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The Statesmen Men’s Track and Field Team Collect Numerous Wins

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The Statesmen men’s track and field team collected numerous event wins as it hosted the Statesmen Relays Saturday.

Of the 20 contested events, William Penn squad members topped the field on 12 occasions.

Derek Seddon was a two-time champion, taking the discus at 158-2 and the hammer at 155-0.

Five other field athletes won titles, including Kalob Gist in the shot put (47-5.25) and Van Love-Scott in the javelin (145-5).

Long jumper Jaylin Thomas went a distance of 21-11 for his event win, while triple jumper Joshua Rankin was first at 41-6.5. Robert Woodle pole vaulted to a height of 8-6.25.

Neiman Thompson was first in the 400-meter dash in 48.76 seconds, and Payton Busch and his 2:00.27 finishing time topped the 800-meter run field.

Yonas Desta won the 1,500-meter run race in 4:19.15 and Markenson Charles took the 110-meter hurdle crown in 16.93 seconds. The 4×400-meter relay team won its event in a time of 3:36.56.

Mahaska Community Indoor Recreation/Early Childhood Education Survey Launch

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What’s the future of recreation and child care in Oskaloosa and the Mahaska Community? Area residents are being asked to help answer that question in a survey released today.

The survey is available online at www.mahaskasurvey.com.

Paper copies of the survey are available at the Oskaloosa City Hall, Public Library and Water Dept., Mahaska County YMCA, Mahaska County Courthouse and Senior Center, Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce and Eddyville & New Sharon City Halls. The survey will be available to the public until May 8.

The Mahaska Community Development Group (MCDG) and Mahaska County YMCA and are spearheading an effort to define what indoor recreation and early childhood education facilities and programs need to be in place to serve the community into the future.

“Indoor recreation and early childhood education & daycare services affect nearly every member of our community,” said Andrew Jensen, MCDG Executive Director. “They create places for us to have fun and stay fit, and provide area workers with quality, reliable daycare and preschool .”

“As we consider investments, whether renovation or construction of new facilities, we need to understand first what services the community thinks are important,” he said. “The survey input from residents will help guide what programs and facilities we maintain or create.”

The survey and study findings will be made available to the YMCA, Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation, William Penn University, and area schools and governments who offer facilities and programming. These stakeholder organizations will be able to use the information individually and in working together to meet community needs, according to Jensen. The reports will also be made available to the public.

About the Study
MCDG and YMCA contracted with Des Moines architectural firm Walker/Coen/Lorentzen to assist with the project. Matt Coen, a native of Oskaloosa, is leading the study process.

The study includes three phases: 1) a recreation and early childhood needs assessment to gather public input; 2) a capital needs assessment of the existing YMCA facility; and 3) creation of a master plan using data from phases 1 & 2. The plan will define facility and programming needs for indoor recreation and early childhood education & daycare for the YMCA and other community providers.

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Teaming Up

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Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard have teamed up to release a collaborative album later this year. The new studio album is titled “Django and Jimmie,” and will be released on June 2.

The New Album pays homage to two artists that had a huge impact on both Nelson and Haggard, Django Reinhardt and Jimmie Rodgers.

Iowa’s Medicaid Privatization Draws Scrutiny

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Gov. Terry Branstad’s plan to privatize the state’s Medicaid program is moving forward, though critics are raising questions about how the shift will impact patients.

Earlier this year, the state began an effort to shift Medicaid administration to two or more managed care organizations, to which Iowa will pay a fixed amount per enrollee to provide health coverage. State officials predict cost savings and say patients will still have access to quality health care.

But Democratic Senate President Pam Jochum, of Dubuque, said this week that she is not convinced, raising concerns about the quality of care for patients.

Amy Lorentzen McCoy, spokeswoman for the Department of Human Services, said the new system would save the state money by avoiding duplication of services and by offering better preventative care.

Oskaloosa Seniors’ Fall To Albia, JV Win 4-0

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The Oskaloosa boys’ soccer team was in action against Albia last night and had a rough game in route to a 7-2 loss. Both Osky goals were scored by Fridolin Fassbind. Ben Boston had 7 saves in goal for the Indians.

The JV squad had a solid outing, by beating Albia 4-0. Kirkland Howard scored two goals in that contest, and the other two were scored by Garrett Gilliland and Jose Chavez. The Osky boys’ soccer team is back in action tomorrow at the Winterset Tournament.

Osky Boys Finish 2nd, Girls 7th, At Newton Cardinal Relays

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The Oskaloosa track and field teams were back in action last night, facing off against good competition at the Newton Cardinal Relays.

The boys’ track and field team had a very good outing, finishing second behind Boone and just edging Marshalltown. Newton and Grinnell tied for 4th, Perry was 6th and CMB was 7th. The boys were led by three first place finishes. The 1600 medley team of Dwayne Lipscomb, Max Johnson, Tucker Nunnikhoven, and Spencer DeJong got the win with a season best time of 3:45.36.

Nunnikhoven and DeJong set personal bests in their respective splits. Austin Reed got a nice win in the 400 meter hurdles, setting a personal record with a time of 58.61 seconds. And Skylar DeJong set a personal record in winning the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:29.73.

Skylar also set a personal best in the 800 meter run, finishing second with a time of 2:02.63.

On the girls’ side, there was plenty of great competition as the Indians finished in 7th.
Pella was the team winner, with Cedar Rapids Prairie a distant second, Boone in third, Newton in fourth, ADM in fifth, and Indianola in 6th just ahead of Osky. Grinnell finished 7th, Knoxville finished in 11th, and Albia finished 12th in the 14 team field. The Indians were led by a slew of top five finishes, including two events in the top three. The 4×100 meter relay team of Leah VanMaanen, Taylor Richardson, Brey Hill, and Asia Laudermilch finished in third with a time of 52.03 seconds, and Taylor Richardson finished in third in the long jump at 15-10.5.

The Oskaloosa girls’ track and field team is back in action on Monday at Bondurant-Farrar. The Osky boys will send their qualifiers to the Drake Relays next week in Des Moines. The next team meet for the boys is Tuesday, April 28th, at Davis County.

Garth Brooks’ Voice Not 100{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b}

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After playing five shows in Portland, Oregon, this week, Garth Brooks is worried that his voice might not be one hundred percent for his performance at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday (4/19). Garth said, “Just in case we have to lip-sync, we taped a performance that was solely made for the awards show.”

Google Expansion

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Google Inc. wants to expand its Council Bluffs data center spending an additional $1 billion and doubling the size of its staff to 70.

The California company is asking the state for an additional $19.8 million in tax refunds bringing its total tax incentives to more than $36 million. The company received nearly $17 million in tax incentives to build the first phase of its data center in exchange for a promise to employ 35 people.

Google’s total investment in Iowa will come to around $2 billion.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority is to consider the project expansion Friday.

Microsoft is spending about $2 billion to build two data centers in West Des Moines and Facebook has invested about $1 billion in two Altoona data centers.

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