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Dickinson impresses as No. 3 Michigan routs No. 9 Iowa 79-57

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February 25th, 2021 by admin

Iowa center Luka Garza (55) is defended by Michigan center Hunter Dickinson (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson gave Luka Garza fits around the basket, and Franz Wagner scored 21 points to lead No. 3 Michigan to a 79-57 victory over No. 9 Iowa. The Wolverines passed yet another test against a highly ranked opponent after beating No. 4 Ohio State last weekend. Dickinson more than held his own against Garza in a much-anticipated matchup of two standout big men. Garza led the Hawkeyes with 16 points, but he shot 6 of 19 from the field. Dickinson scored 14 points.

 

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Audubon County Sheriff’s report (2/25/21)

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February 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department reports five arrests. On Tuesday (Feb. 23rd), 26-year old Terry Romick III, of Exira, was arrested for Driving While Barred. Romick was released on his own recognizance and appeared before the Magistrate at a later date.Also arrested Tuesday, was 36-year old Joseph Jensen, of Exira, for Driving While Barred. He was seen by the Magistrate the following morning and released on his own recognizance.
On Sunday, (2/21), 34-year old Lindie Olson, of Albia, was arrested in Audubon County for Operating While Intoxicated-2nd offense. She was released on her own recognizance and appeared before the Magistrate at a later date.
Deputies in Audubon County arrested 33-year old Jeremy Holzwart, of Audubon, on February 18th. He was arrested on an outstanding warrant for Failure to Appear- Domestic Abuse Assault. After seeing the magistrate, he was held on a $1000 bond for this charge.
And, on Feb. 17th, 29-year old Christian Bohorquez, of Gustine, California, was arrested in Audubon County, for Possession of Marijuana-1st and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He appeared before the magistrate and was released on his own recognizance.

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UI dental school dean exits role a year early after Trump controversy

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February 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – After an email chain about President Trump sparked controversy, the dean of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry is stepping down from the post in June. Last October, Dr. David Johnsen co-signed an email to dental school staff and students that criticized President Trump’s executive order banning diversity training. A conservative student responded to the email. The student was notified the next month that he had to attend a professional misconduct review hearing.

The hearing was cancelled after Republican legislators raised concerns on the student’s behalf. The dental school dean publicly apologized for the incident during a legislative oversight hearing earlier this month. The controversy was not mentioned in the announcement that Johnsen was stepping down as dean at the end of the semester. Johnsen had planned to retire in June of 2022 and he’ll serve as a pediatric dental professor in the next academic year.

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Iowa women upset No. 12 Michigan

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February 25th, 2021 by admin

Final Score: Iowa 89, No. 12 Michigan 67

Game Notes: 

  • The Iowa Hawkeyes (13-7, 9-7) downed No. 12 Michigan (13-3, 8-3), 89-67. Iowa expanded the all-time series record to 51-19 and 28-5 on the Hawkeyes’ home court. The Hawkeyes 48 first-half points are the most this season.
  • Iowa recorded its first ranked win since No. 12/13 Indiana on Jan. 12, 2020.
  • The Hawkeyes were 16-of-27 from 3-point range, recording their best 3-point percent this season (59.3).
  • Freshman Sharon Goodman was perfect from the field (3-3) and from the free-throw line (4-4), redshirt sophomore Kate Martin was 5-of-6 from the field, 3-of-4 from 3-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and junior Monika Czinano was 7-of-8 from the field, leading the Hawkeyes.
  • Four Hawkeyes scored in double figures, including Clark (27), junior Monika Czinano (15), redshirt sophomore Kate Martin (15), and freshman Sharon Goodman (10.

Up Next: The Hawkeyes head to Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday, Feb. 25 to take on the Badgers inside Kohl Center. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. (CT) on FS1.

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Kansas man convicted in death of his girlfriend in Iowa

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February 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — A 34-year-old Kansas has been convicted of killing his girlfriend in Iowa in 2018. Zackery Bassett, of Elwood, Kansas, was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder in the September 2018 death of 50-year-old Andrea Solokowski, in Webster City, Iowa. Bassett was originally charged with first-degree murder in the case. Prosecutors said Bassett had abused and stalked Solokowski, of Sioux City, for more than a year before her death.

An autopsy found injuries consistent with asphyxiation but Solokowski’s cause of death was listed as undetermined. The maximum sentence possible for second-degree murder is 50 years in prison. Bassett is scheduled to be sentenced April 5.

 

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New Iowa vaccination website to go live tomorrow

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February 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says a new state website will be available, starting tomorrow (Friday), with information on COVID-19 vaccines, who is eligible to get a shot and links to providers giving shots. “But I want to be clear, you cannot schedule an appointment on this site or register to be contacted when scheduling is available,” Reynolds said, “but it will connect you to a provider for scheduling in their system.”

A private company built the www.vaccinate.iowa.gov website this past week, after Reynolds cancelled a contract with Microsoft for a website that would have helped Iowans schedule shots. The new website will have a “vaccine locator.” “You can find providers near you, click through to their websites to check availability and get details about scheduling,” Reynolds says. State officials say the website will be functional for smart phones as well as laptops and other computers. In addition, a call-in system is being set up to help Iowans age 65 and over who’ve been unable to schedule vaccinations.

The governor says operators answering calls to 2-1-1 will begin that service the week of March 8th. “In the meantime, some vaccine navigators will start tomorrow by contacting older Iowans who have reached out to their Area Agencies on Aging,” Reynolds says. The governor says the agencies have taken calls from “hundreds” of older Iowans who need help getting scheduled for a shot. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 622-thousand doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been administered to Iowans — and nearly 53 percent of Iowans over the age of 65 have had at least their first dose.

“The progress we’ve made over the last several weeks is pushing us toward a turning point in our Covid-19 recovery,” Reynolds says, “and I’m committed to continuing this forward momentum in Iowa.” Reynolds says it’s expected that 70-percent of the Tier One populations in Iowa will have gotten at least one dose, which includes first responders, K-12 teachers and child care workers. She says the state’s planning ahead for the -next- group.

“Essential workers and individuals with disabilities living in home settings are expected to start vaccination in early March and achieve the 70% mark in early April,” Reynolds says. “At that time, we could again expand to the next eligible group.” The governor says doses of the third vaccine, made by Johnson and Johnson, will begin arriving in Iowa next week, with an initial shipment of nearly 26-thousand doses. It will require only a single vaccination, with no follow-up booster shot. The State of Iowa is scheduled to receive more than 91-thousand first doses of vaccines next week for distribution to counties.

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Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament schedule released

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February 25th, 2021 by admin

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has released the game times and television outlets for the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament that will be played March 9-13 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

BTN will televise the first-round game at 5 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, March 9, as well as the first two second-round games on Wednesday, March 10 (at 11 a.m. ET and 25 minutes following the completion of the first game).

FS2 then takes over as the presenting television outlet and will show the remaining two second-round games on March 10, along with the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 11 and semifinals on Friday, March 12. This will mark the first time that tournament games will be televised nationwide on FS2.

All games televised on BTN and FS2 may also be seen on the FOX Sports app.

The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament championship game tips off at 2 p.m. (ET) Saturday, March 13 and will be televised on ESPNU and the ESPN app.

Maryland is the defending tournament champion, winning its fourth title in 2020 with an 82-65 victory over Ohio State. OSU will not compete in this year’s Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament due to a self-imposed postseason ban.

The 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, March 9 (First Round)
Game 1 (Seed #12 vs. Seed #13) – 5 p.m. ET (BTN)

Wednesday, March 10 (Second Round)
Game 2 (Seed #8 vs. Seed #9) – 11 a.m. ET (BTN)
Game 3 (Seed #5 vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 2 (BTN)
Game 4 (Seed #7 vs. Seed #10) – 6:30 p.m. ET (FS2)
Game 5 (Seed #6 vs. Seed #11) – 25 minutes following Game 4 (FS2)

Thursday, March 11 (Quarterfinals)
Game 6 (Seed #1 vs. Game 2 winner) – 11 a.m. ET (FS2)
Game 7 (Seed #4 vs. Game 3 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 6 (FS2)
Game 8 (Seed #2 vs. Game 4 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (FS2)
Game 9 (Seed #3 vs. Game 5 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 8 (FS2)

Friday, March 12 (Semifinals)
Game 10 (Game 6 vs. Game 7 winner) – 2 p.m. ET (FS2)
Game 11 (Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 10 (FS2)

Saturday, March 13 (Championship)
Game 12 (Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner) – 2 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

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Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule has been set

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February 25th, 2021 by admin

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has released the game times and television outlets for the 2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament presented by SoFi that will be played March 10-14 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Big Ten Network will televise the tournament’s first 10 games, with coverage spanning the first round of the tournament through the quarterfinals. CBS Sports will once again broadcast the semifinals and final to a national audience on the CBS Television Network.

The tournament is slated to tip off at 6:30 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, March 10, followed by a second game that starts 25 minutes after the completion of the first contest. The second round of the tournament will take place on Thursday, March 11, and features four games played between two sessions, with the first session tipping off at 11:30 am (ET) and the second session beginning at 6:30 p.m. (ET).

On Friday, March 12, BTN will wrap up its coverage by broadcasting the tournament’s quarterfinal round. Like the second round, the quarterfinals will feature four games played between two sessions, with the first session beginning at 11:30 am (ET) and the second session starting at 6:30 p.m. (ET).

CBS Sports will serve as a tournament broadcast partner for the 24th consecutive year and is set to air the semifinals and final on Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14.

The first semifinal will tip off at 1 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, March 13, with the second semifinal beginning 25 minutes following the conclusion of the first game.

The Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game tips off at 3:30 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, March 14, and will be followed by CBS’ Selection Show which airs at 6 p.m. (ET).

All BTN on-air games can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through the FOX Sports App, while the CBS Sports broadcasts will also be available to stream live on Paramount+.

The 2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, March 10 (First Round)
Game 1 (Seed #12 vs. Seed #13) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 2 (Seed #11 vs. Seed #14) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (BTN)

Thursday, March 11 (Second Round)
Game 3 (Seed #8 vs. Seed #9) – 11:30 a.m. ET (BTN)
Game 4 (Seed #5 vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 3 (BTN)
Game 5 (Seed #7 vs. Seed #10) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 6 (Seed #6 vs. Game 2 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)

Friday, March 12 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7 (Seed #1 vs. Game 3 winner) – 11:30 a.m. ET (BTN)
Game 8 (Seed #4 vs. Game 4 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 9 (Seed #2 vs. Game 5 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 10 (Seed #3 vs. Game 6 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)

Saturday, March 13 (Semifinals)
Game 11 (Game 7 vs. Game 8 winner) – 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
Game 12 (Game 9 vs. Game 10 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (CBS)

Saturday, March 13 (Championship)
Game 13 (Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner) – 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

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Rollover accident in Guthrie County, Thursday morning

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February 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

A woman from Polk County was injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident this (Thursday) morning, in Guthrie County. The accident happened as 62-year old Kristie Lynn Sheeder, of Windsor Heights, was traveling north on 190th Street at around 10:20-a.m.  Sheeder lost control of her 2008 Ford Edge, causing the SUV to enter the northbound ditch, where it struck a utility pole, and rolled over. Sheeder suffered possible/unknown injuries, and was transported by her sister to the Guthrie County Hospital.

The SUV sustained $8,000 damage and was a total loss. The Guthrie County REC pole sustained an estimated $2,500 damage. No citations were issued.

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Atlantic Superintendent issues COVID-19 update

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February 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic School District Superintendent Steve Barber, Thursday (Today) issued an update with regard to COVID-19 and the District. You can read the message in its entirety, below:

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