Missouri Valley Boys Invite
Logan-Missouri Valley Country Club
05/1/2021
Team Scores
Medalist: Cody Fink, Underwood (85)
Runner-Up: Andrew Johnson, Westwood (85)
3rd Place: Jackson Tennis, Missouri Valley (86)
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State running back/kickoff returner Kene Nwangwu is on his way to the NFL.
The All-American kickoff returner, who broke the school record for career kickoff return average (26.8), was selected in the fourth round by the Minnesota Vikings as the No. 119 pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Nwangwu was also outstanding as All-American Breece Hall’s backup, tallying 339 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, while averaging 5.6 yards per carry.
“Kene was among a unique group of seniors who were really special,” Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell said. “Kene has been through so much here at Iowa State. He had a great start to his career and then he tears his Achilles. It was a long tough road back for him and it wasn’t easy. To watch his leadership grow, see what he has done for our football program, and today, to see him get drafted, I am so thrilled for him.”
The Frisco, Texas native raised his stock dramatically after running a 4.31 in the 40-yard dash at Iowa State’s Pro Day. Utilizing his speed and athletic ability, Nwangwu earned fourth-team All-America accolades as a kickoff returner in 2020, ranking seventh nationally (minimum 10 returns) in kickoff return yardage (28.9).
He had five returns of 30+ yards, including two of 65 yards or longer that helped the Cyclones in a pair of come-from-behind wins. His 85-yard kickoff return vs. Oklahoma came after the Sooners took the lead in the fourth quarter. The return set up the tying touchdown in a game the Cyclones won 37-30.
Nwangwu ended his career with 2,470 kickoff return yards, the most in Iowa State history and third all-time in Big 12 history. He also rushed for 774 yards in his career.
(Des Moines) – The Iowa Department of Public Health, Saturday (today), reported there were 423 additional positive COVID-19 cases, for a pandemic total of 394,820, and 19 additional deaths, for a total of 5,950, including one additional death in Pottawattamie County, where the pandemic total is now 165. Deaths at long-term care facilities in Iowa account for 2,317 of the total number of deaths statewide.
According to the state’s website, Iowa’s positivity rate continues its slow decline. Data show the 14-day average is 3.8%, while the 7-day average remains 3.7%. Virus hospitalization data from the past 24-hours show: 189 hospitalized; 44 patients are in ICU; 33 persons were admitted, and 18 patients are on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (hospitals in western/southwest Iowa): 18 COVID patients are hospitalized; 11 remain in an ICU; three people were admitted with symptoms of the virus, and two people remain on a ventilator.
According to the Iowa DPH vaccination dashboard, more than 2.33-million total COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Iowa. The dashboard reports 1.064-million total vaccine series have been completed, 974,541 persons have received their second dose, and 89,606 individuals have received a single dose.
In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:
Cass, 1,454 cases; {+2}; 54 deaths
Adair, 980; {+0}; 32
Adams, 349 {+3}; 4
Audubon, 518 {+0}; 9
Guthrie, 1,283 {+3}; 29
Harrison County, 1,918; {+2}; 73
Madison County, 1,713; {+8; 19
Mills County, 1,777; {+5}; 21
Montgomery, 1,103;{+2}; 37
Pottawattamie County, 12,069; {+25}; 165
Shelby County, 1,361 {+6}; 37
Union County, 1,349; {+10}; 32
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The month of April in Atlantic was slightly warmer and much drier than normal, additional more concerns about the drought situation. Weather data compiled here at the KJAN Studios (The official National Weather Service reporting site), show the Average High last month (rounded-off) was 64, compared to the normal average high of 62. Our Average Low in April was 36, which was just one-degree cooler than normal. And, we received a just. 45″ (45 one-hundredths of an inch) of precipitation, which was nearly three-inches below the norm for April.
Our Low of 14 on April 1st, tied the record for that date set in 1924. It was also the coldest day for the month.
Looking ahead to the month of May, here in Atlantic, we can expected an Average High of 73-degrees, an Average Low of 49, and rain typically amounting to 4.32-inches. We’ll let you know if we were on par for those conditions…on June 1st.
(Radio Iowa/KJAN) – April wrapped up on a very dry note, Friday, and the state’s drought conditions are worsening in some areas. Here in Atlantic at the KJAN Studios, we received just .45″ rain during the month, which was nearly 3-inches below normal. State climatologist Justin Glisan says the latest drought map from the U-S Drought Monitor has a new “D-1” area of moderate drought that’s appeared in northeast Iowa. Also, the vast majority of the state is now considered abnormally dry, which Glisan says is something of a warning. “We’ve had a significant expansion of that D-O or abnormally dry category,” Glisan says. “As a reminder, that’s not drought but it is a sentinel for us to recognize that we are seeing drier-than-normal conditions, given precipitation deficits through late spring.”
The map shows the northwestern area of the state continues to be the driest. “We have that existing D-2 severe drought region there,” Glisan says. “Now, we haven’t seen any recent degradation as we have had precipitation fall, sometimes at timely levels. We’re still keeping a close eye on that northwest corner, given the longer-term precipitation deficits that we see there.” Forecasters are calling for a chance of rain early next week and turning the calendar page may bring a change in the drought conditions. “If we look at the short-term outlooks, getting into the beginning of May, we do see elevated signals for wetter-than-normal conditions,” he says, “and then if we look at the initial May outlook, again, we do see an elevated signal for wetter conditions.”
On the plus side, in recent weeks there was a large patch of D-3 — or extreme drought — covering several northwest Iowa counties, which is just below the worst category, D-4, for exceptional drought. This latest map shows no D-3 in Iowa at all.
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Police in Red Oak late Friday night, arrested 34-year-old James Harlan Rosencrans, of Red Oak. He was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Rosencrans was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $10,000 cash bond.
Today: Mostly Sunny. High 87. S @ 20-35 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 62. S @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/a chance of showers, late. High 80. S @ 10-20.
Monday: Cldy w/showers & tstrms. High 62.
Tuesday: P/cldy. High 65.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our Low was 39. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 83 and the Low was 52. The Record High on this date was 90 in 1965. The Record Low was 24 in 1909.
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