From the monthly archives:

January 2011

Belle Plaine police report

by jschlesselman on January 31, 2011

Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 1:40 p.m. – Officers took a report of phone harassment. The case was referred to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. 4:20 p.m. – An attempted burglary was reported at 112 11th St. after a resident found the front door partially forced open. No entry was gained. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 11:24 [...]

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Bravette upset bid falls short by one

by dhayes on January 27, 2011

• Montezuma loses to No. 6 Lynnville-Sully 52-51 The Montezuma girls basketball team had upset on their minds, and it was close as the Class 1A No. 6 Lynnville-Sully Hawks defeated the Bravettes 52-51. Montezuma’s Brittany Bryan led all scorers with 28 points with Emily Long adding 11 and Courtney Latchem scoring 10. “I’m extremely [...]

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Four Tiger basketball players in double figures to stop Newton

January 27, 2011 Grinnell sports

• Schmidt hits 20 points, Hulsing adds 13 as Grinnell girls beat Cardinals 46-43 Four Grinnell basketball players scored in double figures, giving the Tigers the edge they needed to stop Newton 67-56 on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Led by Dillon Gretzky with 19 points, Grinnell’s Ben Wallace and Trent Baker both scored 12 while Eli [...]

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Tigers capture final home meet; stop Hudson, Belle Plaine

January 27, 2011 Grinnell sports

• Grinnell defeats Hudson Pirates 48-26, stop Belle Plaine Plainsmen 54-27 The Grinnell Tigers wrestling team ended their home season schedule in fine form, stopping Hudson, 48-12, then beating Belle Plaine 54-27.   The three teams participated at a three-team round robin held at Grinnell High School on Tuesday, Jan. 18. In other meets, Tigers [...]

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Montezuma Bravettes beat BGM Bears in key conference matchup 53-34

January 27, 2011 BGM sports

• BGM boys defeat Montezuma 47-29 as Flathers hits 16 and Faas scores 14 as Bears take conference win The Montezuma Bravetees took an early lead, then built on it to defeat the BGM Bears 53-34 at Brooklyn on Tuesday, Jan. 18.   The Bravettes were led by Brittany Byran with 30 points, including going [...]

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2011 Sectional-District Wrestling

January 27, 2011 Belle Plaine sports

Class 1A All tournaments begin at 12 p.m. (noon)  Feb. 5 At Iowa Valley, Marengo Belle Plaine BGM, Brooklyn English Valleys, North English HIghland, Riverside HLV, Victor Iowa Valley, Marengo Regina, Iowa City Tri-County, Thornburg At Eddyville-Blakesburg All tournaments begin at 12 p.m. (noon) Cardinal, Eldon Eddybille-Blakesburg Lynnville-Sully Pekin Sigourney Van Buren, Keosauqua WACO, Weyland [...]

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After organizing gear, head out to Diamond Lake ice fishing derby

January 27, 2011 Muddy Waters by Kary Ray

If you’re like me and are really getting tired of the cold, there are a couple things you can do to help pass the time. This is the time of year I start going through all my fishing equipment to get ready for the upcoming fishing season. It’s not the most fun job in the [...]

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Deep River Fire Department Ice Fishing Tourney

January 27, 2011 Outdoors/recreation

      First Annual Deep River Fire Department Ice Fishing Derby Totals  Biggest Bass – 5.04 pounds – Team Elliott Biggest Bluegill – 1.36 pounds – Team Elliott Biggest Crappie – 1.62 pounds – Team Victor Biggest Walleye – .97 pounds – Team Berstler Biggest Catfish – 3.37 pounds – Team Armstrong Biggest Overall [...]

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Poweshiek County Obituaries Jan. 26, 2011

January 27, 2011 Obituaries

Zachary Renaud Zachary Kyle Renaud was called back to heaven on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Turrentine, Jackson & Morrow Funeral Home in McKinney, Tx. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the Trinity [...]

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Minor fire in Belle Plaine Wednesday

January 26, 2011 Star Press Union

The Belle Plaine Fire Department responded Wednesday to its first call of the new year. Firefighters were called to the home of Jim and Alice Fitzpatrick, 1302 11th Ave., at approximately 11:30 a.m. Jan. 26 for an overloaded circuit in the basement. Fire Chief Russ Spading said Alice Fitzpatrick was home alone at the time [...]

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