February 2020

Wed
19
Feb

Third times a charm for NFV boys

Third times a charm for NFV boys

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Going into the game, the TigerHawks were 0-2 against Postville – but that didn’t matter as NFV picked up a 53-46 win over the Pirates in round one of District basketball on Monday night in Cresco.

It was a close, back and forth game throughout most of the contest, but in the fourth quarter, the TigerHawks pulled away to get the win and advance in the bracket.

Wed
19
Feb

Grimes and Rodgers punch tickets to State

Two North Fayette Valley wrestlers, including Kale Rodgers and Joel Grimes (middle two), will compete at the State Wrestling Tournament this week in Des Moines after their performances at Saturday’s District Tournament in New Hampton. Joining the wrestlers include NFV coaching staff (l-r) Robbie Kerr (assistant coach), Jacob Pedersen (head coach), Doug DeMuth (assistant coach), and Aaron Grimes (assistant coach). (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Grimes and Rodgers punch tickets to State

 

Zakary Kriener

 

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Saturday’s District 6 Wrestling Tournament in New Hampton was one of the toughest districts in the state, but the North Fayette Valley wrestling team emerged with a pair of State qualifiers in Joel Grimes and Kale Rodgers!

The road was not easy for either grappler as both had to face at least one ranked opponent in their respective brackets.

Wed
19
Feb

NFV girls fall to No. 8 Cadets in Regional matchup

Junior Abby Reichter drives past a Cadet defender during Saturday night’s Regional basketball matchup against the No. 8-ranked Crestwood Cadets. In the end, the TigerHawks fell in the hard fought battle by a score 65-51. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

NFV girls fall to No. 8 Cadets in Regional matchup

 

Zakary Kriener

 

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The TigerHawk girls’ basketball team knew that it had a tough fight ahead of it, but it did not back down on Saturday night as NFV took on No. 8-ranked Crestwood in the first round of Regional action.

North Fayette Valley fought hard throughout, keeping the lead within site throughout the majority of the contest, but in the end, it was the Cadets that won and advanced to the semifinal round of Region 4.

Wed
19
Feb

Rosetta Schmitt

Rosetta Schmitt

 

 

Rosetta Schmitt is celebrating her 80th birthday on Feb. 20. She will be celebrating with her family at a small gathering at her home.

Birthday wishes may be sent to her at 29437 Quail Road, West Union, Iowa, 52175.

 
Wed
19
Feb

On the road to recovery, DeBack's open-heart valve surgery goes well

Chris Deback holds up his heart pillow, showing where his heart was operated on during his open-heart surgery in January.  DeBack was born with Shones Syndrome,  a rare congenital heart disease consisting of multiple left heart obstructive defects.  (Megan Molseed photo) 

 

On the road to recovery, DeBack's open-heart valve surgery goes well

 

By Megan Molseed
mmolseed@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

“The support and well wishes from the community have been amazing,” smiled Chris DeBack of the many messages he received before, during, and after his January open-heart surgery.

“All of the thoughts and prayers made the healing go quicker,” continued the West Union man. “I could really feel the support.”

DeBack was diagnosed with Shone’s Syndrome, a rare congenital heart disease, shortly after birth.

With this syndrome, the patient experiences a variety of left-sided heart obstructions and lesions.

“There is the coarctation of the aorta, where a portion of the artery is narrow,” explained DeBack. “My mitrovalve just didn’t open very well.”

At six-weeks old, the New York State native had his first open-heart operation to repair the coarctation.

“There was a fifty-fifty chance that this surgery would last my lifetime,” said DeBack. “It was also just as likely that it would, overtime, become narrow again.”

Over the years, DeBack had multiple small surgeries to help with the symptoms including a stent put in his aorta

when he was 16.

“I met with a cardiologist once a year to monitor everything,” he explained.

“The surgery I had when I was 6 weeks old was to correct the coarctation, but I still had a bicuspid aortic valve and mitral valve stenosis. A ballooning surgery helped by temporarily widening the narrow portion of my aorta after it recoarced,” said DeBack, noting that this portion of Shone’s Syndrome didn’t create too big of a deal if monitored regularly.

“When I was that little, it really didn’t create any problems,” he explained. “As I got older, though, it became something I did have to watch.”

Wed
19
Feb

County-wide goal is safety

Representatives from the Ohio based company Optotraffic met with Fayette County Law Enforcement members as well as area council members to discuss the possible installation of LiDAR equipment throughout Fayette County.  (Megan Molseed photo)

 

County-wide goal is safety

 

By Megan Molseed
mmolseed@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

“When all is said and done, this simply comes down to safety,” said Optotraffic representative, Cory Kuzyk during a meeting with Fayette County law enforcement and council members last week.  “The goal is to get drivers to slow down.” 

“This is part of a county-wide safety initiative,” added West Union Police Chief, Paul Becthold.  “The goal is to reduce the number of accidents, accident related injuries, fatalities, and damages.” 

Founded in 2005 as a division of an aerospace engineering company, Optotraffic offers LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology with its patented “above the road” systems.

“The goal we are aiming for is creating a county-wide effort to monitor drivers to increase safety,” noted Becthold.  “We want to be as transparent as possible.  The goal is to get drivers, throughout the county, to watch their speed and focus on safety.” 

During last week’s Tuesday evening meeting, members of the West Union, Fayette, Clermont, Oelwein, and Arlington city councils, as well as members of the local and county law enforcement met with Kuzyk and David Mostofi of Optotraffic to discuss options in installing the LiDAR technology throughout the county.

“We have talked about something like this in the past, but we don’t want to be the first to do it,” said one Oelwein council member.  “If we do this county-wide it will have a greater impact and will be much more effective.” 

Tue
18
Feb

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