State Qualifiers for High School Girls Track and Field

May 11th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Below is a list of area girls who have qualified for the State Track and Field Meet in Des Moines next week, with links included for all athletes selected.

CLASS 1A

Bedford (2)

Alexis Perkins, discus & shot put

Boyer Valley (5)

Morgan Hast, 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash & high jump

Lauren Malone, 400 meter hurdles

Jenna Mitchell, shot put

CAM (4)

Courtney Follmann, discus

Ada Hansen, 800 meter run & 400 meter hurdles

Shuttle hurdle relay

Coon Rapids-Bayard (3)

Malia Clayburg, high jump

Maddy Mason, shot put

Shuttle hurdle relay

East Mills (1)

Jenna Thornburg, 400 meter dash

Essex (1)

Cindy Swain, 200 meter dash

Fremont-Mills (9)

Carlie Chambers, high jump

Bella Gute, 400 meter hurdles

Emily Madison, high jump

Hayleigh Mattox-Richardson, discus

Macy Mitchell, shot put

Izzy Weldon, 100 meter hurdles

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×100 meter relay

4×200 meter relay

Griswold (4)

Addison Adams, 400 meter hurdles

Carsyn Adams, 100 meter hurdles & 400 meter hurdles

Shuttle hurdle relay

Hamburg (1)

Paycee Holmes, long jump

IKM-Manning (4)

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×200 meter relay

4×400 meter relay

4×800 meter relay

Lenox (3)

Sadie Cox, 400 meter dash

4×100 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Logan-Magnolia (8)

Allysen Johnsen, 800 meter run, 1500 meter run & 3000 meter run

Haedyn Hall, 800 meter run

Maria Kiger, high jump

Madison Sporrer, 3000 meter run

Shuttle hurdle relay

Distance medley relay

Martensdale-St. Marys (4)

Macclaine German, 800 meter run

Karson Oberender, 1500 meter run & 3000 meter run

4×800 meter relay

Mount Ayr (3)

Aubree Shields, high jump

4×800 meter relay

Distance medley relay

Murray (4)

Leksi Gannon, 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash & 400 meter dash

Keirsten Klein, discus

Nodaway Valley (8)

Jorja Holliday, discus & shot put

Emma Lundy, 200 meter dash

Maddie Weston, 100 meter dash

Annika Nelson, 100 meter hurdles

4×100 meter relay

4×200 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Orient-Macksburg (1)

Emma Boswell, high jump

Riverside (9)

Carly Henderson, 400 meter hurdles

Sophia Taylor, shot put

Sophia Fenner, shot put

4×100 meter relay

4×200 meter relay

4×400 meter relay

4×800 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Distance medley relay

Sidney (2)

Lilly Peters, discus & shot put

St. Albert (11)

Lili Denton, 800 meter run, 1500 meter run & 3000 meter run

Keira Hochstein, 100 meter hurdles

Avah Underwood, high jump

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×100 meter relay

4×400 meter relay

4×800 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Distance medley relay

Stanton (5)

Hannah Olson, 400 meter hurdles

Lauren Johnson, 400 meter hurdles, 100 meter hurdles & long jump

Shuttle hurdle relay

Southwest Valley (4)

Emma Cooper, 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash & long jump

Mackenzie Richards, shot put

Tri-Center (10)

Tess Casey, 400 meter dash

Layla Meador, 100 meter hurdles

Jozie Payne, long jump

Quincey Schneckloth, 400 meter hurdles

Isah VanArsdol, 800 meter run

4×400 meter relay

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×800 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Distance medley relay

Wayne (9)

Ella Whitney, 100 meter dash & long jump

Cortney Knutson, 400 meter hurdles

Izzie Moore, discus & shot put

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×100 meter relay

4×200 meter relay

4×400 meter relay

West Harrison (1)

Maclayn Houston, 400 meter hurdles

Woodbine (10)

Adyson Lapel, 1500 meter run & 3000 meter run

Amanda Newton, discus & shot put

Katy Pryor, 200 meter dash & 400 meter dash

Izabelle Seda, 800 meter run

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×400 meter relay

4×800 meter relay

CLASS 2A

AHSTW (5)

Makenna Paulsen, 400 meter hurdles

4×200 meter relay

4×400 meter relay

4×800 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Audubon (3)

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×400 meter relay

Distance medley relay

Central Decatur (4)

Soiyer Smith, long jump

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×100 meter relay

4×200 meter relay

Clarinda (7)

Elaina Hesse, high jump

Jerzee Knight, 100 meter dash & 200 meter dash

Kylie Meier, long jump

Bailey Nordyke, 400 meter hurdles

4×100 meter relay

4×200 meter relay

Kuemper Catholic (3)

Morgan Masching, long jump

Ellie Sibbel, discus & shot put

Missouri Valley (1)

Maya Zappia, discus

Red Oak (3)

Jocelyn O’Neal, 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash & long jump

Shenandoah (5)

Hailey Egbert, 3000 meter run

Lynnae Green, shot put

Aliyah Parker, discus & shot put

Shuttle hurdle relay

Treynor (5)

Jadyn Huisman, discus

Delaney Mathews, shot put

Distance medley relay

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×800 meter relay

Underwood (2)

4×100 meter relay

4×200 meter relay

CLASS 3A

Atlantic (8)

Claire Pellett, 800 meter run & 1500 meter run

Jayci Reed, 100 meter hurdles

Lila Wiederstein, long jump

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×100 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Distance medley relay

Bishop Heelan (7)

Addison Bertrand, 1500 meter run & 3000 meter run

Shannon Cleary, 100 meter dash & long jump

Alize Rau, 200 meter dash

Scarlett Walsh, 800 meter run

4×200 meter relay

Creston (3)

Avery Staver, 200 meter dash

4×800 meter relay

Denison-Schleswig (3)

Avery Bock, long jump

Kyia Clark, 100 meter dash

Mayah Slater, discus

Glenwood (11)

Danika Arnold, 200 meter dash & 400 meter dash

Grace Berglund, 1500 meter run & 3000 meter run

Allison Koontz, 100 meter dash

Breckyn Petersen, 400 meter hurdles

4×100 meter relay

4×200 meter relay

4×400 meter relay

4×800 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Harlan (5)

Abby Broeckelman, 400 meter hurdles

Lindsey Sonderman, 1500 meter run & 3000 meter run

Distance medley relay

LeMars (4)

Kenzie Niehus, long jump

Shuttle hurdle relay

4×100 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Lewis Central (11)

Olivia Ausdemore, high jump

Ava Bussey, 800 meter run

Madeline Fidone, 400 meter dash

Madelyn Hoss, 3000 meter run

Jordyn Matiyow, discus & shot put

Delayna Reese, 1500 meter run

4×400 meter relay

4×800 meter relay

Sprint medley relay

Distance medley relay

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Suspect in Monona County fatal shooting arrested Friday

News

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Onawa, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety report a western Iowa man was arrested Friday in connection with a fatal shooting. 48-year-old Jamie Allen was taken into custody without incident by the Monona County Sheriff’s Office. He was transported to the Monona County Jail and charged with Murder in the 1st Degree, a Class-A Felony.

Authorities say the Monona County Communications Center was notified during a 9-1-1 call at around 5:42-p.m., Friday, that a shooting had occurred in the 1900 block of Granite Street, in Onawa. When deputies arrived, they found 47-year-old Stacey Allen deceased.

Jamie Allen

The Iowa DCI assisted in the investigation.

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2 dead, 2 injured in a southern IA crash Friday night

News

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Leon, Iowa) – A crash Friday night east of Leon, in Decatur County, claimed two lives, and resulted in two people being injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened at around 7:40-p.m., at Highway 2 and Lineville Road, when the driver of a 2019 Chevy Equinox failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of the two roads. The SUV struck a 2023 Chevy pickup, causing the driver of the SUV, 55-year-old Robin Ann Reaves, of Urbandale, and her front seat passenger, 46-year-old Lance Eugene Reaves, of Lineville, to be ejected. Both died at the scene.

The driver of the pickup, 36-year-old Levi Clark Merritt, of Osceola, was transported to the Decatur County Hospital for treatment of what were described as non-life threatening injuries. A 10-year-old juvenile male passenger in the pickup was treated for injuries, and released.

None of the accident victims were wearing seat belts.

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Midwesterners awed by Northern Lights display

News, Weather

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Iowa & the Midwest) – Skywatchers who were away from city lights saw some awe-inspiring sights Friday night into early Saturday morning, as mostly clear skies allowed the Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights to make a stunning appearance. The images flooded social media. The event occurred due to a geomagnetic storm – called a coronal mass ejection, or CME – that was rated as level G5. This is the first G5-level storm since October 2003. The light show is expected to diminish late Sunday.

The source of the solar storm is a cluster of sunspots on the sun’s surface that is 17 times the diameter of the earth. The spots are filled with tangled magnetic fields that can act as slingshots, throwing huge quantities of charged particles towards our planet. Geomagnetic storms can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio and satellite operations.

Unlike solar flares, which travel at the speed of light and reach Earth in around eight minutes, CMEs travel at a relatively more sedate pace, with officials putting the current average at 800km per second. Here are some of the pictures shared on the National Weather Service’s Facebook page:

St. Cloud, MN

Johnston, IA

Emmetsburg, IA

Brooklyn, IA

Boone County, IA

Greenfield, IA

Newton, IA

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Some Iowa land sells for almost $30k per acre in the 1st three months of 2024

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Midwest) – Prices for farmland in Iowa and surrounding States during the first three-months of 2024 approached nearly $30,000 per acre. That’s according to a report by Successful Farming, which shows on average, prices ranged from a low of $7,000 to $16,250 per acre. The highest price in Iowa was $29,600 per acre near Orange City, in northwest Iowa’s Sioux County.

Two tracts of land amounting to slightly more than 117.4-acres, sold on Feb. 27th for a total price of approximately $3.5 million. Both tracts had easements with Summit Carbon Solutions, a carbon pipeline company. Five tracts located near Sioux Center, Iowa, were sold at public auction on March 7th, for a total of about $7-million.

Feb. 23rd, on farmland located 7 miles southwest of Sheldon, Iowa, 80 acres were sold at public auction for $20,300 per acre, for a total of roughly $1.6 million.

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High School Girls Regional Golf Results

Sports

May 11th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

CLASS 1A REGION 1A AT WEST MONONA

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Akron-Westfield 386, 2. Westwood 426, 3. West Monona 429.

Other Scores: 4. IKM-Manning 44, 5. Boyer Valley 447, 6. Logan-Magnolia 462, 7. Missouri Valley 482

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Henley Arbaugh, Missouri Valley (92), 6. Jersey Gray, Woodbine (98)

CLASS 1A REGION 2A AT SOUTH HAMILTON

Regional final qualifiers: 1. BCLUW 384. 2. Newell-Fonda 420

Other Scores: 5. Glidden-Ralston 463

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Addy Boell, Glidden-Ralston (87), 6. Elizabeth Lloyd, Glidden-Ralston (99)

CLASS 1A REGION 2B AT LENOX

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Mount Ayr 380, 2. ACGC 493

Other Scores: Southwest Valley 580, Bedford NTS, CAM NTS, East Union NTS, Griswold NTS, Lamoni NTS, Lenox NTS

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Jaylee Shaffer, Mount Ayr (74), 2. Gwen Nixon, East Union (92), 3. Kami Willis, Mount Ayr (95), 4. Linsey Keiser, Griswold (96), 5. Joanna Reynolds, Griswold (96), 6. Olivia Huntington, Mount Ayr (100)

CLASS 1A REGION 2C AT SIDNEY

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Sidney 417, 2. Riverside 420, 3. St. Albert 436

Other Scores: 4. Tri-Center 471, 5. Heartland Christian 542, 6. Fremont-Mills 561, NTS. East Mills, NTS. Essex-Stanton, NTS. Hamburg

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Addison Brink, Riverside (83), 2. Emersyn Burdic, East Mills (94), 3. Eve Brumbaugh, Sidney (99), 4. Leah Sandin, Essex-Stanton (99), 5. Ellie Ward, Sidney (100), 6. Natalie Ausdemore, Tri-Center (100)/Ella Narmi, St. Albert (100)

CLASS 1A REGION 5A AT LYNNVILLE-SULLY

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Martensdale-St. Marys 406, 2. Nodaway Valley 429

Other Scores: 3. Southeast Warren 483

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Kathryn Ballard, Martensdale-St. Marys (93), 2. Ashlyn Gutierrez, Nodaway Valley (98), 3. Carly Franey, Martensdale-St. Marys (100), 5. Carly Krogman, Martensdale-St. Marys (104), 6. Mallory Russell, Nodaway Valley (105)

CLASS 2A REGION 2B AT ROLAND-STORY

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Roland Story 352, 2. Kuemper Catholic 426, 3. Iowa Falls-Alden 434

Other area team scores: NTS. Audubon

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 3. Elsa Tiefenthaler, Kuemper Catholic (90).

CLASS 2A REGION 3A AT RED OAK

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Van Meter 370, 2. Red Oak 401, 3. Shenandoah 402

Other Scores: 4. Treynor 417, 5. Underwood 432, 6. Clarinda 434

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Sarah Pickens, Shenandoah (84), 2. Sophi Pedersen, Treynor (86), 3. Taylor Rasmussen, Clarinda (87), 6. Brynn Knaus, Red Oak (92)

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High School Boys and Girls Soccer Scores from Friday

Sports

May 11th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

BOYS:

Carroll 4, Red Oak 1

Treynor 6, St. Albert 1

Denison-Schleswig 10, Atlantic 0

Riverside 4, Logan-Magnolia 3

Tri-Center 7, Missouri Valley 1

GIRLS:

Abraham Lincoln 1, Glenwood 0

Norwalk 4, Lewis Central 0

Waverly-Shell Rock 4, Lewis Central 0

Treynor 1, St. Albert 0

Denison-Schleswig 1, Atlantic 0

Logan-Magnolia 4, Riverside 2

Tri-Center 5, Missouri Valley 3

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High School Girls Regional Tennis Scores

Sports

May 11th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Region 1:

First round:
Applington-Parkersburg 5 Hampton-Dumont, 0
Waverly-Shell Rock 5 Union County, 0
Iowa Falls, Alden 5 Grundy Center, 0
South Harden 5 Independence, 1
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5 St. Edmond, 4
Cherokee-Washington 5 Le Mars, 0
Spirit Lake 5 Storm Lake, 0
Spencer 5 Estherville-Lincoln Central, 1
Saint Albert 5 Audubon, 2
Denison-Schleswig, 5 Harlan, 1

Second Round:
Waverly-Shell Rock 5 Applington-Parkersburg, 3
Spencer 5 Spirit Lake, 2
Denison-Schleswig 5 Saint Albert, 1

Region 2:
First Round:
Pella 5 Centerville, 0
Pella Christian 5 Newton, 2
Ballard 5 Albia, 0
Knoxville 5 Davis County, 1
Lewis Central 5 Glenwood, 1
Atlantic 5 Creston, 4
Shenandoah 5 Red Oak, 3

Second Round:
Pella 5 Pella Christian, 0
Ballard 5 Knoxville, 0
Lewis Central 5 Atlantic, 1

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Bank Robbery in Hamburg

News

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Fremont County, Iowa) – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a bank robbery took place Friday morning, in Hamburg. Authorities received word of the robbery at the First Interstate Bank in Hamburg, a little after 10-a.m., Friday.

A white male entered the bank at around 10-a.m. and demanded money before leaving the scene on a white Harley Davidson Motorcycle with black saddle bags. The vehicle was last seen southbound on Hwy 275 near the Iowa/Missouri state line.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at 712-374-2424.

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Fremont County Sheriff’s report (5/11/24)

News

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports the following individuals were arrested over the past 10 days:

On 04/30/2024, deputies arrested David Allan Thompson, age 42 of Hamburg, Iowa for Domestic Abuse 1^st Offense. He was released after posting a $300 bond.
On 05/02/2024, deputies arrested Beau Doyne Oliver, age 34 of Sidney, Iowa for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He was released after posting a $5,000 cash/surety bond.
On 05/03/2024, deputies arrested Philip Keith Penney, age 63 of Percival, Iowa for OWI 1^st Offense. He was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
On 05/04/2024, deputies arrested David Allen Holste, age 53 of Clarinda, Iowa for Driving Under Suspension. He was released after posting a $566.25 cash bond.
On 05/04/2024, deputies arrested Joseph Timothy Rezek, age 40 of Bellevue, Nebraska for OWI 1^st Offense. He was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
On 05/07/2024, deputies arrested Dennis Clifford Erickson, age 52 of Sidney, Iowa for Domestic Abuse 1^st Offense. He was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
On 05/07/2024, deputies arrested Jason Nathaniel Crews, age 25 of Council Bluffs, Iowa for Domestic Abuse 1^st Offense. He was released after posting a $300 bond.
On 05/08/2024, deputies arrested Ryan Carl Nelson, age 29 of Sidney, Iowa for OWI 1^st Offense in connection with a 03/05/2024 traffic stop. He was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
On 05/10/2024, deputies arrested Chrissy Lee Farnsworth, age 57 of Sidney, Iowa for Violation of Probation. She was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
On 05/10/2024, deputies arrested Denell Renae Greene, age 55 of Farragut, Iowa for OWI 1^st Offense. She was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.