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Young’s 15 lead Oklahoma past Iowa State 81-60

Sports

March 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — If this was Trae Young’s last home game for Oklahoma, he went out a winner. Young had 15 points and six assists to help Oklahoma defeat Iowa State 81-60 on Friday night. The freshman who leads the nation in scoring and assists is projected to be a high draft pick if he leaves school. He has said he will sit down with his family after the season to make a decision.

Kameron McGusty scored 18 points and Christian James added 15 for the Sooners (18-12, 8-10 Big 12), who needed the win to strengthen their NCAA Tournament resume after a blowout loss to Baylor earlier in the week. It was the first time Oklahoma won by more than 10 points since Jan. 3.

Lindell Wigginton scored 20 points for Iowa State (13-17, 4-14), which lost its sixth straight. The Cyclones were without injured starters Nick Weiler-Babb and Solomon Young for the fourth straight game, and they continued to struggle. Iowa State shot just 32.3 percent from the field.

Iowa State made just 15 of 27 free throws. Oklahoma made one more free throw than the Cyclones, despite having seven fewer attempts. Prohm, taking blame for Iowa State’s struggles: “We should be better. We are not. I take blame. Put it on me. I haven’t got them to perform on the level they need to. It’s unacceptable. It’s not what this program deserves. Bottom line. I get it. I know it. And it’s frustrating because it deserves better.”

UP NEXT: Iowa State will play in the Big 12 Tournament. Oklahoma will also play in the Big 12 Tournament.

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Skyscan Weather Forecast for Atlantic & the Area, 3/3/18

Weather

March 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

From Freese-Notis Meteorologist Richard Garuckas…

Today: Mostly sunny & breezy. High 60. S/Se @ 10-20 w/gusts to around 30.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 45. S/SE @ 10-15, w/gusts to near 20.

Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/a 20% chance of showers. High 54. S/SE @ 15-30.

Sunday night: Cldy w/shwrs & tstrms. Low 43.

Monday: Mo. Cldy w/a 30% chance of morning showers. High 45.

Tuesday: A chance of rain or snow. High 37.

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Sidney woman arrested on multiple warrants Friday night

News

March 3rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports his deputies, Friday night, arrested on multiple warrants, 29-year old Bianca Elizabeth Countryman, of Sidney. An investigation into her activities began at the end of November 2017 and continued into this year, as the Sheriff’s office was conducting investigations into the delivery of controlled substances in Fremont County.

Countryman’s warrants include, Delivery of Methamphetamine, Delivery of marijuana, Delivery of prescription pills, Conspiracy to deliver controlled substance, and Child Endangerment.

She was arrested at her residence in Sidney without incident and transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center, where her cash bond was set at $75,000.

Bianca Countryman (Fremont Co. S/O photo)

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Thomas putback at 1.2 lifts Bradley over Drake 63-61 in MVC

Sports

March 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Donte Thomas wrapped up his 13-point, 14-rebound double-double with a putback with 1.2 seconds left to lift Bradley to a 63-61 win over Drake on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

Darrell Brown led the fifth-seeded Braves (20-12) with 24 points. He sank a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game at 61 with 2:49 to play. Both teams had opportunities after that, but the fourth-seeded Bulldogs (16-16) missed their last eight shots after Reed Timmer’s 3-pointer at 6:29 produced a 57-56 lead. Bradley had four misses between its last two baskets.

Bradley faces league champion Loyola Chicago in the semifinals on Saturday.
Drake, which hasn’t played in a MVC semifinal since 2008, closed the first half with a 10-2 run for a 35-27 lead. Bradley scored the first 12 points of the second half to go up 39-35 and the biggest lead after that was six points.

Timmer led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Drake shot 29 percent from the floor in the second half and was outrebounded 25-14 after intermission.

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Red Oak man arrested Friday afternoon

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March 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, Friday afternoon, arrested 58-year old Thomas Oscar Anderson, of Red Oak. The man was taken into custody for Violation of a Protection Order. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond, pending an appearance before the magistrate.

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Ernst stops in Atlantic, Friday afternoon

News

March 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst, from Red Oak, stopped in Atlantic, Friday afternoon. She first toured the Nishna Valley YMCA before paying a visit to the Ann W. Wickman Early Childhood Development Center, where she engaged the students in reading from Dr. Seuss’ “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can you?”

Sen. Joni Ernst

Afterward, Ernst sat down with reporters, where she was asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin, who, on Thursday boasted of new nuclear weapons that he said render NATO’s U.S.-led missile defenses useless. Ernst said “Russia is not our friend.” She said she had not been brief yet, on the specific capabilities…but, Russia is a concern and Russia will continue to be a concern for a very long time. They are what we consider a “Near peer” adversary, as well as China, Iran and North Korea. We like to keep our eyes on folks like that.”

Ernst was asked about whether or not Putin is just “Blowing smoke” when it comes to his stealth nuclear capabilities. She said “He likes to project power, and if he’s doing that just by “blowing smoke,” he will do that, but we do Russia has some nefarious intentions, especially when it comes to the United States, so we need to keep our eye on him and push back where we can push back.”

As for the RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard), Ernst said “Renewable fuels/biofiels are extremely important. Not just to the State of Iowa, [but] from a producer standpoint, a lot of folks from across the Midwest those that grow corn and use ethanol they are very concerned. They want to uphold the [RFS] but, it’s important to the nation as well. We look at clean air standards..it’s better than burning just purely fossil fuels, and it does decrease our reliance on foreign energy sources. So we think it’s very important to maintain it, keep pushing for it.

Late last month, the Whitehouse said talks will continue on a dispute over the future of the RFS, which has pitted producers from corn producing states against oil producing states. The standard requires biofuels from corn and soybeans to be blended into gasoline and diesel. Midwest states have sought to maintain the standards while oil companies have pushed to ease the mandates.

Ernst also mentioned she was concerned about the trade tariff on aluminum and steel President Trump has proposed, saying “Maybe it wasn’t as thoroughly vetted as it should have been, because now we have the WTO (World Trade Organization), that’s saying they may have “Trade wars” now, between other nations and the United States. She says she’s concerned because it may have implications “In our ag trade space.”

Prior to being Atlantic, Ernst was in Panora where she visited a tele-com company, and learned how broadband infrastructure will be important for rural communities as well as in town.

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MVC champ Loyola Chicago holds off N Iowa 54-50 in quarters

Sports

March 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Donte Ingram had 13 points and eight rebounds, Marques Townes had 13 points and the game-clinching free throw with 2.3 seconds remaining and top-seeded Loyola Chicago held off ninth-seeded Northern Iowa 54-50 on Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Ingram’s layup with 57.7 seconds to go had the Ramblers (26-5), who have their most wins since the 1948-49 team went 26-9, up 51-43. A putback by Klint Carlson at 48.1 seconds and a 3-pointer from the right wing by Wyatt Lohaus after Loyola missed the front end of a one-and-one, made it 51-48 with 30 seconds left.

Loyola again missed a free throw but UNI missed a 3-pointer before freshman Lucas Williamson got his only points of the game with two free throws at 10.8 seconds. Tywhon Pickford scored on a putback for Northern Iowa before Townes iced it.
Loyola, on a season-best eight-game winning streak, faces fifth-seeded Bradley in the semifinals on Saturday.

Bennett Koch scored 20 points for Northern Iowa (16-16).

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Minnesota women nip Iowa 90-89 despite Gustafson’s record 48

Sports

March 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carlie Wagner and Kenisha Bell combined for 53 points and Minnesota defeated Iowa 90-89 on Friday despite a school and Big Ten Tournament record 48 points by the Hawkeyes’ Megan Gustafson.

Wagner had 27 points and Bell 26, but the fourth-seeded Golden Gophers (23-7) were not assured a semifinal date with top-seeded and 13th-ranked Ohio State on Saturday until Amanda Ollinger’s 3-pointer missed as time ran out.

Gustafson was 19 of 26 from the field and 10 of 12 from the foul line to surpass the 43 points Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell scored in 2016. Gustafson’s last points, a 3-point play, put the fifth-seeded Hawkeyes up 87-85 with 1:23 to play and broke the school record of 46 points set by Chrystal Smith on Nov. 11, 2005.

Destiny Pitts, who had 14 points, quickly answered with a 3-pointer for Minnesota and Gadiva Hubbard, who scored 15, made a steal and then two free throws at 52 seconds for a 90-87 lead.

Kathleen Doyle got a quick layup for Iowa (24-7) at 35 seconds and Ollinger got a steal with 10 seconds left but couldn’t connect after a timeout.

Iowa was 33 of 61 from the field but Minnesota put up 19 more shots because of fewer turnovers (7 to 19) and more offensive rebounds (13 to 6).

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Spartans fall to Springville in Semifinals

Sports

March 2nd, 2018 by admin

The Exira-EHK Spartans started strong against two-time defending champion Springville on Friday but couldn’t sustain the momentum through the rest of the game and fell 57-41 in the Class 1A Semifinal match-up.

The Spartans jumped out to an early 8-2 lead but the Orioles sank 3 three point shots to take their first lead by the end of the first quarter 13-11. The Orioles then pushed that advantage to 29-18 by half and then really put the game out of reach by outscoring the Spartans 19-11 in the third quarter.

Springville’s defense was a big factor as they packed in the lane with a 2-3 zone to keep the ball away from Sophia Peppers and Kealey Nelson. The Orioles forced 20 Spartan turnovers and led the points off turnovers category 26-3.

Star post player Michaela Nachazel finished with 15 points and 4 rebounds to lead Springville back to the 1A State Title game for the fourth straight season. Fellow seniors Madi Wagaman (13) and Rylee Menster (12) also finished in double figures.  The Orioles will try for their third straight State Title on Saturday night at 7:00pm against the Newell-Fonda/Central Decatur winner.

The Spartans were led by 13 points from Sophia Peppers and 8 each from Ellie Schultes and Kamryn Waymire. Peppers and fellow senior Kealey Nelson end an illustrious career for Exira-EHK with a career record of 96-6 and 72-1 in the Rolling Valley Conference.

Exira-EHK Head Coach said after the game that he is just so proud of what they have been able to accomplish.

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House speaker says ‘it’s possible’ corporate tax cuts may be included in House tax bill

News

March 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Republican House Speaker Linda Upmeyer says a reduction in Iowa’s CORPORATE tax rate may be tacked onto the tax bill that cleared its first hurdle in the House yesterday (Thursday).  “I think it’s possible,” Upmeyer says. “We’re not going to preclude any topic at this point, I don’t think. The Senate sent a bill that they have an interest in doing. The governor sent us a bill and we’re going to see what we can do to come up with something that’s just good for Iowans.”

The House bill, as currently crafted, would cut income taxes for individuals, but NOT corporations. It’s modeled after the tax plan Governor Kim Reynolds unveiled two weeks ago that would cut taxes by about 300-million dollars annually. The SENATE G-O-P’s plan eventually would cut a BILLION in taxes each year. Upmeyer says House Republicans intend to be “pragmatic” when it comes to tax cuts, to ensure the cuts don’t endanger the state’s ability to fulfill spending obligations on priorities like education, public safety and health care.

“We want a common sense approach on how we move forward,” Upmeyer says. The governor’s plan and the House G-O-P proposal both include “triggers” that would stop any scheduled tax CUTS — if state tax collections fail to grow by at least three-and-a-half percent, year-to-year. Upmeyer suggests the same “triggers” could be applied to any cut in CORPORATE taxes.

“We want to make sure we’re able to fund Iowans’ priorities and that additional dollars return to the taxpayer,” Upmeyer says. “Including safeguards, triggers in the plan, I think, could achieve that.” SENATE Republicans propose cutting the state’s corporate tax rate from 12 down to seven percent.

(Radio Iowa)

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