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ISU downs Army 31-10

September 27, 2009 By

Army scored first on a field goal, but Iowa State responded with 17 straight points and went on to down the Cadets 31-10 in Jack Trice Stadium for their second straight victory. Cyclone coach Paul Rhoads says the victory was the result of work prior to kickoff.

He says the team grew up this week and tonight by how they practiced and prepared the lessons they learned from last week’s game and the preparation before that. “They understand the importance of hard work and preparation and we must keep moving forward with that kind of attitude in mind,” Rhoads said. Rhoads says Army was a tough team that provided a test and the team responded.

Rhoads says the game was not without adversity as Army pulled within 17-10 at halftime and they could not stop Army from moving it right down the field before the half. He says the team is continuing to learn that you have to come out and play harder in the face of adversity. Rhoads says he’s happy with the way the team is learning.

He says the staff is teaching so many lessons each day and the team is listening the play is starting to reflect that. “We got a long way to go still, we haven’t emerged as this or that right now, we’ve emerged as a team that’s improving and starting to get it a little bit,” Rhoads says. The win gives Iowa State a 3-1 record and some confidence as they prepare to open Big 12 play next Saturday against Kansas State in Kansas City.

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Iowa projects win millions in U.S.D.A. Rural Development dollars

September 26, 2009 By

Iowa will take in a substantial chunk of money being distributed by the U-S Agriculture Department for energy efficiency projects. Bill Menner is the state director of the U.S.D.A.’s Rural Development office in Iowa.

Menner says it’s called the “Rural Energy for America Program” and it is intended to help rural businesses enhance energy efficiency and try new technologies. It includes wind turbines, geothermal projects and energy efficient grain dryers. Menner says there are a total of $62.5 million dollars in loans and grants in the program nationwide.

Menner says 25% of all the projects awarded nationwide are going to Iowa recipients. Menner says it’s a reflection in part on his staff and on the fact that “Iowans get it” when it comes to these type of projects. Menner says the projects vary. He cites a turkey producer in Aurelia, Russ Winterhof who is getting nearly $300,000 in grants and loans to put up two turbines to power his turkey operation and will save about $50,000 a year.

Menner says Winterhof will be able to pay off the investments in about five years. He says the rural areas have come up with a lot of ideas for projects. Menner says rural businesses and producers have embraced the renewable technology because of the impact on their operations. You can see a complete list of the projects on-line at the U.S.D.A.’s website.

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Kiernan says no to “primarying” six House Democrats

September 26, 2009 By

Iowa Democratic Party chairman Michael Kiernan is delivering a message to Democrats unhappy with a handful of Democrats in the Iowa House who blocked union-backed bills this past spring.  Last spring the head of the Iowa Federation of Labor said he hoped labor-friendly candidates would emerge to challenge those six moderate Democrats in primaries next June, but party chairman Kiernan says no to that idea.

“I’m going to be very clear here today,” Kiernan said on IPTV’s “Iowa Press” program. “First off, let me tell you: I grew up in an Irish-Catholic family, so my brothers and I used to beat each other up all the time, but…at the end of the day, we’re family…The Iowa Democratic Party does not support ‘primarying.’  We’re going to protect our incumbents.” 

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Football Friday Night scores September 25, 2009

September 25, 2009 By

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24   CLASS 4A
Mississippi Athletic Conference
Davenport Central 52, Davenport West 0
Mississippi Valley Conference
Iowa City, City High 28, Dubuque Hempstead 7
CIML-Iowa
Waukee 39, Sioux City East 10 (nc)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
CLASS 4A
CIML-Central
Ankeny 7 at WDM Dowling Catholic 38
 Indianola 33 at Southeast Polk 27 (2OT)
Johnston 17 at Urbandale 28
CIML-Iowa
Fort Dodge 23 at Newton (nc) 20
Marshalltown at Mason City
WDM Valley 34 at Ames 7
CIML-Metro
Des Moines East 9 at Des Moines Lincoln 14
Des Moines North 12 at Des Moines Hoover 33
Des Moines Roosevelt 23 at Ottumwa 47
Mississippi Athletic Conference
Clinton 28 at Assumption, Davenport 21(OT)
Davenport North 0 at Muscatine 32
North Scott, Eldridge 14 at Bettendorf 35
Pleasant Valley 24 at Burlington 19
Mississippi Valley Conference
Cedar Rapids Jefferson 20 at Dubuque Senior 13
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 6 at Cedar Rapids Washington 44
Linn-Mar, Marion 54 at Waterloo East 7
Prairie, Cedar Rapids 7 at Iowa City West 20
Wahlert, Dubuque 12 at Cedar Falls 34
Waterloo West 13 at  Cedar Rapids Xavier 31
Missouri River Athletic Conference
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 6 at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 63
Sioux City North 28 at Sioux City West 7

Waukee 39 Sioux City East 10
CLASS 3A
District 1
Denison-Schleswig 31 at Sergeant Bluff-Luton 14
LeMars 33 at Storm Lake 6
MOC-Floyd Valley 7 at Sioux City Heelan 35
Spencer 34 at Estherville-Lincoln Central 0
District 2
Algona 15 at Waverly-Shell Rock 34
Clear Lake 30 at Charles City 20
Iowa Falls-Alden 25 at Forest City 26
Webster City 20 at Hampton-Dumont 6
District 3
Epworth, Western Dubuque 34 at Independence 13
New Hampton 44 at Crestwood, Cresco 27
Oelwein 6 at West Delaware, Manchester 13
Waukon 6 at Decorah 35
District 4
Anamosa 8 at Maquoketa 38
Central Clinton, DeWitt 12 at Benton Community 20
Marion 42 at Mount Vernon 3
Vinton-Shellsburg 14 at Union Community, La Porte City 16
District 5
Clear Creek-Amana 14 at Mount Pleasant 28
Fort Madison 8 at Fairfield 28
Oskaloosa 7 at Williamsburg 67
Washington 39 at Keokuk 20
District 6
Centerville 39 at Norwalk 14
Chariton 36 at South Tama County, Tama 20
Grinnell 42 at Knoxville 0
Pella 23 at Carlisle 27
District 7
Carroll 24 at Dallas Center-Grimes 10
JSPC, Jefferson 42 at Nevada 6
Perry 7 at Ballard, Huxley 28
Saydel 7 at Boone 55
District 8
ADM, Adel 27 at Clarke, Osceola 26
Atlantic 18 at Lewis Central 14
Glenwood 6 at Creston/Orient-Macksburg 14
Harlan Community 48 at Winterset 3
CLASS 2A
District 1
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 7 at Sioux Center 14
Sheldon 14 at Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 44
Sibley-Ocheyedan 13 at Unity Christian, Orange City 6
Western Christian, Hull 41 at Spirit Lake 0
District 2
Buffalo Ridge 13 at East Sac County 17
Cherokee 21 at Clarion-Goldfield 20
Eagle Grove at Humboldt
Okoboji, Milford 6 at Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer 35
District 3
Central Springs, Manly 6 at Hudson 0
Dike-New Hartford at Gilbert
Roland-Story, Story City 20 at South Hamilton, Jewell 21
South Hardin 0 at Osage 39
District 4
Cascade, Western Dubuque 33 at Waterloo Columbus 23
Jesup 0 at Beckman, Dyersville 42
MFL MarMac at Monticello
North Fayette, West Union 22 at Sumner-Fredericksburg 9
District 5
Regina, Iowa City 35 at Wilton 0
Solon 41 at North Cedar, Stanwood 15
Tipton 12 at Center Point-Urbana 31
West Liberty 35  at Camanche 27
District 6
Columbus Community, Columbus Junction at Louisa-Muscatine
Davis County, Bloomfield 47 at Central Lee, Donnellson  14
Mediapolis 7 at West Burlington/Notre Dame 21
Sigourney/Keota 10 at Mid-Prairie, Wellman 41
District 7
Albia 42 at Colfax-Mingo 8
Bondurant-Farrar 35 at PCM, Monroe 17
East Marshall, Le Grand at North Polk, Alleman
West Marshall, State Center 21 at Collins-Maxwell-Baxter 23
District 8
Clarinda 14 at Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 49
IKM/Manning 24 at OA-BCIG 12
Missouri Valley 40 at Shenandoah 7
Red Oak 7 at Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 49
CLASS 1A
District 1
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 14 at West Lyon, Inwood 28
Hinton at Lawton-Bronson
Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 25 at South O’Brien, Paullina 12
Westwood, Sloan 12 at West Sioux, Hawarden 38
District 2
Emmetsburg 31 at St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 17
Lake Mills 16 at Belmond-Klemme 7
Saint Ansgar 16 at Garner-Hayfield 6
West Fork, Sheffield 24 at West Hancock, Britt 53
District 3
Aplington-Parkersburg 20 at Gladbrook-Reinbeck 21
Denver 65 at BCLUW, Conrad 0
Nashua-Plainfield at Turkey Valley, Jackson Jct.
South Winneshiek, Calmar 40 at Grundy Center 0
District 4
Edgewood-Colesburg 20 at Northeast, Goose Lake 33
Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 6 at Bellevue 20
North Linn, Troy Mills 42 at Alburnett 7
Starmont, Arlington 0 at Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg 26
District 5
Durant 14 at Eddyville-Blakesburg 19
Van Buren, Keosauqua 6 at Iowa Valley, Marengo 42
Wapello 38 at Pekin 29
West Branch 34 at Belle Plaine 12
District 6
Central Decatur, Leon 14 at Pella Christian 38
Interstate 35, Truro 7 at Des Moines Christian 28
Mount Ayr 35 at Nodaway Valley 27
Pleasantville at Wayne Community, Corydon
District 7
Manson-Northwest Webster 20 at Guthrie Center 12
Panorama, Panora 41 at Ogden 17
Prairie Valley, Gowrie 38 at Audubon 19
West Central Valley, Stuart  0 at Woodward-Granger 33
District 8
Griswold 69 at West Monona, Onawa 66
Logan-Magnolia 56 at Clarinda Academy 0
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 44 at Tri-Center, Neola 7
Underwood 28 at Riverside, Oakland 12
CLASS A
District 1
Akron-Westfield 9 at Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 20
Kingsley-Pierson 15 at Alta 39
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 0 at Woodbury Central, Moville 26
District 2
Bishop Garrigan, Algona 0 at Southern Cal, Lake City 21
Clay Central-Everly 42 at Newell-Fonda 0
River Valley, Correctionville at Southeast Webster-Grand, Burnside (nd)
Rockwell City-Lytton 28 at North Iowa, Buffalo Center 13
District 3
Mason City Newman 21 at Northwood-Kensett 18
NUH, Cedar Falls 33 at AGWSR, Ackley 7
Riceville 7 at Rockford 14
Tripoli 43 at North Butler, Greene 20
District 4
Don Bosco, Gilbertville 6 at East Buchanan, Winthrop 33
Lisbon 15 at Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 42
Midland, Wyoming 26 at Central Elkader 51
Valley Community, Elgin 18 at Postville 41
District 5
B-G-M, Brooklyn 40 at Cardinal, Eldon (nd) 7
Lone Tree 25 at Danville 26
WACO, Wayland 16 at Highland, Riverside 13
Winfield-Mount Union at New London
District 6
Montezuma 0 at H-L-V, Victor 12
North Mahaska, New Sharon 36 at G-M-G, Garwin 20
North Tama, Traer 53 at English Valleys, North English 6
District 7
Lynnville-Sully 0 at Colo-NESCO 42
Madrid 56 at Van Meter 10
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 34 at Earlham 37
Treynor 55 at Martensdale-St. Marys (nd) 6
District 8
A-H-S-T, Avoca 49 at West Harrison, Mondamin 6
Corning 27 at Boyer Valley, Dunlap 14
Fremont-Mills, Tabor 6 at Bedford 35
EIGHT-PLAYER
District 1
Charter Oak-Ute 0 at Ar-We-Va, Westside 61
Remsen-Union 20 at Woodbine 19
Spalding Catholic, Granville 14 at Aurelia 44
Whiting 24 at St. Mary’s, Remsen 70
District 2
Laurens-Marathon 58 at Harris-Lake Park 20
North Sentral Kossuth 30 at Armstrong-Ringsted 28
Ruthven-Ayrshire 33 at West Bend-Mallard 30
Twin River Valley, Bode 8 at Graettinger-Terril 64
District 3
CAL, Latimer at Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka
Clarksville-open
C-W-L, Corwith  54 at Northeast Hamilton, Blairsburg 21

Ventura 26 at Janesville 41
District 4
Central City 46 at Dunkerton 55
East Central, Miles 0 at Kee, Lansing 65
Olin 0 at West Central, Maynard 59
Preston 43 at Springville 0
District 5
Harmony, Farmington-open
Melcher-Dallas 44 at Tri-County, Thornburg 88
Twin Cedars, Bussey 54 at Seymour 28
District 6
East Union, Afton 18 at Ankeny Christian Academy 44
Grandview Park Baptist, DM 14 at Lenox 63
Moravia 26 at Murray (nd) 43
Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 6 at Lamoni 52
District 7
Coon Rapids-Bayard 42 at Glidden-Ralston 28
East Greene, Grand Junction 36 at CAM, Anita 60
Meskwaki Settlement School, Tama 0 at Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira (nd) 53
Walnut 40 at Adair-Casey 55
District 8
East Mills 26 at Sidney 22
Hamburg 66 at Essex 8
Stanton 60 at Farragut 14
Villisca 56 at South Page, College Springs 16

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Culver transfers $45.3 million from cash reserve to balance budget

September 25, 2009 By

Governor Chet Culver has transferred $45.3 million from the state’s cash reserve to balance the books on the state budgeting year that ended June 30, 2009. 

Critics suggested in late June and early July that state tax revenue had fallen so dramatically the budget might wind up in the red.  Iowa’s governor has the authority to transfer up to $50 million from the state’s “Economic Emergency Fund” to balance the books when the accounts are closed three months later.  Culver used all but $5 million of the amount he was authorized to transfer. 

Culver issued a prepared statement, saying he had “kept (his) word to the taxpayers of Iowa and ended a tough financial year with a  balanced budget…without raising taxes.” 

Republican legislators quickly criticized the governor’s action, saying he had “raided” the state’s reserve. 

Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Rants of Sioux City accused Culver and his managers of “budget gimmickry” by delaying payment of tax refunds in order to make the books balance.

Read the prepared statements offered by Rants and other legislators here.

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Iowa to face big crowd on the road at Penn State

September 25, 2009 By

The Iowa Hawkeyes opens the Big Ten race under the lights in Beaver Stadium against 5th rated Penn State. The Nittany Lions will be out for revenge after the Hawkeyes spoiled their national title hopes with a 24-23 victory in Iowa City last season. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says to have a chance in this one the Hawkeyes need a great defensive effort and will need to take advantage of opportunities.

Ferentz says they have to try and slow them down a little bit and as in any game when you are the underdog, you have to play your absolute best and take advantage of your opportunities. Ferentz says a good start would help in fron of more than 107,000 fans in Beaver Stadium. Ferentz says, “Things are going to be stoked up pretty good in there anyway and we don’t need to add to it.” He says it if happens they will have to play through it.

Ferentz says the combination of quarterback Darryl Clark and running back Evan Royster will provide the Iowa defense with a tough test. He says Clark is veteran who does a great job. Clark has completed 67% of his passes and has eight scoring passes in the first three games.

Ferentz says Clark can beat you throwing the ball or running and can also beat you with his head, as he is a smart player.

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Iowa State looks to stop the option against Army

September 25, 2009 By

Iowa State takes a 2-1 mark into a matchup against Army. This will be a unique challenge for the Cyclone defense which goes up against the Black Knight’s triple option attack. I.S.U. coach Paul Rhoads says you have to be able to run and defeat the blocks. He says they’ll use a scheme that they haven’t used before and won’t used again. Rhoads says the Cyclone offense must solve an Army defense that has given up just 77 yards on the ground per game.

He says they take a linebacker and put him in a flex position in a gap and that leads to trouble knowing how to block him.

Rhoads says the Army offense is designed to utilize the players strengths. He says they don’t play the spread because it requires more speed, while the option offense takes advantage of the things they do well. Rhoads says the Army option style is different than the option the Cyclones run.

He says it’s a more traditional option with a dive back and the quarterback hands it to him or takes it out and goes. Rhoads says the offense can go east and west, north and south on the same play. Army is also 2-1.

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