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Tri-Center School District to receive $820K from Biden-Harris Admin./EPA Clean School Bus Program

News

May 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

WASHINGTON — As part of its ongoing effort to replace diesel-fueled school buses, the Biden administration today (Wednesday), said it will provide about 530 school districts across nearly all states with almost $1 billion to help them purchase clean school buses. The initiative, part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, will give funds to school districts in 47 states and the District of Columbia to help them buy over 3,400 clean school buses. Alaska, Hawaii and Nevada are not part of this round of funding.

In Iowa, seven school districts requested a total of just over $3.17 million to replace a total of 18 buses, according to the White House. Locally, the Tri-Center Community School District is receiving $820,000 towards the purchase of four electric school buses.

Nearly all of the clean school buses purchased will be electric, at 92%, according to the administration. Low-income, rural and tribal communities — accounting for about 45% of the selected projects —  are slated to receive roughly 67% of the total funding, per the administration. The Clean School Bus Program has now collectively awarded nearly $3 billion to fund about 8,500 electric and alternative fuel buses for over 1,000 communities across the United States, according to the administration.

The program started through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden, which includes $5 billion over five years to transform the country’s existing school buses with “zero-emission and low-emission models,” per the EPA. Among many negative health and environmental effects, especially for communities of color, diesel exhaust exposure can lead to major health conditions such as asthma and respiratory illnesses, according to the EPA.

Exposure to diesel exhaust can also “worsen existing heart and lung disease, especially in children and the elderly,” the agency said.

Clarinda Cardinals Baseball Team Sweeps The Atlantic Trojans in Double-Header On Tuesday in Atlantic

Sports

May 29th, 2024 by admin

The Atlantic Trojan baseball team lost both games of their double header by scores of 4-3 and 9-0 Tuesday night against the Clarinda Cardinals. Game one started as a pitching duel as both teams struggled to get base hits. 3 of Clarinda’s four runs came off of errors and Atlantic’s only 3 runs were from errors and wild pitches. Every inning the Cardinals scored, Atlantic would go on to tie until the top of the 7th. When Creighton Tuzzio had an RBI single with two outs to bring in the go ahead run. In the bottom of the seventh Tuzzio was put on the mound and he retired the side with three straight strikeouts to get the win.

In game two the Clarinda got a nice pitching performance by Sophomore starting pitching Jordan Butt who pitched all seven innings while striking out 15 Trojan batters to secure the win for the Cardinals.

Trojans coach Nathan Block talked about their 4-3 loss in game one.

Coach Block talked about 9-0 loss in game two, despite playing few guys at different positions on defense due to injuries.

Clarinda will improve their record to 3-0 overall and 3-0 record in the Hawkeye Ten Conference, they will host Red Oak on Wednesday. With the two losses for Trojans, that will give them a 1-4 overall record and 1-3 in the Hawkeye Ten Conference and travel to take on St. Albert on Thursday.

High School State Girls Soccer Tournament results from Tuesday May 28th

Sports

May 29th, 2024 by admin

Class 1A

  • Dike-New Hartford 1, Assumption 0
  • Nevada 2, Hudson 1
  • Denver 3, St. Albert 1
  • Treynor 3, Bishop Heelan 1

Class 2A

  • North Polk 3, Lewis Central 2
  • Pella 4, Iowa City Liberty 2
  • North Scott 2, Waverly-Shell Rock 1
  • Dallas Center-Grimes 4, Xavier 1

Class 3A

  • Waukee Northwest 3, Ankeny Centennial 2
  • Valley 2, Linn-Mar 0
  • Bettendorf 7, Pleasant Valley 1
  • Ankeny 3 Waukee 0

High School Softball results from Tuesday May 28th

Sports

May 29th, 2024 by admin

Hawkeye Ten 

  • Clarinda 6, Atlantic 4
  • Atlantic 11, Clarinda 1
  • Glenwood 10, Denison-Schleswig 0
  • Glenwood 16, Denison-Schleswig 0
  • Creston 12, Harlan 0
  • Creston 7, Harlan 0
  • Lewis Central 14, Red Oak 4
  • Lewis Central 12, Red Oak 0
  • Shenandoah 3, St. Albert 2
  • Shenandoah 13, St. Albert 1
  • Kuemper Catholic 6, Carroll 1

Western Iowa Conference

  • Missouri Valley 10, IKM-Manning 0
  • Riverside 10, Tri-Center 0

Rolling Valley Conference 

  • Logan-Magnolia 13, CAM 3
  • Glidden-Ralston 14, Alta-Aurelia  11

Corner Conference

  • Griswold 19, Sidney 0
  • Fremont-Mills 9, Stanton 2

Raccoon River Conference

  • Waukee Northwest 3, North Polk 1
  • Indianola 6, Ballard 4
  • Boone 16, Saydel 6
  • Norwalk 2, ADM 0
  • Kuemper Catholic 6, Carroll 1
  • Gilbert 6, Pella 4
  • Winterset 4, Dallas Center-Grimes 2
  • Bondurant-Farrar 6, Clarke 0

Pride of Iowa Conference 

  • Bedford 12, Southwest Valley 2
  • Wayne 14, Central Decatur 0
  • Southeast Warren 17, East Union 0
  • Mount Ayr 8, Lenox 6

West Central Activities Conference

  • Ogden 11, ACGC 8
  • Woodward-Granger 11, West Central Valley 9
  • Earlham 6, Pleasantville 0

High School Baseball results from Tuesday May 28th

Sports

May 29th, 2024 by admin

Hawkeye Ten 

  • Clarinda 4, Atlantic 3
  • Clarinda 9, Atlantic 0
  • Glenwood 13, Denison-Schleswig 3
  • Glenwood 7, Denison-Schleswig 3
  • Creston 2, Harlan 1
  • Harlan 12, Creston 1
  • Lewis Central 12, Red Oak 5
  • Lewis Central 12, Red Oak 2
  • St. Albert 12, Shenandoah 5
  • Shenandoah 2, St. Albert 1

Western Iowa Conference

  • IKM-Manning 8, Missouri Valley 7
  • Underwood 16, Audubon 4
  • Tri-Center 7, Riverside 2

Rolling Valley Conference 

  • Logan-Magnolia 9, CAM 5
  • Woodbine 11, Alta-Aurelia 1

Corner Conference 

  • East Mills 21, Essex 0
  • Griswold 4, Sidney 3
  • Stanton 25, Fremont-Mills 9

Raccoon River Conference

  • ADM 2, Perry 1
  • Carlisle 7, Centerville 1
  • Dallas Center-Grimes 15, Winterset 0
  • Norwalk 4, Ballard 2
  • Saydel 5, Boone 4
  • Gilbert 7, Pella 1

Pride of Iowa Conference 

  • Wayne 14, Central Decatur 1
  • Lenox 11, Mount Ayr 1
  • Southeast Warren 8, East Union 0
  • Southwest Valley 17, Bedford 7

West Central Activities Conference

  • Ogden 12, ACGC 5
  • Panorama 3, Madrid 2
  • Pleasantville 11, Earlham 1
  • Woodward-Granger 5, West Central Valley 1
  • Van Meter 12, Greene County 4

Showcase lets Iowa high school performers shine on statewide stage

News

May 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(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.

A $3.5 million settlement for family of ISU rower who died in 2021

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May 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(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 (Svcs. 5/30/24)

Obituaries

May 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

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 man arrested on Assault charges involving law enforcement

News

May 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(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.

Sinkhole in Council Bluffs forces apartment building evacuation

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May 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

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.