Iowa DNR launches free online video series for hunters

October 31st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is offering a new online resource for beginning and experienced hunters. The series of “Let’s Go Hunting” videos is a clearinghouse of information for hunters, thanks to a partnership with Iowa Safari Club International and several other organizations. D-N-R hunter education coordinator Megan Wisecup says you can access the videos for free. “It’s definitely perfect timing with the way things are going right now this year,” Wisecup says. “We are excited to get this resource launched and out into folks’ hands.”

The series will feature 23 different videos on several hunting aspects such as location, how to call animals, types of weaponry and more. “The overall goal of our project is to create some resources out there that folks can navigate on their own time and from the comfort of their own home,” Wisecup says. “It’s really that next step after you get done with hunter education.” The videos can be a welcome plus for new hunters as well as seasoned veterans. “I think it will be a great addition and also a great refresher,” she says. “Even a lot of our own staff and officers enjoy having this as a refresher before going into the season.”

To check out the video series and find other resources to expand your hunting knowledge or even your first hunting experience, visit: www.iowadnr.gov/learntohunt.

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STEVEN A. CHRISTENSEN, 67, of Audubon (Svcs. 11/4/20)

Obituaries

October 31st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

STEVEN A. CHRISTENSEN, 67, of Audubon, died Thursday, Oct. 29th, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for STEVEN CHRISTENSEN will be held 2-p.m. Wed., Nov. 4th, at the Kessler Funeral Home, in Audubon.

An open visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, from 9-a.m. until the time of family visitation from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, in Kimballton.

STEVEN A. CHRISTENSEN is survived by:

His wife – Annette Christensen, of Audubon.

His sons – Jon (Brittany) Christensen, of Omaha, & Jesse (Jeana) Rudoph, of Harlan.

His daughter – Rebecca (Corey) Mahoney, of Missouri Valley.

His brothers – Curtis Christensen, of Exira; Dale Christensen, & Duane (Jeanie) Christsensen, all of Audubon; and Keith Christensen, of Kimballton,

His sisters – Patricia (Kenny) Knutsen, of Lidderdale; Sheryl (Dale) Linn, & Amy (John) Jorgensen, all of Audubon.

9 grandchildren, his in-laws, other relatives and many friends.

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2 Villisca residents arrested on drug charges

News

October 31st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A search warrant executed at around 8-a.m. Friday at a residence southwest of Villisca, resulted in the arrest of a man and a woman on drug charges.

Pickins

Haynes

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 46-year old Michael Leo Pickens, of Villisca, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, and 39-year old Haley Ann Haynes, of Villisca, was arrested for possession of Meth/2nd offense. Both were transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on bond.

Deputies were assisted during their search of the home by the Montgomery County K9 Unit and Mills County Sheriff’s Deputies.

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Class 1A and 2A State Cross Country Meets fire off today

Sports

October 31st, 2020 by admin

The Class 1A and 2A State Cross Country Meets will be run today at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge. Here’s a look at the race day schedule with area teams and runners noted.

Class 2A Girls- 10:30 a.m.
Panorama
Chloe DeVries- Red Oak
Taitlin Koch- West Central Valley
Ashlyn Eberly- Clarinda
Mayson Hartley- Clarinda
Clara Teigland- Treynor
Georgia Paulson- Underwood

Class 2A Boys- 11:00 a.m.
Brek Boruff- Missouri Valley
Cody Gilpin- Missouri Valley
Baylor Bergren- Red Oak
Cole Dooley- Treynor
Bryce Patten- Underwood
Gable Porter- Underwood
Michael Mayer- Clarinda
Jon McCall- Clarinda

Class 1A Girls- 3:30 p.m.
Earlham
ACGC
Logan-Magnolia
AHSTW
Abby Mandel- Boyer Valley
McKinna Hogan- Lenox
Karlie Larsen- Mount Ayr
Christa Cass- Orient-Macksburg
Hagan Arnold- Wayne
Peyton Pogge- Tri-Center
Grace Slater- Audubon
Reese Duncan- St. Albert
Carly McKeever- St. Albert
Brenna Smith- St. Albert

Class 1A Boys- 4:00 p.m.
Nodaway Valley
ACGC
Earlham
Patrick Heffernan- Boyer Valley
Ben Schroder- Riverside
Colin Lillie- St. Albert
RC Hicks- Wayne
Landon Bengen- Woodbine
Quentin Dreyer- IKM-Manning
Brett McGee- Tri-Center
Sean McGee- Tri-Center

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CEO of Iowa’s biggest hospital fears facility being overwhelmed by COVID

News

October 31st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is now rescheduling non-emergency surgeries and procedures as needed. The move started Friday, and was made as the state continues to see record-breaking numbers of COVID-19-related hospitalizations. U-I-H-C C-E-O Suresh Gunasekaran says they’ve seen a significant increase in transfers from hospitals in the eastern region of the state in the past few days.

“The key issue is that the transfers that we’re getting are not just COVID patients, they’re also really complex, sick patients,” Gunasekaran says, “and so that’s a bit of what we’ve also been working through as well.”

Gunasekaran says the hospital has not yet rescheduled any procedures. He says the 800-bed hospital has the capacity to take the transfers now, but he says he’s concerned about what will happen if COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to increase.

“If the next four weeks are like the last four weeks in terms of the level of increase we see day over day in terms of the infection rate and hospitalizations, I think we really do risk overwhelming the health care system,” he says.

In the past week, COVID-19 hospitalizations have surged past 600 statewide, setting new records on nearly a daily basis.

(By Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio)

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Man dies after being struck by a car in eastern Iowa

News

October 31st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A passenger in a vehicle that struck a deer was struck by a car Friday night, in eastern Iowa’s Jackson County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 23-year old Matthew A. Bowling, of Maquoketa, died at a local hospital, after he was struck by a 2016 Chrysler 300 a little before 7-p.m.

The accident happened after a 2016 VW Jetta driven by 19-year old Paige Cupps, of Dubuque struck a deer on southbound Highway 62, at 256th Avenue. The vehicle came to rest in the northbound lane. Bowling was out inspecting the damage when he was hit by the Chrysler, which was unable to stop in-time.

The man was thrown into the ditch. The VW came to rest on the west shoulder of the road, while the other vehicle stopped on the east shoulder. The accident remains under investigation.

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National Sports Headlines: 10/31/20

Sports

October 31st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid knows one of the intriguing subplots Sunday when Kansas City takes on the New York Jets will be running back Le’Veon Bell’s first shot at his former team. The two-time All-Pro joined the Chiefs after a rather acrimonious split with the Jets a couple weeks ago. Bell had a get-your-feet wet game against the Denver Broncos last weekend. He could have a much bigger role when the Super Bowl champs face the winless Jets at Arrowhead Stadium.

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL says the Chargers and Broncos game Sunday is not in jeopardy after players from both teams tested positive for COVID-19. The Chargers are likely to be down to their third string players at right guard and right tackle because of injuries and because two linemen were placed on the COVID-19/reserve list. They scrapped practice after right guard Graham Glasgow tested positive. The Broncos were already in the league’s intensive coronavirus protocols, which began when running backs coach Curtis Modkins contracted the virus two weeks ago. Modkins returned to work Monday.

Elsewhere:

The Packers will face the Vikings on Sunday without leading rusher Aaron Jones, who will miss a second straight game with a calf injury. That leaves Jamaal Williams and A.J. Dillon as Green Bay’s top two running backs versus Minnesota.

The NFL is “strongly encouraging” that players on the sidelines who are not participating in a game or about to go on the field wear protective masks. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, the league’s management council also suggested the 32 teams enhance physical distancing on the sidelines while the NFL considers expanding the bench area. The league also is offering an additional testing option for bus drivers retained by teams in the away city, prior to the team’s arrival.

UNDATED (AP) — College football’s bowl schedule is finally set and will begin Dec. 19, the day most of the major college football conferences are set to play their championship games. The 37-game bowl schedule will now include several mainstays like the Holiday Bowl in San Diego and the Hawaii Bowl because of issues related to the pandemic. But there will still be opportunities for 72 teams to go bowling in the 36 games that lead up to the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan. 11 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020

News

October 31st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — A surge in coronavirus cases has led officials in one western Iowa county to require people to wear faces masks in public. Television station KETV reports that the Harrison County Board on Thursday approved the mask regulation resolution in a 2-1 vote. Supervisor John Straight voted for the mandate. He hopes it will help bring down virus numbers in the county, where the positivity rate has topped 20% for three straight weeks. State data shows 2,621 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Iowa in the past 24 hours. That’s one of the highest single-day totals recorded so far. An additional 14 deaths raised the state’s death total to 1,705.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials in many U.S. states being hit hard by the coronavirus are resisting taking stronger action to stop the spread, even as a fall resurgence strains hospitals. Pleas from health experts are running up against political calculation and public fatigue, with spiraling new infections eclipsing previous caseload highs that set off national alarms in the spring and summer. During those earlier outbreaks in the Northeast and then in the Sun Belt, many governors closed schools and businesses and limited public gatherings. But the new surge has brought a decidedly more limited response in many states. Total confirmed cases in the U.S. topped 9 million Friday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines say they’ve made an arrest after a shooting killed a man and injured a woman. Police say the shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday near the grounds of East High School. Officers called to the scene found a 29-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her leg and learned that a 21-year-old man had been taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest and later died. Police identified him as Alston Troy Edwards, of Des Moines. Minutes after the shooting, police arrested a suspect with the help of information from witnesses. Police say 27-year-old Wesley Marquise Bekish is charged with first-degree murder and a weapons count in the shooting.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has kept in place guidance from Iowa’s secretary of state that county elections commissioners can only set up absentee ballot drop boxes at or outside their offices. Judge William Kelly rejected a request from a Latino civil rights organization and a group aligned with Democrats to block Secretary of State Paul Pate’s guidance and allow for drop boxes in locations such as grocery stores. The ruling isn’t expected to have an impact because it comes so close to Election Day. Most absentee ballots have already been returned and auditors had dropped plans to add drop box locations even if Pate’s guidance was suspended.

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Strong West Marshall ground attack too much for Atlantic

Sports

October 31st, 2020 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans football team saw their season come to a close on Friday night with a 27-7 loss to West Marshall in State Center. Atlantic had the lead by one at the end of the first quarter and stayed within one score until early third quarter.

West Marshall’s powerful rushing attack helped them control the ball on some long drives and secure the win. West Marshall controlled time of possession 35:45 to 12:15 by running the ball for 54 plays out of the 59 they ran. West Marshall had scoring drives of 12-plays, 14-plays, 10-plays, and 15-plays to control the tempo. Tailback Preston Pope finished the game with 136 yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground. West Marshall piled up 255 yards rushing on the night.

Atlantic’s lone scoring drive took advantage of great field position. Atlantic forced a West Marshall punt on their second possession after a bad snap and penalty had pushed them back to their own 4 yard line. Atlantic ended up getting the ball at the West Marshall 26 after a short kick. 2 plays later Korey Parrott hit paydirt with a 20 yard touchdown run. Lane Nelson tacked on the PAT and gave Atlantic a 7-6 lead, thanks to Atlantic blocking West Marshall’s first PAT.

West Marshall answered right back with long touchdown drive capped by a 6-yard toss from Peyton Hart to Brayden Evertson. West Marshall controlled the clock much of the rest of the way.

Atlantic had 81 yards rushing on the night and Corey Parrott racked up 40 yards and 1 score. Atlantic had a terrific season come to a close with a 7-2 record. Atlantic wore big grey 32’s on the side of their helmets in support of their injured teammate Steele McLaren.

West Marshall improved to 8-1 and will host PCM in the Quarterfinals next Friday in State Center.

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Becker leads Atlantic with Top Ten finish at State Cross Country

Sports

October 31st, 2020 by admin

Atlantic’s Craig Alan Becker put down a strong run and took a 7th place finish at the Class 3A State Cross Country Meet on Friday in Fort Dodge, the best ever for a Trojan boys runner. Becker ran a time of 16:27 to grab a place on the medal balcony. ADM’s Nate Mueller won the State Title with a time of 15:28.

Atlantic’s Zane Berg also competed in his third State Meet and finished 46th with a time of 17:19. Trey Gross of Harlan finished 11th and Glenwood’s Andrew Smith was 19th. Dallas Center-Grimes was the Team Champion with 87 points. Glenwood finished 15th.

On the girls side Atlantic’s Taylor McCreedy was running in the 4th State Meet of her great career, and finished in 50th place with a time of 20:32.40. Shewaye Johnson of Ballard was the State Champion with a time of 17:55.30. Other area individuals were Braelyn Baker of Creston in 14th, Brecken Van Baale of Harlan 30th, Kaia Bieker of Harlan 31st, Liv Freund of Harlan 37th, and Emma Hughes of Glenwood was 40th.

The Team Title went to Ballard with 66 points. Dallas Center-Grimes was Runner-Up. Glenwood finished 6th with 192 points. Harlan went 7th with 210.

In the 4A Boys race Ethan Eichhorn of Lewis Central finished 16th and Aidan Booton of CB Thomas Jefferson was 47th.

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