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DONNA VENTEICHER, 77, of Manning (3-21-2024)

Obituaries

March 19th, 2024 by Jim Field

DONNA VENTEICHER, 77, of Manning died Monday, March 18, 2024, at Manning Regional Healthcare Center.  Mass of the Christian Burial for DONNA VENTEICHER will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Manning.  The Ohde Funeral Home in Manning is in charge of arrangements.

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Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Ohde Funeral Home in Manning.

Burial in the Manning Cemetery.

DONNA VENTEICHER is survived by:

Husband:  James Venteicher of Manning

Children: Brenda Murphy of Merrill; Ken Venteicher of Newton; and Joya (Brad) Riesenberg of Breda

Step-Daughter:  Renee (Troy) Haberl of Cave Creek, Arizona

3 Grandchildren

In-Laws:  Robert Venteicher of California; Rick (Karen) Venteicher of Dallas, TX; Lynn (Sue) Venteicher of Pella; and Diane Scriven of Colorado.

No. 4 Iowa State men prepare for NCAA opener

Sports

March 19th, 2024 by admin

The fourth ranked Iowa State men will be on the court at the CHI Health Center in Omaha Wednesday afternoon as the Cyclones get ready for Thursday night’s NCAA Tournament opener against South Dakota State. ISU is the second seed in the East Region and is 27-7 after rolling to the Big 12 Tournament title last week.

That’s Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger who says the grind of a difficult Big 12 race has prepared them for the tournament.

Otzelberger says the Big 12 exposes weaknesses.

The Jackrabbits are 22-12 and have won eight straight games.

Northern Iowa women prepare for WNIT

Sports

March 19th, 2024 by admin

The season will continue for the Northern Iowa women’s basketball team. The Panthers get a first round bye in the WNIT and will play the winner of Thursday’s game between Central Arkansas and St. Louis. The Panthers are 16-15 after falling in overtime to eventual champion Drake in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament.

That’s UNI coach Tanya Warren. The Panthers battled through an injury plagued season that saw them open with a record of 1-9.

Warren says the Panthers hope to take advantage and make a deep run in the tournament.

Iowa Women’s Wrestling 2023-24 Final Season Notes

Sports

March 19th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

A STORYBOOK ENDING
The second-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team finished the 2024 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Tournament with six champions and 12 All-Americans. The Hawkeyes brought home the team title with 204 total points.

With Iowa leading by just .5 points as a team heading into the final match, Kylie Welkertook it into her own hands to finish the job at 170. Welker shut the door with an, 11-0, tech. fall over No. 2 Yelena Makoyed of North Central to clinch the national title for both herself and the team. The Hawkeyes earned a total of 497 match points. Grossing 25 tech. falls and 18 pins. Along with that, Iowa captured 8 upsets and 28 ranked victories this tournament. Welker earned the most team points in the tournament, grossing 28.5 points.

THE UNSTOPPABLE DEEDE
Senior Marlynne Deede finished her fifth and final collegiate season with an undefeated
record of 13-0. Deede went 29-12 against ranked opponents in her career, earning two national titles and becoming a five-time All-American. The Springville, Utah, native picked up five technical falls, five pins, and 3 wins via decision this year as a Hawkeye.

A BRIGHT FUTURE
Only two of Iowa’s 12 All-American’s this season are seniors, meaning the Hawkeyes will have returning All-Americans at each weight except 123 and 130. The other 10 AA’s are made up of eight redshirt freshman, one true freshman, and one junior.

USA TODAY’S WOMEN OF THE YEAR
Head coach Clarissa Chun has been named USA Today’s Women of the Year Honoree for the state of Iowa
announced by the organization last Thursday. The Hawaii native is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished member, two-time Olympian, and was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

IOWA DOMINATES THE DUALS
• The Hawkeyes sit at No. 1 in dual rankings for the second set this year; finishing the season undefeated (16-0).
• Iowa held this place after defeating top-seeded North Central College in the NWCA National Duals finals, becoming the 2024 National Duals Champions.

NEWCOMERS
• The Hawkeyes brought in 13 new signees to start the 2023-24 season; 4 transfers and 9 freshman.
•Introducing one transfer from Jamestown, Augsburg, and two from McKendree.
• Only one of the Hawkeye newcomers is an Iowa native, Freshman Lilly Luft. Luft
comes from Charles City, ranking first nationally in her weight class.
• The other 9 freshman come from a wide range of hometowns, reaching from California all the way to New Jersey.

NATIONAL DUAL CHAMPIONS
On January 6th, 2024, the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team claimed the NWCA National Duals title at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Hawkeyes opened the tournament with a win over Adrian College, 49-1.

They continued into the round of two defeating seventh-seeded Presbyterian, 39-4. In the semifinals, Iowa downed third-seeded King, 31-8, making it’s way to the finals. There, the Hawkeyes faced reigning national champions and first-seeded North Central College. Iowa fought until the very end, winning the dual by one point, 21-20, and officially taking the title.

UNDEFEATED DUAL SEASON
The Hawkeyes finished their inaugural season going 16-0 in dual competition. They had nine wins over NCAA ranked teams and outscored their opponents 593-108 in dual competition. They had two shutout wins over No. 11 Lindenwood and Missouri Valley College. In their final dual in Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season, they defeated NAIA National Dual Champions Life University, 35-6.

UP NEXT: HAWKEYES GO NATIONWIDE
The six national champions and Rose Cassioppi will head to State College, Pennsylvania, on April 19th to compete at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Competition will begin at 9 a.m. (CT) on the 19th and will be held in the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University.

Another bill emerges to address carbon pipeline issues

Ag/Outdoor, News

March 19th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A House committee has approved a bill that outlines a new legal avenue for landowners who don’t want a carbon pipeline to run through their property. Representative Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton says it’s the fifth time the House has introduced a bill to address the ability of developers to gain eminent domain authority to seize ground from unwilling property owners.

“To the landowners that are here today, I will not stop fighting for you. House Republicans will not stop fighting for you and I think you’ll see House Democrats will not stop fighting for you,” Kaufmann said. ” This is a bipartisan issue….and this is now a live round for the rest of the session.” The bill would give the Polk County District Court authority to review claims from landowners OR developers about whether eminent domain authority may be used for any project — including the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline. Representative Chuck Isenhart  of Dubuque says he’s not sure the Iowa Utilities Board will make a clear determination on whether Summit’s pipeline is a public necessity and, therefore, may use eminent domain. “I think the courts are ultimately are going to be the place where that happens,” Isenhart says, “so why don’t we get about that sooner rather than later?”

The bill cleared the House Ways and Means Committee on a 24-to-zero vote. It’s now eligible for House debate. Earlier this year the House passed a different bill about carbon pipelines, but it never came up in the senate before last week’s deadline for action on the bill.

Lipsey Earns Spot on NABC All-District 8 First Team

Sports

March 19th, 2024 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State sophomore Tamin Lipsey has earned a spot on the NABC All-District 8 First Team.

The awards have been rolling in for Lipsey, who was selected to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team this past weekend after leading the Cyclones to their sixth Big 12 Championship. He was also named a semifinalist for the 2024 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Presented by AXIA Time last week.

Lipsey has been stuffing the stat sheet all season, averaging 12.3 points, 4.9 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game. He is one of just 14 NCAA Division I men’s basketball players since 1996-97 to average those numbers in a season. Lipsey has also been named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team this season.

The No. 4 Cyclones return to action Thursday night, facing South Dakota State in the NCAA Tournament First Round. Iowa State is seeded second in the East Region, while the Jackrabbits are a No. 15 Seed. Tipoff is set for 6:35 p.m. in Omaha and will be broadcast on truTV.

 NABC All-District 8

 First Team

Max Abmas – Texas
Hunter Dickinson – Kansas
Tamin Lipsey – Iowa State
Kevin McCullar Jr. – Kansas
Jamal Shead – Houston

 Second Team

LJ Cryer – Houston
RayJ Dennis – Baylor
Dylan Disu – Texas
Pop Isaacs – Texas Tech
Emanuel Miller – TCU

Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson – Houston

Former Hawkeye Jim McAndrew Passes

Sports

March 19th, 2024 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former University of Iowa pitcher Jim McAndrew passed away on March 14 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 80.

McAndrew was born and raised in Lost Nation, Iowa. A two-sport athlete at Lost Nation High School, McAndrew earned a basketball scholarship from the University of Iowa, playing both baseball and basketball for the Hawkeyes. A knee injury his sophomore season ended his basketball career, shifting his focus solely to baseball.

McAndrew pitched for the Hawkeyes from 1962-1965 and was a letterwinner in 1963 and 1965. After missing his junior year due to an arm injury, McAndrew had a 4-4 record as a senior. He earned his degree in psychology.

In 1965. McAndrew was selected in the 11th round (209th overall) of the MLB Draft by the New York Mets. He made his Major League debut on July 21, 1968, in a spot start replacing Nolan Ryan, who had duties with the Army reserve. McAndrew matched up with Bob Gibson and the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, he stuck out five while allowing just one run in six innings as the Mets lost, 2-1.

McAndrew was a member of the 1969 World Series winning “Miracle Mets” that defeated the Baltimore Orioles in five games. He was also a member of the 1973 National League pennant winning team that fell to the Oakland Athletics in seven games in the World Series.

McAndrew spent six seasons with the Mets before being traded to the San Diego Padres in 1974 for his final season. He appeared in 161 Major League games, pitching 771 innings, with 424 strikeouts and 213 walks with a record of 37-53 and a 3.65 ERA. McAndrew tossed six complete game shutouts and 20 complete games.

He is survived by his wife, Lyn daughter, Jana, and sons, Jamie, Jeff and Jon.

2 from Glenwood arrested Monday

News

March 19th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department reports two Glenwood men were arrested on separate charges, Monday. 24-year-old Tyler Bascue was arrested on 2 counts of supplying alcohol to a person under the legal age. He posted a $2,000 cash or surety bond and was released.

19-year-old Jonathan Young was arrested Monday for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He posted a $1,300 cash or surety bond before being released.

 

Legislature votes to make pointing a laser at aircraft a felony

News

March 19th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Pointing a laser at an aircraft has been a federal crime since 2018 and it is likely to become a state crime soon. A FEDERAL conviction carries a prison term of up to five years and an 11-thousand dollar fine for a single incident. Senator Dan Dawson of Council Bluffs explains what state penalties are proposed. “Depending on the conduct and injury, the penalties range from a misdemeanor to a Class C felony,” Dawson says. A judge could sentence someone to up to a decade in prison for a Class C felony conviction.

A bill making it a state crime to point a laser at an airplane cleared the Senate unanimously a year ago. The Iowa House approval it this week, sending it to the governor for her signature. Representative Sami Scheetz of Cedar Rapids points to a 2021 case in which a laser was aimed at an Iowa National Guard helicopter flying in the Waterloo area. “This is a good bill that will help protect the members of the National Guard in our state,” Scheetz said.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, between 2010 and 2010, there 271 incidents of lasers being pointed at aircraft flying over Iowa. Officials say if a laser hits the Plexiglas windshield of an aircraft, it can flood the entire cockpit with light and temporarily blind a pilot. Pilots reported over 13-thousand laser incidents to the F-A-A in 2023.

Report: Direct care workers in Iowa are ‘grossly underpaid’

News

March 19th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The salaries of Iowa’s direct care workers have remained mostly stagnant in recent years, according to a recent report by the Iowa Caregivers, which represents certified nursing assistants and home health aides. The organization compared Iowa Workforce Development data from 2019 to 2022, the most recent year available. It found, for example, the median wage for certified nurse aids increased just 62-cents during the period to 14-dollars-42-cent per hour. Di Findley, executive director of Iowa Caregivers, says low wages are causing many workforce issues.

“It contributes to not being able to attract people,” Findley says, “and to the shortages, and it contributes to the high turnover, and the cost of turnover.” Findley says wages growing by less than five percent over four years is directly contributing to the worker shortage in the industry.

“These individuals are grossly underpaid,” she says, “and they’re not being paid a wage that’s consistent with the importance of the work that they do.” The report comes as many Iowa nursing homes are facing chronic staffing shortages of direct care workers.