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4 arrested Monday in Creston

News

April 23rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports four people were arrested on separate charges, Monday. Late Monday morning, 48-year-old Timothy Linn Williams, of Creston, was arrested at his residence on a Union County Warrant for Maintaining a Drug House/and-or-Vehicle, Failure to affix Drug Tax Stamp, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Intent to Deliver Marijuana, and Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana 1st Offense. Williams was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on $13,300 cash or surety bond.

Monday afternoon, 27-year-old Starla Murray, of Creston, was arrested on a charge of Theft in the 5th Degree. Murray was cited and released on Promise to Appear. And, 44-year-old Brenda Ellen Williams, of Creston, was arrested at her residence on a Union County Warrant for Keeping a premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance, Failure to affix Drug Tax Stamp, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and 2 counts Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana/2nd Offense. Williams was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on $14,300 cash or surety bond.

Monday evening, 45-year-old Brady Gale Richert, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County Warrant for Violation of No Contact/Protective Order-Contempt. Richert was taken to the Union County Jail and held without bond.

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Monday High School Boys Golf Results

Sports

April 23rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Audubon 172, Underwood 201

Medalist – Edward Miller (Audubon) – 40

AHSTW 191, Logan-Magnolia 194

Medalist – Gavin Kiger (Logan-Magnolia) – 43

CAM 175, Coon Rapids-Bayard 181, Woodbine 185, Boyer Valley 191, Exira-EHK 193, Glidden-Ralston 204

Medalist – Chase Jahde (CAM) – 35

Denison Monarch Golf Tournament Results Team Standings:
1. Kuemper Catholic, 318
2. Atlantic, 325
3. Lewis Central, 326
4. Carroll, 344
5. Denison-Schleswig, 344
6. Storm Lake, 358
7. Glenwood, 360
8. St. Albert, 383
9. Harlan, 387

Medalist – Maverick Schwabe (Kuemper Catholic ) – 72

Nodaway Valley 190, Griswold 210

Medalist – Zack Gebbie (Nodaway Valley) – 44

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Monday High School Girls Golf Scores

Sports

April 23rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Red Oak 202 Harlan 206 Shenandoah 216 

Medalist: Brynn Knaus, Red Oak (46)

Clarinda 228 Creston NTS 

Medalist: Gianna Rock, Clarinda (48)

Turk Bowman Tournament at Ames

10th Place — Atlantic 415 

20. Belle Berg (95)

32. Makenna Schroeder (101)

Lewis Central 194 Glenwood 196 St. Albert 222 

Medalist: Katy Plambeck, Glenwood (44)

Panorama Tournament

3rd Place — Kuemper Catholic 222

2. Elsa Tiefenthaler (48)

Sidney 210 East Mills NTS 

Medalist: Eve Brumbaugh, Sidney (49)

Nodaway Valley 223 Griswold NTS 

Medalist: Joanna Reynolds, Griswold (46)

Underwood 218 Audubon NTS

Medalist: Mary Stephens, Underwood (45)

Logan-Magnolia 243 AHSTW NTS 

Medalist: Jazmyn Guritz, Logan-Magnolia (57)

Riverside 203 Missouri Valley 215 

Medalist: Addison Brink, Riverside (41)

Treynor 209 Tri-Center 236 

Medalist: Sophi Pederson, Treynor (43)

Boyer Valley 221 Glidden-Ralston 230 Woodbine NTS CAM NTS Coon Rapids-Bayard NTS

Medalist: Addy Boell, Glidden-Ralston (50)

 

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Woodbine Boy’s Track Meet Results from Monday

Sports

April 23rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Team Scores 

  1. Riverside, 110 Points
  2. Logan-Magnolia, 92 Points
  3. AHSTW, 82.5 Points
  4. Missouri Valley, 78 Points
  5. Woodbine (Sharks), 76 Points
  6. West Central Valley, 47.50 Points
  7. Woodbine (Polar Bears), 38 Points
  8. Glidden-Ralston, 26 Points
  9. Boyer Valley, 18 Points
  10. Ar-We-Va, 15 Points
  11. West Harrison, 3 Points

Boys 100 Meter Dash
1 Anderson, William Logan-Magnolia 11.42
2 Osberg, Landon W Central Valley 11.73
3 Dworak, Chris MO Valley 11.76
4 Knudsen, Rush MO Valley 11.86
5 Blum, Landon WB Polar Bears 11.99
6 Pryor, Brody Woodbine Sharks 12.03
7 Jeppesen, Cole Riverside, Oak 12.17
8 Pope, Seth Ahstw 12.37

Boys 200 Meter Dash
1 Sternberg, Luke Ahstw 23.67
2 Osberg, Landon W Central Valley 23.71
3 Anderson, William Logan-Magnolia 23.87
4 Jeppesen, Grady Riverside, Oak 23.97
5 Dworak, Chris MO Valley 24.23
6 Pryor, Brody Woodbine Sharks 24.73
7 Wallis, Cael Logan-Magnolia 25.17
8 Reed, Dillon Woodbine Sharks 25.53

Boys 400 Meter Dash
1 Pryor, Brody Woodbine Sharks 53.24
2 Hoden, Jacob MO Valley 54.89
3 Handlos, Jack MO Valley 57.95
4 Walski, Luke Logan-Magnolia 59.33
5 Green, Karter Woodbine Sharks 1:01.19
6 Martens, Dane Riverside, Oak 1:02.65
7 Kent, Shawn W Central Valley 1:03.62
8 Coenen, Wyatt WB Polar Bears 1:04.83

Boys 800 Meter Run
1 Snyder, Emmett Glidden-Ralston 2:05.58
2 Wagner, Gunner Woodbine Sharks 2:05.87
3 McCready, Mason Riverside, Oak 2:07.98
4 Barry, Adam Woodbine Sharks 2:12.95
5 Davis, Brodie Logan-Magnolia 2:15.35
6 Blum, Landon WB Polar Bears 2:15.45
7 Tremel, Thomas WB Polar Bears 2:16.21
8 Jaquez, Cruz Riverside, Oak 2:28.04

Boys 1600 Meter Run
1 Henderson, Dawson Riverside, Oak 4:52.72
2 Gorham, Dane Boyer Valley 4:56.44
3 Wagner, Gunner Woodbine Sharks 5:02.87
4 Estrada, Evan Woodbine Sharks 5:03.08
5 Fenner, Owen Riverside, Oak 5:10.95
6 Walski, Luke Logan-Magnolia 5:23.20
7 Moss, August Logan-Magnolia 5:25.92
8 Freet, Sean W Harrison 5:26.74

Boys 3200 Meter Run
1 Bendgen, Landon WB Polar Bears 10:11.88
2 Harder, Collin Ahstw 10:46.53
3 Estrada, Evan Woodbine Sharks 11:03.22
4 Fenner, Owen Riverside, Oak 11:10.41
5 Davis, Brodie Logan-Magnolia 11:39.22
6 Smith, Blayne Ar-We-Va 11:58.27
7 Thacker, Gavin MO Valley 12:04.12
8 Thelin, Joe Glidden-Ralston 12:13.16

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
1 Newcomb, Gavin Ahstw 15.69
2 Gordon, Jaxon Riverside, Oak 15.74
3 Rieken, Kyler Riverside, Oak 16.89
4 Roden, Adam Logan-Magnolia 17.21
5 Edney, Carson Logan-Magnolia 17.46
6 Fitchhorn, Austin Woodbine Sharks 20.23
7 Moores, Keaton WB Polar Bears 21.41
8 Murdock, Connor Woodbine Sharks 22.52

Boys 400 Meter Hurdles
1 Gordon, Jaxon Riverside, Oak 57.98
2 Wingert, Owen Woodbine Sharks 59.82
3 Denning, Nick Ahstw 1:00.53
4 Ragaller, Wyatt Ar-We-Va 1:00.94
5 Rieken, Kyler Riverside, Oak 1:03.06
6 Kuhl, Kalab Logan-Magnolia 1:05.51
7 Pope, Seth Ahstw 1:05.63
8 Bratetic, Logan Logan-Magnolia 1:06.00

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
1 MO Valley 45.10
2 Logan-Magnolia 46.00
3 W Central Valley 46.89
4 Riverside, Oak 47.80

Boys 4×200 Meter Relay
1 Ahstw 1:33.94
2 MO Valley 1:36.13
3 Riverside, Oak 1:38.65
4 Logan-Magnolia 1:39.81

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay
1 Riverside, Oak 3:40.20
2 MO Valley 3:42.75
3 WB Polar Bears 3:46.96
4 Logan-Magnolia 3:50.06

Boys 4×800 Meter Relay
1 Riverside, Oak 8:29.10
2 Ahstw 8:51.73
3 MO Valley 9:18.46
4 Woodbine Sharks 10:07.52

Boys 800 Sprint Medley
1 Riverside, Oak 1:42.51
2 Glidden-Ralston 1:43.59
3 Logan-Magnolia 1:45.03
4 Boyer Valley 1:47.34

Boys Distance Medley
1 Riverside, Oak 4:01.70
2 Logan-Magnolia 4:04.09
3 Ahstw 4:07.51
4 Boyer Valley 4:08.71

Boys 4×100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle
1 Ahstw 1:06.43
2 Logan-Magnolia 1:07.35
3 Riverside, Oak 1:12.60
4 MO Valley 1:14.53

Boys High Jump
1 Blum, Landon WB Polar Bears 6-02.00
2 Janssen, Dane MO Valley 5-08.00
3 Roden, Adam Logan-Magnolia 5-08.00
4 Walski, Luke Logan-Magnolia 5-06.00
5 Christian, Lucas Glidden-Ralston 5-06.00
6 Fuller, Mason W Central Valley 5-02.00
6 Fenner, Owen Riverside, Oak 5-02.00
8 Murdock, Connor Woodbine Sharks 5-00.00
8 Doyle, Lucas Riverside, Oak 5-00.00

Boys Long Jump
1 Osberg, Landon W Central Valley 20-07.50
2 Ragaller, Wyatt Ar-We-Va 19-08.00
3 Roden, Evan Logan-Magnolia 19-06.50
4 Vana, Wes Logan-Magnolia 18-09.00
5 Reed, Dillon Woodbine Sharks 17-10.00
6 Knoke, Maddox Riverside, Oak 17-08.00
6 Soukup, Camden Ahstw 17-08.00
8 Daniel, Alex Glidden-Ralston 17-02.50

Boys Shot Put
1 Peterson, Jett Ahstw 43-10.50
2 Pryor, Jax Woodbine Sharks 43-09.50
3 Zappia, Vinny MO Valley 42-10.50
4 Hunter, Wade Glidden-Ralston 42-05.50
5 Birdsall, Nolan W Harrison 40-09.50
6 Kelley, Gavin WB Polar Bears 40-05.00 1
7 Collins, Calvin Logan-Magnolia 40-01.50
8 Bell, Wyatt Riverside, Oak 38-10.50

Boys Discus Throw
1 Teague, Zach W Central Valley 141-05
2 Pryor, Jax Woodbine Sharks 137-09
3 Kelley, Gavin WB Polar Bears 135-04
4 Peterson, Jett Ahstw 132-08
5 Collins, Calvin Logan-Magnolia 128-06
6 Zappia, Vinny MO Valley 125-08
7 Barry, Jason W Harrison 110-11
8 Forsythe, Zack Riverside, Oak 106-03

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Posted County Grain Prices 4/23/2024

Ag/Outdoor

April 23rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Cass County: Corn $4.18 Beans $10.90
Adair County: Corn $4.15 Beans $10.93
Adams County: Corn $4.15 Beans $10.89
Audubon County: Corn $4.17 Beans $10.92
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $4.21 Beans $10.90
Guthrie County: Corn $4.20 Beans $10.94
Montgomery County: Corn $4.20 Beans $10.92
Shelby County: Corn $4.21 Beans $10.90

Oats: $3.45 (same in all counties)

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COED RAM Relays Track Result’s

Sports

April 23rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Team Standings:
1. Glenwood, 186
2. Lewis Central, 119
3. Atlantic, 90
4. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 70
5. Underwood, 58.50
6. St. Albert, 55
7. Shenandoah, 51.50
8. Red Oak, 39
9. Creston, 28
10. Sioux City, North, 21
11. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson, 10

800 Sprint Medley Relay:
1. Lewis Central, 1:54.27
2. Glenwood, 1:55.17
3. St. Albert, 1:58.23
4. Atlantic, 1:58.68
5. Underwood, 2:01.32
6. Red Oak, 2:03.50
7. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 2:05.69
8. Sioux City, North, 2:07.93

3000 Meters:
1. Grace Berglund, Glenwood, 10:46. 42
2. Hailey Egbert, Shenandoah, 11:56.63
3. Kate Strohmeier, Lewis Central,  12:42.34
4. Mya Scheer, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 12:53.95
5. Ruby Johnson, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 13:10.66
6. Lilly Irwin, Underwood, 13:20.04
7. Olivia Wait, Lewis Central, 13:53.6
8. Leya Walker, Red Oak, 15.11.00

4×800 Relay:
1. Lewis Central, 10:04.23
2. Glenwood, 10:18.54
3. Creston, 10:53.75
4. Glenwood, x11:51.17
5. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 13:13.55

Shuttle Hurdle Relay:
1. Glenwood, 1:11.15
2. Atlantic, 1:13.06
3. Underwood, 1:14.85
4. Creston, 1:15.17
5. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 1:17.51
6. Shenandoah, 1:18.45
7. Lewis Central, 1:23.49
8. Creston, x1:26.01

100 Meters:
1. Danika Arnold, Glenwood, 13.30
2. Allison Koontz, Glenwood, 13.53
3. Aubrey Sandbothe, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 13.84
4. Chloe Cross, Sioux City North, 13.94
5. Haley Stangl, Underwood, 13.98
6. Allison Middents, Atlantic, 14.07
7. Payton Mathews, Lewis Central, 14.12
8. Camille Strim, Sioux City, North, 14.33

Distance Medley:
1. Atlantic, 4.22.68
2. Lewis Central, 4:23.04
3. Creston, 4:30.93
4. Underwood, 4:47.20
5. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 4:50.64
6. Glenwood, 4:54.84
7. Red Oak, 5:08.26

400 Meters:
1. Danika Arnold, Glenwood, 1:00.82
2. Jocelyn O’Neal, Red Oak, 1:02.44
3. Molly Wise, St. Albert, 1:06.64
4. KayLynn Kepler Thomason, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 1:07.98
5. Trinity Bret, Underwood, 1:09.87
6. Hailey Smith, Sioux City, North, 1:11.38
7. Addie Freund, Atlantic, 1:11.59
8. Brynn Lamp, Atlantic, 1:12.17

4×200 Relay:
1. Glenwood, 1:49.83
2. Underwood, 1:53.55
3. Lewis Central, 1:54.31
4. Council Bluffs, Lewis Central, 1:54.31
5. Sioux City, North, 1:55.64
6. Atlantic, 1:56.72
7. Red Oak, 1:56.72
8. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson, 1:59.34

100 Meter Hurdles:
1. Jayci Reed, Atlantic, 17.15
2. Kiera Hochstein, St. Albert, 17.60
3. Olivia Williams, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 17.97
4. Courtney Crawford, Glenwood, 18.12
5. Maddy Irwin, Underwood, 18.23
6. Elaina Dougherty, Glenwood, 18.28
7. Grace Travis, Creston, 18.31
8. Camille Strim, 18.43

800 Meters:
1. Lili Denton, St. Albert, 2:21.88
2. Lauren Hughes, Glenwood, 2:29.37
3. Ava Bussey, Lewis Central, 2:29.50
4. Delayna Reese, Lewis Central, 2:32.10
5. Maya Schau, Glenwood, 2:36.46
6. Madelyn Berglund, Glenwood, x2:36.85
7. Greta Livingston, St. Albert, 2:39.77
8. Addie Naughton, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 2:43.35

200 Meters:
1. Danika Arnold, Glenwood, 27.07
2. Jocelyn O’Neal, Red Oak, 27.72
3. Mya Motz, Sioux City, North, 27.73
4. Madeline Fidone, Lewis Central, 27.85
5. Brooke Nelson, Lewis Central, 27.93
6. Hailey Huffman, Atlantic, 28.32
7. Sophia Denton, St. Albert, 28.62
8. Gracy Mullanix, Glenwood, 28.66

400 Meter Hurdles:
1. Breckyn Petersen, Glenwood, 1:08.22
2. Morgan Botos, Atlantic, 1:10.76
3. Megan Hughes, Glenwood, 1:12.06
4. Kiera Hochstein, St. Albert, 1:12.27
5. Hope Henderson, Creston, 1:16.79
6. Preslie Girres, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 1:16.79
7. Emma Childers, Underwood, 1:16.81
8. Reese Strunk, Creston, 1:17.88

1500 Meters:
1. Lili Denton, Shenandoah, 5:00.00
2. Grace Berglund, Glenwood, 5:01.00
3. Ava Bussey, Lewis Central, 5:02.00
4. Madelyn Hoss, Lewis Central, 5:03.00
5. Claire Pellett, Atlantic, 5:04.00
6. Hailey Egbert, Shenandoah, 5:06.00
7. Mya Scheer, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 5:07.00
8. Katelyn Harms, Glenwood, 5:08.00

4×100 Meter Relay:
1. Atlantic, 51.28
2. Glenwood, 51.30
3. Underwood, 52.35
4. Shenandoah, 54.41
5. St. Albert, 54.59
6. Glenwood, x54.88
7. Red Oak, 56.13
8. Atlantic B, x56.31

4×400 Meters:
1. Glenwood, 4:13.42
2. Lewis Central, 4:16.50
3. Atlantic, 4:25.33
4. Red Oak, 4:26.91
5. Underwood, 4:33,95
6. Creston, 4:41.09
7. Glenwood, B x4:47.09
8. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln,4:59.04

High Jump:
1. Jaylynn Floyd, Glenwood, 5-02.00
2. Olivia Ausdemore, Lewis Central, 5-00.00
3. Kelsi Duran, Glenwood, 4-10.00
4. Ally Adams, Underwood, 4-08.00
5. Ashlynn Hodges, J4-08.00
5. Ruby Irwin, Underwood, J4-08.00
7. Zoe Young, Shenandoah, 4-06.00
8. Megan Scheel, Lewis Central, 4-04.00

Long Jump:
1. Lila Wiederstein, Atlantic, 18-01.75
2. Aubrey Sandbothe, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 16-10.25
3. Jocelyn O’Neal, Red Oak, 16-03.25
4. Keisi Durank, Glenwood, 15-05.00
5. Makayla Martin, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson, 15-04.00
6. Lynnea Longchaya, Glenwood, 14-05.50
7. Taylee Hagen, Atlantic, 14-03.00
8. Madeline Furlow, Lewis Central, 14-01.00

Shot Put:
1. Jordyn Matiyow, Lewis Central, 38-10.50
2. Aliyah Parker, Shenandoah, 34-06.50
3. Lynnae Green, Shenandoah, 33-09.50
4. Kamryn Hamilton, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 33-02.00
5. Maddie Stratton, Glenwood, 32-11.50
6. Brandi Jarmon, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson
7. Olivia Olson, Atlantic, 32-00.00
8. Katie Salvo, St. Albert, 31-0.00

Discus:
1. Jordyn Matiyow, Lewis Central, 126-2.50
2. Aliyah Parker, Shenandoah, 106-01
3. Abi Hiller, Glenwood, 105-9.50
4. Natalie McDowell, Shenandoah, 105-07
5. Madeline Woods, Lewis Central, 99-05
6. Olivia Olson, Atlantic, 98-11.50
7. Brandi Jarmon, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson, 91-05.50
8. Maggie Smith, Glenwood, 89-10

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High School Soccer Result’s from Monday

Sports

April 23rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Boys Results

Perry 2, Nevada 1
Bondurant-Farrar 2, Ballard 1
Van Meter 1, West Central Valley 0
Denison-Schleswig 6, Harlan Community 1
St. Albert 4, Tri-Center 1
Treynor 8, Creston 0
Council Bluffs Lincoln 3, LeMars 0
East Sac County 2, Atlantic 1
Greene County 9, Logan-Magnolia 0

Girls Results

Missouri Valley 11, AHSTW 1
Van Meter 3, West Central Valley 0
Nevada 10, Perry 0
East Sac County 3, Atlantic 0
Knoxville 2, Chariton 0
Harlan Community 5, Denison-Schleswig 1
North Polk 7, Carlisle 0
Des Moines Roosevelt 2, ADM 1

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High School Tennis Scores from Monday

Sports

April 23rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Girls Results

Denison-Schleswig 6, St. Albert 3
Bishop Heelan 9, LeMars 0
Boone 10, Fort Dodge 1
Kuemper Catholic 9, St. Edmond 0
Clarinda 7, Creston 2
Lewis Central 8, Glenwood 1
Atlantic 5, Harlan Community 4

Boys Results

Boone 11, Nevada 0
Kuemper Catholic 7, Sioux City North 2
Council Bluffs Jefferson 6, Audubon 3
Boone 7, Fort Dodge 2
Atlantic 9, Harlan Community 0

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Rain slows planting progress

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 23rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Farmers got the rain they’d been hoping for last week, but it cut down on the time they could be planting. The U-S-D-A crop report shows there were only three days suitable for fieldwork due to the weather. Corn planting hit 13 percent complete by the end of the week — up from four percent last week. That is three days ahead of last year and the five-year average. Eight percent of the bean crop is now in the ground, which is four days ahead of last year and six days ahead of the five-year average.

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Almost one-third of Iowa food bank’s stockpile is ‘rescued’ food

News

April 23rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A new study by the Iowa Food Bank Association finds more than 27-million pounds of food was “rescued” last year by the six Feeding America food banks that serve Iowa. Annette Hacker, spokeswoman for the Des Moines-based Food Bank of Iowa, says an astounding amount of food is wasted and chucked into landfills daily, so they work with grocery and convenience stores, manufacturers, growers and restaurants to rescue that food and get it to people who need it. “It might be a pasta manufacturer who says, ‘These pasta noodles are just an eighth of an inch shorter than we normally make to put on the shelf and sell, so we’re going to donate this pasta,'” Hacker says. “It might be a dairy that says, ‘This particular batch of cottage cheese had slightly less salt in it than meets our standards,’ but it’s still perfectly good.”

A report from the U-S-D-A says up to 40-percent of the U-S food supply is wasted every year, so Hacker says food banks rely on retail rescue to meet the growing, record need for food assistance.  “We have recently had pallet after pallet of Triscuits marked organic, but guess what? They weren’t organic,” Hacker says. “So that was a great volunteer project, to go through every Triscuit box and mark out the word ‘organic,’ still perfectly good, fresh crackers inside that box, but they were not able to be sold because they were not labeled correctly.” Hacker says food banks strive to divert perfectly good food from landfills and get it onto dinner tables for Iowans who face food insecurity.

Food rescue visit at Catholic Charities in Des Moines, Iowa on February 7, 2024.

“Food Bank of Iowa distributes more than 22-and-a-half million pounds of food every year, so our portion, a little over seven-million pounds, about a third of what we’re distributing is food that has been rescued from retailers, manufacturers, grocery stores,” Hacker says. “It’s absolutely critical. Food rescue is the reason food banking began in the first place.” Many Iowans will throw out food just because it’s past the “best by” date on the label, which Hacker says is something that’s largely misunderstood.

“There really are no such things as expiration dates, except for baby formula and baby food,” she says. “Other than that, the dates that you see on food are often either a ‘sell by,’ a ‘best by’, or a ‘use by’ date and those dates speak to optimal quality, not food safety.” Hacker says food banks adhere to very strict guidelines for food handling, temperature and storage of rescued food.

foodbankiowa.org

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