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(Update 1-a.m. Sunday) – Atlantic woman killed in Sat. evening crash

News

February 23rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa State Patrol say an Atlantic woman has died in a crash that occurred Saturday afternoon, north of town. In an update provided late Saturday night, the Patrol identified the victim as 65-year old Linda S. Shea.  We were first to report online at kjan.com Saturday evening, that the accident happened on County Road N-16 (Olive Street), about one-half-mile south of Boston Road, or about a mile south of Interstate 80.

The accident scene

The accident scene

The vehicle is not visible from the road, but is near where the rescue worker in yellow is standing. (Ric Hanson/Photos)

The vehicle is not visible from the road, but is near where the rescue worker in yellow is standing. (Ric Hanson/Photos)

Shea was traveling southbound at around 4:10-p.m., when for reasons unknown, the 2005 Jaguar SK8 she was driving spun out of control and slid sideways into a metal guard rail. The impact spun the car into the west ditch, where it came to rest in a small ravine. Shea died at the scene. Officials say she was not wearing a seat belt.

Atlantic Fire and Rescue, Medivac Ambulance, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies and Atlantic Police all responded to the scene.

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2014 State Wrestling Team Scores

Sports

February 22nd, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 1-A:

1. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 111.0
2. Alburnett 106.0
3. Clarion-Goldfield 90.0
4. Highland, Riverside 72.0
5. Wilton 69.0
6. Lisbon 62.5
7. Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 54.0
8. Woodbury Central, Moville 51.5
9. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 42.0
10. Audubon 37.0
11. West Branch 35.5
12. Central Lyon-George Little Rock 35.0
12. West Marshall, State Center 35.0
14. St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 34.0
14. Underwood 34.0
16. Sumner-Fredericksburg 33.0
17. North Butler, Greene 32.5
18. Tri-Center, Neola 32.0
19. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 29.5
20. Don Bosco, Gilbertville 29.0
20. South Winneshiek, Calmar 29.0
22. Lake Mills 27.0
23. East Buchanan, Winthrop 26.0
23. Hudson 26.0
25. Mount Ayr 24.5
26. Manson Northwest Webster 23.0
27. Wapello 22.0
28. B-G-M, Brooklyn 21.0
29. Hinton 20.0
29. Southwest Valley 20.0
31. Newman Catholic, Mason City 19.0
32. Agwsr, Ackley 18.0
32. English Valleys, North English 18.0
32. Guthrie Center 18.0
35. Central Springs 16.0
35. West Monona, Onawa 16.0
35. Westwood, Sloan 16.0
38. Dike-New Hartford 15.0
39. Clarinda Academy 14.0
39. South Central Calhoun 14.0
41. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 13.0
42. Bedford/Lenox 12.0
42. Iowa Valley, Marengo 12.0
42. North-Linn, Troy Mills 12.0
42. Ogden 12.0
46. South Hamilton, Jewell 11.5
47. Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 11.0
48. Cardinal, Eldon 10.5
49. Edgewood-Colesburg 10.0
49. Moravia 10.0
51. Panorama, Panora 9.0
51. Riverside 9.0
51. West Fork, Sheffield 9.0
54. Aplington-Parkersburg 8.0
54. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 8.0
54. Lawton-Bronson 8.0
54. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 8.0
58. Mfl MarMac 7.0
59. Jesup 6.0
59. Nashua-Plainfield 6.0
59. Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 6.0
62. A-H-S-T 5.0
62. Lynnville-Sully 5.0
62. North Cedar, Stanwood 5.0
65. Clarksville 4.0
65. Coon Rapids-Bayard 4.0
65. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 4.0
65. Sibley-Ocheyedan 4.0
69. Alta-Aurelia 3.0
69. East Mills 3.0
69. Northwood-Kensett 3.0
69. Sigourney-Keota 3.0
69. Southwest Iowa 3.0
69. Wayne, Corydon 3.0
69. West Sioux, Hawarden 3.0
76. Central, Elkader 2.0
77. Logan-Magnolia 1.0
77. Okoboji, Milford 1.0
79. Belmond-Klemme 0.0
79. C-M-B, Baxter 0.0
79. Cascade, Western Dubuque 0.0
79. Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg 0.0
79. Colfax-Mingo 0.0
79. Emmetsburg 0.0
79. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 0.0
79. New London 0.0
79. Pocahontas Area 0.0
79. Regina, Iowa City 0.0
79. Southeast Webster-Grand, Burnside 0.0
79. Starmont 0.0

Class 2-A:

1. Assumption, Davenport 117.0
2. Mediapolis 98.5
3. Albia 80.0
4. Clear Lake 71.5
5. Union, LaPorte City 70.5
6. West Delaware, Manchester 63.0
7. Osage 56.0
8. Atlantic 53.0
9. Mount Vernon 47.0
10. Solon 42.5
11. Hampton-Dumont 40.0
12. Algona 39.5
13. Charles City 38.0
14. Independence 37.5
15. Creston-Orient Macksburg 36.5
16. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 36.0
16. Wahlert, Dubuque 36.0
18. Forest City 34.0
19. Adm, Adel 30.0
20. Crestwood 29.0
20. Grinnell 29.0
22. Clarinda 28.0
23. OA-BCIG 26.0
24. Center Point-Urbana 25.5
25. West Liberty 25.0
26. Estherville Lincoln Central 23.0
27. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 22.0
27. Harlan 22.0
27. Spirit Lake Park 22.0
30. New Hampton 21.0
31. Ballard 20.0
32. Humboldt 19.0
32. MOC-Floyd Valley 19.0
34. BCLUW, Conrad 18.0
34. Monticello 18.0
34. North Fayette Valley 18.0
34. Washington 18.0
34. Webster City 18.0
39. Beckman Catholic,Dyersville 16.0
40. Columbus Community, Columbus Junction 14.0
40. Saydel 14.0
42. Interstate 35, Truro 12.0
43. East Marshall, LeGrand 11.0
43. Mid-Prairie, Wellman 11.0
45. Bondurant-Farrar 8.0
45. Winterset 8.0
47. Carlisle 7.0
47. Vinton-Shellsburg 7.0
49. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 6.0
50. Greene County 5.5
51. Benton Community 5.0
51. Iowa Falls-Alden 5.0
51. Oelwein 5.0
54. Cherokee 4.0
54. Clarke, Osceola 4.0
54. Knoxville 4.0
54. Roland-Story, Story City 4.0
54. Woodward-Granger 4.0
59. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 3.0
59. Central Decatur, Leon 3.0
59. Gilbert 3.0
59. North Polk, Alleman 3.0
59. Pcm, Monroe 3.0
59. Perry 3.0
59. Western Christian/Unity Christian 3.0
59. Williamsburg 3.0
67. Camanche 2.0
67. Centerville 2.0
67. Louisa-Muscatine 2.0
67. Sheldon/South O`Brien 2.0
67. Sioux Center 2.0
67. Tipton 2.0
73. Central Clinton, DeWitt 1.0
74. Van Meter 0.0
75. South Tama County, Tama -1.0

Class 3-A:

1. Bettendorf 162.0
2. Southeast Polk 158.0
3. Waverly-Shell Rock 151.5
4. Linn-Mar, Marion 91.5
5. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 74.0
6. North Scott, Eldridge 68.0
7. Iowa City, West 59.0
8. Pleasant Valley 55.5
9. Dallas Center-Grimes 52.0
10. Waterloo, West 47.0
11. Indianola 46.0
12. Dowling Catholic, Wdm 44.0
13. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 43.0
14. Fort Dodge 37.0
14. Mason City 37.0
16. Fort Madison 33.0
17. Valley, West Des Moines 31.0
18. Epworth, Western Dubuque 30.0
19. Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 29.5
20. Clinton 28.0
21. Johnston 27.0
22. Waukee 26.0
23. Oskaloosa 21.0
24. Cedar Falls 20.0
24. Lewis Central 20.0
24. Sioux City, East 20.0
27. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 19.5
28. Dubuque, Senior 17.5
29. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 16.0
29. Keokuk 16.0
29. Spencer 16.0
32. Newton 15.0
32. Ottumwa 15.0
34. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 14.5
35. Dubuque, Hempstead 14.0
36. Des Moines, East 13.0
37. Burlington 12.0
38. Ames 9.5
39. Boone 8.0
39. Sioux City, North 8.0
41. Davenport, North 7.0
41. Muscatine 7.0
43. Carroll 6.0
43. Urbandale 6.0
45. Decorah 5.0
45. Glenwood 5.0
45. Norwalk 5.0
45. Pella 5.0
49. Denison-Schleswig 4.0
49. Des Moines, Lincoln 4.0
51. Mount Pleasant 3.0
52. Ankeny Centennial 2.0
53. Davenport, Central 1.0
53. Davenport, West 1.0
53. LeMars 1.0
53. Marshalltown 1.0
57. Ankeny 0.0
57. Cedar Rapids, Washington 0.0
57. Des Moines, North-Hoover 0.0
57. Des Moines, Roosevelt 0.0
57. Waterloo, East 0.0

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2014 State Wrestling Championship Results

Sports

February 22nd, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 1-A:

  • 106 – Drew West (Highland) 50-0 won by decision over Justin Portillo (Clarion-Goldfield) 25-3 (Dec 6-5)
  • 113 – Josh Portillo (Clarion-Goldfield) 28-0 won by decision over Zach Fowler (Alburnett) 43-5 (Dec 6-1)
  • 120 – Nick Williams (Lisbon) 49-5 won by decision over Cole Mills (Hinton) 47-4 (Dec 4-3)
  • 126 – Brady Ruden (Wilton) 51-1 won by major decision over Joel Haberman (Clarion-Goldfield) 35-8 (MD 12-4)
  • 132 – Carter Happel (Lisbon) 53-0 won by fall over Colby McIntire (Central Lyon-George Little Rock ) 36-3 (Fall 3:05)
  • 138 – Jeren Glosser (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) 49-1 won by decision over Travis Cole (Highland) 47-3 (Dec 6-2)
  • 145 – Blake Marolf (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) 38-2 won by decision over Bryce Paul (Alburnett) 46-5 (Dec 7-1)
  • 152 – Tucker Black (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) 44-3 won by decision over Noah Irons (Lake Mills) 48-1 (Dec 4-2)
  • 160 – Tyler Foubert (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) 42-4 won by major decision over Kallan Schmelzer (Southwest Valley) 36-3 (MD 14-3)
  • 170 – Dale Hilleman (West Marshall) 48-3 won by fall over Dylan Windfield (Alburnett) 47-2 (Fall 2:42)
  • 182 – Luke Huber (Hudson) 46-1 won by decision over Adam Hawkins (B-G-M) 47-2 (Dec 14-7)
  • 195 – Tyler Hoffman (East Buchanan) 45-0 won by decision over Christopher Brincks (South Winneshiek) 48-4 (Dec 8-4)
  • 220 – Ryan Parmely (Maquoketa Valley) 52-1 won by decision over Vinnie Harvey (St. Edmond) 36-1 (Dec 4-3)
  • 285 – Tyler Yonkovic (Maquoketa Valley) 52-0 won in sudden victory – 1 over Landan Paulsen (Woodbury Central) 33-1 (SV-1 3-1)

Class 2-A:

  • 106 – Tristan Birt (Wahlert) 42-4 won in sudden victory – 1 over Connor Cleveland (New Hampton) 44-2 (SV-1 7-5)
  • 113 – Brock Rathbun (Center Point-Urbana) 46-0 won by fall over Ryan Leisure (Clear Lake) 37-4 (Fall 4:48)
  • 120 – Blake Luna (Clarinda) 41-3 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Brendan Gould (Assumption) 37-6 (UTB 4-3)
  • 126 – Darrian Schwenke (Atlantic) 52-1 won by decision over Brady Jennings (Osage) 43-4 (Dec 5-3)
  • 132 – Eric Clarke (Assumption) 31-10 won by major decision over Oscar Ramirez (Estherville Lincoln Central) 43-2 (MD 10-2)
  • 138 – Max Thomsen (Union) 49-0 won by decision over Andres Gonzalez (Clear Lake) 38-1 (Dec 5-4)
  • 145 – Zach Skopec (Spirit Lake Park) 49-0 won by decision over Chase Shiltz (Creston/O-M) 51-5 (Dec 5-2)
  • 152 – Danny Bush (Assumption) 43-3 won by major decision over Zach Johnston (ADM) 38-8 (MD 8-0)
  • 160 – Jacob Holschlag (Union) 48-1 won by decision over Drew Foster (Mediapolis) 51-3 (Dec 3-2)
  • 170 – Trey Ryan (Mount Vernon) 47-4 won by major decision over Tyler Lutes (BCLUW) 45-3 (MD 8-0)
  • 182 – Cash Wilcke (OA-BCIG) 48-1 won by decision over Kyle Frank (Independence) 49-2 (Dec 2-1)
  • 195 – Steven Holloway (Mediapolis) 36-1 won by decision over Carter Isley (Albia) 56-2 (Dec 3-2)
  • 220 – Lance Evans (Solon) 31-0 won by decision over Josh Cannon (Mount Vernon) 41-5 (Dec 3-0)
  • 285 – Tyler Putney (Forest City) 49-4 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Mario Pena (Hampton-Dumont) 41-6 (UTB 3-2)

Class 3-A:

  • 106 – Jack Wagner (Bettendorf) 44-4 won in sudden victory – 1 over Jakob Allison (Waukee) 42-2 (SV-1 4-2)
  • 113 – Jacob Schwarm (Bettendorf) 45-3 won by decision over Henry Pohlmeyer (Johnston) 40-2 (Dec 5-1)
  • 120 – Alijah Jeffery (Linn-Mar) 41-0 won by decision over Paul Glynn (Bettendorf) 39-12 (Dec 7-0)
  • 126 – Kaz Onoo (Mason City) 44-0 won by decision over Bryce Meyer (Fort Madison) 29-4 (Dec 3-0)
  • 132 – Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf) 48-0 won by decision over Jake Koethe (WDM Valley) 45-2 (Dec 3-1)
  • 138 – Logan Ryan (Bettendorf) 48-1 won by decision over Aaron Meyer (Southeast Polk) 43-4 (Dec 6-4)
  • 145 – Bryce Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock) 47-1 won by decision over Briar Dittmer (Southeast Polk) 35-4 (Dec 5-1)
  • 152 – Travis Willers (Pleasant Valley) 51-2 won by decision over Trey Blaha (CR Prairie) 39-11 (Dec 3-0)
  • 160 – Isaiah Patton (Dowling Catholic) 43-2 won by decision over Skyler St. John (CR Prairie) 44-4 (Dec 3-2)
  • 170 – Corey Abernathy (Waverly-Shell Rock) 49-4 won by decision over Blake Wolinski (Dallas Center-Grimes) 42-6 (Dec 3-0)
  • 182 – Mitch Bowman (North Scott) 39-1 won by decision over Izaak Miller (Waverly-Shell Rock) 49-5 (Dec 4-1)
  • 195 – Marcus Harrington (Waterloo West) 52-0 won by fall over Andrew Holladay (Linn-Mar) 39-5 (Fall 5:18)
  • 220 – Ethan Andersen (Southeast Polk) 45-0 won by major decision over Cordell Eaton (North Scott) 46-5 (MD 18-7)
  • 285 – Kaleb Staack (Waverly-Shell Rock) 48-4 won by decision over Jake Marnin (Southeast Polk) 42-3 (Dec 3-1)

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This is Your Nishna Valley 02-22-2014

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

February 22nd, 2014 by admin

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WILLIAM O. STEELE, 84, of Anita (Svcs. 3/5/14)

Obituaries

February 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

WILLIAM O. STEELE, 84, of Anita, died Sat., Feb. 22nd, at Caring Acres in Anita. Funeral services for WILLIAM STEELE will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., March 5th, at the United Methodist Church, in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be held at the United Methodist Church in Anita, on Tue., March 4th, from 6-to 8-pm.

Memorials may be directed to the family, for later designation.

Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.

WILLIAM STEELE is survived by:

His wife – Carolyn, of Anita.

His children – Virginia (Randall) Jensen, of Carroll; Kay (Dean) Hansen, of Anita, & Gloria (Armin) Thielking, of West Des Moines.

6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

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Kane gets 20, No. 17 Iowa State beats TCU 71-60

Sports

February 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – DeAndre Kane scored 20 points, Georges Niang had 19 points and eight rebounds and No. 17 Iowa State kept TCU winless in the Big 12 with a 71-60 victory Saturday.  Georges had two three-point plays in the last 5 minutes to help the Cyclones (21-5, 9-5 Big 12) build a cushion after entering the game in a three-way tie for third place in the conference with Oklahoma and Kansas State.

Kane gave the Cyclones their first double-digit lead when he knocked the ball away from Kyan Anderson for a steal and caught a long pass from Melvin Ejim for a layup.  Ejim, the Big 12 leader at 19.1 points per game coming in, scored 14 after setting a Big 12 record with 48 in Iowa State’s 84-69 win over at TCU at home.

Anderson had 18 points for the Horned Frogs (9-17, 0-14), who are 2-30 in their two Big 12 seasons.

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(Update 5-p.m.) 1 person killed in an accident north of Atlantic

News

February 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities say one person was killed during a single vehicle accident Saturday evening, north of Atlantic. Atlantic Police Officer Matt Staiert told KJAN News there was a fatality resulting from the crash on North Olive Street, about one-half-mile south of Boston Road, or about a mile south of Interstate 80.

The accident scene

The accident scene

The vehicle is not visible from the road, but is near where the rescue worker in yellow is standing. (Ric Hanson/Photos)

The vehicle is not visible from the road, but is near where the rescue worker in yellow is standing. (Ric Hanson/Photos)

Atlantic Fire and Rescue, Medivac Ambulance, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies and Atlantic Police responded to the scene shortly after the 9-1-1 call was received at around 4:10-p.m.  The vehicle, which nearby residents said appeared to be a convertible-style, hit the guardrail and rolled down the west embankment before coming to rest on its wheels facing north in the ditch near a small creek.

The victim, who was said to be female, was trapped in her vehicle when rescuers arrived. The Iowa State Patrol was investigating the scene. The victim’s name and other details were being withheld, pending notification of family.

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Crash reported north of Atlantic Sat. evening

News

February 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Fire and Rescue and Medivac Ambulance responded to a single-vehicle accident on Olive Street, a little south of Interstate 80, near Boston Road. According to the initial dispatch report, the vehicle hit a guardrail and rolled down an embankment near 51586 Olive Street. The accident happened at around 4:10-p.m.

No other details are currently available.

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Omaha Tribe hopes to expand new Blackbird casino

News

February 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) – The Omaha Tribe, based in Macy, Neb., has christened its new Blackbird Bend Casino in Onawa, Iowa, and is now looking to expand the $12 million complex with amenities such as a hotel, bowling alley, marina and golf course.  The Sioux City Journal reports that the tribe revealed those plans Friday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the casino.

The new casino was built next to the former Casino Omaha, which had been shut down by historic flooding along the Missouri River in 2011. The casino reopened early last year in a portion of the old casino building that formerly served as the restaurant.

The new structure sits 6 feet higher than the old building to prevent future flooding of the facility.

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MARGIE ROHNER, 89, formerly of Fontanelle (Svcs. 2/26/14)

Obituaries

February 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MARGIE ROHNER, 89, formerly of Fontanelle, died Sat., Feb. 22nd, at the St. Jude’s Hospice Home in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for MARGIE ROHNER will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Feb. 26th, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held at the church one-hour prior to the services, with the family present. Condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com. Memorials may be directed to the Margie Rohner memorial fund to be established by the family.

Burial is in the Fontanelle Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the burial at the church.

MARGIE ROHNER is survived by:

her daughter Phyllis Darlene Congdon, of Council Bluffs.

2 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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