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West Central Activities Conference
(Radio Iowa) – Hundreds of Iowa high school theater students from dozens of schools are in central Iowa today (Wednesday), rehearsing on the big stage at the Des Moines Civic Center for tomorrow night’s final performance. The annual Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase is being hosted by Broadway actress Ryann Redmond. She says there will be production numbers, lots of singing and dancing, classic musicals and new pop rock musicals.
Organizers say the showcase celebrates the achievements of Iowa’s young musical theater artists, and creates visibility and support for high school musical theater programs. The showcase will begin at 7 P-M Thursday and it’ll be livestreamed online statewide through Iowa P-B-S.
(Radio Iowa) -The Ames Tribune reports court documents show Iowa’s attorney general is recommending that Iowa State University and the State of Iowa pay a three-and-a-half MILLION dollar settlement to the family of an I-S-U sophomore who died in a rowing accident. Two members of the Iowa State Crew Club died three years ago when their boat capsized during windy conditions on Little Wall Lake, which is about 18 miles north of Ames.
The parents of Yaakov Ben-David filed a wrongful death lawsuit and the proposed settlement must be approved by a three-member state panel. I-S-U freshman Derek Nanni was the other student who drowned in March of 2021 and the state paid a two MILLION dollar settlement to his parents two years ago.
DON HANSEN, JR., 73, of Walnut, died Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Bergan-Mercy Medical Center. Funeral services for DON HANSEN, JR., will be held on Thursday (May 30) at 10:30-a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.
The family will greet friends at Trinity Lutheran Church on Wednesday, May 29th, from 5-until 7-p.m.
Burial is in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.
DON HANSEN, JR., is survived by:
His wife – Loleta (Kixmiller) Hansen, of Walnut.
His daughter – Michelle (Darren) Tooley, of Sergeant Bluff, IA.
His sons – Brent (Leslie) Hansen, of Council Bluffs; and Darrin Hansen (& Heather Bauerkemper), of Avoca.
His brothers – Daryl Hansen and Rick Hansen.
His sister – Lori Hansen.
5 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; and his in-laws.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Red Oak Police Department reports a man was arrested Tuesday night on Assault charges at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center (106 W. Coolbaugh St.). 32-year-old Justin L. Marsden, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 10:30-p.m.. He was charged with three counts of Assault on persons in certain occupations, following an assault on multiple law enforcement personnel in Red Oak. Marsden was being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond.
Red Oak Police and the Iowa State Patrol assisted in handling the incident.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa [KETV] – A hidden sinkhole has force residents of an apartment building in Council Bluffs to evacuate the premises. Some action has been taken by the city, but very little is known about the sinkhole just yet. City officials said one building at the Parkwild apartment complex has been posted, meaning there’s a notice to take action, and so far eight apartments have been fully evacuated and all utilities in the building have been shut down, but it’s something no resident ever expected to hear.
The city of Council Bluffs said they were first notified about a potential issue late Friday. On Tuesday morning crews found the sinkhole and immediately tagged the building. Officials said it’s unclear just how large the hole is, but from what they could see initially, it could be close to the size of two cars. The city said the sinkhole appears to run along the exterior of the building and underneath a portion of the ground level.
Residents weren’t testing their luck; however, some even used windows to evacuate. The city of Council Bluffs said that after their initial search of the property on Tuesday, no other buildings at the Parkwild apartment complex are currently in danger.
GREENFIELD, Iowa [KCCI] – People gathered on the lawn in front of the Adair County Courthouse Tuesday night for a vigil one week after a deadly EF-4 tornado swept through Greenfield.
The event was organized by Greenfield Chamber Main Street and the Greater Greenfield Community Foundation. Community and faith leaders came together to lead the crowd in prayer. It was an opportunity for people to escape the chaos of cleanup and destruction seen around town.
A minute of silence was held to represent the minute that it took for the tornado to go through the city. In those 60 seconds, four people were killed, more than 35 people were injured, and many homes were destroyed. Pastor Steven Broers of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle read the names of the three men and a woman who were killed in Greenfield and a woman who was killed in Adams County out loud, during a prayer.
People held glow sticks to symbolize the light they continue to shine in the darkness and the strength they have. The Greater Greenfield Community Foundation said it has raised $380,000 from its tornado relief fund so far. The organization thanked everyone who donated time, money and resources in the days following the storm.
The Iowa Speedway is gearing to host its first NASCAR Cup Series race next month. The Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday, June 16th will cap three days of racing and the Xfinity Series race on the 15th is also sold out.
That’s Iowa Speedway President Eric Peterson. Among the current projects are construction of temporary suites in turn one.
Three NASCAR drivers conduced tire tests on Tuesday. That includes Christopher Bell, who just two days earlier won the rain shortened Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte.
Bell was in victory lane in 2019 the last time the track hosted the Xfinity Series and says a recent repaving in both sets of turns has changed the track.
Bell says the repaving may make it more difficult to pass.
Brad Keselowski (keh-suh-lau-skee) has won three times at Iowa Speedway, including the first NASCAR Nationwide Series race back in 2009.
Keselowski says he was happy when Iowa was granted a Cup race.
Former NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson raced at Iowa in 2013 and says the repaving has altered the track.
Larson has won two of the last three Knoxville Nationals titles and is the defending champ. A weather delay in Indianapolis foiled Larson’s plays to drive in the both in the Indy 500 and Coca Cola 600 this past weekend. A pit row penalty at Indy knocked him out of contention and he finished 18th.
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