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CAM has found their next head football coach. Barry Bower was approved by the CAM School Board on Monday night to take over the position.
Bower takes over for CAM Activities Director Joe Wollum who announced at the end of last season that he would be stepping away from football to have more time with his young family. Wollum guided the Cougars to seven playoff appearances during his tenure.
Bower moved into the CAM School District three years ago from the Red Oak school district, where he was the head coach for the Tigers football program for a number of years. Bower has been an assistant with the CAM team since coming to the district. Bower is the Principal at CAM North Elementary.
(Radio Iowa) – May is recognized is “Beef Month,” and with Memorial Day approaching — it’s also considered the start of the summer grilling season — but the coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on things. Cattle feeder Craig Anderson of rural Merrill, in northwest Iowa, says the slowdown in production at plants has led to a glut of supply and lower prices. “Last week there were cattle trading at a dollar 12 to a dollar 15 a pound. But it was down to about 95 cents,” Anderson says. “..I’m gonna guess that most people have a break-even of about a dollar 25 a pound.” He says the drop in the prices paid for cattle comes at a time when demand is up among consumers. “There were a lot of cattle that were sold at a loss and probably continue to be sold at a loss. Because of the rush at the meat counter, the retail price has really skyrocketed,” Anderson says.
Anderson says the sale of the prime cuts is really hurt by the slow down in processing and the cut back in the operation of restaurants. “The cattlemen always say — you know people eat hamburger and roast at home — but they go out for a steak,” Anderson says. He says those the prime cuts are now probably ended up in homes in a different form. “A lot of those prime cuts are being ground up into hamburger right now trying to meet the demand for people trying to maybe feed people at home — and do it on a cheaper basis,” Anderson says.
Anderson estimates the cattle industry is running between 30 and 40 days behind in having cattle marketed on a current basis. He says during that time, cattle may gain around three to four pounds a day, which will add around another 100 to 150 pounds to their market weight.
Another summer event series has been cancelled. Organizers of the 2020 “Roar into Harlan” motorcycle event report “Because of both current state and unpredictable future of “normal” life activities due to the COVID-19 virus, it has been decided to cancel the 2020 Roar Into Harlan season. This applies to all of the regularly scheduled monthly Thursday Roar Into Harlan nights, May-September 2020. The annual Audubon Flight Breakfast has also been cancelled.
The Bill Riley Talent Search announced Friday that its 2020 season is postponed to 2021 because of the ongoing threat of COVID-19. And, on Monday, singer Chris Stapleton cancelled his appearance at the Fair this year, but rescheduled for 2021.Regular vendors at the Iowa State Fair said they are waiting to hear if their biggest events will go on as planned.
At their meeting on Monday night the Griswold School Board approved the hiring of a new football coach and boy’s basketball coach. Chase Wallace was promoted from an assistant to the head football coach position. Jake Speer will also move up from assistant to the head boy’s basketball coach spot.
Wallace is a Griswold alum and spent the past season as an assistant with the program. He currently is working as a para-educator at the elementary level. He takes over for the coach he played for and worked with in Andy Everett.
Speer has spent the past couple of seasons as an assistant for the boy’s basketball team. He came forward and applied for the head coaching position when it opened up. Speer is the PE teacher at the high school and he takes over the program from Mark Carlton.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:05-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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(Radio Iowa) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a mixed forecast for crops. The monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates predicts farmers will have a good year for corn and soybean harvests, but prices are likely to drop as much as ten-percent for corn compared to last year. Iowa State University ag economist Chad Hart says that could attract some new uses for the grain and oilseed crops. “As prices drop, suddenly you’re like, ‘Okay I didn’t used to use corn before in this, but I can, and corn is now inexpensive enough that it makes sense for me to do that,'” Hart says, “so you would see other uses pop up.”
Farmers will more likely use some of their quieter time in June and July to figure out whether it’s time to shake up what they grow in 2021. Hart says the report also looks for the global market to rebound following slowdowns due to COVID-19. Higher yields will offset lower prices, but Hart says the recovery should bring about some of the relief from trade tensions that economists anticipated. “They’re looking for that strength to still be there, to return, as we reopen the economy,” Hart says, “as we get the global economy moving along.”
He says farmers may be looking at some alternative crops for 2021, especially if this year brings them more unwelcome hurdles in corn and soybeans.
(By Amy Mayer, Iowa Public Radio)
Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health today (Tuesday, as of 7-a.m.) said in their latest report on the IDPH dashboard, that 106,427 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19. Officials reported 251 new positive cases and 12 deaths. That brings the statewide total to 15,206 positive cases and 367 deaths.
The IDPH says 7,827 Iowans have recovered from the virus. Hospitalization numbers continue to fluctuate. The latest data indicates 382 are hospitalized, 121 are in an ICU and 47 were admitted to a hospital in the past 24-hours. Governor Kim Reynolds, Monday, said the state health department is updating its coronovirus website to include more new features Iowans have requested, including case counts that will be updated in real time, not just once a day.
Health officials say a case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in a resident of Ringgold County. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, the individual is an adult age 18 to 40 and is recovering at home. Officials say by HIPAA privacy and Iowa Code Chapter 22 laws, no further information will be made available on the case.
The question of whether or not the Sunnyside Pool in Atlantic will open this summer, remains up in the air. The short answer is: It depends on the State and CDC. The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board discussed the issue during their meeting Monday evening, but did not make a decision on the status of the pool. According to reports, the Board was leaning toward not re-opening, after hearing from Parks and Rec Director Bryant Rasmussen, who said they would need to hire more staff, just to handle issues associated with COVID-19 and the CDC guidelines for opening such a facility.
Board Chair Stuart Dusenberry questioned if people would come if they opened the pool, which is losing approximately $30,000 on a good year. The Board was of the consensus that health and safety should come before anything else, and waited for further guidance from Governor Reynolds, but as of now, the pool will not be opening this summer. If the Governor gives the green light, the Parks and Rec Board would hold a special meeting to look at re-opening the pool. Other communities, such as Walnut, have decided to close their water recreation centers, such as the popular Walnut Splash Pad.
Aside from the pool matter, the Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board approved the opening up of the Dog Park, but signs will remind users about social distancing guidelines. The City’s basketball and pickleball areas are also open, as long as people bring their own equipment and follow social distancing guidelines. Bryant Rasmussen mentioned as well, that there are still some raised beds available in the Community Garden at Mollett Park available for rent.
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