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Adair County Extension: 4-H and FFA to Weigh Beef January 2, 2021

Ag/Outdoor

December 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Adair County ISU Extension and Outreach office reports Market beef weigh-in for Adair County 4-H and FFA members is set for Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Adair County Fairgrounds in Greenfield. All market steers and market heifers must be tagged and weighed to be eligible to exhibit at the 2021 Adair County Fair slated for July 21-25.

Identification of Iowa State Fair market beef will be between 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Animals will be weighed and tagged at the fairgrounds then go to the Adair County Vet Clinic for retinal imaging. FFA members and 4-H’ers that plan to exhibit at the county fair only should arrive between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Cost to identify state fair entries is $5.00, including retinal imaging. Exhibitors will pay $1.50 for county fair tags.

Officials say staff and exhibitors will be practicing social distancing. Families are asked to stay in their trucks until it’s time to weigh their animals. Masks are required if social distancing cannot be maintained.

For questions about the 4-H market beef project, the Live Beef Performance – No Fit Class, or the weigh-in, call the Adair County Extension office 641-743-8412. Please call the Extension Office by December 30 if you plan to weigh in market beef on January 2.

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Train featured at the Elk Horn Public Library

News

December 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Elk Horn Public Library reports Pastor Keith Menter’s train is up and running again and bigger and better than prior years.  The Library’s Alissa LaCanne says Pastor Menter’s collection, which grows each year, will be on display in the library’s programming room thru December 31st. You can see a video and pictures on the Elk Horn Library’s Facebook page

Pastor Menter
shows the train to a school group last year (Photos submitted)

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More details on drop in school enrollment

News

December 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Updated/Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Education annual report showed the first drop in school enrollment in ten years. Department spokesman, Jay Pennington, says the biggest drop came among the youngest students.  “The largest losses in terms of grade level enrollment are really happening in post-kindergarten or kindergarten. So those who are involved in statewide pre-school programs as well as those enrolling in kindergarten,” Pennington says.

He says there was some drop after the early programs. “We do a see a decline overall in elementary — so sort of through six grade — which is into the middle school years. At the same time, high school saw an increase,” he says. Pennington doesn’t see this as a long-term trend. “We’ll certainly after a nice steady ten years of increase it’s unfortunate that we are having a decline. Certainly enrollment this fall is an anomaly and we would expect to get back to continued increases,” according to Pennington.

Pennington says they don’t know exactly what caused the decrease — though it appears parents of some of the kids in the pre-k and kindergarten programs decided not to enroll them this year. He says pandemic could play a role and it is not certain how soon things would turn back to an increase in enrollment. “It is going to take one year or two years — it’s really difficult to say — I think depending on the health and safety situation that we see in the fall of ’21 will certainly dictate what people decide to do in terms of seeing the increases in those pre-k and kindergarten programs that saw deep declines in 2020,” Pennington says.

Pennington says while overall enrollment declined, there was an increase in diversity. “We’re continuing to show a higher percentage of student who are students of color and a decrease in white student population. So, even though there was a decline in population overall — the diversity of our student population — that trend continues,” he says. Certified enrollment decreased at 215 school districts representing 66 percent of all public school districts in the state. Des Moines Public Schools had the largest decrease followed by Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Iowa City, Council Bluffs, Waterloo, Sioux City, Dubuque, Burlington and West Des Moines.

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Montgomery County Special Election: Schmid wins

News

December 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Auditor’s Office reports Red Oak Businesswoman Charla Schmid has won a special election to fill a vacancy on the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. Unofficial results from the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office show Schmid defeating Steven Berendes 88 votes to 57 votes.

Schmid fills the District 1 seat left vacant following the death in September, of Rudy Kinard. The Supervisors had originally appointed Schmid to fill the seat in October, but a petition from residents forced a special election.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 12/16/20

Sports

December 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

AMES, Iowa (AP) — DaJuan Gordon scored 15 points, making all 11 free throws, Kansas State made seven of eight from the line in the last 41 seconds, turning aside a late Iowa State surge 74-65 in a Big 12 Conference opener. Gordon also grabbed 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. Kansas State started three true freshman in a Big 12 game for the first time and the trio came through. Davion Bradford scored 14 points, Nijel Pack and Selton Miguel each added eight points with three steals. Rasir Bolton paced the Cyclones with 19 points. Tyler Harris added 10.

UNDATED (AP) — Two of the seven Big Ten Champions Week games have been canceled because of COVID-19 outbreaks. The Old Oaken Bucket game between Indiana and Purdue set for Friday was canceled for the second time in two weeks and the third time this season. Michigan’s game at No. 18 Iowa on Saturday also was canceled. That’s the third straight Wolverines game called off. Athletic director Warde Manuel says more than 50 players are unavailable because of positive tests and contact tracing requirements.

UNDATED (AP) — Iowa State football fans are celebrating an unprecedented season. The eighth-ranked Cyclones finished first in the Big 12 regular season and will play No. 12 Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game on Saturday. Fifth-year coach Matt Campbell is considered nothing short of a miracle worker for turning around a program that once was a consistent loser. The 41-year-old Campbell played and coached at Division III powerhouse Mount Union College in Ohio. He and his staff have excelled at developing under-recruited players with potential.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are still on top in the latest AP Pro32 poll. The Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills each moved up two spots to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. And the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers each slipped two places No. 4 and No. 5 after losses on Sunday. The Saints host the Chiefs this Sunday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska linebacker Collin Miller has announced his retirement from football after a spinal injury ended his season last month. Miller said a neurologist who works with the Cornhuskers recommended he give up the game for health reasons. The senior from Fishers, Indiana, appeared in 40 games and started his final 16. He made 27 tackles in four games this season. Miller suffered a spinal concussion making a tackle against Illinois on Nov. 21. The condition is characterized by a temporary sensory impairment and motor weakness and typically resolves in one to three days.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wednesday, Dec. 16 2020

News

December 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration is using $10 million in federal pandemic relief funds to pay the salaries of state police officers, who have largely not been directly involved in Iowa’s virus response. The expense is listed in a state report as going toward “State Government COVID staffing” at the Iowa Department of Public Safety. The report claims the money will support payroll expenses for employees “whose services were diverted to a substantially different use as a result of COVID-19.” Department spokeswoman Debra McClung noted that the spending is allowable under revised Treasury Department guidance that stipulates that payroll expenses for public safety employees are presumed to qualify as pandemic-related. However, she didn’t provide examples of how any duties had changed.

STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — The family of a 65-year-old Iowa man is suing Tyson after he died of COVID-19 while working at the company’s pork plant in Storm Lake. Michael Everhard, of Fonda, died June 18, three weeks after he contracted the virus. His family contends in a lawsuit that Tyson didn’t implement proper safety precautions to protect Everhard and other employees from the virus. Several Tyson executives at the plant are also named in the lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of Everhard’s three children. A Tyson spokeswoman said the company has implemented several safety measures that meet or exceed federal guidelines designed to slow the spread of the virus.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa reported another 67 COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, a day after posting 60 more deaths. The state changed its method of calculating deaths last week and officials said death records could take a week to be filed, so it’s difficult to know when the new deaths occurred, but the increasing number of lives lost to the virus mirrors national trends. Iowa’s total death toll increased to 3,340, and more than 300,000 people across the country now have died from the virus. Iowa has seen a slowing of the virus spread but is still averaging more than 1,700 new cases a day. While the pressure on hospitals hasn’t surged after Thanksgiving as some health care professionals expected, 798 people remained hospitalized with 166 in intensive care.

DOWS, Iowa (AP) — A person was found dead in a home near the small northern Iowa community of Dows. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that a 911 caller on Monday afternoon reported a male person had been shot at a home in rural Dows. Deputies responded and found a person who was dead. An autopsy is planned at the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny. The identity of the person killed will be released after relatives are notified.

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High School Wrestling Scoreboard 12/15/2020

Sports

December 15th, 2020 by admin

@ GLENWOOD

Creston/O-M 64, Glenwood 12
Creston/O-M 63, Treynor 9
Creston/O-M 58, Abraham Lincoln 15
Glenwood 48, Abraham Lincoln 30
Glenwood 46, Treynor 30
Treynor 36, Abraham Lincoln 36

@ LOGAN-MAGNOLIA

Logan-Magnolia 70, Red Oak 6
Logan-Magnolia 48, Riverside 24
Logan-Magnolia 58, St. Albert 24
Riverside 63, Red Oak 18
Riverside 58, St. Albert 18
Red Oak 42, St. Albert 36

@ SERGEANT BLUFF-LUTON

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 60, Denison-Schleswig 13
Sheldon/South O’Brien 51, Denison-Schleswig 18
Westwood 59, Denison-Schleswig 24

@ MILLARD SOUTH

Millard South 68, Lewis Central 5

@ ACGC

East Mills 36, ACGC 33
Pleasantville 42, East Mills 27

@ NODAWAY VALLEY

Missouri Valley 42, Underwood 37
Missouri Valley 81, Griswold 0
Missouri Valley 68, Nodaway Valley 9
Nodaway Valley 54, Griswold 18
Underwood 43, Nodaway Valley 24

@ EAST SAC COUNTY

East Sac County 36, Audubon 27
East Sac County 48, Woodbine 34
South Central Calhoun 60, Audubon 24
South Central Calhoun 65, Woodbine 15
Audubon 36, Woodbine 36

@ BELLEVUE WEST

Bellevue West 74, Thomas Jefferson 0

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High School Basketball Scoreboard Tuesday 12/15/2020

Sports

December 15th, 2020 by admin

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Kuemper Catholic 56, Atlantic 53
Creston 71, Shenandoah 37
Norwalk 61, Lewis Central 40

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 76, Treynor 73
Underwood 53, Riverside 35
Logan-Magnolia vs. Missouri Valley
Audubon vs. Tri-Center

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 50, Coon Rapids-Bayard 44
Boyer Valley 62, Woodbine 54
Glidden-Ralston 55, CAM 52
West Harrison 75, Paton-Churdan 56

Corner Conference

Sidney 73, Fremont-Mills 54

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 80, Southeast Warren 55
Lenox 54, Southwest Valley 49
Nodaway Valley Bedford
Wayne 65, East Union 58

Other Scores

CB Abraham Lincoln 46, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 39
CB Thomas Jefferson vs. LeMars
Van Meter 54, Panorama 45

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 60, Kuemper Catholic 48
Creston 56, Shenandoah 23
Lewis Central 46, Norwalk 44

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 65, Tri-Center 36
Logan-Magnolia 73, Missouri Valley 29
Treynor 50, AHSTW 35
Underwood 49, Riverside 11

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 60, Glidden-Ralston 29
Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, Ar-We-Va 35
Paton-Churdan 62, West Harrison 38
Boyer Valley vs. Woodbine

Corner Conference

Sidney 56, Fremont-Mills 38

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 55, Southeast Warren 54
Lenox 45, Southwest Valley 38
Nodaway Valley 64, Bedford 29
Wayne 69, East Union 49

Other Scores

ACGC 53, Earlham 29
CB Abraham Lincoln 55, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 46
LeMars 46, CB Thomas Jefferson 19
Van Meter 42, Panorama 38

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Kuemper Catholic tops Atlantic boys

Sports

December 15th, 2020 by admin

The Kuemper Catholic Knights boys basketball team grabbed a lead in the second quarter and held on the rest of the way for a 56-53 win over the Atlantic Trojans on Tuesday night. The Knights got 19 points from John Mayhall, 16 of those in the first half to give them the edge. Kuemper led by 6 at half and built the lead to as much as 15 in the second half. Atlantic gave themselves a chance late fighting back within as close as 2 but couldn’t get over the hump.

Atlantic tried to fight through a night where they lost their top scorer on the first offensive possessions and an off shooting night from their second leading scorer. Skyler Handlos hurt his ankle on the first offensive possession for the Trojans and did not return. Dayton Templeton didn’t score until a three make in the fourth quarter. Ethan Williams stepped up for Atlantic with 16 points and Garrett Reynolds scored 11. The Trojans fall to 1-2 on the season and they’ll travel to Lewis Central Friday. We’ll have that game on KJAN and KJANTV.

Kuemper Catholic also got 14 points from Mitchell Badding and 10 from Blake Pottebaum. The Knights improved to 2-2 and will next take on Ballard on Saturday.

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Atlantic girls pick up home win over Kuemper Catholic

Sports

December 15th, 2020 by admin

The Atlantic girls basketball team got back to .500 on the season with a 60-48 home win over Kuemper Catholic. The Trojans were led by 19 points from Haley Rasmussen and 13 from Maycie Waters.

Waters dropped in 8 in the opening quarter to help Atlantic grab a 19-10 lead by the end of the first. The Trojans got up by 17 at halftime and had a 15 point edge heading into the final quarter. Kuemper would trim the lead down to single digits in the fourth but Atlantic made enough plays down the stretch to keep them at bay.

Atlantic improves to 3-3 with the win and will travel to Lewis Central for their next game on Friday. We’ll have that game on KJAN and KJANTV.

Kuemper falls to 0-5 on the season and are set to face South Hardin on Saturday.

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