Men’s College Basketball: Iowa’s Murray, Bohannon Earn All B1G Honors

By Nathan Bloechl · Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 1:54 pm CDT

Iowa City — University of Iowa sophomore forward Keegan Murray, sixth year senior Jordan Bohannon, and redshirt sophomore Patrick McCaffery have earned postseason recognition by the league head coaches and selected media panel, the Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday.

Murray was a unanimous first team selection, while Bohannon picked up honorable mention honors.

McCaffery was named Iowa’s recipient of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Sportsmanship Award.

Murray is the only player nationally to average 23+ points, 8+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks this season and one of three players from a major conference with those averages over the last decade.

Bohannon has earned postseason conference recognition for a fifth time, earning third team accolades as a junior, honorable mention honors three times, and voted to the All-Freshman Team in 2017.

No. 24 Iowa (22-9, 12-8) will open Big Ten Tournament play on Thursday in the second round versus Northwestern or Nebraska.

Tipoff is scheduled for approximately 1 p.m. (CT) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Snow White on the WMU Stage

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 1:52 pm CDT

Spring is just around the corner, and that means many things.  One of those things is that it’s almost time for WMU’s annual collaboration with the Minnesota-based Prairie Fire Children’s Theater.  After a couple years of pandemic-related hiatus, this year’s production promises to be lots of fun for all involved.

Auditions for interested students in 2nd thru 12th grades were held on Monday, March 7th.  Rehearsals are being held from 3:30 until 7:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with an opening night performance on Friday at 7:00 PM (March 11th) and at 2:00 PM on Saturday (March 12th) in the small gym.

Tickets for these performances will be $10 for adults, and $7 for seniors/students, and available for purchase at the door.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Pogmore, at 257-7700 extension 128 or by email at lindsey.pogmore@wmucsd.org.

Daily Jail Count

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 1:03 pm CDT

In the interest of keeping Henry County residents informed, the Henry County Sheriff’s office has requested KILJ post the daily jail count. During the jail referendum campaign it was publicized that the jail would be able to house additional inmates from surrounding counties and this would generate revenue for Henry County.

 

Date:   ____3-09-2022_____

 

  24    Henry County Inmates

 

 49_    Out of County Contract Inmates              

 

 73  Total

Women in Agriculture Conference is March 26 in Washington, Iowa

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 12:58 pm CDT
Topics will include managing stress, preparing for farm succession and understanding the current grain market

WASHINGTON, Iowa – “Setting the Table for Success” is the theme for this year’s Women in Agriculture Conference, to be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Washington on March 26.

The event is being hosted by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Washington County office, along with the Washington County Women in Agriculture Advisory Board.

“After having to table this event for two years, we are excited to be able to host the Women in Ag Conference this year,” said Rebecca Vittetoe, field agronomist with ISU Extension and Outreach and member of the Washington County Women in Agriculture Advisory Board.

The goal of this year’s conference is to show women of all ages how they can set their table for success in agriculture by surrounding themselves with the right people and resources to make informed decisions.

The conference will feature four speakers: Scott Siepker, Iowa Nice Guy; Elaine Kub, grain market economist; Steve Bohr, with Farm Financial Strategies Inc., and Larry Tranel, dairy specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.

Siepker will kick off the conference with a little bit of humor, sharing his insights on how “Setting the Table for Success” starts with who should be around the table, as well as how we can steal from the best and tell our story.

Kub will follow, expanding on how women can set their own table for success by examining the makeup and motivations of the grain market’s most influential players, as well as pinpoint some price opportunities for the grain markets in 2022.

Bohr will discuss farm succession and transition planning and how to be successful when passing or transitioning the farm to the next generation.

Finally, while agriculture and “Setting the Table for Success” may be stressful at times, the final speaker, Tranel, will help give attendees some pointers about how to better manage stress, so it doesn’t manage us.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The conference will begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude at 2:30 p.m. with networking and socializing until 3 p.m., which will feature a wine tasting. Attendees must be 21 or older for the wine tasting.

The registration fee to attend the conference is $25 or $15 for students. A light breakfast and lunch will be included. The early registration deadline is March 17. Late registrations and walk-in registrations will be accepted based on availability and the registration cost jumps to $35 or $25 for students.

For more information or to register, you can register by calling the ISU Extension and Outreach Washington County office at 319-653-4811 or register online at https://tinyurl.com/WIAConf2022.

The conference is being made possible in large part thanks to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, the Azariah and Martha Foster Heritage Endowment, Hills Bank and other local sponsors.

Shareable photo: Women in ag event.

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about this release, contact:

 

Rebecca Vittetoe

Extension Field Agronomist
712-540-3319
rka8iastate.edu

 

 

 

 

Find this news release online: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/women-agriculture-conference-march-26-washington-iowa

 

Additional news releases: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/

NRCS Announces 3 New Iowa RCCP Projects, April 8 Application Signup

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 12:50 pm CDT

DES MOINES, IA, March 8, 2022 — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing three new project areas in which Iowa farmers can apply for conservation assistance through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

Through RCPP, NRCS co-invests with partners to implement projects that demonstrate innovative solutions to conservation challenges and provide measurable improvements and outcomes tied to resource concerns.

NRCS accepts program applications on a continuous basis but sets dates to batch and rank applications as funding allows. Interested producers should submit applications to their local NRCS office by April 8, 2022, to be considered for fiscal year 2022 RCPP funding.

Three New RCPP Projects

  • Led by the City of Cedar Rapids, the Cedar River Source Water Partnership is a collaboration among communities and agricultural partners to improve water quality, mitigate the risk of flooding, and improve fish and wildlife habitat. Farmers in the Cedar River Watershed are eligible to apply.
  • In the Floyd River Water Quality Partnership, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) will address water quality by helping farmers plant cover crops and implement nutrient management practices. Coordinated on-farm partnerships with input suppliers, farmers, and the livestock industry will deliver grazing and edge-of-field practice demonstrations. Farmers in the Floyd River Watershed are eligible to apply.
  • The SE Iowa Watershed Partnership, composed of 20 partner organizations, will accelerate adoption of nutrient management and mitigation practices and systems in 15 southeast Iowa counties.

 

Sign-up for Existing RCPP Projects

In September, NRCS announced three new 2021 RCPP projects and one renewed project with available funding. Farmers in these RCPP project areas still have time to apply for conservation funding:

  • Through the North Raccoon Partnership for Soil and Water Outcomes Project, the Iowa Soybean Association, in collaboration with ag retailers, Federal and State agencies, and the City of Des Moines, is taking a watershed approach to improving soil health and water quality in a high-profile watershed located from northwest to central Iowa. Targeted practices include no-till, cover crops, denitrifying bioreactors, saturated buffers, and wetland restoration.
  • Through the Turkey River Watershed Project, IDALS is delivering a comprehensive outreach, planning, and implementation approach to spur the long-term adoption of management and structural practices to reduce water quality degradation in the Turkey River Watershed. Project partners estimate that producer efforts will reduce almost 400,000 pounds of nitrogen and over 11,000 pounds of nitrogen out of local waterways.
  • The Iowa Systems Approach to Conservation Drainage project brings together a diverse partnership, including PepsiCo, Heartland Co-op, the Nature Conservancy and Nutrien Ag Solutions, to demonstrate a systems approach to improved farm profitability and sustainability on some of the most intensely farmed land in Iowa. The project aims to help producers plant nearly 150,000 acres of cover crops and install 50 denitrifying bioreactors and saturated wetlands, among other water quality, flood control and source water protection practices.
  • The Midwest Agriculture Water Quality Partnership Project is a renewal project co-led by IDALS and the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA). It assembles 47 partners to build an innovative public-private collaboration to reduce nutrient loss and improve water quality, soil health, and habitat for at-risk species. The project targets several high-priority watersheds throughout Iowa.

 

NRCS is also announcing an April 8, 2022, application batching date for four existing 2014 Farm Bill RCPP projects funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Projects include:

  • Midwest Agriculture Water Quality Partnership
  • Fox River Water Quality Project
  • Innovative Conservation Agriculture
  • Driftless Area Habitat for the Wild & Rare Phase 2

 

For project fact sheets and maps to determinate eligibility, visit: www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/ia/programs/farmbill/rcpp/.

 

For details such as priority conservation practices and financial assistance, farmers should contact their local NRCS office. Additional information about conservation planning and programs to treat natural resource issues is available on the Iowa NRCS website at www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov.

 

Names for the Veterans Memorial

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 12:47 pm CDT

April 1st is the deadline to submit a veteran’s name to be added to the Henry County Veterans Memorial prior to Memorial Day 2022.

The deceased veteran must meet ONE of the following criteria: Have been born in Henry County, entered military service from Henry County, OR have lived in Henry County for at least ten years.  Proof of military service documents must accompany the request.

Applications are available at area funeral homes; at the Veterans Hall, 300 W Monroe St, Mt. Pleasant; Veterans Affairs, 106 N Jackson, Mt. Pleasant, or by calling 319-385-4983.

Sports, March 9

By Nathan Bloechl · Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 12:27 pm CDT

Boys’ Prep Basketball: Akey, Burlington Look to Continue Epic Run

After wins over Iowa City West and previously undefeated and top-ranked Pleasant Valley, Caleb Akey’s Burlington Greyhounds will look to continue their postseason frenzy this afternoon, when they battle Ames in a Class 4A Quarterfinal.

Akey, who is in his second season in Burlington after a long, fruitful run with Mount Pleasant, will have his hands full with the Little Cyclones.

Ames is led by terrific all-everything guard Tamin Lipsey, an Iowa State recruit, who is scoring 16 points per game for a balanced Little Cyclones group.

Burlington will rely on their terrific frontcourt tandem of Amarion Davis and Merquiche Lewis.

Davis has excelled in a slashing role in his senior season, scoring a team-high 14.2 points per game, with Lewis adding 13.2 per game.

The key will be the three-ball.

When Burlington is making their triples, they’re hard to beat. As a team they shoot over 31% from long distance compared to just 28% for Ames.

This will be the first meeting between the two schools in the Varsity Bound era.

Today’s game will tip at 12:15 p.m. from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have the call.

Boys’ Prep Basketball: IHSAA State Basketball (Day 2)

The second day of the Iowa High School state basketball tournament continued on yesterday at Wells Fargo Arena.

Here’s a full look at the scoreboard.

2A Quarters

Monticello 46, Mid-Prairie 43

Rock Valley 75, Jesup 61

3A Quarters 

Dallas Center-Grimes 65, Carroll 45

Winterset 81, Marion 77 F/OT

Central DeWitt 67, Decorah 59

Davenport Assumption 69, Humboldt 65 F/OT

College Baseball: Iowa Wesleyan Splits with Central Baptist

The Iowa Wesleyan baseball team split a pair of games yesterday with Central Baptist College, playing in Little Rock.

The Tigers took game one 6-3, while falling in game two 5-4.

Former Mediapolis prep standout Cauy Massner earned the win for Wesleyan in game one, working four innings, scattering six hits and three runs.

Mount Pleasant alum Corbin Broeker had a hit and two RBI for the Tigers, as well.

The split moved Wesleyan to 5-14 on the year.

The Tigers will take on Williams Baptist University on Thursday in a doubleheader in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.

Game one will begin at noon, with game two to follow.

Men’s College Basketball: Iowa’s Murray, Bohannon Earn All B1G Honors

University of Iowa sophomore forward Keegan Murray, sixth year senior Jordan Bohannon, and redshirt sophomore Patrick McCaffery have earned postseason recognition by the league head coaches and selected media panel, the Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday.

Murray was a unanimous first team selection, while Bohannon picked up honorable mention honors.

McCaffery was named Iowa’s recipient of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Sportsmanship Award.

Murray is the only player nationally to average 23+ points, 8+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks this season and one of three players from a major conference with those averages over the last decade.

Bohannon has earned postseason conference recognition for a fifth time, earning third team accolades as a junior, honorable mention honors three times, and voted to the All-Freshman Team in 2017.

No. 24 Iowa (22-9, 12-8) will open Big Ten Tournament play on Thursday in the second round versus Northwestern or Nebraska.

Tipoff is scheduled for approximately 1 p.m. (CT) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Tom McDowell

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 at 10:06 pm CDT

Thomas McDowell, 58, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, March 7, 2022, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born February 29, 1964, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Ronald McDowell and Patricia Scarff. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School with the class of 1982. He went on to earn his BS in Environmental Studies from Iowa Wesleyan University. On April 29, 1989, he was united in marriage to Sara Van Dell in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. To this union two children were born, Jakob and Kelsie. In 1988, Tom began work at Blue Bird Bus Company in Mt. Pleasant. In 1999, the family moved to Oskaloosa. Tom took a job as the Purchasing Manager at Clow Valve. He has stayed in that position for the past 21 years. Tom was an avid outdoorsman, he loved to hunt, fish, camp, and garden. He was a devoted family man. He and Sara traveled all over the Midwest to watch their children participate in various activities.
His family includes his wife of over 32 years, Sara McDowell of Oskaloosa; two children, Kelsie McDowell of Des Moines and Jakob and his wife Mary McDowell of Pella; a grandson, Judah McDowell; his mother, Patricia Scarff of Mt. Pleasant; a brother, Tony (Natalie) McDowell of Mt. Pleasant; a sister, Terri McDowell of Ottumwa; a sister in law, Lynn (David) Waterman of Macomb, Illinois; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father and stepmother, Ronald and Linda McDowell and his brother in law, Doug Van Dell.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa. The Bates Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. As was Tom’s wish his body has been cremated. Visitation will begin Friday after 12 noon in the Bates Funeral Chapel and the family will be at the funeral chapel from 5-8 Friday evening to greet friends and relatives. Memorials may be made to the Women’s Rugby Club at Iowa State.