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News

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Anita Fire and Rescue were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident with entrapment this (Sunday) morning, northeast of Anita. The dispatch went out a little after 1-a.m. Officials at the time, said the accident happened at 760th Street and White Pole Road, on 760th.

It’s believed a man and a woman were in the vehicle, and that alcohol may have played a role in the accident, but a dispatcher at the Cass County Communications Center was not able to release any information or details about the crash when contacted early this (Sunday) morning.

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Area basketball scores from Sat., 1/25/20

Sports

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Orient-Macksburg 47, Ankeny Christian Academy 29

West Lyon, Inwood 43, MOC-Floyd Valley 30

Nebraska Prep Classic

Harlan 49, Bishop Neumann, Neb. 36

BOYS BASKETBALL

East Sac County 68, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 45

Corner Conference Tournament

Consolation: Sidney 43, Fremont Mills, Tabor 41

Championship: Stanton 48, East Mills 38

Nebraska Prep Classic

Bishop Neumann, Neb. 65, Harlan 40

Omaha Westside, Neb. 73, Sioux City, East 54

Papillion-LaVista, Neb. 61, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 39

Treynor 69, Oakland-Craig, Neb. 42

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 1/26/20

Sports

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) — Isaac Okoro scored 19 points, Samir Doughty scored 18 and No. 16 Auburn held off Iowa State 80-76 in the opening game of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Tigers improved to 17-2. Auburn led by 14 points with under six minutes left before the Cyclones rallied. Rasir Bolton had 23 points for Iowa State, which fell to 9-10.

PISCATAWAY, NJ (AP) — Geo Baker hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to lift No. 24 Rutgers to a 75-72 victory over Nebraska. Rutgers improved to 14-0 at home. The Scarlet Knights had four double-digit scorers Saturday. Akwaski Yeboah led the way with 20 points while Caleb McConnell and Jacob Young each had 12 points and Montez Mathis had 10. Nebraska was led by Cam Mack with 19 points while Thorir Thorbjarnarson had 17.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — JT Gibson hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Matt Pile added a double-double and Omaha slipped past Purdue Fort Wayne 75-71. Gibson sank 8 of 16 shots from the floor, including 5 of 11 from beyond the arc, for the Mavericks (12-10, 5-2 Summit League). Jarred Godfrey scored 24 points to lead Purdue Fort Wayne (9-13, 2-5). He added five assists, four rebounds and four steals.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Devon Dotson scored 22 points, Udoka Azubuike added 18 and No. 3 Kansas beat Tennessee 74-68 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Azubuike was the lone big man for the Jayhawks after Silvio De Sousa was suspended 12 games and David McCormack banned two for their roles in a brawl Tuesday against Kansas State. Azubuike overcame early foul trouble to finish with 11 rebounds and four blocks. Yves Pons led the Volunteers with 24 points

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jermaine Haley had 15 points and nine rebounds, Miles McBride scored 15 points and No. 14 West Virginia beat Missouri 74-51 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. West Virginia’s Bob Huggins earned his 876th win to tie Adolph Rupp for seventh place all-time on the NCAA Division I coaching list. Oscar Tshiebwe added 14 pounds and eight rebounds, Gabe Osabuohien grabbed 12 rebounds and Derek Culver had 11 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Torrence Watson scored 19 points to lead Missouri. The Tigers were held to 28% shooting from the field.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Kira Lewis Jr. scored 26 points and Alabama earned another win for the SEC in the SEC/Big 12 challenge, beating Kansas State 77-74. A 14-0 Alabama run in the second half extended the lead to 16 for the Crimson Tide, but the Wildcats responded with a 15-2 run eventually cut the deficit to one. Lewis made back-to-back baskets on the next two Alabama possessions, and Alabama never relinquished the lead. All five starters for Alabama finished in double figures. Cartier Diarra led the Wildcats with 17 points.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Dexter Dennis had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead five Wichita State players in double figures as the Shockers defeated Central Florida 87-79. Grant Sherfield and Jaime Echenique added 14 points apiece for the Shockers. Erik Stevenson chipped in 11 points, and Trey Wade had 10. Darin Green Jr. led the Knights with 18 points.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020

News

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:45 a.m. CST

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The ex treasurer of Anthon’s rescue squad in northwestern Iowa has been ordered to repay more than $83,000 she’s accused of misspending. The Sioux City Journal reported Friday that Kristine Roggatz was ordered by a judge Wednesday to make the payment to cover the nearly $77,000 she’s accused of taking from the group and another nearly $6,900 for the cost of an audit that discovered the malfeasance. The judgment was part of a lawsuit the city brought in 2017 against Roggatz after the town’s insurance carrier covered the losses.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Democratic presidential race in Iowa is heating up and more volatile than ever as the kickoff caucuses approach a week from Monday. Candidates raced back from a break in the impeachment trial in Washington. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts picked up a coveted endorsement from The Des Moines Register. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, showed renewed strength and predicted victory in the state. Joe Biden, collected an endorsement from the Sioux City Journal and got backing from another Iowa member of Congress. And Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, sought to position himself above the partisan fray.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Leaders in western Iowa say lingering floodwaters and damage from last year’s Missouri River flooding has led them to again cancel Loessfest. The Council Bluffs City Council said Friday in a news release that restoration work on Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park, where the festival is held right across the Missouri River from Omaha, Nebraska, can’t begin until after the spring thaw. The council says there isn’t enough time between the thaw and the Memorial Day weekend event to get the work done. Last year, Loessfest was initially postponed to Labor Day weekend, then canceled altogether due to ongoing flooding.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An animal welfare group that gained access to an Iowa lawmaker’s hog farm has posted a video and photos online that show pigs suffering and even dying in what appear to be inhumane conditions. Members of California-based Direct Action Everywhere entered a hog farm owned by Iowa Sen. Ken Rozenboom last April through an unlocked door. Rozenboom says the farm was managed then by others who didn’t follow proper animal care protocols. He says his family is overseeing operations and properly caring for animals. Rozenboom managed a law passed last year that heightens trespass penalties for undercover operations on farms.

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IWCOA Dual Team Rankings 01/24/2020

Sports

January 25th, 2020 by admin

Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association Dual Team Rankings
Released 1/24/2020

Class 1A

  1. Lisbon
  2. Don Bosco
  3. West Sioux
  4. Logan-Magnolia
  5. Lake Mills
  6. Denver
  7. Underwood
  8. Woodbury Central
  9. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
  10. West Hancock
  11. Nashua-Plainfield
  12. New London
  13. AHSTW
  14. Missouri Valley
  15. Manson NW Webster
  16. Central Springs

Class 2A

  1. West Delaware
  2. Independence
  3. Williamsburg
  4. Osage
  5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
  6. Union
  7. Winterset
  8. Davenport Assumption
  9. Humboldt
  10. Atlantic/CAM
  11. Crestwood
  12. Charles City
  13. Central Lyon, Rock Rapids
  14. Emmetsburg
  15. Creston/O-M
  16. Bondurant-Farrar

Class 3A

  1. SE Polk
  2. Waverly-Shell Rock
  3. Fort Dodge
  4. Bettendorf
  5. Ankeny Centennial
  6. North Scott
  7. Johnston
  8. Waukee
  9. Linn-Mar
  10. Indianola
  11. Valley, WDM
  12. CR Kennedy
  13. CR Prairie
  14. Ankeny
  15. Norwalk
  16. Cedar Falls
  17. Epworth, Western Dubuque
  18. Dubuque Hempstead
  19. Iowa City West
  20. Dowling Catholic
  21. Pleasant Valley
  22. Spencer
  23. Dallas Center-Grimes
  24. Fort Madison

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Winterset wins John J. Harris Tournament, Atlantic-CAM is Runner-Up

Sports

January 25th, 2020 by admin

The Winterset Huskies scored 213.5 points to win the 65th Annual John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament this weekend. The

Atlantic-CAM came in as the Runner-Up with 164.5 points. The Trojans had two Individual Champions with Joe Weaver winning at 126 pounds and Cale Roller coming out on top at 285. Weaver defeated Dawson Bond of Red Oak in the final by decision 3-0. Roller won by fall in the title match over Dugan Tolley of Winterset at the 3:22 mark.

Ethan Follmann finished as the Runner-Up at 120 and Kadin Stutzman was 2nd at 152 for the Trojans.

Team Scores
1 Winterset 213.5
2 Atlantic 164.5
3 Creston- Orient Macksburg 162.5
4 Red Oak 158.5
5 Mt Ayr 115.0
6 Missouri Valley 113.0
7 Riverside Oakland 108.0
8 Clarinda 93.0
8 Panorama 93.0
10 Tri-Center Neola 86.0
11 Nodaway Valley 80.0
12 Bedford/Lenox 72.5
13 Central Decatur 59.5
14 East Mills 58.0
15 Adair Casey/Guthrie Center 48.0
16 Wayne, Corydon 30.0
17 Clarke, Osceola/Murray 29.0
18 Southwest Valley 25.0
19 Southwest Iowa 19.0
20 Griswold 7.0
21 Clarinda Academy 0.0

Check out the full place match results in this document: 65th Annual John J Harris

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Waverly-Shell Rock wins Girls State Wrestling Title

Sports

January 25th, 2020 by admin

The IWCOA Girls State Wrestling Tournament finished up on Saturday in Waverly and the host school Waverly-Shell Rock won the team title with 156.5 points. Charles City was Runner-Up wiht 128 points.

Here’s a look at some of the place-winners from the area:

106

5th Place – Adyson Lundquist of Southwest Valley

113

7th Place – Hannah Raney of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln

126

5th Place – Sophie Barnes of Lewis Central

132

1st Place – Abby Mclntyre of Glenwood

138

2nd Place – Olivia Diggins of Logan-Magnolia

170

8th Place – Bella Canada of AHSTW

285

2nd Place – Iliana Yanes of Riverside, Oakland

Check out the full results HERE.

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Ex-Iowa rescue squad treasurer ordered to pay thousands

News

January 25th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The ex treasurer of Anthon’s rescue squad in northwestern Iowa has been ordered to repay more than $83,000 she’s accused of misspending. The Sioux City Journal reported Friday that Kristine Roggatz was ordered by a judge Wednesday to make the payment to cover the nearly $77,000 she’s accused of taking from the group and another nearly $6,900 for the cost of an audit that discovered the malfeasance. The judgment was part of a lawsuit the city brought in 2017 against Roggatz after the town’s insurance carrier covered the losses.

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RUSSELL HOWARD FINNELL, 62, of Walnut (Graveside Svcs. 1/30/20)

Obituaries

January 25th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

RUSSELL HOWARD FINNELL, 62, of Walnut, died Friday, Jan. 24th, at home. Graveside services for RUSSELL FINNELL will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20th, at the Weirich Cemetery, south of Lyman. Rieken-Duhn Funeral Home, in Griswold has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family is at the funeral home, on Thursday, from 9:30-until 10:30-a.m. The funeral procession will then depart for the cemetery at around 10:40-a.m.

RUSSELL FINNELL is survived by:

His wife – Kristy, of Walnut.

His son – Andrew Finnell, of Walnut.

His daughter – Shantel (Ben) Finnegnan, of Norwalk.

His brother – Ronald Finnell, of TX; Donald Finnell, of Linden, IA, and Stanley Finnell, of Cozad, NE.

His sister – Mary Garside, of Anita.

2 grandchildren, other relatives, friends, and his mother-in-law, Betty Shafer, of Grant (IA).

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Doughty, Okoro lead No. 16 Auburn past Iowa State 80-76

Sports

January 25th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Isaac Okoro scored 19 points, Samir Doughty scored 18 and No. 16 Auburn held off Iowa State 80-76 in the opening game of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Tigers improved to 17-2. Auburn led by 14 points with under six minutes left before the Cyclones rallied. Rasir Bolton had 23 points for Iowa State, which fell to 9-10.

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