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Study of sexual violence among Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Iowa

News

April 28th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A nonprofit group for Iowans who are Asian American and Pacific Islanders is releasing its findings from a months-long study on the community’s attitudes and perceptions about sexual violence. Study author Loulwa Soweid  says participants reported barriers in reporting and preventing sexual violence within their communities, and they need more resources from the state.

Soweid says, “Participants were saying, ‘We want more education about our rights, we want more support from organizations, we want access to jobs.'” One of the big challenges is language. Soweid says, at first, it was disheartening to see the same patterns and barriers people have experienced in the past. “Then I shifted my perspective, and I think in the end, it just means there’s still work to be done,” Soweid says, “Change can be slow.”

The group “Monsoon Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity” facilitated the community listening sessions. The first round began last July and ended at the beginning of this year. The group plans to host more listening sessions in the future for other underrepresented populations in Iowa.

(reporting by Kassidy Arena, Iowa Public Radio)

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Court documents cite Iowan among those victimized in international pet scam

News

April 28th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – An Iowan who paid hundreds of dollars for a dog that was never delivered is listed as one of the victims in what federal prosecutors describe as an overseas scam targeting Americans. Prosecutors say puppies and other animals were listed for sale on the internet and once someone showed an interest, the scammers sent texts and email about getting the animal to its new home via a delivery service.

According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, the scammers also set up a fake delivery service — often demanding more money to get the pets transported or to deal with exposure to Covid. A woman from Fruitland, Iowa is listed as Victim number 2, in court documents. Prosecutors say she paid more than 18-hundred dollars for a mini-dachshund a year ago.

Twenty-eight-year-old Desmond Bobga, a citizen of Cameroon, was extradited from Romania to the U.S. to face wire fraud, identity theft and other charges in the case.

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Legislature sends governor bill targeting financial exploitation of dependent adults

News

April 28th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa legislature has sent the governor a bill to give investment advisors some legal protection for reporting suspicions that someone who cannot manage their own finances is being fleeced.  “It defines financial exploitation as wrongfully depriving eligible persons of assets, properties, etc.” That’s Senator Tim Kraayenbrink of Fort Dodge, who says the proposal is patterned after laws in 27 other states. It outlines when financial advisors can delay transactions if they suspect it’s not in the best interest of a dependent adult.

Advisors who report suspicious financial activity to authorities would be shielded from lawsuits. Representative Jon Jacobsen of Council Bluffs read from a Boston College paper during House debate of the bill. “A 2018 report by the US (Securities and Exchange Commission) estimated 90% of older adults who suffer financial abuse are exploited by trusted individuals such as neighbors, care providers, church officials or family members,” Jacobsen said, “and that accumulated losses can be in excess of $3 billion a year.”

In a separate bill, legislators are setting aside money so the Iowa Insurance Division can hire an investigator to focus on complaints about financial fraud targeting elderly and dependent adults. Legislators are also asking for a yearly report on how many dependent Iowa adults are victims of financial exploitation.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Wed., April 28 2021

Weather

April 28th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 65. NE @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers ending. Low 46. N @ 10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 65. NW @ 10-20.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 76.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High near 80.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our Low this morning, 47. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 73 and the Low was 39. The Record High on this date was 94 in 1910. The Record Low was 26 in 1965.

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Other Track Meets Scorecard 04/27/2021

Sports

April 28th, 2021 by admin

North Polk Boys Invite
Kuemper Catholic placed 5th at the meet, with North Polk coming out on top. Full results HERE.

Mount Ayr Boys Raider Relays
Mount Ayr won the Class A Division by a point over Earlham. Lenox won the Class B portion of the meet. Full results HERE.

Woodward-Granger Hawk Co-Ed Relays

Girls Team Scores

1
Nodaway Valley
162.00
2
Woodward Granger
105.00
3
West Central Valley
103.00
4
Greene County
80.00
5
Glidden-Ralston
65.00
6
Paton-Churdan
31.00

Nodaway Valley picked up wins from Maddax DeVault in the 200M (26.59 New School Record Time) and 100M Hurdles, Emma Lundy in the 800M, Maddie Fry in the Long Jump, 4x100M Relay 4x200M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Boys Team Scores

1
Greene County
185.00
2
Woodward-Granger
172.00
3
Glidden-Ralston
96.00
4
West Central Valley
63.00
5
Paton-Churdan
32.0

Brigham Daniel won the 100M, 200M, and 400M for Glidden-Ralston. The Wildcats also won the Distance Medley. Full results HERE.

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Spring Sports Scoreboard 04/27/2021

Sports

April 27th, 2021 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

St. Albert 4, Atlantic 3 (2OT) Ella Klusman of St. Albert scored 2 goals including game winner. Jada Jensen scored all three Atlantic goals.
CB Abraham Lincoln 2, CB Thomas Jefferson 0.
Treynor 10, Logan-Magnolia 0
Underwood 4, Harlan 1

BOYS SOCCER

CB Abraham Lincoln 10, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Des Moines Christian 1, West Central Valley/Nodaway Valley 0
Glenwood 10, Tri-Center 1
Kuemper Catholic 6, Panorama 1
Treynor 10, Logan-Magnolia 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Atlantic 8, Audubon 1
Clarke 7, Southwest Valley 2
Creston 9, Chariton 0
Denison-Schleswig 8, Bishop Heelan 1
Glenwood 6, Shenandoah 3
Lewis Central 6, Kuemper Catholic 3
Red Oak 5, Clarinda 4

BOYS TENNIS

Atlantic 6, Audubon 0
Clarinda 8, Red Oak 1
Denison-Schleswig 9, Harlan 0
Kuemper Catholic 8, Spirit Lake 1
Shenandoah 5, Glenwood 4
Southwest Valley 8, Clarke 1

CB City Tournament: 1. CB Abraham Lincoln 12, 2. St. Albert 21, 3. Lewis Central 22, 4. CB Thomas Jefferson 35. #1 Singles Champ: Jeff Miller, St. Albert. #1 Doubles Champ: Jeff Miller/Carter White, St. Albert.

GIRLS GOLF

CAM 215, Lenox 242, Riverside 250, East Union 256. Medalist; Chelsey Hoakison, Lenox 49.
Clarinda 224, Red Oak 236. Medalist: Payten Bass, Red Oak, 51.
Coon-Rapids-Bayard 211, Audubon 232. Medalist: Alaya Betts, CR-B, 49.
Creston 196, Chariton 234. Medalist: Rylie Driskell, Creston, 39.
Shenandoah 198, Glenwood 199
Sidney 192, East Mills 287. Medalist: Avery Dowling, Sidney, 43.

BOYS GOLF

Atlantic 168, Harlan 208. Atlantic scores: Braden Smith 38, Drey Newell 44, Garrett McLaren 39, Lane Nelson 47, Cruz Weaver 51, Roth Den Beste 47
CAM 170, Riverside 183, East Union 207, Lenox 237. Medalist: Logan Lawrence, CAM, 39.
Carroll 168, Denison-Schleswig 203.
Centerville North/South Invite at Honey Creek: 1. Knoxville 342, Albia 353, Clarke 355, Creston 357, Moravia 375, Chariton 380, Davis County 383, Centerville 405.
Clarinda 176, Red Oak 213. Medalist: Justus Fine, Clarinda, 42.
Glenwood 175, Shenandoah 201. Medalist: Tommy Johnson, Glenwood, 38.
Martensdale-St. Marys 194, Nodaway Valley 222, Central Decatur NTS. Medalist: Grant Ballard, Martensdale-St. Marys, 43.
Underwood 168, Griswold 206. Medalist: Coby Fink, Underwood, 35.
Sidney 198, East Mills 262. Medalist: Kyle Beam, Sidney, 40.

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Atlantic picks up girls tennis win over Audubon

Sports

April 27th, 2021 by admin

Atlantic Girls Tennis vs Audubon, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 4:30pm

Atlantic 8, Audubon 1

  1. Tessa Grooms 12 (A) def Kya Peterson (Au)                 8-3
  2. Nellie Grooms 12 (A) def Aleah Hermansen (Au)        8-3
  3. Genevieve Martinez 12(A) def Kate Tessman (Au)      8-1
  4. Olivia Engler 12 (A) def Rachel Heuss (Au)                  8-0
  5. Addi Schmitt 11 (A) def Jill Denny (Au)                        8-3
  6. Sophia Soebetka (Au) def Aspen Niklasen 11 (A)         8-2

Doubles

  1. Grooms/Grooms (A) def Peterson/Hermansen (Au)    8-4
  2. Martinez/Engler (A) def Tessman/Denny (Au)             8-3
  3. Schmitt/Molly McFadden 12 (A) def Heuss/Soebetka (Au) 8-3

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2021 Missouri Valley Lady Reds Relays

Sports

April 27th, 2021 by admin

Team Scores

  1. Harlan 144
  2. Treynor 96
  3. Carroll 91
  4. Denison 75.50
  5. AHSTW 66.50
  6. Riverside 49

Harlan won 9 events on their way to the team title. Lilly Metzger won the 400M, Liv Freund the 800M and 3000M, Brecken VanBaale in the 1500M, Lauren McLaughlin won the High Jump. The Cyclones also won the 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay, Sprint Medley, and Distance Medley. AHSTW’s Holly Hoepner won the 100M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles.

Full results: 2021 Lady Reds Relays

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2021 Fremont-Mills Co-Ed Relays

Sports

April 27th, 2021 by admin

Girls Team Scores

1
Fremont-Mills
175.00
2
Glenwood
104.00
3
East Mills
98.00
4
Stanton
86.00
5
Sidney
70.00
6
Iowa School for the Deaf
6.00
7
Heartland Christian
5.00

Boys Team Scores

1
East Mills
135.00
2
Glenwood
114.00
3
Fremont-Mills
106.00
4
Stanton
100.00
5
Sidney
93.00
6
Heartland Christian
10.00
7
Iowa School for the Deaf
6.00

Full results HERE.

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Audubon Bob Clark Co-Ed Relays 04/27/2021

Sports

April 27th, 2021 by admin

Girls Team Scores

1
Underwood
100.00
2
Audubon
84.00
3
Panorama
72.00
4
Clarinda
71.00
5
ACGC
61.00
6
Tri-Center
54.00
7
IKM-Manning
45.00
8
Ar-We-Va
37.00
9
CAM
33.00
10
Griswold
14.00
11
Grandview Christian
8.00
12
Southwest Valley
7.00
13
Exira-EHK
3.00

Underwood grabbed wins from Aliyah Humphrey in the 400M, Haylee Seidler in the Discus, 4x200M Relay, and 4x800M Relay. Audubon picked up wins from Hannah Thygesen in the 800M, 4x400M Relay. and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Tri-Center’s Peyton Pogge won the 1500M and 3000M. CAM’s Molly Venteicher won the Shot Put. ACGC’s Chloe Largent took the High Jump.

Boys Team Scores

1
Underwood
123.00
2
Clarinda
119.00
3
CAM
85.00
4
ACGC
81.00
5
IKM-Manning
64.00
6
Audubon
54.00
7
Coon Rapids-Bayard
31.00
8
Tri-Center
17.00
9
Southwest Valley
8.00
10
Ar-We-Va
6.00
11
AHSTW
1.00

Underwood won a strong number of events to pick up the crown. Brayden Wollan led the way with wins in the 100M and 200M. Audubon’s Gavin Smith won the 110M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles. ACGC’s Trevin Suhr won the 1600M and IKM-Manning’s Quentin Dreyer won the 3200M. CAM’s Lane Spieker won the Long Jump and the Cougars won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Sam Foreman, Jack Follmann, Cale Maas, Connor McKee).

Full results: 2021BobClarkRelays

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