CLASS 1A
District 13 @ Ballard: Grand View Christian 68, Madrid 40
District 14 @ Clarinda: St. Albert 48, East Mills 44
District 15 @ Harlan: AHSTW 62, Exira-EHK 53
District 16 @ Denison: West Harrison 75, Coon Rapids-Bayard 40
CLASS 2A
District 15 @ (Moved to West Central Valley, Stuart): Van Meter 84, Panorama 52
District 16 @ CB Thomas Jefferson: Red Oak 65, Treynor 63
Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer, Tuesday, said his deputies arrested a woman Sunday on a warrant charging her with Domestic Abuse Assault. 37-year-old Melanie Joy Bowers, of Shenandoah, was arrested at the Page County Jail. She later posted a $1,000 bond, and was released pending further court proceedings.
Melanie Joy Bowers
*”A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”
(Radio Iowa) – The isolation of the pandemic torpedoed many types of gatherings and clubs, but F-F-A is bucking the trend. The organization dedicated to first-hand learning about the world of agriculture is seeing membership rise in Iowa. Scott Johnson, executive director of the Iowa F-F-A Association, says Iowa was recently recognized as one of only six states that saw member numbers go up during 2021. Johnson says, “I’ve extended compliments to our past state officers over the past couple of years, and others, for doing what they can to keep FFA and ag education and those opportunities relevant to students and keeping them connected to what we think is a valuable experience for them.”
He says F-F-A’s leaders in Iowa are striving to bring visibility to the program and to recruit new students to the ranks. “I think that’s paid off,” Johnson says. “This year, we’re trending towards a 10% increase in growth over last year, and like I said, last year wasn’t a decline in membership either, so to be on that track of growth of membership and growth of programs across the state is tremendous.”
There’s been keen interest in F-F-A since it was founded in 1928 and Johnson says it’s not just a big deal in rural schools. “Des Moines has had a program for years,” Johnson says. “Sioux City recently started a program. Ames has been on board with us now for a few years. Cedar Rapids Prairie is another newer program that would be from one of those larger school systems that are out there.”
This is F-F-A Week. There are more than 17-thousand members in 252 Iowa chapters.
Today: Partly cloudy. High near 16. N @ 10-20. Wind chill values as low as -20.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. NE @ 5-10. Wind chill values as low as -10.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/light snow. High 18.NE @ 10-15. Wind chill values as low as -10. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 21.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 37.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 19. We received .1″ of snow/snow pellets Tuesday, which amounted to just a Trace of precipitation. Our Low this morning was -1. Last year on this date, the High was 51 and the Low was 24. The Record High was 65 in 2002. The Record Low was -22 in 1989. Sunrise is 7:04-a.m. Sunset is at 6:03-p.m.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY for Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties.
* WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 20 to 30 below zero.
* IMPACTS…The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes or less. 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
Iowa raced out to a 14 point halftime lead as the 25th ranked Hawkeyes raced away to an 86-60 win Tuesday, over Michigan State. Iowa coach Fran McCafferty was thrilled with the effort.
After an impressive win at Ohio State the Hawkeyes followed it up with another impressive effort.
Keegan Murray scored 28 points. Jordan Bohannon finished with 11 and his back to back threes triggered a 19-3 run in the second half that put the game away.
Iowa is now 9-7 in the Big Ten and Bohannon says defense has helped the Hawkeyes win five of six.
Iowa visits Nebraska Friday night.
Luka Garza’s number 55 is officially in the rafters at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The two-time All American had his jersey retired at halftime of Iowa’s 86-60 win over Michigan State. Garza was the National Player of the Year last season.
Garza was happy the fans were back to be part of it.
Garza says it was a different feeling to watch a game.
Iowa State will bid for its first three game winning streak in Big 12 play since 2019 tonight (Wednesday night), when the Cyclones host West Virginia. ISU is 5-9 in the league race and wins over TCU and Oklahoma have bolstered their NCAA Tournament hopes.
That’s Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger who knows Cyclones fans are anxious to get back to the big dance.
West Virginia won the first meeting 79-63 in Morgantown.
Otzelberger says the Cyclones need a better start in this one.
The ninth ranked Iowa State women take a share of the Big 12 lead on the road to third place Kansas tonight (Wednesday night). The Cyclones are tied with Baylor at 11-3. The Jayhawks are 10-4.
That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly who says with only four games remaining they are all big.
Kansas has not lost since a 77-62 setback to the Cyclones in Ames nearly a month ago.
Drake visits Valparaiso tonight (Wednesday night), in Missouri Valley action. The Bulldogs are 11-5 and one of five teams that are still mathematically alive for the Valley regular season crown.
That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries who says next week’s conference tournament in St. Louis will be wide open.
Drake is 20-9 and it marks the first time in program history the Bulldogs have posted four straight 20-win seasons.
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