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AMES, Iowa –Iowa State’s Kirby Van Der Kamp has earned respect nationally as one of the best punters in college football. He garnered more national respect this afternoon when Si.com placed him on its Second-Team Preseason All-America Team.
A native of West Des Moines, Iowa, Van Der Kamp, who was an All-Big 12 First-Team preseason pick, was named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List last month, an award given annually to the nation’s best punter. He was a semifinalist for the award a year ago.
Van Der Kamp, a three-time All-Big 12 pick, enters his senior season with a career 42.8 ypp average, the second-best career total in school history. But what sets Van Der Kamp apart from his peers is his ability to control field position with his leg. A total 72 times in his outstanding career he’s placed a punt inside the opponents’ 20-yard line, including 29 times last season.
“I think that Kirby Van Der Kamp is the best punter that there is in the country,” Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads said. “It’s not just his strong leg, but it’s also his ability to study his craft. He studies the weather and field conditions. He is one of the best I have ever been around.”
Van Der Kamp burst onto the scene in his freshman season (2010) when he averaged 45.2 ypp en route to Freshman All-America honors. He was recently named one of six ISU co-captains for the 2013 season.
WANTED: I am looking for a futon or just the frame. I am also looking for a dorm fridge. 249-2071 or 243-7711.
FOR SALE: New in box Marineland canister filter for aquariums up to 100 gallons. $65. 712-243-3396.
WANTED: bunk beds, close to the Atlantic area, freezer – cheap or free. 712-789-9385
YARD SALE: Today from 3-6 pm at 202 W. 5th Street & Locust. Clothes, VHS movies, knick knacks, stuffed animals, dishes and more.
FOR SALE: 3 hog panels, $5/each; 2 rolls of woven wire, $15 for one, $10 for the other; 50 foot tower, for tv antenna etc, has 2 parts, $75 obo. Call 243-3756 and leave a message if there is no answer.
WANTED: Any kind of power tools and cordless drills, in good condition. Also, Lincoln or Miller generator, nothing old, in good condition. CAll 712-304-3262 in Audubon.
FOR SALE: 25″ tube tv, good condition $30; dark walnut stand, excellent condition$30; big computer desk, nice condition $15. 712-249-2792.
MARDELL HANSEN, 85, of Elk Horn, died Thu., Aug. 8th, at home. Funeral services for MARDELL HANSEN will be held 3-p.m. Mon., Aug. 12th, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
There is no visitation.
Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.
MARDELL HANSEN is survived by:
Her husband – Roger Hansen, of Elk Horn.
Her children – Judith Ann Schrader, and Darla Hansen, both of Elk Horn; Ken Hansen, of Council Bluffs; Connie Steen (& Scott Marshall), of Greenfield; Jeffrey Hansen, of Iowa City, and Lori Harris & fiance’ Gary Boswell, of Corning.
Her brother – Calvin (Phyllis) Hoegh, of Elk Horn.
And Her sister-in-law: Isabelle Hoegh, of Atlantic.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest Thursday night of a man on alcohol-related charges. 45-year old Ronald Lee Borem, of Villisca, was arrested at around 10:15-p.m. on a charge of public intoxication, following an incident in the 300 block of east 5th Street, in Villisca. Borem was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Two Nebraska men were apprehended early this (Friday) morning after they wrecked their vehicle near Crescent, Iowa after allegedly robbing a motel in northern Cass County. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports that at 11:40-pm Thursday, the America’s Best Value Inn located at intersection of Interstate 80 and U-S Highway 71 was robbed by a lone black male who displayed a firearm and demanded money. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Atlantic Police Department responded to the scene.
Based upon information from the initial investigation, the Cass County 911 Center was able to alert area law enforcement officers in southwest Iowa of the description of the vehicle and suspects. At approximately 12:05-am, an Iowa State Patrol trooper located the suspect vehicle near the Minden exit on Interstate 80 and initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle fled, continuing west onto Interstate 680 at speeds near 130mph. The suspect vehicle then proceeded south on Interstate 29.
A Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputy was able to successfully deploy stop-sticks at the 62 mile marker of Interstate 29, partially disabling the vehicle. The suspects then attempted to enter Nebraska but failed to negotiate the Interstate 29 and 680 interchange and driver lost control and the suspect vehicle rolled several times in the median. The two occupants of the vehicle required extrication from the vehicle and were transported to area hospitals for treatment of their injuries. Troopers said the passenger was partially ejected from the vehicle and suffered critical injuries. The driver is expected to be OK. Charges are currently pending on the two occupants of the vehicle, who are from Omaha. The driver of the vehicle had several felony warrants out for his arrest.
The same suspects were allegedly involved in an incident which occurred in Stuart, prior to the Cass County robbery. Information on the incident in Adair County is currently not available.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in its investigation, by the Atlantic Police Department, the Iowa State Patrol, Audubon County Sheriff’s Office, Council Bluffs Police Department, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri Valley Police Department, Omaha Police Department, Omaha Police Department Gang Unit, Omaha Police Helicopter Able One, Council Bluffs Fire Department and the Crescent Fire Department.
(updated post 8:50-a.m.)
Unless the Atlantic City Council decides otherwise, the Cass County Fair Board will be required to pay a nearly $3,100 building permit fee for the construction of a new Cattle Barn on the Cass County Fairgrounds. The Board had requested the fee be waived, and the City Council, during its meeting this past Wednesday, voted to turn the matter over to the City’s Personnel and Finance Committee.
Clockwise, from left to right: Kathy Somers, Committee Chair; Councilman Steve Livengood; City Administrator Doug Harris; Councilman Shawn Shouse.
That Committee Thursday evening took no action on a recommendation to approve the request, citing no way to fairly and equitably apply the current Ordinance to the Fair Board’s request, and the unprecedented nature of the request.
Committee member and City Councilman Shawn Shouse asked if perhaps the Board of Adjustment could possibly waive a building permit fee. City Administrator Doug Harris said that board can only waive what they are authorized to waive, such as variances. Harris said the Board has discretion to make mittimus changes in requirements and there is nothing in the ordinance that spells out the exact fees, but the City Council has the power to make “mittimus adjustments.” He said if it’s done hap-hazard and at will, however, it opens the door to all ordinances being open to interpretation.
Shawn Shouse said, and the Committee agreed, that regardless of which non-profit agency asks a building permit fee to be waived, there is no way or logical justification for it, unless the ordinance is re-written to better define how fees are to be assessed. The Committee tabled discussion on reworking the current building permit fee until a separate, Ad Hoc committee can be formed to gather input on how best to improve the ordinance, which has not been revised in about 10-years and the fees for which building permits were issued, was based on 30-cents per square foot.
In other business, the Personnel and Finance Committee discussed, but voted against a proposal to move parts of City Hall and/or the Police Department into the former Sitel building on Southwest 7th Street. The discussion focused on the fact a great deal of money has already been spent on renovating the current City Hall, and it would be more cost effective to make the building more handicapped accessible, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Committee Chair Kathy Somers said the current building has the potential to serve the needs of the City, if some changes are made, such as moving the current Council Chambers to the upper floor auditorium and using the additional space created for offices and/or much needed storage space. Other issues, such as garage and parking space, are factors that can also be addressed by making less costly modifications to City Hall instead of purchasing the Sitel building, according to the Committee. The only advantages to moving into the building, it was noted, was full-accessibility, and better parking.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
NORWALK, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Transportation Department closed a section of Interstate 35 in southern Iowa this morning crews can remove a bridge. The northbound and southbound lanes of I-35 will be shut down until to 5 a.m. in Warren County between Highway 5 near Cumming and Highway 92 near Bevington.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board has dismissed a complaint against the state auditor. The Des Moines Register reports Auditor Mary Mosiman’s lawyer says the board approved a memorandum of understanding yesterday in which it declines to make a finding on the complaint because the law surrounding the issue isn’t clear. Governor Terry Branstad appointed Mosiman auditor in May. She’s a Republican.
ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — The Monona County auditor has pleaded not guilty to drug possession charges. Brooke Kuhlmann entered the plea Tuesday in Monona County District Court. Kuhlmann faces a serious misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance and a simple misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Kuhlmann’s attorney declined to comment on behalf of his client yesterday.
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A judge sentenced a 26-year-old man to life in prison for robbing and killing the manager of an adult theater in Ottumwa. The Courier reports Judge Lucy Gamon yesterday sentenced Bruce Pollard Junior to life in prison without parole. He was convicted July 23rd of first-degree murder in the March 2012 death of Cinema X Theater manager Kenneth McDaniel.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A.J. Ellis hit a three-run home run and rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven stellar innings to help the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Thursday night. The Dodgers have won 17 of their last 18 games on the road, with the only loss coming Tuesday to St. Louis in the second game of the four-game set. Los Angeles returns home for a six-game home stand against Tampa and the New York Mets.
Ryu (11-3) allowed one unearned run on five hits while striking out seven and walking no one. He increased his winning percentage to .786, which is the highest winning percentage for a rookie in Dodgers’ history. Los Angeles spoiled the first Major League start for St. Louis rookie Carlos Martinez (0-1), who was called up from Triple-A Memphis earlier in the day to make the start.