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2025 hunting, fishing licenses on sale Dec. 15

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DES MOINES — Iowans can buy 2025 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses on Dec. 15.  Licenses purchased for 2024 expire on Jan. 10.

The menu of license options includes the popular Outdoor Combo annual resident hunting/fishing/habitat combo license for $55; the Angler’s Special three-year fishing license for $62; and the Hunter’s Special three-year hunting license with habitat included for $101.

Also available is the Bonus Line option for $14 letting resident and nonresident anglers to fish with one more line in addition to the two lines allowed with the regular fishing license.

Upgrade your paper license to a durable hard card with custom art from Iowa artists for only $6.

Download the GoOutdoorsIowa mobile app for iPhone and Android devices to buy and access your license information, no matter where you are. Sync your hunting and fishing licenses on the app to show in the field. You may download multiple customer licenses to offer one secure digital license document location for families, groups, and more.

Licenses are available at 600 locations across the state, and on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/GoOutdoorsIowa.

Man Identified in Lake Red Rock Drowning Case

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KNOXVILLE — Authorities have identified the man whose body was found in Lake Red Rock over the weekend.

According to a press release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, on December 7th, 2024 at around 7:06pm, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to assist in locating a missing person. A 37-year-old Des Moines man was reported missing to the Des Moines Police Department earlier in the day after his friend reported him missing. It was reported the 37-year-old male was duck hunting and his boat began taking on water; the reporting party was unsure of what body of water the male was hunting on.

Marion County Deputies were able to locate the male’s vehicle passing a license plate reader in Marion County and subsequently located his vehicle at a boat ramp in Marion County. They began to search for the male and requested additional resources. Members from the Sheriff’s Office, Iowa DNR, and Knoxville Fire and Rescue launched boats to look for the male. Shortly after midnight, the water search was suspended and resumed at daylight on December 8th. At approximately 8:30am, the body of the 37-year-old male was located in Lake Red Rock by Marion County Sheriff Sandholdt and a Deputy.
The man has since been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Lee Bettes of Des Moines.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa DNR, Knoxville Fire and Rescue, and Knoxville Rural Fire.

Man Dies in Head-On Collision in Rural Iowa County

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MARENGO – A head-on crash between an SUV and a semi truck in rural Iowa County yesterday afternoon resulted in the death of a Marengo man.

According to traffic records, yesterday afternoon, at around 2:33pm, a 2009 Ford Escape driven by 52-year-old William Meyers of Marengo was going southbound on 210th Street while a semi truck driven by 65-year-old Russell Trimble of Marengo was going northbound on the same roadway. While entering the curve southbound, Meyers’ vehicle crossed the center line into the northbound lane for an unknown reason, resulting in an offset head-on collision with the semi truck. Meyers was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, and the collision resulted in fatal injuries to Meyers.

No injuries were reported for Trimble. Meyers was transported to the Ankeny Medical Examiner following the accident.

Osky Sweeps Grinnell in Early Season Doubleheader

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By Sam Parsons

The Oskaloosa Indians hit the hardwood on Monday night for another girls and boys basketball doubleheader. It was their third home doubleheader in the past week, this time hosting the Grinnell Tigers.

Girls Game

The Osky girls entered Monday night’s contest searching for their third consecutive 3-0 start in the last three years. They were taking on a 1-2 Grinnell team that came into the season off the heels of their first losing campaign in over 10 years.

The girls game began as a somewhat sloppy affair for both sides. Both the Indians and the Tigers struggled with turning the ball over in the first half, which, combined with a good start from the Tigers in the rebound battle, allowed Grinnell to hang with Osky in an evenly played first half. The Indians held a 2 point lead after the first quarter and a 6 point lead at halftime.

“We came out flat early and let Grinnell gain confidence, and they played right along with us,” said Osky coach TC Cunningham after the game. “They’re a scrappy young group.”

The second half, however, proved to be a different story in more ways than one. The Indians began to dominate the rebound battle, which started with the efforts of senior center Dasia Foster, who finished the night with 18 (unofficial) rebounds. Foster gave the Indians plenty of second-chance points and denied the Tigers the same after Grinnell had benefitted from several second-chance opportunities in the first half.

Things improved for the Indians defensively in the second half, too.

“We weren’t putting much pressure on them in the first half,” said Cunningham. “In the second half, we made some adjustments, I kind of challenged them to play some defense, and they stepped up and did that.”

Another positive development for the Indians was their outside shooting: after their success from long range had been limited in the first two games of the season, Osky connected on 5 three-point shot attempts, including 2 from senior Gracie DeRonde, 2 from sophomore Haylee Parker, and 1 from junior Leah Cohrt. The Indians’ success in shooting the basketball played a pivotal role in their offense piling on 32 points in the second half.

The improvement on both ends of the floor led to a strong Indians finish as they pulled away from Grinnell. The final score was 54-34, giving the Indians yet another 3-0 start.

Boys Game

Oskaloosa’s boys were looking for a bounce-back effort on Monday night after falling in their conference opener to Pella Christian on Friday night.

The Grinnell Tigers seemed to have other ideas early on. Osky’s offense was slow coming out of the gate while the Tigers were able to attack the basket successfully on a few different occasions. The end of the first quarter arrived quickly with the Tigers holding a 14-7 lead, which didn’t budge significantly in the second quarter; the halftime score was 23-18 in favor of Grinnell.

But similar to the girls game, the second half of the boys game played out in an entirely different way. While Osky played solid defense on Grinnell all night long, their offense came together in the 3rd and 4th quarter in ways it hadn’t for extended periods in Osky’s first two games.

The key changes for Osky’s offense manifested themselves in the form of ball movement and outside shooting. Guards Tommy North and Heavon Knox were able to set up forwards Xavier Edwards and Grady Kool with quality looks in the post; Edwards finished the night with 12 points on efficient shooting, while Kool tallied 8 points of his own, hitting on a couple of midrange jumpers along the way. And North put together his most productive night of the young season shooting the basketball, as he drained 4 triples on his way to a season-high 17 points, 16 of which were scored in the second half.

“In the second half, our energy picked up, and that’s kind of what led us [back into the game],” said North in a postgame interview.

Heavon Knox also buried a pair of long range jumpers on his way to 10 points on the night. Osky’s 39 points in the second half were the most they have scored in any half up to this point in the season, and their defense continued to put in work the whole way through. Ultimately, the Indians came away with a 57-42 victory, improving their record to 2-1 through 3 games, and solidifying the idea that there is a different vibe about this year’s Osky team.

“Last year our chemistry was really good, we just didn’t show it,” said junior forward Ethan Stek afterwards. “This year, it’s just different. I feel like we’ve got a different edge on us right now.”

Oskaloosa’s girls are at Mount Pleasant tonight, and then both the boys and the girls will be making the trip to Indianola on Friday for their next conference matchups. Coverage of the Indianola doubleheader will begin around 5:45pm on Friday evening on KBOE 104.9 FM and kboeradio.com.

TAYLOR SWIFT GAVE ERAS TOUR CREW $197 MILLION IN BONUSES

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Taylor Swift showed her appreciation for her hardworking “Eras Tour” crew by giving out $197-million in bonuses over the past two years to everyone involved, including truck drivers, caterers, dancers, musicians, production staff and more. The tour, which wrapped up on Sunday after 149 shows, became the first $2-billion concert tour in history, with over 10-million attendees and record breaking ticket sales. Swift’s generosity reflects the massive success of the tour, which not only set financial records but also highlighted her commitment to rewarding the team behind the scenes.

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1951, Johnny Rodriguez was born in Sabinal, Texas. He became country’s first mainstream star of Hispanic descent, emerging out of Tom T. Hall’s band in 1972. He recorded numerous songs in Spanglish, with a line of hits that stretch from 1972-1983.
  • Today in 1973, Charlie Rich picked up his second gold single for “The Most Beautiful Girl.”
  • Today in 1988, George Strait went to #1 in Billboard with a remake of an old Faron Young hit, “If You Ain’t Lovin’ (You Ain’t Livin’).”
  • Today in 2004, Keith Urban’s “You’re My Better Half” video first public aired on CMT.
  • Today in 2005, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood married at their home in Owasso, Oklahoma.
  • Today in 2010, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” debuted in theaters with Carrie Underwood singing the end theme, “There’s A Place For Us.”
  • Today in 2011, Lady Antebellum owned #1 position on the “Billboard” country singles chart with “We Owned The Night.”
  • Today in 2012, Luke Bryan claimed nine trophies to top the winners list in the American Country Awards, aired by Fox from Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay.
  • Today in 2016, Maren Morris was the musical guest on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” performing “My Church” and “80s Mercedes.”
  • Today in 2017, Eric Church performed a fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee at a home in Franklin, Tennessee. Mr. Lee is now Governor-elect Lee.
  • Today in 2018, three Luke Bryan singles were certified multi-platinum by the RIAA: “Do I” reaches triple-platinum, “Play It Again” hits quintuple-platinum and “Country Girl (Shake It From Me)” goes six-times platinum.
  • Today in 2019, Blake Shelton’s single, “God’s Country,” was certified double-platinum by the RIAA.
  • Today in 2019, Cole Swindell’s single, “Love You Too Late,” was certified gold.
  • Today in 2019, Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber picked up a timely gold single for “10,000 Hours.”
  • Today in 2020, Charley Pride went into hospice care in Texas.
  • Today in 2020, HARDY’s “Give Heaven Some Hell” hit the airwaves

TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review

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WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge to the statute.

The legal filing was made after a panel of three judges on the same court sided with the government last week and ruled that the law, which requires TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to divest its stakes in the social media company or face a ban, was constitutional.

If the law is not overturned, both TikTok and its parent ByteDance, which is also a plaintiff in the case, have claimed that the popular app will shut down by Jan. 19, 2025. TikTok has more than 170 million American users who would be affected, the companies have said.

In their legal filing on Monday, attorneys for the two companies wrote that even if a shutdown lasted one month, it would cause TikTok to lose about a third of its daily users in the U.S.

The company would also lose 29% of its total “targeted global” advertising revenue for next year as well as talent since current and prospective employees would look elsewhere for jobs, they wrote.

“Before that happens, the Supreme Court should have an opportunity, as the only court with appellate jurisdiction over this action, to decide whether to review this exceptionally important case,” the filing said.

It’s not clear if the Supreme Court will take up the case. But some legal experts have said the justices are likely to weigh in on the case since it raises novel issues about social media platforms and how far the government could go in its stated aims of protecting national security.

President-elect Donald Trump, who tried to ban TikTok the last time he was in the White House, has said he is now against such action.

In their legal filing, the two companies pointed to the political realities, saying that an injunction would provide a “modest delay” that would give “the incoming Administration time to determine its position — which could moot both the impending harms and the need for Supreme Court review.”

Attorneys for the two companies are asking the appeals court to decide on the request for an enforcement pause by Dec. 16. The Department of Justice said in a court filing on Monday that it will oppose the request. Justice officials also suggested that an expedited decision denying TikTok’s request would give the Supreme Court more time to consider the case.

Yields in southern Iowa looked good despite late planting

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By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa)

The southern part of the state took a little longer to finish up the harvest this year compared to the north.

Iowa State Extension field agronomist, Aaron Saeugling covers the southwest corner of the state, and says a wet spring is to blame. “Clearly, a lot of that was delayed planting. We had a pretty good stretch of rain in May, and so I had a lot of corn that was planted the last week of May, in the first two weeks of June, and so that delays harvest.” he says.

He says a delay in southern counties has less of an impact that in the north. “We have a longer window in the fall than northern Iowa in terms of harvest. And so occasionally, if you have later higher moisture corn, they’ll kind of hold off combining,” Saeugling says. “So it’s not unusual for us to combine corn at Thanksgiving, and in northern Iowa, that’s they don’t like to do that, because Mother Nature can come.” Saeugling covers Pottawattamie, Cass, Adair, Mills, Montgomery, Adams, Union, Fremont, Page and Ringgold counties.

He says the late start and later harvest this year didn’t seem to impact harvest results. “You know, ironically, they still pulled some pretty good yields. There were isolated pockets, kind of depending on, you know, when the dry spell came through. I mean, we were, we were in the Drought Monitor at certain parts of the summer,” he says. “So depending if that corn was, you know, silken tasseling at the wrong time, those fields were probably impacted a little more than others, but I have other places that corn yields were exceptionally good.”

Northeast Iowa saw a relatively wet summer, but ISU field agronomist Terry Basol says things dried out to allow for a quick harvest and dry crops. “The moisture was low enough so that there wasn’t as much drying needed. That helped the economics, especially considering the lower commodity prices over the past few years. Every little bit certainly helps the growers,” Basol says.

Basol says dry weather had a secondary impact as lower river levels impacted shipping. “There’s a fair amount of fertilizer that comes up from the Gulf to Iowa, Minnesota, and the other states along the river, so that’s another thing to keep an eye on, as well,” he says. This marks the third fall in a row the southern Mississippi has been below average levels.

Week of December 31 Proclaimed Miss Iowa Week in Oskaloosa

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OSKALOOSA — The city of Oskaloosa announced that December 31, 2024 – January 5, 2025, has officially been proclaimed Miss Iowa Week in Oskaloosa.

During a special ceremony, Mayor Pro Tem Bob Drost presented the proclamation to Abi Batu-Tiako, the 2024 Miss Iowa. Abi, a recent William Penn University graduate, will represent Iowa at the Miss America pageant in 2025.

Ottumwa Firefighters Called to Local Hotel

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OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa Fire Department was called to AmericInn hotel for a fire alarm with sprinkler activation at 11:24 a.m. today, December 9, 2024. The caller reported no fire and needing assistance with shutting the sprinklers off. The Interim Fire Chief, Interim Deputy Chief, and Engine 102 responded. No smoke or fire was observed on the exterior of the building. Upon entering, smoke was observed and ORMICS was asked to respond. Engine 101 arrived after another call was complete. The sprinklers were shut off and the alarm was silenced. A person was found in a hotel room bathroom on the second floor. The person was conscious, combative, and refused to leave. Police were called to the scene to assist with removal of the combative occupant. A chair was found in the same room that had been on fire and it was removed from the building. Positive pressure fans were used to remove smoke from the building. The fire is currently under investigation and the Health Department was notified.

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