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Fremont County K9 unit arrests man on firearm-related warrant

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December 2nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A Fremont County investigation that took place in November with regard to the illegal sale of firearms, resulted in an arrest this (Saturday) morning. Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports early Saturday morning, the Sheriff’s Department K9 Unit arrested 34-year old Torrey Hanika, on a valid warrant for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He was being held at the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center without bond.

Torrey Hanika

Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted by personnel with the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement. The investigation is ongoing, and Sheriff Aistrope expects additional arrests to be produced at the conclusion of the investigation.

99-year-old Sioux City hot dog eatery closing

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December 2nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A nearly century-old hot dog eatery in downtown Sioux City is closing. Coney Island owner Virginia Margeas says she’s shutting down the business after 99 years only because of the death in May of her husband, Steve Margeas. Greek immigrant George Margeas opened the restaurant in 1918, and Steve Margeas later took over the business. Virginia Margeas says, “I’m overwhelmed. We’ve been here 99 years. If my husband was still here we’d be here 100.”

Many customers have been eating at the restaurant for decades. The Coney Island also has served its share of celebrities, including Elvis Presley, band leader Lawrence Welk and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. Virginia Margeas says she’s sought a buyer for six month who could continue the restaurant, but decided it’s time to close.

Joe Fitch Wrestling Invitational results 12/1/2017

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December 1st, 2017 by admin

Team Scores
1. Humboldt 244.5
2. Emmetsburg 235.0
3. Sheldon South O`Brien 225.5
4. Atlantic  202.0
5. Pocahontas Area 192.0
6. Forest City 145.0
7. Kuemper-Catholic 74.0
8. Aplington-Parkersburg 58.0

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jacob Mielke of Pocahontas Area
2nd Place – Joe Weaver of Atlantic
3rd Place – Benjamin Schmitz of Kuemper-Catholic
4th Place – Brock Moore of Forest City
5th Place – Cole Nelson of Humboldt
6th Place – Ian Klein of Sheldon South O`Brien
1st Place Match
Jacob Mielke (Pocahontas Area) 35-9, Jr. over Joe Weaver (Atlantic) 3-1, Fr. (Dec 10-5).
3rd Place Match
Benjamin Schmitz (Kuemper-Catholic) 30-9, So. over Brock Moore (Forest City) 2-2, Fr. (Dec 8-2).
5th Place Match
Cole Nelson (Humboldt) 20-24, So. over Ian Klein (Sheldon South O`Brien) 1-3, Fr. (Fall 0:54).
7th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Aybren Moore of Atlantic
2nd Place – Kelly Griffin of Emmetsburg
3rd Place – Eli Broesder of Sheldon South O`Brien
4th Place – Tyler Vick of Pocahontas Area
5th Place – Wyatt Gelhaus of Forest City
6th Place – Zach Packard of Humboldt
7th Place – Osvaldo Ocampo of Sheldon South O`Brien
8th Place – Aden Fischer of Aplington-Parkersburg
1st Place Match
Aybren Moore (Atlantic) 35-21, So. over Kelly Griffin (Emmetsburg) 16-23, So. (Fall 2:36).
3rd Place Match
Eli Broesder (Sheldon South O`Brien) 3-1, Fr. over Tyler Vick (Pocahontas Area) 18-22, So. (Dec 7-0).
5th Place Match
Wyatt Gelhaus (Forest City) 2-2, Fr. over Zach Packard (Humboldt) 1-6, Sr. (Fall 3:51).
7th Place Match
Osvaldo Ocampo (Sheldon South O`Brien) 1-3, Fr. over Aden Fischer (Aplington-Parkersburg) 0-4, Fr. (Fall 0:37).

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Cresten Craven of Humboldt
2nd Place – Christian Nichols of Emmetsburg
3rd Place – Steele McLaren of Atlantic
4th Place – Tanner Myer of Humboldt
5th Place – Kaleb Umbaugh of Forest City
6th Place – Kaleb Schleisman of Emmetsburg
7th Place – Peter Hamill of Sheldon South O`Brien
1st Place Match
Cresten Craven (Humboldt) 39-13, So. over Christian Nichols (Emmetsburg) 19-8, Sr. (Dec 6-4).
3rd Place Match
Steele McLaren (Atlantic) 3-1, Fr. over Tanner Myer (Humboldt) 24-20, So. (Fall 4:57).
5th Place Match
Kaleb Umbaugh (Forest City) 2-2, Fr. over Kaleb Schleisman (Emmetsburg) 1-3, Fr. (Fall 1:33).
7th Place Match
Peter Hamill (Sheldon South O`Brien) 1-3, So. over () , . (Bye).

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Shea Ruffridge of Pocahontas Area
2nd Place – William Kirschbaum of Forest City
3rd Place – Colin Mullenix of Atlantic
4th Place – Levi Aldous of Emmetsburg
5th Place – Jordan Jensen of Humboldt
6th Place – Colby Clarken of Humboldt
7th Place – Mark Steiner of Sheldon South O`Brien
1st Place Match
Shea Ruffridge (Pocahontas Area) 44-5, Sr. over William Kirschbaum (Forest City) 13-13, Sr. (Fall 1:50).
3rd Place Match
Colin Mullenix (Atlantic) 3-1, Fr. over Levi Aldous (Emmetsburg) 27-21, So. (MD 11-3).
5th Place Match
Jordan Jensen (Humboldt) 2-2, Fr. over Colby Clarken (Humboldt) 1-3, Fr. (Dec 7-2).
7th Place Match
Mark Steiner (Sheldon South O`Brien) 1-3, Fr. over () , . (Bye).

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Chase McLaren of Atlantic
2nd Place – Ethan Bervan of Emmetsburg
3rd Place – Zach Kollmorgen of Humboldt
4th Place – Dakota Peters of Sheldon South O`Brien
5th Place – Nathan Klahsen of Aplington-Parkersburg
6th Place – Brett Walton of Forest City
7th Place – Austin Hulsing of Kuemper-Catholic
8th Place – Andrew Walker of Emmetsburg
1st Place Match
Chase McLaren (Atlantic) 55-6, Jr. over Ethan Bervan (Emmetsburg) 10-5, Jr. (Dec 6-1).
3rd Place Match
Zach Kollmorgen (Humboldt) 16-14, Sr. over Dakota Peters (Sheldon South O`Brien) 2-2, Sr. (MD 10-2).
5th Place Match
Nathan Klahsen (Aplington-Parkersburg) 11-17, So. over Brett Walton (Forest City) 3-29, Jr. (Fall 1:32).
7th Place Match
Austin Hulsing (Kuemper-Catholic) 17-28, So. over Andrew Walker (Emmetsburg) 0-4, Jr. (Fall 0:51).

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Spencer Griffin of Emmetsburg
2nd Place – Thomas Melohn of Pocahontas Area
3rd Place – Mason Warnke of Sheldon South O`Brien
4th Place – Timmy Larson of Humboldt
5th Place – Benard McGee of Atlantic
6th Place – Colton Anderson of Emmetsburg
7th Place – Matthew Klahsen of Aplington-Parkersburg
8th Place – Caleb Rotert of Kuemper-Catholic
1st Place Match
Spencer Griffin (Emmetsburg) 47-4, Jr. over Thomas Melohn (Pocahontas Area) 21-25, So. (Fall 0:13).
3rd Place Match
Mason Warnke (Sheldon South O`Brien) 3-1, Fr. over Timmy Larson (Humboldt) 3-5, Jr. (Fall 1:08).
5th Place Match
Benard McGee (Atlantic) 2-2, Sr. over Colton Anderson (Emmetsburg) 1-3, Fr. (Dec 6-5).
7th Place Match
Matthew Klahsen (Aplington-Parkersburg) 19-21, Sr. over Caleb Rotert (Kuemper-Catholic) 0-4, Fr. (Fall 0:27).

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Dakota Johannes of Sheldon South O`Brien
2nd Place – Kristian Gunderson of Forest City
3rd Place – Bret Hoyman of Emmetsburg
4th Place – Colton Mudd of Atlantic
5th Place – Brad Wirtz of Emmetsburg
6th Place – Collin Wiederin of Kuemper-Catholic
7th Place – Fletcher Satern of Humboldt
8th Place – Austin Knaack of Aplington-Parkersburg
1st Place Match
Dakota Johannes (Sheldon South O`Brien) 4-0, Jr. over Kristian Gunderson (Forest City) 24-23, So. (Dec 5-2).
3rd Place Match
Bret Hoyman (Emmetsburg) 21-11, So. over Colton Mudd (Atlantic) 22-30, Sr. (SV-1 3-1).
5th Place Match
Brad Wirtz (Emmetsburg) 8-3, . over Collin Wiederin (Kuemper-Catholic) 20-25, So. (Fall 0:44).
7th Place Match
Fletcher Satern (Humboldt) 1-3, Fr. over Austin Knaack (Aplington-Parkersburg) 0-4, Jr. (Fall 1:45).

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Joey Busse of Humboldt
2nd Place – Mason Griffin of Emmetsburg
3rd Place – Connor Pellett of Atlantic
4th Place – Chandler Witzke of Pocahontas Area
5th Place – Maximos Soto of Forest City
6th Place – Gavin Leng of Sheldon South O`Brien
7th Place – Ethan Scott of Kuemper-Catholic
8th Place – Brier Uhlenhopp of Aplington-Parkersburg
1st Place Match
Joey Busse (Humboldt) 45-10, Jr. over Mason Griffin (Emmetsburg) 27-21, So. (Fall 4:56).
3rd Place Match
Connor Pellett (Atlantic) 41-19, Jr. over Chandler Witzke (Pocahontas Area) 24-21, So. (Fall 5:18).
5th Place Match
Maximos Soto (Forest City) 2-2, So. over Gavin Leng (Sheldon South O`Brien) 1-3, So. (Fall 2:51).
7th Place Match
Ethan Scott (Kuemper-Catholic) 6-34, So. over Brier Uhlenhopp (Aplington-Parkersburg) 0-4, So. (Fall 3:00).

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Tyler Reis of Pocahontas Area
2nd Place – Zak Hulsing of Kuemper-Catholic
3rd Place – Logan Moser of Humboldt
4th Place – Zach Yates of Emmetsburg
5th Place – Bobby Beldt of Sheldon South O`Brien
6th Place – Payton Fewson of Atlantic
7th Place – Dylan Jenkins of Forest City
8th Place – Cole Heideman of Aplington-Parkersburg
1st Place Match
Tyler Reis (Pocahontas Area) 35-15, Jr. over Zak Hulsing (Kuemper-Catholic) 42-12, Sr. (Dec 5-4).
3rd Place Match
Logan Moser (Humboldt) 15-31, Sr. over Zach Yates (Emmetsburg) 21-15, Jr. (Fall 2:53).
5th Place Match
Bobby Beldt (Sheldon South O`Brien) 2-2, Jr. over Payton Fewson (Atlantic) 1-3, Fr. (Dec 5-0).
7th Place Match
Dylan Jenkins (Forest City) 1-5, Sr. over Cole Heideman (Aplington-Parkersburg) 0-4, Fr. (Fall 1:56).

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Clayton Leng of Sheldon South O`Brien
2nd Place – Levi Naeve of Humboldt
3rd Place – Jon Lace of Emmetsburg
4th Place – Chad Martin of Kuemper-Catholic
5th Place – Daviontae Williams of Pocahontas Area
6th Place – Carter Krichau of Humboldt
7th Place – Kenny Jimerson of Atlantic
8th Place – Drake Freeman of Forest City
1st Place Match
Clayton Leng (Sheldon South O`Brien) 4-0, Sr. over Levi Naeve (Humboldt) 8-6, So. (Fall 3:15).
3rd Place Match
Jon Lace (Emmetsburg) 23-19, So. over Chad Martin (Kuemper-Catholic) 2-2, Fr. (Fall 1:10).
5th Place Match
Daviontae Williams (Pocahontas Area) 2-2, So. over Carter Krichau (Humboldt) 1-3, So. (Fall 0:23).
7th Place Match
Kenny Jimerson (Atlantic) 1-3, Jr. over Drake Freeman (Forest City) 0-4, Fr. (Fall 1:10).

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Luke Jenness of Sheldon South O`Brien
2nd Place – Hunter Maitland of Aplington-Parkersburg
3rd Place – Joel Osborn of Humboldt
4th Place – Cale Roller of Atlantic
5th Place – Jacob Trunkhill of Forest City
6th Place – Drake Jones of Pocahontas Area
1st Place Match
Luke Jenness (Sheldon South O`Brien) 4-0, Jr. over Hunter Maitland (Aplington-Parkersburg) 16-12, Sr. (Fall 1:30).
3rd Place Match
Joel Osborn (Humboldt) 17-19, Jr. over Cale Roller (Atlantic) 18-23, So. (Fall 3:09).
5th Place Match
Jacob Trunkhill (Forest City) 5-12, Jr. over Drake Jones (Pocahontas Area) 5-32, So. (Fall 5:53).
7th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Philip Minkler of Pocahontas Area
2nd Place – Hunter Egdorf of Humboldt
3rd Place – Nick Schany of Emmetsburg
4th Place – Ryan Sterler of Sheldon South O`Brien
5th Place – Gabe Staudt of Forest City
6th Place – Logan Nilles of Humboldt
7th Place – Zach Grant of Aplington-Parkersburg
1st Place Match
Philip Minkler (Pocahontas Area) 23-8, Sr. over Hunter Egdorf (Humboldt) 12-12, Sr. (Dec 4-3).
3rd Place Match
Nick Schany (Emmetsburg) 19-15, Jr. over Ryan Sterler (Sheldon South O`Brien) 2-2, So. (Fall 3:07).
5th Place Match
Gabe Staudt (Forest City) 12-9, Jr. over Logan Nilles (Humboldt) 1-3, So. (Dec 6-2).
7th Place Match
Zach Grant (Aplington-Parkersburg) 1-3, Sr. over () , . (Bye).

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jimmie Steffens of Emmetsburg
2nd Place – Jonah Dachen of Sheldon South O`Brien
3rd Place – Colton Goodell of Humboldt
4th Place – Austin Kelso of Forest City
5th Place – Nolan Freeman of Aplington-Parkersburg
6th Place – Lamar Meusburger of Pocahontas Area
7th Place – Jacob Heitshusen of Kuemper-Catholic
1st Place Match
Jimmie Steffens (Emmetsburg) 25-18, Sr. over Jonah Dachen (Sheldon South O`Brien) 3-1, Sr. (Dec 9-2).
3rd Place Match
Colton Goodell (Humboldt) 3-1, Fr. over Austin Kelso (Forest City) 2-7, So. (Fall 2:58).
5th Place Match
Nolan Freeman (Aplington-Parkersburg) 19-17, Sr. over Lamar Meusburger (Pocahontas Area) 4-4, So. (Fall 3:57).
7th Place Match
Jacob Heitshusen (Kuemper-Catholic) 1-3, So. over () , . (Bye).

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – John McConkey of Atlantic
2nd Place – Justin Jones of Humboldt
3rd Place – T.K. Lang of Sheldon South O`Brien
4th Place – Harrison Norgaard of Sheldon South O`Brien
5th Place – Evan Larson of Forest City
6th Place – Evan Brennan of Emmetsburg
7th Place – Taylor Harrington of Kuemper-Catholic
8th Place – Keegan Jepsen of Pocahontas Area
1st Place Match
John McConkey (Atlantic) 58-4, Sr. over Justin Jones (Humboldt) 31-10, Jr. (Dec 3-0).
3rd Place Match
T.K. Lang (Sheldon South O`Brien) 3-1, So. over Harrison Norgaard (Sheldon South O`Brien) 2-2, Sr. (For.).
5th Place Match
Evan Larson (Forest City) 6-5, Sr. over Evan Brennan (Emmetsburg) 1-3, Jr. (Fall 3:13).
7th Place Match
Taylor Harrington (Kuemper-Catholic) 4-6, Jr. over Keegan Jepsen (Pocahontas Area) 12-26, Sr. (Fall 3:13).

High School Basketball Scoreboard 12/01/2017

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December 1st, 2017 by admin

GIRLS

Hawkeye Ten Conference

  • St. Albert 72 Atlantic 45
  • Harlan 44 Shenandoah 34
  • Kuemper Catholic 63 Clarinda 19
  • Lewis Central 62 Red Oak 43
  • Glenwood 62 Creston 48

Western Iowa Conference

  • Griswold 45 Missouri Valley 43
  • Underwood 66 Riverside 15
  • Treynor 60 Tri-Center 19
  • IKM-Manning 61 AHSTW 41
  • Logan-Magnolia 57 Audubon 24

Rolling Valley Conference

  • Boyer Valley 68 Ar-We-Va 34
  • CAM 59, Paton-Churdan 37
  • Exira/EHK 67 Coon Rapids-Bayard 32
  • Glidden-Ralston 59 Woodbine 33

Corner Conference

  • Stanton 42 South Page 36
  • Sidney 76 Heartland Christian 20
  • Fremont-Mills 34 Essex 14

Pride of Iowa Conference

  • Central Decatur 62 Martensdale-St. Marys 37
  • Nodaway Valley 45 Bedford 33
  • Mount Ayr 64 Lenox 36
  • Southwest Valley 54 East Union 25
  • Southeast Warren 45 Interstate 35  30

Missouri River Conference

  • Thomas Jefferson 43 Sioux City East 40

Bluegrass Conference

  • Lamoni Twin Cedars
  • Murray 44 Diagonal 41
  • Melcher-Dallas 37 Orient-Macksburg 22

 

BOYS

Hawkeye Ten Conference

  • St. Albert 57 Atlantic 42
  • Glenwood 71 Creston 32
  • Harlan 81 Shenandoah 34
  • Kuemper Catholic 64  Clarinda 32
  • Lewis Central 90  Red Oak 44

Western Iowa Conference

  • AHSTW 58 IKM-Manning 48
  • Logan-Magnolia 66 Audubon 55
  • Missouri Valley 48 Griswold 22
  • Treynor 82 Tri-Center 57
  • Underwood 73 Riverside 35

Rolling Valley Conference

  • Boyer Valley 59 Ar-We-Va 43
  • CAM 72, Paton-Churdan 56
  • Exira/EHK 66 Coon Rapids-Bayard 51
  • Woodbine 70 Glidden-Ralston 61

Corner Conference

  • East Mills 49 Clarinda Academy 40
  • Fremont-Mills 61 Essex 40
  • Sidney 84 Heartland Christian 26

Pride of Iowa Conference

  • Bedford 83 Nodaway Valley 62
  • Mount Ayr 77 Lenox 22
  • Southwest Valley 60 East Union 50
  • Interstate 35 61 Southeast Warren 40
  • Martensdale-St. Marys 45 Central Decatur 42

Missouri River Conference

  • Sioux City East 94 Thomas Jefferson 30
  • Sioux City West 71 Abraham Lincoln  55

Bluegrass Conference

  • Murray 73 Diagonal 46
  • Melcher-Dallas 94 Orient-Macksburg 25

 

 

AHSTW boys rally for win over IKM-Manning

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December 1st, 2017 by admin

The AHSTW Vikings rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the IKM-Manning Wolves on Friday night in boys basketball 58-48. The Wolves held a small lead for most of the game until AHSTW made a run in the fourth quarter.

Vikings star guard RJ Harris didn’t hit a shot until breaking a 44-all tie with a three with a little over 2 minutes left to give the Vikings a lead and spark their strong finish. The Vikings got 15 points from Jack Paulson inside and 14 points from Kevin Jorgensen. AHSTW improved to 1-1 with the win.

Jared Johnson had a great night for IKM-Manning with 23 points and Alex Lingle had 10. The Wolves fall to 1-1 on the season.

IKM-Manning girls run past AHSTW

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December 1st, 2017 by admin

The IKM-Manning Wolves ran away from the AHSTW Lady Vikes on Friday night in Avoca 61-41. The Wolves lead 13-8 after the first and 27-13 by halftime. The two teams stayed fairly even in the third but IKM-Manning pulled away in the fourth.

IKM-Manning was led by 18 points from Kia Rasmussen and Shauna Reitan dropped in 15. The Wolves improved to 2-0 with the win.

AHSTW had trouble taking care of the ball, finishing with 32 turnovers in the game. Kinsey Scheffler had 11 for AHSTW in the loss as the Lady Vikes fell to 0-3.

Home security expert offers tips for Iowans to battle porch pirates

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December 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Thousands of Christmas presents will be left by mail carriers outside homes across Iowa in the coming weeks and police warn that “porch pirates” are watching and waiting to steal those packages. Jason Cloudt is with S-E-I Security Solutions, which has an office in Des Moines. He says if you’re not home to monitor what is delivered to your doorstep, you should take steps to protect your purchases.

“The most popular things out there today are video doorbells,” Cloudt says. “They’re simple little devices that can replace the button you have by your front door now. They have a camera built in.” The video doorbells come in a wide range of prices.

“The do-it-yourself items can start under $100. The professional doorbells that we install are between $250 and $350,” Cloudt says. Many of the video doorbell systems can be linked to your phone.

“Some of the less expensive options may not be tied to your smart device, but the most common devices have the ability for you to just launch an app on your phone and watch live or get an alert when there is live video – someone either pushing the button or someone who is within view of that camera on your front door,” Cloudt says.

If you’d rather not spend money on a camera system, police suggest having packages delivered to your workplace.

(Radio Iowa)

Authorities investigating 4-year-old boy’s death in Carroll

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December 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

State and local authorities are investigating this (Friday) morning’s death of a child in Carroll. Law enforcement officials and Carroll County Emergency Medical Services were called to the 500 block of West 3rd Street at approximately 7:10 a.m. on the report of a four-year-old male who was not breathing. The child was transported to St. Anthony Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The name of the child is being withheld pending notification of family members. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol assisted at the scene.

(Radio Iowa)

Black bear killed along Interstate-80 last night

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December 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A black bear was hit and killed by a vehicle on Interstate-80 near Victor last (Thursday) night.  Authorities say a 27-year-old Texas man was driving west on Interstate 80 shortly before 9:30 Thursday night when his minivan hit the bear. The driver of the minivan wasn’t hurt and neither was his passenger, but the 250-pound bear died instantly.

The van wound up in a ditch and had to be towed away. Officials say the male black bear is the same one that’s been sighted several times recently in Poweshiek County.

(Radio Iowa)

Empowering Adair County Foundation awarded more than $113K for 15 projects

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December 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Empowering Adair County Foundation (EACF) has awarded funding for fifteen projects for the new annual grant cycle of 10-15-17. Organizations and their projects that received funding include:

  • Adair County ISU Extension with their Project: Youth Hunger & Nutrition
  • Adair County Fair Foundation with their Project: Adair County Fairgrounds Restroom & Shower Facility Improvements
  • Adair County Farm Bureau Federation with their Project: Growing Ag Adventure & Who’s Your Iowa Farmer?
  • Adair County Health Foundation with their Project: Adair County Memorial Hospital Structure Safety
  • Adair County Historical Society with their Project: 1896 Penn Avenue Church Exterior Beautification
  • Adair Public Library Board of Trustees with their Project: Façade Improvements
  • Boys & Girls Club of Central Southwest Iowa, Inc. with their Project: Technology Learning Center and Advancement
  • Casey Historical Society with their Project: The Abram Rutt Park Citizen’s Improvement
  • Greater Fontanelle Community Foundation with their Project: 2018 Fourth of July Celebration Publicity, Sound and Entertainment
  • Iowa Aviation Museum with their Project: Iowa Aviation Museum & Adair County Outreach Program
  • Orient Rural Fire District with their Project: Jaws of Life
  • Stuart Library Foundation: People Advocating for Library Success with their Project: Replacing Aging and Failing Computers, Part II
  • Sunshine Day Care Center with their Project: Increased Safety
  • The Wallace Centers of Iowa with their Project: Improving Country Life Center Grounds-Keeping
  • Warren Cultural Center with their Project: Warren Cultural Center Programming 2018

Grant applications were scored and reviewed by the Empowering Adair County Foundation Committee members. Applications were scored on the following criteria: Completeness of Application; Benefit to Adair County Residents; Support of Entrepreneurial Activity, Community and Leadership Development; Identification of
Community Needs; and Addressing Community Needs. The Committee’s recommendations were sent on to the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines for final approval of grant disbursements.

Empowering Adair County Foundation (or EACF) was formed in 2005 to coordinate and provide philanthropic support for community betterment and to enhance the quality of life for communities in Adair County. The Foundation is governed by a 9-member board representing all areas of the county. Since inception, Empowering
Adair County Foundation has granted $1.38 million to help fund excellent projects in Adair County.

The Foundation has made some new policy changes this year. From this point forward, there will only be one grant cycle with an October 15th grant application deadline, For more information, visit the website www.extension.iastate.edu/adair and scroll down the homepage to the EACF logo and links. Other policy changes include the requirement that all grant recipients must complete a Six Month Progress report and Grant Final Report within twelve months (deadline for project completion is twelves months from receiving grant distribution checks). Photos of each project in progress and completed must be provided with the Final Report.

There are currently two seats open on the EACF Committee—one needs to represent the Bridgewater area and the other should reporesent the Stuart area. If you are interested in applying for the EACF Board please contact Deena Wells or visit the website for an application form.

For more information regarding EACF’s grant program, contact Deena Wells, Adair County ISU Extension at 641-743-8412 or dwells@iastate.edu.