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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Monday, Dec. 4, 2023

Weather

December 4th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming S/SW @ 10-20 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy to Partly Cloudy. Low around 27. SW winds @ 10-15 becoming northwesterly after midnight & gusting to around 20 mph.

Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing. High near 42. N/NW @ 15-25 mph.

Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny & breezy. High near 51. S/SW @ 10-20.

Wed. Night: Mostly clear & breezy, with a low around 35.

Thursday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 59.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 39. The Low was 22. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 46 and the Low was 20. The Record High on December 4th in Atlantic, was 66, in 1998. The Record Low was -8 in 1905. Sunrise is at 7:29. Sunset at 4:50.

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3 injured in NE Iowa high-speed crash, Sunday

News

December 4th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Chickasaw County, Iowa) – A vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed Sunday afternoon in northeastern Iowa, went out of control and rolled over, causing three occupants to be injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2004 Nissan Armada SUV driven by 29-year-old Emmanuel Rivera-Castro, of New Hampton, sheared-off a power line pole and came to rest in a field off of Highway 18, about one-half mile west of Bassett. The crash happened at around 3:17-p.m., Sunday.

Rivera-Castro, and his passengers, 27-year-old Paloma Jaimes Ortiz, of New Hampton, and 41-year-old Eliazar Morales, of Charles City, were injured. Rivera-Castro was flown from the scene by helicopter to MercyOne North Iowa. Ortiz and Morales were transported by ambulance to the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.

The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted by the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office, Ionia Fire Dept., Chickasaw rescue Squad, New Hampton Ambulance, AMR Ambulance, and Mercy Air.

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DeSantis hits 99th county, Trump rallies in Ankeny & Cedar Rapids

News

December 4th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – There are just six weeks left in the Iowa Caucus campaign season and two of the leading candidates made their case directly to Iowans this past weekend. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke to a crowd in Newton Saturday, marking Jasper County as the 99th one he’s visited. “Are you ready to make history, Iowa?” DeSantis said, to cheers. “We’re got a mission. January 15th we are going to win the Iowa Caucus and that is going to propel us to being the 47th president of the United States and you’re going to make it happen.”

DeSantis, who’s pinning his candidacy on an Iowa victory, says the tour sends a signal. “The fact that I’m willing to do this, that should show you that I consider myself a servant, not a ruler,” DeSantis said, “and that’s how people that get elected should consider themselves.” Also Saturday, DeSantis announced that if he’s elected president, he would direct officials to reduce the federal workforce in Washington, D.C. by 50 percent.

“As part of our effort to take power out of Washington, D.C., move agencies in other parts of the country, we will answer the call and what people have suggested here in Iowa. You guys will have first dibs on the Department of Agriculture. We will send it to Iowa and you guys take care of it,” DeSantis said, to cheers. Former President Donald Trump spoke at events in Ankeny and Cedar Rapids Saturday, citing his lead in recent polls.

“We got this this thing. We got this thing,” Trump said, to cheers from the crowd in Cedar Rapids. And Trump zeroed in on DeSantis. “He’s been falling out of the air like a very seriously wounded bird — right? — to the ground and it’s a very pleasant thing to see,” Trump said. “It looks like he’s gonzo.” Many at Trump’s event in Ankeny were precinct leaders for Trump’s 2024 Iowa Caucus effort and Trump mentioned his 2nd place finish in the 2016 Iowa Caucuses.

“We would have done very well if it was a regular primary, but a Caucus is very different, but we learned a lot,” Trump said. “This time we have the best team anyone’s ever assembled for a Caucus.” The crowd in Ankeny booed as Trump mentioned Governor Kim Reynolds, who has endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. “That was her choice to do this, but I believe in loyalty,” Trump said. “…I don’t care if she endorses me or not. It’s not going to make any difference because the only endorsement that matters is the Trump endorsement.”

Trump described his agenda as common sense rather than conservative — and repeated some of his promises, like repealing and replacing ObamaCare and enhancing border security. “We’re going to seal up those borders so tight and we’re going to have the largest deportation of very bad people,” Trump said, to cheers, “very bad people who shouldn’t be in this country.”

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy campaigned in Iowa on Saturday and says he’s on track to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties twice before the Caucuses on January 15th. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley plans to return to the Iowa campaign trail next weekend. Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra will host an event in Sioux Center Saturday with Haley, Ramaswamy, and DeSantis.

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KEITH NELSON, 76, of Massena (Mass of Christian Burial 12/7/23)

Obituaries

December 4th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

KEITH NELSON, 76, of Massena, died Sunday, December 3, 2023, at his home.  A Mass of Christian Burial for KEITH NELSON will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in rural Cumberland. Lamb Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Massena from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Burial is in the St. Timothy’s Catholic Cemetery with full military graveside rites by the Full Military Graveside Rites by the Anita American Legion Post No. 210 & Army Color Guard.  A luncheon will be at the church hall following the burial.

Memorials may be to the Wounded Warrior Project.

KEITH NELSON is survived by:

His wife – Kathleen Nelson, of Massena.

His daughters – Kathryn Nelson, and Stephanie Nelson, both of Massena, and Susan Miller, of Bridgewater.

His sister – Ruth Roberts, of Norwalk.

 One grandson, other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

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WILLIAM “Bill” SCANLAN, 80, of Massena (Celebration of Life 12/23/23)

Obituaries

December 4th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

WILLIAM “Bill” SCANLAN, 80, of Massena, died December 3, 2023, at his home.  A Celebration of Life service for BILL SCANLAN will be held on Saturday, December 23rd at 1-p.m., at Trinity Christian Church in Bridgewater. Lamb Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

A Luncheon will be at the church immediately following the service.

The family will greet friends on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at the Trinity Christian Church from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

A private family burial in the Greenfield Cemetery at a later date.

Memorials may be directed to the Bill Scanlan Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

WILLIAM “BILL” SCANLAN is survived by:

His wife – Joy Scanlan.

His daughters -Christie (David) Kindt, &  Angela (Jon) Goldsmith.

His son – Mark (Brenda) Scanlan.

His brothers – Edward, Joe, Mike, Pete and Tom.

His sisters – Mary Ellen (Mike) Marcus, and Grace (David) Boothe.

10 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 14 god children; other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

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Nine Big 12 Teams Headed to Bowl Games with Texas in CFP Semifinal

Sports

December 3rd, 2023 by Asa Lucas

A Big 12-record-tying nine football teams have advanced to the postseason, highlighted by Texas’ selection to the CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. UCF, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and West Virginia also qualified for bowls as the Conference matched its record of selections from 2012.

The Longhorns finished third in the final CFP rankings after winning the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship and will make the Conference’s sixth appearance and second consecutive in the CFP Semifinals. UT, in its first CFP playoff, will face No. 2 Washington on New Year’s Day in New Orleans. The winner will advance to the CFP National Championship on January 8 in Houston against the victor of the semifinal between No. 1 Michigan and No. 4 Alabama.

The Big 12 has two other ranked matchups as No. 12 Oklahoma plays No. 14 Arizona in the Valero Alamo Bowl while No. 25 K-State squares off against No. 18 NC State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. No. 20 Oklahoma State also finished in the CFP final rankings and will meet Texas A&M in the TaxAct Texas Bowl.

Texas Tech begins the Big 12’s bowl season against Cal in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl followed by UCF against George Tech in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. Kansas and UNLV will meet in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl while West Virginia contests North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. The Autozone Liberty Bowl will feature Iowa State versus Memphis.

The Big 12 has at least eight bowl teams for the second time since 2017 and the 13th season in Conference history. Follow Big 12 social media platforms for coverage throughout bowl season.

2023-24 Big 12 Bowl Schedule
Saturday, December 16
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, Shreveport, Louisiana
Texas Tech vs. Cal (ESPN), 8:15 p.m. CT

Friday, December 22
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa, Florida
UCF vs. Georgia Tech (ESPN), 5:30 p.m. CT/6:30 p.m. ET

Tuesday, December 26
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix, Arizona
Kansas vs. UNLV (ESPN), 8:00 p.m. CT

Wednesday, December 27
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte, N.C.
West Virginia vs. North Carolina (ESPN), 4:30 p.m. CT/5:30 p.m. ET

TaxAct Texas Bowl, Houston, Texas
No. 20 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M (ESPN), 8:00 p.m. CT

Thursday, December 28
Pop-Tarts Bowl, Orlando, Florida
No. 25 Kansas State vs. No. 18 NC State (ESPN), 4:45 p.m. CT

Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, Texas
No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Arizona (ESPN), 8:15 p.m. CT

Friday, December 29
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee
Iowa State vs. Memphis (ESPN), 2:30 p.m.

Monday, January 1
CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Washington (ESPN), 7:45 p.m. CT

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Page County man arrested Sunday, in Red Oak

News

December 3rd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report a man from Page County was arrested Sunday afternoon. Authorities say 21-year-old Jordan Chase Shum, of Yorktown, was arrested for Harassment in the 3rd Degree. He  was taken into custody in the 100 block of W. Coolbaugh Street at around 2:15-p.m. and held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

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Iowa State women beat UNC-Wilmington

Sports

December 3rd, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Freshman Addy Brown scored 24 points and added 10 assists as the Cyclones beat UNC-Wilmington 85-58. Brown was nine-of-14 from the floor.

The Cyclones finished 17-of-21 from the line.

The Cyclones improve to 4-3 on the season.

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Iowa State to Face Memphis in Autozone Liberty Bowl

Sports

December 3rd, 2023 by Asa Lucas

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State football team (7-5, 6-3 Big 12) has accepted an invitation to play in the 65th AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. It will be the sixth bowl game in the last seven seasons and the 18th bowl appearance in school history.

Iowa State will face Memphis (9-3, 6-2 AAC) on Friday, Dec. 29 at 2:30 p.m. CT at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. ESPN will broadcast the game. Iowa State is 1-0 all time against Memphis, defeating the Tigers, 21-20, in the 2017 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. 

Iowa State tied for fourth place in the Big 12 Conference after earning six victories against league foes. It marks just the third time in school history that the Cyclones have won six league games, all of which have come under Matt Campbell’s direction.

This will be ISU’s fourth appearance in the Liberty Bowl. The Cyclones are 1-2 in the bowl: 1972 lost to Georgia Tech, 31-30; 2012 lost to Tulsa, 31-17; 2017 defeated Memphis, 21-20. 

Iowa State has a 5-12 all-time record in bowl games. Eighth-year head coach Matt Campbell has the most bowl appearances among ISU skippers as the Cyclones head to their sixth bowl game of his tenure.

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Iowa to Meet Tennessee in Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

Sports

December 3rd, 2023 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The 17th-ranked University of Iowa football team will face No. 21 Tennessee in the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Florida. Kickoff is set for noon (CT) from Camping World Stadium and the game will be televised on ABC.

CHEEZ-IT CITRUS BOWL TICKET INFORMATION
The Iowa Athletics Ticket Office will accept Citrus Bowl ticket requests from Monday, Dec. 4 through noon on Sunday, Dec. 10 from football season ticket holders, I-Club members, and University of Iowa Alumni. Fans are encouraged to monitor their email inbox for ordering information and visit Bowl Central for updated information. If tickets remain after the priority process, they will be made available for the public on Wednesday, Dec. 13.

IOWA IN POSTSEASON; AT THE CITRUS BOWL
The Hawkeyes will be making their 36th bowl game appearance and their third Citrus Bowl appearance (formerly the Capital One Bowl).

Iowa is 1-1 all-time at the Citrus Bowl. The Hawkeyes defeated No. 11 LSU, 30-25, on an improbable Drew Tate-to-Warren Holloway 56-yard touchdown pass as time expired on Jan. 1, 2005. Kentucky scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:48 remaining in the fourth quarter to edge Iowa, 20-17, on Jan. 1, 2022.

The Hawkeyes have won four of their last five bowl games, including a 21-0 shutout of Kentucky in the 2022 Music City Bowl. Iowa is 18-16-1 all-time in bowl games.

IOWA VS. TENNESSEE
The Hawkeyes are 1-2 against the Volunteers in program history. Tennessee won the only bowl meeting, winning 45-28 in the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville.

Iowa won the first ever meeting in 1982, winning 28-22 in Atlanta and the Volunteers were victorious, 23-22, in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1987,

Iowa is 7-6 all-time in bowl games against current Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponents. This marks the fourth time in five seasons Iowa will play a school from the SEC in a bowl game.

IOWA IN 2023
The Hawkeyes went 4-0 in the month of November to finish with 10 regular season wins and a 7-2 Big Ten record en route to the Big Ten West Division title. The West Division title is the third in program history and it is the eighth 10-win season under head coach Kirk Ferentz.

Junior Cooper DeJean was selected as the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and the Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year, while senior Tory Taylor was recognized as the Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Punter of the Year. The Odebolt, Iowa, native is also a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Award and was a semifinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.

DeJean is the sixth Hawkeye to be voted the top defensive back in the Big Ten and the third player to earn the league’s top returner honor. Taylor earns the top punter honor for the second time in his career (2020). He is the first punter in league history to earn the distinction more than once.

Iowa had 20 players earn All-Big Ten recognition, including first-team honorees Jay Higgins (linebacker), DeJean (defensive back, return specialist) and Taylor (punter).  Sebastian Castro (defensive back) garnered second-team honors, while Joe Evans (defensive end), Nick Jackson (linebacker), Drew Stevens (placekicker), Logan Jones (center), Connor Colby (guard) and Nick DeJong (guard) were third-team honorees.

The Hawkeyes are bowl eligible for the 22nd time in the last 23 seasons under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa is 10-9 in bowl games under Ferentz, including a 21-0 victory over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl. Since 2001, only Ohio State and Wisconsin have won more bowl games (including the FBS championship game), than Iowa.

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