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RAMONA “Monie” (Morrison) MURRAY, 67, of Omaha (Formerly of Cumberland) – Mass of Christian Burial 2/4/22

Obituaries

January 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

RAMONA “Monie” (Morrison) MURRAY, 67, of Omaha (Formerly of Cumberland), died Sunday, January 30, 2022, at her home in Omaha.  A Mass of Christian Burial for RAMONA “Monie” MURRAY will be held 11-a.m. Friday, Feb. 4th, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Massena. Lamb Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

Luncheon and Fellowship:  Will be held at the church immediately following the services.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Stephens Center or Open Door Mission in Omaha.

RAMONA “MONIE” MURRAY is survived by:

Her mother – Helen Morrison, of Omaha.

Her daughter – Nicole (Heath) Koontz, of Omaha.

Her twin-sister: Regina (“Jeanie”), of Missouri Valley.

Her sisters – Sandi Larson, of Ralston, NE, and Angie (Cathy) Morrison of Surprise, AZ.

Her brothers – Jim (Suzi) of Mt. Pleasant, and Greg (Sue) of Council Bluffs.

2 grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.

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Iowa State women rip past Texas Tech

Sports

January 30th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa State women’s basketball team roared past Texas Tech 86-65 on Saturday in Lubbock. Emily Ryan had a big game with 20 points, 7 assists, and 3 rebounds.

Iowa State shot a season-high 55.2 percent from the floor and had five players score in double-figures.

The Cyclones are now 18-3 overall and 7-2 in the Big 12.

Next up for the Cyclones is a home game against K-State on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

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Greene County wins Charger Invitational

Sports

January 30th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Greene County 186.0
2 Southeast Valley 153.5
3 AHSTW 143.5
4 Nodaway Valley 132.5
5 Riverside, Oakland 109.0
6 Panorama 104.0
7 Pleasantville 103.0
8 Woodward-Granger 97.0
9 Ogden 93.0
10 AC/GC 90.0
11 West Central Valley 86.0
12 Manson Northwest Webster 60.5
13 Earlham 58.5
14 Tri-Center 56.0
15 Nevada 49.5
16 Chariton 48.0
17 Moravia 42.0
18 Van Meter 33.5
19 Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 19.0
20 Coon Rapids Bayard 0.0

ASHTW had 2 champions: Hayden Fischer (138), Denver Pauley (170).

Riverside’s Jace Rose won the 126 pound title. Nolan Moore was runner-up at 152.

Nodaway Valley/O-M had three runners-up: Elliot Cooney (132), Jaxon Christensen (138), and Caelen DeVault (182).

ACGC’s Tegan Slaybaugh was runner-up at 113.

Full results HERE

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CB Abraham Lincoln wins East Mills Invitational

Sports

January 30th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 179.0
2 MVAOCOU 153.0
3 Treynor 131.0
4 Logan-Magnolia 129.0
5 Sidney (Southwest Iowa) 116.5
6 Archbishop Bergan 107.5
7 East Mills 69.0
8 East Union 57.0
9 Lewis Central 55.0
9 Woodbine 55.0
11 Southwest Valley 44.0
12 Griswold 27.0
13 Tarkio 26.0

Full results HERE

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Missouri Valley wins Audubon Wheeler Invitational

Sports

January 30th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Missouri Valley 268.0
2 Southeast Polk JV 189.0
3 Perry 157.0
4 Creston/O-M. JV 137.0
5 Atlantic-CAM JV 126.5
6 Westwood, Sloan 109.5
7 Audubon High School 73.0
8 East Sac County 58.0
9 Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 50.0
10 Collins-Maxwell 39.0
11 Missouri Valley JV 11.0
12 West Harrison, Mondamin 10.0

Audubon had three third place finishers Colin Hartl (138), Keegan Deist (160), Cooper Nielsen (220). Atlantic/CAM JV got a win from Nathan Keiser at 220.

Full results HERE

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Iowa State completes unbeaten non-conference slate with win over Mizzou

Sports

January 30th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa State men’s basketball team took down Missouri 67-50 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames on Saturday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Cyclones complete the non-conference portion of their schedule unbeaten at 13-0.

Izaiah Brockington scored 15 points and had 6 rebounds for the Cyclones. Tyrese Hunter added 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Iowa States is now 16-5 overall. Next up for the Cyclones is a home game against Kansas at home on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

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UNI takes down Illinois State

Sports

January 30th, 2022 by admin

UNI picked up a 79-64 win over Illinois State on Saturday in Cedar Falls. AJ Green led the way with 24 points, including six 3-pointers.

Noah Carter added 21 points and the Panthers grabbed their seventh win in their last nine games. UNI is now 11-9 overall and 7-3 in the Valley.

Next up for the Panthers is a home game with Bradley on Wednesday.

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Creighton lets big lead slip away against Xavier

Sports

January 30th, 2022 by admin

Xavier rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to defeat Creighton on Saturday in Omaha 74-64. Xavier outscored the Jays 55-28 in the second half to pull off the win.

Paul Scruggs led four Musketeers in double figures with 18 points. Former Iowa Hawkeye Jack Nunge dropped in 16 with 8 rebounds. The Musketeers improved to 16-5 on the season.

Ryan Nembhard led the Bluejays with 23 points. Ryan Hawkins had 6 points and 4 rebounds.

Creighton drops to 12-7 overall and will head to UCONN on Tuesday for their next contest.

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High School Basketball Scoreboard Saturday 01/29/2022

Sports

January 30th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL
CB Abraham Lincoln 57, St. Albert 38
Nodaway Valley 75, Earlham 46 (NV: Maddax DeVault 35 points)
Sioux City North 63, Kuemper Catholic 46

BOYS BASKETBALL
Atlantic 84, Perry 42
AHSTW 81, Exira-EHK 65 (A: Kyle Sternberg 30 points)
Nodaway Valley 50, Earlham 43 (NV: Boston DeVault 21 points)

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Whitver says governor’s plan to address parents’ concerns about school library books

News

January 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Two Senate Republicans have called for felony charges against educators who provide books with passages they deem obscene, but Majority Leader Jack Whitver — the TOP Republican in the Senate — is expressing support for the governor’s plan for addressing parents’ concerns.

“Charging anyone with felonies for these types of things, I don’t think is a good idea,” Whitver says. “…There’s a lot of ideas on the table and so we’re going to look at those ideas like we do everything.” Governor Reynolds has proposed requiring lists of school books be posted online and requiring school officials to respond within 30 days to parents’ complaints about any book. Parents would have a final appeal heard by the State Board of Education. Whitver says that kind of transparency is a good step, to let parents address any concerns they may have.

“And then it comes down to school board elections as well…Ultimately, if none of that works, you need to give parents a choice on where their kids are going to school,” Whitver says. “Whether that’s going from one public school to another public school, like we did last year, or a public school to a charter school or maybe now public to private schools — that’s I think the best path forward for Iowa.”

Whitver made his comments this weekend during an appearance on “Iowa Press” on Iowa P-B-S. Last year, the legislature voted to end diversity plans in five Iowa districts which allowed school administrators to deny student transfer requests. This year, Governor Reynolds has enlarged her plan to give parents state money to cover enrollment in a private school. Democrats say public tax dollars should be spent on public, not private schools.

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