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(Radio Iowa) – Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum says he is focused on improvement and not individual accolades heading into the season. A finalist for the Rimington Trophy last year, Linderbaum has been named an AP preseason first team All-American.
Linderbaum says it was an easy decision to return to Iowa and not enter the NFL Draft.
Linderbaum says new offensive line coach George Barnett has been focused on consistency.
The Hawkeyes open at home on September fourth against Indiana.
(Radio Iowa) – Tight end play has been a big part of the rise of the Iowa State football program and that position group figures to be strong once again. Cyclone tight ends led the nation with 82 receptions a year ago and Charlie Kolar says with so many teams playing without a tight end on the field it gives them an advantage.
Kolar says Matt Campbell’s use of the tight end was a big factor in him coming to ISU.
Iowa State will open the season ranked seventh and Kolar believes the Cyclones have the right amount of confidence.
Senior Chase Allen says the use of tight ends helps the offense use multiple looks.
Allen says the tight ends need to be versatile in there play.
Allen says the tight ends also have to be good in the run game.
ISU opens September fourth at home against UNI.
(Radio Iowa) – Three virtual rather than in-person public hearings are being planned for next month, to give Iowans a chance to comment on proposed maps that will change the boundaries of Iowa’s congressional and legislative districts. The Legislative Services Agency is using 2020 Census data to align district boundaries based on population changes and it plans to present legislators with a new set of maps by Thursday, September 16th. Iowa’s Temporary Redistricting Advisory Committee is planning for public hearings to be held the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Two will be at night. One will be in the afternoon.
Members of the Advisory Committee says holding those forums online rather than at sites around the state will give more Iowans a chance to speak. Iowans may submit written comments as well. By law, at least three public hearings must be held before legislators can vote on the redrawn district maps.
RICKIE THOMAS, 64, of Atlantic, died Monday, August 23rd (2021), at home. Visitation with the family is from 11-a.m. until 1-p.m. Friday, Aug. 27th, at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic. Immediately afterward, a Celebration of Life graveside service for RICKIE THOMAS will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, west of Exira.
Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Memorials may be directed to the family, for later designation.
RICKIE THOMAS is survived by:
His children – Tedd (Lindsey) Thomas; Tonya Metheny; Misty Amdor; David Thomas; Robin (Jeremy) Kessler; Talon (Cody) Buckly; Jamie Smith and Brandy Smith.
and 15 grandchildren.
(Radio Iowa) – The Indianola School Board has voted to table discussion about changing the district’s “Indians” logo and mascot until after November’s school board election. School Board member Carolyn Langenwalter says the district has bigger issues to deal with right now. “My priority is the education of the kids at this point,” she said. “…I’m not disagreeing that we should talk about it, but I also think it’s something that we delay until we get through the pandemic.”
Several Indianola residents spoke during a period of public comment during Monday night’s board meeting. One woman who favors keeping the Indian mascot called it a symbol of bravery, courage and pride. A critic of the mascot said it promotes the idea Native Americans are historic or fictional figures. School Board member Ken Bresnan says it may take up to a year to have a respectful discussion in the community about the Indian mascot and whether it should be changed. “If we don’t take our time and shoot from the hip, the community hasn’t learned anything and we haven’t done our job,” Bresnan says. “We need to have time to share and to talk.”
The board asked for suggestions on how to gather community input. This isn’t the first time the issue has been debated in Indianola. One board member said her father was serving on the board 25 years ago when a similar discussion took place about Indianola’s mascot. Simpson College, also in Indianola, changed its mascot from the Redmen to the Storm in 1992.
Today: Partly Cloudy, hot & humid. High 96. Heat Index around 106. Heat Advisory in effect from Noon until 7-p.m. Winds S @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated showers & thunderstorms possible. Low 74. SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy warm & humid w/isolated shwrs & tstrms. High 93. Heat index values as high as 102. SE @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy, continued warm & humid w/isolated shwrs. High 95.
Friday: P/Cldy warm & humid w/iso. shwrs. High 93.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 95. Our Low was 75. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 95, and the Low was 63. The Record High was 105 degrees in 1936, and the Record Low was 37 in 1908.
A Heat Advisory put into effect Monday continues for today, effective from Noon until 7-p.m. all counties in the KJAN listening area are included in the Advisory.
* WHAT…Heat index values up around 105 expected.
* WHERE…Central and Southern Iowa, roughly Highway 30 and south.
* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
Officials with the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Monday night, said numerous narcotics-related arrests have been made over the past month:
Zelenka
Cobb
Abraham-Ollie
Moreno
He was charged with Theft in the 2nd Degree, Felon in Possession of a firearm, and possession of meth.
Ryan-Christo
Wells
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 23, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has accepted 2.8 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and private landowners for enrollment into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in 2021. This year, almost 1.9 million acres in offers have been accepted through the General CRP Signup, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has accepted over 897,000 acres for enrollment through the Continuous Signup. The Continuous Signup remains open and CRP Grasslands Signup closed last week, so USDA expects to enroll more acres into all of CRP than the 3 million acres that are expiring.
“Despite Congress raising the enrollment target in the 2018 Farm Bill, there have been decreases in enrollment for the past two years. The changes we made this spring have put us on the path to reverse this trend,” said Bob Wegand, Acting State Executive Director for the Iowa Farm Service Agency. “Even with the improved direction, USDA will still be about 4 million acres below the enrollment target. The CRP benefits for producers, sportsmen, wildlife, conservation and climate are numerous and well documented. We cannot afford to let them to be left on the table.”
The 4 million-acre shortfall in CRP would have had the following impacts:
Like other USDA conservation programs, CRP is a voluntary program that has a variety of options that can be tailored to the specific conservation issues of a state or region and desires of the landowner. The options run the gamut from working lands such as CRP Grasslands to partnerships with states and private entities to target a specific joint concern such as water quality or quantity.
“We are grateful to the leadership and staff at the USDA, who have worked diligently over the last several months to ensure that the Conservation Reserve Program remains a viable and effective conservation tool,” says Whit Fosburgh, president and CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. “Today’s announcement demonstrates that when the CRP is administered with the needs of landowners in mind, they respond by investing their lands in conservation. This course correction is needed now more than ever, as management decisions in recent years have left program acreage at a 30-year low, with an additional 4 million acres set to expire by October 2022. We look forward to continuing to work with the USDA to improve the trajectory of the CRP and guarantee that the program benefits our natural resources, landowners, and the sporting community for years to come.”
Continuous CRP Signup
Continuous CRP allows USDA to target the most sensitive land like highly erodible land, the most environmentally beneficial land like wetlands and buffers along streams and rivers, or locally identified critical habitat like State Acres For Wildlife. This targeted approach also reduces the whole-farm type enrollment in CRP that was more common when it first began and helps meet the conservation goals while maintaining the majority of the land in production agriculture. FSA has accepted offers from over 37,000 producers to enroll more than 897,000 acres through the Continuous Signup. This is double the enrollment from last year and three times the enrollment from 2018 and 2019. FSA expects this process to be completed by the end of September so contracts may start on October 1, 2021.
The growth in the targeted enrollment through Continuous Signup is due to a recommitment of USDA to incentives and partnerships that brought in nearly 1.4 million acres in 2016 and 2017. These efforts have also included the expansion of the Clean Lakes, Estuaries, and Rives Initiative 30-year (CLEAR30) from two regions to nationwide as well as moving State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) practices from the General to the Continuous signup. This year, offers for 20,000 acres have been submitted for CLEAR30 and 296,000 acres in SAFE practices.
General CRP Signup
FSA opened the General CRP Signup 56 in January 2021 and extended the original deadline to July 23, 2021, to enable producers to consider FSA’s new improvements to the program, which included higher rental payments and more incentivized environmental practices.
Additionally, FSA introduced a new Climate-Smart Practice Incentive to increase carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This incentive provides a 3%, 5% or 10% incentive payment based on the predominate vegetation type for the practices enrolled – from grasses to trees to wetland restoration.
Through CRP, producers and landowners establish long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees, to control soil erosion, improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat on cropland. In addition to the other well-documented benefits, lands enrolled in CRP is playing a key role in mitigating impacts from climate change.
A full list of changes to CRP, including those to the Continuous and General Signups, can be found in our “What’s New with CRP” fact sheet.