HARLAN – After two weeks of rain outs, Shelby County Speedway finally got in the season’s points night kicked off.
Tuesday, May 14
HARLAN – After two weeks of rain outs, Shelby County Speedway finally got in the season’s points night kicked off.
Note: This list includes only those additional events where area athletes and relays teams have qualified for state, via at-large – having one of the eight (Class 2A and 3A) or 14 (Class 1A) b…
Note: This list includes only those additional events where area athletes and relays teams have qualified for state, via at-large – having one of the eight (Class 2A and 3A) or 14 (Class 1A) b…
TREYNOR – AHSTW advanced three events for both the boys and girls at the Iowa Class 2A state qualifying meet Thursday in Treynor.
The Greely Tip Tops 4-H Club met at Twin Construction and conducted a short business meeting on April 14. Following the meeting, the club broke into five groups to create flower planters. First, the groups used drills to drill screws into wood to make the frame of the flower planter. Secondl…
The Audubon County Community Foundation awarded $143,342 to Audubon County nonprofit organizations and community projects during its Spring 2024 Grant Cycle.
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Iowa coach Lisa Bluder announced her retirement on Monday, and associate head coach Jan Jensen was named her successor. Bluder, 63, spent 24 of her 34 seasons as a Division I head coach at Iowa. She spent a decade at Drake before taking over the Hawkeyes ahead of the 2000-01 season. Bluder guided the Hawkeyes to 18 NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently a pair of Final Four trips in consecutive years. Iowa lost to South Carolina 87-75 in the national championship game last month, Bluder's last game on the sidelines. Bluder is the all-time winningest coach in Big Ten history with an overall record of 528-254. Her overall mark is 716-359. "It has been the honor of my career to be a part of the Iowa Hawkeye family, and to lead a women's basketball program filled with so many talented and remarkable young women, who have gone on to do great things in their careers and, more importantly, in their lives," Bluder wrote in a letter to the Iowa community. "There is no denying that this past season was incredible for so many reasons, and we could not have accomplished our achievements without all of you. "After the season ended, I spent time with our student-athletes and coaches reviewing the season and preparing those moving on for what comes next. With that also came personal contemplation about what this journey has meant to me, how to best champion this program, and what the future looks like for my family and me. After then taking some time away with my husband, David, it became clear to me that I am ready to step aside." Bluder's retirement comes after Iowa legend Caitlin Clark concluded her record-breaking career with the program and went No. 1 overall to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA draft. Clark will make her WNBA debut on Tuesday. Clark led the country in scoring and assists in 2023-24, and Iowa began to reload by signing Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen, the No. 3 scorer in Division I. Iowa will aim for continuity by handing the reins to Jensen, an Iowa native who played for Bluder at Drake and worked on Bluder's staffs at Drake and Iowa since 1993. She followed Bluder to Iowa in 2000 and has been the program's associate head coach ever since. "I have been so blessed to have enjoyed an incredible ride with Lisa," Jensen said in a statement. "That ride started when I was her player and continued for 33 years as I had the privilege to work alongside of her. I can't thank Lisa enough for her mentorship, leadership and most of all her friendship. "I am now beyond elated to begin my new role and want to thank President (Barbara J.) Wilson and (athletic director Beth Goetz) for the opportunity to lead this program. I truly love The University of Iowa and I am profoundly honored and excited to continue building on our success. The support we have in every realm from our administration, donors, alumni and fans is unmatched and I am so proud to be a part of this special university." --Field Level Media
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Lisa Bluder retires after Clark-led Iowa teams reach last 2 NCAA title games. Jensen named successor
Lisa Bluder, who coached the Iowa women's basketball team to the last two NCAA championship games, announced Monday that she is retiring after 24 years leading the Hawkeyes. Her longtime assis…
Arkansas and coach John Calipari will face his former team at Kentucky next season. The Southeastern Conference released home and away opponents for its 16 basketball teams including new members Oklahoma and Texas on Monday. Dates and times will be released at a later date. It promises to be a raucous time at Rupp Arena when Calipari returns to his home for the past 15 seasons. He resigned after this season and soon after took on the Razorbacks job. The Sooners and Longhorns will play each other twice as part of the 18-game regular season.
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Fire experts and officials are warning that an intense wildfire could reach the town of Fort Nelson in western Canada on Monday. Thousands of people have evacuated. Read more: https://bit.ly/4dxROkJ
The star prosecution witness at Donald Trump's hush money trial says Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign. The revelation came Monday from Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s trial. Cohen said everything required Trump’s sign-off. In hours of highly anticipated testimony, Cohen placed Trump at the center of the hush money plot. He said the then-candidate had promised to reimburse the lawyer for the money he fronted. He also said Trump was constantly updated about behind-the-scenes efforts to bury stories feared to be harmful to the campaign.
Super Bowl champion Chiefs will open regular season at home against Ravens in AFC title game rematch
The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will open the regular season at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 in a rematch of the AFC title game. The NFL will release the entire 2024 season schedule on Wednesday night on the NFL Network. The Chiefs beat the Ravens 17-10 in the AFC championship game in January and went on to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in the Super Bowl. The Ravens-Chiefs opener at Arrowhead Stadium will be a Thursday night game on NBC. Kansas City will be going for a third straight Super Bowl title and fourth in six years this season.
Star witness Michael Cohen directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial
Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She helped found the foundation more than 20 years ago with her ex-husband Bill Gates. It's now one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world. In a post on X, French Gates wrote, “This is not a decision I came to lightly.” Bill Gates thanked French Gates for her “critical” contributions to the foundations in a statement, saying, “I am sorry to see her leave." French Gates will receive $12.5 billion as part of her agreement with Gates, which she said would commit to future work focused on women and families.
Ukrainian officials and commanders say Russian troops are locked in intense battles with Ukrainian soldiers in the embattled town of Vovchansk and are pushing ahead with a ground offensive that opened a new front to put pressure on overstretched Ukrainian forces. Moscow’s renewed northeast offensive, launched late last week, is the most significant border incursion since the full-scale invasion began. By Monday, only 200 to 300 residents remained inside Vovchansk, said Kharkiv Gov. Oleh Syniehubov, as Russian forces closed in from three sides. By intensifying offensive operations, Russia seeks to stretch Ukraine’s forces thin and forge breakthroughs ahead of the arrival of much-needed new munitions from the U.S. and European allies, not expected to reach the battlefield for two months.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Aid workers struggled Monday to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited military operation in Rafah, as the two main crossings near the southern Gaza city remained closed.
Fire experts and officials are warning that an intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week. There are forecasts of strong winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze approaching Fort Nelson in British Columbia. Thousands of people have evacuated. A local official said Monday that emergency crews are preparing for a “last stand” as dozens of remaining residents are urged to leave. The blaze is one of several out-of-control wildfires in western Canada threatening communities in provinces such as Alberta and Manitoba. Drought has made the fires worse.
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Who’d have thought that a week after the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament ended, that the spotlight would still be on the Iowa Hawkeyes?
