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City of Fontanelle Special Election results

News

December 14th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Fontanelle, Iowa) –  Citizens in Fontanelle went to the polls, Tuesday (Dec. 13), to determine which of five candidates would fill three vacancy seats on the City Council, in a Special Election. Auditor Mandy Berg reports the candidates with the most votes were:

  • Dianna Goetz, with 52
  • Dawn Brown, 44
  • Carol M. Barrett, 40.

Candidates Lane A. Ellis and Jeffrey Ivan Thompson, received 33 and 26 votes, respectively. James Campbell received zero votes.

There were also nine write-in votes cast. The results are unofficial until the Board of Supervisors canvasses them on December 20, 2022. The write-in results could also potentially change the outcome. Those results will not be available until later today (Wednesday).

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High School Wrestling Scoreboard 12/13/2022

Sports

December 14th, 2022 by admin

BOYS WRESTLING

@ Red Oak

Logan-Magnolia 53, Red Oak 21
Logan-Magnolia 64, St. Albert 15
Logan-Magnolia 53, Riverside 30
Red Oak 36, Riverside 30
Red Oak 40, St. Albert 24
Riverside 48, St. Albert 24

@ Glenwood

Creston 45, Glenwood 27
Creston 68, West Central Valley 6
Creston 63, Treynor 15
Glenwood 54, Treynor 24
Glenwood 47, West Central Valley 21
West Central Valley 51, Treynor 30 

@ Maryville, MO

Maryville 48, Southwest Valley 36
Penney 42, Southwest Valley 27
Southwest Valley 54, Stanberry 24
Maryville 42, Penney 38
Penney 60, Stanberry 12

@ Sheldon

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 78, Denison-Schleswig 12
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 71, Westwood 12
Westwood 60, Denison-Schleswig 15

@ South Central Calhoun

Tri-Center 48, Audubon 12
East Sac County 36, Tri-Center 30
East Sac County 36, Audubon 18
South Central Calhoun 42, Tri-Center 36
South Central Calhoun 51, Audubon 15

@ Underwood

Missouri Valley 39, Underwood 32
Missouri Valley 78, Griswold 0
Missouri Valley 42, Nodaway Valley 36
Nodaway Valley 78, Griswold 6
Underwood 60, Griswold 12
Underwood 43, Nodaway Valley 30

GIRLS WRESTLING

Panorama Scramble

SWAT Valkyrie had 3 first place finishers at the Panrorama Scramble on Tuesday night. Ellen Gerlock, Evy Marlin, and Adyson Lundquist all won their brackets.

Riverside had 1st place finishes from Paola Gonzalez and Markely Yanes.

Denison-Schleswig’s Claire Miller was a bracket winner.

Full results HERE

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Too many miscues cost Atlantic boys against Kuemper Catholic

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

The Atlantic boys basketball team suffered through some mental lapses, turnovers, and missed close-range shots in a 77-62 loss to Kuemper Catholic on Tuesday night. The Trojans held tight early with the game tied at 16 at the end of the first, but Kuemper built a 34-23 lead by half. The Knights seem to answer any Atlantic charge the rest of the way.

The Trojans struggled taking good care of the ball at times and head coach Derek Hall said their statisticians recorded 25 turnovers and that made the difference.

Jayden Proehl led the Trojans with 17 points and Colton Rasmussen added 15. Atlantic drops to 1-4 on the season and will travel to Lewis Central on Friday, a game we’ll have on KJAN.

Kuemper Catholic was led by 18 points from Dawson Gifford and the Knights improved to 4-1. They will face Kingsley-Pierson in their next game on Friday.

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Atlantic girls finish strong in win over Kuemper Catholic

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

Aubrey Guyer banked in a three at the end of the third quarter and that helped spark the Atlantic girls basketball team to a strong finish and 49-42 win over Kuemper Catholic on Tuesday night.

The Trojans led by as many as 8 in the second quarter but that lead dwindled away with the Knights getting their first lead of the game at 32-31 late in the third quarter. Atlantic used a 7-0 run early in the fourth to get the separation they needed for the win. Atlantic head coach Dan Vargason was proud of the way the team finished.

Jada Jensen led Atlantic with 18 points and Coach Vargason said her aggressiveness was a big difference in the game.

Atlantic has put together a 4-game win streak and improved to 5-2 on the season. Next up for the Trojans is a trip to Lewis Central on Friday. We’ll have that game on KJAN.

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High School Basketball Scoreboard 12/13/2022

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 49, Kuemper Catholic 42 (A: Jada Jensen 18pts)
Creston 51, Shenandoah 48
Harlan 60, Glenwood 56
Lewis Central 57, Norwalk 38

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 55, Missouri Valley 29
Riverside 52, Audubon 35
Treynor 60, Tri-Center 21
Underwood 52, Logan-Magnolia 35

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 95, West Harrison 47
Exira-EHK 65, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
Glidden-Ralston 67, Paton-Churdan 45
Woodbine 71, Ar-We-Va 26

Corner Conference

Fremont-Mills 55, Sidney 40
Griswold 53, Hamburg 37
Stanton 70, Essex 19

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 77, Southeast Warren 26
Lenox 57, Southwest Valley 52
Nodaway Valley 97, Bedord 18 (NV: Lindsey Davis 43pts, new single game school record)
Wayne 66, East Union 31

Other Scores

CB Abraham Lincoln 46, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 36
Earlham 45, West Central Valley 38
LeMars 71, CB Thomas Jefferson 22
Winterset 41, Carroll 29

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Kuemper Catholic 77, Atlantic 62 (A: Jayden Proehl 17pts)
Creston 64, Shenandoah 24
Harlan 62, Glenwood 57 (H: Jacob Birch 33pts, 14reb)
Norwalk 67, Lewis Central 40

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW def Missouri Valley
Audubon 57, Riverside 56 (A: Collin Bauer hits wild game winning three after an intentional free throw miss by the Wheelers)
Treynor 66, Tri-Center 52
Underwood 68, Logan-Magnolia 29

Rolling Valley Conference

Exira-EHK 76, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
West Harrison 73, CAM 43
Woodbine 59, ArWeVa 45

Corner Conference

Griswold 65, Hamburg 25
Heartland Christian 64, Whiting 20
Stanton 71, Essex 46
Fremont-Mills 57, Sidney 55

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 58, Nodaway Valley 50 (NV: Boston DeVault 18pts)
Central Decatur 71, Southeast Warren 49
Southwest Valley 63, Lenox 55
Wayne 50, East Union 48

Other Scores

ACGC 79, Woodward Academy 45
Carroll 66, Winterset 62
CB Abraham Lincoln 56, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 37
Earlham 62, West Central Valley 42
LeMars 83, CB Thomas Jefferson 47

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Gov. Reynolds issues directive to ban access to TikTok on State of Iowa devices 

News

December 13th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES — Today (Tuesday), Governor Kim Reynolds issued a directive to the Iowa Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer to ban TikTok on all state-owned devices and prohibit state agencies from subscribing to or owning a TikTok account.

“It is clear that TikTok represents a national security risk to our country and I refuse to subject the citizens of Iowa to that risk,” said Gov. Reynolds. “They trust us with their personal and confidential information and we will take every step possible to protect it, including from the Chinese government. The safety of Iowans is my number one priority and that includes their cybersecurity.”

Governor Reynolds’ directive joins several other governors across the United States that have also banned the use of TikTok on any state-owned devices due to security concerns with the Chinese-owned social media platform.

The Governor’s directive goes into effect immediately.

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AP Women’s College Basketball Top 25 12/12/2022

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

1 South Carolina (28) 9-0 700 1
2 Stanford 10-1 672 2
3 Ohio State 10-0 627 3
4 Indiana 10-0 623 4
5 Notre Dame 8-1 577 5
6 Virginia Tech 10-0 549 7
7 North Carolina 8-1 514 T-8
8 NC State 9-1 505 T-8
9 UConn 7-2 450 6
10 UCLA 9-1 416 13
11 LSU 9-0 391 11
12 Iowa 8-3 369 16
13 Utah 8-0 359 15
14 Iowa State 7-2 329 10
15 Maryland 9-3 310 20
T-16 Oregon 7-1 264 17
T-16 Creighton 8-1 264 18
18 Baylor 7-2 186 19
19 Michigan 9-1 181 14
20 Arizona 7-1 177 12
21 Arkansas 12-0 169 21
22 Kansas 9-0 149 NR
23 Gonzaga 9-2 100 22
24 Oklahoma 8-1 72 23
25 Villanova 9-2 56 25

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Iowa State researchers use lasers to stimulate chickens to exercise

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 13th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Anyone who’s ever entertained a cat with a laser pointer will understand the premise behind the latest research at Iowa State University involving lasers and young chickens. I-S-U animal science professor Liz Bobeck found a way to motivate chickens to move around using specially-designed lasers. They project a red dot onto the floor of the pens to stimulate the birds’ predatory instincts, encouraging them to be more active.

“It gives them something else to do in their day-to-day tasks,” Bobeck says. “It gives them a choice to have an option to play, which I think is something that is kind of neat. From a performance and welfare benefit, they are up and moving. They are able to grow faster, better, stronger bones. They have better feed conversion.” That’s especially important because as the chickens approach market weight, they often become more sedentary, but the lasers keep them hopping.

“Our initial work was for four minutes, four times a day,” Bobeck says, “and we move the lasers in kind of a random pattern so the birds feel like they’re chasing something that would be moving at the speed of a bug or an insect that they might like to chase anyway.” An initial concern was that if the birds exercised more, they’d lose weight, but Bobeck says they’re finding the opposite, that the broilers saw improved weight gain and bone density.

“When the birds get up and play with the laser, they actually go to the feeder and to the water, so they spend more time eating and drinking and walking, and then actually growing,” Bobeck says, “and this is translating to really cool benefits as far as meat quality goes.” Laser pointers always carry warnings about how dangerous it can be to gaze into the high-intensity light, but Bobeck says none of the test chickens have wound up visually impaired.

“We haven’t found yet that the birds can figure out where the lasers are coming from since they’re moving,” Bobeck says. “But we also have not seen any issues with birds looking into the laser and becoming blind, and it’s also the safest wavelength for humans. So, our goal is to also not harm any person that will be working in the barn.” I-S-U is working with a livestock lighting company to eventually take this concept to market.

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AP Men’s College Basketball Poll 12/12/2022

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

1 Purdue (27) 10-0 1,508 4
2 Virginia (19) 8-0 1,476 3
3 UConn (15) 11-0 1,466 5
4 Alabama 8-1 1,326 8
5 Houston 9-1 1,224 1
6 Tennessee (1) 9-1 1,189 7
7 Texas 7-1 1,173 2
8 Kansas 9-1 1,165 6
9 Arizona 8-1 1,096 10
10 Arkansas 9-1 1,029 9
11 Baylor 7-2 881 12
12 Duke 10-2 840 15
13 Kentucky 7-2 688 16
14 Indiana 8-2 622 14
15 Gonzaga 7-3 621 18
16 UCLA 8-2 606 19
17 Mississippi State 9-0 497 23
18 Illinois 7-3 487 17
19 Auburn 8-1 453 11
20 Maryland 8-2 414 13
21 TCU 8-1 270 24
22 Wisconsin 8-2 255 NR
23 Ohio State 7-2 209 25
24 Virginia Tech 10-1 109 NR
25 Miami (Fl.) 10-1 100 NR

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AP Iowa High School Boys Basketball Poll 12/12/2022

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, and total points:

Class 4A

Record Pts
1. Waukee Northwes (5) 4-0 74
2. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy (3) 3-0 64
3. Ankeny Centennial 4-0 56
4. Waukee 4-1 48
5. Dubuque, Senior 3-0 46
6. Sioux City, East 4-0 32
7. North Scott, Eldridge 3-0 22
7. Indianola 3-0 22
(tie) Iowa City, West 4-0 22
(tie) Cedar Falls 2-0 22

Others receiving votes: Burlington 9. Johnston 7. Valley, West Des Moines 7. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 3. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 3. Des Moines, Lincoln 1. Marshalltown 1. Waterloo, East 1.

Class 3A

Record Pts
1. North Polk, Alleman (2) 4-0 73
2. Xavier, Cedar Rapids (5) 4-0 68
3. Bondurant Farrar 3-0 59
4. Sioux Center 3-0 34
5. Clear Lake 3-0 30
6. Webster City 2-0 25
(tie) Pella 3-1 25
8. MOC-Floyd Valley 4-1 22
9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3-0 14
(tie) Humboldt (1) 2-2 14

Others receiving votes: Carroll 13. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 13. Assumption, Davenport 12. Lewis Central 7. Crestwood, Cresco 7. Dallas Center-Grimes 6. Marion 5. Ballard 3. Mount Vernon 2. Nevada 2. Charles City 2. West Delaware, Manchester 1. Glenwood 1. Harlan 1. Waverly-Shell Rock 1.

Class 2A

Record Pts
1. Central Lyon (2) 3-0 56
2. Aplington-Parkersburg (2) 4-0 55
3. Roland-Story, Story City (3) 4-0 49
4. Wilton 3-0 32
5. MFL-Mar-Mac 6-0 28
6. West Burlington 5-0 25
7. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 5-0 24
8. Cascade, Western Dubuque 4-0 16
9. Western Christian, Hull 1-1 13
10. Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 4-0 12

Others receiving votes: Grundy Center 11. Jesup 10. Monticello 9. Rock Valley 9. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 9. South Central Calhoun 8. Van Meter 5. West Branch 3. West Lyon, Inwood 3. Mediapolis 3. Mid-Prairie, Wellman 2. Pella Christian 1. Des Moines Christian 1. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 1.

Class 1A

Record Pts
1. North Linn, Troy Mills (5) 5-0 57
2. Grand View Christian (1) 4-0 46
3. West Harrison (1) 4-0 44
4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 3-0 42
5. WACO, Wayland 5-0 39
6. Bellevue 6-0 36
7. Dunkerton 4-0 33
8. St. Mary’s, Remsen 2-0 30
9. Newell-Fonda 2-0 14
10. Lake Mills 3-2 10

Others receiving votes: Lynnville-Sully 9. Marquette Catholic, Bellevue 5. Notre Dame, Burlington 4. Mount Ayr 4. Newman Catholic, Mason City 3. Prince of Peace Prep, Clinton 3. Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 2. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 2. Montezuma 1. Keota 1.

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