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Oil spill in Glenwood reaches Keg Creek

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February 15th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating an oil spill at Keg Creek in Mills County.

At approximately 5:25 a.m on Feb. 15, the Iowa DNR received a call via the 24-hour spill line from Mills County. At 4:30 AM, a fire broke out at the Best Finish Auto Body facility located in the City of Glenwood. Local fire and law enforcement responded to the scene and reported that an unknown amount of oil had made its way into storm drains flowing into Keg Creek. Further investigation revealed a maximum of 240 gallons of oil, 120 gallons of used oil, 80 gallons of transmission fluid, and 80 gallons of antifreeze were in the facility at the time of the fire.

Local crews added sand berms near the storm drain to help mitigate the product and fire water mixture from entering the drains. DNR staff later observed an oily sheen in Keg Creek approximately three miles south of the incident. An environmental company is on-site and working with the DNR on cleanup efforts. Water samples have been collected. No dead fish have been observed.

The investigation is currently ongoing. Further enforcement action will be considered when appropriate.

2024 State Wrestling Session 5 – Class 3A Quarterfinals and Consolations

Sports

February 15th, 2024 by Jim Field

Class 3A 2nd + 3rd Round Consolation

 

120

Drew Anderson (Lewis Central) 33-12 won by tech fall over Chris Davis (Iowa City, City High) 23-17 (TF-1.5 3:29 (16-0))

Round 3 – Evan Simpson (Cedar Falls) 40-7 won by decision over Drew Anderson (Lewis Central) 33-12 (Dec 5-1)

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Carter Schorsch (Lewis Central) 38-9 won by fall over Aidyn Roman (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 15-29 (Fall 5:36)

Round 3 – Carter Schorsch (Lewis Central) 38-9 won by fall over Carson Crigger (Waukee) 27-16 (Fall 1:19)

138

Aidan Ehlinger (Linn-Mar) 16-10 won by decision over Jaxon Brewer (Lewis Central) 27-23 (Dec 8-2)

157

Parker Herzog (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 38-12 won in sudden victory – 1 over Daniel Zeoh (Des Moines East) 40-11 (SV-1 5-3)

Round 3 – Wyatt Vlasek (Prairie, Cedar Rapids) 35-8 won by major decision over Parker Herzog (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 38-13 (MD 10-2)

165

Zach Streeter (Carlisle) 32-7 won by fall over Matt Long (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 26-17 (Fall 2:57)

190

Cameron Moore (Lewis Central) 25-16 won by fall over Lane Nelsen (Dallas Center-Grimes) 23-17 (Fall 0:43)

Round 3 – Wyatt Young (Cedar Rapids Washington) 31-8 won by decision over Cameron Moore (Lewis Central) 25-17 (Dec 7-6)

215

Joseph Monge (Lewis Central) 35-16 won by decision over Colin Woods (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 20-14 (Dec 7-2)

Round 3 – Mason Roethler (Johnston) 27-11 won by decision over Joseph Monge (Lewis Central) 35-17 (Dec 5-3)

285

Carlos Andrade (Lewis Central) 13-7 won by decision over Robert Stoffel (Cedar Rapids Washington) 23-18 (Dec 8-3)

Round 3 – Carlos Andrade (Lewis Central) 14-7 won by decision over Brady Hagan (Dowling Catholic) 18-10 (Dec 5-2)

Class 3A Quarterfinals

106 

Weston Porter (Lewis Central) 34-0 won in tie breaker – 1 over Benjamin Walsh (Ankeny) 24-9 (TB-1 3-2)

120 

Jake Knight (Bettendorf) 33-1 won by tech fall over Jaymeson VanderVelde (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 40-7 (TF-1.5 4:26 (23-8))

 

3A Team Rankings (Day 2)

1 Southeast Polk 116.5
2 Bettendorf 99.0
3 Ankeny Centennial 77.5
4 Indianola 65.5
5 Fort Dodge 63.0
6 Bondurant-Farrar 57.5
7 Carlisle 57.0
7 Waverly-Shell Rock 57.0
9 Linn-Mar 53.0
10 Dubuque Hempstead 52.5

 

Pickup truck vs. deer in Guthrie County

News

February 15th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports a 2009 Ford F-150 pickup sustained disabling damage (amounting to $16,000), during a collision with a deer Wednesday morning. The accident happened at around 7:20-a.m. on Indigo Avenue. The driver of the pickup, 18-year-old Brian J. Burris, of Scranton, was not injured in the accident.

No. 20 Iowa baseball opens Friday against Seton Hall in Charleston, South Carolina

Sports

February 15th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller says the Hawkeyes are embracing high expectations as they get set for Friday’s season opener. Ranked 20th in the D1Baseball-dot-com preseason poll the Hawkeyes open Friday afternoon against Seton Hall in Charleston, South Carolina. The Hawkeyes have several key players back from last year’s team that finished 44-16 and made it to an NCAA Regional.

Heller says even with the expectations the keys to success remain the same.

The Hawkeyes complete the weekend by playing Ball State on Saturday and Lehigh on Sunday.

Hawkeye WBB Slated to Play in Women’s Championship Classic

Sports

February 15th, 2024 by Jim Field

NEW YORK — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will play the in the Women’s Champions Classic on Dec. 7, 2024, in Brooklyn, New York inside the Barclays Center. HS&E and FOX Sports announced on Thursday morning. The neutral site contest will air on the FOX broadcast network with specific details announced at a later date.

The primetime double header is set to feature the University of Iowa, the University of Connecticut, the University of Tennessee, and Louisville University.

The four women’s college basketball programs have captured a combined 19 NCAA Division I National Championships and collectively have appeared in 46 Final Fours. Additionally, they have 120 conference titles between these four programs.

Saturday’s Iowa-Wisconsin Game is Sold Out

Sports

February 15th, 2024 by Jim Field

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Saturday’s University of Iowa men’s basketball home game against No. 20/21 Wisconsin has reached sellout status.

The game, which will tipoff at 1:16 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, will be televised nationally on BTN.  It will be a rematch of the Jan. 2 game in Madison, which the Badgers won 83-72.

Fans are encouraged to wear black clothing to the game to “Black Out” Carver.

Tickets are available for Iowa’s final two home contests against Penn State (Feb. 27) and Illinois (March 10) at www.hawkeyesports.com/tickets.

Lipsey Named to Naismith National Player of the Year Midseason Team

Sports

February 15th, 2024 by Jim Field

ATLANTA – Iowa State sophomore Tamin Lipsey has been named to the 2024 Jersey Mike’s Naismith National Player of the Year Midseason Team. This is the second-straight week Lipsey has been honored by the Naismith Awards, as he was named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist last week.

Of the 32 players named to the watchlist, six of them are from the Big 12. Lipsey is one of just three underclassmen on the watch list.

Lipsey has been stuffing the stat sheet all season, averaging 13.3 points, 5.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game. He is one of just four NCAA Division I men’s basketball players since 1992-93 to average those numbers in a season. His 3.0 steals per game rank second in the nation and recently had a school-record 34-straight games with a steal.

The No. 10 Cyclones return to action Saturday morning, hosting Texas Tech at Hilton Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

DOUGLAS RAY, 68, of Atlantic (Memorial Svc. 2/19/24)

Obituaries

February 15th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

DOUGLAS RAY, 68, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at CHI Health Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, NE.  A Memorial service for DOUGLAS RAY will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

A Masonic Service will take place at 2:00 p.m Sunday, Feb. 18th at the funeral home, followed by a visitation with the family until 4:00 p.m.

Interment will take place following the service at the Oakwood Cemetery, in Lewis. A luncheon will be held following the committal in the reception hall of the Schmidt Family Funeral Home.

Memorials may be directed to the Doug Ray Family, to be designated at a later date. Memorial contributions may be mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, IA 50022.

DOUG RAY is survived by:

His wife – Mary, of Atlantic.

His sons – Ryan (Alice) Ray, Garsten (Angie) Ray, and Jason Albert, all of Atlantic; and Draper (Angie) Ray, of Bettendorf.

His daughter – Carrie Winston, of Atlantic;

9 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren.

Atlantic man uninjured when his car hits deer in Guthrie County

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February 15th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) –  A vehicle driven by a man from Cass County (IA) sustained $7,500 damage when it was struck by a deer, but no one was hurt. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office say a 2019 Ford Ecosport SUV driven by 36-year-old Casey Lynn Brown, of Atlantic, was traveling west on Highway 44 west of Panora, at around 7:25-p.m., Wednesday, when a deer collided with the left front side of the vehicle, causing the SUV to become disabled.

Child missing from Ames since Oct., 2023, is found safe off the coast of Maine

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February 15th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Ames, Iowa) – Officials with the Ames Police Department today (Thursday), said a six-year old girl missing since Oct. 13, 2023, was located safe Wednesday (February 14, 2024), on Peaks Island, off the coast of Portland, Maine. Authorities say Avery Lydia Doherty was unlawfully removed from the State of Iowa by her mother, 41-year-old Esther Bender, in violation of a court order. Bender, of Ames, was arrested on Peaks Island and charged with Violation of Custodial Order.
The Ames Police Department issued thanks to the Story County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police, Portland (ME) Police Department and the FBI for their assistance in this continued investigation.

Avery L. Doherty

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Ames Police Department at (515) 239-5133 or the anonymous tip line (515) 239-5533. You may also contact Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa at (515) 223-1400. Online anonymous tips may be submitted to www.crimestoppersofcentraliowa.com.