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DORTHEA ELLEN PETERSEN, 95, of Omaha (Svcs. 6/20/23)

Obituaries

June 18th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DORTHEA ELLEN PETERSEN, 95, of Omaha, died Friday, June 16, 2023, at The Lighthouse nursing home, in Omaha. Funeral services for DORTHEA PETERSEN will be held 11-a.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Peace United Church of Christ, in Walnut. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends at the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, on Tuesday, from 9:30-until 11-a.m.

Burial is in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.

DORTHEA PETERSEN is survived by:

Her daughters – Debra Welk, of Omaha, and Patricia (David) Robertson, of Victor, ID.

Her son – Brian (Deborah) Petersen, of Council Bluffs.

5 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

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AHSTW School District statement on swimming pool incident

News

June 18th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Avoca, Iowa) – Officials with the AHSTW School District, Saturday, released a statement with regard to an incident that involving a five-year-old child, that took place late Friday afternoon at the swimming pool in Avoca. Disptach reports at the time indicating the incident was related to a near drowning, and that CPR was in progress.
The District said “On Friday afternoon there was an emergency at the Avoca Swimming Pool involving an AHSTW TK student. Currently, the student is receiving medical care at the hospital. At this time, AHSTW Community School District will be providing support and counseling to anyone [child or adult] who may have witnessed or been affected by this event.
AHSTW Community School District, AEA Counselors, and community support groups will be available at the Viking Excel / AEA Building on Monday, June 19, 2023 and Tuesday, June 20, 2023 between the hours of 3 PM and 7 PM to meet with anyone who would like to visit.We ask that you please park in the lower parking lot between the hours of 3 PM and 5 PM.
If you or a loved one is in need of additional support, please reach out to Mrs. Sarah Kock or an AHSTW Administrator at 712-343-6364 or via email.”

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Weather

June 18th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 82. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 87. The Low was 60. We received .43″ rain Saturday, at the KJAN Studios. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 92, and the Low was 70. The Record High for June 18th in Atlantic, was 98 in 1910. The Record Low was 46, in 1974 & 2000.

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JOHNNIE “DARELL” BIDDLE, 73, of Greenfield (Celebration of Life 6/23/23)

Obituaries

June 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

JOHNNIE “DARELL” BIDDLE, 73, of Greenfield, died June 3rd, 2023.  A Celebration of Life for for DARELL BIDDLE will be held on Friday, June 23, 2023, from 4:30-until 7-p.m., at the Olive Branch, in Greenfield. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is assisting the family.

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

DARRELL BIDDLE is survived by:

His wife – Brenda.

His children – Melissa and Brian.

His mother – Bessie Biddle.

His brothers – Roger, Gary and Keith Biddle.

1 grandson; his in-laws, other relatives and friends.

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DENNIS EDWARDS, 72, of Orient (Celebration of Life 6/20/23)

Obituaries

June 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DENNIS EDWARDS, 72, of Orient, died Friday, June 16, 2023, at the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield. A Celebration of Life service for DENNIS EDWARDS will be held 2-p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the United Methodist Church in Macksburg.  A luncheon will immediately follow the service.  Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the professional arrangements.

Visitation with the family is from 1-until 2-p.m. Tuesday,  at the United Methodist Church in Macksburg.

Memorials: May be directed to the Orient-Macksburg Community Schools.

DENNIS EDWARDS is survived by:

His mother – Ava Boyle, of Greenfield.

His wife – Elizabeth Edwards, of Orient.

Two daughters – Angie (Wesley) Lewellen, of Bellevue, NE., and Victoria (Michael) White, of Papillion, NE>

His son – Justin (Victoria) Edwards, of Adel.

His sister- Linda (Randy) Heninger, of Greenfield.

9 grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

 

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

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Red Oak mans arrested for Public Intoxication

News

June 17th, 2023 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 25-year-old Cade Adrian McWilliams of Red Oak early Saturday morning on a charge of Public Intoxication 1st Offense. McWilliams was arrested at 12:28 a.m. in the 2700 Block of North 8th Street in Red Oak. McWilliams was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $300 bond.

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High School Softball Scoreboard 06/16/2023

Sports

June 17th, 2023 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Muscatine 11, Atlantic 0 (at Fort Dodge Invitational)
Atlantic 8, Fort Dodge, St. Edmond 7 (at Fort Dodge Invitational)
Boone 11, Kuemper Catholic 1
Creston 5, Glenwood 1
Woodbine 2, St. Albert 0

Western Iowa Conference

Logan-Magnolia 3, Missouri Valley 1
Riverside 16, IKM-Manning 2
Riverside 9 IKM-Manning 7
Treynor 14, Tri-Center 3

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 9, Glidden-Ralston 4
Coon Rapids-Bayard 7, Boyer Valley 0

Corner Conference

East Mills 8, Essex 6 (8 innings)
Fremont-Mills 9, Stanton 5
Griswold 12, Sidney 0 (G: McKenna Wiechman 3 hits, 3 runs)

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 15, Lenox 8
East Union 3, Nodaway Valley 0
Martensdale-St. Marys 1, Southeast Warren 0 (8 innings)
Mount Ayr 12, Southwest Valley 5
Wayne 13, Central Decatur 4

Other Scores

Seymour 11, Orient-Macksburg 0

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High School Baseball Scoreboard 06/16/2023

Sports

June 17th, 2023 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Creston 3, West Central Valley 2
Harlan 5, Solon 4 (9 innings)
Red Oak 3, Clear Lake 0
Sioux City West 17, Denison-Schleswig 14 (10 innings)
Woodbine 4, St. Albert 3

Western Iowa Conference

Logan-Magnolia 8, Missouri Valley 1
Riverside 4, IKM-Manning 1
Treynor 11, Tri-Center 8
Underwood 8, AHSTW 0

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 17, Boyer Valley 2
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 8, West Harrison 3 (West Harrison’s first loss. E: Alex Hansen 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 steal)
Glidden-Ralston 16, Ar-We-Va 12

Corner Conference

East Mills 15, Essex 0
Fremont-Mills 2, Stanton 0
Griswold 14, Sidney 13 (G: Bode Wyman had walk-off RBI. 3-4 with 2 hits, 3RBI, 3 runs, and 3 steals)

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 4, Lenox 3 (8 innings)
Central Decatur 11, Wayne 1
Nodaway Valley 6, East Union 4
Southeast Warren 24, Martensdale-St. Marys 7
Southwest Valley 19, Mount Ayr 16

Other Scores

CB Abraham Lincoln 7, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 11, CB Abraham Lincoln 0

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College World Series Scores and Schedule 06/17/2023

Sports

June 17th, 2023 by admin

June 16th:

June 17th:

  • Game 3 | Wake Forest vs. Stanford, 1 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 4 | LSU vs. Tennessee, 6 p.m. | ESPN

June 18 (all times ET):

  • Game 5 | TCU vs. Virginia, 1 p.m. (Elimination game) | ESPN
  • Game 6 | Oral Roberts vs. Florida, 6 p.m. | ESPN

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, June 17, 2023

Weather

June 17th, 2023 by admin

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.
Sunday: A moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Yesterday’s high was 89 and the low was 61. This day last year the high was 91 and the low 67. The all-time record high was 102 in 1918 and again in 2021. The record low was 40 set in 1974. Sunrise is 5:45 a.m. and sunset will be at 8:56 p.m.

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