HAWKEYES SHINE IN NCAA ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE REPORT

June 4th, 2024 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) report for 2022-2023 revealed that – for the 13th consecutive year – all of the University of Iowa’s 22 sports programs were well above the 930 threshold that signals a red flag with respect to academic progress. The highlights of results for UI’s student-athletes include:

Women’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s golf, gymnastics, swimming & diving, tennis, and volleyball all scored a perfect single year score of 1,000.

No Hawkeye team scored below 972, and eight teams (women’s basketball, women’s cross country, field hockey, women’s golf, gymnastics, swimming and diving, women’s track and field, and volleyball) scored at or above the NCAA Division I average APR score of 984.

The Division I single-year APR score for the UI Athletics Department was 987, which scored above the 985 needed to meet the NCAA academic unit benchmark.

Every Division I sports team across the nation calculates its APR each academic year, similar to a report card. Scholarship student-athletes each semester earn one point for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. As tracked through the APR, more than 14,000 former college athletes have returned to school to get their degrees since the NCAA created the measurement tool. Each of those students earns back a lost APR point for their team.

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Cop and DeTaeye Named CSC Academic All-District

June 4th, 2024 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa baseball student-athletes Davis Cop and Benjamin DeTaeye have earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors, the association announced on Tuesday.

Cop made 49 starts for the Hawkeyes. He finished the season with a .327 batting average and was third on the team with 59 RBIs. He hit eight doubles and seven home runs.

DeTaeye made 18 appearances out of the bullpen. He had a 3-0 record and three saves in 23 2/3 innings of work. DeTaeye tallied a 4.94 ERA and struck out 27 batters.

To be eligible for the award, nominees must have a 3.50 GPA and completed one full calendar year at their current institution and is at least a sophomore academically and athletically. Nominees must also be a starter or important reserve to the team and participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s contests.

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DR. J.W. PURTZER, 99, of Greenfield (Celebration of Life 8/17/24)

June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

DR. J.W. PURTZER, 99, of Greenfield, died Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. Celebration of Life services for DR. J.W. PURTZER will be held August 17th (which would have been his 100th birthday) at 11-a.m., at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends on Friday, August 16, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Greenfield United Methodist Church.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery with full military graveside rites by the Greenfield American Legion Head-Endres Post No. 265 & VFW Post No. 5357. A luncheon will follow the burial at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the Greenfield United Methodist Church or to Optometry.

DR. J.W. PURTZER is survived by:

His daughter – Ann (Dan) Frost, of Riverwoods, IL.

5 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, his daughter-in-law, Paula Purtzer of West Des Moines; sister-in-law, Dorian Purtzer; other relatives and friends.

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

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Montgomery County bridge over the East Nish is now open!

June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency today (Tuesday), reported the 250th Street Bridge over the East Nishnabotna River, southwest of Red Oak (between Evergreen Ave. & Highway 48), is now officially open! The bridge was severely damaged during the March 2019 flooding event that impacted a large portion of western Iowa including Montgomery County.

Images via the Montgomery County EMA Facebook page

Officials say, “While it’s been a long journey to get to this point, the bridge and new boat ramp look great!”

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Cass County (IA) man arrested on a warrant in Red Oak

June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Cass County was arrested on a warrant at around 5:47-a.m. today (Tuesday). Authorities say 42-year-old Justin Michael Strong, of Griswold, was arrested in the 1800 block of Highway 48, on a warrant for Failure to Appear on original charges of Assault/displaying a weapon, Reckless Use of A Firearm, Interference with Official Acts, and for being a Felon in control of a firearm.

Justin Strong was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond.

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Cass County Master Gardeners Host Tour of Local Gardens on June 23

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Officials with the Cass County Master Gardener group say they are excited to host walking tours of 4 private gardens in Atlantic, Sunday afternoon, June 23rd. The garden walk will feature four unique garden spaces for participants to explore at their leisure and gain inspiration for their own gardens, while enjoying a variety of garden styles and designs. Gardens will be open for touring between 2-6 PM and may be visited in any order. Highlights from featured gardens included sun and shade gardens, custom garden décor, antique themed garden areas, unique seating areas and paths, pollinator gardens, perennial beds and more! Follow the Cass County Master Gardeners on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CassCoMG for sneak peeks of featured garden spaces leading up to the day of the tour.

The walk is coordinated by the Cass County Master Gardeners, but is open to everyone interested in gaining some gardening inspiration. Tickets for the walk are $10 each, with all proceeds going to support local Master Gardener projects and activities. Tickets are available now for purchase at the Cass County Extension office, and a registration form can also be found on the Cass County Extension website at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/cass. Tickets should be presented at each location for admission. A map of the tour locations and description of each garden is on each ticket purchased. Additional tickets may be purchased at any of the four locations on the day of the event.

A tour stop on the 2023 Garden Walk

For more information about upcoming Master Gardener activities in Cass County, or to learn about becoming a Master Gardener, visit https://www.extension.iastate.edu/cass/master-gardener-program, call the Cass County Extension Office at 712-243-1132, or email Cass County Extension Director and Master Gardener Coordinator Kate Olson at keolson@iastate.edu. In addition, you are invited to follow the Cass County Master Gardeners at their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CassCoMG to keep up with local events and tips for gardening!

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Winterset settles in a wrongful arrest case

June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

WINTERSET, Iowa [KCCI] — The City of Winterset will pay a man $86,000 to settle a wrongful arrest case. Ryan Elgin sued the city, claiming his civil rights were violated. Officer Logan Camp pulled Elgin over for a traffic stop in 2022. Elgin was charged with OWI and child endangerment despite passing a breathalyzer test. The charges were ultimately dismissed.

KCCI reports that in Elgin’s lawsuit, he claimed Officer Camp falsely represented that Elgin’s urine tested positive for a controlled substance. Camp was never placed on administrative leave and is still active in the department.

The city of Winterset told KCCI that it can’t comment on the settlement at this time.

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Glenwood Police report, 6/4/24

June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department reports one arrest took place on Monday, June 3rd. 25-year-old Jordan Salmons, of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. Salmons posted a $300 bond before being released.

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Grassley delays signing GOP letter to oppose Biden funding, nominees

June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst joined a group of conservative colleagues in vowing to retaliate against the Biden administration for last week’s guilty verdict in former President Trump’s trial. At least 11 Republican senators have signed a letter so far, promising to do things like oppose President Biden’s political and judicial appointees, and to oppose administration requests for funding increases for anything not directly related to security and public safety. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley was asked Tuesday if he’d be signing the letter, too. Grassley says, “I have to say that not at this point, but what you said the letter said, I don’t find too much disagreement with.”

The letter was written by Senator Mike Lee of Utah and says: “The White House has made a mockery of the rule of law and fundamentally altered our politics in un-American ways.” Grassley says he needs to carefully review the letter before climbing on board. “I’m a strong one, as you know, not to use the appropriations process — not getting done on time — as an excuse for shutting down the government, or letting the government shut down,” Grassley says, “and I want to know what the authors of the letter think of that point of view.”

The letter was also signed by senators including: Tim Scott, Marco Rubio, Roger Marshall and Josh Hawley, saying “…we are unwilling to aid and abet this White House in its project to tear this country apart.”

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Guthrie County Jail: May inmate report

June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputy/Jail Administrator Jesse Swanson, Monday, said May was a slower than normal month for processing jail inmates. Swanson said “We have had some turn around on staffing and we have been training new jailers. We processed 63 inmates through the facility during the month. We held 28 out of county inmates for different periods of time. We brought-in $22,420 from holding out of county inmates, including a female that we held for 24 days who paid for her jail stay on a Pottawattamie sentence.”

You can see the individual Guthrie County Jail population, summary and billing reports through these links:

May 2024 Billing

May Average Population

May Monthly Summary

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