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Rainfall report, Sun. 5/17/15

Weather

May 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low this morning, 59. Rainfall in Atlantic at the KJAN studios Saturday afternoon through early this morning, amounted to 1.2 inches. Massena reported 1.43 inches of rain for the 24-hour period ending at 7-a.m. today. Harlan had .26″, Audubon, .75″, Shenandoah, .28″ and Council Bluffs received .10″ of rain.

Red Oak woman arrested for Breach of Peace, Saturday

News

May 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak, Saturday evening, arrested 31-year old Jana Marie Rolofson, of Red Oak. The woman was taken into custody at around 8:35-p.m. in the 400 block of east Coolbaugh Street, and charged with Breach of Peace. Rolofson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

(Final) Update on fatal Cass County, IA crash

News

May 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

An assistant soccer coach for the University of Nebraska was killed Saturday morning during a crash on Interstate 80 in western Iowa. 31-year old Peter John Underwood, of Lincoln, NE., was reportedly traveling on a recruiting trip, when the eastbound car he was in was struck by a pickup truck traveling in the wrong direction on I-80, near the Marne exit. Underwood died at the scene. The crash happened at around 7-a.m.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, 49-year old Paul William Marshall, of Modale, was  driving the 2009 Dodge pickup that struck the 2009 Pontiac Vibe Underwood was in, head-on. Marshall was transported by Medivac ambulance to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, and later flown by helicopter to a hospital in Omaha. The accident remains under investigation.

University officials said Underwood had just completed his fourth season with the Nebraska women’s soccer program, serving the last two as a full-time coach and the previous two as a volunteer assistant. He is survived by his wife, Austin, and their two young children, daughter, Lyla, and son, Jude.

A statement issued by Huskers Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst, said “The University of Nebraska Athletics family is deeply saddened by the loss of Peter Underwood and our deepest sympathy and prayers go out to his wife, Austin, their children, Lyla and Jude, and his extended family and friends.” Eichorst said also,”Peter was a beacon of positive light, a wonderfully talented coach, and an even better family man of great character and faith. He will be missed by all of us.”

Underwood helped the Huskers to the Big Ten Conference regular-season and tournament titles in 2013, as Nebraska posted a 19-4-1 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. A native of London, England, Underwood moved to the United States and played one season of varsity soccer at Concord before the program was dropped.

Services are pending. Condolences can be sent to: Underwood Family, P.O. Box 880120, One Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE 68588-0120.

BETH N. WEST, 57, of Avoca (Svcs. were held 5/16/15)

Obituaries

May 16th, 2015 by admin

BETH N. WEST, 57, of Avoca, died Tue., May 12th, at home. A private, Celebration of Life service for BETH WEST was held Sat., May 16th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Avoca.

BETH WEST is survived by:

Her mother – Elizabeth Bornholdt and husband Kenneth Hook, of Albuquerque, NM.

Her sisters – Vanessa Bornholdt, and her husband Roger Heilig of Shelby, and Shelley and her husband Joel Ross of Charlotte, NC.

Other family members and friends.

JEFFREY J. RICHTER, 52, of Atlantic (Svcs/ 5/21/15)

Obituaries

May 16th, 2015 by admin

JEFFREY J. RICHTER, 52, of Atlantic, died Fri., May 15th, at Bergan-Mercy Hospital, in Omaha. A Funeral Mass for JEFF RICHTER will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., May 21st, at the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, has the arrangements.

Visitation with his family is from 5-until 7-p.m. Wed., at the funeral home, where a Rosary will be held at 5-p.m., Wednesday.

Burial will be in the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, in Atlantic.

JEFF RICHTER is survived by:

His parents – Donald and Ruth Richter, of Atlantic.

His sisters – Stephanie Richter, of Atlantic, and Regina Richter, of Omaha.

His brothers – Gary (Sally) Richter, and Jon (Lee) Richter, and Phil (Shawnell) Richter, all of Atlantic.

Villisca woman arrested Friday afternoon on assault charge

News

May 16th, 2015 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports one person was arrested Friday afternoon on an assault charge. 19-year old Carol Marlen Schubert, of Villisca, taken into custody at around 3:40-p.m., for Domestic Abuse Assault. Schubert was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

4 injured in Monona County crash

News

May 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol reports four people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Friday in Monona County. The accident happened at around 3:30 p.m., at the intersection of County Highways E-24 and K-64. Authorities say 63-year-old Michael Brenden, of Whiting, was driving eastbound on Highway E-24 in 1999 Chevy Silverado pickup, when his vehicle collided with a northbound 2010 GMC Yukon, driven by 25-year-old Jessica Tadlock, of Hornick. Following the crash, both vehicles ended up in a farm field northwest of the intersection.

Michael Brenden and his passenger, 36-year-old Christine Brenden were transported by ambulance to Burgess Hospital in Onawa. Nine-year-old Justin Goodvin was airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Sioux City. The patrol says the three were not wearing their seatbelts.

Cael Tadlock, who was riding in a child restraint seat, was also transported to Burgess hospital in Onawa.

NE assistant soccer coach dies in Cass County, IA crash Sat. morning

News, Sports

May 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

(Check back for updates to this story)

An assistant soccer coach for the University of Nebraska was killed Saturday morning during a crash on Interstate 80 in western Iowa. KETV in Omaha reports 31-year old Peter Underwood was traveling on a recruiting trip near Atlantic, when the eastbound car he was in was struck by a pickup truck traveling in the wrong direction on I-80, near the Marne exit. The crash happened at around 7-a.m.  Additional details about the crash had not been released as of 8-p.m. Saturday.

University officials said Underwood had just completed his fourth season with the Nebraska women’s soccer program, serving the last two as a full-time coach and the previous two as a volunteer assistant. He is survived by his wife, Austin, and their two young children, daughter, Lyla, and son, Jude.

A statement issued by Huskers Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst, said “The University of Nebraska Athletics family is deeply saddened by the loss of Peter Underwood and our deepest sympathy and prayers go out to his wife, Austin, their children, Lyla and Jude, and his extended family and friends.” Eichorst said also,”Peter was a beacon of positive light, a wonderfully talented coach, and an even better family man of great character and faith. He will be missed by all of us.”

Underwood helped the Huskers to the Big Ten Conference regular-season and tournament titles in 2013, as Nebraska posted a 19-4-1 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. A native of London, England, Underwood moved to the United States and played one season of varsity soccer at Concord before the program was dropped.

Services are pending. Condolences can be sent to: Underwood Family, P.O. Box 880120, One Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE 68588-0120.

Special Weather Statement: Cass & area counties, 5/16/15

Weather

May 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

756 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

…LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE…

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE STORMS WILL BRING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. ALONG WITH THE RAINFALL…THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WITH A FEW OF THE STORMS THIS EVENING ALONG WITH SOME HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR UNTIL ABOUT 10 PM CDT BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST OF THE REGION.

 

(Update) No injuries reported following a fire in Atlantic, Saturday

News

May 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

No injuries were reported following a residential fire in Atlantic, early Saturday morning. The Atlantic Fire Department responded to the blaze at 405 West 5th Street, at around 4:30-a.m. Dense smoke was emitting from the home when the first crews arrived on the scene, but the home’s owner, Trevor Cavin, and his cat, was able to escape prior to firefighters’ arrival.

According to Fire Chief Mark Mcnees, Cavin was asleep and woke up when he had trouble breathing. There was no smoke detector in the home, which was being remodeled. McNees told KJAN News the fire apparently started when an electrical extension cord became pinched beneath a refrigerator and eventually became hot and may have started a nearby towel on fire.

Cavin tried to put out the flames, but the smoke and flames were too much for him to handle. Shortly after fire fighters arrived, the flames erupted into a “Flash fire” and quickly spread into the attic area. Crews were on the scene for about 2-to 2/12 hours. The cause of the blaze was listed as “electrical.”