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VOL. 125 NO. 39 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

SERVING CERRO GORDO COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITIES OF ROCKWELL, SWALEDALE, MESERVEY, THORNTON & DOUGHERTY

Hoedown is Oct. 3 The October Old Time Country Hoedown will be held on Monday, Oct. 3 from 6-9 p.m., at the historic Windsor Theatre in downtown Hampton. The Hoedown is a music jam open to all levels of musicians and music lovers. It is held on the first Monday of each month. Guests are encouraged to stop by and enjoy some good old time country, bluegrass and gospel music. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. All proceeds are given to the Windsor Theatre. Concessions are open. Contact event organizer Don Wrolson at (641) 425-0909 with any questions.

Writersʼ Workshop Retreat at NIACC Welcomes Three Published Writers The Lifelong Learning Institute at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) is pleased to welcome published writers Claudia Bischoff, Marjorie Carlson Davis, and Suzanne Kelsey for a Writers’ Workshop weekend retreat on Friday, Oct. 7 from 6 - 9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the NIACC campus. The workshop will feature tips on how to incorporate a writing routine into a busy schedule, how to stifle the inner critic when creating, and tips on how to create a writing group. Participants will write in response to writing prompts and then when ready, share the writing with a supportive community. There will also be information about avenues for getting writing published. If desired, there will be opportunities to hire one or more of the writing coaches beyond the weekend workshop. Claudia Bischoff is from Iowa City and is a poet, memoirist, and graduate of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop in poetry. She is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets and is currently working on a memoir about grappling as a mother with her daughter’s mental illness. Marjorie Carlson Davis is from Iowa City and holds an M.A. in English from the University of Iowa and is a novelist and short story writer. She’s written one adult novel and is working on her third young adult novel. Suzanne Kelsey is from Mason City and holds an M.A. in English from Iowa State University. She is a freelance writer/editor and creative non-fiction writer. To purchase tickets for this retreat, please call the NIACC Continuing Education Center at 641422-4358. Registration is required and class size is limited.

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Many areas in and near Rockwell looked just like this. ZACH CLEMENS PHOTOS

FLOODING IN ROCKWELL The town received almost five inches of rain in 48 hours BY ZACH CLEMENS The town of Rockwell was hit hard with thunderstorms and rain that caused widespread flooding in the town and all of north Iowa. As of September 23 Rockwell had received almost five inches of rain in the last 48 hours according to Rockwell Public Works Director Jay Siefken. “There has been a lot of basements flooded, with ground water seeping in,” Siefken said. “There is some sewer backup going on, with the rain water adding to drains, which add to the sanitary sewer.” Rockwell has received over 11 inches of rain in September with storms continuing throughout the end of the month. Lucky for Rockwell, the wastewater treatment facility, a three-cell lagoon located just a mile southwest of Rockwell, is not experiencing any problems yet. “We got lucky there,” Siefken said. “I took some wastewater samples and got permission from the DNR to go ahead and let some [of the wastewater] discharge just recently.” If he had not let some of that water go, which dumps in the Beaverdam Creek, it would have likely overflowed and caused serious issues. Linn Grove Golf Club, which has Beaverdam Creek running through the course, has widespread flooding with the creek’s water rushing way over its banks.

A Rockwell man struck a Department of Transportation (DOT) worker with his car on Thursday, September 22, according to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office. Merlyn Tramel, 70, was heading northbound on U.S. 65 when he approached road workers from the Iowa DOT. Tramel struck 34-year-old Mark Nel, of Nora Springs, as Nel was di-

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Many outdoor spaces were unusable in Rockwell. The governor ’s Siefken said that proclamation allows it is lucky that Beastate resources to be verdam Creek runs utilized to respond far enough away As much as a mess to and recover from from town to not be we have, we should the effects of this sean issue, and that if vere flooding. The it ran through the be thankful we didn’t proclamation also middle of town ev- get hit as hard as activates the Iowa eryone would have Individual Assisto start sandbagging. some towns did, like tance Program for “As much as a Greene and Rudd. residents of those mess we have, we Jay Siefken. , 13 counties. Gov. should be thankful Branstad’s proclawe didn’t get hit as Rockwell Public Works Director hard as some towns did, like Greene mation also activates the Iowa National Guard to assist in the response and Rudd,” Siefken said. Cerro Gordo County is one of one to, the mitigation of, and the recovof 13 Iowa counties that have been ery from the effects of the disaster as added to an official disaster proc- needed, according to a press release lamation by Iowa Governor Terry by the Governor’s Office Branstad due to recent flooding.

Rockwell Public Works Director Jay Siefken showed the City Council a rusty lead pipe he replaced at a residence on Walnut St. The owner of the property, John Starr, had voiced concerns to the city over rust-colored water and low water pressure. Siefken and fellow city employee Tom Hensley dug up the line, and replaced the pipe from the main water line, to the curb box, which brings service to the house. “We replaced the line from the main line to the curb box,” Siefken said. “The rest of the way to the house is the responsibility of the homeowner.” Siefken surmised that all the houses on Walnut St. needed repaired, with pipes replaced from the main line to the curb box, and proposed to the Council replacing all of the lines on Walnut immediately. “We are legally required [to replace lead pipe] according to the DNR too,” Siefken added. He went on to say that it would be approximately $400 for materials per house, with about $120 per hour

for labor, as they would need to rent a backhoe and someone to run it. The high-end estimate per house would be about $750. After a bit of discussion on the best tactic to take with replacing lines on both sides of the main, all members of the Council agreed to proceed with the construction. Quail Ave is in need of more rock on the unpaved surface. “If we don’t do anything with it, next spring it’ll be a mess,” Siefken said. He said the estimate he had was 10 loads of gravel—weighing 18 tons a load—would fill Quail with enough rock, and would cost around $3000. He also pointed out that when winter comes, some of that gravel would be pushed off with the snowplows. Councilman Andy Johnson suggested doing five loads of rock instead of 10, so laying half the gravel before winter, then coming back in the spring and finishing the job. The Council agreed and made a motion to pledge approximately $1500 toward laying gravel on Quail Ave. In other news, Siefken asked the Council for $1000 more to finish tree trimming around town, and received it from the Council. The Rockwell City Council also established the date and time of trick or treating, which will be on October 31, from 5-7 p.m.

Highlights from Thornton City Council BY ZACH CLEMENS

LEFT: Roadsides just outside of Rockwell had plenty of water on them. RIGHT: More than one stream was at Linn Grove this past week.

recting traffic due to water over the roadway. The DOT worker was taken to Mercy Medical Center North Iowa for injuries sustained from the accident. Tramel was cited for unsafe approach to certain stationary vehicles resulting in injury. IDOT, Rockwell-Swaledale EMS and Mason City Fire Medics assisted Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department.

Rockwell to begin replacing water lines ▪ Public Works will begin on Walnut St.

The Thornton City Council met on Monday, September 12 and here are the highlights: Tom Madden from Short Elliot Hendrickson, an engineering firm, reported to the Council that the lagoon relining project was completed and recommended the Council accept the project, which they did unanimously. Madden also reported that the Iowa DNR requires a permit and fee prior to installation of a flow meter at the lift station. Quality Pump Control is putting a proposal for the meter together.

Chris Diggins, from North Iowa Council of Governments will prepare a proposal for the Council to outline certain city codes in regards to installation of service lines and the responsibility of service lines. Junk vehicles and nuisance properties were a lengthy discussion, with the Council agreeing to take several steps to correct the issues. Councilman Rob Duff made a motion to remove two dying trees, one at 304 Larch Street and one at 508 Maple Street. The motion was approved. There will be a flu vaccine clinic at the Thornton City Hall on October 12, from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Flag-burning ceremony in Dougherty American Legion Post 354 in Dougherty will conduct a FlagBurning Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 29th at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Park across from the town hall in Dougherty. If you have any flags tattered and worn now is the time to dispose of them with dignity and the honor they deserve. Please join us for a patriotic event. Cookies and drinks will be provided at the end of the ceremony.

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The scene outside of Dollar General in Sheffield on Friday.

The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is applying for a grant through the Wellmark Foundation. The grant will award up to $10,000 for projects that promote active living as well as access to and consumption of healthy foods. The Health Department submitted a project that will provide area locations with “edible landscaping”. This means various locations throughout the county will be able to receive plants and trees that produce fruits and vegetables to be planted in high traffic areas. The produce grown from these plants will be available to the public free of charge to come pick and eat! Locations included in the grant application are: Clear Creek Elementary School in Clear Lake, Community Kitchen in Mason City,

Plymouth Betterment Committee in Plymouth, Opportunity Village in Clear Lake, Willow Creek Gardens in Mason City, and Lime Creek Nature Center in Mason City. In order to receive this grant, community support must be shown through voting. To vote for the Cerro Gordo County project, please visit the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health on Facebook and click on the Wellmark Kickstarter project video (Edible Landscapes). Additional project details are given during the video. Voting will be open from now through October 5, 2016. For more information about the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health’s fitness and nutrition services, please contact Katelyn Nicholson at (641) 421-9342 or visit www.cghealth.com.

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GERTRUDE KELLEY 90th Gertrude Kelley of Rockwell will turn 90 on Friday, Oct. 7. She will celebrate her birthday with an open house on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at the Rockwell Community Center. Cards and wishes can also be sent to Gertrude at 7 Walnut Court, Rockwell, Iowa 50469. Please, no gifts!

Iowa Corn Growers Association Corn PAC endorses Brian Schoenjahn The Iowa Corn Growers Association’s (ICGA) Political Action Committee (PAC) has endorsed Brian Schoenjahn, a Democrat from Arlington, for Iowa Senate District 32. Established with bipartisan support of Iowa’s corn farmers more than a decade ago, the ICGA PAC ensures members have a voice and a seat at the table on issues impacting Iowa’s farmers. “Each new legislative session brings with it policy changes which can impact our farm businesses,� said Iowa Corn Growers Association PAC Chair Mark Recker, a farmer from Arlington. “The ICGA PAC is proud to endorse State Senator Schoenjahn for his efforts to look out for the best interests of Iowa’s farmers while serving at the State Capitol. The voluntary ICGA PAC is an essential tool we use to help select political leaders like Senator Schoenjahn who have demonstrated their support to the Iowa Corn Grow-

ers Association’s policy priorities.� The Iowa Corn Growers Association PAC Committee, includes six farmer-members appointed by the ICGA President comprised of three democrats and three republicans. They objectively evaluate all candidates regardless of party affiliation. The success of ICGA’s legislative policy efforts hinges on a bi-partisan approach to achieving its policy objectives, bringing both sides together for the best interest of Iowa’s corn farmers. This is why the priorities of ICGA are the only criteria the PAC uses to make candidate endorsements. All decisions must be supported by a majority vote which ensures endorsements are non-partisan. The committee is recognized and respected for its bipartisan approach to achieving the policy objectives of Iowa corn growers by supporting lawmakers who work to implement ICGA member priorities.

“Orphan Train� book is the topic of free class at NIACC The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) will hold a free class on the NIACC common read, “Orphan Train,� on Thursday, October 6, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Beem Center, Room 200, on the NIACC campus. This class is free to the pub-

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lic and no registration is required. This class will look at the historical-fiction story and how the reality of a mass movement of over 250,000 children from the Eastern seaboard cities west by train from 1854-1929, plays out in a story in which Molly, a troubled seventeen year old girl, develops a relationship with Vivian, an elderly widow who traveled on the Orphan Train to Minnesota in 1929. Those who are attending are encouraged to read the book beforehand. An award winning PBS documentary film titled, “West By Orphan Train,� will also be shown. The instructor is Dennis Wilson. Wilson is a graduate of NIACC, a Milwaukee, Canadian Pacific retired railroad conductor and member of the Milwaukee Railroad Historical Society. He is chairman of the Rotary Cannonball steam engine restoration and Cannonball Gardens project in East Park in Mason City. Wilson is also a writer and community volunteer for historical preservation. He is an advocate for Orphan Train History recognition and on the Orphan Train speaker roster. He is a member of the LLI Advisory Board. The Common Read is a program designed to engage NIACC, its students, staff, faculty and community members, in a unified intellectual activity. “Orphan Train� Author Christina Baker Kline will be the Performing Arts Keynote speaker on Wednesday, Oct. 26 on the NIACC campus.

People are dying. Cities are burning. So why are people still talking about these NFL National Anthem protests? When I first heard about Colin Kaepernick and his quiet protest of the systematic violence against black people, I didn’t pay it much attention. I don’t know what difference Kaepernick and his fellow players think they’re going to make by kneeling during the national anthem, but at least their intentions are good. It’s also a safe bet that kneeling for a couple minutes during a song won’t degenerate into riots, so, as far as protest methods go, it has that going for it. Apparently though, others seem to disagree. Kaepernick has recently been voted as the most disliked player in the NFL. There is talk that the protests are causing ratings to drop for televised games. People are boycotting teams. I’m sure on Facebook you’ve got at least one friend who has posted a list of teams that a sports bar has banned from their TV screens while the protest persists. I feel that this would be an appropriate place to remind people that football is a sport where players often make the news when they are found beating their wives, children, or dogs. At what point did a man quietly kneeling become a more outrageous offense? The level of outrage generated by Kaepernick’s protest is utterly astounding. If I were to tell you that a religious fanatic got on a loudspeaker and announced to a cheering crowd that people who don’t participate in their nationalistic ceremony should be round up and shot, you might think I was talking about something happening in war torn Syria or Iraq. Nope. That’s homegrown American “patriotism� straight out of Georgia, where a Southern Baptist pastor was announcing at a high school football game. The pastor has since claimed that his alleged statement was misquoted and taken out of con-

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Travis Fischer text. Fair enough. The bigger problem is, out of context or not, the number of people that agreed with it. In their defense of a song that has “For the land of the free� as a prominent lyric, these people are chomping at the bit for North Korea style state mandated patriotism. Then you have Jeffery Bell, President of his local police Union in Miami, urging off-duty officers to not sign up to work security for NFL games, saying “I respect their right to have freedom of speech. However, in certain organizations and certain jobs you give up that right of your freedom of speech temporary while you serve that job or while you play in an NFL game.� You give up your right to freedom of speech while playing in an NFL game. An NFL game. Now, I can understand there may be some professions out there where restricting somebody’s First Amendment rights may be appropriate. I can’t actually think of any outside of public service off the top of my head, but there’s probably something out there. I am, however, quite sure that “football player� is not among the professions where it is appropriate to suspend the first amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. I admit I’m not a constitutional scholar, but I am pretty certain that “unless you throw a ball for entertainment� isn’t written in the margins between the first and second amendment. In fact, I’m relatively certain that there’s nothing in the Constitution about the NFL pre-game show at all. Listen, I like football as much as the next guy (so long as the next guy

Wind energy is an economic success story in Iowa Innovative energy has been a hallmark of the Iowa economy in recent years. Geography, natural resources and a strong agricultural heritage have positioned us for success in the industry. The Legislature actively supports the growth of Iowa’s homegrown energy options. Wind energy is one such success story. Iowa’s winds have created jobs, grown business and manufacturing, added to farm income and boosted local economies. Incentives have made Iowa home to manufacturers and other companies that maintain, repair and provide supplies for wind energy systems. More than 215 Iowa businesses are connected to the wind in-

dustry, employing more than 6,000 Iowans. In 2015, Iowa produced more than 31 percent of our electricity from wind. That’s a larger share than any other state. Iowa produces enough wind energy to power more than 1.5 million homes, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. We have encouraged the development of large-scale wind farms, as well as smaller, locally owned wind energy systems. We’ve also made it easier and more affordable to install small wind systems to power homes, businesses and farms. The environmental benefits of Iowa wind energy are also substan-

doesn’t really follow football unless it looks like the Steelers are going to the Super Bowl), but let’s get some perspective here. We are literally talking about a game played for entertainment. It’s not a funeral. It’s not a coronation. It’s a sport. When the Westboro Baptist Church holds up intentionally offensive signs at military funerals, we grit our teeth and remind ourselves that they have the right to free speech and that their existence serves as a reminder of how important that right is. Because no matter how offensive it is, the alternative is worse. Yet, somehow, not participating in a superficial show of patriotism wedged between pre-game rock music and a bunch of dudes slamming into each other crosses the line for some people. What bothers me most about this whole ordeal is the hypocritical virtue signaling coming from those who protest the protest. After all, let’s not pretend that the people taking such offense at Kaepernick’s protest would themselves bother to stand up while watching the game in the comfort and privacy of their home. One might be able to argue that kneeling during the national anthem is disrespectful, but there is no question that the reaction to that protest has been an even greater insult to this nation. By utilizing his rights to draw attention to an injustice, Kaepernick is performing his patriotic duty. It’s hard to say how effective he will ultimately be, but at least he’s trying to make a positive change in the country. If anybody’s patriotism should be questioned, it’s the people who consider superficial lip-service more important than respecting this nation’s most important foundational philosophy. Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and thinks that if you’re so proud to be an American, you should start acting like one.

tial. By turning to wind, we remove the equivalent of more than 1.3 million cars worth of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and save more than 3.5 billion gallons of water annually. Iowa is well positioned to continue as a leader in the wind industry. We’re located in the middle of the nation’s largest wind resources. Additionally, our community colleges are training workers for a variety of jobs that keep the industry booming. MidAmerican Energy is also planning to build $3.6 billion wind turbine operation that will generate up to 2,000 MW of electricity through 1,000 turbines, enough energy to power 800,000 homes. Alliant Energy plans to spend $1 billion over five years to add 500 MW to a wind farm in Franklin County— enough to power 215,000 households—and possibly more in other parts of the state. Sen. Amanda Ragan (D-Mason City) serves Franklin, Butler and Cerro Gordo counties in Senate District 27. She can be reached at (641) 424-0874. Email her at amanda.ragan@legis.iowa.gov.

Peterson named Offensive Player of the Week at UNW Lindsey Peterson, native of Sheffield and West Fork Community Schools, recently claimed an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Player of the Week award, for The University of Northwestern,

in recognition for her efforts. Peterson, an outside hitter on the UNW Volleyball Team, was named Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Eagles to a 4-0 home Labor Day weekend tournament sweep

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Can some police records be forever sealed? The Des Moines Register shared this article with Iowa publications about the state of public records in Iowa. BY JASON CLAYWORTH Monica Speaks wants answers about her father’s death 30 years ago. But like dozens of other Iowans this year, she was shut down by the Iowa Department of Public Safety. The reason is a controversial and relatively recent interpretation of a 45-year-old Iowa law in which the department claims any document created or collected as part of an investigation can be considered confidential forever. That includes records involving the apparent 1986 suicide in Oskaloosa of Rick Lynne Davis, Speaks’ father. Davis was found shot to death in a car. Speaks believes it’s possible the death was related to her father’s involvement in the drug trade. The agency gave Speaks a synopsis of its work but refused her access to the records. “It’s impossible. It’s literally impossible” to know without the records what was reviewed or investigated, Speaks said. “I’m not looking to arrest anybody. I just want to know what happened with my dad.” The Department of Public Safety denied all or parts of 40 out of 59 record requests it received during the first six months of 2016, a Des Moines Register investigation found. And of the 40 denials, 28 were based on the investigative file exemption — regardless of whether the case is closed, remains under investigation or went cold three decades ago. A spot check showed that local law enforcement agencies rarely use the same exemption. Des Moines police had no record of any requests it has denied citing that exemption in the first six months of 2016. The Polk County sheriff had two. Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said the department generally views most records as public once a case has closed. “I know that school of thought exists,” Parizek said in reference to agencies that have decided to keep most investigative records off-limits to the public even when cases are closed. “But we tend to take an approach in favor of transparency.” Some of the other records DPS has denied: A national group focused on privacy issues sought records showing how Iowa uses facial recognition technology. In that case, the state wouldn’t even acknowledge whether it has written policies or manuals about the matter. An attorney said a denied records request prevented him from checking what, if anything, the state agency reviewed before clearing a local police chief accused of unlawfully entering a residence. A journalist was denied access to case numbers assigned to criminal cases. Public Safety Commissioner Roxann Ryan declined multiple requests for interviews about the records issues, initially referring questions to the Iowa Attorney General’s office. DPS spokesman Alex Murphy ultimately answered the questions, saying the department’s general policy is to withhold information related to investigations unless it fits the “immediate facts and circumstances” of a case, which Iowa law generally requires to be released. Murphy also defended the agency’s decisions to release additional information in some cases but not others. He said those decisions are largely strategic and intended to help law enforcement investigate crimes. “For each request, we review the specific facts and circumstances of the case to determine what, if anything, can be released,” Murphy wrote. An evolving interpretation The idea that a public record reviewed or collected by an Iowa investigator can be considered forever

confidential is a relatively new interpretation of the law, and one that some say is contrary to the intent and spirit of Iowa’s public records law. “That exemption is intended to only be applicable if it is part of an ongoing investigation,” said Arthur Bonfield, a retired University of Iowa law professor who was the principal architect behind the state’s open meetings law in 1978 and has helped legislators write or modify numerous other public transparency measures. “It seems to me that once the investigation is no longer ongoing, that exemption is functionally terminated.” Some of the first notable examples of that interpretation arose in 2014, when the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation refused to release records in several cases in which people died after officers shocked them with 50,000-volt electrical weapons known as Tasers. In another case that same year, Polk County District Court Judge Robert Blink ruled that the placement of a comma in the state’s open records law means that records that were once part of a law enforcement agency’s investigative files may remain confidential even after the investigation is concluded. That ruling was prompted by Timothy Wayne Allen’s effort to review records pertaining to four Iowa homicides from the 1970s involving young women. Three of the four remain unsolved. Allen, of Ankeny, argued that routine public records may be released if they are not part of an ongoing investigation, which he said had been a longtime practice under Iowa’s open records law. But Blink said the comma’s placement in the statute’s wording means that only electronic mail and telephone billing records of law enforcement agencies must be released following the conclusion of an investigation. “The initial phrase before the first comma, ‘peace officers’ investigative reports,’ is unqualified; thus, investigative reports are confidential without condition,” Blink ruled. Allen, a former New Orleans homicide detective, said the FBI provided him dozens of documents on the Iowa cases after he filed a similar records request with that agency. “If the FBI can provide me with responsive documents,” Allen said, “why can’t the DCI? (The Division of Criminal Investigation is part of the Public Safety department.) There’s something clearly fundamentally wrong in the way they are applying this exemption.” Further court scrutiny Public record watchdogs are closely monitoring a case that involves the quest for records involving Autumn Steele, a 34-year-old mother accidentally shot and killed in front of her toddler by Burlington Police Officer Jesse Hill. Hill was cleared of wrongdoing and returned to work about two months after the incident. The family and the Burlington Hawk Eye newspaper have sought 911 call transcripts, emails and footage from police body and dashboard cameras. The local agencies involved — including the Burlington police and the Des Moines County Attorney — claim they turned all their records over to the state, and therefore have no documents in their possession. And the Division of Criminal Investigation claims those records are part of its investigation and not among the immediate facts and circumstances required to be released under Iowa law. All three agencies were charged with public record violations in a case being prosecuted by a public information board appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad. An administrative law judge is set to hear the case against the county attorney in October. “Police tell a story and just expect the public to take their word for it.

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It’s unbelievable,” said Gina Colbert, Autumn Steele’s mother. “How does this happen in America?” Sidebar: The judge and the comma Iowa’s public records law lists 67 exemptions when records may be withheld. The investigative file exemption has historically been viewed to be applicable to ongoing cases and specifically to the report itself, not public records that were gathered as part of the investigation. Here’s what the exemption says, and here’s how Polk County District Court Judge Robert Blink interpreted it in March 2014: Iowa Code 22.7: “The following public records shall be kept confidential, unless otherwise ordered by a court, by the lawful custodian of the records, or by another person duly authorized to release such information:” Iowa Code 22.7(5): “Peace officers’ investigative reports, and specific portion of electronic mail and telephone billing records of law enforcement agencies if that information is part of an ongoing investigation, except where disclosure is authorized elsewhere in this Code. However, the date, time specific location, and immediate facts and circumstances surrounding a crime or incident shall not be kept confidential under this section, except in those unusual circumstances where disclosure would plainly and seriously jeopardize an investigation or pose a clear and present danger to the safety of an individual.” BLINK’S RULING: The plain reading of the law does not support the interpretation that investigative reports must be disclosed if they are not part of an ongoing investigation. “The phrase ‘if that information is part of an ongoing investigation’ only modifies the immediately preceding phrase ‘specific portion of electronic mail and telephone billing records of law enforcement agencies.’ The initial phrase before the first comma, ‘[p]eace officers’ investigative reports,’ is unqualified; thus, investigative reports are confidential without condition.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 121 2nd St., N., Rockwell Phone 822-4919 Pastor Ken Livingston Sundays 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Coffee Time 10 a.m. Sunday School FIRST REFORMED CHURCH 620 2nd St., Meservey Phone 358-6151 Rev. Rodney Meester Sundays 9:30 a.m. Worship FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 404 Maple St., Thornton Phone 998-2004 Pars. 358-6107 The Rev. Crystal Oberheu Sundays 9 a.m. Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Wednesdays 5:45 p.m. Confirmation HANFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH 12411 Spruce Ave, Mason City Phone 423-7376 641-822-4657 Pastor Scott Sokol Sundays 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Sun. Worship HOLY NAME CHURCH 507 1st Ave NW, Rockford Phone 822-4950 Fr. Walter Brunkan Saturdays 5 p.m. Mass

The good and the bad The NFL landscape became a little bit more clear after week three, with the good teams rising to the top, and the bad floundering to the bottom. Look at these two stat lines of two starting quarterbacks this past week: 23/35, 312 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions; the other is 24/41 for 196 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception. One of these quarterbacks made his first ever road start and is a 7th round pick from a year ago, the other makes $18 million a year. Trevor Siemian made his road debut in Cincinnati in stellar fashion. After a rough start, where two passes should have been picked after hitting the hands of Bengals defenders, Siemian got the ball to his star wide outs, Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders, with each gaining over 100 yards receiving and a combined 3 touchdowns. The other quarterback is Brock Osweiler, Houston’s supposed savior who couldn’t score a point against New England on Thursday night, making Texans fans wonder if they shouldn’t have given the young, unproven QB a $72 million contract. As John Elway, Broncos general manager who was spurned by Osweiler this offseason, said,

PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, WELS 670 12th St. NE Mason City IA 50401 Phone: (641) 424-3503 Pastor Robert Harting Pastor’s cell: 641-455-3562 Sundays: Feb.-July - Worship: 11 a.m. Aug.-Jan. - Worship: 9 a.m. Wednesdays: Bible Study 7 p.m. RICHLAND LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELS 300 Elm St., Thornton Phone 998-2642 Pastor’s cell: 641-455-3562 www.richlandlutheran.com Pastor Robert Harting Sundays Feb.- July: Sunday School/ Bible Class: 8 a.m. Worship: 9 a.m. Aug.- Jan.: Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday School / Bible Class: 12 p.m. SACRED HEART CHURCH 305 Elm St., E., Rockwell Phone 822-4950 Fr. Rodney Allers Sundays 8 a.m. Mass SALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 810 First St., Meservey Phone 358-6277 Pars. 358-6107 The Rev. Crystal Oberheu Sundays 9:15-10:15 a.m. Sun. School 9:45-10:15 a.m. Coffee 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. Confirmation ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH 1001 9th Ave. S. Clear Lake Phone 357-3214 Msgr. Lilip Saturdays 4 p.m. Mass Sundays 9 a.m. Mass

PIGSKIN PONDERING:: Zach Clemens “sometimes the best deals are the ones you don’t make.” How about the genius that is Bill Belichick, who can win a game with just about any quarterback, and might have to win next week with Julian Edelman, the venerable Patriots slot receiver, who was the emergency QB during Thursday night’s game. If Edelman does actually play QB, I would be hard-pressed to pick against the Pats, and as a Broncos fan, I expect a dogfight all year for that number one seed. Two rookie quarterbacks have stepped up in big ways during the early season. Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz have combined for over 200 hundred pass attempts and 1500 yards without an interception. The Eagles have their future and the Cowboys will be in an interesting situation once Tony Romo is healthy. I personally think that Romo’s career with Dallas is over,

and he won’t ever see that field in a Dallas uniform again—barring a Prescott injury. Of the five undefeated teams left in the NFL, the most surprising has got to be the Minnesota Vikings. After losing their starting quarterback and perennial pro bowl running back Adrian Peterson to injuries, the Vikings keep trucking along, behind mistake-free Sam Bradford and that ferocious defense, which has already compiled 15 sacks and 5 takeaways. Time will tell if this defense can keep up the pace, but I’m sure Vikes’ fans are loving it right now. Can we all have a moment of silence for the Browns and their fans… They are going to be the worst team in football. After starting a rookie, and the third QB in as many weeks, it actually looked like they might get a victory over the inept Dolphins, yet the Browns just did what Cleveland likes to do: lose. They even won the overtime coin flip, yet decided to kick it away? I guess the coaching staff trusted that “great” Cleveland defense. They did stop Miami, however failed to score themselves, losing again. I have a strong feeling the Browns are already on the clock for the draft next year.

ST. PETER EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA 502 2nd St., S., Rockwell Phone 822-3101 Pastor Rhea Evanson Sundays 10:30 a.m Worship Service ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 400 Larch St., Thornton Phone 998-2632 Home 998-2631 Pastor Rhea Evanson Sundays 9 a.m. Worship Service SWALEDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Main St., Swaledale Phone 995-2252 Rev. Travis Stedick Sundays 8:10 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Sunday School UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 303 Monroe St., Rockwell Phone 822-4833 Rev. Travis Stedick Sundays 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:25 a.m. Worship ZION REFORMED CHURCH 2029B Jonquil Ave. Sheffield Phone 579-6186 The Rev. Arthur Zewert Sundays 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School Tuesdays 9 a.m. Sewing Group Thursdays 9 a.m. Bulletin Deadline

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Reporting from the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse Marriage License Brenna Rolling, 22, Mason City to Nathan Bothwell, 27, Mason City. Taylor McLaughlin, Mason City to Robert Miller, Mason City on September 3. Kelsey Anderson, Clear Lake to Daniel Asada, Clear Lake on September 9. Christina Cerwinske, Mason City to Dustin Gott, Mason City on September 10. Whitney Peterson, Mason City to Alan Kading, Mason City on September 10. Paul Youngers, Mason City to Samantha Stull, Mason City on September 15. Jonathon Laudner, Lenexa, KS to Ashley Mahlstedt, Lexexa, KS on September 16. Douglas Werstein, Mason City to Colby Rothbarth, Mountain Lake, MN on September 17. Brittany Jones, Mason City to Coltan Wickwire, Mason City on September 17. Megan Hannah, Clear Lake to Justin Verhalen, Clear Lake on September 17. Kayla Thompson, Manly to Christopher Moon, Manly on September 17. Kennith Nelson, Charles City to Brittiny Crawford, Charles City on September 19. Civil Court The court handled four child support matters. Wells Fargo Bank vs. Giner Peterson, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 16 in the amount of $8,880.62. Discover Bank vs. Kimberly Noland. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 14 in the amount of $6,360.69. Capital One Bank vs. Robert

Ransom and Ransom Cigar Store. Case dismissed without prejudice on September 15. District Court The court handled eleven probation revocation and one case of contempt. Ryan Swanson, 32, Garner, pled guilty on September 20 to Driving While Barred. Swanson was sentenced to 30 days in jail and $196 in costs. Robert Jones, 36, Mason City, pled guilty on September 16 to Theft in the Fifth Degree (pled from Theft in the Third Degree). Jones was sentenced to two days in jail, assessed a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge, $18.63 in restitution, and $100 in costs. Jody Whitehill, 33, Mason City, pled guilty on September 20 to OWI First Offense. Whitehill was sentenced to two days in jail, fined $1,250 plus 35% surcharge (half waived), $10 DARE, and $100 in costs. Andrew Lauritson, 26, Mason City, pled guilty on September 15 to OWI Second Offense. Lauritson was sentenced to seven days in jail, fined $1,875 plus 35% surcharge, $10 DARE, and $100 in costs. Richard Payer, 55, Mason City, received a deferred judgment on September 20 to OWI First Offense. Payer was placed on one year probation, assessed a $1,250 civil penalty, and $140 in costs. Austin Hasfjord, 21, Clear Lake, pled guilty on September 20 to OWI First Offense. Hasfjord was sentenced to two days in jail, fined $1,250 plus 35% surcharge, $10 DARE, and $100 in costs. Brandon Ward, 32, Mason City, pled guilty on September 20 to Driving While License Denied or

PUBLIC NOTICE Cerro Gordo County OFFICIAL PROCEEDING CERRO GORDO COUNTY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, met in regular session pursuant to adjournment. Present: Chairman Casey Callanan, Supervisor Jay Urdahl, Supervisor Phil Dougherty and various members of the public. Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve the minutes from the August 30, 2016 regular session and today’s agenda. Motion passed unanimously. Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to authorize the chairman to sign and approve lease agreement with Koch Brothers for leasing of a copier in the Engineer’s office. Motion passed unanimously. Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to authorize the chairman to approve and sign a purchase contract with Dennis R. Cooper and Anne A. Cooper for right of way for B43 bridge replacement project. Motion passed unanimously. Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve claims. Motion passed unanimously. Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve reports from the Zoning Direc-

tor and Environmental Health Service Manager concerning the Manure Management Plan filed by Rock Pork, L.L.C. (Cattle Site, finisher), Luscombe Enterprises, Research Farms, L.L.C. (West Site), Dornbier Hog, Inc. and Caffrey Farms and forward them to the DNR. Motion passed unanimously. Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to appeal the preliminary approval by the Iowa DNR regarding the construction permit for River Edge Farms, L.L.C. Hog Confinement Operation. Motion passed unanimously. Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve Cerro Gordo County as the applicant for Community Development Block Grant (CDGB) for North Iowa Transition Center. Motion passed unanimously. Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to adjourn at 10:25 a.m. Various tabulations, reports, correspondence and other documents that were presented at today’s meeting are placed on file with the supplemental minutes. ATTEST Chairman Casey Callanan Board of Supervisors Kenneth W. Kline, County Auditor Cerro Gordo County Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, September 29, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Rockwell OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF ROCKWELL SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 Mayor Bills called to order the regular meeting of the Rockwell City Council at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, in the Council Chambers. All Council members were present. Also present were Zach Clemens, Tom Hensley, Jay Siefken, Collin Sido and Rick Whitney. Mayor Bills stated the agenda stands as posted. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion seconded by Johnson, carried unanimously. Wentz moved to approve the Library report as presented. Motion seconded by Worley, carried unanimously. Siefken told the Council they replaced a water service line last week that was old lead pipe. Siefken feels this could be the cause of some of the rust issues with other residents. Siefken noted the materials to replace the service cost about $410, and to have a back hoe is $120 an hour. The City is responsible for the service line from the main to the curb stop, and the home owner is responsible from the curb stop to their water meter. This would be up to the home owner, at their expense to replace if needed. Council agreed to have Siefken do this work on two of the residents with current problems and see if it helps. Siefken told the Council that he has talked with the County about gravel on Quail Avenue from Elm Street going north. Siefken had an estimate from Ries Excavating to haul in the rock at a cost of $3,087, and the County would then grade the rock. Johnson noted that with field work coming up and then snow plowing we would end up with the rock being pushed into the ditch. Johnson asked if it would help to do half of the rock now and the other half later. Council agreed that it may be good to do the rock in two different applications. The Council reviewed the Urban Renewal TIF Report showing the taxes collected in the TIF district. Koob moved by Resolution 2016-4 to approve the 2016 Urban Renewal Report. Motion seconded by Brown, carried unanimously. The Council reviewed the City Street Financial Report showing the stated funds and expenditures for road use. Wentz moved by Resolution 2016-5 to approve the 2016 City Street Financial Report. Motion seconded by Worley, carried unanimously. Koob moved to set the annual Halloween Trick or Treat time for October 31, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Motion seconded by Johnson, carried unanimously. Koob stated that he had drove through the al-

ley of the area previously discussed with storm sewer issues during one of the recent rains. Koob felt that the storm drains were higher than the water level was so the surface water was not getting to the drain. Brown stated that with the ¾ of an inch of rain today the storm sewers were not taking the water. Siefken stated that we need to start at the bottom, and work our way back, or we will flood more people. Siefken told the Council that after talking with Diggins, from NIACOG, he feels the grant assistance for storm sewer work is not a secure thing. Siefken stated that he thinks we should televise the storm sewer, starting at the end of the line. Council agreed to start with televising. Koob asked about amber lights for the city vehicles. Siefken stated that Hensley had enough for all but one vehicle ready to use. Brown told the Council that he has received complaints from residents about a nuisance are that had not been cleaned up. Mayor Bills stated that it is time to have the City Attorney write a letter in regards to the issue, and allow two weeks for cleanup. Worley noted an issue with a semi parked that also needs to be taken care of. Koob stated that residents on Oak Street have voiced concerns about a specific driver, driving at excessive speed. Chief Whitney will watch the area. Wentz reported on the pool board meeting. Siefken noted that ACCO said they would not have time to paint the pool until spring. Wentz stated that they are in search of members for the Linn Grove Recreation Board. Koob noted the tree trimming looks good. Siefken stated they have spent about $1,800 of the allowed $2,500, and asked for Council approval for added funds to finish the project. Brown moved to allow an additional $1,000 for the work needed. Motion seconded by Koob, carried unanimously. Siefken told the Council that they tried digging where there is a leak on Oak Street, to no avail. Siefken is going to have Westrum come back to see if they can locate it. Koob asked how things have been going the past two weeks. Siefken felt things have been going well. Mayor Bills said that the drainage by the elevator needs to get done. Siefken agreed. Brown asked about sand for the winter. Siefken stated that he has some sand and will be getting other materials ordered. With no further business, Wentz moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Koob, carried unanimously. ATTEST James Bills, Mayor Lorna Weier, City Clerk Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, September 29, 2016

Revoked. Ward was sentenced to 60 days in jail, fined $1,000 plus 35% surcharge, $10 DARE, and $100 in costs. Ryan Aastrup, 29, Manly, pled guilty on September 19 to OWI Second Offense. Aastrup was sentenced to seven days in jail, fined $1,875 plus 35% surcharge, $10 DARE, and $160 in costs. Spencer Schroeder, 38, Clear Lake, pled guilty on September 19 to Public Intoxication. Schroeder was sentenced to two days in jail, fined $65 plus 35% surcharge, and $912.25 in costs. Kimberly Wolcott, 47, Mason City, pled guilty on September 14 to OWI First Offense. Wolcott was sentenced to two days in jail, fined $1,250 plus 35% surcharge, $10 DARE, and $100 in costs. Small Claims Midland Funding LLC vs. Michael Lee, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 15 in the amount of $4,423.88 with 2.57% interest from September 15. Dalayne Germundson, Mason City vs. Keith Messenger, Mason City. JCase dismissed with prejudice on September 15. Brian Diehl, Mason City vs. Kimberly Loomis, Nora Springs. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 19 in the amount of $1,050 with 2.57% interest from July 7. First National Bank of Omaha vs. Collette Bieber, Clear Lake. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 20 in the amount of $3,097.85. Cavalry SPV vs. Amber Whipple, Mason City. Case dismissed without prejudice on September 14. Scribbins Family Dentistry vs. Anne Bagby, Clear Lake. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 15 in the amount of $5,000 with 2.57% interest from September 15. Yunek Law Firm vs. Shannon Furst, Clear Lake. Case dismissed without prejudice on September 20. Hardy Rentals vs. Vanessa Fandohan, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 19 in the amount of $703 with 2.57% interest from August 9. Hardy Rentals vs. Shenque Thurman and Trapp Trotter, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 19 in the amount of $1,129.47 with 2.57% interest from August 9. Capital One Bank vs. James Erickson, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 14 in the amount of $4,267.66. Clear Lake Bank & Trust Com-

pany vs. James Crooks, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on Spetember 16 in the amount of $2,230.95 with 5% interest from September 10. Capital One Bank vs. Ruth Crotty, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 14 in the amount of $2,424.41. Midland Funding LLC vs. Brenda Holzerland, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on September 15 in the amount of $583.58. Capital One Bank vs. Ransom Cigar Store and Robert Ransom, Mason City. Case dismissed without prejudice on September 15. Green Meadows Mobile Home Park vs. Tiffany Hughes, Clear Lake. Case dismissed without prejudice on September 16. Property Transfer DAJT: Clement and Elizabeth Herman to Elizabeth Herman; Highlands, The Blk 3 Lot 1 MC; 20165721.DQC: James and Jane Ollenburg to James Ollenberg Revcoable Trust, Jane Ollenburg Revocable Trust, James Ollenburg Trustee, and Jane Ollenburg Trustee; Hunter’s Ridge Condominium Bldg Unit 2210 MC Undivided 1/2 Int to Each Trust; 2016-5720. DQC: Michaela Dohlman to Daniel Dohlman; Pine Brooke First Subdivision Lot 16 CL; 2016-5718. DWD: Jessie Oelkers to Rick Axelsen, Knapp’s 2nd Add T Blk 17 Lot 1, Blk 17 Lot 2 TH; 2,000; 2016-5704. DWD: Marie Nannenga to Janelle Ham; Lakeside Condominium Bldg Unit 6, Bldg Unit Garage C MC; $107,000; 2016-5702. DWDJ: Chris and Julie Rye to Danny and Sandra Rohr; Lakeview 2nd Add Lot 13 MC; $235,000; 2016-5700. DWDJ: MCLDNI LLC to Brock and Heather Cookman; Asbury Farm 9th Subdivision Lot 10 MC; $38,000; 2016-5697. DWDJ: Angel Garcia and Diana Delach to Brock and Heather Cookman; Asbury Farm 8th Subdivision Lot 7 MC; $350,000; 2016-5696. DAJT: Anna and Robert Lugar to Anna Lugar; Grand View Blk 10 Lot 11 MC; 2016-5695. DAJT: Anna and Robert Lugar to Anna Lugar; 28-96-19 NW SW, SW SW, SE SW Part of Lying S of Center of Lime Creek Undivided 1/3 Int; 2016-5694. DCT: Jim and Lisa Barkema to Jim Barkema; 36-97-21 NE SW N 1227.04’ of E 355’; Highlands, The Blk 9 Lot 4, Blk 9 Lot 5 MC; South

Mason City (Original Town) Blk 23 Lot 4 MC; 2016-5693. DWD: Charles and Drusilla Beyer to Sara Sychowski; Crane’s, C.F., Sub of S/2 N/2 Lot 1 & Part of Lot 2 SE/4 NW/4 18-96-21 Lot 7; $242,000; 2016-5691. DWDJ: James and Cathy Hrubetz to Brieanna Robinson and Benjamin Crockford; College Add Blk 6 Lot 8 MC; $117,500; 2016-5688. DCD: Roger Suby Estate, Mark Suby Executor and Kird Suby Executor to Jordan Rose; Young’s Sub of Lots 3,6,9 & 10 & pt of Lots 1 & 2 in 11-96-20 Blk 3 Lot 10; $104,500; 2016-5686. DWDJ: Washington DC Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to James and Austin Redeker; 3-96-20 Sub. Of NW1/4 Lot 30 Part of; $26,655; 2016-5685. DWDJ: North Star Construction LLC to Gary Swenson and Dean Genth; Pebble Creek Third Subdivision Lot 5 MC; $49,500; 20165684. DWD: Mark and Ellen Vanderveer to Jordan Greenlee; 36-97-22 SW NE Tract 2 in Portion of as Desc in Survey B130 P401; $350,000; 2016-5660. DWDJ: Claryce and Clark Conroy to Melissa Conroy; Oakwood Rancer’s 2nd Add Blk 2 Lot 8 CL; $110,000; 2016-5656. DWDJ: James and Sharon Corsello to Michael and Krisia Stephens; Eastbrooke 3rd Sub Blk 3 Lot 2 MC; $232,101; 2016-5654. DWDJ: Bryan and Lisa Marie Odeen to Kevin and Nicolle Hook; Emsley & Adam’s Sub. Of Emsley’s Sub. Of Lots 3,8,14&15 NE1/4 SW1/4 Sec. 9-96-20 Lot 10 (Sub of Lot 14); $75,900; 2016-5652. DWDJ: David and Mary Dirksen to Willard and Barbara Krabbe; 3494-22 NE SE Parcel “A-2” as Desc in Survey B16 P5015; $35,980; 2016-5649. DWD: Janelle Ham to Shana Haugen; Railroad Add CL Blk 3 Lot 3, Blk 3 Lot 4 CL S1/2 of Lots; $115,500; 2016-5645. DWDJ: Louis and Emily Althof to Donald and Mary Harms; Brookfield Add Lot 10 MC; $201,000; 2016-5639. DCD: Donna Boole Estate and Terry Carman Executor to Paul Dye; Beaver Add Blk 1 Lot 1, Blk 1 Lot 2 CL E 1/2 of Public Alley Lying BTWN Lots; 2016-5637. DAJT: Ivan and Donna Miller to Donna Miller; Clear Lake Methodist Camp Lot 215, Lot 216, Lot 217 CL; 2016-5630. DCD: Dale Burkhardt Estate and

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PUBLIC NOTICE West Fork Community School District OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS WEST FORK BOARD OF EDUCATION UNAPPROVED MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 The West Fork Board of Education met for its regular meeting in the Superintendent’s Office in Sheffield. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM by Board Vice President, Mary Beth Sukup. Board members present: Mary Schlichting, Roger Witte and Rob Heimbuch. Absent: Jim Tuttle. Also present were Superintendent Darrin Strike, and West Fork Board Secretary Lacey Pueggel. Visitors: Zach Clemens, Ellen Azinger, Whitney Hoffmann, Tori Simkins, Charles Sukup Ellen, Tori, and Whitney left the meeting at 5:08pm. Rob Heimbuch joined the meeting at 5:09pm. After discussion, Schlichting moved to approve the Agenda, the Minutes from August 24, 2016, and the September Bills; seconded by Witte. Motion carried 4-0. Charles Sukup of Sukup Manufacturing presented the District with a check for the Wellness Center Structure. Board Secretary, Lacey Pueggel, read the Oath of Office to the Board Members. All members accepted their role to serve on the board for the 16-17 school year. Schlichting moved to keep the positions of President and Vice President the same as the previous year with Tuttle serving as President and Sukup serving as Vice President; seconded by Heimbuch. Motion carried 4-0. After discussion, Witte moved to approve monthly meetings to be held at 5:00pm in alternating locations; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0. Heimbuch moved to approve to continue electronic signatures for all payables; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0. Heimbuch moved to approve First Security Bank and United Bank and Trust to be the official bank depositories for the district with a $4,000,000.00 maximum at each bank; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0. Witte moved to approve the Special Education deficit from the 2015-2016 school year of $166,468.61; seconded by Heimbuch. Motion carried 4-0. Heimbuch moved to approve a Resolution to request allowable growth to cover the costs of the Special Education Deficit from the 20152016 school year in the amount of $166,468.61; seconded by Witte. Motion carried 4-0. Witte moved to approve the Home School Assistance Program as presented; seconded by Heimbuch. Motion carried 4-0. Schlichting moved to approve the first reading of the 100 series Board Policy as presented; seconded by Heimbuch. Motion carried 4-0. Witte moved to approve the resignation of Maci Robeoltman, JV Softball Coach; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0. Heimbuch moved to approve the resignation of para educator, Lindsy Mayland; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0. Heimbuch moved to approve the resignation of para educator, Kayla Worley; seconded by Witte. Motion carried 4-0. Heimbuch moved to approve the resignation of

para educator, Alyssa Noss; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0. Heimbuch moved to approve a contract to Sadie Wyborny to serve as a Para educator; seconded by Witte. Motion carried 4-0. Witte moved to approve a contract to Janette Casepersen to serve as a Para educator; seconded by Heimbuch. Motion carried 4-0. Superintendent’s Report - Darrin Strike 1.Fall Newsletter going out electronically tomorrow and will be available at the local banks 2.NW Entrance at the Rockwell Campus repair some concrete work, approx. $4,000 3.Playground Equipment being ordered with the Grant money we received 4.School pictures are this week 5.Baseball will be selling cookie dough this fall 6.Trap Shooting Follow-up with Ray Baltes shared information about the AIM program – non school affiliated “North Iowa Top Gun Shooters” with monthly shooting events 7.Next Board Meeting will be October 17th at 5pm in Rockwell Heimbuch moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:10pm; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0. ATTEST: Board Vice President – Mary Beth Sukup Board Secretary – Lacey Pueggel GENERAL FUND AEA 267..............................................1,368.81 All Star Pest Control ................................75.00 Amsterdam Printing .................................50.35 Anderson Bohl, Elizabeth ........................50.00 Bell Piano Service .................................170.00 Blackhawk Sprinklers ............................209.00 Card Services .....................................8,169.64 Cartersville Elevator ...........................2,289.61 Center Point Energy ..............................223.09 Central Lock & Key Inc. ...........................22.56 Choice Supply .......................................194.86 City Of Rockwell ....................................193.53 City Of Sheffield..................................1,084.15 Cornwell, Frideres, Maher & Asso., P.C. ........... ..........................................................3,780.00 Counsel .................................................130.18 Culligan..................................................122.97 D & L Sanitation, Inc. .............................355.00 Dawkins, Lacey .......................................15.00 Demco ...................................................183.58 Diamond-Vogel Paints ...........................780.70 Don’s Auto Service ................................847.89 Easy Way Safety Services, Inc. .............324.00 Electronic Engineering Co. ....................105.00 Electronic Specialties, Inc......................853.87 Enco Mgf. Co. .....................................2,494.16 Engel Law Office ...................................810.00 Fastenal .................................................133.98 Federal Fire Equipment Co. ..................959.52 Floyd & Leonard Auto Electric, Inc. .........99.44 Franklin General Hospital ......................256.50 Graham Tire........................................1,777.20 Hefty Seed Company ............................304.45 Hm Receivables Co LLC ....................4,524.87 Hoffmann, Whitney ..................................17.31 Hoglund Bus & Truck Co. ......................260.97 Huber Supply Co. ..................................530.48 I.C.D.A, Inc. .............................................25.00 Interstate Motor Trucks, Inc. ....................74.68 Iowa Association Of School Boards.........83.00 Iowa Bandmasters Association Inc. .........65.00

Iowa Division Of Labor Services............320.00 Iowa High School Music Assoc..............189.00 Iowa High School Speech Association ....50.00 Iowa School Counselors Association.....145.00 Janitor’s Closet Ltd. ...............................579.52 John Ries Excavating Inc. .....................599.18 Johnson Sanitary Products, Inc. .........2,614.09 K&H Coop Oil Co...................................674.30 Lage, Gabrielle ........................................28.90 Markwardt, Rosalind ................................20.00 Martin Bros. ...........................................517.21 Menards - Mason City ...........................451.78 Mid-America Publishing Corporation .....153.04 MidAmerican Energy ..........................9,053.81 Murphy’s Heating & Plumbing, Inc. .......268.97 NCIBA......................................................20.00 NIACC ...................................................600.00 North Iowa Tire Co...................................23.80 Paper Corporation, The ......................5,191.05 Pioneer Enterprise ...................................73.00 Remedia Publications ............................126.49 Rieman Music ..........................................22.49 Rockwell Area Supermarket ..................446.33 Rockwell Cooperative Telephone ..........535.21 Scholastic ..............................................119.80 School Bus Sales Co. ............................941.40 School Nurse Supply Inc. ......................476.81 Schukei Chevrolet ...................................40.80 Shelley Sheppard ....................................23.81 Simpson College .....................................80.00 Staples Advantage..............................1,133.43 Strike, Darrin..........................................239.29 Synchrony Bank ......................................88.40 Tarrence, Clyde .......................................11.38 Timberline Billing Service LLC .................14.30 Typing Agent .......................................... 111.30 US Games ..........................................1,174.43 Vernier Software & Technology .............441.94 Wartburg College ...................................312.00 West Fork Family Medicine ...................600.00 William V. Macgill & Co. .........................631.73 Woodworkers Supply..........................1,767.07 AEA 267.................................................550.00 Central Iowa Distributing, Inc..............1,797.00 Des Moines Register Media ....................20.00 Follett School Solutions, Inc. ..............4,920.89 Frontier Communications ...................1,288.52 Gophermods Education, LLC ................158.00 HM Receivables Co LLC .......................351.75 McGraw-Hill School Education Holding ...89.61 Really Good Stuff, Inc............................100.00 School Specialty/Classroom Direct ....3,288.14 Staples Credit Plan ................................125.07 University Of Northern Iowa ..................222.00 Wieser Educational................................696.73 TOTAL ..............................................78,534.12 MANAGEMENT FUND Selective Insurance Company Of America ........ ..........................................................1,000.00 TOTAL ................................................1,000.00 CAPITAL PROJECTS Henkel Construction Company .........30,938.40 Martin Gardner Architecture ...............3,430.00 Resilite ..............................................24,614.00 Shawver Well Company, Inc. ..............5,000.00 Waynes Ski & Cycle .........................21,999.98 TOTAL ..............................................85,982.38 PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Menards - Mason City ........................1,968.24 Firefly Computers ...............................1,300.00 M & N Heating And Cooling ................1,734.48

Mechanical Air Systems ........................547.56 Next Generation Technologies ...........8,333.33 Premier Furniture & Equipment, LLC .2,565.27 Servpro ...............................................9,552.00 TOTAL ..............................................26,000.88 HOT LUNCH Allen, Gary & Carrie...................................2.40 Anderson Erickson Dairy .......................966.85 Dennis & Becky Dhondt...........................11.60 Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc. .....403.82 EMS Detergent Services .......................657.70 Hall, Todd & Lori ....................................815.10 Heartland School Solutions ...................338.50 Martin Bros. ........................................9,976.62 Pillard, Kendra ...........................................6.90 Stevens, April...........................................15.40 Tonya Uhde ...........................................175.30 TOTAL ..............................................13,370.19 TRUST & AGENCY Pillard, Tyson ......................................1,500.00 TOTAL ................................................1,500.00 ACTIVITY FUND Appel, Taylor ............................................90.00 Balston, Tim .............................................90.00 Bergman, Kyle .......................................115.00 Big Island Rendezvous ..........................792.00 Card Services ........................................128.12 Coca-Cola Refreshments ......................800.40 Community Quick Print ..........................110.48 Dan Dingman...........................................90.00 Decker Sporting Goods ......................5,878.75 DeVilder, Sam..........................................90.00 Five Star Co-0P .....................................240.80 Graphic Edge, The ................................377.29 Gtm Sportswear.....................................374.00 Hewett Wholesale, Inc. ..........................418.14 IBCA ........................................................65.00 Jon Vrieze ................................................90.00 Ken Robbins ............................................95.00 Menards - Mason City ...........................101.54 OConnor, Andrew ..................................110.00 Oriental Trading Company, Inc. ...............14.98 Patty Ohl ................................................110.00 Pepsi-Cola .............................................867.90 Resilite ................................................2,096.00 Riddell....................................................139.90 Rockwell Area Supermarket ....................12.53 Rogers Athletic ...................................1,060.00 Ryan, Pat .................................................90.00 Sarah Thein .............................................95.00 Scott Whitehill ..........................................90.00 Tony Halsted ............................................90.00 Travis Pike .............................................115.00 West Fork General Fund ....................1,512.00 Brandeau-Larson, Candice......................70.00 Central Signs .........................................160.00 Decker Sporting Goods ...........................55.00 Dingman, Stacie ......................................70.00 Gary Christiansen ....................................70.00 Menards - Mason City ........................1,000.00 NIACC ...................................................130.00 Tom Dunn ................................................70.00 Tony Scott ................................................70.00 Trophies Plus ...........................................99.63 Varsity Spirit Fashion ..........................5,279.34 TOTAL ..............................................23,423.80 Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, September 29, 2016

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LEFT:West Fork’s Rylan Fleshner reached the ball across the end zone as he is tackled from behind to score the first of three Warhawk touchdowns against St. Ansgar on Friday night. RIGHT: West Fork quarterback Jarel Arbegast keeps his eye on a high snap that he is able to snatch out of the air and turn into positive yardage in the first half of the Warhawks 41-21 loss to top-ranked St. Ansgar on Friday, Sept. 23. KRISTI NIXON PHOTOS

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West Fork’s Talia Rowe, left, and Maddison Shupe run together during the West Fork home cross country meet at Linn Grove Country Club in Rockwell. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle)

Warhawks grow as team facing top-ranked Saints Shaking off the ailments BY KRISTI NIXON SHEFFIELD – Sometimes things in life are bigger than football. As West Fork head coach Eric Gabe’s hometown was ravaged by a couple of small tornadoes and extensive flooding last week, his team signed on to help with clean-up in Greene this week. In the meantime, his Warhawks showed no backing down from the topranked team in Class A in an eventual 41-21 loss to St. Ansgar at home on Friday, Sept. 23. “On Monday, we’re going to North Butler my old hometown and it’s a really proud thing for me to take my guys that I’m extremely proud of back to my hometown that has given me so much,” Gabe said. “And I can finally give back. That’s kind of a life-long goal.” According to Gabe, the whole team save a few who are taking tests in courses at NIACC were set to go clean-up after floodwaters receded on Monday. “We are going to do what we can,” Gabe said. “My parents and my best friend live a mile apart on the east side of Greene and they were right next to those small tornadoes. There are trees all over the place at the house and all of those things. It spared the house, the machine shed is down, whatever. “But my parents did a good job raising somebody who is thankful for what they have and I love being a Warhawk and being here and it’s the community piece and being from North Iowa that is important.” As for the football game played out on the field, no one was expecting much from West Fork against unbeaten and the No. 1 team in the state which St. Ansgar 41, West Fork 21 St. Ansgar West Fork

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had outscored its previous four opponents 205-27. However, at half, the Warhawks only trailed 14-7 after coming up with a huge red zone stand in which the Saints had first and goal from the four. “Quite honestly it was a real proud moment for me as a football coach because we’ve been looking for a game like this for two and a half years,” Gabe said. Understandably, West Fork went into the half very fired up. Gabe’s message to his team? “Believe,” Gabe said. “Just believe in what we are doing. A win and a loss does not define you. If you don’t figure that out in life, you are going to struggle. Don’t ride the rollercoaster of emotions, stay even keel. “We know we have the No. 1 team on the ropes and they’re nervous, but they are going to come out and punch you in the mouth and I think our kids responded.” But St. Ansgar came out of halftime with the ball and went 65 yards in 10 plays to take a 20-7 lead. Three plays later, the Saints’ Jacob Hemann picked off Jarel Arbegast that led to a score. Arbegast and the Warhawks responded with a quick score as the West Fork quarterback kept it from four yards out to cut the deficit to 20-13. He finished the night with 22 carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns. The Saints answered back and extended the lead to 41-13 on a 22-yard interception return by Dayton Smith. “That interception Jarel threw that was a pick-six, the other one he threw were on me,” Gabe said. “I made calls where I thought there was something upstairs, they did a good job of adjusting and we threw the ball right to them. “There’s a lot of things we can clean Third quarter SA – 7:51 Smith 11 run (kick fail). SA – 3:49 Smith 5 run (Hendrickson run). WF – 1:00 Arbegast 4 run (kick blocked). Fourth quarter SA – 10:10 Smith 5 run (Boerjan kick). SA – 8:18 Smith 22 INT return (kick blocked). WF – 2:01 Arbegast 2 run (Arbegast run).

West Fork individual champs win despite injury, aches BY KRISTI NIXON

A host of West Fork tacklers stop Saint Ansgar running back Parker Hendrickson for a loss on fourth down in the final seconds of the first half to keep the score 14-7 at the break. up, but when you are 0-5, it doesn’t feel like we are 0-5 and we’ve played quality football teams. Teams need to watch out for us coming in, day-in and day-out. We’re not going to roll over. It feels like we are at the climax and we can go either way right now. We can be content, or we can continue to push and try to move forward. We’ve got work to do.” And the Warhawks were playing with four sophomores going both offensively and defensively, including Garrett Anderson, who started playing center for the first time on Thursday; Spencer Nash, Jesse Chibambo and Mitchell Halloran. Not only the work the team were set to do in Greene, but the Warhawks also recognized three-year-old Landon Tollefson, who has cancer. “We had a deal tonight for Landon, I have my own three-year-old First downs Rushes-yds Passing Punting ave. Fumbles-lost Penalties

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little Landon, and it really touched my heart,” Gabe said. “He’s a fighter. I think we need to take him to every game because he really inspired our kids.” With two minutes left, Arbegast scored the final touchdown of the night and ran in the two-point conversion as the Saints gave up the most points they had all season. “We still lost a football game tonight,” Gabe said. “That’s not who we want to be. We competed toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the state and I thought there were times where they were pretty nervous. “We’ve got Nashua-Plainfield (this) week over there. I am excited for a big week of things that the kids can’t learn inside these school walls that are going to happen on Monday and that is going to bring us together.

WF, Jarel Arbegast 22-106-2, Ian Gonzalez 2-15-0, Spencer Nash 5-10-0, Michael Fjone 1-1-0, Rylan Fleshner 1-(1)-0. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Yds-TD-INT) – SA, Boerjan 3-6-22-0-0. WF, Arbegast 1217-151-1-2. Receiving (Catches-Yds-TDs) – SA, Ryan Petersen 2-20-0, Patterson 1-20. WF, Fleshner 5-52-1, Fjone 4-38-0, Mitchell Halloran 1-15-0, Gonzalez 1-130, Nash 1-10-0.

Quick change ▪ No. 15 Osage uses quick set to sweep Warhawks BY KRISTI NIXON SHEFFIELD – Class 3A No. 15 Osage came in to West Fork High School on Tuesday, Sept. 20 and effectively quick set its way to a 2518, 25-14, 25-22 sweep of the Warhawks. The Green Devils (8-8, 6-0 TOI East) pulled away in the late stage of the opening set, took control in the second and then rallied from six down on more than a few occasions to take the finale. “It’s really tough because we don’t see a whole lot of quick sets,” West Fork coach Abbee Dickman said. “We are great when we can get touches on the ball with the block. When we don’t get a block, we leave our diggers out to dry and tonight we really let them out and I didn’t care for that.” At one point in the final set, the Warhawks held a seven-point advantage at 14-7 after a Lexi Bray kill. During the first set, West Fork led as late as 14-13 and still trailed by one at 17-16 before an Osage run put it out of reach in which the Green Devils recorded a pair of kills

and an ace coupled with three Warhawk hitting errors. Throughout the final set, West Fork came back from an early 3-1 deficit with three kills by Bray and two by Jacqlyn Caspers, as well as a dig by Caspers that went over the net and Osage looked unprepared for, as well as the only stuff block of the game – by Maddison Shupe. When a kill attempt by the Green Devils went long and they were whistled for four hits, it prompted a timeout with West Fork leading 11-5. Dickman said she felt like her team went toe-to-toe with Osage. “I did, it was kind of sad because we started out strong in the first game, and we let up,” Dickman said. “We are a pretty mental team. In the third, we really came alive and we just beat ourselves. Osage is a good team, but I definitely think we could have beat them, it’s just we beat ourselves, what we have been doing lately.” But the Green Devils kept chipping away at the deficit and overcame it at 23-22 on an ace serve by libero Kourtney Chambers. A block by Sydney Midlang and a kill attempt by West Fork that went just out of bounds ended the match. West Fork fell to 8-5 overall, 4-1 in the Top of Iowa East. Osage takes control of first place in the conference standings after the win.

West Fork’s Jacqlyn Caspers blocks against Rylie Olson of Osage during the final set of Tuesday’s match. KRISTI NIXON PHOTOS

ROCKWELL – Both individual high school champions for West Fork at the Warhawks’ home meet at Linn Grove Country Club say they need a little rest and recovery. Nonetheless, it didn’t stop Kenna Weaver and Jacob Hansen from easily taking the individual titles on Monday, Sept. 19. Weaver led the girls to a second-place finish behind Mason City Newman 23-33 while Hansen paced the boys with much of the team placing in the top-15 to win it in front of the West Fork’s Zach Martinek out-kicks a Forest Knights, 26-33. As for Weaver, she City runner to the finish line to finish among the top 15 at the Warhawks’ home meet. West Fork’s has been not only bat- boys won the team title with 26 points. tling injury, but illness. She completed the race in 21 minutes, 6 seconds. Springs, maybe put in a jog there.” “I haven’t really ran much except Weaver had pulled out of last the first meet, ran well then,” Weav- week’s race that was eventually er said. “We kept getting our meets called because of thunderstorms, cancelled and at the Belmond meet, anyway. we pack run. This is really only my “I still don’t think I wouldn’t have second race and I’m recovering from finished that race,” Weaver said, “bea groin injury I had a few nights ago. cause I’m recovering.” “I was sick last week, so I haven’t Even at the home meet, Weaver been running much. I’ve been strug- said she likely went a lot slower than gling, I’m definitely not where I’m normal. supposed to be at the moment. My “I felt like I had no to push me times are kind of low, but they’ll get in front of me,” Weaver said. “I feel back up there. I’m recovering and fine with my running, I feel I’ve regetting back out there.” covered a lot. It was a slow meet. I Hansen separated himself from pulled away the last 200 meters, I rethe rest of the field early and had no ally didn’t push myself hard enough one around him nearly all of the race, the entire race, I kind of sat with her completing it more than a minute the entire race until the last 200.” ahead of the next finisher. Meanwhile, Hansen’s big lead “I’m feeling pretty good,” Hansen came as sort of a shock to him. said. “I just wanted to get out and go, “I wasn’t expecting to go out that basically. I didn’t know if I was going fast in the beginning,” Hansen said. to be racing today or not, actually. On “I was surprised after the first mile Saturday, I was doing a workout and that I had that big of a lead. I just get all of a sudden my foot started hurt- out and get going. My race strategy ing. I don’t know if it was flaring up. might change up in the next couple I ran before the meet, didn’t feel too of weeks.” bad, so I decided race since it’s my Each runner said the West Fork last home meet.” teams as a whole ran strong. FinishComing in at 16:58, Hansen said ing behind Weaver were Talia Rowe, he really wanted to get a race in be- Maddison Shupe in the top 10. The fore heading to the prestigious Roy boys’ team scoring was rounded Griak Invitational on the campus of out by Josh Stevens (seventh), Zach the University of Minnesota. Martinek (eighth), Connor Schulz “I really needed to get a race (10th) and Austin Larson. in here because I’m racing Gri“We did well (as a team), they ak this weekend,” Hansen said. definitely have been improving,” “(I’m going) as an individual; it Weaver said. “We still need our hamshould be a lot of good competition. mers up front. Newman is good, we Some of the best runners in the Mid- need to start sticking with them.” west are there. I think the top runners Hansen said, “It was a pretty good in 1A, 2A and 4A are going to run. day for us. I think we all had some “This should be a pretty good season bests, lowered their season meet for me. Hopefully, I finish bests by at least a few seconds today. high. (I’m going to) get a few work“This is a good one, this is good outs this week to get ready for Gri- weather today.” ak, watch the team run at Central West Fork Invitational

LEFT: West Fork’s Ylani Guerrero bumps the ball for a back set during the second game against Osage on Tuesday, Sept. 20. RIGHT:West Fork’s Kaitlyn Liekweg serves during this Top of Iowa Conference game against Osage on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Liekweg was 8-of-8 serving in the match. Osage 25-25-25, West Fork 18-14-22 Kills – O (Brenna Jacobs 12, Kelsey Havel 9, Sydney Midlang 8, Jessica Malecek 3, Hannah Mauser 3, Rylie Olson 3); WF (Jacqlyn Caspers 7, Lexi Bray 6, Maddison Shupe 3, Teya Adams 2, Kaitlyn Liekweg). Blocks – O (Midlang 6, Malecek 6, Jacobs 4, Havel 2, Olson 2, Mauser); WF (Shupe). Digs – O (Kourtney Chambers 10, Havel 7, Sophia Muller 7, Olson 7, Jacobs 6,

Mauser 2, Havel); WF (Ylani Guerrero 12, Madison Patten 12, Adams 10, Liekweg 7, Caspers 6, Morgan Meier 6, Bray 4, Shupe 2). Assists – O (Olson 32, Chambers 5); WF (Liekweg 14, Shupe 2, Patten). Serving – O (Havel 11-11, 3 aces; Chambers 11-11, 2 aces; Jacobs 16-17, ace; Muller 14-15, ace; Olson 7-8, ace; Midlang 8-10); WF (Caspers 10-10, ace; Liekweg 8-8; Meier 8-8; Patten 6-6; Shupe 3-3; Bray 9-10; Adams 7-8, ace).

Girls Team Scoring 1. Mason City Newman 23; 2. West Fork 33; 3. Forest City 73; 4. St. Ansgar 91; 5. Central Springs 99; 6. Lake Mills 107; 7. North Iowa 180; 8. Rockford 181; 9. Belmond-Klemme 188; 10. North Butler 228. Top 15 – 1. Kenna Weaver (WF) 21:06; 2. Sheridan LaCoste (Rockford) 21:09; 3. Chloe Nelson (MCN) 21:21; 4. Megan Sullivan (MCN) 21:38; 5. Grace Heinrich (MCN) 21:50; 6. Talia Rowe (WF 22:26; 7. Morgan Fritz (LM) 22:38; 8. Caitlyn Juhl (SA) 22:47; 9. Maddison Shupe (WF) 23:00; 10. Mia Blodgett (NI) 23:04; 11. Rylie Smith (MCN) 23:24; 12. Thone Golwitzer (FC) 23:48; 13. Jenna Knoig (CS) 23:55; 14. Hannah Buffington (FC) 23:56; 15. Aubrea Thompson (MCN) 24:00.

Boys Team Scoring 1. West Fork 26; 2. Mason City Newman 33; 3. Forest City 37; 4. North Butler 104; 5. Lake Mills 132; 6. St. Ansgar 137; 7. Rockford 179; 8. BelmondKlemme 188. Top 15 – 1. Jacob Hansen (WF) 16:58; 2. Grady Hovenga (FC) 17:50; 3. Carson Rygh (LM) 17:51; 4. Max Mueller (MCN) 18:24; 5. Stephen Rings (MCN) 18:44; 6. Sam Hassebroek (NI) 18:47; 7. Josh Stevens (WF) 18:50; 8. Zach Martinek (WF) 18:55; 9. Ryan Theel (FC) 18:55; 10. Connor Schulz (WF) 18:58; 11. Jacob Schutt (MCN) 19:04; 12. Paul Olson (FC) 19:17; 13. Isaac Fettkether (MCN) 19:22; 14. Zach Lehmann (FC) 19:24; 15. Ellis Regan (CS) 19:26.

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