LaVon Eblen visits with Ray McCalla about the Cass County Choral Society “Morning Star & More” Christmas program tonight and tomorrow night at the Unted Methodist Church in Atlantic
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LaVon Eblen visits with Ray McCalla about the Cass County Choral Society “Morning Star & More” Christmas program tonight and tomorrow night at the Unted Methodist Church in Atlantic
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NICEVILLE, Florida — The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won 18-of-20 matches to sweep Central Michigan and No. 17 Lehigh on Monday during the opening day of competition at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals.
Iowa swept 10 matches against Central Michigan in the opener, scoring bonus points in six bouts. Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto opened the dual with consecutive technical falls at 125 and 133. Max Murin won by major decision at 149 and Alex Marinelli, Abe Assad and Tony Cassioppi each put six points on the scoreboard.
Marinelli forced a stalling disqualification at 165. Assad registered a pin at 184 and Cassioppi led 5-0 before Matt Stencel withdrew with an injury at 285.
Cassioppi later ended the night with a 3-2 decision against Lehigh’s No. 8 Jordan Wood. The win was one of eight for the Hawkeyes against the Mountain Hawks. Lee again opened things up again with bonus points, scoring a takedown in each period to win by 8-0 major decision against No. 11 Jaret Lane.
DeSanto won again by technical fall, this time by a 20-5 score, and Assad added more bonus points with a 16-5 major decision.
The doubleheader sweep extended Iowa’s dual winning streak to 23 in a row and set up a top five matchup with No. 5 NC State on Tuesday at 5 p.m. (CT).
(Radio Iowa) – The top Republican in the Iowa House says G-O-P lawmakers will wait to see whether legal challenges successfully derail President Biden’s Covid vaccine mandates before deciding whether to advance a bill to ban vaccine mandates in Iowa. House Speaker Pat Grassley says the legislature has already given unvaccinated workers facing dismissal, the right to claim a religious or medical exemption and receive unemployment benefits. “I remind everyone with this topic, we did take some significant action to make sure we could provide that level of support for Iowans who maybe wanted to make an alternative choice,” Grassley says.
That law was passed in late October. Some Republican legislators want to ban Covid-19 vaccine requirements in the workplace altogether, but Grassley says courts have already blocked two of the federal vaccine mandates and Governor Reynolds is calling on the Supreme Court to rule on a third lawsuit. “So as far as a bill that would completely ban it,” Grassley says, “…see how that plays out.”
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed it had received several appeals of the federal requirement that large employers ensure workers are vaccinated against Covid-19 or tested weekly. Last Friday, a federal APPEALS court revived the mandate, which applies to businesses with at least 100 employees.
(Audubon, Iowa) – The Audubon School Board met in a regular session Monday evening. Superintendent Eric Trager told KJAN News the Board approved Early Retirement applications from six teachers, effective the end of the current school year. He said those vacant jobs will be posted online so they can be filled before the 2022-23 school year begins. The Board also approved an increase in teacher substitute pay.
In other action, the Audubon School Board approved the hiring of a Full-time Elementary Counselor.
He said they experienced an increase in unacceptable behavior, which is most likely attributable to the stress created by the pandemic.
In other business, the Board hired an associate Art Teacher in Maryssa Soder. She will also be involved in Boy’s Tennis. As we mentioned last week on KJAN News, a $1-million dollar Career Academy Grant was awarded to DMACC in Carroll, which allows for the establishment of a career academy that will serve several area districts.
Superintendent Trager said the Board Monday night discussed last week’s lifting of a stay for the Federal Vaccine Mandate by the 6th Circuit Court. The mandate requires employers with more than 100 workers to get vaccinated, or mask-up and test weekly for COVID.
The 8:05-a.m. broadcast from Ric Hanson.
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The Saint Louis versus Drake men’s basketball game scheduled for Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in Las Vegas at South Point Arena has been cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols within the St. Louis men’s basketball program.
Iowa sophomore Keegan Murray was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week. Murray scored a career high 35 points in a win by the Hawkeyes over Utah State Saturday. He leads the country in points per game. This is his second weekly honor this year.
UNI junior AJ Green was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week. Green led the Panthers in scoring in both of their wins last week and has moved into tenth place on the UNI all-time scoring list.
Creighton freshman Ryan Nembhard is the Big East Freshman of the Week. He averaged 10.5 points and six assists in the Bluejays two games last week, including the upset of #9 Villanova.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – December 21, 2021 – Two Alliant Energy line workers have received the Governor’s Lifesaving Award for their courage and bravery after helping to save the lives of four Iowans during two separate incidents – a house fire and a home explosion. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds presented the awards to Customer Service Mechanic Danny Gutschenritter and Service Responder Alex Schwenke during a ceremony on December 16 at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
On May 26, 2019, Schwenke was dispatched to a home in Rose Hill, Iowa after a smart meter indicated a power outage. When he arrived at the address, Schwenke found a large pile of debris. It appeared the home had exploded and collapsed. After calling 911, he turned off the utilities to the area. The couple trapped inside the house saw his flashlight and started calling for help. Schwenke and firefighters then worked to rescue them. “I thought I was going to a power outage, but I ended up being a first responder,” Schwenke said. “It felt great to help them out.”
The second incident took place months later in Creston, Iowa. On October 11, 2019, Gutschenritter arrived home from work to find a neighbor’s house was on fire and his neighbor was yelling for help through a window. Gutschenritter ran around the house, smashed a window with a brick and rescued a 12-year-old girl trapped inside. As thick smoke poured out of the windows, he ran to the other side of the home to help his neighbor escape. Once everyone was safe, Gutschenritter disconnected the utilities to make it safe for firefighters to put out the fire when they arrived. “I just got lucky,” Gutschenritter said. “God put me in the right place at the right time.”
Daniel Gutschenritter
The Governor’s Lifesaving Awards are presented to those who have performed courageous acts in an attempt to save individuals who are in danger of losing their life or to individuals who unselfishly rendered service in a time of emergency.
Davenport – The Iowa Department of Corrections says 33-year-old Joseph LaShawn Roberts, who was convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree in Scott County, failed to report to work from the Davenport work release facility as required yesterday (Monday). Roberts is a Black male who stands 5-feet 9-inches tall, and weighs 186 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on Dec. 7, 2021. Persons with information on Robert’s whereabouts should contact local police.
Joseph LaShawn Roberts