Class 2A Semifinals
Central Lyon 56, Pella Christian 55
Western Christian, Hull 79, Roland-Story 61
Class 3A Semifinals
Bondurant-Farrar 54, North Polk 45
Xavier, Cedar Rapids 72, Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 59
Class 4A Semifinals
Class 2A Semifinals
Central Lyon 56, Pella Christian 55
Western Christian, Hull 79, Roland-Story 61
Class 3A Semifinals
Bondurant-Farrar 54, North Polk 45
Xavier, Cedar Rapids 72, Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 59
Class 4A Semifinals
NORMAN DUANE HELMTS, 85, of Hazel Green, AL (formerly of Atlantic) died February 14, 2023. The family invites friends and family to a Memorial service for NORMAN DUANE HELMTS on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 6:00 pm at the United Methodist Church in Wiota.
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NORMAN DUANE HELMTS is survived by:
Daughter: Christina (Richard, Jr) Berry
Son: Kevin Helmts
Sister: Karen Baier
6 Grandchildren
His wife Joanne’s children and grandchildren, cousins, and many great grandchildren, nieces and nephews and dog, Zena (his best friend)
Here are some reported snowfall amounts from around the area:
KJAN 3.3 inches total (2.2″ up until 7-a.m.)
Oakland: 3.5 inches
Tabor: 2.5 inches
Walnut: 2.0 inches
DES MOINES- The Department of Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer is excited to announce more than 50 public town hall style meetings to get feedback from everyday Iowans on digital services, including broadband, in their area. We want to hear from Iowans of all walks of life on how they use the internet and digital services in general. If you ever felt like the digital world is passing you by, for whatever reason, this is your chance to speak up and help Iowa identify ways to help you and your community.
Attendees will hear a short presentation on digital services followed by a discussion with the audience on the barriers and potential solutions for full participation in the digital aspects of society. All meetings will start at 6 pm at the designated locations and are anticipated to last about 90 minutes. 
In this area, the town hall-style meetings will be held in:
For more information, please contact broadband@iowa.gov.
If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Maria Guevara at maria.guevara@iowa.gov by no later than at least 7 days before the event you will attend.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Lisa Bluder was named a 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s Coach of the Year Semifinalist on Thursday.
Bluder has guided the program to its seventh consecutive season with 20 or more victories in her 23rd year as the head coach at the University of Iowa. This week, the No. 2 Hawkeyes earned their highest AP ranking in school history since 1994.
Most recently, the Hawkeyes cut down the nets at the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis. It was Iowa’s third BTT title since 2019. Bluder has won four of Iowa’s five tournament championships. She has also coached five out of the last six Big Ten Player of the Year award winners.
Under Bluder’s direction, the Hawkeyes lead the country with AP Top 10 victories with five this season. This year, Bluder notched 15 regular season conference wins which is the most in her tenure at Iowa.
As the all-time winningest coach in program history, the Hawkeyes have advanced to 21 postseason appearances (17 NCAA and four WNIT) in 23 seasons, including NCAA Tournament berths in 13 of the last 15 seasons. Iowa advanced to the postseason in 15 consecutive seasons (13 NCAA and two WNIT) when a postseason tournament was held. The 2020 pandemic cut the 2019-20 season short, resulting in the sole missed tournament season.
The award’s four finalists will be announced on Monday, March 20. The Fan Vote to help narrow the list down to the final honoree will open Tuesday, March 21, and close Tuesday, March 28. The fan vote will account for five percent of the overall final vote. The 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy for Women’s Coach of the Year will be awarded on Wednesday, March 29 during the Women’s Final Four.
(Creston, Iowa) – One person suffered possible/unknown injuries during a partial, single-vehicle rollover accident this (Thursday) morning, in Union County. The Sheriff’s Office reports a 2008 Chevy Tahoe driven by 55-year-old Sandra Sue Sickels, of Creston, was traveling east on Highway 34 at around 8:14-a.m., when her SUV struck the guard rail of a bridge. The vehicle then went out of control. It left the road and ended-up on the driver’s side in the ditch, with air bag deployment.
Sickels complained of head pain but denied medical treatment from EMS. She said she would travel to the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston to be checked out. Damage from the crash amounted to $3,000.
March 9, 2023 (Des Moines) — The spring/summer edition of the Iowa Travel Guide is now available to inspire travelers who want to plan their Iowa road trip. The free 140-page guide can be ordered online at traveliowa.com, by phone at 800.345.IOWA or picked up at any of Iowa’s Welcome Centers. An online version is also available.
The publication includes features on new events and attractions for 2023, RAGBRAI’s 50th anniversary, the Iowa State Fair, the Loess Hills, stops along the Lincoln Highway, golf courses and adventures on wheels. The guide also contains suggested attractions, restaurants, lodging properties, events and an itinerary for each of the five travel areas as well as campground listings. The cover features Rail Explorers in Boone.
“Demand for travel continues to be strong,” said Amy Zeigler, state tourism manager for the Iowa Tourism Office. “According to the US Travel Association, nearly half of Americans with travel plans agree that taking time off is more important than ever and more than half say travel is a priority in their budget. The redesigned Iowa Travel Guide is a great inspiration piece to encourage people to visit our state.” 
The Iowa Tourism Office, part of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, works closely with community partners, attractions and events, to promote the state’s beautifully vast scenery and unique history. Tourism in Iowa generated $1.8 billion in tax revenues in 2021, with more than $1 billion supporting state and local governments, while employing a total of 65,000 people statewide. For more information on everything Iowa has to offer tourists, visit traveliowa.com.
(Radio Iowa) – The University of Iowa’s Athletics Department will be covering the entire cost of this week’s legal settlement with ex-football players. The announcement came at an early (Thursday) morning House subcommittee meeting on a bill to force the university to make that move, rather than use two million dollars in taxpayer money to cover nearly half of the payout. Keith Saunders is chief government relations officer for the board that oversees the university. He read legislators a statement from University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson.
Wilson expressed appreciation to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird for negotiating the settlement and to the State Appeal Board for approving the agreement on Tuesday. These were Wilson’s first public comments on the settlement. Saunders read all three sentences aloud, including this final sentence from Wilson.
An statement from the university emphasized that the Athletics Department “is a self-sustaining unit that does not receive tuition revenue or taxpayer support. Representative Carter Nordman, a Republican from Adel, says taxpayers should never have been required to cover this.
Nordman said also…
Attorneys for a dozen former University of Iowa players who alleged the Hawkeye football program was a racially hostile environment will be paid about half of the settlement and the 12 players will split the rest equally.
CHARLES “Charlie” TEMPLEMAN, 86, of Atlantic, died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for CHARLIE TEMPLEMAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.
Visitation with the family present will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 13, 2023, at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation to the First United Methodist Church.
CHARLIE TEMPLEMAN is survived by:
His wife, Delores Templeman.
His daughters – Vicki Templeman, Lori Templeman, and Tammy (John) Westering.
His sons – Chuck (Linda) Templeman, and Todd Templeman.
His brothers – Jerry (Verdell) Templeman and Mervin (Jean) Templeman.
8 grandchildren;13 great- grandchildren;
(Radio Iowa) – Books with obscene or graphic sexual content would have to be removed from the libraries in Iowa schools if a bill that’s cleared the Iowa House becomes law. Republican Representative Brook Boden of Indianola says the bill makes it clear sexually explicit content is not age appropriate for students. “I honestly cannot believe that this is a bill that we need to pass, but unfortunately the books that contain images and passages exactly with these sex acts…have been found in Iowa schools,” Boden says. Sixty House Republicans voted for the bill. Three Republicans and all Democrats in the House voted against it. Representative Elinor Levin, a Democrat from Iowa City, says she’s part of the first generation who started learning about sex from the internet.
“Our kids are going to ask questions,” Levin said. “Let’s ensure they have access to good models, as selected by educators, not just the uncurated internet world they have in their pockets.” Representative Sue Cahill, a Democrat from Marshalltown, is a licensed teacher librarian. “I know the process that we as teacher librarians use to vet our books,” Cahill says. “Yes, there may be some passages that, taken out of context, may seem inappropriate.” Cahill says it’s the literary value of the book as a whole that puts it on the school library shelf. Boden says the bill provides new guardrails for school library books.
“Parents may still read the books of their choice to their own children,” she said. “We are simply setting age appropriate guidelines for K-12 settings, making sure that we protect our children.” Governor Kim Reynolds has a proposal of her own on school library book policies and the Senate has not yet debated the issue.
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