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Iowa State to host Omaha at Atlantic High School in spring volleyball match Friday

Sports

March 24th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa State volleyball team will open up their 2022 spring slate in Atlantic. The Cyclones will host Omaha for a match on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. at Atlantic High School. Atlantic Head Volleyball Coach Michelle Blake said that Iowa State reached out with the idea and they figured out the logistics to make it happen. Coach Blake shared what the schedule will be like for the match.

The match is being played in memory of former ISU volleyball manager and Atlantic graduate Nathan Vert who passed away unexpectedly this past December. Nathan’s family will be recognized at the match. Nathan was a classmate of Coach Blake at AHS and she said he just loved being active.

The match is free to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Former St. Albert standout Allie Petry is a member of the Cyclone squad and Brynlee Arnold of Glenwood is joining the team at Omaha so their will be some local playing connections as well. There will be a streaming option as well for those that can’t make it.

No concessions or any monetary fundraisers are allowed due to NCAA rules, but fans can just come out and enjoy a good night of volleyball and camaraderie.

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IBCA All-Star Games to be played Saturday

Sports

March 24th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa Basketball Coaches Association will hold its 2022 All-Star Games on Saturday, March 26th at Dallas Center-Grimes schools. Teams consist of 10-12 players from 4 regions across Iowa. The state has been divided into 4 regions for both boys and girls; Southeast Iowa, Northeast Iowa, Northwest Iowa, and Southwest Iowa.

Playing from the area on the Southwest Iowa Boys Team is Raydden Grobe, AHSTW. Two players from CB Abraham Lincoln were named to the Northwest Iowa Boys Team: Josh Dix and Jamison Grubar. The Southwest Iowa Girls team includes Payton Beckman from Panorama, Maddie Stewart of Mount Ayr, and Brynn Bass of Coon Rapids-Bayard. Jaiden Egbert of Shenandoah, Vanessa Koehler of Glidden-Ralston, and Caydence Moore of Sidney are on the cheer squad. Thad Streit of Mount Ayr is one of the SW Iowa Girls coaches.

Here’s a look at the schedule of games for the day:

10:15am NE Girls vs. SW Girls (High School Gym)
10:15am NW Girls vs. SE Girls (Meadows Gym)
11:30am NE Boys vs. SW Boys (High School Gym)
11:30am NW Boys vs. SE Boys (Meadows Gym)
12:45pm Women’s 3-Point Contest (Meadows Gym)
1:00pm Men’s 3-Point Contest (Meadows Gym)
1:30pm Girls Consolation Game (Meadows Gym)
2:45pm Boys Consolation Game (Meadows Gym)
4:00pm Girls Championship Game (Meadows Gym)
5:15pm Boys Championship Game (Meadows Gym)

Find out more info HERE

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Drought conditions improve in Iowa, worsen across the Midwest

Ag/Outdoor, News, Weather

March 24th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The new map from the U-S Drought Monitor shows soil conditions in Iowa are improving, slightly, thanks to rain and snow in the past week. The broader picture for the Midwest is worsening, however, with drought conditions expanding over much of the Northern Plains. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says some crops in the region are already stressed. “We have, obviously, great concerns for winter wheat right now because that area that is in drought and has been in drought extending is much of that winter wheat area from the Central Plains south,” Todey says. “Still a lot can happen but there’s been damage done to it because of drought and some other things.”

The worst of the drought in our state is isolated in far west-central Iowa, and for the region, the driest areas are also to the west. “Most of the major drought areas are just west of the major corn and soybean growing areas but it’s right on the edge,” Todey says, “and the areas that are dry and hot are on the western part of the Corn Belt, so we do have risk there.”

Todey notes much of South Dakota and Nebraska saw less than half of the normal snowfall for the winter. He says there is a big contrast in conditions across the Midwestern crop production areas. “You have a two sides issue with crop production: potential for it being too dry in the far west and the potential for it being too wet — at least as we get started — in the east,” Todey says. “In between is kind of an ‘unknown’ area, Iowa, Illinois, we have some dry areas but we can work with those if we get rainfall.”

The latest map from the U-S Drought Monitor shows roughly 41 Iowa counties are in the category of “abnormally dry,” improving from 45 counties last week. The new map shows 34 counties are in “moderate drought,” versus 36 a week ago. Large sections of Monona and Woodbury counties are listed as “severe drought,” that’s unchanged, while there are around 22 counties where soil moisture levels are considered “normal,” an improvement from 16 counties last week.

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NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Schedule

Sports

March 24th, 2022 by admin

Sweet 16

Thursday, March 24

6:09 p.m. (4) Arkansas vs. (1) Gonzaga CBS
6:29 p.m. (11) Michigan vs. (2) Villanova TBS
8:39 p.m. (3) Texas Tech vs. (2) Duke CBS
8:59 p.m. (5) Houston vs. (1) Arizona TBS

Friday, March 25

6:09 p.m. (15) Saint Peter’s vs. (3) Purdue CBS
6:29 p.m. (4) Providence vs. (1) Kansas TBS
8:39 p.m. (8) North Carolina vs. (4) UCLA CBS
8:59 p.m. (11) Iowa St. vs. (10) Miami TBS

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Griswold School Board passes Budget & approves contracts

News

March 24th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Griswold, Iowa) – The Griswold School Board has approved the District’s 2022-23 Budget. Superintendent Dave Henrichs said the Board, Monday evening, approved a Tax Levy rate of $13.04/$1,000 assessed valuation. That’s the lowest it’s been, he said, since 2018, and keeps a promise they made to District patrons.

The Budget includes an advanced payment on General Obligation bonds, to help lower the amount of interest being paid.

Dave Henrichs said also, the Board approved contracts for district employees who had not otherwise tendered their resignation effective the end of the current school year. Beginning with the Certified Staff…

As far as Non-Certified Staff are concerned, current staff will get a $2-dollar an hour increase, with the starting wage at $14 per hour, which is an increase of $2.50.

In addition, the Board approve a Retention Bonus for all employees currently under contract and remaining under contract a pay period next year.

He said the Board was happy to be able to offer the Bonus, payable through the ESSER funds. Henrichs said also, Sharing Agreements with the Atlantic and Riverside School Districts for certain positions were renewed with no changes, but Driver’s Education fees, what students are charged and teachers are paid, are going up five-percent.

Griswold students will be charged $365, with non-Griswold students taking the course charged $470. Classroom instructors for Driver’s Ed will be paid $1,545 plus $33.50 per hour, Drive-Time. The Board approved the renewal of a mowing contract with Bob’s Mowing, but they tabled discussion and action on Baseball Field Maintenance bids, until they have more information.

 

 

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Noah Carter leaving UNI

Sports

March 24th, 2022 by admin

UNI sophomore Noah Carter announced on Wednesday that he has entered the transfer portal. The forward from Dubuque Senior was a second-team All-MVC selection this past season for the Panthers.

Carter averaged 15 points and 4.1 rebounds per game this season, shooting 48.2% from the field. This is the second time he has entered his name in the portal, the first time for just a few days in March of last year.

The 6-6, 229 pound forward helped the Panthers win the MVC Regular Season Title and a berth in the NIT. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

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JAMES T. MAILANDER, 84, of Wiota (Svcs. 7/16/22)

Obituaries

March 24th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

JAMES T. MAILANDER, 84, of Wiota, died Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at The Community Care Center in Stuart. A Memorial service for JAMES MAILANDER will be held 11-a.m. July 16th, at the Wiota Methodist Church. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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LUCINDA GAIL “Cindy” KOLL, 65, of Atlantic (Memorial Svc. 3-29-2022)

Obituaries

March 24th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

LUCINDA “Cindy” GAIL KOLL, 65, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at The Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha.  A Memorial service for CINDY KOLL will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the United Church of Christ in Atlantic.  The Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic is assisting the family.

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Visitation with the family present will be held on Monday, March 28, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Memorials may be directed to the family to be designated to some of Cindy’s favorite charities. They may be left or mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, IA 50022.

CINDY KOLL is survived by:

Her husband – Steve.

Her son – Kellen (Melanie), of Omaha, Nebraska.

Her daughter – Katie, of Atlantic.

Her sisters – Kristi (Chad) Mount, of Glenwood, and Deedee (Jeff) Hicks, of Rapid City, South Dakota.

2 step-grandchildren and one granddaughter.

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Pavlova (3-24-2022)

Mom's Tips

March 24th, 2022 by Jim Field

  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • assorted fresh fruit

Place egg whites in a small mixing bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.

Add cream of tartar and salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form.  Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form.

Spread into a 9″ circle on prepared pan, forming a shallow well in the center.  Bake at 225 degrees for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until meringue is dry and firm to the touch and lightly browned.  Turn oven off; leave meringue in oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Just before serving, beat cream and almond extract in a small mixing bowl until stiff peaks form.  Top with fresh fruit.

YIELD:  8-10 servings

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Heartbeat Today 3-24-2022

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

March 24th, 2022 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Farm Credit Administration Chairman and CEO Glen Smith about a forum held this weel in Colorado about the credit needs of Young, Beginning and Small Farmers and Ranchers.

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