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Cardinals beat Royals Tuesday

Sports

April 12th, 2022 by admin

The Cardinals got back to back homeruns from Nolan Arenado and Albert Pujols in the 1st inning to start the scoring and eventually picked up a 6-5 win.

Salvador Perez and Michael A. Taylor hit homers in the 2nd inning to tie the game for the Royals. Andrew Knizner broke the tie and secured the win with a 3-run blast for the Cardinals in the 4th inning. The Royals plated runs in the 7th and 8th to get within a run.

Jordan Hicks picked up the win on the mound for the Redbirds after Dakota Hudson started the game. The Cardinals move to 3-1 on the season and the Royals are now 2-3.

Wednesday’s game was later called off due to weather.

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Ongoing wastewater discharge on west side of Creston

News

April 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Creston, Iowa— Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources report a collapsed streambank and broken sewer line on Hurley Creek, in Creston, resulted in a wastewater discharge to the creek today (Tuesday).

The cast iron sewer line broke when the streambank caved in. Discharging at about five gallons per minute, the untreated wastewater is entering Hurley Creek near the North Spruce Street bridge south of West Spencer Street.

The DNR advised keeping children and pets away from the creek for 24 to 48 hours after the discharge stops.

The city was working to quickly repair the broken line.

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RACHEL L. JENSEN, 101, of Brayton (Svcs. Private)

Obituaries

April 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

RACHEL L. JENSEN, 101, of Brayton, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Exira Care Center. Private family services will be held for RACHEL JENSEN.  Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Anita is assisting the family.

Burial will take place at the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.

Memorials may be directed to the family in honor of Rachel, they will be designated to some of her favorite local charities, and they may be mailed to the funeral home at P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, IA 50022.

RACHEL L. JENSEN is survived by:

Her daughter – Marilyn Dill, of West Des Moines

Her sons – Robert Jensen, of rural Brayton, James (“Jim”) Jensen, of Elkhorn, and Charles (“Charlie”) Jensen, of Marne.

11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

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Renewable Fuels Association says Biden has taken important step for E15 sales

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – President Biden visited an Iowa ethanol plant this (Tuesday) afternoon to highlight his administration’s move to allow nationwide sales of E-15 during the summer months. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw says it’s the single most important step Biden could have taken to keep fuel costs down this summer.

“It’s keeps a cheaper fuel that’s more ‘Made in America’ in the market when we’re dealing with these overseas oil embargoes of Russia and all this stuff that’s driving up prices,” Shaw says. In parts of rural Iowa, E-15 is about 30 cents per gallon cheaper than gasoline with 10 percent ethanol and it’s a cheaper option near Shaw’s office in suburban Des Moines.

“Down the street from me there’s one store on one side of the street that’s selling E15 10 cents under and the store on the other side of the street is selling it for 20 cents under E10,” Shaw says, “so you know which one I go to.” Some stations in Minnesota and other parts of the country have E-15 priced 50 cents a gallon cheaper than E-10.

The Trump Administration moved to allow year-round sales of E-15 in 2019, but a recent court ruling in a lawsuit filed by the oil industry would have blocked sales in much of the country this summer.  “We really appreciate what President Biden is doing not just to help Iowans and Americans save money this year, but E15 won’t leave the marketplace,” Shaw says.

“There won’t be a disruption and we’ll continue to work with them on a permanent fix.” There are 22-hundred gas stations in Iowa and about 275 of them offer E-15. “Consumers who have access to E15 are going to continue to save money,” Shaw says. Shaw was among the crowd at the POET plant near Menlo for today’s (Tuesday’s) event.

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Biden speaks in Menlo

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – President Biden has taken a temporary step to ensure E-15 can be sold year-round.

Biden spoke about the decision to a crowd of invited guests inside an ethanol plant near Menlo Tuesday afternoon.

Biden says energy prices are the major driver of inflation right now.

Emily Skor is executive director of Growth Energy, a trade association for ethanol producers. Skor says the president has made a commitment to find a permanent fix.

In 2019, the Trump Administration moved to allow nationwide E-15 sales from June to mid-September.

Twitter photo of Pres. Biden at POET Biorefining, via Christian Datoc, White House Correspondent, Washington Examiner.

A federal judge ruled in favor of the oil industry’s challenge of that move and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case. That means the litigation path for addressing this issue is closed and Skor says the industry is pursuing two options: E-P-A action or passage of a bill in congress.

Iowa Farm Bureau president Brent Johnson says ethanol is a major market for one of Iowa’s main crops and Biden’s announcement helps stabilize the ethanol industry.

Biden made the announcement in a storage barn for dried distillers grain — by by-product of ethanol production and hosts left a 300 ton pile of it inside for the event.. Michael Walz is a V-P for POET, the company that owns the facility Biden visited.

POET operates 33 ethanol plants in eight states.

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ISU’s Enaruna enters transfer portal

Sports

April 12th, 2022 by admin

Iowa State forward Tristan Enaruna has entered the transfer portal. The 6-8 junior played an average of 14.4 minutes per game last season for the Cyclones, averaging 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds along the way.

Enaruna will be heading to his third team in three years. He came to Iowa State from Kansas as a transfer before last season. He will have to sit out a year next season unless he gets an NCAA waiver since it’s his second transfer. Enaruna joins Tre Jackson and Jaden Walker as ISU players that have entered the transfer portal.

As the roster currently sits ISU still has three scholarship spots available for next season.

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Harlan Police report, 4/12/22

News

April 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Harlan, Iowa) – The Harlan Police Department reports three, recent arrests. On Saturday, April 9th, 24-year-old Miranda Marie Shamblin, of Harlan, was arrested following a call for service. Shamblin was transported to the Shelby County Jail where she was charged with assault and interference with official acts.

On April 6th, 27-year-old Mackenzie Ann Robinson, of Harlan, was arrested by Harlan Police on an active Shelby County warrant. Robinson was transported to the Shelby County Jail where she was charged with violation of a no contact order.

And on April 5th, 28-year-old Brandon Christopher Allen, of Harlan, was arrested following a call for service. Allen was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with violation of a no contact order.

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Co-Ed Slow pitch softball league forming in Atlantic

Sports

April 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department is starting up a COED Slow Pitch Softball League. For more information, see the flyer:

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Iowa men’s basketball set to play in 2022 Emerald Coast Classic

Sports

April 12th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa, California, Clemson, and TCU headline the field for the 2022 Emerald Coast Classic, presented by Global Sports.

The tournament will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 25-26, at Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida. As part of the tournament, each of the four teams will also play two preliminary home contests prior to traveling to Florida. Game matchups will be announced later this summer.

Iowa and TCU, who competed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, will both be making their second appearance in the Emerald Coast Classic. The Horned Frogs won the 2017 Emerald Coast Classic title, beating St. Bonaventure in the championship. The Hawkeyes played in the 2016 Emerald Coast Classic.

Iowa captured the 2022 Big Ten Tournament championship, tied for fourth in the conference regular season standings and won 26 overall games, the second most wins in a single season in program history.

Fran McCaffery has coached Iowa to 20-plus wins eight of the last 10 seasons, including four straight years. The Hawkeyes have competed in the last three NCAA Tournaments and have been ranked in the final Associated Press Poll each of the last three years: No. 16 in 2020, No. 8 in 2021 and No. 25 in 2022.

“We’re excited that we continue to attract teams from the premier basketball conferences in the country,” said tournament director Maury Hanks, chief executive officer of Global Sports. “We strive to bring the best college basketball teams possible to the Emerald Coast of Florida.”

For more tournament information visit emeraldcoastclassic.com.

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Maryville 1st, Atlantic 2nd at Shenandoah boys golf tournament 04/12/2022

Sports

April 12th, 2022 by admin

The Shenandoah boys golf tournament was held on Tuesday at American Legion Memorial Golf Course. The tournament was shortened to a 9-hole event instead of 18 due to weather.

Team Scores Large Division

  1. Maryville 165
  2. Atlantic 170
  3. Glenwood 173
  4. Harlan 180
  5. Clarinda 189
  6. Denison 200
  7. Red Oak 221
  8. Shenandoah 228

Team Scores Small Division

  1. Sidney 172
  2. Bedford 179
  3. Fremont-Mills 186
  4. Nodaway Valley 188
  5. Southwest Valley 209
  6. East Mills 219
  7. Essex/Stanton 230

Individual Top 10

  1. Bradley Gebbie, Nodaway Valley, 37
  2. Jacob Scott, Maryville, 38
  3. Trevin Cunningham, Maryville, 38
  4. Cole Jorgensen, Sidney, 39
  5. Jace Gubbels, Harlan, 39
  6. Jade Spangler, Shenandoah, 39
  7. Lane Nelson, Atlantic, 40
  8. Braden Sneed, Glenwood, 40
  9. Kyle Beam, Sidney, 40
  10. Gavin Schau, Glenwood, 41

Atlantic Scores
Lane Nelson, 40 -7th Place
Cruz Weaver, 42- 11th Place
Tristan Hayes, 43- 12th Place
Garrett McLaren, 45
Roth Den Beste, 47
Cooper Jipsen, 52

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