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Heartbeat Today 6-20-2024

Ag/Outdoor, Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

June 20th, 2024 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Cass County Master Gardener Theresa Hansen about the Garden Walk Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  For more information, visits the Cass County Master Gardeners on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CassCoMG.

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2024 FIFTH Iowa Girls High School Softball Rankings

Sports

June 20th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Class 5A
School
 Record
LW
1
Ankeny Centennial
21-4
5
2
West Des Moines Valley
17-4
6
3
Waukee Northwest
18-4
2
4
Pleasant Valley
22-2
1
5
Johnston
17-6
3
6
Muscatine
17-5
4
7
Iowa City Liberty
13-7
8
8
Ankeny
13-11
8
9
Des Moines Roosevelt
19-5
13
10
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
15-9
14
11
Southeast Polk
16-13
NR
12
Waukee
12-12
9
13
Urbandale
15-10
NR
14
Ames
18-10
10
15
Dubuque Senior
16-8
15
 
Dropped Out: Cedar Rapids Prairie (12), Cedar Rapids Jefferson (11)
 
Class 4A
School
Record
LW
1
North Polk
24-2
1
2
Norwalk
20-2
2
3
Fort Dodge
18-5
3
4
North Scott
18-2
4
5
Western Dubuque
19-4
4
6
Dallas Center-Grimes
18-3
6
7
Carlisle
16-5
8
8
ADM
17-8
9
9
Cedar Rapids Xavier
18-7
10
10
Clear Creek-Amana
15-7
14
11
Winterset
14-13
11
12
Bondurant-Farrar
17-6
7
13
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
17-4
13
14
Pella
13-8
NR
15
Gilbert
10-9
15
 
Dropped Out: Burlington (12)
Class 3A
School
Record
LW
1
Williamsburg
20-4
1
2
Benton Community
20-4
2
3
Dubuque Wahlert
14-5
3
4
Mount Vernon
21-7
4
5
Davenport Assumption
13-9
6
6
Estherville Lincoln Central
20-4
5
7
Sumner-Fredericksburg
23-3
8
8
Washington
20-4
7
9
Clarinda
20-5
11
10
PCM
15-2
13
11
West Marshall
16-4
12
12
West Liberty
13-5
14
13
West Lyon
12-2
9
14
Central Lee
15-5
15
15
Chariton
11-6
NR

Dropped Out: Solon (10)
 
Class 2A
School
Record
LW
1
Van Meter
26-1
1
2
Alburnett
23-3
4
3
Northeast
15-4
2
4
West Monona
17-3
3
5
Iowa City Regina
12-7
5
6
Lisbon
15-6
6
7
Audubon
17-3
10
8
Missouri Valley
17-4
7
9
Cardinal
18-6
9
10
Interstate 35
13-10
8
11
East Marshall
19-3
12
12
Louisa-Muscatine
17-3
15
13
Durant
13-11
13
14
Wapsie Valley
15-7
NR
15
Jesup
14-7
14

Dropped Out: Central Springs (11)
 
 
Class 1A
School
Record
LW
1
Martensdale-St Marys
16-3
1
2
Wayne
17-2
2
3
Remsen St. Mary’s
12-0
4
4
Collins-Maxwell
17-1
8
5
Sigourney
14-5
3
6
Fort Dodge St. Edmond
13-5
5
7
Southeast Warren
15-2
7
8
North Linn
20-10
6
9
Newell-Fonda
18-5
9
10
Griswold
17-1
11
11
Mason City Newman Catholic
21-2
10
12
Earlham
16-11
12
13
Clarksville
12-7
13
14
Akron-Westfield
15-3
NR
15
Edgewood-Colesburg
19-8
14
 
Dropped Out: St. Ansgar (15)

High School Baseball Scores from Wednesday

Sports

June 20th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten 

Denison-Schleswig 11, St. Albert 7

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 7, Missouri Valley 3

Rolling Valley Conference 

Exira-EHK 2, Ar-We-Va 0
Coon Rapids-Bayard 16, Glidden-Ralston 0
Woodbine 6, CAM 0

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Martensdale-St Marys 19, Nodaway Valley 3

West Central Activities Conference 

Durant 4, ACGC 2
Durant 10, ACGC 8

High School Softball Scores from Wednesday

Sports

June 20th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten 

Council Bluffs Lincoln 4, Harlan 2
Atlantic 11, Kuemper Catholic 1
Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 3, #8 Missouri Valley 2
Council Bluffs Jefferson 13, Tri-Center 1

Raccoon River Conference

#7 Carlisle 8, #15 Gilbert 3

Pride of Iowa Conference 

#1 Martensdale-St Marys 17, Nodaway Valley 0

West Central Activities Conference 

#7 Southeast Warren 10, Pleasantville 5

Deer move more in warm weather

News

June 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

The director of the Wapello County Conservation Board says you may see more deer on and along the roadways in warm weather. Rick Tebbs says deer are like humans and stay in the shade to keep cool during the day, and then go on the move to look for food as the sun sets.

Tebbs says the deer we are most likely to see while driving around this time of the year are very young.

Tebbs suggests drivers should go easy on the gas pedal while traveling at night.

Experts say you should not swerve if you see a deer in the roadway, as you may lose control of your car and put yourself in danger.

New tracked device lets Iowa wheelchair users hit the beach

News

June 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowans who use wheelchairs to get around can now zip right onto the sandy beach — or practically anywhere else — at Big Creek State Park in a motorized track chair that’s part wheelchair and part A-T-V. Chad Kelchen, a parks supervisor with the Iowa D-N-R, says the new Action Trackchair is designed to handle tougher terrain than a typical wheelchair.

Iowa DNR photo of a track chair in use

The track chair is the first of its kind for the agency as Kelchen says they noticed people with mobility issues would end up stranded -near- but not -on- the beach, which had to be frustrating.

The Trackchair can handle slopes of up to 30 degrees and it features a cushioned seat, an adjustable reclining backrest and a headrest. Its battery charge will last five to seven hours, depending on the terrain.

The 20-thousand dollar chair came to Iowa at no charge through a grant from the Ford Bronco Wild Fund, which is administered by the America’s State Parks Foundation. Big Creek State Park is in Polk City, just north of Des Moines.

Iowa has more widespread testing for bird flu in dairy herds than other states

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – State Ag Secretary Mike Naig says Iowa officials are taking a different approach compared to other states when it comes to bird flu testing. When a poultry flock has been hit by the virus, the testing protocol has been that poultry operations within a 20 kilometer radius are tested.

Results are expected soon and Naig says there could be a big bump in the number of bird flu cases confirmed on Iowa dairy farms.

Teams of U-S-D-A experts have been in the state analyzing each of the sites where bird flu has been confirmed among poultry or dairy cattle.

Naig says even dairy farmers OUTSIDE of the mandatory testing zones have contacted state officials to say they suspect cattle are infected with the virus. Dairy cows are quarantined while they’re sick, but are not euthanized.

The strain of bird flu that’s been CONFIRMED at EIGHT dairy operations in northwest Iowa over the past few weeks is the same. Naig suspects bird flu is more widespread.

The main hit to dairies where bird flu is detected is a drop in milk production, but Naig says some Iowa dairy cows have died after being diagnosed with bird flu.

According to the U-S-D-A, it’s older dairy cows that die after getting the virus. The National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames is processing the tests for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Iowa dairy herds.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Thursday, June 20, 2024

Weather

June 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny w/a slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 86. S winds 10-20 mph.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 73.
Saturday: P/Sunny & breezy w/a 60% chance showers & thunderstorms. High near 91. S/SW @ 15-25 mph. B
Sat. Night: P/Cldy w/showers & thunderstorms mainly before 7pm. Low around 65.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

Atlantic Softball bounces back with win against Kuemper Catholic

Sports

June 19th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The Atlantic Trojan Softball team consistently hit away to have an 11-1 win at home against Kuemper Catholic on Wednesday night. The Trojans relied on sharp pitching from Riley Wood inside the circle and she delivered. Wood pitched 6 innings, had 1 earned run, 7 hits, 3 strikeouts, and only one walk. Head Coach Terry Hinzmann was impressed with the way her pitch variety shook up the Knights batters.

As a team Atlantic had some solid approaches to the plate with 10 hits. The Trojans best performers in the box were Riley Wood who went 2-4 with two triples and two RBI’s and Lila Wiederstein who went 2-4 with a single and triple and two RBI’s. Coach Hinzmann wanted this team to clean up their hitting and improve on staying patient at the plate.

The win improves Atlantic’s record to 19-12 on the season. Next stop for the Trojans is a road trip to Harlan on Thursday night and coach Hinzmann hopes to see continued focus from his team.

The loss drops Kuemper Catholic to 11-8 for the year and they head back home to face Greene County on Thursday evening.

Iowans to be Honored for Volunteer Service at Governor’s Volunteer Awards Ceremony

News

June 19th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Des Moines, Iowa – The 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Awards will be held 2-p.m. Tuesday, June 25th, at Ankeny High School (1155 SW Cherry Street, Ankeny). Governor Reynolds will recognize individuals and groups during the special ceremony. More than 400 awards are being presented this year.

Individual awards will be presented to southwest Iowans, including 13 people from Clarinda, and one each from Guthrie Center, Glenwood, Carson, Oakland, Villisca, Neola and Shenandoah. Group winners include: The Carson Community Rodeo; Friends of Lake Anita State Park; The Manning Regional Health Care Center; and Shenandoah Medical Center. (View the complete list of Award recipients HERE)

It is estimated that over 85 communities in Iowa were served by this year’s honorees. Coordinated by Volunteer Iowa, a program within the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS), the Governor’s Volunteer Award program—now in its 40th year—provides an easy way for Iowa nonprofits, charitable organizations, and government entities to honor their volunteers with a prestigious, state-level award.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says “Those being recognized are the people who invest in others without expecting anything in return—except, of course, for the fulfillment that comes from doing their part to give back to their community. This collective impact is nothing short of remarkable.”