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Oskaloosa Loses Lead Late to Fall in Season Opener

Posted on by Sam Parsons

A picturesque late summer night was marred by injuries and a late-game slump for the Oskaloosa Indians as they opened up their 2022 football season on Friday against Ottumwa.

The Indians were the first to crack the scoreboard. After the two teams traded punts to open the game, Osky was set up with a short field and junior quarterback Trevor Willett, making his first career varsity start, heaved a 33 yard pass down the numbers to senior wide receiver Waylon Bolibaugh, who made a circus catch, and two plays later hit junior AJ Lawrence with a quick pop pass and he scampered 13 yards into the end zone. Junior kicker Carter Christensen tacked on the PAT to make it 7-0 in the first quarter.

From there, the injuries started piling up for the Indians. Late in the first quarter, the team lost starting nose tackle Merrick Smith and middle linebacker Wyatt Grubb. Neither returned to the game.

Injuries were one negative trend for the Indians; special teams miscues were another. In the 2nd quarter, the Indians’ defense again stymied the Bulldogs’ offense, but a muffed punt set the Bulldogs up with excellent field position and a few plays later, senior running back Abaya Selema took a pitch 38 yards to the house to tie the game at 7-7.

Oskaloosa would answer with enthusiasm as they then embarked on a 7-play, 65 yard drive capped off by a quick pass to the flat from Willett to sophomore Jake Greenhalgh, who turned upfield and took it to the end zone to retake the lead 14-7. The Indians held on to that lead entering the half, at which point they had outgained the Bulldogs 207 yards to 94.

The start of the second half seemed like the beginning of the Indians’ bout to run away with the game, as they forced a 3-and-out and promptly scored on their first possession of the half with a 23 yard touchdown run courtesy of junior running back JT Baker. A bright moment quickly turned dark, however, when Baker injured himself celebrating with a teammate in the end zone. He would return to the game for a few plays, but exited the game again and did not re-enter. The score turned sour even further when the Indians missed the extra point to hold the score at 20-7. This, unfortunately, would prove to be a meaningful miss.

Oskaloosa still led by 13 entering the fourth quarter, but Ottumwa was still in the game for as long as the big play threat in Selema was still around, and indeed, following an Oskaloosa fumble deep in Ottumwa territory, Selema burst into the secondary and glided 81 yards down the field for his second score of the night. A successful PAT made the game 20-14 with 9:19 left.

The Indians weren’t able to sustain a drive offensively, and were forced to punt the ball back to the Bulldogs with exactly 8 minutes left. On their own 30 yard line, the Bulldogs’ offense understood the assignment: they melted away nearly all of that time on a textbook 12-play, clock-killing drive that saw several third down conversions. With 19 seconds left in the game, senior fullback Cooper Derby got behind his blockers and plunged into the end zone from 2 yards out to tie the game. Kicker Juan Valdes made the pivotal extra point and the Bulldogs shocked the Indians, 21-20.

Ottumwa (1-0) hosts Fairfield next week. Oskaloosa (0-1) will hope to collect their first win at Knoxville.

Oskaloosa Passing

Trevor Willett: 18/30, 239 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 1 sack, 4 yards lost, 0 fumbles

Waylon Bolibaugh: 1/1, 35 yards

Ottumwa Passing

Tanner Schark: 3/10, 39 yards, 1 sack, 9 yards lost, 0 fumbles

Oskaloosa Rushing

Domanic Piersel: 10 carries, 42 yards

JT Baker: 5 carries, 39 yards, TD

Ottumwa Rushing

Abaya Selema: 12 carries, 171 yards, 2 TD

Cooper Derby: 11 carries, 30 yards, TD

Luke Graeve: 3 carries, 19 yards

Koby Chantalavanh: 6 carries, 15 yards

Tanner Schark: 4 carries, 11 yards

Oskaloosa Receiving

Waylon Bolibaugh: 8 rec, 117 yards

AJ Lawrence: 7 rec, 85 yards, TD

Jake Greenhalgh: 2 rec, 26 yards, TD

Wyatt Grubb: 1 rec, 11 yards

Ottumwa Receiving

Abaya Selema: 1 rec, 16 yards

Javen Rominger: 1 rec, 15 yards

Luke Graeve: 1 rec, 8 yards

Oskaloosa Sacks

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Powell’s Jackson Hole speech will stir speculation on rates

Posted on by Sam Parsons

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers what will be his most closely scrutinized speech of the year Friday, investors and economists will be turning over his remarks for any clues about how fast the Fed may continue to raise its short-term interest rate — and for how long. With inflation hovering near a four-decade high — almost 9% — Powell will likely stress that the Fed is determined to bring it down to its 2% target, no matter what it takes. The Fed’s rate hikes may well defeat inflation in time. But fear is growing that they may cause a recession in the process. Powell’s remarks will kick off the Fed’s annual economic symposium at Jackson Hole.

Rains help drought conditions in some parts of state

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By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa)

Drought is lessening in parts of Iowa, but it’s getting worse in others. The new map detailing how drought is impacting Iowa shows slight changes from last week, with moderate drought levels rising, while severe and extreme drought levels stayed the same.

The map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows patches of red — representing extreme drought — in five western Iowa counties: Cherokee, Monona, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury. Statewide, 66 counties are now in some form of drought. That’s down from 67 counties last week.

Producers are strategizing for harvest as drought can slow corn’s conversion of nitrates to essential proteins, making it potentially toxic to animals that eat corn silage or stalks. Iowa State University Extension beef specialist Chris Clark says silage goes through fermentation, which will remove more nitrates, plus, he says it’ll also replace feed for animals that farmers couldn’t get from dry pastures.

“When we’re harvesting that silage, one thing we want to do is to make sure we don’t cut it or harvest it immediately after a rain,” Clark says. “Nitrates are water soluble and often you see quite an influx of water and nitrates into the plant after a rain.”

Clark says there’s a lot more nitrates in the lower part of the cornstalk, so he recommends producers raise their choppers and leave at least a foot of the corn stalk in the field. “When you do that, you’ll get lesser yield but actually greater nutritional value on a percentage basis,” Clark says, “because we’re leaving the more un-digestible part of the plant unharvested.”

Clark recommends testing for nitrates and harvesting drought-impacted corn as corn silage instead of grain because that’ll take more nitrates out.

H&S Feed’s Check-R-Board Days Happening Tomorrow

Posted on by Sam Parsons

Tomorrow, H&S Feed’s Check-R-Board Days event is happening from 8am-3pm. Owner Byron Eekhoff posted a video to social media outlining the free event and what’s going on there.

Luke Farland will be performing live music from 10am-1:30pm and the free lunch served by My Eatzz and Amos Flava will be served from 11-1. More info on Check-R-Board Days can be found on the H&S Feed Facebook page.

Kenny Chesney Shares ‘Beer With Friends,’ Featuring Old Dominion

Posted on by Bob Ballard

Kenny Chesney wraps his “Here And Now” tour at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts tonight and tomorrow, but first he’s given fans a new song. The singer just dropped the new track “Beer With Friends,” featuring his tour mates Old Dominion.

“Before the Here and Now Tour is over, we wanted to give everyone something to remember it by,” Kenny shares. “’Beer with My Friends’ featuring Old Dominion is a song that we can all sing wherever we are… and know there’s nothing like these moments we’ve shared.”

He adds, “All you gotta do is put it on, turn it up and we’ll all be right back there. Let’s kick it all off at Gillette Stadium this weekend.”

This day in Country Music History

Posted on by Bob Ballard
  • Today in 1994, Alan Jackson’s album, “Don’t Rock The Jukebox,” was certified double platinum.
  • Today in 1997, George Strait’s “Carryin’ Your Love With Me” album was certified double platinum.
  • Today in 1997, the album, “Evolution,” by Martina McBride was released.
  • Today in 1997, LeAnn Rimes’ “How Do I Live” single was certified gold.
  • Today in 1997, the single, “It’s Your Love,” by Tim McGraw was certified gold and platinum simultaneously.
  • Today in 1997, Trisha Yearwood’s project, “Songbook – A Collection of Hits,” arrived in stores.
  • Today in 1998, Mark Wills and his wife, Kelly, welcomed their daughter, Mally. For those who don’t know, Mally’s name is a purposeful combination of her parents’ names.
  • Today in 2000, Pam Tillis was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.
  • Today in 2000, Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox and his wife, Tara, welcomed their daughter, Brittany Kay.
  • Today in 2000, Jamie O’Neal and her hubby, Rodney Good, were married.
  • Today in 2000, Darryl Worley made his Grand Ole Opry debut.
  • Today in 2002, the album, “Part II,” by Brad Paisley was certified platinum.
  • Today in 2002, Toby Keith’s album, “Unleashed,” was certified gold and platinum simultaneously.
  • Today in 2002, Alan Jackson’s “Drive” album was certified triple platinum.
  • Today in 2007, Billy Currington travelled to Hawaii to receive therapy related to anger issues he suffered from his stepfather during in childhood. The abuser was actually the subject of Currington’s first hit, “Walk A Little Straighter.”
  • Today in 2011, Luke Bryan’s single, “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” was certified platinum.
  • Today in 2013, Joe Nichols’ “Sunny And 75” video debuted on CMT.
  • Today in 2014, Margo Smith suffered a broken wrist and ankle as well as numerous bruises in an auto accident in The Villages, Florida. Her Mercedes is totaled. The other driver is subsequently charged with refusing to yield.
  • Today in 2016, Sam Hunt was celebrating six singles awards from the RIAA: a triple-platinum single for “Take Your Time”; double-platinum for “Break Up In A Small Town,” “Leave The Night On” and “House Party”; platinum for “Make You Miss Me”; and gold for “Ex To See.”
  • Today in 2016, Florida Georgia Line’s “Dig Your Roots” album was released.
  • Today in 2017, Brett Eldredge’s self-titled album was perched atop spot on the Billboard country albums chart.
  • Today in 2019, the Eric Church single, “Monsters,” hit the airwaves.
  • Today in 2019, Rodney Atkins and Rose Falcon welcomed their son, Scout Falcon Atkins, in Nashville.
  • Today in 2019, the Luke Combs single, “Even Though I’m Leaving,” wsa released.
  • Today in 2019, Jake Owen raised $500,000 for veterans group Folds of Honor with a concert at Wayzata Bay in Minnesota. An impressive feat considering the tickets were priced at $2,500 and $1,250
  • Today in 2021, while performing at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Ashley McBryde brought out a surprise guest: Eric Church. He joined her for a cover of “Midnight Rider.”

MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: “TRITON”

Posted on by Bob Ballard

This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Triton”, a 3 year old Pit Bull mix. Triton is an affectionate fellow who loves belly rubs and attention, and would love to be your new best friend! Triton does have a neurological condition that has caused him to lose the use of his back legs. He still gets around quite well, but could use a cart for his back legs in the future.

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Triton or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.

Check out our visit about Triton with Shanna from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

Taylor Swift Accused of Stealing ‘Lover’ Book Design

Posted on by Bob Ballard

Taylor Swift is considered by many to be a creative artist and writer, but that isn’t stopping one author from claiming the pop star ripped her off – and she’s suing. Teresa La Dart published a book of poetry and pictures in 2010 called “Lover.” In 2019, Tay Tay released her “Lover” album – which was accompanied by a book of writings and pictures also called “Lover” – and that’s the conflict.

According to the lawsuit, La Dart claims Taylor and her company lifted crucial elements of her book for Taylor’s book of the same name – a book that went on to sell nearly 3M copies in the US alone. So what exactly did Taylor allegedly lift from the original “Lover?” Well, the lawsuit claims, there’s the title – identical. The concept of Taylor’s book – “a recollection of past years memorialized in a combination of written and pictorial components” – also identical, according to La Dart. And, she says, the particular style of photos on the cover and in the foreword is too close to chalk up to coincidence – particularly the use of pastel blues and pinks in the color schemes of both books.

The lawsuit is asking for more than $1M in damages. But according to veteran litigator Aaron Moss, who runs the website Copyright Lately, “As far as I can tell, she isn’t claiming that any of the actual content is similar. The idea of memorializing a series of recollections over a number of years by interspersing ‘written and pictorial components’ isn’t protectable,” adding, “If it were, this person might as well sue anyone who’s ever written a diary or made a scrap book.”

Source: Billboard

This day in Country Music History

Posted on by Bob Ballard
  • Today in 1979, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels Band reached number one on the country chart.
  • Today in 1984, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Long, Hard Road” hit the top of the country music charts.
  • Today in 1990, Joe Diffie made his chart debut with “Home,” which went all the way to #1.
  • Today in 1991, Garth Brooks released his holiday album, “Beyond the Season.” Proceeds from the CD went to the Feed the Children charity, and raised well over $2-million for the organization.
  • Today in 1992, Sammy Kershaw’s ‘Don’t Go Near The Water” album was certified gold.
  • Today in 1994, the “Love Me Like You Used To” album by Tanya Tucker was certified gold.
  • Today in 1995, Reba McEntire’s “Reba Live” album went platinum.
  • Today in 1998, Alabama’s “For The Record – 41 Number One Hits” collection was released.
  • Today in 1998, Vince Gill’s album, “I Never Knew Lonely,” was certified gold.
  • Today in 1998, the “If You See Him” album by Reba McEntire was certified gold.
  • Today in 1998, Trisha Yearwood’s album, “Where Your Road Leads,” was certified gold.
  • Today in 1998, Garth Brooks’ “Sevens” album was certified for multi-platinum sales of 6-million.
  • Today in 2000, after recently selling her farm in Leipers Fork, Tennessee, Wynonna did what most folks do when they move, she had a huge moving sale. Items sold included her Harley-Davidson motorcycle, antiques, furniture, clothes and 1948 vintage Ford pickup.
  • Today in 2000, Linda Davis and her husband, Lang Scott, welcomed their second child, Rylee Jean Scott. She joined big sister Hillary (of Lady Antebellum fame).
  • Today in 2002, Deana Carter appeared as a homeless patient on the Lifetime Television drama, “Strong Medicine.”
  • Today in 2007, Chuck Wicks performed “Stealing Cinderella” in his Grand Ole Opry debut.
  • Today in 2010, Brad Paisley and Little Jimmy Dickens sang “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” after a restored circle of historic wood was returned to the Grand Ole Opry House stage in the aftermath of the May flood.
  • Today in 2014, Easton Corbin’s “Baby Be My Love Song” hit the airwaves.
  • Today in 2016, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell and John Prine helped celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service with a show at the Roosevelt Arch at the north end of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana. The night includes “God Bless America” and “This Land Is Your Land.”
  • Today in 2016, Justin Moore stops a show at Joe’s Bar in Chicago during “You Look Like I Need A Drink” to order a male fan removed for throwing something at a woman.
  • Today in 2017, the Old Dominion album, “Happy Endings,” was released.
  • Today in 2017, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opened a new exhibit, “Loretta Lynn: Blue Kentucky Girl,” in Nashville. The display includes the dress she wore on the “Fist City” album cover, her Presidential Medal of Freedom and the original manuscript for “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
  • Today in 2018, Taylor Swift headlined at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, performing “Tim McGraw”…with surprise guests Tim McGraw & Faith Hill!

Student loan forgiveness could affect more than 40 million

Posted on by Sam Parsons

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under President Joe Biden’s long-awaited forgiveness plan. Biden’s announcement Wednesday was a historic but politically divisive move in the run-up to the midterm elections. Fulfilling a campaign promise, Biden is moving to erase $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households that earn less than $250,000. He’s canceling an additional $10,000 for those who received federal Pell Grants to attend college. It’s seen as an unprecedented attempt to stem the tide of America’s rapidly rising student debt. But it also faces nearly certain legal challenges.

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