2020 Pride of Iowa All-Conference Volleyball Teams

October 30th, 2020 by admin

FIRST TEAM

Setters
Lexi Shike, SR, Nodaway Valley
Kaylee Bauer, JR, SE Warren
Isabelle Inman, SR, SW Valley

Hitters
Corinne Bond, SR, Nodaway Valley
Maddax DeVault, JR, Nodaway Valley
Josie Hartman, JR, SE Warren
TJ Stoaks, SR, Lenox

Defensive Specialist
Brooklynn Page, SR, SE Warren

SECOND TEAM

Setters
Lydia Kern, SO, SE Warren
Macie Sefrit, SR, Bedford

Hitters
Jordan England, SR, Lenox
Darcy Davis, SR, Bedford
Marah Larsen, SR, SW Valley
Makayla Ruble, SR, SE Warren
Alivia Ruble, SO, SE Warren

Defensive Specialist
Cassidy Nelson, SR, Lenox

HONORABLE MENTION
Kennedy Weed, SR, Bedford
Anna Parrott, JR, Martensdale-St. Marys
Makenna Cass, SR, East Union
Natalie Yonker, SR, Nodaway Valley
Lauren Christensen, SR, Lenox
Norah Lund, JR, SW Valley
Emily Jones, JR, Wayne
Zoey Sherman, JR, SE Warren
Malloree Horn, FR, Central Decatur
Adalyn Reynolds, JR, Mt. Ayr

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2020 All Corner Conference Volleyball Teams

Sports

October 30th, 2020 by admin

First Team
Tara Peterson, Stanton, Senior*
Emily Williams, East Mills, Sophomore*
Rachel Drake, East Mills, Senior*
Brooklyn Adams, Stanton, Senior*
Paige Smith, Sidney, Senior
Kenna Howard, Fremont-Mills, Senior
Marleigh Johnson, Stanton, Sophomore
Jenna Stephens, Stanton, Sophomore
Miah Urban, East Mills, Sophomore
*Unanimous

Second Team
Anna Kelley, Griswold, Junior
Harley Spurlock, Sidney, Junior
Kaelynn Driskell, Fremont-Mills, Junior
Kaylor Horgdal, East Mills, Senior
Nicole Vorhies, Stanton, Senior
Kaden Payne, Sidney, Sophomore
Randi Knop, East Mills, Junior
Kalainee Teaney, Griswold, Senior

Honorable Mention
Ebonee Drake, East Mills, Senior
Lily Johnson, Sidney, Senior
Teagan Ewalt, Fremont-Mills, Sophomore
Lydia Greiman, Griswold, Junior
Elise Dailey, Essex, Senior
Jaimee Davis, East Mills, Sophomore

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Class 3A and 4A State Cross Country runs today; Atlantic with 3 runners competing

Sports

October 30th, 2020 by admin

The Class 3A and 4A State Cross Country Meets will be run today at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge. Atlantic will have three runners competing in Class 3A. Taylor McCreedy will run in the girls race and Craig Alan Becker and Zane Berg will run in the boys race. Here’s a look at the race day schedule with area teams and runners noted.

Class 4A Girls- 10:30 a.m.

Class 4A Boys- 11:00 a.m.
Aiden Bootan- CB Thomas Jefferson
Ethan Eichhorn- Lewis Central

Class 3A Girls- 3:30 p.m.
Glenwood
Harlan
Taylor McCreedy- Atlantic
Braelyn Baker- Creston
Paige Davis- Creston

Class 3A Boys- 4:00 p.m.
Glenwood
Craig Alan Becker- Atlantic
Zane Berg- Atlantic
Clayton Stafford- Creston
Trey Gross- Harlan
Michael Pottebaum- Kuemper Catholic

Class 1A and 2A runners will compete in Fort Dodge on Saturday.

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Iowa will host North Carolina for ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Sports

October 30th, 2020 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s basketball team will host North Carolina on Tuesday, Dec. 8, as part of the 2020 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

The Hawkeyes have won five of their last seven Challenge games, including a 2014 victory over the Tar Heels (60-55) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Iowa will enter this highly anticipated match-up having won three straight Challenge home games: Notre Dame (2013), Florida State (2015), and Pitt (2018).

This will be the fifth overall meeting between the two programs. North Carolina’s lone victory in the series came in the 2004 Maui Invitational Championship Game (106-92). The teams also played a home-and-home series in 1989 and 1990 with the Hawkeyes winning both — 98-97 in Chapel Hill in 1989 and 87-74 in 1990 in Iowa City.

“We’re excited to add North Carolina to our schedule,” said Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery. “North Carolina is extremely well-coached with a skilled roster that will provide a challenge to our team. This will be an exciting matchup early in the season for college basketball fans.”

Game times and television information will be announced at a later date. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all 14 games of the two-day event matching top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioners Cup.

Iowa is coming off a 20-11 season and a fifth-place conference finish with a mark of 11-9. The Hawkeyes have seven players returning with starting experience, including consensus All-American center Luka Garza, and upperclassmen all-conference honorees Jordan Bohannon and Joe Wieskamp. Additionally, Iowa returns Connor McCaffery, who led all Division I players in assist-to-turnover ratio a year ago.

North Carolina was plagued by injuries a year ago, posting a 14-19 overall mark, including a 6-14 conference record. Head coach Roy Williams’ 2020-21 roster features nine returners and seven newcomers. A trio of returning starters head the Tar Heels’ lineup, led by second-team All-ACC honoree Garrison Brooks, and Armando Bacot and Leaky Black. Also, a pair of players return after suffering season-ending knee injuries last season, Sterling Manley and Anthony Harris.

In addition to North Carolina, the Hawkeyes are scheduled to face Gonzaga on Dec. 19, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Iowa’s remaining 2020-21 schedule will be announced at a later date.

The 2020-21 Challenge schedule is listed below:

Tuesday, Dec. 8
North Carolina at Iowa
Illinois at Duke
Syracuse at Rutgers
Ohio State at Notre Dame
Purdue at Miami
Boston College at Minnesota
Penn State at Virginia Tech

Wednesday, Dec. 9
Maryland at Clemson
Indiana at Florida State
NC State at Michigan
Pitt at Northwestern
Michigan State at Virginia
Louisville at Wisconsin
Georgia Tech at Nebraska

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Notice of Intent to Fill the Vacancy in the Office of Montgomery County Treasurer by Appointment

News

October 30th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors have announced that they intend to make an appointment to fill the vacancy in the office of Montgomery County Treasurer. Their action takes place at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2020, in the basement meeting room at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Red Oak. The person appointed will conduct the duties of that position until the seat appears on the General Election ballot in November 2022 or earlier if a Special Election is ordered.

Persons interested in the appointment must submit a letter of interest and a resume no later than November 20, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Requirements must be sent to the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office, 105 E Coolbaugh, PO Box 469, Red Oak, Iowa, 51566. They can be mailed, hand-delivered or put in the drop box located at the Courthouse.

Notice is further given that the electors of Montgomery County have the right to file a petition in accordance with Code of Iowa 69.14A requesting a Special Election. Said petition shall be filed with the County Auditor within 14 days after the vacancy is filled by appointment. The petition shall meet the requirements of Code of Iowa 331.306, which, in part, states the petition must be signed by a number equal or greater than at least 10 percent of the votes cast in the County for the office of Governor at the proceeding General Election which equals to 397 signatures

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Western Iowa county passes countywide mask mandate

News

October 30th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Harrison County board of supervisors has approved a countywide mask mandate, but the requirement won’t be in place quite yet. Harrison County Public Health Administrator Brad Brake says the county is still figuring out the next steps. He says the document will be published in local newspapers next week and will likely take effect several days later. Brake says, “For our schools that don’t currently have a requirement in place, it gives me time to talk through what that looks like for those schools.”

Two school districts don’t require masks on their own, but the countywide requirement forces them to. The requirement applies to schools and other indoor public settings — like pharmacies, grocery stores and hardware stores. There’s no enforcement behind it but Brake says he hopes it draws attention to how real the pandemic is there. Brake says, “If nothing else, people have learned more and we will see an uptick in mask use until we have better measures that can protect our residents.”

Some exemptions include people who are under two years old and while someone is exercising. The county’s coronavirus infection rate has stayed above 20 percent since October 9th. Three of its four long-term care facilities currently have outbreaks.

(reporting by Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)

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Halloween weekend may mean more drunks on the roads — scary!

News

October 30th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Halloween is tomorrow (Saturday) night, which also marks the end of Daylight Saving Time, as we move our clocks back an hour. Sioux City Police Sergeant Jeremy McClure says the weekend brings a high potential for an increase in drunk drivers: “This weekend’s going to be big for parties and people going out, especially with Daylight Saving Time ending this weekend, so that’ll be an extra hour at the bars,” McClure says. “We know there will be an increase of impaired drivers on the road. We want to remind people to designate a driver and get home safe.”

Even though trick-or-treating takes place early in the evening, McClure says those early party goers need to be aware there will be more people than normal out on the streets: “With more people out and about, especially Saturday night, more kids trick or treating, even just a few drinks impairs your ability to drive a car safely,” he says. “We want people to be aware of that and not drive if they’ve been drinking.”

There will be more local law enforcement on the streets, too. “As always, we have grant funds to have extra patrols out,” McClure says. “We will have officers out specifically looking for impaired drivers. Our goal would be to find no impaired drivers. That would be a great weekend for us.”

McClure hopes those people who are out partying will take advantage of ride shares or have a designated driver.

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 10/30/20

News, Podcasts

October 30th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Heartbeat Today 10-30-2020

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

October 30th, 2020 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Farm Credit Administration Chairman Glen Smith of Atlantic about a joint project with USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey to help support the credit needs of beginning farmers and ranchers.

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