The Iowa Association of Track Coaches released their latest cross country team rankings on Tuesday. This round of rankings helped to determine state qualifying cross country assignments which are also listed on our sports page.
Take a look at the full rankings here.
Local teams that are ranked include:
Class 1A Boys
1. Nodaway Valley
12. Tri-Center
Class 2A Girls
13. Shenandoah/Essex
Class 3A Girls
11. Bishop Heelan
12. Glenwood
14. Denison-Schleswig
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the assignments for state qualifying cross country on Tuesday.
All state qualifying meets are set to be held on Thursday, October 19th with the top three teams and top 15 individuals qualifying for the state meet. The State meet will be held on Saturday, October 28th in Fort Dodge.
The National Weather Service says FROST ADVISORIES will continue for parts of the KJAN listening area this morning. For Sac and Crawford Counties, a FROST ADVISORY is in effect until 8-a.m. For Monona and Harrison Counties, a FROST ADVISORY is in effect until 10-a.m. Temperatures in the Advisory area will be at or around freezing (32-degrees). Unprotected plants and/or vegetation could be damaged if left uncovered.
Iowa Congressman David Young continues his schedule of hosting open meeting events with his constituents, with two more Open Office Hours events this month. Open Office Hours are a resource for Iowans who reside in the Third Congressional District to meet one-on-one with the Congressman to discuss opinions, concerns, and ideas about the issues being discussed in Congress or to get casework assistance with problems they may be having with a federal agency or program.
Young’s Scheduled Open Office Hours include:
Wednesday October 18, 2017:
10-a.m until Noon at the Lied Public Library – 100 East Garfield Street, in Clarinda.
1:30-p.m. to 3:30-p.m. — Tabor City Hall – 626 Main Street, in Tabor.
Residents of Iowa’s Third District who are interested in meeting with Congressman Young are encouraged to attend any of the Open Office Hours events. Individual, ten-minute meetings to discuss personal concerns, opinions and possible casework needs will take place with constituents in attendance on a first-come, first-serve basis. Participants must be residents of one of the 16 counties of Iowa’s Third Congressional District, which is comprised locally, of Adair, Adams, Cass, Dallas, Fremont, Guthrie, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union Counties. .
Constituents with further questions regarding Congressman Young’s Open Office Hours events should contact Congressman Young’s Des Moines Constituent Services Office by telephone at (515) 282-1909.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Des Moines airport board has approved a plan to create a premium parking option at its parking garage that will cost travelers $20 a day. The Des Moines Register reports that the figure is four times the $5 charge for a day at an airport economy lot. The board’s meeting agenda item for Tuesday’s meeting said the new option is “expected to draw those travelers willing to pay a little more for convenient parking very close to the terminal.”
Airport officials say spots in the garage’s short-term parking area often go unused, while long-term parking spaces regularly are filled. The premium spots will be on the garage’s first floor, directly across from the terminal building entrance. Long-term parking in the garage runs $14 per day.
Today: Partly to Mostly Sunny. High 59. NE-SE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cdy. Low 40. SE @ 5.
Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny. High near 70. S @ 10-20.
Friday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High around 70.
Saturday: Mo. Cloudy & cooler w/rain. High around 58.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 46. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was 40. We received .17” rain yesterday, for a storm total of .74”. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the low was 46. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 93 in 1893. The Record Low for this date was 17 in 1987.
A new report suggests the leaders of Iowa’s drainage districts, the target of a lawsuit dismissed earlier this year, should do more to improve the state’s water quality. David Osterberg, who co-authored the report for the Iowa Policy Project, believes drainage districts are authorized to reduce nitrate pollution even though they are not required to do so by law.
“They are perfectly set up to do this,” Osterberg said. “And we think that, when you look at what it says in the code, they ought to be doing this.” The report comes on the heels of an Iowa Supreme Court ruling against the Des Moines Water Works’ attempt to sue three drainage districts in northwest Iowa for nitrate pollution cleanup costs. Sarah Garvin, who helped write the report, suggests drainage districts are still vulnerable to another legal point of attack.
“Just because this last case failed, it still leaves the door open for another group or entity to come in and approach it from a different direction,” Garvin said. “Because there are pipes just flowing into ditches, that’s a point source, and public health is an issue because of what is coming out of those pipes and into those ditches.” According to Garvin, this is not just a water quality issue. She believes farmers would benefit financially if drainage districts improved conservation measures – which would cut down on soil and nutrient loss.
“Finding conservation measures and management measures within a drainage district has the potential to alleviate that economic cost for producers,” Garvin said. “So, the water quality is the public health issue, but the soil loss is an economic issue for farmers.” The researchers note that nitrate pollution from Iowa has contributed to the so-called “dead zone” at the mouth of the Mississippi River. It reached its largest size this year at 8,776 square miles.
(Radio Iowa – more info. at http://iowapolicyproject.org )
A state agency estimates it will collect more than one-and-a-half MILLION dollars in new fees from procrastinators or from people trying to avoid paying the taxes to pay unemployment benefits.
Iowa Workforce Development will levy a 500-dollar fine to Iowa businesses that fail to properly register as an employer. Officials estimate 32-hundred business owners will try to skip registering, to avoid paying unemployment taxes, or they’ll fail to meet the quarterly registration deadlines. In addition, the agency has the go-ahead from lawmakers to assess a 200-dollar fine to businesses that send in their registration paperwork through the mail. The legislative committee that reviews state government rules was briefed on these new fees yesterday (Tuesday).
All Iowa businesses are required to pay unemployment taxes electronically.
(Radio Iowa)
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers remain the top 2 teams in the latest AP Pro32 poll. Kansas City received all 12 first-place votes for 384 points in balloting by media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles jumped up to No. 3.
ATLANTA (AP) — Defending champion Stewart Hagestad was eliminated on the first day of match play at the U.S. Mid-Amateur by a salesman playing in his first USGA championship. Dusty Drenth of Davenport, Iowa, fell two down through six holes before rallying to close out Hagestad on the 17th hole. It was a rare lowlight this year for Hagestad, who was low amateur at the Masters.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa says athletic director Gary Barta is taking an extended medical leave to fight prostate cancer. The school announced that Barta is set to undergo surgery for the disease, adding that he intends to return to as soon as he can. Iowa deputy athletic director Barbara Burke will serve as the department leader in Barta’s absence.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Des Moines mother has been arrested after officers found her three children alone outside their home, including one naked and covered in feces, and another with a full diaper. TV station KCCI reports that a 4-year-old boy was left in charge Monday of his 2-year-old and 1-year-old siblings. County records say Destinee Miller remains jailed Tuesday on child endangerment charges.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Animal rights and free speech organizations have sued the state of Iowa challenging a 2012 law that made it illegal to get a job or gain access to a livestock farm through misrepresentation to conduct an undercover investigation. Animal rights activists often get a job to secretly videotape abusive behavior at chicken, pig and cattle farms and release it to the public. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Des Moines.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s office has corrected multiple errors in its guidance on the number of signatures that some Congressional candidates must gather to get on the ballot. For months, the office’s website misinformed potential candidates in Districts 2 and 3 about minimum signature requirements. A spokesman says the errors were corrected last week after they were pointed out by The Associated Press.
DANVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Crews are ready to begin an extensive $3 million restoration of Lake Geode in southeast Iowa. But the first task of opening pipes to drain the popular lake is proving to be a challenge. The Hawk Eye reports the plate covering the pipe may be stuck because of pressure, friction or being tied down. Divers may try to cut a hole in the plate or the reinforced concrete pipe. Once the plate is removed, water will flow to the other side of the dam and into Cedar Creek.
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