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Regional Girls Soccer Schedule/Scoreboard 05/28/2019

Sports

May 28th, 2019 by admin

Class 1A and 2A are set to contest Regional Girls Soccer games tonight. Class 1A is set to play Regional Quarterfinals and 2A Regional Semifinals. Here’s a look at the area schedule.

*Changes in Bold

Class 1A

Region 1

West Sioux 0, Bishop Heelan 10
Missouri Valley 0, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 10 (@ Heelan)
MOC-Floyd Valley 2, Unity Christian 5 (Moved to Northwestern College)
Western Christian 3, Sioux Center 0

Region 2

Riverside 0, Treynor 19
Logan-Magnolia 0, Harlan 3 (@ Treynor)
AHSTW 0, Tri-Center 2
St. Albert @ Underwood 6:00pm (PPD to Wednesday at 5:00pm)

Region 3

Grand View Christian @ North Polk 6:00pm (PPD to Wednesday)
Creston @ Panorama 6:00pm (PPD to Wednesday)
Chariton @ Des Moines Christian 6:00pm (PPD to Wednesday)
Clarke @ WCV-NV-AC 6:00pm (@ West Central Valley) (PPD to Wednesday)

Region 5

Greene County 0, Kuemper Catholic 9

Class 2A

Region 1

Spirit Lake 0, Spencer 10
Carroll 1, Denison-Schleswig 6

Region 2

Glenwood 1, Lewis Central 5
Carlisle vs. Winterset 6:00pm (@ Earlham) (PPD to Wednesday)

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Tornadoes, large hail damaging wind & flash flooding all possible this afternoon!

News, Weather

May 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service in Des Moines reports a significant severe weather threat exists this afternoon, with all severe hazards possible including tornadoes, large hail, damaging and flash flooding. Remain weather aware today and be ready to take action!

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IGHSAU final girls soccer rankings 05/24/2019

Sports

May 28th, 2019 by admin

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their final girls soccer rankings for the 2019 season.

In Class 3A Waukee is top ranked. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln is ranked 5th.

In Class 2A ADM holds the top spot. Lewis Central is 7th and Winterset is 11th.

In Class 1A Davenport Assumption is #1. Treynor is 5th, St. Albert 10th, and Kuemper Catholic is 12th.

Full rankings here: GirlsSoccer-2019-finalrankings

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Girls State Golf begins today

Sports

May 28th, 2019 by admin

Atlantic Girls Golf Team

The Girls State Golf Tournaments get underway today for all classes and will finish play on Wednesday.

Class 1A is playing at American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown. Boyer Valley and IKM-Manning will be competing as teams. Local individuals include Jenna Reynolds and Roni Hook of Griswold, and Sammi Jahde of CAM.

Class 2A is being contested at Ames Golf and Country Club. Missouri Valley will be in the team field. Katie Schweers of Kuemper Catholic also qualified as an individual.

Class 3A will compete at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny. Atlantic will compete as a team after finishing as Runner-Up in Region 1 play. Carroll also qualified as Runner-Up in Region 2. Rylie Driskell of Creston will compete individually as well.

Class 4A is playing at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames.

 

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Stanton man arrested following motorcycle pursuit

News

May 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports his deputies Page County Sheriff’s Office tried to stop a motorcycle last Thursday, in the city limits of Shenandoah. After a short pursuit the motorcycle pulled into a residence. 18-year old Cooper Michael Stanley, of Stanton, received numerous traffic citations and was arrested for driving while license suspended or revoked. Stanley was transported to the Page County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Page County Jail on $1,000 bond. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene of the arrest by the Shenandoah Police Department

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Hail up to 12″ deep reported in Omaha/Council Bluffs

News

May 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. —A severe thunderstorm early Tuesday dumped prolific amounts of hail across Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie County. KETV in Omaha says the first reports of hail came from near 198th and Harrison. Viewers started reporting piles of hail stretching all the way to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.

A driver near 144th & Industrial Road had to be rescued with a tow truck from hail more than one-foot deep in the road. Other images showed hail that damaged siding in the area, filled yards, and stripped the leaves off trees and plants. Hail also covered the streets in Adair this morning.

Hail in Adair (Photos courtesy David W. Passehl)

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 5/28/2019

News, Podcasts

May 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

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Rhubarb Cake (5-28-2019)

Mom's Tips

May 28th, 2019 by Jim Field

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
  • 1 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb, thawed
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup coconut

Cream together butter and sugars.  Beat in eggs.  Sift together flour, soda and salt.  Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.  Fold in rhubarb.  Pour into greased 13″ x 9″ x 2″ pan.  Mix sugar, cinnamon and coconut together, sprinkle over batter.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

(Shirley Rieckenberg)

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Storm reports (5/29)

Weather

May 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Severe storms battered western and southwest Iowa this morning with winds in excess of 60-mph and large hail. Here are some recent reports from the National Weather Service:

10:38-a.m. 3 miles S/SE of Thayer in Union County: 1.7″ of rain.

8:01-a.m. 1″ diameter hail 2 miles SW of Tingley in Ringgold County

7:00-a.m. Bedford: 2.74″ of rain

7:30-a.m. 4 miles S/SW of Brayton: 1.63″ of rain.

6:48-a.m. estimated 60-mph wind gust 3 miles E/SE of Dexter in Madison County

6:40-a.m. 6-to 8-inch tree branches down in Menlo, winds estimated at 70-mph

6:37-a.m. 10-to 12-inch diameter tree limbs blocking roads in Stuart

6:33-a.m. 5 miles W/NW of Gravity in Taylor County: large tree down at the intersection of Franklin Ave, & 175th Street, NW of Bedford.

6:29-a.m.  1-inch diameter hail 5 miles N. of New Market, in Taylor County.

6:23-a.m. 62-mph wind gust recorded on a home weather station 5 miles NW of Creston

6:22-a.m.  10-to 12-inch diameter tree branches down in Casey

6:20-a.m. Tree limbs down in Clarinda, some landed on power lines

6:19-a.m.  61-mph wind gust recorded on a home weather station 3-miles w. of Anita

 

 

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I-80 westbound shut down near Adair due to multiple accidents

News

May 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Update 8:25-a.m.) A portion of I-80 West between Adair and Casey has been shut down Tuesday morning because of several crashes. According to Iowa State Patrol, I-80 West between the 77 and 83 mile marker is shut down. There are currently four crashes. A couple of them are personal injuries. At least four semis are on their sides. A detour is in-place at Highway 25.

I-29 southbound in Council Bluffs is closed between N. 15th and N. 25th Streets (Exits 55-56) due to water over the road. A detour is in-place.

Highway 169 between Highways 6 and 44 (Adel) is closed due to flooding. A detour is in-place.

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