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Girls 1A and 2A playoff basketball schedule Tuesday 02/18/2020

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February 18th, 2020 by admin

The girls Class 1A and 2A basketball playoffs roll on Tuesday night with Regional Quarterfinals being played.

CLASS 1A

Region 7

Sidney @ Exira-EHK 7:00 p.m.
Audubon @ Stanton 7:00 p.m.
Lenox @ Central Decatur 7:00 p.m.
East Mills @ St. Albert 7:00 p.m.

Region 8

Westwood @ Newell-Fonda 7:00 p.m.
Glidden-Ralston @ Paton-Churdan 7:00 p.m.
Woodbine @ Woodbury Central 7:00 p.m.
Riverside @ CAM 7:00 p.m. – ON KJAN

CLASS 2A 

Region 3

Belmond-Klemme @ West Hancock 7:00 p.m.
South Central Calhoun @ Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 7:00 p.m.
AC/GC @ Panorama 7:00 p.m.
East Sac County @ IKM-Manning 7:00 p.m.

Region 7

East Marshall @ North Linn 7:00 p.m.
Pella Christian @ Pleasantville 7:00 p.m.
I-35 @ Van Meter 7:00 p.m.
Madrid @ Woodward-Granger 7:00 p.m.

Region 8

Tri-Center @ Logan-Magnolia 7:00 p.m.
Earlham @ Mount Ayr 7:00 p.m.
Underwood @ AHSTW 7:00 p.m.
Nodaway Valley @ Treynor 7:00 p.m.

Dotson’s 29 points lead No. 3 Kansas past Iowa State, 91-71

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February 18th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Devon Dotson hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points, five Kansas players hit double-figures scoring, and the third-ranked Jayhawks rolled to a 91-71 victory over Iowa State. The win sets up a monumental rematch with No. 1 Baylor.

Ochai Agbaji added 14 points, Udoka Azubuike and Christian Braun scored 13 apiece, and David McCormack scored 10 for the Jayhawks, who have not lost since the Bears beat them at Allen Fieldhouse in mid-January.

Prentiss Nixon scored 20 points, Matt Jacobson had 13 and Rasir Bolton 12 for the slumping Cyclones, who have lost 14 of their last 15 games at the Phog and still have not won a road game this season.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., Feb. 18, 2020

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February 18th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an investigation into animal treatment at an Iowa state lawmaker’s hog farm found no evidence that animals were being abused despite video that a group posted that appeared to show otherwise. Two people with California-based Direct Action Everywhere entered a hog farm last spring owned by Republican Iowa state Sen. Ken Rozenboom. Mahaska County Sheriff Russell Van Renterghem says an investigation didn’t find any abuse. Rozenboom said he decided in December to lease the hog building to a different farmer. He has said veterinary records show the herd was being treated for a respiratory infection that contributed to the problems Direct Action Everywhere documented.

REMBRANDT, Iowa (AP) — The body of an employee killed in a barn collapse has been recovered from the wreckage in northwest Iowa. A structural failure early Friday morning at the Rembrandt Foods facility just east of Rembrandt caused a catastrophic collapse of equipment inside the building. Buena Vista County authorities say a search for the employee was suspended at 6 p.m. because of safety concerns for the people trying to find the worker. The search resumed Saturday, and the worker’s body was recovered around 2 p.m. The worker’s name and other details about the accident haven’t been released.

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — A woman who headed the accounting division of a private fertilizer company in Urbandale has been accused of embezzling more than $116,000. Polk County court records say 41-year-old Heidi Cook is charged with nine counts of theft, one of fraudulent practices and one of unauthorized use of a credit card. She remained in jail Monday. The court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for Cook. Prosecutors say that, from at least Dec. 10, 2018, she took 33 checks totaling more than $116,000 from Spraytec and deposited them into her own bank account.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A student is suing Drake University in Des Moines, along with a fraternity at the school and several fellow students for an unspecified amount after he said he nearly died from a hazing incident. Court documents filed Feb. 7 show Marcus Shields is suing the school, Theta Chi fraternity, its Drake chapter and others. The lawsuit says Shields was a 19-year-old freshman last year and a Theta Chi pledge when the fraternity engaged in hazing, included coercing and forcing him to drink excessive amounts of alcohol. Shields says he pleaded with his fraternity brothers that “he didn’t want to die,” and had to be taken by ambulance to a hospital for acute alcohol poisoning.

Adair County Sheriff’s report (2/18/20)

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February 18th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports it was a pretty uneventful past week, as far as arrests and incidents are concerned. The Sheriff says 22-year old Jasmina Gusalic, of Des Moines, was a passenger in a pickup near Stuart, who was cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Feb. 11th.

Several plastic baggies with marijuana residue inside the vehicle were found on the floorboard in front of her, pipes used for smoking meth were found in her coat pockets. More plastic baggies with suspected marijuana residue were found on the passenger side of the vehicle, and in the woman’s backpack.

Several other pipes and a hypodermic syringe were found in the backpack as well. Gusalic admitted all the paraphernalia belonged to her. She was released from the scene after receiving her citation.

Juvenile hit by a car in Sidney – vehicle didn’t stop

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February 18th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department said that at around 4:10-p.m. Monday, deputies were called to the area of Filmore Street and Illinois Street in Sidney, for a report of a juvenile that had been stuck by a car. Witnesses said a vehicle was eastbound on Filmore Street and turned south on Illinois Street, while two male juveniles were attempting to cross Filmore Street. The vehicle struck one of the juveniles, briefly stopped and then fled the scene to the south.

The vehicle is described as a smaller red vehicle. The driver is described possibly as a male with glasses and no facial hair. The juvenile was transported to Grape Community Hospital, by Sidney Rescue, with minor injuries.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at 712-374-2424.

Red Oak man arrested on Domestic Assault charge

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February 17th, 2020 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest on Monday of 27-year-old Cody Dean Johnson of Red Oak for Domestic Assault 2nd Offense, causing bodily injury. Johnson was arrested at approximately 4:00 p.m. and taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

Boys playoff basketball scoreboard 02/17/2020

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February 17th, 2020 by admin

CLASS 1A

District 10

Mormon Trail 68, Orient-Macksburg 22

District 13

Clarinda Academy 58, Essex 55

District 14

SW Valley 80, Griswold 38

District 15

Ar-We-Va 53, Heartland Christian 32

District 16

Woodbury Central 86, Whiting 28

CLASS 2A

District 15 @ AC/GC

Kuemper Catholic 69, Underwood 61
AC/GC 103, West Central Valley 47

District 16 @ Clarinda

Shenandoah 60, Red Oak 46
Clarinda 71, Missouri Valley 32

Trojans show stronger fight, but still fall short against Harlan

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February 17th, 2020 by admin

For the second Monday night in a row the Harlan Cyclones boys basketball team picked up a win over the Atlantic Trojans. This time the Trojans played much tougher but the Cyclones pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 57-40.

Harlan was up 29-12 at the half but Atlantic found some offense in the third quarter. Dayton Templeton scored 10 of his 15 points in the period and the Trojans got as close as 38-32. Harlan then finished the quarter on a 6-0 run and got the first hoop of the fourth to take back control.

Connor Bruck had a strong night for the Cyclones with 19 points. He went 9-11 at the free throw line in the second half to help seal the Cyclone win. Michael Heithoff added 13 as Harlan improved to 15-5 on the season. They play host to Carroll on Thursday night to wrap up the regular season.

Atlantic falls to 8-12 on the season and they will finish the regular season schedule at Denison on Thursday.

The Trojans and Cyclones will meet again next Monday night in the Class 3A Substate 8 Semifinals. That game will be played at Glenwood and will be the second game of the night at 8:00 p.m. Glenwood will face Greene County in the first game at 6:30 p.m. that night. We’ll have coverage of the Trojans and Cyclones on KJAN once again.

Burglary arrest in Elliott on Monday

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February 17th, 2020 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports one arrest after responding to a report of a burglary in Elliott on Monday. At 1:10pm Deputies responded to the call and arrested 35-year-old Cory Ross Smith of Elliott. Smith is charged with Burglary 3rd Degree and was held at the Montgomery County Jail until seen by a Magistrate.

LOWELL J. HARPER, 88, of Harlan (Svcs. 03/02/2020)

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February 17th, 2020 by admin

LOWELL J. HARPER, 88, of Harlan died Monday, February 17th at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan. Memorial services for LOWELL J. HARPER will be held on Monday, March 2nd at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Family will greet friends on Monday, March 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church prior to services.

Inurnment will be at a later date in the Ames Cemetery in Ames.

LOWELL J. HARPER is survived by:

His Wife: Marcia Harper of Harlan.

Daughters: Beth (Ron) Buck of Harlan. Nancy Yockey of Carroll. Marti Usher of Harlan. Mary Jane (Jeff) Mohr of Council Bluffs. Karen (Jeff) (Harper) Scott of Novi, MI.

Son: Steve (Vicki) Harper of Rockwell City.

Brother: Joe Harper of Nevada.

Sisters: Dorothy Likely of St. Louis, MO. Mary Lackore of Goshen, IN. Karel (Jerry) Hedrick of Fairfield, CA.

12 Grandchildren

13 Great-Grandchildren