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No. 25 Iowa women await return of injured starters

Sports

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Iowa women’s coach Lisa Bluder is not sure when McKenna Warnock and Gabbie Marshall may return to the starting lineup. Both have missed the last two games, including Sunday night’s 98-90 loss at sixth ranked Michigan and may not be available Wednesday night when the Hawkeyes host Minnesota.

The Hawkeyes are down to seven healthy players right now.

With two starters out Caitlin Clark had a career high 46 points in the loss at Michigan.

Clark believes in the long run it will make the Hawkeyes a deeper.

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Surging Northern Iowa in thick of MVC title chase

Sports

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Winners of nine of their last 11 the UNI Panthers are in the thick of the Missouri Valley title chase heading into Wednesday’s game at home against Southern Illinois. The Panthers are 9-3 in the Valley and are currently second behind Loyola.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson who says improvement on defense has been a big factor.

Jacobson says improved health has also been a factor.

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Iowa State visits West Virginia Tuesday night

Sports

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Two teams desperate for a win collide in Morgantown tonight (Tue. night), as Iowa State visits West Virginia. The Cyclones are 3-7 in the Big 12 while the Mountaineers are 2-7. ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger says he is not focused on how the outcome might effect their NCAA resume.

Otzelberger says the Cyclones will need to play with a sense of urgency.

Otzelberger expects both teams to be motivated.

Otzelberger says more patience and better shots will help the Cyclones score more points. They managed only 41 in Saturday’s loss at Texas.

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Charges upgraded to murder in Milford shooting

News

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A Spirit Lake man is now facing a murder charge following a shooting last week in Milford. The charge against 25-year-old Christian Goyne-Yarns was upgraded to first-degree murder this morning after Shelby Woizeschke died of her injuries over the weekend at a Sioux Falls hospital.

Goyne-Yarns is accused of shooting Woizeschke multiple times Thursday morning in the parking lot of GrapeTree Medical Staffing in Milford. She called 911 and told police he was the shooter and he was arrested less than an hour later in Spirit Lake. Goyne-Yarns is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next Monday according to online court documents.

Bond was originally set at half a million dollars on Friday, but that was doubled at the request of the Dickinson County Attorney as the charge was upgraded.

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Demand is down, but gas prices are still rising in Iowa

News

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – It’s the dead of winter and Iowans are driving much less, especially compared to summertime, but gasoline prices are defying the basic lessons of economic by rising, even though demand is falling. Meredith Mitts, spokeswoman for Triple-A-Iowa, says crude oil prices are setting the bar. “In the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen an increase in total stocks and a decrease in demand which typically puts downward pressure on those pump prices,” Mitts says, “but because we are seeing these rising crude oil prices, the pump prices continue to go up.”

Part of the reason for the higher prices is rising concerns over the potential for war overseas. “This time of year is usually a time that we would see a little bit of those lower prices at the pump but it will depend a little bit on that tension between Russia and Ukraine,” Mitts says. “That’s a major contributor to these oil prices, so it will depend on any sanctions that come out of that and how those conversations go.”

The average price for a gallon of gas in Iowa is three-23, which is up eight cents a gallon in the past week and it’s up 18-cents in the past month. A year ago, gas in Iowa was averaging two-36, almost a dollar less. The national average is now three-44. Across Iowa, the cheapest gas is three-19 a gallon in both Iowa City and Davenport, while the most expensive gas is in Dubuque at three-32.

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Atlantic City Council Special Session set for Wednesday evening

News

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council will hold a Special Session beginning at 5:30-p.m. on Wednesday, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. According to City Administrator John Lund, the Council will act on an “Order to Enter into Closed Session,” to ” Discuss Strategy with Counsel in Matters that are Presently in Litigation or where Litigation is Imminent where its Disclosure Would be Likely to Prejudice or Disadvantage the Position of the Governmental Body in that Litigation.”

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JUNE ESHELMAN, 91, of Fontanelle (Celebration of Life 2/12/22)

Obituaries

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

JUNE ESHELMAN, 91, of Fontanelle, died Monday, February 7, 2022, at the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield.  A Celebration of Life service for JUNE ESHELMAN will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, June 12th, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Friday, from 3-until 7-p.m., at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle, with the family present from 5-until 7-p.m.; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

Burial is in the Fontanelle Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the burial.

Memorials may directed to the June Eshelman Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

JUNE ESHELMAN is survived by:

Her sons – Rick Huff, of Fontanelle, & Ellis (Sandra) Eshelman, of Fountain Inn, SC.

Her daughters – Carmen Homan (David) of Fontanelle, & Sandi (Thad) Sickels, of Creston.

Her sister – Pam (Rick) Hoepner, of Orlanda, Fl.

6 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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Clark earns Big Ten Player of the Week honors again

Sports

February 7th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

Clark has tallied 30-career Big Ten weekly honors – 13 freshman, 11 player and six honor roll. This week’s award is the sixth Big Ten Player of the Week honor this season for Clark.

Clark averaged 38.7 points, 9.3 assists and 6.3 rebounds in three games, drawing 21 fouls and making 18 free throws. The sophomore registered two 40-point games over ranked opponents, including 43 against No. 23 Ohio State and a career-high 46 points over No. 6 Michigan on the Wolverines’ home court to set the arena record for most points by a woman – the third arena record that Clark owns (Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Crisler Center, Pinnacle Bank Arena).

In Iowa’s, 98-90, road loss to No. 6 Michigan with only seven active student-athletes, including being down two starters, the Hawkeyes battled back from a 25-point deficit in the third quarter to end the game down by eight led by Clark’s arena-record setting 46 points. Clark registered her 12th double-double of the season, adding 10 assists against the Wolverines. She also tallied four rebounds and three steals and drew 10 fouls.

The Des Moines, Iowa, native registered her fifth season and sixth career triple double in Iowa’s road win over Wisconsin with 27 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Clark’s six career triple-doubles ties former Hawkeye Sam Logic’s Big Ten record (2011-15) for most in their career and ties fifth most single season (5) and career (6) triple-doubles in NCAA Division I history.

Against No. 23 Ohio State, Clark tallied 43 points, including seven made 3-pointers, shooting 50 percent (7-14) from beyond the arc.

Clark and the Hawkeyes host Minnesota on Wednesday, Feb. 9 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) on B1G+.

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Democrat is trying again to ban large scale livestock facilities

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Democrat State Representative Art Staed of Cedar Rapids is trying again on legislation to establish an immediate moratorium on the expansion of factory farming in the state. He talked about it today (Monday) in an online call with reporters. “My bill will help stymie corporate ag’s predatory growth in our state, confront our water quality crisis, and rectify the unfair treatment of contract growers,” Staed says. This year marks the fifth that Iowa legislators and advocates have collaborated to try and pass the bill.

Staed admits with the House controlled by Republicans, it won’t be easy to get it going. “In the House they’ve ignored this in the past. We’ll see what happens this year,” he says. “We’ve had difficulty getting any Republican signatures to be honest — but we do have quite a few House members who are interested in it.” He would like to just see it get a hearing in the House. “There are legislators in both parties who are very interested in doing something about this, taking action,” according to Staed, “for whatever reason aren’t willing to come forward at this time until they see greater movement or at least a subcommittee hearing where we can have the public involved and others come and speak.”

Staed says there are more than 10-thousand factory farms with anywhere from 300-500 new facilities added to the state each year.

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2021 Annual Report Highlights Progress on the Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvement Program

News

February 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Feb. 7, 2022 – The Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvement Program released its 2021 Annual Report today (Monday), that highlights progress made on construction and design projects over the last year. The annual report features information about completed and active projects, public outreach, program status, statistics for work completed in 2021, and 2022 key projects. This multi-year, multi-stage construction program will transform the transportation system in the Council Bluffs area, making travel safer and more convenient. The entire program is scheduled to be completed in 2026.

“We have been very busy over the last year working toward completing the dual, divided freeway and starting on the I-29/I-480/West Broadway project,” said Iowa DOT District 4 Engineer Scott Schram. “This Annual Report provides a high-level overview of all of the work and design engineering that occurred in 2021 to provide the public with a summary of how Iowa DOT is delivering this important highway improvement project.”

To view the Annual Report online, visit http://councilbluffsinterstate.iowadot.gov/2021annualreport/.

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