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Little Hawkeye Wrestling Conference Results

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Oskaloosa crowned three individual Little Hawkeye Conference wrestling champions on Saturday… Drew Sams at 132, Jason Beebe at 170 and Callan Tomlin at 220.  Josh Diehl, Talon Munger, Kaia Graham and Tyson Breuklander each finished 4th and Brady Beerbower and Zaian Mamun both finished fifth. Lane Milner and Jake Simon won titles for Grinnell, and Keegan Poole won the heavyweight title for Pella.   It was a tight team race all day between D-C-G and Norwalk but in the end D-C-G claimed the team title by 9.5 points over Norwalk,  followed by Newton, Grinnell, Oskaloosa and Pella.

Albia’s Carter Isley became just the third wrestler ever to win four Southern Iowa Classic championships as he claimed the heavyweight title Saturday. Tyler Landgrebe of Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont won the title at 106,  Dakota Boyer of E-B-F was the champion at 138, Dylan Henderson of Davis County won the title at 170, and Travis Poffenbarger of Knoxville claimed the title at 220 .

Sigourney Keota won the South Iowa Cedar League Tournament convincingly,  Tri County/Montezuma finished 3rd,  Lynnville Sully was 4th, and North Mahaska finished 6th.  Luke House,  Lane Boender, and Noah Boender each won championships for the Savage Cobras as did  Jarrett Stodghill of North Mahaska.  Tyler Strasser of North Mahaska,  Travis Lewis of Tri County Montezuma, Carson Dunsbergen and Sage Zylstra of Lynnville Sully, and Alec Schuster,  Kaleb Reeves and Zeb Webb of Sigourney Keota each   finished 2nd.

Ottumwa finished 10th of 18 teams at the CIML Invite.  Southeast Polk won the meet followed by Valley and Fort Dodge.  Isaiah Cox finished 2nd at 182 losing a close 6-5 decision in the finals, Wyatt Schlotter finished 3rd at 152, and Alec Clark  at 120 and Tyler Bookin-Nosbisch at heavyweight both finished 4th.

Pekin finished 7th and Cardinal 10th at the Southeast Iowa Super Conference tournament.  Dakota Miller of Cardinal finished 2nd at 145,  Pekin’s Kaden Baker was 2nd at 160,  Ethan Cooksey finished 3rd at 170,  Clayton Greiner and Drake Harbison each finished 4th as did Will Gonzalez-Tapeti of Cardinal.

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Oskaloosa City Council 2-1-16

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The Oskaloosa City Council met at 6 pm on Monday, February 1st.
The main event of the night focused around the swearing in of new police officer Janay Pritchett. Pritchett Graduated from William Penn and interned at the Oskaloosa Police Force before accepting a full-time job.
The meeting went to an announcement of vacancies including:
Airport Commissions
Board of Adjustments
Civil Service Commissions
Historic Preservation Commission
and the Municipal Housing Agency
The proposed 2015-2016 budget amendment and 2016-2017 budget and setting date for a public hearing was approved.
Also approved, was an application for industrial Tax Abatement for value added in the Revitalization area of 2102 South 17th Street which includes a new building for the Lumber business. An application for residential Tax Abatement was approved along with the Industrial tax abatement.
The last order of business included the approval of a user charge for providing necessary funding of the operation and maintenance of the city’s wastewater treatment works.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:15 Pm.

Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont Jazz Band Earns Division I

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On Saturday, January 30th, the Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont High School Jazz Band earned a division I rating at the State Jazz Band Contest in Pella. The band has earned a division I rating twelve of the last fourteen years. E.B.F.H.S. Jazz I is directed by Joe Overton. The band has 22 members this year.

The next competition for Jazz I will be at the Indian Hills Jazz Festival on February 27th.

They will perform at 8:25 in class 2A competition. On March 5th, the band will defend their title at the SEIBA District Jazz Contest in Iowa City. The annual Jazz Band Concert will be on March 15th at 7:00. The EBFHS Jazz Band will also appear at the Night of Jazz at the Daily Auditorium in Oskaloosa on Friday April1st along with other area jazz bands. Friends and supporters of the band are encouraged to attend.

EBF Students Perform in Honor Band

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On Wednesday January 27th, 15 members of the EBFHS Band performed with the 2016 SCC All-Conference Band at Knoxville High School. The guest conductor was Erin Bodnar, band director from Graceland University. Pictured are: 1st row Maddison Giltner, Devon Severson, and Andrew Hart. 2nd row Maggie Voyles, Jula Fairchild, Payton Fry, Jessie Eveland, and Sara Loving. 3rd row Claire Jager, Teri Jo Lane, Grace Manternach, Delanee Van Zante, Ms. Bodnar, Jake Fisher, and Brandon Dicks.

Select students from all of the schools in the South Central Conference rehearsed during the morning with Ms. Bodnar and then presented a concert for the Knoxville 5th – 8th grade students in the afternoon.

Pet Of The Week: Taffy

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Hi there! My name is Taffy and I am a 9-month old Calico cat. I’m still adjusting to shelter life, but I am happy to know that I am ready to go home with the right person. What about you? I like the people here at the shelter, but I really need a human of my very own. Are you looking for a lovable, soft, furry, purring, calico cuddly cat? I thought so. Let’s get that application filled out and go to your house, our home. We can begin our new life together now!!!

To adopt me, or another pet, go to  http://www.stephenmemorial.org/adopt-1.html

Hughes Honored For Second USMTS Title At Awards Banquet; Sobbing Reaps Rookie Accolades

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Jan. 30) — A record 228 people attended Saturday night’s annual USMTS Awards Banquet in the Star Pavilion located at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City as the United States Modified Touring Series closed the curtain on the 2015 season.

Jason Hughes was celebrated as the 2016 USMTS national champion following one of the most exciting points races in the 17-year history of the series.

The 41-year-old from Watts, Okla., blended together experience and hard work with a dash of good fortune in producing a nearly flawless effort in winning the opening night of the Featherlite Fall Jamboree to clinch his second USMTS title.

Hughes entered the night with a delicate four-point lead over two-time defending USMTS national champion Rodney Sanders, but proceeded to go uncontested as he led every lap of the main event to secure the win and the USMTS crown.

Hughes began the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental tied for 15th in the standings and 82 points behind leader Jesse Sobbing. Winning three main events along the way, he slowly chipped away at the deficit and notched his fourth win of The Hunt in dominating fashion on the last night.


Jason Hughes (right) hoists the USMTS National Champion’s trophy while his crew chief, Steve Karver, holds his CPD Racing Shocks Crew Chief of the Year Award.

In claiming his second title, Hughes netted a $20,000 prize for topping the points plus valuable contingency awards from COMP Cams, Fast Shafts, Kevko Oil Pans & Components, MSD, VP Racing Fuels, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Crane Cams, Driven Racing Oil, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, FK Rod Ends, Genesis Racing Shocks, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Quarter Master, Sybesma Graphics, Tilton Engineering and Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.

Also in charge of the wrenches for Hughes in 2010, crew chief Steve Karver was honored as the 2015 USMTS CPD Racing Shocks Crew Chief of the Year Award.

Hughes now owns two titles, along with Sanders and Ryan Gustin. Kelly Shryock, who won the first eight from 1999-2006, has nine overall. Hughes was runner-up to Shryock in many of those seasons.

Final 2015 USMTS Casey’s Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental points:
1. 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Oka. … 1335
2. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas … 1300
3. 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. … 1194
4. 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa … 1189
5. 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa … 1118
6. 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. … 1101
7. 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla. … 963
8. IOU1 Brent Larson, Lake Elmo, Minn. … 959
9. 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D. … 942
10. 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La. … 921
11. 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis. … 895
11. 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa … 895
13. 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. … 808
14. 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan. … 748
15. 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. … 725


From left to right: Brent Larson, USMTS President Todd Staley, Casey Arneson, Zack VanderBeek, Rodney Sanders, Cade Dillard, Pat Graham, Cory Crapser, Jason Hughes, Daniel Hilsabeck, Joe Duvall, Jesse Sobbing and USMTS Vice-President Janet Staley.

Despite coming up short of a $100,000 payday for winning three regional titles and the USMTS national championship, Sanders may have settled for the runner-up spot in the final standings but claimed three regional titles on his way there.

In total, Sanders collected more than $23,000 from the various points funds in addition to contingency awards from COMP Cams, MSD, VP Racing Fuels, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Beyea Custom Headers, Crane Cams, Driven Racing Oil, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, FK Rod Ends, Genesis Racing Shocks, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Quarter Master, Sybesma Graphics, Tilton Engineering and Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.

Final 2015 MSD Central Region presented by Day Motor Sports points:
1. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas … 741
2. 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La. … 622
3. 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa … 598
4. 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. … 587
5. 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa … 546
6. 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. … 543
7. 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D. … 539
8. 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Oka. … 499
9. 40 Brian Green, Pierce City, Mo. … 471
10. 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo. … 454

Final 2015 Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Northern Region presented by Day Motor Sports points:
1. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas … 926
2. 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. … 779
3. IOU1 Brent Larson, Lake Elmo, Minn. … 771
4. 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa … 762
5. 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa … 746
6. 7x Jesse Glenz, Cadott, Wis. … 738
7. 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D. … 672
8. 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis. … 623
9. V2 Joey Jensen, Harris, Minn. … 586
10. 51 Chris Oertel, Marshfield, Wis. … 582

Final 2015 Double H Bands Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports points:
1. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas … 756
2. 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. … 688
3. 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. … 640
4. 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa … 587
5. 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La. … 579
6. 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas … 559
7. 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. … 556
8. 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas … 529
9. 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla. … 526
10. 5* Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. … 522

The other regional title went to Austin Arneson of Fargo, N.D., who electrified onlookers during USMTS Speedweeks in February and early March. He netted $5,000 plus contingencies from AFCO Racing Products, Crane Cams, Driven Racing Oil, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing and Quarter Master.


Austin Arneson (center) poses with USMTS President Todd Staley and USMTS Vice-President Janet Staley.

Final 2015 MVT Gulf Coast Border Region presented by Day Motor Sports points:
1. 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D. … 925
2. 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. … 881
3. 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa … 847
4. 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas … 839
5. 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La. … 817
6. 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. … 797
7. 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa … 785
8. J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M. … 766
9. 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa … 736
10. 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. … 720

Jesse Sobbing was the only one driver to compete in every USMTS points race in 2015, but he only needed 24 starts to easily capture the 2015 USMTS Rookie of the Year Award.

In his first full-time season battling the Best of the Best in dirt modified racing, Sobbing nabbed two feature wins and came into the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup as the points leader before finishing fourth in the final standings.

The 34-year-old from Malvern, Iowa, also finished among the top-five in each of the four regions and took home contingency awards from COMP Cams, MSD, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Beyea Custom Headers, Crane Cams, Driven Racing Oil, Eibach Springs, FK Rod Ends, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, Holley Performance, Keyser Manufacturing, Quarter Master, Tilton Engineering and Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.

Final 2015 USMTS Rookie of the Year points:
1. 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa … 2117
2. 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D. … 1804
3. 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan. … 1541
4. 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis. … 1501
5. 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. … 1359

Final 2015 USMTS COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year points:
1. MB Customs, Menomonie, Wis. … 451
2. LG2 Race Cars, Newport, Tenn. … 389
3. GRT Race Cars, Greenbrier, Ark. … 373
4. Hughes Racing Chassis, Watts, Okla. … 363
5. Larry Shaw Race Cars, Batesville, Ark. … 147

Final 2015 USMTS Manufacturer of the Year points:
1. Geddes Racing Engines, Colorado Springs, Colo. … 397
2. Mullins Race Engines, Mt. Olive, Ill. … 373
3. Sput’s Racing Engines, Owatonna, Minn. … 368
4. Durham Racing Engines, High Point, N.C. … 242
5. Cornett Race Engines, Somerset, Ky. … 239

Final 2015 USMTS Sybesma Pole Award points:
1. 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Oka. … 451.0
2. 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. … 327.0
3. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas … 318.0
4. 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. … 185.5
5. 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La. … 129.0

Final 2015 USMTS Hard Charger points:
1. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas … 109
2. 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Oka. … 67
3. 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa … 61
4. 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa … 27
4. 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa … 27

Saturday’s ceremony was a joint effort for both the USMTS and United States Racing Association (USRA).

The 2016 USMTS Casey’s Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental will kicks off Thursday–Saturday, Feb. 11-13, at the Shady Oaks Speedway in Goliad, Texas, followed by tripleheader weekends at the Heart ‘O’ Texas Speedway near Waco, Texas, Feb. 18-20; Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., Feb. 25-27; and Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., March 3-5.

Each show will pay $2,000, $3,000 and $4,000 to win, respectively, and will comprise the first dozen events in the expanded 17-race USMTS Production Jars Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/usmts and Instagram at www.instagram.com/usmts or subscribe to our YouTube channel atwww.youtube.com/usmtstv.

Tim McGraw Performing At The 2016 Concert For Legends

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Tim McGraw will perform at the 2016 Concert For Legends in Canton, Ohio, on August 5th to kick off a weekend celebrating the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s enshrinement of the Class of 2016. The concert will take place at the Canton’s newly renovated Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and Tim is thrilled to take part.

With Iowa Caucuses Looming, Candidates Push For Turnout

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For all the hype surrounding the February 1st caucuses, only a fraction of Iowa’s registered voters participate.

So over the final weekend, campaigns on both sides of the aisle were focused on turning out voters.

But the one question the polls or the crowds or the pundits can’t fully answer is just how many people will show up Monday? And what will the numbers mean?

Most Republicans expect a higher turnout in 2016 than the last two caucuses, when about 120,000 showed up. Democrats doubt they will match 2008, when nearly 240,000 came out.

The higher the turnout, the better the outcomes could be for businessman Donald Trump on the Republican side and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side. Both are seeking to get nontraditional participants out.

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