LaVon Eblen visits with Professor Chad Timm about his presentation Sunday at 2:00 pm at the American Legion Memorial Building in Atlantic about prisoner of war camps in Iowa during World War II.
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(Radio Iowa) — With a Friday deadline looming to avoid another partial federal government shutdown, Congressional Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement, at least in principle, over border security. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican, says he’s hopeful all parties, including President Trump, will be able to agree to the compromise. “Funding the government and securing our border should not be mutually exclusive,” Grassley says. “Shutting down the government is no way to govern. It costs money to shut government down and it costs money to open it back up.”
The partial shutdown that started in late December ran a record 35 days and furloughed 800-thousand federal workers, or forced some to work without pay. Grassley is putting his trust in the conference committee that the compromise they’ve created will be acceptable and bipartisan. “I’m optimistic that Congress can still get this done,” Grassley says. “It’s in nobody’s interest to shirk the fundamental responsibilities of Congress. I’m also supporting legislation to put an end to government shutdowns once and for all.”
Grassley says no details are being released about the compromise, though reports indicate it includes one-point-three billion dollars to put up 55 miles of fencing at the border, a long way from the five-point-seven billion dollars and two-thousand miles of wall the president wanted. With seven months remaining in the fiscal year, Grassley says one-point-three billion dollars is likely all the government can afford to spend on a fence. “Building and putting it in strategic places where it’s really needed to make more efficient use of border patrol where you don’t have fence is a compromise that the president ought to be able to live with,” Grassley says.
Reports say the agreement would pay for a fence made of metal slats, not the concrete wall the president was pushing. It would also cut the number of beds in border detention centers from around 50-thousand to around 40-thousand. Grassley says firm details about the proposal will be out soon.
The Cass County Board of Supervisors have approved a claim with the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP), with regard to a wrongful termination suit. While not naming the individual who sued the County, KJAN has learned it was brought by a former employee of the County Assessor’s Office. Specific details of the settlement were also not released, but Board Chair Steve Baier said the County’s gross responsibility for payroll wages was $2,500. The net amount was $1,972.95. Supervisor Steve Green said afterward, “Thank God for insurance.”
In other business, the Board approved the appointment of Ryan Woodward, from the Lewis area, to fill a vacancy term as Cass Township Trustee through Dec. 31st, 2022. He succeeds David Denne, who passed away Jan. 23rd. And, the Board approved a plan to resurface Olive Street (620th St./Cass County Road N-16) from the Atlantic City Limits to the Audubon County line. The work involves a Hot Melt Asphalt (HMA) resurfacing of the road. The project will go out for bids from this point forward.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced on Tuesday morning that due to school closings around the state on Tuesday wrestlers will get a little weigh-in leniency for State Duals and the Individual State Tournament.
State Dual Team participants will receive a one-pound scale allowance for State Duals, and if a wrestler has qualified for the growth allowance of two pounds there would be a total of three pounds allowed.
Individual State qualifiers will receive a two-pound scale allowance on every day of the tournament, plus the two-pound growth allowance for a total of four pounds.
Check out the full release here: 2.12.19-Weight-Allowance
BOYS BASKETBALL
1A District 12: Diagonal @ Lenox is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 5:00pm
2A District 13: AC/GC vs. Mount Ayr and Panorama vs. West Central Valley doublheader (@ West Central Valley) has been postponed to Wednesday, February 13th. Times the same 6:30pm and 8:00pm.
Creston @ Harlan has been postponed to Friday, February 16th.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
1A Region 5: Moravia @ Montezuma is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
1A Region 6: Murray @ Diagonal is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
1A Region 6: Lenox vs. Seymour (@ Centerville) is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
1A Region 6: Bedford @ Lamoni is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
1A Region 7: Audubon @ CAM is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm. ON KJAN
1A Region 7: Fremont-Mills @ Griswold is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 6:00pm.
1A Region 7: Paton-Churdan @ Colo-Nesco is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:30pm.
1A Region 8: Glidden-Ralston @ Exira-EHK is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
1A Region 8: West Harrison @ Ar-We-Va is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
2A Region 6: Mount Ayr @ Central Decatur is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
2A Region 6: East Marshall @ Martensdale St. Marys is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
2A Region 7: Southwest Valley @ Nodaway Valley is postponed to Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
BOWLING
The 2A-District 3 State Qualifying Meet at Council Bluffs Thunderbowl has been postponed to Thursday, February 14th at 12:00pm.
Atlantic alum Garrett Franken was named the Great Plains Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for his performances last week at Dordt. Here is the release from the Conference.
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following basketball players-of-the-week for contests played Feb. 4-10. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2018-2019 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.
Men – Garrett Franken, Dordt College (Center)
Garrett Franken, a center from Dordt College, is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men’s basketball player-of-the-week. Franken, a sophomore from Atlantic, Iowa, had a career-high 27 points in a win over no. 15 Jamestown last Wednesday night. He hit the game winning shot with 1.2 seconds left. In all he scored Dordt’s last eight points in the three-point win and converted a season high five three-point baskets. He also added a 15-point game in a victory over Midland. On the week he made 16-of-26 shots from the field and was 5-of-10 from the three-point line.
(From godarkebulldogs.com) DES MOINES – On the opening day of Iowa high school track and field season and the first practices of the year, the Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee announced additions to the high school fields for the 2019 edition of “America’s Athletic Classic”.
The Iowa high school boys and girls divisions will add the 400-meter dash to the competition schedule running two heats of eight in a timed final, tentatively scheduled for early in the Friday evening session on April 26. This will be the first new event in the high school division since the boys shuttle hurdle relay was added in 2009.
“For the third consecutive year, I’m proud that our initial Drake Relays announcement comes on the first day of Iowa High School track practice. The 400-meters is an iconic track and field event”, stated Blake Boldon, the Franklin P. Johnson Drake Relays Director. “A few years ago we saw Kirani James run an amazing 44.08. Now we get to see Iowa’s best high school athletes test themselves at this distance on the Blue Oval.”
The high school 4×100 relay will also see a change increasing from 80 entries to 96 selected teams for the boys and girls events and moving back to its previous position on the schedule of Saturday morning, April 27, with finals later that afternoon. The selected fields will be based on times submitted in the online entry process which opens on Monday, March 4th.
“The expansion of the 4×100 affords more teams and athletes the opportunity to experience the energy of the Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee. The number of teams now mirrors the number of 4×100 relay teams that qualify for the state meet and we hope this continues to grow the sport statewide”, continued Boldon.
The “High School Blue Standards” for 2019 have been set, including the addition of the 400 meters. If any of these marks are attained prior to the entry deadline for the Drake Relays, that athlete is guaranteed to be in the meet provided their coach follows the entry procedures. An athlete does not have to meet these standards to be considered for entry in the Drake Relays. We encourage those who achieve the Blue Standard to post on social media mentioning @DrakeRelays using the hashtags #MYDRAKERELAYS and #BLUEOVALBOUND. The 2019 Blue Standards can be found HERE.
Today’s news also includes the announcement of a new ticket package opportunity. The Drake Ticket Office announced today that group ticket packages are available for the first time, allowing any group of ten or more to reserve seats in the south end of the stadium at a reduced rate. All-Session tickets are now on sale at draketix.com/drakerelays or call 515-271-3647. For group ticket packages or more information, contact Dustin in the Drake Ticket Office at 515-271-4949.
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The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
| Class 4A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | ||
| 1. North Scott, Eldridge | (9) | 18-0 | 98 | 1 |
| 2. Waukee (1) | 18-1 | 84 | 3 | |
| 3. Bettendorf | 17-1 | 77 | 2 | |
| 4. Iowa City, West | 13-3 | 67 | 4 | |
| 5. Dubuque, Senior | 14-2 | 66 | 6 | |
| 6. Sioux City, East | 17-1 | 48 | 7 | |
| 7. Cedar Falls | 14-3 | 29 | 5 | |
| 8. Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 14-3 | 20 | 10 | |
| 8. Valley, West Des Moines | 16-4 | 20 | 9 | |
| 10. Davenport, Central | 14-4 | 12 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Ames 11. Des Moines, North 5. Sioux City, West 5. Linn-Mar, Marion 4. Indianola 4.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Clear Lake (8) | 18-0 | 91 | 1 |
| 2. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (1) | 16-3 | 85 | 4 |
| 3. Pella (1) | 15-4 | 76 | 5 |
| 4. Norwalk | 16-4 | 59 | 2 |
| 5. Maquoketa | 17-2 | 57 | 3 |
| 6. Oskaloosa | 12-5 | 42 | NR |
| 7. Fairfield | 15-3 | 38 | 7 |
| 8. Carroll | 16-3 | 36 | 9 |
| 9. Denison-Schleswig | 15-4 | 33 | 10 |
| 10. Gilbert | 15-4 | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Glenwood 8. West Delaware, Manchester 5. Spencer 4. Marion 1. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 1.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. North Linn, Troy Mills (10) | 20-0 | 100 | 1 |
| 2. West Sioux, Hawarden | 20-0 | 78 | 3 |
| 3. South Hamilton, Jewell | 18-1 | 74 | 4 |
| 4. South Central Calhoun | 20-1 | 62 | 5 |
| 5. Boyden-Hull | 19-2 | 49 | 2 |
| 6. Van Meter | 18-2 | 46 | 6 |
| 7. Dike-New Hartford | 18-1 | 37 | 9 |
| 8. Regina, Iowa City | 17-2 | 22 | NR |
| (tie) Treynor | 18-3 | 22 | 7 |
| 10. Camanche | 18-3 | 21 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Pella Christian 20. Woodward-Granger 5. Mediapolis 4. Mount Ayr 3. Sioux Center 3. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 2. Forest City 1. OA-BCIG 1.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Grand View Christian (9) | 19-1 | 99 | 1 |
| 2. Ankeny Christian Academy (1) | 20-0 | 84 | 5 |
| 3. George-Little Rock | 18-3 | 59 | T3 |
| 4. Montezuma | 17-1 | 58 | 2 |
| 5. New London | 18-1 | 50 | T3 |
| 6. Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids | 18-2 | 43 | 9 |
| 7. Exira Elk Horn-Kimballton | 19-2 | 29 | 10 |
| 8. Ar-We-Va, Westside | 20-1 | 26 | 6 |
| (tie) South O’Brien, Paullina | 17-4 | 26 | NR |
| 10. Newman Catholic, Mason City | 18-2 | 22 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Easton Valley 14. Notre Dame, Burlington 11. Prince of Peace Prep, Clinton 11. Stanton 8. Calamus-Wheatland 4. Belle Plaine 3. Newell-Fonda 2. East Mills 1.
More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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