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ISU & IWCC team up to allow transferrable credits in engineering

News

January 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Western Community College has teamed up with Iowa State University to provide students with a fully transferable pre-engineering program. Officials at Iowa Western told The Daily NonPareil an agreement between the schools will allow students to take two semesters of engineering and general education classes before transferring to ISU to complete a bachelor’s degree. The new program allows for all credits to be transferred, and will benefit students who need extra time to increase college entry exam scores while providing courses at a lower rate.

Once a student transfers to Iowa State, he or she can enroll in one the university’s many engineering programs, which include agricultural, bio-renewable, aerospace, mechanical and several others. Students in the program have an academic advisor at both schools. School officials say the agreement could open the door for similar sharing programs between Iowa Western and Iowa State.

About 30 students have already enrolled in pre-engineering program. Iowa Western has just fewer than 7,000 students. The engineering enrollment at Iowa State this year is 8,284.

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Fire destroys western Iowa manufacturing plant

News

January 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire that destroyed a manufacturing plant in western Iowa. The fire started around 9 p.m. Saturday inside the General Manufacturing plant in Carter Lake. Firefighters from Carter Lake, Omaha and Council Bluffs worked for several hours Saturday night to extinguish the blaze. No injuries were reported.

The Fisher family has owned the business that made bar stools and stacked chairs for more than 50 years. Arlene Fisher says the family plans to rebuild the plant. Twelve people were employed there. The Iowa State Fire Marshal’s office is trying to determine what caused the fire.

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Teen critically injured during skiing accident in Pott. County

News

January 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

HONEY CREEK, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition at an Omaha hospital after a skiing accident in western Iowa. The boy was hurt Sunday in an accident at the Mount Crescent Ski Area near Honey Creek. The 17-year-old was flown to an Omaha hospital for treatment. Officials did not immediately identify the boy, who was knocked unconscious during the accident.

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Iowa News Headlines: Mon., Jan. 20th 2014

News

January 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

POCAHONTAS, Iowa (AP) — Forty soldiers in a National Guard unit based in northwest Iowa are getting ready to head to Afghanistan. KTIV reports that family members said goodbye to the members of the Army’s 415th Military Police Detachment in Pocahontas on Saturday.The soldiers flew out of Des Moines Sunday for 10 weeks of training before heading to Afghanistan.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The CEOs of two nonprofit casinos in Iowa both make more than $650,000 a year because their boards believe competitive pay is needed to keep the executives in Dubuque and Altoona. The Des Moines Register reports that Prairie Meadows CEO Gary Palmer made $652,747 in 2012 and Mystique Casino CEO Jesus Aviles received $708,899 that year. The 2012 figures are the most-recent available, and both totals include six-figure bonuses both men received.

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northwest Iowa are investigating the death of a 15-month-old child. Paramedics were called to a home in Spencer Friday evening, and the child was taken to a hospital. The baby died at the hospital. The baby’s name wasn’t immediately released.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Aaron White scored all of his 18 points in the second half and Josh Oglesby added a season-high 17 points as 14th-ranked Iowa blew past Minnesota 94-73 on Sunday. Devyn Marble had 15 of his 16 points after halftime for the surging Hawkeyes, who moved into third place in the Big Ten behind Michigan State and Michigan.

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Manning’s charity to get $24,800 for his ‘Omahas’

Sports

January 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Peyton Manning’s foundation for at-risk youth will receive a $24,800 donation for all the times he shouted “Omaha!” during the AFC championship game Sunday. The donations were organized by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce after Manning’s 44 pre-snap “Omaha!” calls during the Denver Broncos win over San Diego received national attention.

Eight Omaha companies combined to donate $800 to Manning’s “Peyback Foundation” for every time he yelled the city’s name during the Broncos’ victory over the New England Patriots. The participating companies are ConAgra Foods, First National Bank of Omaha, Mutual of Omaha, Omaha Steaks, Cox Communications, CenturyLink, Union Pacific railroad and DJ’s Dugout Sports Bar & Grill.

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40 Iowa National Guard soldiers go to Afghanistan

News

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

POCAHONTAS, Iowa (AP) — Forty soldiers in a National Guard unit based in northwest Iowa are getting ready to head to Afghanistan. KTIV reports that family members said goodbye to the members of the Army’s 415th Military Police Detachment in Pocahontas on Saturday. Sgt. Steven Oberg says he’s excited about the deployment, but his sister Caroline Oberg says she’s worried about her brother’s safety.

This will be the unit’s third deployment to Afghanistan in the past five years. The soldiers fly out of Des Moines Sunday for 10 weeks of training before returning to Afghanistan.

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No. 14 Iowa blows past Minnesota 94-73

Sports

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Aaron White scored all of his 18 points in the second half and Josh Oglesby added a season-high 17 points as 14th-ranked Iowa blew past Minnesota 94-73 on Sunday. Devyn Marble had 15 of his 16 points after halftime for the surging Hawkeyes, who moved into third place in the Big Ten behind Michigan State and Michigan. Iowa (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten) overcame a 10-point deficit with a 29-10 run and outscored the Gophers 53-30 in the second half.

Andre Hollins had a game-high 20 points for Minnesota (14-5, 3-3). But Iowa held Hollins without a field goal in the second half in handing the Gophers their most lopsided loss of the season.

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Saturday Wrestling Results

Sports

January 19th, 2014 by Jim Field

ADM Tourney

  1. Webster City  215
  2. Dallas Center-Grimes 179.5
  3. Antioch, IL  175
  4. Waukee  154.5
  5. Atlantic  144
  6. Audubon  121
  7. Newton  121
  8. ADM  120.5
  9. Ankeny Centennial  114
  10. PCM  112
  11. Ames  99.5
  12. DM East  97
  13. Roland-Story  52
  14. Red Oak  50
  15. Nevada  37
  16. Clarke  33
  17. North Polk  16

Individual Champions:

  • 126 – Darrian Schwenke, Atlantic

Runners-up:

  • 120 – Dillon Cox, Atlantic
  • 145 – Reid Nichols, Atlantic
  • 220 – Tyler Christensen, Atlantic

Griswold Dual Tourney

  • Tri-Center 37, East Mills 36
  • Tri-Center 60, Southwest Valley 18
  • Tri-Center 43, Griswold 21
  • Tri-Center 60, Exira/EHK 18
  • East Mills 54, Southwest Valley 15
  • East Mills 54, Griswold 24
  • East Mills 60, Exira/EHK 24
  • East Mills 60, Treynor 12
  • Southwest Valley 39, Griswold 30
  • Southwest Valley 41, Treynor 9
  • Southwest Valley 36, Exira/EHK 30
  • Griswold 45, Exira/EHK 30
  • Exira/EHK 42, Treynor 24

Coon Rapids-Bayard Duals

  1. Coon Rapids-Bayard  5-0
  2. A-H-S-T  3-2
  3. Interstate 35  3-2
  4. Woodbine  2-3
  5. Pleasantville  1-4

Underwood Tourney

Team Scores:

  1. Gretna, NE  316
  2. Ogden  272,5
  3. Denison  178
  4. Underwood  162.5

Individual Champions:

  • 106 – Josef Rogers, Denison
  • 113 – Parker Newman, Gretna
  • 120 – Riley Klein, Underwood
  • 126 – Kyler Kiner, Ogden
  • 132 – Kolby Munson, Ogden
  • 138 – Wyatt Rasmussen, Underwood
  • 145 – Quinten Dawes, Gretna
  • 152 – Cody Kingery, Underwood
  • 160 – Henry Haglund, Ogden
  • 170 – Connor Shedeed, Gretna
  • 182 – Nick Ross, Ogden
  • 195 – Brady Radik, Gretna
  • 220 – Logan Radik, Gretna
  • 285 – Blake Chick, Gretna

Mount Ayr Duals

Team Standings:

  1. Riverside  8-0
  2. Mount Ayr  6-2
  3. Lathrop, MO  6-2
  4. Central Decatur  5-3
  5. Harlan  4-4
  6. Shenandoah  4-4
  7. Durant  2-6
  8. St. Albert  1-7
  9. Martensdale-St. Marys  0-8

All-Tournament Team:

  • Harlan: 106 – Wil Beach, 145 – Broghan Kelly, 195 – Cale Stork, 220 – Dallon Bendorf
  • Riverside: 120 – Jacob Vogel, 170 – Payton Housman
  • St. Albert: 160 – Wyatt Lewis

Kuemper Catholic Duals

  • Kuemper 42 Storm Lake 33
  • Guthrie Center 42 Missouri Valley 24
  • Guthrie Center 37 Kuemper 36
  • Storm Lake 52 Missouri Valley 12
  • Kuemper 46 Missouri Valley 36
  • Storm Lake 38 Guthrie Center 32

Centerville Tourney

Team Scores:

  1. Lee’s Summit West, MO  190
  2. Creston/O-M  183.5
  3. Clarinda 169.5

Individuals Champions:

  • 120 – Blake Luna, Clarinda
  • 160 – John Clark, Clarinda
  • 182 – Trevor Frain, Creston/OM
  • 145 – Chase Shiltz, Creston/OM

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JOHN A. PETERSEN, 77, of Manilla (Svcs. 1/21/14)

Obituaries

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

JOHN A. PETERSEN, 77, of Manilla, died Fri., Jan. 17th, in Des Moines. Funeral services for JOHN PETERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Jan. 21st, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, from 1-until 8-pm, with the family greeting friends from 5-to 7-pm.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.

JOHN A. PETERSEN is survived by:

His wife – Barbara, of Manilla.

His daughters – Amy (Andy) Tibbs, of Earlham, & Julie (Brandon) Bruggeman, of Apple Valley, MN.

His brothers – Peter (Shirley) Petersen, of Canyon, TX; Roger (Pamela) Petersen, of Blair, NE, & Everett (Doreen) Petersen, of Hampton, IA.

4 grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

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Both parties gear up for midterm caucuses

News

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — While there has been little fanfare, the 2014 Iowa political calendar effectively begins Tuesday night at the precinct caucuses for both parties. These organizing meetings — which kick off a series of party events, culminating with the state conventions in June — tend to mostly attract loyalists in non-presidential election years. But party leaders are urging Iowa residents to participate, insisting that coming out on a chilly January night really does matter.

Democratic Party Executive Director Troy Price says the people who participate this year “help us carry out the presidential caucus in 2016.” The caucuses begin a process of building a volunteer base that sets the tone for the elections in 2014 and starts organizing in advance of the 2016 presidential election in the early-voting state of Iowa.

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