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Eastern IA crash claims a life, Tuesday

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January 5th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Anamosa, Iowa) – A near head-on collision in Jones County Tuesday evening resulted in one person’s death and injuries to another person. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 5:20-p.m. at Highway 64 and 140th Avenue, in rural Anamosa.

The report says a 2004 Toyota Corolla crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The car came to rest in the center of the road, while the Jeep came to rest in the north ditch. One person died after being flown to the University of Iowa Health Center by LifeGuard Air Ambulance. The other person was transported by Anamosa Ambulance to UPH St. Lukes Hospital.

Authorities were withholding the crash victims’ names, pending notification of family. The accident remains under investigation.

Governor, key senator discuss parameters for parents’ complaints about books in schools

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January 5th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s working on legislation that would set parameters for local school officials to follow when parents object to books in the school library. “If a parent has a concern about what’s in there, there should be a process where they get answers and they should have options,” Reynolds said. “…I’m telling you what some of the parents brought forth to me is concerning.”

This fall, two Republicans in the state senate proposed charging teachers and school librarians with a crime if students have access at school to certain books. Reynolds instead suggests that parents be given easy access to a list of books in the school library and the books are being used in the classroom as well as a process to follow in their local district if they object to certain books.

“I don’t want to paint this as a big, broad problem,” Reynolds says, “because we’ve got educators out there that are doing their best every single day and I’m proud of what they do — my daughter is a public school teacher — and they’ve been there through some really tough times.” Senator Amy Sinclair of Allerton is chair of the Senate Education Committee. Sinclair says there’s a difference between a public library and the library inside a public school and, while she’s not one to support banning books, Sinclair says parental consent could be required for certain titles.

“You know, if parents don’t want their 12 year old child checking out a book that might have inappropriate, not age appropriate, potentially obscene material, they should have an opportunity to reject that prior to their student getting their hands on it,” Sinclair says. Sinclair is drafting a “Parents Bill of Rights” and she says its passage is her highest priority in the 2022 legislative session.

“Parents have the right to know what their kids are being taught,” Sinclair says. “Parents have the right to access curriculum materials.” Sinclair says those are the kind of tools parents need to be actively engaged in their child’s education. “Parents should know the results of student assessment data or scores or grades,” Sinclair says. “Parents should have immediate and open understanding of what their kids are learning. how they’re learning it and what is actually being graded and measured.”

Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls says he’s thrilled the discussion has moved away from putting teachers in jail, as that likely discouraged teachers from taking or staying in jobs in Iowa schools. The governor and lawmakers made their remarks Tuesday during a statehouse forum sponsored by the Iowa Capitol Press Association.

Atlantic boys swimming falls on Senior Night to Waukee and Sioux City

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January 4th, 2022 by admin

The Atlantic boys swim team hosted a Senior Night meet at the Nishna Valley YMCA on Tuesday night.

Team Scores

Waukee 62, Sioux City 32
Waukee 83, Atlantic 11
Sioux City 76, Atlantic 17

Atlantic Top Performances

50 Yard Freestyle- Alex Sampson 4th in 24.08
500 Yard Freestyle- Bryan York went 5th in 5:31.44
200 Yard Freestyle Relay- Atlantic 4th (Alex Lihs, Keaton Rieken, Brayden Atkinson, Alex Sampson) 1:38.27

Atlantic Seniors honored were Brayden Atkinson, Alex Sampson, Bryce Schmidtke, and Bryan York.

High School Wrestling Scoreboard Tuesday 01/04/2022

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January 4th, 2022 by admin

Quad @ Logan-Magnolia

Logan-Magnolia 37, Atlantic-CAM 36
-(Atlantic-CAM winners: Jarrett Armstrong, Miles Mundorf, Aiden Smith, Josh Hass, Ethan Follmann, Easton O’Brien, Kadin Stutzman)
Logan-Magnolia 71, OABCIG 9
Logan-Magnolia 78, Woodbine 3
Atlantic-CAM 72, OABCIG 10
-(Atlantic-CAM winners: Kadin Stutzman, Jarrett Armstrong, Brenden Casey, Miles Mundorf, Nathan Keiser, Aiden Smith, Josh Hass, Cruz Weaver, Ethan Follman, Easton O’Brien, Tanner O’Brien, Owen Hoover)
Atlantic-CAM 84, Woodbine 0
-(Atlantic-CAM winners: Brenden Casey, Miles Mundorf, Nathan Keiser, Aiden Smith, Josh Hass, Cruz Weaver, Ethan Follmann, Easton O’Brien, A.C. Roller, Dante Hedrington, Tanner O’Brien, Owen Hoover, Kadin Stutzman, Jarrett Armstrong)
OABCIG 53, Woodbine 6

Quad @ Clarinda

Clarinda 51, Southwest Valley 27
Clarinda 66, St. Albert 12
Clarinda 53, Red Oak 27
Red Oak 42, Southwest Valley 36
Red Oak 54, St. Albert 15
Southwest Valley 60, St. Albert 5

Duals @ Kuemper Catholic

Carroll 39, Kuemper Catholic 30
Carroll 65, Audubon 0
Carroll 66, Coon Rapids-Bayard 12
Kuemper Catholic 69, Audubon 9
Kuemper Catholic 64, Ridge View 6
Kuemper Catholic 78, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
Ridge View 54, Audubon 15
Ridge View 60, Coon Rapids-Bayard 12
Audubon 42, Coon Rapids-Bayard 18

Quad @ AHSTW

AHSTW 55, Abraham Lincoln 22
AHSTW 75, Southwest Iowa 11
AHSTW 54, Tri-Center 30
CB Abraham Lincoln 48, Southwest Iowa 27
CB Abraham Lincoln 51, Tri-Center 27
Southwest Iowa 42, Tri-Center 36

Tri @ Martensdale-St. Marys

Greene County 58, Martensdale-St. Marys 12
Greene County 39, Nodaway Valley O-M 36
Nodaway Valley O-M 56, Martensdale-St. Marys 21

Tri @ East Union

ACGC 42, East Union 27
Van Meter 45, ACGC 27
Van Meter 54, East Union 30

High School Basketball Scoreboard Tuesday 01/04/2021

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January 4th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Creston 61, Clarinda 29
Denison-Schleswig 54, Kuemper Catholic 33
Harlan 43, Lewis Central 40
St. Albert 58, Red Oak 11

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside 39, Tri-Center 29 -ON KJAN

Rolling Valley Conference 

CAM 61, Glidden-Ralston 25
Coon Rapids-Bayard 39, Boyer Valley 33
Exira-EHK 60, Woodbine 46

Corner Conference 

East Mills 65, Essex 21
Fremont-Mills 45, Griswold 23
Stanton 57, Audubon 40

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Bedford 42, Southwest Valley 33
Central Decatur 61, Wayne 29
Martensdale-St. Marys 52, Southeast Warren 35
Nodaway Valley 50, Mount Ayr 30

Other Scores

Bellevue West 63, CB Abraham Lincoln 26
Lamoni 60, Grand View Christian 45
Moravia at Orient-Macksburg

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Glenwood 55, Atlantic 50
Creston 55, Clarinda 50
Denison-Schleswig 60, Kuemper Catholic 55
Harlan 55, Lewis Central 53
Red Oak 62, St. Albert 56

Western Iowa Conference

Tri-Center 68, Riverside 63 -ON KJAN

Rolling Valley Conference 

Boyer Valley 45, Coon Rapids-Bayard 42
CAM 61, Glidden-Ralston 23
Exira-EHK 57, Woodbine 44

Corner Conference

East Mills 64, Essex 20
Fremont-Mills 52, Griswold 35

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 77, Wayne 31
Mount Ayr 64, Nodaway Valley 41
Southwest Valley 54, Bedford 50
Martensdale-St. Marys @ Southeast Warren

Other Scores

Bellevue West 73, CB Abraham Lincoln 66
Grand View Christian 76, Lamoni 42
Moravia 67, Orient-Macksburg 20

Tri-Center survives late comeback from Riverside

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January 4th, 2022 by admin

The Tri-Center boys basketball team controlled the game against Riverside for three quarters on Tuesday night but had to survive a fourth quarter rally by the Bulldogs to secure a win. The Trojans led by 10 at half and at the end of the third, but the Bulldogs put together a 13-2 run in the final session to momentarily grab the lead. Grady Jeppesen hit a step through lay-up to put Riverside up 61-60 with around 2 minutes left but Tri-Center struck back. Junior Michael Turner drove down the court and hit a tough angled banker and got fouled to put Tri-Center back in front for good. The Bulldogs tried to extend the game with fouls but Turner and Kent Elliott hit 6 straight free throws to keep the Bulldogs at bay.

Turner finished with 19 points and Elliott added 18 to help the Trojans improve to 5-3 on the season. Tri-Center Head Coach Chad Harder loved the way his team finished under pressure.

Coach Harder said they expect Turner to come up with big plays when they need him and was proud of his effort. Jaxon Johnson was also a spark for Tri-Center with 15 points on 5 made threes in the game. Free throws made a big difference at the end of the game despite struggles for the Trojans early in the game, going just 6-12 in the first half. Coach Harder said his guys have enough experience in those tough spots to lean on.

Coach Harder felt like the game was a growth boost for the team.

Riverside was led by 25 points from Aiden Bell. He was a big part of the fourth quarter rally with three 3’s in the period. Jeppesen finished with 16 points and Ayden Salias added 12. The Bulldogs fall to 5-6 on the season.

Heiny sparks Riverside to rare win over Tri-Center

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January 4th, 2022 by admin

Riverside senior Morgan Heiny hit four 3’s and finished with 15 points to lead Riverside to a 39-29 win over Tri-Center on Tuesday night in Oakland. The Bulldogs got off to a slow start, falling behind by 6 midway through the first quarter, but rallied to an 8 point lead by halftime. The Bulldogs held the lead near the 7-10 point range most of the rest of the way. Bulldogs Coach Mitch Rice talked about what got the team rolling in the second quarter.

Freshman Elly Henderson had a nice game as well with 11 points. She made a couple of big baskets and defensive plays at the beginning of the fourth quarter to keep the Bulldogs in control. Coach Rice said she still makes some freshman mistakes but is developing into a big time player for their program. The win pushed the Bulldogs to a 4-6 record on the season and Coach Rice said it was another milestone.

Tri-Center was led by 8 points from Alexis Flaherty. The Trojans are now 2-6 on the season.

St. Ansgar man enters guilty plea for his role in Jan. 6 riot at US Capitol

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January 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – An Iowa man has pleaded guilty to civil disorder for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. A federal prosecutor says 51-year-old Daryl Johnson, of St. Ansgar and his 26-year-old son Daniel, who’s from Austin, Minnesota, climbed through a broken window to get into the Capitol. They were near the front of a crowd that rushed a line of Capitol Police, allowing more rioters into the Capitol Rotunda.

Each of the Johnsons has pleaded guilty to one count of civil disorder. It’s a felony that carries a maximum sentence of five years, but several media outlets report it’s expected they’ll be sentenced to six months or less.

The elder Johnson is one of six Iowans who’ve been charged with participating the Capitol riot.

Governor Reynolds awards $210M in broadband grants 

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January 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – Governor Reynolds and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Tuesday, announced the latest recipients of the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grants Program.  Funding of more than $210M for new broadband infrastructure has been awarded to 160 applicants as part of the latest investment in expanding broadband across the state, announced in October 2021.

In our area  (Applicant name/Application Title/Award Amount):

  • Casey Mutual Telephone Company was awarded over $5.9-million for fiber projects in Fontanelle, Bayard and Audubon.
  • Coon Rapids Municipal Utilities was awarded $584,239 for their Broadband Grant Application.
  • Coon Valley Cooperative Telephone Assoc., Inc., received a $2.729-million grant for the rural Stuart area.
  • Cumberland Telephone Company received over $2.445-million for the “Cumberland NOFA7” project.
  • Manning Municipal Utilities received a grant amounting to over $144,059 for the rural Gray area.
  • METC (Marne Elk Horn Tele. Company) received a total of $634,867 for the projects in Exira and rural Audubon, as well as expansion in the Avoca area.
  • Midwest Data Center received a $299,727 grant for the Fremont County Fiber Project.
  • and Panora Communications Cooperative received more than $5.58-million for four Raccon River Build projects.

(Complete Award announcements can be found online here.)

Projects awarded under this grant opportunity will bring more than $526 million of new broadband infrastructure investment to Iowa, serving over 39,000 homes, schools, and businesses. To date, the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program has awarded grant funding that will result in over $880 million in new broadband investment, reaching approximately 115,000 homes, schools, and businesses upon the completion of grant-funded projects.

The OCIO will expedite an additional federally-funded grant opportunity in the first half of 2022 to continue expanding access to broadband in unserved and rural areas across Iowa which have not been built out in the previous grant opportunities.   

IAwrestle individual and team rankings 01/04/2022

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January 4th, 2022 by admin

Class 1A

Area Ranked Teams

3. Underwood
8. Logan-Magnolia

Area Ranked Individuals

113
1 Eli Becerra, Missouri Valley
5. Brayden Maeder, Southwest Valley
7. Corbin Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
9. Rilty Parkis, Kuemper Catholic
12. Tegan Slaybaugh, ACGC

120
4. Blake Allen, Underwood
5. Jace Rose, Riverside
11. Payton Harger, Earlham

126
6. Westin Allen, Underwood

132
1 Gable Porter, Underwood
6. Elliot Cooney, Nodaway Valley

138
2. Stevie Barnes, Underwood
12. Sean Thompson, Logan-Magnolia

145
1 Hagen Heistand, Underwood

152
1 Wyatt Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
4. Shea Parkis, Kuemper Catholic
8. Nolan Moore, Riverside

160
6. Gavin Maguire, Logan-Magnolia

170
5. Jaydon Knight, Mount Ayr
12. Denver Pauley, AHSTW

182
9. Brecken Freeberg, Tri-Center
11. Sendeska Kalskett, West Monona

195
7. Cooper Nielsen, Audubon
11. Carter Davis, Underwod

220
4. Cooper Andersen, Panorama
7. Cal Wanninger, Kuemper Catholic

285
4. Devin Whipple, Bedford-Lenox
7. Megaeska, Kalskett, West Monona
8. Rex Johnson, Logan-Magnolia
11. Daniel Gregory, Treynor
12. Easton Eledge, Underwood

CLASS 2A

Area Ranked Teams

9. Glenwood

Area Ranked Individuals

106
7. Kaden Whipp, Clarinda

113
5. Vinny Mayberry, Glenwood

120
4. Matthew Beam, Glenwood
12. Cael Nelson, Carroll

126
7. Luke Freund, Harlan

132
6. Luke Musich, Harlan
9. Ethan Follmann, Atlantic-CAM

138
9. Carter Drake, Carroll

145
6. Jireh Gallegos, Carroll
7. Kale Downey, Clarinda
8. Triston Barncastle, Creston

160
8. Dawson Bond, Red Oak

170
2. Kadin Stutzman, Atlantic-CAM

182
6. Zane Bendorf, Harlan

195
1 CJ Carter, Glenwood
8. Jase Wilmes, Clarinda

285
5. Logan Green, Clarinda

CLASS 3A

Area Ranked Individuals

195
9. Jaxson Hildebrand, Denison-Schleswig