waukon Boy Located

News

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Waukon, IOWA — A 9 year old boy that went missing this morning in Waukon has been found safe and unharmed. Lance Kirk Palmer was last seen this morning around 7:15 on a gravel road, not far from his residence.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Iowa State Patrol and Allamakee Sheriff’s Office worked together to locate Lance.

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Special Weather Statement: Carroll/Audubon/Guthrie Counties

Weather

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-
1155 AM CDT MON SEP 8 2014

…THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BRIEF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON…

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA FROM JUST
SOUTH OF SPENCER TO TEMPLETON IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST
SOUTHEAST. THESE STORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL…AT A RATE OF THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO AN INCH IN AN
HOUR. STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

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“Introduction to the 2014 Farm Bill” meeting in Harlan Sept. 23rd

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ISU Extension and Outreach, and USDA Farm Service Agency are hosting a program on the 2014 Farm Bill. The program takes place from 6:30- until 8-p.m. Tuesday, September 23rd, at the Therkildsen Activity Center 706 Victoria St. Harlan.

Shane Ellis, ISU Extension and Outreach Farm Management Specialist will be discussing the scope of the 2014 Farm Bill, updating yields and base acre allocations with the FSA, “new” crop programs, and the program sign-up process.

To assist in the planning of the event, please RSVP with the Shelby County Extension office before Sept 18th by calling (712) 755-3104 or by emailing oloff@iastate.edu.

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Late Summer Virus Causing Illness in Iowa

News

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) today (Monday) announced a virus that has caused outbreaks in Illinois, Ohio, Kansas and other states is also causing illness in Iowa. Enterovirus EV-D68, like other enteroviruses, appears to spread through close contact with infected people. Enteroviruses, including EV-D68, are not a reportable disease in Iowa or the U.S.; therefore, the number of cases of the virus is not tracked.

EV-D68 often begins like a cold and symptoms include coughing and wheezing; most people will recover at home without complications however, some people with severe respiratory illness caused by EV-D68 may need to be hospitalized and receive intensive supportive therapy. Infants, children, and teenagers, especially those with a history of asthma or those who have a condition that compromises their immune system, are most likely to become severely ill. Parents of children with cold-like symptoms that experience difficulty breathing should contact their health care provider.

There are currently no medications available for treatment for EV-D68 infections and there is no vaccine available for the virus. Most infections resolve on their own and require only treatment at home:

Drink plenty of fluids.
Rest.
Stay home so you do not spread the virus to others.
Clean frequently touched surfaces to stop the spread the spread of the virus at home.

To help reduce the risk of getting infected with EV-D68:

Wash hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds.
Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
Avoid kissing, hugging, and sharing cups or eating utensils with people who are sick.
Disinfect frequently touched surfaces, such as toys and doorknobs, especially if someone is sick.

Enteroviruses are very common viruses; there are more than 100 types. It is estimated that 10 to 15 million enterovirus infections occur in the United States each year, usually in the summer and fall.

 

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