Iowa
Nikki Haley campaign launches ‘Women for Nikki’ ahead of Iowa campaign stops
EXCLUSIVE: Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is launching Ladies for Nikki forward of a number of marketing campaign stops in Iowa in April.
Haley’s marketing campaign supervisor Betsy Ankney informed Fox Information Digital that the Ladies for Nikki marketing campaign can be launched in Iowa.
“Workforce Haley is excited to launch our Ladies for Nikki marketing campaign in Iowa! There’s no scarcity of robust girls leaders within the Hawkeye State. We’re wanting ahead to working with girls in Iowa and all throughout the nation to make Nikki Haley the following president of the USA,” Ankney informed Fox Information Digital.
Haley can be joined by Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, at a number of marketing campaign stops in Iowa on April 10 and 11, based on a marketing campaign spokesperson.
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When visiting Iowa beforehand, Haley has held city halls with farmers, state legislators and small companies, the spokesperson stated.
Rachel Geilenfeld, co-chair of Iowa’s Ladies for Nikki marketing campaign, informed Fox Information Digital that Haley has an “spectacular résumé.”
“Nikki is a governor, a job creator, an envoy, and a tough-as-nails conservative who went toe-to-toe with North Korea, Russia, and China and didn’t blink. She is a unifier who can carry folks collectively to get conservative outcomes,” Geilenfeld stated.
Emily Sukup Schmitt, one other co-chair of Iowa’s Ladies for Nikki marketing campaign, informed Fox Information Digital that Haley is a “principled, gutsy chief who will make America robust and proud.”
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“As a working mother, it’s excessive time we had a mother within the White Home who will battle for our youngsters. As a feminine enterprise chief, I’m impressed by Nikki’s dedication to reducing spending and tackling inflation. As governor and as U.N. ambassador, Nikki has at all times carried out what’s proper — even when it isn’t standard,” Schmitt stated.
Haley launched her 2024 marketing campaign throughout an occasion in Charleston, South Carolina, on Feb. 15, telling the viewers and viewers throughout America that “it is time for a brand new technology of management.”
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“America just isn’t previous our prime, it is simply that our legislators are previous theirs,” Haley stated.
Fox Information’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Iowa
Latest Iowa high school volleyball rankings reveal regional pairings
It was an important date around the state for volleyball teams in Iowa, as the latest rankings were released and regional pairings in all five classes were revealed.
The two come into play once regionals reach the championship round, as the higher-ranked team will serve as the host for those games.
All five No. 1 squads remained the same, as Ankeny Centennial (Class 5A), Cedar Rapids Xavier (4A), Mount Vernon (3A), Denver (2A) and Ankeny Christian (1A) held serve.
New teams to the Top-15 include Iowa City West in 5A, Ballard in 4A, Wapsie Valley in 2A and Stanton in 1A. The entire 3A poll remained the same while Sidney made one of the biggest climbs, moving to ninth from 12th in 1A.
Regional play for 1A and 2A begins Oct. 21 with 3A, 4A and 5A starting Oct. 22. The state tournament is scheduled for Nov. 4-7 in Coralville from the Xtream Arena. Complete regional pairings can be found on Bound.
Class 5A
1. Ankeny Centennial; 2. Pleasant Valley; 3. Ankeny; 4. West Des Moines Dowling; 5. Indianola; 6. Waukee Northwest; 7. Cedar Falls; 8. Cedar Rapids Prairie; 9. Waukee; 10. Iowa City Liberty; 11. West Des Moines Valley; 12. Sioux City East; 13. Iowa City West; 14. Iowa City High; 15. Linn-Mar.
Class 4A
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier; 2. Sioux City Bishop Heelan; 3. North Scott; 4. Clear Creek-Amana; 5. Lewis Central; 6. Pella; 7. Glenwood; 8. Carlisle; 9. Marion; 10. Adel-ADM; 11. Norwalk; 12. Sergeant Bluff-Luton; 13. MOC-Floyd Valley; 14. Ballard; 15. Grinnell.
Class 3A
1. Mount Vernon; 2. Western Christian; 3. West Delaware; 4. Dubuque Wahlert; 5. Davenport Assumption; 6. Sioux Center; 7. Carroll Kuemper; 8. Mid-Prairie; 9. Cherokee; 10. Wilton; 11. Solon; 12. Anamosa; 13. Roland-Story; 14. Clarinda; 15. Nevada.
Class 2A
1. Denver; 2. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont; 3. Dyersville Beckman; 4. Dike-New Hartford; 5. Aplington-Parkersburg; 6. South Hardin; 7. Boyden-Hull; 8. Pella Christian; 9. Iowa City Regina; 10. Hinton; 11. Grundy Center; 12. Sumner-Fredericksburg; 13. Wapsie Valley; 14. West Burlington; 15. Shenandoah.
Class 1A
1. Ankeny Christian; 2. Holy Trinity; 3. Saint Ansgar; 4. Riverside; 5. BCLUW; 6. Janesville; 7. North Tama; 8. Don Bosco; 9. Sidney; 10. River Valley; 11. Akron-Westfield; 12. Stanton; 13. Fremont-Mills; 14. Southwest Valley; 15. Gladbrook-Reinbeck.
Iowa
Iowa high school football computer rankings (10/10/2024)
Week 6 of the 2024 Iowa high school football season has wrapped up, and High School on SI is continuing its weekly computer rankings for the season.
The Dowling Maroons kept their top five placing in this week’s 5A Iowa computer rankings after a thrilling 41-35 victory over Ankeny Centennial. They face a strong Urbandale team on Friday, to keep their momentum going.
The top of the 5A computer rankings stay the same this week as the Bettendorf Bulldogs take home another win, this time defeating Kennedy 33-14. The Bulldogs look forward to Friday, where they will travel to Davenport Central in hopes to hold their place in the standings.
SBLive’s formula was created using its linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.
- FAQ: SBLive High School Football Computer Rankings
Here are SBLive’s latest Iowa football computer rankings, as of Oct. 7, 2024:
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COMPUTER RANKINGS
CLASS 5A | CLASS 4A
CLASS 3A | CLASS 2A
CLASS 1A | CLASS A
CLASS 8 MAN
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Grinnell window manufacturer announces plans to lay off 152 workers in November
JELD-WEN, a manufacturer of windows and doors in Grinnell, has announced it will be laying off 152 workers effective Nov. 7.
The announcement was made on Iowa’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) site.
The company, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, was founded in 1960 and has 18,000 employees, with operating facilities in 16 countries in North America and Europe with 2023 sales of $4.3 billion, according to the company’s website.
JELD-WEN did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
Earlier this year, JELD-WEN announced the closing of its Hawkins, Wisconsin facility, affecting 338 employees, and in Vista, California, resulting in the loss of 110 jobs.
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