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Cass County Supervisors approve the use of ARPA funds for Lewis Ambulance

News

June 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – After considerable discussion, the Cass County Board of Supervisors, today (Tuesday), voted unanimously to pass a resolution appropriating $45,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA/Covid Relief) funds to the City of Lewis, for the purchase of a pre-owned ambulance. The ambulance is one the Griswold Fire & Rescue Department recently retired. Board Chair Steve Baier….

The Board approved also, the hiring of a person for the Treasurer’s Office Driver Examiner/Office Assistant, at a rate of $20 per hour. Afterward, Steve Baier put County Department heads on notice that due to recently passed legislation, things will look a lot different for FY 2025, with regard to hiring and salaries.

Cass County Board of Supervisors mtg.,6/11/24

The Supervisors approved the issuance of a County credit card to new Sheriff’s Department Deputy Cameron Ward. And, they approved a canvass of the June 4, 2024 Primary Election, certifying the results as published, and sending those onto the State Election Commissioner.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors heard a regular report from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken, and they appointed Supervisor Mark O’Brien as a liaison to the County Conservation Board.

Heartbeat Today 6-11-2024

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

June 11th, 2024 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Elvis Hass about the “Special Friends Fishing” event held on Sunday, June 9, 2024 at Lake Anita.  Many volunteers and supporters gathered to help those with special needs enjoy a day on the lake.

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High School Baseball Scores from Monday June 10th

Sports

June 11th, 2024 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

  • Shenandoah 8, Atlantic 3
  • Shenandoah 17, Atlantic 3
  • Glenwood 16, Harlan 7
  • Glenwood 10, Harlan 7
  • Clarinda 4, Denison-Schleswig 2
  • Clarinda 4, Denison-Schleswig 0
  • Creston 9, Kuemper Catholic 2
  • St. Albert 2, Red Oak 0
  • St. Albert 13, Red Oak 3

Rolling Valley Conference 

  • Boyer Valley 13, Ar-We-Va 3
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 9, Exira-EHK 0
  • CAM 18, Southwest Valley 1
  • Woodbine 18, Glidden-Ralston 3

Western Iowa Conference 

  • Riverside 11, Audubon 1
  • Underwood 10, Missouri Valley 0

West Central Activities Conference

  • Woodward-Granger 13, AC/GC 3
  • Interstate 35 8, Earlham 2
  • Van Meter 6, Pleasantville 3

Non-Conference Games

  • CAM 11, Southwest Valley 1
  • Lewis Central 11, Sioux City East 6

Des Moines man arrested on a Theft charge in Creston

News

June 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report a man from Polk County was arrested Monday afternoon on a Theft charges. Authorities say 35-year-old Preston Leshawn Butts, of Des Moines, was arrested at around 2:19-p.m. in the parking lot at 808 Laurel Street. Butts was charged with Theft in the 4th Degree (for Possession of property valued at more than $300 but less than $750). Butts was cited and released from the scene.

Accident in Creston, Sunday: No injuries reported

News

June 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – No injuries were reported following a collision Sunday afternoon, in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, a 2019 Nissan Maxima driven by 22-year-old Luke Allen Latham, of Creston, was traveling north on Clark Street at around 1:10-p.m., and a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 65-year-old Charles Scott Howarth, of Creston, was traveling west on Walnut Street. When Howarth failed to yield the right-of-way, his pickup struck the car on the rear passenger side, causing a total of $8,000 damage.

Howarth told Police he didn’t see the Nissan, and that Latham must have been speeding. A witness also told Creston Police they saw the car speeding. Latham said he was traveling at 25 miles per hour, and he observed the pickup stop at the stop sign, but that Howarth did not yield.

No citations were issued.

High School Softball results from Monday June 10th

Sports

June 11th, 2024 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

  • Atlantic 9, Shenandoah 1
  • Atlantic 10, Shenandoah 0 (5 innings)
  • Creston 4, Kuemper Catholic 0
  • Kuemper Catholic 16, Creston 3
  • Glenwood 12, Harlan 0
  • Glenwood 10, Harlan 0
  • Clarinda 3, Denison-Schleswig 2

Rolling Valley Conference

  • CAM 7, Southwest Valley 2
  • Woodbine 7, Glidden-Ralston 4

Western Iowa Conference 

  • Logan-Magnolia 6, Treynor 5
  • Treynor 10, Logan-Magnolia 5
  • Audubon 5, Riverside 4
  • Missouri Valley 9, Underwood 2

Corner Conference

  • Griswold 15, Stanton 0
  • Essex 7, Fremont-Mills 3
  • Fremont-Mills 11, Essex 1

West Central Activities Conference

  • Madrid 10, Ogden 0
  • Van Meter 8, Pleasantville 3
  • Woodward-Granger 6, AC/GC 1

Non-Conference Games

  • Woodbine 9, MVAOCOU 4
  • CAM 7, Southwest Valley 2
  • Wayne 1, Murray 0
  • Lamoni 9, Bedford 6
  • Grand View Christian 8, Lenox 4

Fatal Clarinda fire victim identified Monday

News

June 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Clarinda, Iowa) – A fire last week in Clarinda claimed the life of a 65-year-old man. Authorities on Monday identified the victim of Thursday evening’s fire as Steven Gail McCurdy. The blaze occurred late Thursday evening at 709 E. Lincoln Street, in Clarinda.

According to Clarinda Fire Chief Roger Williams, the cause of the fire was accidental, or at least undetermined, due to considerable damage to the residence. The residence was a total loss.

Clarinda police officers arriving at the scene before firefighters, tried to gain entry into the home to rescue McCurdy, but were forced to retreat due to heavy smoke and heat. Firefighters made entry into the house and extricated McCurdy from his home, but were unsuccessful in their efforts to revive him.

Clarinda Fire was assisted during the incident by firefighters from New Market, Clarinda Police, Clarinda EMS and MidAmerican Energy.

The heat is coming so stay safe in pools, lakes with swim lessons, life jackets

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A nationwide study finds the number of drownings rose significantly in recent years, and with temperatures in Iowa expected to hit the 90s this week for the first time this year, anyone in — or on — the water needs to take precautions to stay safe. Kelly Hilsabeck, the trauma injury prevention coordinator at Gundersen Health System, says Iowa parents should make it a priority to get their kids in for swimming lessons. Hilsabeck says, “Enroll your kids as soon as they seem physically, emotionally, developmentally ready to start learning those basic swimming skills and water survival skills.”

The C-D-C study found about four-thousand deaths nationwide in 2019 from drowning, but the numbers rose by about 500 each year in 2020 and 2021. Due to the pandemic, Hilsabeck says many people may have simply not taken swimming lessons during those years, and she notes, those lessons aren’t just for kids. “You’re never too old to learn,” Hilsabeck says. “The new study that came out actually found that about 54% of U.S. adults have never had a swimming lesson, so it’s really important to know there’s not an age limit on swimming lessons.”

Whether swimming in a backyard pool or a municipal pool, drowning is always a risk, but the risk may be even greater on lakes and rivers due to hidden drop-offs, currents and murky water. Hilsabeck says drowning is typically a silent tragedy. “It’s been portrayed as a very loud and noticeable event in movies and TV shows,” Hilsabeck says, “and often it’s just really not that way. The swimmer possibly could have already been distressed and just isn’t going to be making a lot of noise and it can just happen so quickly in 20 to 60 seconds.” Anyone on a pleasure boat, kayak, canoe or innertube should also strive to be safe by wearing a life jacket — and she says to make sure it’s one that fits.

Gundersen Health System has clinics in Calmar, Decorah, Fayette, Lansing, Postville and Waukon, and a hospital in West Union.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Tue., June 11, 2024

Weather

June 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly-to mostly sunny. High near 86. South winds @ 10-15 shifting to the west & gusting to near 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Tomorrow: Sunny & breezy. High near 91. S/SW winds 10-to 25-mph.
Tom. Night: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly clear with a low around 69.
Thursday: Partly-to mostly sunny. A slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High near 91.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 81. The Low was 51. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 71 and the Low was 43. The record High for June 11th was 99 in 1892. The record Low was 36 in 1903. Sunrise: 5:45. Sunset: 8:53.

Congressman Feenstra calls bird flu a crisis

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra says confirmed cases of bird flu among poultry and dairy cattle in northwest Iowa are a crisis — and another reason congress needs to pass the Farm Bill this year. “There’s a lot of dollars in for avian influenza and African swine fever. These are massive things,” Feenstra says, “and if African swine fever would ever hit Iowa, it would be catastrophic to start euthanizing our hogs.”

Feenstra, who represents Iowa’s fourth congressional district, says 25 million birds in Iowa have been impacted by avian influenza. African Swine Fever, which is fatal to hogs, has not been detected in the United States.