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Bell, Wagner lead Minnesota women past No. 20 Iowa 77-72

Sports

January 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kenisha Bell scored 21 points, Carlie Wagner added 15, combining for six free throws in the final 25 seconds, and Minnesota handed No. 20 Iowa its third straight loss 77-72 on Sunday.

Taiye Bello had 12 points, and Destiny Pitts and Bryanna Fernstrom 11 each for the Golden Gophers (16-5, 5-3 Big Ten Conference). Bell also had 11 rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Kathleen Doyle had 21 points for Iowa (15-5, 3-4) and Megan Gustafson had 20 and 10 rebounds.

Doyle’s jumper with 2:53 to play capped a 9-0 run and gave Iowa its last lead, 67-66. Bell followed with two free throws. Doyle’s 3 with 19 seconds left made it a one-point game but Bell and Wagner secured the win from the line in the last nine seconds.

Iowa finished 2 of 14 from 3-point range and is now 5 of 47 during the losing streak.

Winter Weather Advisory for parts of western IA

Weather

January 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Sun Jan 21 2018 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

A strong storm system will move from the central plains tonight and into the mid Mississippi Valley by Monday evening. Snow is expected to begin later this evening in northeast Nebraska, and spread southeast tonight through Monday. Snow will become heavy late tonight into Monday morning across parts of eastern Nebraska north of I-80 and extend into parts of west central and northwest Iowa. Strong north winds of 25 to 45 mph will develop overnight and continue into Monday across the area. The strong winds will result in blizzard conditions and nearly impossible travel in much of northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa. Farther to the southeast, a wintry mix of precipitation including sleet and freezing rain will turn to snow by Monday morning.

AREA COUNTIES: Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY, and from 3-a.m. MONDAY until midnight, for Carroll-Greene and Audubon Counties.

* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Plan on slippery road conditions, including during the evening commute on Monday. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with localized amounts up to 5 inches, and ice accumulations of a light glaze
are expected.

* WHERE…Portions of east central and southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa.

* WHEN…From midnight tonight to 6 PM CST Monday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling
from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Blizzard Warning for parts of western IA

Weather

January 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Blizzard Warning for Crawford and Monona Counties from 3-a.m. Monday until Midnight.
* WHAT…Blizzard conditions expected. Travel will be very dangerous to impossible, including during both the morning and evening commutes on Monday. Tree branches could fall as well and potentially affecting powerlines. Total snow accumulations
of 3 to 5 inches, with localized amounts up to 8 inches, are expected.
* WHEN…3 AM Monday to midnight Monday night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Special Weather Statement (update 4-p.m.)

Weather

January 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Drizzle & Fog Advisory this evening for Cass-Sac–Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Adair-Madison-Adams-and Union Counties….
…Reduced Visibilities Late this Afternoon in Drizzle and Fog…

An area of drizzle and fog will continue to reduce visibilities to below one mile across portions of central Iowa late this afternoon. Some spots may see visibilities as low as one quarter mile at times.

High school wrestling scoreboard 01/20/2018

Sports

January 21st, 2018 by admin

Ed Winger Classic @ Urbandale

 

Team Scores
1 Southeast Polk 200.0
2 West Des Moines 165.5
3 Johnston 159.5
4 Waukee 157.0
5 Iowa City West 124.0
6 Glenwood 110.5
7 Ballard 104.0
8 North Scott 91.0
9 Cedar Falls 80.0
9 Fort Madison 80.0
11 Bettendorf 74.5
12 Centerville 68.0
13 Dallas Center-Grimes 60.0
14 Des Moines Lincoln 59.5
15 Dowling Catholic 50.0
16 Urbandale 43.0
17 Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 34.0
18 Adel-DeSoto-Minburn 27.5
19 Des Moines Roosevelt 17.0
20 Ames 16.0

Caleb Sanders won the 285 pound championship for Glenwood.

Colfax-Mingo Classic

The Treynor Cardinals wrestling team went 3-2 at the Colfax-Mingo Classic on Saturday.

The Cardinals beat Ankeny Centennial (48-24), Lynnville-Sully (66-18) and North Mahaska (60-21) while losing to Knoxville (48-33) and Colfax-Mingo (51-26).

Abraham Lincoln went 4-1. The Lynx beat Colfax-Mingo (38-37), HLV (62-6), Des Moines North-Hoover (46-21) and Newton (51-30).  They lost to Knoxville by a 45-28 final.

Heelan Duals

  • 1st Place – Bishop Heelan
  • 2nd Place – Columbus
  • 3rd Place – Lewis Central
  • 4th Place – LeMars
  • 5th Place – Sioux Falls Lincoln
  • 6th Place- Logan-Magnolia

 

Herb Irgens Invitational @ Ida Grove

Team Scores
1 Gilbertville-Don Bosco 251.5
2 Solon 182.5
3 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 141.5
4 Woodbury Central 137.0
5 OA-BCIG 121.5
6 Emmetsburg 106.0
6 Sibley-Ocheyedan 106.0
8 Southeast Valley 97.0
9 Cherokee, Washington 85.0
10 Spirit Lake Park 84.5
11 Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 80.0
12 Pocahontas Area 74.5
13 South Central Calhoun 67.0
14 Sioux Center 60.0
15 Carroll 57.0
16 Akron-Westfield 56.5
16 West Lyon 56.5
18 Okoboji 47.0
19 Audubon 46.5
20 Lawton-Bronson 43.5
21 Western Christian 39.0
22 Ridge View 36.0
23 Woodbine 21.0
24 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 5.0
24 Kingsley-Piersen 5.0

 

Audubon’s Dylan Obermeier had a 3rd place finish at 220 pounds.

HMS Duals

Coon Rapids-Bayard finished 1-3 at the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Duals on Saturday.

The Crusaders were winners over North Union 42-24, but dropped duals with Alta-Aurelia (42-27), Manson Northwest Webster (33-27) and West Monona (60-12).

Louisville Invitational

Team Scores
1 AHSTW 223.0
2 Sutton 212.0
3 Wilber-Clatonia 208.0
4 Underwood 194.0
5 Louisville 165.0
6 Weeping Water 133.0
7 Malcolm 124.5
8 Harvard 69.0
9 J.C.C. 59.0
10 Red Cloud/Blue Hill 33.0
11 HTRS-PC 28.0
12 Friend 20.0
13 Palmyra 2.0
13 West Harrison 2.0

AHSTW had three champions: Gabe Pauley (170), Gavyn Fischer (195), and Brady Canada (220).

Underwood’s Blake Thomsen (120), Alex Thomsen (126), Logan James (132) and Kyler Rodenburg (145) all won titles as well.

Rich Gray Classic

Team Scores
1 Interstate 35 204.0
2 Martensdale St. Mary`s 142.0
2 Van Meter 142.0
4 Eddyville-Blakesberg-Fremont 132.0
5 Des Moines East 128.0
6 Albia 127.5
7 Woodward-Granger 117.5
8 Central Springs 107.0
9 West Marshall 103.5
10 West Central Valley 89.0
11 Newman Catholic 83.0
12 Southeast Warren 72.5
13 East Union 59.5
14 Kuemper Catholic 44.0
15 Van Buren 36.0
16 Cardinal 8.5

Republicans question Reynolds plan to cut $10M from Medicaid

News

January 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans are wading through the hard realities of mid-year budget cuts, and some are expressing reservations about a proposal from Gov. Kim Reynolds to reduce $10 million from the state’s Medicaid program.

Reynolds’ staff claims the cut won’t impact the health care program’s services for the poor and disabled, but the governor still must convince members of her party. Many Republicans already appear weary of removing money from a program under scrutiny for reports of reduced services under privatization.

The Iowa Department of Human Services says a decline in Medicaid enrollment means less financial need. The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency says while enrollment is down, it’s too early to know the implications of a reduction.

Iowa’s roughly $4 billion Medicaid program is funded through the federal government and the state. Iowa’s share is expected to be about $1.6 billion.

Upcoming Cass County Conservation Board events

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Conservation Board has a couple of events for you to mark on your calendar. A Full Moon Owl Prowl Hike will be held at the Cold Springs Park in Lewis,  on Thursday February 1st 2018 at 7 PM. And, a Sweethearts Snowshoe Hike will be held at the Pellett Memorial Woods outside of Atlantic, on February 17th 2018 at 7 PM.

Come out for a great night hike, who knows what nature has waiting for you! The Full Moon will light the way! Together, you and Conservation staff will hike and try to call in various species of Owls that may be in the park that night! All ages are welcome!

Snowshoes (in a variety of sizes) will be available for the Showshoe Hike. The event WILL be CANCELLED with “NO SNOW!” Both events FREE, Dress for the weather!

GLEN B. HUEY, 93, of Manilla & formerly of Irwin (Svcs. 1/23/18)

Obituaries

January 21st, 2018 by admin

GLEN B. HUEY, 93, of Manilla (& formerly of Irwin), died Saturday, Jan. 20th, in Manilla. Funeral services for GLEN HUEY will be held 11-a.m. Tues., Jan. 23rd, at the Irwin United Methodist Church. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, Jan. 22nd, from 3-until 8-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 4-until 6-p.m.; Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.

GLEN HUEY is survived by:

His sons – Marlin (Barbara) Huey, of Ankeny; Roger (Janet) Huey, of Atlantic, and Tom (Delores) Huey, of Harlan.

His daughters – Rosemary (Charles) Chisholm, of Charlottesville, VA., & Sherri McQuaid, of LaVista, NE.

His sister – Merle Carbo, of Atlanta, GA.

12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 1/21/18

Weather

January 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Drizzle likely, mainly between 1pm and 3pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Tonight: Rain, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog. Low around 35. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 37 by noon, then falling to around 33 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 49. Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 21. At 7-a.m., it was 38.

Winter Storm Watch for parts of the KJAN listening area

Weather

January 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Sac and Crawford Counties…

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING (12-a.m. Monday through 12-a.m. Tuesday)

* WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Plan on difficult travel conditions, including during the morning commute on Monday. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, and ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch are possible.

* WHERE…Parts of north central into parts of west central Iowa.

* WHEN…From late Sunday night through Monday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will cause patchy blowing and drifting snow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.