Veterans Day (Today): Sunny, with a high near 51. N winds 10-20 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. NE-SE winds 5-10. Tomorrow: Sunny & breezy. High near 54. SE winds @ 10-25 mph. Tom. Night: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers after midnight. Low around 40. S/SE winds @ 15-25 mph. Wednesday: A 50% chance of showers, otherwise partly sunny. High near 54. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 57. We had a Trace of precipitation (Drizzle/mist, Sunday morning after 7-a.m.). Our Low this morning was 32. Last year on this date, the High was 53 and the Low was 35. The Record High in Atlantic on Nov.11th was 73 in 1964 & 2005. The Record Low was -10 in 1986.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Sioux City Police Department is investigating a missing persons report. Authorities on Sunday said that on November 3rd , 50-year-old Joshua Eldridge was reported missing in the Sioux City area. Eldridge is described as being a white male, 5′ 9″ tall, and 175 Ibs.
Joshua Eldridge
If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Joshua Eldridge please contact the Sioux City Police Department at (712)279-6440.
(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds has not announced whether she intends to seek reelection in 2026, but she is giving a few hints about her 2025 policy agenda. Reynolds held a campaign fundraiser last month and talked about her record so far. “I’ve signed five tax cuts into law over the last six years, lowering taxes for every single Iowan who pays them,” Reynolds said, to cheers. “January 1, we’re going to a flat, 3.8% flat and fair tax.”
Two years ago, at a Republican Governors Association forum, Reynolds said her goal was to eliminate the state income tax by the end of her current term, which ends in early 2027. However, Reynolds has indicated her focus in 2025 will be on a reducing tax that’s collected by LOCAL governments, like cities, counties and school districts. “We’re working on property tax,” she told the Westside Conservative Club on October 30. “We know we still have work to do there, so hang in there. We’ve shaved off $250 million, but we know we still have work to do.”
The latest report on STATE tax revenue indicates the state will take in a billion dollars less in income taxes over a 24 month period due to the tax cuts Reynolds has signed. “But you know what the other component of that is you have to keep spending in check,” Reynolds said. “You can still invest in priorities that are important to Iowans…you just have to do it responsibly.” Reynolds signed a law in 2023 that has consolidated state agencies and she suggests there’s more to come.
“We’re not done. First of all, the culture that it’s creating, just that kind of environment and the collaboration between my agencies — it’s exciting,” Reynolds said. “It’s generating new energy and a passion to really look at how else we can change government and make it more innovative and just really responsive to the people that we serve, so that fires me up and believe me, there’s so much opportunity there.”
Democrats in the legislature say the tax cuts Reynolds has already signed will lead to cuts in state services and warn a reduction in state support of public schools is ahead when the next round of income tax cuts take effect. During her remarks at the Westside Conservative Club in late October, Reynolds addressed the criticism of her tax cuts. “We can sustain them and we’re doing it in a responsible manner,” Reynolds says. “Believe me, I am very conservative…I am not going to be the governor who cuts taxes to raise them again.”
Reynolds says the state has enough money as a cushion in case there is a downturn in the economy — and a more dramatic decline in state tax collections. There’s a BILLION dollars in the state’s cash reserve plus a two-and-a-half BILLION dollar budget surplus. There’s also three-point-75 BILLION dollars in the state’s Taxpayer Trust Fund.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – Six people, including three juveniles, were injured Sunday afternoon when a car and an SUV collided west of Glenwood, in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2023 Honda Accord exited Interstate 29 northbound at Exit 35 and onto the Highway 34 eastbound ramp, before turning westbound onto the eastbound lanes of Highway 34. The car continued westbound in the eastbound lane, striking a 2006 GMC Yukon SUV head-on. The accident happened at around 12:45-p.m., Sunday.
The driver of the car , 49-year-old Philip Wilson, of Tea, South Dakota, and the driver of the SUV, 40-year-old Eric Meyer, of Glenwood, were injured, along with Meyer’s passenger, 34-year-old Miranda Sims, of Glenwood, and the three juveniles. The names and ages of the juveniles were not released.
Two of the juveniles suffered minor injuries and were not taken to the hospital. The third juvenile, along with Meyer and Sims, were transported to Bergen-Mercy Hospital by Mills County and Silver City EMS. Wilson was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital by Silver City EMS.
None of the injuries that required transport to the hospital were considered to be life-threatening. The Patrol says two of the adults and two of the children were not wearing seat belts.
The Iowa Hawkeye women outscored Virginia Tech 15-2 to close the third quarter in a 71-52 win at the Ally Tipoff in Charlotte. Lucy Olsen led the way with 20 points, Addy O’Grady added 18 on nine-of-nine from the floor in posting her career high.
O’Grady had 14 of her points in the second half as the Hawkeyes pulled away.
Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley is retiring at the end of the season. Todd Kimm reports.
Press release from unipanthers.com:
CEDAR FALLS – University of Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley announced on Sunday his intention to retire at the conclusion of the 2024 season. Farley will continue to coach the Panthers for the remainder of the season with his final contest coming in the season finale vs. Indiana State on November 23 in the UNI-Dome.
The winningest football coach in UNI and Missouri Valley Football Conference history with 182 victories, Farley’s legacy includes seven MVFC Championships, two MVFC Coach of the Year awards and recognition as the 2007 FCS National Coach of the Year. He also guided the Panthers to an appearance in the 2005 FCS National Championship Game. He has compiled a 182-111 overall record in 24 seasons as UNI’s head coach, including a 116-65 mark in MVFC play. Farley’s record at UNI includes four wins over FBS programs, including three victories over Iowa State.
“It has been a great honor to be part of the Panther family for over 40 years,” Farley said. “For me, UNI Football has always been about setting a standard that goes beyond the game. It has been about a legacy of resilience, pride, hard work and excellence. Watching our players grow into leaders and champions on and off the field and carry that standard with them beyond the football field has been the greatest reward of my career.
“I’m grateful for every player, coach and supporter who has shared in this journey,” Farley continued. “Together we have built a program that strengthens character and challenges players to go beyond what they thought possible. UNI Football has been more than a team to me; it has been a family. Personally, our family has been blessed with the friendships of so many wonderful people in the community that we are forever thankful for.”
UNI Director of Athletics Megan Franklin indicated that a national search will commence to fill the head coaching position for the Panthers. Neither Franklin nor the university will comment on the search process until a successor to Farley has agreed to terms.
“We sincerely appreciate all of the contributions that Coach Farley has made to our university and our community during his 24 seasons leading our football program,” Franklin said. “Even more importantly, Panthers everywhere recognize the positive impact Coach Farley has had on UNI Football. Coach Farley’s legacy is truly reflected in the achievements of the many young men he and his staffs have coached over the years.
“Coach Farley has a heart for the university,” Franklin said of Farley, a 2012 UNI Athletics Hall of Fame inductee. “The success for Coach is not his own record but what the success of the teams has meant to the greater university and community pride. He will continue to be a valued member of the Panther family in his retirement years.”
“Mark Farley‘s tremendous legacy at UNI has been built on hard work and tenacity, characteristics that define him and his teams,” UNI President Mark Nook said. “When we first met, he told me how much the opportunities that he was given as a student, athlete and coach meant to him. He has worked throughout his career to enhance the reputation of UNI and Panther Athletics through his work and his players. We celebrate Mark’s contributions and wish him and his family the very best in his retirement.”
During Farley’s tenure, UNI players were named AP All-America selections 83 times, in addition to 10 Academic All-America honorees. He guided the Panthers to a spot in the final FCS Top 25 rankings on 16 different occasions, while leading UNI to 29 wins over FCS Top 10 opponents. In the process, Farley coached the Panthers to 17 FCS Playoff wins and sent 41 players to the National Football League.
The Waukon, Iowa native joined the Panthers as a walk-on linebacker in 1982 and would redshirt before lettering from 1983-86. He led the team in tackles in his final three seasons and was the 1985 MVFC Co-Defensive Player of the Year before embarking on his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Darrell Mudra in 1987, then working under Earle Bruce in that same capacity in 1988. He was promoted to linebackers coach under Terry Allen in 1989, beginning the program’s rise to national prominence. After spending four years with Allen at the University of Kansas, Farley returned to Cedar Falls as head coach in 2001.
The eighth ranked Iowa State women jumped out to a 17-0 lead at the outset and beat Southern 84-56. A pair of sophomores led the way. Addy Brown had 21 points and Audi Crooks scored 17 points and added 11 rebounds.
Crooks says her and Brown compliment each other on offense.
Mitch Mascari had a game high 26 points, including eight three pointers as Drake beat Stephen F. Austin 66-51 in Des Moines. Mascari was eight of 13 from behind the arc.
The Bulldogs got the home crowd into the game in the second half with a 21-5 run to take command.
Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger wants to see progress from his fifth ranked Cyclones Monday night when they host Missouri-Kansas City. ISU opened last week with a win over Mississippi Valley State.
Otzelberger on some of the areas that need to get better.
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