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Mills County Sheriff’s report, 2/21/23

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February 21st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three recent arrests. Monday afternoon, 35-year-old Myles Dustin Longcor, of Henderson, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, on a warrant for Contempt of Court. He remains in the jail, held without bond.

Early Saturday morning, 24-year-old Gustavo Felipe Solis-Sanchez, of Bellevue, NE.,was arrested in Mills County, following a property damage accident. Solis-Sanchez was charged with OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000. And, Saturday afternoon, 45-year-old Joseph Ryan Bredberg, of Malvern, was arrested in Mills County, for OWI/1st offense. His bond was also set at $1,000.

Cass County Supervisors hear Hungry Canyons Alliance report; act on Roads employee promotion

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February 21st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors held their regular weekly meeting this (Tuesday) morning, in Atlantic. The Board approved a Class B retail alcohol license for the Griswold Dollar General Store, and they approved an adjustment to the status of Secondary Roads Department employee James Stokely, from “Probationary,” to regular full-time employee, for the Operator 1 position. Stokley’s promotion is effective March 1, 2023.

In other business, the Board received a regular weekly report from County Engineer Trent Wolken. He mentioned like most of the other County Department Heads, he’s been busy working on his budget, and he has interviews scheduled this for an Equipment Operator 1 position. Wolken said also, there are problem spots crews are trying to hit with spot road rock until they can a better layer down.

He said also he’s working with Mid-American Energy to close out the Wind Mill repower project, which he calls “A process,” including a couple of other meetings, with regard to road & bridge damage.

HCA’s John Thomas addresses the Cass County BOS

The Supervisors also heard from Hungry Canyons Alliance representative John Thomas, whose office is in the Golden Hills R C & D building, in Oakland. The Alliance represents 19 counties in southwest Iowa. Thomas said Cass and other alliance members pay a fee of $5,000 per year. He discussed efforts to control stream bed degradation.

He says on the downstream side of the bridges, HCA cost-shares on building those projects known as “weirs.

They also build culverts and other structures to control erosion and bank degradation. EWP (Emergency Watershed Protection) and HCA combined to complete 67 projects in 2020 and 2021, he said. The Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program, a federal emergency recovery program, helps local communities recover after a natural disaster strikes.

In Cass County, there were three recent projects, including one each along Turkey Creek and the West Nodaway River.

Missing Marion man found dead

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February 21st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A Marion man who has been missing for more than a month has been found dead. Information from Marion police says the body of 81-year-old Ted Wolf was found by a person walking their dog in rural Linn County. Police say Wolf’s body and his car were located a significant distance from the roadway and obscured in some trees, and there were no signs of foul play. Wolf had last been seen on January 16th around 12:30 p-m and it is believed he was headed to Lisbon for an appointment.

Police had released photos from surveillance video of him stopping at a gas station in Walford on that day.

Griswold School Board acts on personnel & Early Retirement matters

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February 21st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Griswold, Iowa) – Members of the Griswold School Board, Monday evening, acted to approve two new hires, a transfer, and one resignation. That’s according to District Superintendent Dave Henrichs.

Henrichs said also the Board spent a lot of time discussing benefits for non-certified staff retirement benefits, but took no action. The story was different, however, when it came to two other staff members.

As a part of that Resolution, Hendrichs says, the Griswold School Board decided there will be no more early retirement packages for non-certified staff members until policy revisions can be made. The Board had deactivated the early retirement policy for certified staff, last Fall. The Board considered, but then took not action on Track maintenance bids due to having received only one bid.

They approved a bid from Bob’s Mowing for Chemical Application and Mowing. The Griswold School Board accepted the FY 22 Audit Report, which notes the need to improve segregation of duties, as auditors often note with school districts and small cities.

The Board held continued discussion with regard to Girl’s Wrestling, which is being evaluated, and a four-day school week. He said with regard to the four-day week, District Administrators will be in contact with other Districts to see why they took that route, what’s working for them and not working,

The Griswold School Board concluded their meeting with an Exempt Meeting for the purpose of a collective bargaining strategy session.

One-two punch of winter weather is on the way

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February 21st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – After unseasonable warmth on Monday in the low 50s, forecasters say light snow is likely later today (Tuesday) in northern Iowa, the first part of a two-part winter wallop. Meteorologist Cory Martin, at the National Weather Service, says this first round won’t cause much trouble, but the second round promises to be a doozy. “We’re only expecting maybe some really light snow near the Minnesota border today into tonight,” Martin says. “Possible minor travel impacts, but really we’re not expecting that to have a whole lot of bite to it. Most of the attention is on a much more significant system that’ll be crossing through Wednesday and into Thursday.” Winter weather advisories and warnings are posted for much Iowa’s northern half for Wednesday and Thursday, while a Blizzard Warning is in effect for Lyon and Osceola counties. Martin says a fast-moving system will arrive tomorrow.

“We’re looking at precipitation overspreading much of the state beginning Wednesday morning and into the afternoon,” he says. “Varying temperatures are going to lead to a whole mixed bag of precip types from north to south across the state. We’re looking at highest probabilities for snow, potentially quite heavy near the Minnesota border where they could see possibly up to 10 inches.” The forecast for the Estherville area calls for nine to 13 inches of snow, though it could taper off to just rain in southern Iowa, while central Iowa may be facing a combination of rain, sleet, snow and ice. Martin says the roads could be treacherous in parts of the state.

“We could see some hazardous travel conditions develop, especially going into Wednesday night,” Martin says. “If we do see any change over to snow, with how strong the winds are going to be, that’s going to blow around quite a bit. Check ahead on travel conditions and on the latest weather conditions, especially if you’re going north up into Minnesota. It looks like they get a whole heap of snow up there.” Moving forward, there is a chance of light snow for Friday, but the weekend ahead to looks to be dry for much of Iowa.

2022-23 All-Corner Conference Girls Basketball Teams

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February 21st, 2023 by admin

The Corner Conference has released their 2022-23 girls basketball All-Conference Teams. Here is a look at the list.

GIRLS CORNER CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TEAMS

FIRST TEAM 

Marleigh Johnson, Stanton, 12
*Jenna Stephens, Stanton, 12
Avery Dowling, Sidney, 12
Teagan Ewalt, Fremont Mills, 12
*Izzy Weldon, Fremont Mills, 11
*Emily Williams, East Mills, 12
Miah Urban, East Mills, 12
*Unanimous selections

SECOND TEAM 

Leah Sandin, Stanton, 11
McKenna Wiechman, Griswold, 12
Hannah Olson, Stanton, 10
Aunika Hayes, Sidney, 12
Kaden Payne, Sidney, 12
Aspen Crouse, East Mills, 12
Ryleigh Ewalt, Fremont Mills, 10

HONORABLE MENTION 

Abby Burke, Stanton,12
Emily Hutt, Sidney, 12
Brooke Burns, Essex, 11
Ella Thornton, Fremont Mills, 9
Natalie Goodman, East Mills, 12
Emma Barrett, Hamburg, 11

AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 02/20/2023

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February 21st, 2023 by admin

1 Houston (48) 25-2 1,534 2
2 Alabama (7) 23-4 1,448 1
3 Kansas (7) 22-5 1,409 5
4 UCLA 23-4 1,363 4
5 Purdue 24-4 1,294 3
6 Virginia 21-4 1,228 7
7 Arizona 24-4 1,213 8
8 Texas 21-6 1,083 6
9 Baylor 20-7 1,013 9
10 Marquette 21-6 968 11
11 Tennessee 20-7 887 10
12 Gonzaga 23-5 856 13
13 Miami (Fla.) 22-5 833 15
14 Kansas State 20-7 666 12
15 Saint Mary’s 24-5 650 17
16 Xavier 20-7 563 16
17 Indiana 19-8 539 14
18 UConn 20-7 440 20
19 Creighton 18-9 361 18
20 Providence 20-7 350 24
21 Northwestern 20-7 349 NR
22 San Diego State 21-5 336 21
23 Iowa State 17-9 309 19
24 TCU 18-9 162 22
25 Texas A&M 20-7 125 NR

AP Women’s Basketball Top 25 02/21/2023

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February 21st, 2023 by admin

1 South Carolina (27) 27-0 699 1
2 Indiana (1) 26-1 672 2
3 Stanford 25-3 634 3
4 UConn 24-4 585 6
5 LSU 25-1 573 5
6 Iowa 22-5 567 7
7 Maryland 22-5 522 8
8 Utah 23-3 507 4
9 Virginia Tech 22-4 488 11
10 Notre Dame 22-4 464 10
11 Duke 23-4 416 9
12 Michigan 20-6 340 12
13 Oklahoma 22-4 336 15
14 Arizona 21-6 322 18
15 Villanova 23-5 296 14
16 Ohio State 22-5 291 13
17 UCLA 21-6 279 16
18 Gonzaga 25-3 206 20
19 Texas 21-7 186 17
20 Iowa State 17-7 167 22
21 Colorado 21-6 113 21
22 North Carolina 19-8 100 19
23 Florida State 22-7 96 24
24 UNLV 25-2 78 23
25 Illinois 20-7 29 NR

Creston Police report (covering 2/17/22 through 2/20/22)

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February 21st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports eight arrests took place from Friday through Monday. At around 11-p.m. Friday, Officers arrested 23-year-old Bradford Guy Boyer, of Kent, on a Union County Warrant for Failure To Appear (FTA) on an original charge of Disorderly Conduct-Fighting/Violent Behavior. Boyer was also charged with Interference with Official Acts and Public Intox. He was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on $900 cash or surety bond.

Early Saturday morning, 54-year-old Shellie Joe Adams, of Creston, was arrested at the Creston Union County Law Enforcement Center (LEC), for OWI/1st offense. Adams was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond. At around 2:30-p.m., Saturday, 45-year-old Travis Quinn Wambold, of Fontanelle, was arrested in Creston on charges that include three Union County Warrants for: Harassment 1st an Aggravated Misdemeanor. Fail to Serve Jail Time. No Bond Must serve balance of sentence; FTA for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia a Simple Misdemeanor, and FTA on a Felony Theft in the 2nd Degree charge. Wambold was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5,000 cash only and $300 cash or surety bond.

At around 3:55-p.m., Saturday, 43-year-old Julio Cesar Villalpando Castro, of Creston, was arrested at Saint Malachy on a Union County Warrant for Theft in the 5th. Castro was taken to the Union County Jail where he later was released on $300 cash or surety bond.

Sunday afternoon, 23-year-old Noah Alexander Young, of Creston, was arrested at a pharmacy in the 400 block of S. Sumner Street. He was charged with Interference with Official Acts, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Marijuana 3rd or subsequent. Young was taken to the Union County Jail. He was later released on a $2,600 cash or surety bond. And, at around 10:15-p.m. Sunday, 23-year-old Sanden Kenneth Cheers, of Afton, was arrested in Creston. He was charged with OWI 1st offense. Cheers was transported to the Union County Jail and  later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

Late Monday night, 21-year-old Kelli Sabrina Romero, of Diagonal, was arrested at the intersection of Cherry and Buckeye. Romero was charged with OWI 2nd Offense. Romero was released on $2000 cash or surety bond. And, 39-year-old Christopher Earl Baker, of Afton, was arrested at the Creston Union County LEC. Baker was charged with OWI 1st Offense. He was transported to the Union County Jail and was being held on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

No. 6 Iowa women visit No. 7 Maryland Tuesday night

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February 21st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

The sixth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women will need to beat a pair of top ten foes this week to grab a share of the Big Ten regular season title. The Hawkeyes visit seventh rated Maryland Tuesday night and need a victory to set up a Sunday showdown against second ranked Indiana. The Hawkeyes are second in the league race at 14-2. Maryland is a game back at 13-3.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Maryland has not lost since a 96-82 setback in Iowa City earlier this month.

Bluder says the have prepared by studying the first meeting as well as what the Terps have done the last few games.

The Hawkeyes enter having won 11 of their last 12.

That’s Hawkeye guard Kate Martin