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Inmate dies following attempted suicide

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News The Polk County Medical Examiner, Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and Jasper County Attorney are investigating the death of a 23-year-old inmate Saturday night from an apparent suicide in his cell.

Main Street shows vacant space during commercial open house

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News

An inmate at the Jasper County Jail died at a Des Moines hospital overnight Saturday into Sunday following a suicide attempt, according to Jasper County Chief Deputy Sheriff Duane Rozendaal.

Michael Criqui, 23, of Newton was transported to Skiff Medical Center in Newton by ambulance around 6:30 p.m.

Saturday and later airlifted to Des Moines by helicopter. Res-

cue crews were dispatched to the jail at approximately 6 p.m. after inmates in Criqui’s pod called jail staff to the cell for assistance.

An initial investigation reveals Criqui tied a bed sheet around his neck and his bunk to commit the act.

Rozendaal said jail staff provided emergency rescue measures to Criqui until Newton Fire Department and ambulance crews and Jasper County deputies responded.

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Newton resident to be awarded Purple Heart on Friday

nearly ever state in the U.S. and was a vibrant part of the downtown Newton economy. The Pappy’s owner is looking to either rent at $1,000 per month or sell at a $100,000 purchase price. Cupples was one of roughly 12 downtown Newton building owners who showcased available space Saturday as part of Newton Main Street’s Commercial Space Open House.

Inside the former Pappy’s Antique Mall at 103 First Ave. W. on Newton’s downtown square, Deb Cupples wraps a ceramic antique in newspaper. Pappy’s closed its doors in December 2013 after nearly 23 years in business and the 6,000 plus square feet is now on the market.

During its prime, Cupples said Pappy’s drew customers from

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Robert Swan of Newton, shown here with his wife, Mary, is set to receive a Purple Heart and other honors at a ceremony to take place at noon on Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on North 11th Avenue East.

Swan wounded, exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Deb Cupples, owner of the former Pappy’s Antique Mall at 103 First Ave. W., shows off more than 6,000 square feet she has either for rent or for sale. Downtown Newton building owners and Main Street opened the district’s available office and retail space Saturday for the first annual commercial space open house.

When Robert Ray Swan returned home from Vietnam, it was a surprise to his family.

When Swan receives the oldest military honor on Friday, it is something that was a surprise to him, once it was announced.

Swan is scheduled to receive a Purple Heart at noon Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on North 11th Avenue East from U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack. It’s an honor that comes about 45 years after his service in Vietnam with

the Army.

“I was shocked and excited when I found out I would be getting the honor,” Swan said. “It shows that if you contact your senator or representative, and stick with it, you can get recognized for the sacrifice you’ve made.”

Swan, 68, said it became apparent, at some point, that there were honors on his printed military records regard a Purple Heart and other honors, but for whatever reason, he had never had his awards given to him.

After writing some letters and after some dialogue with Loeb-

sack, who serves on the House Committee on Armed Services’ Subcommittee on Military Personnel, the Congressman was able to help Swan receive his honors.

“I look forward to presenting Mr. Swan with the Purple Heart he earned while defending our nation,” Loebsack said.

“I strongly believe we have no greater responsibility as a nation than to ensure that we care for our veterans with the same dignity and honor with which they served.

“Whether it is helping an Iowan secure the service medals they were awarded but never received, or aiding a veteran who is having difficulty working through the VA, I am proud to assist in whatever way possible.”

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Barton running for at-large as write-in

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Throwing her hat in the ring through a Facebook campaign, Rachel Barton is running a write-in campaign for the at-large Newton City Council seat.

On the ballot for the at-large seat is Miranda Kulis, who was recently endorsed by current council member Noreen Otto, whose seat she is

looking to fill.

Barton, who has lived in Newton for almost 20 years a n d Barton works as a nail technician at Trenz Hair Studio, will have to compete for the seat through write-in votes, as she missed the Sept.

17 deadline to file candidacy papers. Kulis announced her intentions to seek the council seat on Sept. 10, completing the necessary paper work and planning an aggressive campaign.

Kulis, Coordinator at Newton’s Goodwill Career Connection center, scheduled several “Have You Met? – Miranda for City Council” meet and greets at Bridgehouse Coffee Co. and planned to visit no fewer than

1,000 households in October in an effort to meet as many city residents as possible.

“One of the things I have demonstrated in my role as Coordinator of the Goodwill Career Connection Center in Newton is the value of hard work and tenacity,” Kulis said. “I know that many candidates don’t knock on doors, but I’ve set a goal to introduce myself to as many voters as possi-

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shouldn’t vote for me. If they want someone who asks the hard questions, sticks to their convictions and whose priorities involve improving our town, our schools and ourselves, then voters should definitely write me in for city council at-large.”

City Election Day is Nov. 3.

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Barton plans to give voters another option to fill the vacate seat.

“Why do I want to be on the city council?

Truthfully, it is something I never thought I would do. I didn’t think I fit into that mold. But then I decided maybe that’s exactly what Newton needs,” Barton said. “If the people want someone who fades into the background and goes with the flow, they

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Iowa unemployment rate drops to 3.6 percent DES MOINES — Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased slightly to 3.6 percent in September from 3.7 percent in August. The state’s jobless rate was 4.3 percent one year ago.

The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 5.1 percent in September.

“The unemployment rate continues to decline and reflects numbers not seen since 2006, this is good news for Iowans across the state,” said Beth Townsend, director of Iowa Workforce Develop-

ment. “A record number of job openings exist in various industry sectors and we will continue to do all that we can to help Iowans find those opportunities.”

The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 61,300 in September from 62,500 in August. The current estimate is 12,700 lower than the year ago level of 74,000.

The total number of working Iowans increased to 1,640,200 in September.

This figure was 2,600 higher than Au-

gust, and 2,700 higher than one year ago.

Iowa’s nonfarm employment decreased by 2,100 jobs in September and now rests at 1,573,000. This month’s drop is the second consecutive loss for the state and fueled by a drop of 1,800 jobs in the private sector. Government was down a slight 300 jobs as seasonal summer employment losses were mitigated by early hiring at the state’s universities.

Leisure and hospitality added the most jobs in September (+1,500) and was bolstered by growth in accommodations and food services (+500).

These industries have steadily trended up since 2010. Education and health care services also added jobs this month (+600), as did professional and business services (+200). Job losses in September were largest in manufacturing (-2,000) and split between durable and nondurable goods factories.

REG, Inc. revises third quarter guidance

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News With a view of the Wagaman Mill and North Skunk River at their doorstep, Prime Country BBQ and Bed and Breakfast provides the perfect setting for a night away.

Barbecue available at Prime Country Bed and Breakfast

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A love of barbecue and an opportunity of a lifetime led Mark and Vicky Huizer to open Prime Country BBQ & Catering along with Prime Country Bed and Breakfast. Located at the former Linden House in Lynnville, Prime Country caters to those staying with them and travels with their concessions trailer around the county and beyond.

“We started the concession trailer a year ago last January and did all of our cooking in the trailer. There was not a lot of room for storage in the trailer so in October of last year Brownell’s came to us and wanted to know if we wanted to lease this building,” Mark Huizer said. “So they leased it to us, and we needed the kitchen, we were looking build, so when they came to us and wanted to lease it to us we jumped on it.

The bed and breakfast and restaurant part kind of came along with it so we are utilizing it.”

Although the two are new to the catering business, they are not new to barbecue. Mark Huizer sold Green Mountain Grills for seven years and had always enjoyed smoking meat. A couple of years

ago he was ready for a job change and decided to go out on a whim and start their own business.

From day one the couple has heard nothing but praise about their barbecue and their schedule began filling up with events. They frequented Thursday nights in Pella and attended larger events such as the Knoxville Raceway Nationals, Tulip Time in Pella and Lynnville Days.

When the opportunity came to purchase the bed and breakfast earlier this year, the Huizers decided to take the opportunity and expand their business.

“When it gets cold and you can’t operate a trailer, now instead of taking the trailer out of town we just open the restaurant here, if we don’t have a catering event,” Mark Huizersaid.

Those staying the night can enjoy the picturesque view from the front porch of the Wagaman Mill and North Skunk River from the front porch along with the large patio for socializing or dinning.

The bed and breakfast can sleep about 24 people in two queen rooms, one king room, one tworoom king suit, two bunk rooms with six beds per room and one queen room with one set of bunk

beds. A continental style breakfast is available and varies depending on guests preferences.

Another amenity at the bed and breakfast is the restaurant on the first level. Available with a bar, the space is open on weekends when the Huizer’s are not out at a catering event. They have all of their favorites available that have won over so many in their concession business.

“Our mainstay is brisket and pulled pork, cheesy potatoes, peach cobbler. All of our homemade sides,” Mark Huizer said.

As the weather begins to turn and outdoor opportunities grow fewer, the Huizers are looking to get holiday parties at their Lynnville location.

“We like them a little bit more than 25 people, around the 40 range is great for the parties,” Vicky Huizer said. “We can accommodate two parties at a time one in each room.”

For more information about Prime Country BBQ & Catering or Prime Country Bed and Breakfast contact the Huizers at 641521-6399 or on the Facebook page.

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AMES — Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGI) announced that the company is revising its earnings guidance for third quarter 2015.

REG now expects to report a net loss of $9 million to $15 million and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA in the range of negative $7 million to negative $13 million, which is below the Company’s prior guidance of adjusted EBITDA in the range of $0 to $10 million.

“Throughout the quarter, we experienced a volatile commodity environment coupled with a significant decline in RIN prices,” said REG President and CEO Daniel J. Oh. “Feedstock prices did not decline as significantly as energy prices and RINs during the quarter, mainly due to continued high industry production levels in anticipation of a retroactive reinstatement of the federal biodiesel mixture excise tax credit.”

If the tax credit is retroactively reinstated as anticipated, the net benefit to REG for the quarter would be between $35 million and $40 million.

The Company also gave a time range for resumption of production at its Geismar, Louisana renewable hydrocarbon diesel biorefinery following the Sept. 3 fire at the plant.

“Our first priority at Geismar remains the recovery of our employee and the three contractors who were injured,” said Oh. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with them and their families.”

“The structural damage from the September fire was far less than the April incident. We continue to have great confidence in the technology and facility.

Our current estimate is that our team will have the plant back online by the end of January.”

Tech stocks lead a rally; S&P 500 turns positive for year U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, delivering their second gain in two days and pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 index back into positive territory for the year.

Strong quarterly earnings from several big-name technology companies helped rally the market, which has been gradually regaining ground following a swoon in August and September. Microsoft vaulted to a 15-year high, while Amazon and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, closed sharply higher.

Investors also welcomed an interest rate cut by China’s central bank and the possibility of more economic stimulus for Europe.

“It’s been a great couple of days for the market and it’s actually impressive to see such a good follow-up after yesterday’s unbelievable move,” said JJ Kinahan, TD Ameritrade’s chief strategist.

The Nasdaq composite, which is heavily weighted with technology stocks, rose 111.81 points, or 2.3 percent, to 5,031.86.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 157.54 points, or 0.9 percent, to 17,646.70. The S&P 500 index climbed 22.64 points, or 1.1 percent, to 2,075.15.

The gains pushed the Nasdaq up 6.3 percent for the year. The S&P 500 index is now up 0.8 percent.

The Dow is down 1 percent.

Local News Purple Heart Continued from Page 1A The Purple Heart ranks among top U.S. military honors, in the minds of many. It was awarded to director Oliver Stone, former U.S. Joint Forces Commander-in-Chief Norman Schwarzkopf and former senator and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for their service in Vietnam, but Swan’s story is quite unique; he was reported to his mother and stepfather as killed in action, or KIA. The mine After starting his tour in Vietnam in 1968 with an engineering division, Swan later served with an infantry division. He said the incident that led to his medical discharge caused most of the soldiers in his unit to believe he had been killed by a mine explosion.

On a minesweeping mission in 1970, Swan’s vehicle hit a mine, and launched him “off the side of a mountain.” While Swan survived

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the blast and the fall, he was badly injured, and guesses he woke up several days later. He had the “A-bag” with him, and he was able to use IV fluid for hydration.

Hiding during the day and stealing food from villages at night, it was nearly a month after the mine explosion when Swan was discovered

by ARVN (South Vietnamese) troops.

“It took them a while before they could find an English-language interpreter,” Swan said.

A lucky break The ARVN unit turned Swan over to American personnel, who grilled him heavily on his stated identity, as a soldier by his name had been reported as KIA by the Army.

“A guy who was leaving that day happened to see me, and recognized me,” Swan said. “He told a CO that he thought I was in his unit, and he knew my name. The CO said ‘I thought that man was killed.’ The guy leaving said ‘So did we.’”

Swan took a lot of shrap-

Spinal and equilibrium issues are just two of his categories of health struggles.

A foreign fragment was removed from his leg as late as early 2015.

Submitted photo Robert Swan of Newton, shown here at the South Vietnam base known as “LZ Debbie”, is set to receive a Purple Heart and other honors at a ceremony. U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack is set to present Swan with a Purple Heart and other commendations at noon Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on North 11th Avenue East.

nel from the mine, and his wounds led to a medical discharge in late 1970. However, no one had contacted anyone with his family in Iowa to let them know he had been found alive.

When he got home to Burlington, walking up to the family home, his mother fainted, thinking she was see-

ing his ghost.

“My stepfather came over, and he passed out, too,” Swan said.

Swan received full disability status. He was also exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, and between that and combat wounds, he has had health difficulties throughout his adult life.

Downtown Continued from Page 1A “The benefits of having the building were the people who were on the square every day. They would come in and they became like your friends,” Cupples said. “It was just nice to see people every day. Being downtown is advantageous for that.”

Main Street partnered with building owners to display 15 available properties during Saturday’s event — a mix of retail and office space ranging from 320 to 7,000 square feet. Building owners were on hand to answer questions and possibly take offers for renting or selling their available space.

Newton Main Street Program Director Andrew Bassman believes the commercial space open house is a positive for both downtown building owners and prospective entrepreneurs, showcasing all the avail-

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Most recently First Avenue Speakeasy, building owner Levi Pence has more than 7,000 square feet of commercial space for rent at 109 First Ave. W in downtown Newton.

Available office and retail space was on showcase Saturday during Newton Main Street’s Commercial Space Open House.

able space in the Main Street district at once. A handful of prospective renters and purchasers took the self-guided tour Saturday, but Bassman said Main Street intends

Jail Continued from Page 1A The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office and the Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office are also investigating the incident.

Online court records show Criqui

on making the open house an annual event.

“I think the approach that some building owners take by putting the sign on the window is a good start, but we want-

was arrested and placed in the Jasper County Jail on Oct. 16 and Oct. 21 for possession of marijuana, third or subsequent offense, and other drug-related offenses. He was scheduled to have a preliminary bond hearing Nov. 2.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

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ed to do something a little more active and try to make something happen,” Bassman said. “We figured it might appeal to

Honors Swan said he will also receive the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross and a Bronze Star. He is hoping that a local Boy Scout troop will get to participate in Friday’s ceremony; like many veterans, Swan hopes to have young people see how vets are supposed to be honored.

Having been divorced during his time in the Army in 1969, Swan met his present wife, Mary, in 2001. He credits her for supporting him as he battled his health issues into his 60s and wrote letters in an attempt to get his honors delivered to him, and for helping him with life’s daily challenges.

“She’s the reason I’m still around,” he said.

people more if they could see multiple spaces at once rather than setting up who knows how many appointments to see the places.”

Don Poynter sits on Newton Main Street’s economic restructuring committee which helps the expansion and growth of existing downtown business while recruiting new business to the district.

Poynter said his committee has reached out to businesses within a 35 mile radius of downtown Newton that might be exploring opening a second location or relocating to a new market. This targeted networking is based off of a consumer profiles report Main Street commissioned in 2014.

“These buildings are open and available, so we’re not specifying the type of business,” Poynter said. “Ideally, we’d prefer to keep a mix of

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@ newtondailynews.com

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businesses retail and service business. But this is the county seat, it’s best to have the offices and spaces occupied. We have some prime retail space and there’s been some interest.”

Jonna and Jeff Wisnieski own Home Instead Senior Care at 207 First Ave. W. They are looking to expand their business and add staff. Jonna and Jeff said they took advantage of Saturday’s open house to find a more suitable space.

“What we’re looking for is extra space because we’re going to add to our staff,” Jonna Wisnieski said. “We would like something a little more inspiring. We’re happy where we are but we’re looking for something a little nicer and newer and remodelable.”

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Larry & Diana Ambroson Salt & Headaches Cutting back on salt helps lower blood pressure, but it also may help reduce the occurrence of headaches, especially in those with hypertension. Researchers reviewed data from a study that assigned 390 people with high blood pressure or pre-hypertension to diets that were either highsodium (3,300 mg/day), medium-sodium (2,400 mg/ day) or low-sodium (1,500 mg/day) for 30 days each.

Study participants were about 30% less likely to record having a headache while on the low-sodium diet than when they were eating the high-sodium one. The results don’t prove cause-and-effect, only an association.

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By Pam Rodgers Associate Editor

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I have to give a shout-out to whomever is in charge of marketing for the new “Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens” film. They know exactly what they are doing, and I both appreciate and hate them at the same time.

I have been eagerly awaiting the new film since Disney purchased LucasFilms in 2012 and shortly thereafter announced more “Star Wars” movies were to be produced.

Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge Disney fan. I pay attention to Disney-related news, visit the parks, watch the movies, buy the merchandise; you name it, and I’ve done almost all of it. When Disney took over the Marvel universe and gave us a long line of entertaining, action-packed superhero movies, I knew they could do great things with the Star Wars franchise.

They have a lot of ground to make up after the problems Episodes I-III created among the fan

base. But if there is a company that can do it, I believe Disney is the best one for the job.

We, as fans, have been teased from the very beginning with casting news. Getting the big three back — Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill — was an important moment to build hype for the new film.

Everything has been very hush-hush; only a vague plot summary can be found on imdb. com. In the same vein, we know the actors who will be in the film, but many of them don’t have character names assigned to them, building the mystery further. I admit I was constantly checking my Facebook feed for when the new trailer dropped last Monday. It was so well done; the music, the voice-over and the video snippets all had me bouncing in my seat. Kudos to the movie trailer team. The downside was I wanted to watch the movie the next day, but I will have to wait until December like everyone

else. Bummer.

I have a long history with the franchise. My dad loves to tell me that he took mom to see the original film in theaters on their first date. Since then, the original trilogy has always been part of the family. I’ve seen the movies so many times I couldn’t tell you for sure at what age I first saw them.

We had all three movies on VHS, and we watched them so many times the boxes are now held together with scotch tape.

“Return of the Jedi” met an early end in a tape rewinder machine. Anyone who has spent time coaxing tape out of one of those contraptions only to have it rip in front of your eyes knows what anguish we experienced that day. I was particularly devastated because “Jedi” was my favorite of the three. Grandma Rodgers saved the day when she got us another copy. I’ll never forget that.

I have also gleaned love for the series from my uncle — my dad’s brother. Uncle Myron loves

to read science fiction novels, and I am fairly confident in saying he has read every “Star Wars” novel ever written. He has told me snippets of what happens in future books, but I only half listened, believing for a long time the movie franchise had been put to rest.

I haven’t asked him any questions about potential plot lines because I like the idea of being surprised. I have never understood the people who dig up spoilers and try to find leaked information about a popular movie. The anticipation is part of the fun.

I know I’ll sit down with my uncle and the rest of the family and have a nice discussion after the new movie hits theaters.

In the meantime, I’ll go cue up that trailer again and patiently wait until the force awakens on screen.

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Rein in Washington’s overgrowth Families across Iowa look forward to fall traditions, from school homecoming events to apple-picking, pumpkin patches and trick-ortreating. Iowa farmers are working longer hours to bring in the harvest, thankful that sunny skies and dry conditions

By U.S. Sen. are helping Chuck Grassley them get a good start on a good crop.

This fall I am also grateful for a tradition I’ve kept since Iowans first elected me to the U.S. Senate.

In October I completed my faceto-face meetings with Iowans in each county. Holding a meeting in each of Iowa’s 99 counties at least once every year gives me a good perspective on what people are talking about on Main Street, around their kitchen tables and in the workplace.

At this time of year, I am tuned in to crop yields from county to county. Early reports indicate Iowa farmers are harvesting an impressive bounty.

Washington’s bounty, on the other hand, is not so impressive.

Inside the Beltway, bean counters can measure an abundance of taxes, regulations and deficits. The reach of the federal bureaucracy sprawls across the landscape of American society, reaching deeply and broadly into the economy.

Federal rules and regulations are implementing costly health care, banking, immigration, education, energy, transportation and farm

policy that affects hard-working families all across the country.

Federal regulations create a regressive tax on all Americans.

Hidden compliance costs passed on to U.S. households reach nearly $15,000 per year per household, according to an analysis by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

A joint academic study estimates the federal government spends $57.3 billion to enforce its regulations. Another projection by the Competitive Enterprise Institute concludes the U.S. regulatory footprint would rank as the 10th largest economy in the world.

Consider that in 2013, 72 federal laws were enacted. And yet there were 51 times that many federal rules issued – 3,659 – in just those 12 months. Furthermore, the Federal Register issued 79,311 pages of rules that same year handed down from the federal bureaucracy. From the economy to the environment, education, health care and taxes, Washington dictates, regulates, redistributes and centralizes its authority within a bloated bureaucracy that is cumbersome and unaccountable.

Iowans tell me that Washington overtaxes, overregulates and overspends. Its overgrowth is eclipsing good government.

Until the Veterans Department sweeps away bad management and fixes patient backlogs, the Secret Service and Drug Enforcement Administration get serious about punishing wrongdoers within their ranks and the Defense Department figures out how to clamp down on flagrant credit card abuse, the electorate will continue asking: What’s

wrong with Washington?

Taxpayers work hard for their money. They deserve to get their money’s worth — not wasteful spending squandered by Washington.

And yet, the incredible fact is, they don’t. The federal government improperly paid out $125 billion last year, according to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. That’s a 20 percent jump over the previous year. Tracing the payment trail to government contractors requires constant oversight. From the Pentagon to Medicare, I relentlessly track federal spending to help ensure the nation’s defense and health care dollars are spent as intended, as an example. From government-issued credit cards to bloated bureaucracies that rubber stamp improper payments, the federal payment stream is riddled with mismanagement.

That’s why I’m pushing new legislation that would implement continuous fiscal controls and accountability measures to thwart personal spending sprees on the taxpayer’s dime. It builds upon my anti-fraud credit card bill that was signed into law in 2012.

I’m also working to trim costly spending and excessive regulations with the REINS Act, or Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act. It would require any executive rule that would cost $100 million or more to come before Congress for approval. Basically, it would tighten oversight, foster transparency and increase accountability by derailing bureaucratic overreach from unelected officials.

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In a democracy, citizens must be able to criticize their leaders. It’s a reason Ameri c a ’s founders put f r e e speech in the Bill of Rights.

I as- By John Stossel sumed that right is safe in the United States. So I was shocked to learn what happened in Wisconsin.

Before dawn, Deborah Jordahl was awakened by the sound of cops banging on her front door.

She rushed downstairs before police used their battering ram to break the door down. The officers then said her household was under criminal investigation.

They ordered Deborah and her son Adam to step aside while they took her family’s computers, cellphones and files.

They also told her, don’t talk to anyone about this investigation. If you do, you may be jailed.

They wouldn’t tell her why.

School buses drove by. Neighbors wondered what was going on at the Jordahl house.

Deborah’s son told me, “People came up to me at school and said, ‘Hey, what happened at your house this morning?’” He couldn’t legally answer.

No one in the family was allowed to explain that Deborah works as a political consultant, that she supported Gov. Scott Walker and limited government. Now, political incumbents who like big government were investigating her for possible violation of Wisconsin’s campaign finance rules.

Modern campaign rules are so complex no one is certain what is legal. Yet one misstep is enough to get accused not just of bad political arguments, but also of “collusion” and racketeering. Raise money for a cause you believe in and get close to politicians you favor, and you may be accused of funneling illicit money to their campaigns.

In Wisconsin, prosecutors may also impose what’s called the “John Doe” rule: Don’t tell anyone that you’re being investigated, not even your kids, your spouse and definitely not the media.

Prosecutors claim secrecy is needed to “protect privacy” of people under investigation — if charges are dropped, no one need know that you had been accused. But in truth, says Eric O’Keefe, another limited-government activist who Wisconsin prosecutors investigated, “This is about shutting us up. That’s all it is. It is a speech suppression play.”

It’s also a way for political insiders to punish their opponents. O’Keefe is a Republican, and the lead prosecutor, Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm, is a Democrat, but two Republican insiders signed off on the raids, too. “I take cold comfort in having my constitutional rights trampled by both parties,” says O’Keefe.

We who support smaller government expect retaliation from incumbent politicians. But children shouldn’t be punished. Sixteen yearold Noah Johnson was home alone when cops banged on his family’s door at dawn. His parents left early that morning.

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Obituaries Ardyth I. Pollard Oct. 23, 2015 Ardyth I. Pollard, of Newton, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, at Park Centre in Ne w ton.

A funeral service will be at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the funeral home. Memorials to

Helen Barton Oct. 22, 2015 A memorial service for Helen Barton, 88, of Newton, will be at noon Friday, Oct. 30 at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton. The family will greet friends on Friday following the service, during a lunch at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

the Bill Pollard and Ardyth Pollard Colfax and Newton High Schools Scholarship Fund may be left at the funeral home.

Ardyth, the daughter of Samuel and Blodwen (Lamb) Pollard, was a graduate of Colfax High School. She also attended Drake University, the University of Chicago and DMACC. Ardyth was employed by the telephone company while in high school. Shortly after graduation, her family moved to Newton, and Ardyth started

her career with United Air Lines — a career that lasted 28 years.

She was a flight attendant during that time, and was domiciled in Omaha, Denver and Chicago. Her last two years with United, she was a receptionist at headquarters in Chicago.

Ardyth was a member of a business sorority, a flight attendant’s sorority and for a short while, the White Shrine. Ardyth was devoted to ill and handicapped children.

She was a volunteer

and fund raiser for the Children’s Convalescent Home in Johnston. Later she volunteered and was a fund raiser for Easter Seals — Camp Sunnyside in Des Moines. She was a loyal Iowa Hawkeyes fan.

Those left to honor Ardyth’s memory include her close friends, Jason and Deborah Paul and their children, Ryan, Emily and Katie, all of Pleasant Hill; and many other friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Bill Pollard.

Justice Zager speaks to DMACC students Submitted Photo Iowa State Supreme Court Justice Bruce Zager speaks to court reporting students at the DMACC Newton Campus. Zager said he was a strong advocate for court reporters which he used daily when then Gov. Tom Vilsack appointed him to the Iowa District Court in 1999. He served in that capacity until 2011 when Gov. Terry Branstad named him to the seven member Iowa Supreme Court. Zager said court reporters are not needed to assist the Iowa Supreme Court. The DMACC Newton Campus is the only educational facility in Iowa offering court reporting.

Justice Zager told the students there is an ever increasing need for more court reporters. He said of the 168 positions currently on the Iowa Supreme Court payroll, 27 reporters or 16 percent are eligible to retire under the IPERS “Rule of 88.”

Fall Craft Fun All ages can enjoy making some fall-related make-and-take crafts at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Red Rock Lake Visitor Center.

Banwell receives award at ISU Michelle Banwell was the recipient of the “Jordan Larson Education Administrative Award” at Iowa State University in Ames Oct. 2. Her name will be displayed on a plaque in the Education building at Iowa State; she also received a certificate and monetary award.

Michelle Banwell is a band director and music teacher for the Newton Community School District. Her teaching responsibilities include assistant high school marching and concert band, fifth through 12th grade band lessons and lower elementary general music classes.

Banwell earned her Bachelor

of Arts in music education from Central College in 2004. She also earned masters degrees in effective teaching and instructional leadership from Buena Vista University in 2011 and Educational Administration from Iowa State University in 2014.

Throughout her teaching career, Banwell has been a member of the Iowa Bandmasters Association, National Educators Association, Iowa Alliance for Arts Education, South Central Iowa Bandmasters Association and Music Educators.

Banwell is also a very active member of the local Catholic Church, and in the past has provided music

for church services and grades K-6 Faith Formation.

Some of Banwell’s fondest memories and greatest achievements include traveling and performing with the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps for six years, winning the Central College Concerto Aria Competition in 2002, and being the recipient of the Robert M. Beulow Distinguished Service Award in 2003.

Banwell is a proud wife and mother. She and her husband Seth have been married for 11 years.

They have three children; Lance, 10; Kaden, 7; and Tysen born Aug. 10.

Black Hills energy offering new $1,000 scholarships Newton Daily News GRIMES — Two new scholarships of $1,000 each are now available to students enrolling in the Natural Gas Utility Technician program at Marshalltown Community College.

Natural gas utility Black Hills Energy is providing the “Improving Life With Energy” scholarships and is a partner with the college in the program, which instructs students in a variety of areas, including the installation,

maintenance and operation of natural gas plastic and steel mains, services and related equipment.

“We have designed our scholarship program to reflect the need for highly skilled and welltrained employees,” said Jeremy Cook, Iowa Human Resources Manager for Black Hills Energy.

“Energy technicians are in high demand and will be for years to come.”

According to the Center for Energy Workforce Development, almost 55 percent of the workforce in the energy industry may

need to be replaced due to age-based retirement in the next 10 years.

This includes jobs at all levels, including supervisors, field technicians, accounting, administrative and information technology.

Black Hills Energy offers a similar scholarship with the Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta, for their Gas Utility Construction and Service program. For more information on both scholarships, visit www. blackhillsenergy.com/ scholarships.

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• Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at 219 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Newton Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Newton Village for social time, coffee and a program. Anyone interested in the program or learning more about Golden K Kiwanis is welcome to come as a guest. For more information contact the Rev. Thomas Lloyd at 641-792-3612.

• Congressman Dave Loebsack’s District Representative Bri Dennison will host open office hours at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Uncle Nancy’s Coffeehouse & Eatery, 114 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

• Power Thoughts women’s study will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Newton Rotary Club will meet at noon Tuesday at the DMACC Newton Campus upstairs banquet room. The program will be presented by Jeff Maki on “When Buffalo Bill Came to Newton.” Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the Newton Rotary Club is welcome.

For more information or to make reservations for lunch call Miranda Kulis at 641-417-9174 or Andrew Davis at 330-322-5111.

• Bible Study for women will meet at 1 p.m.

Tuesday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Jasper County Retired School Personnel Association will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Newton.

• Discover Hope faith based addiction support group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

• 12 Women of the Bible women’s study will meet at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Overcoming Emotions that Destroy will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

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Man returns to his ex and kids while married to someone else DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I have been back together for eight months. We were divorced for two years, during which time he remarried.

We stayed in contact during his second marriage and he says he still loves me, so he left her.

He’s now back with me after living on his own for a few months. I’m frustrated because he won’t commit to me again. He says he has forgiven me for what broke up our marriage, but he will never consider remarrying me.

He says he has lost faith in all women. He says one marriage to me was enough and that he’s confused. He told me it’s fine with him if I put my rings back on. He introduces me as his wife when we’re out together, but won’t divorce his second wife.

I know I’m coming on too strong and pressuring him to be the man he used to be. I just don’t think it’s right that he should get all the benefits of having his wife and children back with none of the commitment. Should I back off and give him time to heal, or am I trapping myself in a hopeless relationship that’s going to leave me a divorcee? — HOPELESS IN MISSOURI DEAR HOPELESS: I think we both know the answer to that. Your ex has stated clearly that he will never consider remarrying you. Under these circumstances, your wedding rings should remain in the drawer. While he may introduce you as his wife, you are NOT his wife. His WIFE is his wife, which entitles her to all the rights and privileges of her status as a spouse according to the laws of Missouri.

Be prepared to give your ex plenty of time to “heal” WHILE LIVING ON HIS OWN. If he is confused, insist that he work his issues through with a therapist. Allowing him to stay with you while married to someone else was a mistake. You should have thought through how the arrangement might

affect your children before you agreed to it.

DEAR ABBY: My mother comes from a large family. While most of the time everyone is kind and fairly respectful, there have been several occasions when gossiping family members have said hurtful things.

Most recently, a comment was made about my 29-year-old brother. He is unmarried and isn’t dating anyone. He works two jobs and also participates in fishing tournaments. Someone commented that he “must be gay” because he “has guys sleep over at his house” and “doesn’t have a girlfriend.”

For the record, my brother is straight. His fishing teammates sleep over because they leave at 3 a.m. for their tournaments.

This really annoyed my mom and me. It’s no one’s business how he chooses to live his life, straight or gay.

While we try to distance ourselves from their comments, staying quiet about them is becoming more and more difficult. What can we say without sinking to their level? — SEETHING IN OHIO DEAR SEETHING: How about being direct: “My brother/son is not gay. Please stop spreading rumors about him that aren’t true because it’s really annoying.”

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Woman’s body found near smashed truck in Iowa SHELLSBURG — Iowa authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found near a stolen truck that had crashed north of Shellsburg. The truck was stolen Sunday in Benton County. Two men who were examining the truck after it was found soon noticed blood on a door handle and then saw a blood trail away from the truck. They followed the blood and found the woman’s body. The Iowa State Patrol would say only that an investigation into the woman’s death has begun.

DAVENPORT — The Davenport school board will likely decide Monday whether to close a school with declining enrollment. The Quad-City Times reports the board is scheduled to decide Monday whether to close J.B. Young school. Superintendent Art Tate proposed the move in August because enrollment at the school is below 60 percent of the building’s capacity. Tate says the closing would save the district about $1.9 million in salaries and eliminate the need for $11 million in upgrades the building needs.

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WATERLOO — Authorities have been seeking the driver of a car that struck a 13-year-old girl who was walking across a Waterloo street. Waterloo television station KWWL reports that Lyisha Dixon was hit a little before 1 a.m. Sunday while walking with her 16-year-old cousin, who was not struck. The injured girl was taken to an Iowa City hospital for treatment of facial injuries.

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CEDAR FALLS — Iowa farmers expect fewer problems shipping their crops this year because railroads have made improvements and the market may encourage more farmers to store their grain initially.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that railroads have upgraded their networks since the problems of the last couple years. And the low grain prices may prompt more farmers to hold onto their harvests.

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Man charged in shooting outside Ankeny restaurant ANKENY — A 36-year-old man has been charged in the shooting of two men outside of a restaurant in Ankeny.

Gabriel Coco was charged with two counts of willful injury in the Saturday shooting outside of a McDonald’s. Authorities say two 18-year-old men were arguing with Coco about behavior in the restaurant around 10:30 p.m. when the suspect shot the men.

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Mason City may reconsider ban on metal detectors in parks

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News A collision in Newton at about 11:15 a.m. Friday led to one woman being transported to Skiff Medical Center with minor injuries. No one else was injured in the two-car collision, which happened at the intersection of North Second Avenue East and East Fourth Street North.

MASON CITY (AP) — Mason City officials may reconsider a ban adopted last month on using metal detectors in parks.

Park Board Chairman Don Nelson tells the Globe Gazette he is working with scavengers who use metal detectors to develop a permit system that would allow the hobby.

The Park Board banned metal detectors because of concerns about the potential for

damage to city property when users try to dig up what they find. Parts of East Park have to remain undisturbed to remain eligible for certain grants.

The issue came up after a park official stopped James Sayles from using his metal detector in East Park. Sayles told the board he had been doing so for years and couldn’t find anything in city rules that prohibited it.

Nelson said he has been trying to find a workable solution since

last month’s meeting.

Some fans of metal detectors are helping develop the plan.

“I think they’re working on a good compromise where people will be able to use the metal detectors but will have to get a permit,” Nelson said. “There will be some rules and if someone doesn’t follow them, we can jerk the permit.

That way, people can use them but the city exercises some control. It seems like a plan that will work.”

Sanders, Clinton set tone for leadoff presidential caucuses and just.”

Clinton and Sanders sit atop a Democratic presidential field that was effectively pared down to two after Vice President Joe Biden announced this week he would not seek the nomination.

Clinton made a direct appeal to Biden’s sup-

porters, saying that the vice president has been at Obama’s side every step of the way.

“He has fought passionately for middle-class families and middle-class values,” she said.

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Sanders, the independent Vermont senator, never mentioned Clinton by name at the high-profile fundraising dinner but implicitly criticized her delayed opposition to the Trans-Pacific Part-

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Jadus Usry, 8, of Newton decorates a gourd Friday night before taking the 11th annual Halloween Hike through Mariposa Recreational Area east of Newton. Jasper County Conservation organized the annual hike to raise money for new playground equipment at the park.

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Mike Mendhenhall/Daily News Garrett Cantu, 8 months, Josh Cantu and Emily Cantu, 3, of Newton stop to pose while decorating mini-pumpkins Friday night as part of Jasper County Conservation’s 11th annual Halloween Hike at Mariposa Recreational Area.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Taking the handoff for one of his 31 carries in the game is Newton High senior Joseph Banfield (23) from sophomore quarterback Garrett Sturtz (4), and senior center Jacob Smith (65) seals the hole with a block up front against Nevada. Banfield rushed for 223 yards and scored three touchdowns in Newton’s 42-19 win over the visiting Cubs to end a tough season for the Cardinals with a victory on a foggy night at H.A. Lynn Stadium. Banfield became Newton’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2011.

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Blocking out all the noise around them of going winless in eight games of the ninegame season, Newton High’s Cardinals stayed within the moment Friday night.

It was Senior Night and the Cardinals sent their 16 seniors out with a victory, and gave the underclassmen a bounce for off-season work going into next year.

Newton trailed once, early, in the Class 3A District 6 game with Nevada’s Cubs.

The Cardinals rolled over the

Cubs with its running game all night as Newton amassed 404 yards on the ground in a 42-19 victory.

Senior running backs Joseph Banfield and Dalton Nevels made the most of the Cardinal offensive line blocking. Banfield, who became Newton’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2011, piled up 223 yards on 31 carries, scoring three touchdowns. Nevels had 114 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns.

Banfield finished his senior season with 1,115 yards on 205 carries and had 14 touchdowns. He was the top rush-

er in District 6 and second in scoring with 94 points. The last Newton player to rush for more than 1,000 yards was Zach Roskilly in 2011.

Roskilly had 1,099 yards on 175 carries.

“We stuck together as a team. We’re family. We’re brothers,” Nevels said following the game. Nevels ended his senior season with 669 yards on 101 carries and seven touchdowns.

Nevels and senior center Jacob Smith were emotional after the game, and the tears were streaming down their faces as they tried to talk

about the game and season.

When asked what it meant to get the victory following a tough season, Nevels couldn’t answer. Smith stepped in.

“It meant a lot. As coach said in the paper, we had some tough stuff happen, and we weren’t supposed to be where we are now,” Smith said. “We were looking to be in the playoffs, and we stayed together through all of it. Going 1-8 is better than 0-9, and I’d rather do it with this team than anybody else.”

Coming into the game, the Cardinals were 0-8 and the Nevada Cubs were 2-6, but

no district win. The Cardinals controlled the contest from the opening kickoff, even when the Cubs held a 7-6 lead midway through the first quarter.

“Our seniors wanted to go out the right way, and they were able to do that,” Newton head coach Ed Ergenbright said. “Last year at this very time, we were celebrating taking second in the district, and getting ready for the playoffs, but I’m not sure that felt any better than seeing these seniors get to go out with a win.”

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GRINNELL — There are many ways to win a team championship. A year ago NCMP’s Aquagirls captured their third North Central Iowa Conference swim title by winning seven of the 12 events in the diving and swimming competition.

Saturday, the Aquagirls captured their fourth consecutive NCIC swim championship by building up points by placing second through 12th place.

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Royals win ALCS, return to World Series against Mets

By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer Yoenis Cespedes launching long drives, Lorenzo Cain dashing to catch them. Noah Syndergaard zinging 100 mph heat, Alcides Escobar trying to catch up.

The pitching-rich New York Mets, boosted by Daniel Murphy’s power surge. The plucky Kansas City Royals, constantly

pressuring opponents and aiming to atone for last year’s near-miss.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Clayton Welch scored two short rushing touchdowns Friday during the Mustangs’ 35-18 win over North Polk in Monroe.

MONROE — Rain was in the forecast for the final Friday of the high school football season.

And with soggy field conditions and fog in the sky, the Prairie City-Monroe offense had a little trouble getting their traction in the first half against North Polk.

Once the Mustangs got going, the Comets simply couldn’t keep pace.

Backed by four interceptions by its defense, PCM rallied from a first-half deficit with 28 second-half points during a 35-18 victory over the Comets in Class 2A District 7 play.

The victory gives the Mustangs a home playoff game when the postseason kicks off Wednesday. They’ll face Mid-Prairie (7-2) at 7 p.m. in Monroe.

Logan Gilman threw for 261 yards and two scores on offense and Reid Jenkins had six tackles and two interceptions on defense as the Mustangs locked down

86 yards and a touchdown on the ground and his team-high 6.5 tackles, three tackles for loss, an interception and a blocked extra point on defense helped the Mustangs finish the regular season at 7-2.

“The first half didn’t go quite as we scripted, but we came out fired up in the second half ready to make plays,” said PCM senior Tyler Dredge, who had four tackles and an interception on defense. “The defense was huge for us.

We needed the defense tonight to get our offense going.”

That’s exactly what happened.

After scoring just seven points in the first half, PCM took advantage of North Polk’s miscues to get on track.

Dredge’s interception came on North Polk’s opening drive of the second half, and it was turned into points by the PCM offense.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Monday Volleyball Regionals Class 4A Region 4 Grinnell at Newton, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 3 CMB at North Polk, 7 p.m.

PCM at Saydel, 7 p.m.

Tuesday Volleyball Regionals Class 1A Region 5 At Victor HLV vs. Colfax-Mingo, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Football Playoffs First Round Class A Lynnville-Sully at Pekin, 7 p.m.

Earlham at Colfax-Mingo, 7 p.m.

Class 2A Mid-Prairie at PCM, 7 p.m.

CMB at Anamosa, 7 p.m.

Thursday Swimming NCMP at Regional diving, Fort Dodge, 5 p.m.

Volleyball Class 4A Region 4, TBA Class 3A Region 3, TBA Friday Volleyball Class 1 Region 5, TBA Saturday Swimming NCMP at Regional meet, Fort Dodge, noon Cross Country State meet at Fort Dodge 3A girls, noon 2A girls 1 p.m.

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1A girls, 2 p.m.

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CMB holds off Centerville, clinch playoff berth

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News CENTERVILLE — Nate Bishop threw two touchdown passes and rushed for a third as the short-handed Collins-Maxwell/Baxter football team clinched a playoff spot and the fourth seed out of Class 2A District 7 following its 20-13 win over Centerville on Friday night.

The Raiders travel to undefeated and fourth-ranked Anamosa (9-0) for their opening-round playoff game at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Centerville jumped out 7-0 early in Friday’s contest, but Bishop tied the game with a 1-yard touchdown run and then connected with Brady Stover on a 20-yard touchdown catch to put the Raiders ahead for good.

Hunter Maddy connected on two field goals for the Big Reds, including one that was put through the uprights with 1 second to play in the first half.

CMB led 13-10 at halftime and then sealed the victory when Bishop and Hunter Gunderson hooked up for a 91-yard pass play with 5:39 to play in the third quarter.

Anamosa was the District 4

3-3 in District 7) won’t have linebacker Charles Robertson on Wednesday after he was ejected against Centerville on what CMB coach Rob Luther called a “questionable call.”

Robertson led the Raiders with 36 rushing yards on four carries. He had 5.5 tackles on defense.

Bishop threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns in the win over the Big Reds (2-7, 2-4), while Gunderson had five catches for 131 yards and Stover had five catches for 50 yards.

Stover had seven tackles and one sack to lead the defense, while Tucker Maxwell had six tackles and a sack.

The Raider defense collected four sacks in all, and Ben Gunderson ended the game with an interception on the final play. Hunter Gunderson had four tackles and one sack.

Submitted Photo by Beth Caple Collins-Maxwell/Baxter senior Nate Bishop threw two touchdowns and ran for another during the Raiders’ 20-13 win over Centerville on Friday.

The victory clinches a playoff spot for CMB.

champion.

CMB defeated Centerville without starting tailback Blake Coughenour, starting quarterback Hunter McWhirter and starting center Toren Schultheis.

Coughenour tore his ACL

against North Polk in Week 8 and will miss the rest of the season. McWhirter and Schultheis suffered concussions against the Comets and could return for Wednesday’s postseason game.

The Raiders (6-3 overall,

Mustangs

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Tigerhawks shut down GMG, gain momentum heading into playoffs

Continued from Page 1B The drive started at the Comet 28-yard line and Gilman hooked up with Luke Greiner for a 15-yard gain on fourth down. Two plays later, Clayton Welch scored his second touchdown of the game to give the Mustangs a lead they wouldn’t surrender.

The defense gave the offense another boost a 4 minutes later. After North Polk’s Matthew Cox picked off Gilman at the Mustang 28-yard line, Jenkins returned the favor with an interception of his own.

That turnover set up the Mustang offense at the North Polk 15-yard line and Littrell needed just one play to give the home team a 20-12 lead.

“I was really happy with our defense,” PCM coach Greg Bonnett said. “We knew we needed to force some turnovers.

We put ourselves in position to keep them in front of us and not let them have big plays.”

The Comets cut the Mustangs’ lead to two early in the fourth quarter when Max Karpinske found Lucas Leopold on a 17yard touchdown pass play.

Two plays later, the Mustangs were back up by double-digits.

PCM went 80 yards in those two plays, and Greiner capped it off with a 76-yard touchdown. Gilman tossed right down the line of scrimmage to his top receiver, and, thanks to a big block by Noah Clark, made one move before sprinting down the home sideline for the touchdown.

“We started out slow, but we came out fast in the second half,” PCM senior lineman Gunnar Davis said. “It was crazy. I knew once Noah hit that guy Luke was going to go all the way.”

A similar play was called on PCM’s next possession, but this time, Gilman faked the pass to Greiner and connected with Clark down the middle of the field for a19-yard score.

“I love having those two juniors on my team. They are both big play guy,” Bonnett said. “Clark laid the perfect block on Greiner’s touchdown, and it was executed perfectly.

“Then on his, we were able to fake it because he set that up.

He showed block, we faked it to Greiner and then he got open down the middle. That’s exactly what we want to happen on those two plays.”

“It’s a heck of a lot better than going somewhere like Mediapolis on a rainy Wednesday night I can tell you that,” Bonnett said. “We are excited to

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter 7-6-7-0—20 Centerville 7-3-0-3—13 CENT — Cardani 8-yd run (Maddy kick) CMB — Bishop 1-yd run (Caple kick) CMB — Stover 20-yd pass from Bishop (kick failed) CENT — Maddy 27-yd field goal CMB — Gunderson 91-yd pass from Bishop (Caple kick) CENT — Maddy 23-yd field goal

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Sheldon Speers (21) fights through a North Polk blocker and makes the tackle against Comet wideout Matthew Cox (8) during the Mustangs’ 35-18 victory in Monroe on Friday night. PCM clinched the two seed out of Class 2A District 7 after outscoring North Polk 28-6 in the second half.

have a home game. I know the town and booster club are too.

It’s just a really good thing for our community.”

PCM broke a scoreless tie when Welch tumbled into the end zone from 3 yards out with 10:03 to play in the second.

The Comets came right back on their next drive though. Led by a 47-yard run by Karpinske, North Polk got on the board following a 2-yard touchdown run by Mason Russell.

A missed extra point kept the Mustangs in front for a little longer. But after North Polk’s defense forced PCM into a three-and-out, the offense went back to work.

Karpinske hit Cox twice for a first down and then connected with Leopold on a 35-yard touchdown with 4:20 to play in the first half.

Littrell blocked the extra point, but North Polk still led 12-7 at halftime.

“The long touchdown was on me,” Bonnett said. “It was a tackle eligible play that I hadn’t seen on film before. I looked out there right as it happened and saw that we were essentially wasting Austin Sneller. I should have had him over that tackle eligible guy.”

The Mustangs outscored North Polk 28-6 in the second half. And now they’ll have at least one more game on their home field.

“We kind of felt that this wasn’t going to be the last one anyway,” Dredge said. “We knew that as long as won tonight we’d get another one.”

Gilman finished 14-of-25

through the air for 261 yards and two second-half touchdowns. Clark caught six passes for 125 yards and a score, while Greiner finished with six catches for 114 yards and a touchdown.

Nathan Trausch had six tackles and two tackles for the loss for the PCM defense. Davis Herndon also had six tackles.

We knew we needed to be emotional tonight,” Davis said.

“Our defense did a great job.

The defense really kept us in the game.”

Karpinske threw for 163 yards and had 89 yards rushing but also had four interceptions for the Comets (5-4, 4-2).

Cox had eight catches for 80 yards but left the game with an injury in the fourth quarter and was not on the field for North Polk’s final two possessions. Connor Jackson had 6.5 tackles and a sack for the Comet defense.

North Polk is the No. 3 seed out of District 7. The Comets play at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hampton-Dumont.

North Polk 0-12-0-6—18 Prairie City-Monroe 0-7-13-15—35 PCM — Welch 3-yd run (Wilkie kick) NP — Russell 2-yd run (kick failed) NP — Leopold 35-yd pass from Karpinske (kick blocked) PCM — Welch 4-yd run (Wilkie kick) PCM — Littrell 15-yd run (kick missed) NP — Leopold 17-yd pass from Karpinske (pass failed) PCM — Greiner 76-yd pass from Gilman (Wilkie kick) PCM — Clark 19-yd pass from Gilman (Speers pass to Greiner)

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GARWIN — Colfax-Mingo’s dominant first quarter allowed the starters to exit the game early and get rested up for the postseason.

T h e Tigerhawks h o s t their first playoff Lietz g a m e s i n c e 2003 on Wednesday, and they’ll take momentum from a 65-0 triu m p h o v e r Buehrer Green Mountain-Garwin with them.

Colfax-Mingo led 37-0 after one quarter and cruised to the easy Class A District 7 win on the road Friday.

Colfax-Mingo locked up the No. 2 seed out of the district before the game. The Tigerhawks open the postseason against Earlham (6-3) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at home.

Jared Myers left the game after just one pass in the second quarter.

He finished 8-of-12 for 151 yards and five scores in the game. His one pass in the second quarter was a 40-yard touchdown strike to Jacob Lietz.

Lietz caught three touchdown passes from Myers on the night and also returned a kickoff 80 yards for a score in the third quarter.

Jacob Buehrer got the Tigerhawks on the board with a 3-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. He concluded the quarter with a 9-yard touchdown catch from Myers and scored a third time on a 1-yard touchdown run in the second period.

Lietz made it 14-0 in the first following his 6-yard touchdown catch, and then the lead grew to 21-0 after his 21-yard touchdown catch. Jarod Nichols had the other first-quarter touchdown as he hauled in a 1-yard pass from Myers.

The final points of the game came when sophomore Reegan Van Dyke threw a screen pass to freshman Zarek Hill. Hill took the pass and went 65 yards for the score.

Van Dyke, who also converted a pair of twopoint conversion runs, finished 5-of-9 for 151 yards. Lietz had four catches for 92 yards and three scores, Hill had 87 yards on two catches and Blake Summy hauled in three catches for 59 yards.

Lietz now has 52 catches on the season.

That ties Joe Borts’ single-season school record that was set back in 2010.

Summy ran in a twopoint conversion and had two fumble recoveries on defense.

Alan Wheeler led the defense with seven tackles, and Lane Dunblazer and Jimmy Camp each had five tackles.

Colin Lourens had four tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. Lourens now has six sacks on the season and is just 1/2 sack away from tying the school’s single-season record.

Colfax-Mingo 37-12-8-8—65 GMG 0-0-0-0—0 C-M — Buehrer 3-yd run (Buehrer kick) C-M — Lietz 6-yd pass from Myers (Buehrer kick) C-M — Lietz 33-yd pass from Myers (Buehrer kick) C-M — Nichols 1-yd pass from Myers (Summy run) C-M — Buehrer 9-yd pass from Myers (VanDyke run) C-M — Lietz 40-yd pass from Myers (run failed) C-M — Buehrer 1-yd run (fun failed) C-M — Lietz 80-yd kickoff return (VanDyke run) C-M — Hill 65-yd pass from Van Dyke (Colton Lourens run)

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Hawks win, advance into Class A playoffs

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News SULLY — Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks were headed to the Class A playoffs if they defeated Belle Plaine Friday night at home on Senior Night.

It was junior Caden Dunsbergen who put the Hawks on the winning path.

Dunsbergen, broke loose for a 49-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

Senior running back Sage Ehresman took over from there throwing a touchdown pass and scoring three rushing touchdowns to push the Hawks to a 34-8 win and the playoffs.

It was a defensive stand at the end of the first half that Hawk head coach Mike Parkinson pointed to as a big factor in the victory. Lynn-

ville-Sully was protecting a 13-8 lead with Belle Plaine driving toward the Hawk goal line.

“They had a first-andgoal at the 10.

We stopped Ehresman them at the five.

Kobe Fisk intercepted a pass to halt that drive. Kobe was on fire as a receiver, plus he had the interception and a fumble recovery on defense,” Parkinson said.

“This was a big win for us, because you always want to go into the playoffs on a victory.”

Lynnville-Sully (6-3) earned the No. 3 seed out of Class A District 7. The Hawks take on Pekin (7-2),

Series Continued from Page 1B served up with some BBQ and bagels. A dead even one, too, beginning Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

“I opened it as a pick,” Johnny Avello, head oddsmaker at the Wynn Las Vegas, said Saturday.

“I don’t remember doing that before in the World Series.”

“The Mets, they have that pitching staff that’s been unbelievable in the postseason and they can set up their rotation,” he said. “The Royals have the home field and all that experience. They were glad to make it there last time, and now they’re looking for the W.” The Royals locked in the matchup Friday night, beating Toronto 4-3 in Game 6 of AL Championship Series. They scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning when Cain sprinted home from first base on a single.

“They seem relentless,” Murphy observed Saturday during a workout. “They never stop coming.

What a great characteristic to have as a ballclub.”

The Mets were waiting to see who they’d play, having swept the Cubs on Wednesday night in the NLCS. “Really good team. Really good pitching over there,” Escobar, MVP of the ALCS, said about the New Yorkers.

Already, the clubs have made history — this is the first World Series between franchises born in the expansion-era 1960s.

Can Murphy, never a major home run threat with the Mets, extend his record by connecting in a seventh straight postseason game? How will Kendrys Morales, Escobar and KC’s contact hitters fare against Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and the fresh New York aces? When will closers Jeurys Familia and Wade Davis ever give up a run?

Plus, the first World Series action at Citi Field when the scene shifts for Game 3. Then Game 4 on Halloween night, followed by Game 5 in November on the day of the New York City Marathon.

Plenty of stars on both sides — David Wright and Curtis Granderson for New York; Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez for Kansas

which is the No. 2 seed out of District 6, for a 7 p.m. first-round playoff game Wednesday at Pekin.

Leading 6-0 over Belle Roozeboom Plaine Friday, the Hawks finished off their second possession with a bit of a trick play. Quarterback Tyler Van Zante tossed it back to Ehresman, who found Fisk open for a 30-yard touchdown pass on the opening play of the second quarter.

The Plainsmen got on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter. Zac Slaymaker punched it over the goal line from 5 yards out and Belle Plaine tacked on a two-

point conversion to make it 13-8.

Belle Plaine regained possession of the football and drove toward Lynnville-Sully’s end zone again as time was winding down in the first half. That’s where the Hawks’ defense made it stand to protect its 13-8 lead at the break.

“That was big. Belle Plaine is a good team and we shut them out in the second half,” Parkinson said. “We came out in the second half and got our running game going. Tyler Van Zante threw the ball effectively. We converted on three third-down situations when we needed to in the game.”

Ehresman scored on a 15yard run in the third quarter. He had scoring runs of 3 yards and 2 yards in the fourth quarter. Ehresman fin-

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7) All games televised by Fox. All Times CDT Tuesday: N.Y. Mets (Harvey 13-8) at Kansas City (Cueto 11-13), 7:07 p.m.

Wednesday: N.Y. Mets (deGrom 14-8) at Kansas City (Volquez 13-9), 7:07 p.m.

Friday: Kansas City (Ventura 13-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-7), 7:07 p.m.

Saturday: Kansas City (Young 11-6) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-0), 7:07 p.m. x-Sunday: Kansas City at N.Y. Mets, 7:15 p.m. x-Nov. 3: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 7:07 p.m. x-Nov. 4: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 7:07 p.m.

City — who fans can follow into the future.

In fact, consider this a preview for the 2016 season. Yep, opening day in the majors next April 4 is Mets at Royals.

This much is certain: One team wearing blue is about to end a long drought.

The Royals, who lost to San Francisco in Game 7 at home last October, haven’t won the crown since George Brett and Bret Saberhagen starred in 1985. The Mets’ most recent title came in 1986, led by Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden.

Over the years, the Royals and Mets did share some things. David Cone, Carlos Beltran and Saberhagen are guys who played for both teams.

The teams have met only nine times since interleague play began in 1997, with the Royals holding a 5-4 edge. The Mets haven’t even visited Kansas City since 2004.

But not much links this current crop of Mets and Royals to each other. Other than a pair of clubs playing real sharp ball these days.

Manager Ned Yost’s Royals are known for speed, defense and their bullpen. Cain and the other fleet outfielders seem to catch everything, and young ace Yordano Ventura has made his mark with every hard fastball.

Kansas City also has loads of World Series experience and added veteran Ben Zobrist and Johnny Cueto for the pennant push.

Mets manager Terry Collins is in his first World Series, as are nearly all his players. Few of them had been in the postseason until this year.

No matter, they did just fine in the deciding Game 5 of the Division Series vs. major league ERA leader Zack Greinke at Dodger Stadium.

Didn’t hurt them against the big-hitting Cubs, either — the Mets never trailed for a single inning in that series.

Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders dies of cancer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Flip Saunders, who rose from the backwaters of basketball’s minor leagues to become one of the most powerful men in the NBA as coach, team president and part owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, died Sunday, the team said. He was 60.

Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma in June and doctors called it “treatable and curable.” But he took a leave of absence from the team in September after complications arose during his treatment, which included chemotherapy.

He had been hospitalized for more than a month.

“Flip was a symbol of strength, compassion, and dignity for our organization,” owner Glen Taylor said in a statement. “He was a shining example of what a true leader should be, defined by his integrity and kindness to all he encountered.

Sam Mitchell has been named interim head coach and GM Milt Newton is heading the team’s personnel department.

Saunders went 654-592 in 17 NBA seasons with the Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards. But his best days came in Minnesota, where he nurtured Kevin

Flip Saunders Garnett from a teenager who jumped straight from high school to the NBA in 1995 and helped turn the woeful Wolves into a perennial playoff team.

The Timberwolves had started to practice Sunday when Newton got word from Taylor of Saunders’ death. Practice was halted and a devastated Garnett left the floor, walked to the parking garage at the practice facility and sat down in the spot marked for Saunders. He posted a picture of the moment on his Facebook page with the message “Forever in my heart ...”

“He was a great human being

and one of the best offensive minds in basketball,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, a friend of Saunders, told The Associated Press. “I could talk basketball with him all day and night.”

Philip Daniel Saunders was born on Feb. 23, 1955, in Cleveland and was a prep basketball star at Cuyahoga Heights High School. His mother Kay nicknamed him Flip after hearing the name at a beauty salon. He played in college at Minnesota, teaming with Kevin McHale and Mychal Thompson as a senior to lead the Golden Gophers to a 24-3 record.

ished with 151 yards on 23 carries and had one catch for 14 yards.

Van Zante went 4-of-7 passing for 83 yards and had an interception. Fisk caught three passes for 64 yards and Noah Engle, who was 4-of-5 on extra-point kicks, had one reception for 35 yards.

Dylan Roozeboom led the Hawk defense with 10 solo tackles and three assisted tackles. Fisk had six solos and one assisted tackle, and he had an interception and a fumble recovery.

Carson Dunsbergen racked up six solo stops and four assisted tackles for the Hawks.

Ehresman had five unassisted tackles and five assisted tackles.

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Second-ranked Baylor overwhelms Iowa State WACO, Texas (AP) — Iowa State has hope for the future with plenty of talented youngsters, including freshman running backs and a sopho m o r e quarterback getting more and more snaps.

F o r now, it Lanning has been a difficult task for the Cyclones facing the top three FBS offenses — and Big 12 Conference foes — in consecutive weeks.

That tough trifecta wrapped up Saturday with a 45-27 loss to second-ranked Baylor, which was held to a season-low 485 total yards and went more than 35 minutes without a score.

“We had an opportunity to get an onside kick and pull this game within seven and put ourselves in a position to compete to win the game,” Cyclones coach Paul Rhoads said.

“You do that on the road in conditions like this against the second-ranked team in the country, you’re pleased with the energy and effort they gave.”

That was after Iowa State (2-5, 1-3 Big 12) fell behind 35-0 by the middle of the second quarter with three early turnovers on a rainy day along the Brazos River.

The Cyclones finally scored when freshman Joshua Thomas had a 3-yard touchdown run with just less than 5 minutes left in the first half.

Joel Lanning, the quarterback sharing more time with senior Sam Richardson, had a pair of touchdown passes after halftime. He threw two yards to Quenton Bundrage and then four yards to Jauan Wesley with 7:47 left to get the Cyclones within 35-20.

“When you’re down 35-nothing or whatever it was, you don’t really think about it,” Lanning said.

“You’ve just got to come out and start chipping away at the game. Forget about the score and keep playing.”

While Corey Coleman had two more touchdown catches, Shock Linwood ran for 171 yards and the Bears stretched their FBS-best home winning streak to 20 games. They were held under 60 points for the first time in six games.

“It’s hard to stay at a level that we’ve been at, energy-wise, emotionally and then production-wise,” coach Art Briles said. “It’s been insane.”

The only other NCAA team with five consecutive 60-point games was Oklahoma in 2008. The Bears (7-0, 4-0) had 485 total yards, leaving them well below their national-leading averages of 64 points and 720 total yards a game.

Iowa State, which has lost its last 14 games against ranked teams, gave up 156 points and 1,882 yards in its last three weeks. But the Cyclones led fourth-ranked TCU 21-14 in the first quarter at home a week earlier before the Horned Frogs scored the game’s last 31 points. They opened the stretch losing 66-31 at Texas Tech.

Baylor finished the game without quarterback Seth Russell, who sustained a fracture in one of the bones in his neck on a 4-yard run without about 5 1/2 minutes left.

The fracture was revealed on postgame X-rays and a CT scan. He will see a specialist next week.

Russell was 16-of-37 for 197 yards and two touchdowns, pushing his FBS-leading total to 29 scores.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv 1. Ohio St. (39) 8-0 1,466 1 2. Baylor (7) 7-0 1,417 2 3. Clemson (6) 7-0 1,378 6 4. LSU (5) 7-0 1,344 5 5. TCU (3) 7-0 1,327 4 6. Michigan St. 8-0 1,250 7 7. Alabama (1) 7-1 1,163 8 8. Stanford 6-1 1,062 10 9. Notre Dame 6-1 997 11 10. Iowa 7-0 934 12 11. Florida 6-1 867 13 12. Oklahoma St. 7-0 864 14 13. Utah 6-1 838 3 14. Oklahoma 6-1 697 17 15. Michigan 5-2 666 15 16. Memphis 7-0 660 18 17. Florida St. 6-1 571 9 18. Houston 7-0 411 21 19. Mississippi 6-2 368 24 20. Toledo 7-0 365 19 21. Temple 7-0 307 22 22. Duke 6-1 274 23 23. Pittsburgh 6-1 161 25 24. UCLA 5-2 110 NR 25. Mississippi St. 6-2 103 NR Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 73, North Carolina 46, Southern Cal 33, BYU 18, Georgia 17, Wisconsin 15, Northwestern 10, Appalachian St. 6, California 5, Washington St. 2.

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Dated October 12, 2015 Date of second publication 26th day of October, 2015 William C. Freese Executor of the Estate 609 E. 16th St. N. Newton, IA 50208 Address Probate Code Section 304 Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for the Executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) October 19 & 26 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RANDALL D. PIERCE, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036757 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Randall D. Pierce, Deceased, who died on or about September 9, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the October 9, 2015, the last will and testament of Randall D. Pierce, deceased, bearing date of February 25, 1993, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Chad R. Pierce was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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Cardinals Continued from Page 1B Nevels had a walk-in 4-yard touchdown run to open the scoring, but Josh Gulling’s kick was off the mark. Nevada answered with swing pass play from Macade Matuska to Brendan Sellberg that covered 68 yards for a touchdown.

Newton responded with an 11-play drive capped by a 5-yard touchdown run by Banfield, who also ran in the two-point conversion. Banfield scored from 1 yard out at the 11:13 mark of the second quarter to put Newton up 21-7.

Senior Bryce Tish intercepted a Cub pass to set up Newton’s next score, which was a 14-yard pass to Tish from Garrett Sturtz. Leading 28-7, Newton’s defense gave up a 13yard touchdown run by Sellberg.

Just before halftime, Banfield scored his third touchdown of the game and with Gulling’s kick, the Cardinals went into the break up 35-13.

After a scoreless third quarter, Nevels bulled over the goal line from 5 yards out with 10:58 left in the game. Nevada scored on a hook-and-lateral pass play five minutes later, but Newton senior Jwan Roush intercepted a two-point conversion pass to leave it 42-19.

“We were close to being at full strength as a team tonight. Joseph hobbled around out there but ran tough. Dalton was Dalton — blocking hard and running hard. He got us a key touchdown by putting his shoulder down and driving into the end zone,” Ergenbright said.

Senior linebacker Duncan Lee made five solo tackles and two assisted tackles. Lee, who leads the district in solo tackles with 61, recorded two quarterback sacks against Nevada.

Lee has 77 total tackles for the season and 10 tackles for loss.

Sophomore linebacker Jace Lukefahr recorded four solo stops and one assisted tackle while senior linebacker Austin James had three solo tackles.

Senior Cole Peters had two solos and two assisted tackles as did junior Reese Rosenquist. Nevels had a quarter-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Austin James (39) dumps Nevada’s Peyton Sharp for a loss with a little help from Caleb Kite (54) and Duncan Lee during Friday’s season finale at H.A. Lynn Stadium. Newton defeated visiting Nevada, 42-19.

back sack. Tish had the lone takeaway in the game with his interception.

“Duncan is a warrior out there — throwing blocks and making tackles.

Bryce Tish has been an important part of our team on defense for three years.

All of our seniors led by example this season as we worked through the injuries and the losses. They never gave up,” Ergenbright said.

Sturtz completed 2-of-3 passes in the game for the Cardinals. Tish caught one for 14 yards and Nevels had one for one yard. Sturtz punted once for 38 yards.

“I just told them all to remember tonight. This will take some of the sting out of the tough season,” Ergenbright said. “Hopefully, the adversity they fought through will teach them a little bit about what it takes to be good

Aquagirls: Depth powers NCMP to its fourth straight conference swim title Continued from Page 1B They did win two events in defending their conference championship.

Senior Samantha Hedrick was a defending conference champion in the 100 freestyle, but this year she didn’t compete in that event. Hedrick became the 2015 champion in the 50-yard freestyle and the 500 freestyle.

NCMP finished with 363 points followed by Boone with 316 and Decorah with 301. Vinton/Union was fourth with 174 points. Grinnell, which hosted the 2015 meet, was fifth with 125 points and Williamsburg took sixth with 54 points. Oskaloosa had 43 points, and Charles City had 19 points.

“Our goal as a team was to win a fourth conference crown. We knew it would take everyone to pitch in because there are many good swimmers and divers in our district.

Our depth and our big team would be our weapons to clinch the victory,” NCMP head coach Sarah Patterson said.

Hedrick won the shortest race of the day — the 50 freestyle — in 24.50 seconds, which was almost a full second ahead of Anne Marie DeVries of Boone.

Later in the meet, Hedrick dominated the longest individual race — the 500 freestyle — posting a winning time of 5 minutes, 29.29 seconds. Katie Hagensick of Decorah placed second in 5:40.80.

“This is close to or is her fastest open 50 free time, so that is looking pretty sweet as we head down to the end of the season,” Patterson said.

“This year’s seniors have

been conference champs all four years. It’s a pretty cool way to cap your senior conRhoads ference performance.”

Patterson said each team has an Academic All-Conference winner.

Senior Hannah Rhoads was NCMP’s.

“She is an amazing student-athlete and an excellent role model.”

Patterson said.

NCMP’s title defense began with a a 3-4 finish by the Aquagirls’ divers. Sophomore Morgann Eide scored 402.20 points for third place and freshman Alivia Hoffman scored 324.75 points for fourth in the 1-meter diving event.

“Seeing both girls on the podium was amazing,” Patterson said. “Kelly Rose, their diving coach, said both girls had really clean programs and dove well. She was very proud of their poise and courage.”

NCMP’s top relay teams finished second in the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle events. Patterson said it was tough to not see the Aquagirls win a relay at conference.

“We went into conference a little tired because we practiced full-out all week. We haven’t started to taper back on our practice distances yet. That comes this week headed to regionals,” Patterson said.

The foursome of Rhoads, Hedrick, Sydney Jenkins and Alexis Stout posted its fastest time of the season in the medley

relay. Rhoads was second in the individual medley.

NCMP finshed with three thirds, six fourths, two fifths, five sixths, two sevenths, three eighths, two ninths, one 10th and two 12-place finishes.

Combining all of those resulted in a fourth conference title for the Aquagirls.

NCMP prepares for the regional diving and swimming meet at Fort Dodge. The diving event is at 5 p.m. Thursday and swimming events start a noon Saturday at Fort Dodge High School.

2015 North Central Iowa Conference Swim Meet Team scores: NCMP 363, Boone 316, Decorah 301, Vinton/Union 174, Grinnell 125, Williamsburg 54, Oskaloosa 43, Charles City 19.

(Points award to places 1 through 12) 1-meter Diving: 3. Morgann Eide 402.20, 4. Alivia Hoffman, 324.75.

200-yd medley relay: 2. NCMP (Sydney Jenkins, Hannah Rhoads, Samantha Hedrick, Alexis Stout), 1:54.72, 6. NCMP (Kaelee Knoll, Lindsey Blommers, Emily Miller, Alexis DeVries), 2:03.83, 200-yd freestyle: 3. Sarah Prendergast, 2:07.83, 4. Elizbeth Myers, 2:08.01, 6. Jessica Zahn, 2:16.30.

200-yd individual medley: 2.

Rhoads, 2:22.79, 9. Miller, 2:32.38, 10. Sierra Griffith, 2:32.80.

50-yd freestyle: 1. Hedrick, 24.50, 5.

Stout, 26.35, 6. Knoll, 26.82.

100-yd butterfly: 3. Stout, 1:05.29, 4. Miller 1:05.95, 8. Myers, 1:09.47.

100-yd freestyle: 6. Prendergast, 57.22, 7. Sydney Jenkins, 57.82, 12.

Zahn, 1:03.91.

500-yd freestyle: 1. Hedrick, 5:29.29, 8. Taylor Tremmel, 6:24.14, 12. Alex Inskeep, 6:33.30.

200-yd freestyle relay: 2. NCMP (Stout, Knoll, Rhoads, Hedrick), 1:46.01, 4. NCMP (Prendergast, Zahn, Blommers, Myers), 1:49.53.

100-yd backstroke: 4. Sydney Jenkins, 1:04.98, 8. Knoll, 1:08.50, 9.

Lakin Jenkins, 1:09.99.

100-yd breaststroke: 4. Blommers, 1:13.72, 5. Rhoads, 1:13.90, 7. Griffith, 1:15.71.

400-yd freestyle relay: 2. NCMP (Myers, Prendergast, Miller, Sydney Jenkins), 3:53.69, 6. NCMP (Inskeep, Tremmel, Lakin Jenkins, Zahn), 4:19.74.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com

adults, and that’s what I want them to take with them.”

Nevada 7-6-0-6—19 Newton 14-21-0-7—42 Newton — Nevels 4 yd run (kick failed) Nevada — Sellberg 68 yd pass from Matuska (Fevold kick) Newton — Banfield 5 yd run (Banfield run) Newton — Banfield 1 yd run (Gulling kick) Newton — Tish 14 yd pass from Sturtz (Gulling kick) Nevada — 13 yd run (kick blocked) Newton — Banfield 1 yd run (Gulling kick) Newton — Nevels 5 yd run (Gulling kick) Nevada — Sellberg 35 yd pass from Matuska (pass failed) Newton Nevada 23 First Downs 12 67-404 Rushes-Yds 22-30 15 Passing Yds 133 419 Total Offense 163 2-3-1 Passing 7-15-1 2/0 Fumbles/lost 1/0 13-13 Penalties/Yds 10-79 1-38 Punts/Avg 3-38

Individual Leaders Rushing: Newton-Banfield 31-223, Nevels 18-114, Sturtz 10-49, Rosenquist 3-12, Lee 1-6. Nevada-Strottman 9-49, Sellberg 5-29, Sharp 2-3, Fevold 1-(-15), Matuska 4-(-25).

Passing: Newton-Sturtz 2-3-15-0. Nevada-Matuska 7-15-133-1.

Receiving: Newton-Tish 1-14, Nevels 1-1. Nevada-Sellberg 4-109, Dilkerson 2-19, Heintz 1-5.

Punting: Newton-Sturtz 1-38 (38 yd avg.). Nevada-Sharp 3-115 (38 yd avg.)

Newton Defense Tackles (solo/assisted): Lee 5/2; Lukefahr 4/1; James 3/0; Peters 2/2; Rosenquist 2/2; Kite 2/1: Hansen 2/0; Nevels 2/0; Busch 1/0; McKinney 1/0; Miller 1/0; Miravallis 1/0; Jwan Roush 1/0; Tish 1/0; Busch 1/0: Constant 0/2.

Quarterback sacks: Lee 2; Nevels 1.

Fumbles (forced/recovered): none.

Interceptions: Tish 1.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com

Senior Night 2015

Among the Newton High senior football players recognized Friday were Parker Schuster (10), above, and his parents, Todd and Tracy Schuster, and Clay Hansen (7), below, and his parents Brad and Jolene Hansen.

There were seniors from the Newton High marching band recognized Friday. Evenlyn Berryhill and her mother Megan Berryhill are recognized during Senior Night activities before Friday’s varsity football game at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Photos by Jocelyn Sheets Daily News

One of the senior Pacesetters was Serena Halferty. She walked with her parents Alan and Kendra Halferty in front of the crowd before Friday’s football game.