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2021 All-Rolling Valley Conference Volleyball Teams

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October 26th, 2021 by admin

2021 RVC Volleyball First Team
School Name Grade
Boyer Valley, Leah Cooper, 12
Boyer Valley, Lauren Malone, 10
Woodbine, Whitney Kuhlman, 12
CAM, Eva Steffensen, 10
CAM, Marissa Spieker, 12
CAM, Mallory Behnken, 12
Glidden-Ralston, Tiela Janssen, 10
Exira-EHK, Shay Burmeister, 11
Coon Rapids-Bayard, Brynn Bass, 12
West Harrison, Maclayn Houston, 10

2021 RVC Volleyball Second Team
School Name Grade
Boyer Valley, Talia Burkhart 11
Boyer Valley, Kristen Neilsen, 10
Woodbine, Addison Murdock, 10
Woodbine, Addison Erickson, 11
CAM, Mady McKee, 12
Glidden-Ralston, Addy Boell, 10
Exira-EHK, Mollie Rasmussen, 12
Coon Rapids-Bayard, Breeley Clayburg, 10
Coon Rapids-Bayard, Mia Leighty, 12
Ar-We-Va, Kora Obrecht, 11

Caitlin Clark named AP Preseason All-American

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October 26th, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named to the Associated Press Preseason All-America team on Tuesday.

Clark, who is the first Iowa Women’s Basketball player named a preseason AP All-American, is joined by Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith, UConn’s Paige Bueckers, Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard and South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston.

During her freshman campaign, the West Des Moines, Iowa, native averaged 26.6 points, 7.1 assists, and 5.9 rebounds per game in 30 games. Clark was named co-Freshman of the Year and first team All-America by The Athletic, USBWA, and WBCA, and second-team All-America by Associated Press, leading the nation in total assists (214), total points (799), points per game (26.6), field goals made (266) and 3-pointers made (116), and ranked second in assists per game (7.1) and 3-pointers per game (3.87).

Clark and the Hawkeyes open the 2021-22 season with an exhibition against Truman State on Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are $5 for adults and admission is free for youth (18 & younger) and UI students.

Clark and Czinano earn Preseason All-Big Ten honors

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October 26th, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by the coaches and earned unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten honors, joining junior Monika Czinano on the Preseason All-Big Ten team, the conference office announced Tuesday.

During her freshman campaign, Clark averaged 26.6 points, 7.1 assists, and 5.9 rebounds per game in 30 games, setting the Iowa freshman record with 26.6 points per game recording the fourth-highest single season points per game in Iowa history, and was the 2020-21 NCAA Division I scoring leader. She was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earned unanimous All-Big Ten honors.

The West Des Moines, Iowa, native was named national co-Freshman of the Year and first-team All-America by The Athletic, USBWA, and WBCA after leading the nation in total assists (214), total points (799), points per game (26.6), field goals made (266) and 3-pointers made (116), and ranked second in assists per game (7.1) and 3-pointers per game (3.87). In early August, Clark won her third gold medal with USA Basketball and was named the FIBA U19 World Cup Most Valuable Player. The USA Team Captain amassed 100 points, 39 assists, 37 rebounds, seven steals, and six blocks in seven contests.

Czinano, a two-time All-Big Ten selection, earns the second preseason honor of her career. The Watertown, Minnesota, native finished last season leading the country in shooting percentage (66.8) and ranked second nationally, shooting 254 of 380 from the field.

As a junior, Czinano averaged 19.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game on the season. She scored in double figures during 28 contests, tabbing 11 20-point games — nine against conference opponents.

Clark, Czinano and the Hawkeyes open the 2021-22 season with an exhibition against Truman State on Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are $5 for adults and admission is free for youth (18 & younger) and UI students.

2021-22 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM

  • Grace Berger, Sr., G, Indiana
  • Mackenzie Holmes, Jr., F, Indiana
  • CAITLIN CLARK, So., G, Iowa
  • Monika Czinano, Sr., F/C, Iowa
  • Diamond Miller, Jr., G, Maryland
  • ASHLEY OWUSU, Jr., G, Maryland
  • Leigha Brown, Sr., G, Michigan
  • NAZ HILLMON, Sr., F, Michigan
  • Nia Clouden, Sr., G, Michigan State
  • Veronica Burton, Sr., G, Northwestern

2021-22 COACHES BIG TEN PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Caitlin Clark, So., G, Iowa

2021-22 MEDIA PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM

  • Grace Berger, Sr., G, Indiana
  • Mackenzie Holmes, Jr., F, Indiana
  • CAITLIN CLARK, So., G, Iowa
  • Monika Czinano, Sr., F/C, Iowa
  • Diamond Miller, Jr., G, Maryland
  • Ashley Owusu, Jr., G, Maryland
  • Leigha Brown, Sr., G, Michigan
  • NAZ HILLMON, Sr., F, Michigan
  • Nia Clouden, Sr., G, Michigan State
  • Veronica Burton, Sr., G, Northwestern

2021-22 MEDIA BIG TEN PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Naz Hillmon, Sr., F, Michigan

Unanimous selections listed in ALL CAPS

FOI leader hopes legislature will look at rules on doctor information

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October 26th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The leader of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council is hoping the Iowa Legislature takes action after a recent Iowa Supreme Court decision preventing the state Board of Medical Examiners from releasing preliminary information in the investigations of complaints against doctors. F-O-I executive director, Randy Evans, says the Medical Board had done this for many years.

“I think the board took the position that they were only making public selective details of the case that informed the public on what the legal basis for the charges were,” Evans says. Evans says the Supreme Court ruling found the law doesn’t allow information to be released until the final settlement.

“They point to the definitive language in the statute — which said that the findings of fact and the conclusion of the board, their final ruling was a public record. But that the court’s opinion was that there was no wiggle room to make any of that public earlier in the case,” he says. Evans says this is important information that could impact the lives of people seeking medical treatment.

“If there is a belief by the Board of Medicine that there is a legal basis for disciplinary charges to be filed — we believe that the citizens are entitled to know that to make a decision on which doctors they are going to patronize,” according to Evans. Evans says doctors do need to be protected from unsubstantiated claims — but he believes the Medical Board has done a good job of investigating. He says there are some 600 accusations each year against the 66-hundred physicians in the state.

“There’s only 25 to 30 cases that they file disciplinary charges in. So, to me that says that the Medical Board and its staff of investigators are doing a pretty thorough job of vetting these accusations to ensure they are not simply someone who dislikes a particular physician, or that has a vendetta,” Evans says. He says the justices noted the tough situation of protecting the public and the physicians in this case.

“The court’s opinion takes note that there are factors affecting public health and safety that the legislature may want to balance against the current wording in the statute,” Evans says. Evans says the F-O-I Council supports the legislature looking at the issue and he says it’s likely the medical board will pursue action with the legislature. The case involved allegations against former University of Iowa doctor, Domenico Calcaterra, a cardiothoracic surgeon, who now practices out of state.

He reached a settlement where he accepted a citation and warning and agreed to pay a five-thousand-dollar civil penalty. Calcaterra later sued, saying information still on the medical board’s website was hurting his medical career.

Book: Villisca ax murders in 1912 were the work of a roving serial killer

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October 26th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A true-crime book argues the infamous 1912 ax murders in the southwest Iowa town of Villisca were committed by a previously overlooked serial killer, and its authors will give a lecture in Ames tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Rachel McCarthy James, who co-wrote the book with her father, Bill James, says they did extensive research into dozens of similar slayings, all around the turn of the last century.

“I looked at other crimes from the same time period that had the same basic idiosyncrasies,” James says. “The same method was used, the back of the ax was used in all of these cases. They were at the same time of day, usually in the same type of place, a small town, fairly rural but near the intersection of two railroad lines.” Other things the crimes had in common included: the killer locked the door behind him, the bodies and windows were covered, and a lantern from the house was often taken and left somewhere outside.

In the Villisca murders, eight people were killed one night in a house, including six children. There was another incident in Iowa around that same time which wasn’t necessarily a “slam dunk” to be the same killer, she says. An elderly couple was murdered in a rural farmhouse in the Marshalltown area in 1910 that had many similarities to the Villisca case. James says it’s possible one man committed dozens of murders over several years in multiple states. His name was Paul Mueller and he was connected to the slaying of a family in Massachusetts in 1897.

“He was living with this family and he ended up being seen at the house on that night and he was the only one not killed in that event,” James says. “He was seen walking away from them towards the train on the night of the crime, never seen again.” In the book, the father-daughter duo claims Mueller likely committed 14 family murders with a total of 59 victims, but he may also be linked to another 25 mass killings with 94 more victims. James says she’s held the ax that was used in the Villisca murders but has never visited the house, which some claim is haunted.

“I’m not really a haunting person,” James says. “I’ve lived in a lot of ‘haunted’ places and I’ve never seen a ghost so I’ve never been a big person on haunting, which is good because I’ve devoted ten years of my life to ax murders now so there has to be some separation there.” The James’ collaborative book is called, “The Man From the Train,” while the younger James is working on her next book, “Whack Job,” which is also about ax murders. Their lecture is at 7 P-M Wednesday at Iowa State University’s Memorial Union Great Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public and will also be livestreamed.

DARWIN DAMMANN, 60, of Avoca, formerly of Manning (10-30-2021)

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October 26th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DARWIN DAMMANN, 60, of Avoca, formerly of Manning died Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Kansas.  Services for DARWIN DAMMANN will be held on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the Calvary Baptist Church in Manning.  Ohde Funeral Home, in Manning is assisting the family.

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Friends may call Friday, October 29, 2021 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home.  Visitation will resume on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 1:00 pm prior to the service at the church.

Burial will be held at a later date in the Manning Cemetery.

DARWIN DAMMANN is survived by:

Wife:  Liz Dammann of Avoca

Children:  Nick (Brittany) Dammann of Denison; Jon Dammann of Manilla; Daniel Read of Omaha; Justin (Shelby) Mason of Weeping Water, NE; Krystal Richards of Weeping Water, NE.

Sisters:  Diane (Larry) Cross of Van Meter and Darlis (Rex) Wambold of Van Meter.

10 Grandchildren

1 Great-Grandson

Cedar Rapids plant part of plan to make jet fuel with ethanol

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October 26th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A Cedar Rapids ethanol plant will be part of a new effort to create environmentally friendly jet fuel. Archer Daniels Midland announced it has signed an agreement with a biofuel company to produce jet fuel at its dry mills in Cedar Rapids, Columbus, Nebraska, and Decatur, Illinois. The company in an announcement Monday says it would use 900 million gallons of ethanol — or about half of its production capacity at the plants — to produce 500 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The company says the agreement is part of its plan to produce low carbon-footprint hydrocarbon fuels. Production is expected to begin between 2025 and 2026.

2 arrested on drug charges in Mills County, Friday

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October 26th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday) reports two people were arrested on drug charges Friday evening, following a traffic stop at Levi Road/Highway 34. Authorities say 26-year-old Jaymie Ilene Rowe, of Hastings (IA), and 61-year-old Joan Marie Brouillette, of Omaha, were arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Their bonds were set at $300 each.

ROBERT ANTHONY “BOB” DROGO, 73, of Atlantic (Formerly of rural Red Oak) – Svcs. 10/29/21

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October 26th, 2021 by Jim Field

ROBERT ANTHONY “BOB” DROGO, 73, of Atlantic (Formerly of rural Red Oak) died Sunday, October 24th at his home in Atlantic. A Celebration of Life Service for ROBERT ANTHONY “BOB” DROGO will be held on Friday, October 29th at 10:30 a.m. at Faith Community Church in Red Oak.  Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel in Red Oak is in charge of the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Center Ridge Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to Faith Community Church in Red Oak.

ROBERT ANTHONY “BOB” DROGO is survived by:

Wife: Barbara Ann Drogo.

Children: Matthew Drogo. Ashley (Lucas) Mosier. Anthony (Stephanie) Drogo.

Brother: Rick (Denise) Drogo.

Mother-in-law: Pat Wetterlind.

Brothers-in-law: Doug (Patti) Wetterlind. Mike (Cindy) Wetterlind.

Sister-in-law: Denise (Tom) Bergren.

5 Grandchildren

Many Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives, and Freinds.

City of Atlantic: Compost pile is for residents of Atlantic only

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October 26th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Officials with the City of Atlantic, Tuesday morning, issued a reminder to persons who make use of the City’s compost pile by the Schildberg Recreational Area: “The compost pile is for residents who live within the Atlantic city limits.” The City warns continued use of the site by persons outside of the city, may force the City to temporarily close the site. The City does have a camera in place to capture the license plates of vehicles entering and exiting the yard waste site, as a friendly reminder.

Two weeks ago, officials with the City of Harlan said illegal dumping at their yard waste site resulting in a temporary closure. Cameras caught the alleged culprits, but a few days after the site was cleaned-up and re-opened, another incident of illegal trash dumping took place.