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Rescue crews from Anita, Wiota and Medivac Ambulance from Atlantic were dispatched to a rollover accident about three-miles east of the Wiota exit off of Interstate 80 in Cass County. The accident, which was reported to have occurred on I-80 westbound at around 7:15-a.m, took place near the 67-mile marker. The lone female occupant of the vehicle was reported to be trapped in the vehicle, which was on its top. She was said to be conscious and breathing, and did not appear to have been seriously injured.The driver was however transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, as a precaution.
The accident temporarily shut down a portion of the right lane of I-80 west bound, until the wreckage could be removed. No other details are currently available.
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The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Department Board of Directors, Monday, approved the fees for Summer Recreation Programs, and a local Eagle Scout’s project to improve the Sunnyside Park Disc Golf Course. Parks and Rec Director Roger Herring asked for, and the Board approved, no change in rates charged for swimming at the City Pool. Herring says they will also be offering punch cards again this year, which, if you plan to be a frequent user of the Sunnyside Pool, will save you some money in the long run. The punch card allows you to buy 15 punches for $50. That’s a savings of $10 over the daily rate of admission.
Herring says sponsorship rates for the Men’s slow-pitch softball program will also be unchanged from last year. The cost of sponsorships went up last year from $150 per team to $300 to increase revenue and break even expense-wise. An incentive to the sponsors came in the form of a banner, and their sponsorships were tax deductible. Herring says while that resulted in a decrease in the number of teams from 10 to 8, it increased the cost savings to the Parks and Rec Dept. and reduced the amount of red ink in the books.
Atlantic Eagle Scout Nick Podhajsky speaks before the Atlantic Parks & Rec Board. (Ric Hanson/photo)
In other business, the Parks and Rec Board heard from Atlantic Eagle Scout Nick Podhajsky, who proposed a bridge replacement project near hole number 7, for the Sunnyside Park Disc Golf Course. The current bridge was built by course designer and facilitator Frank Saddlemire, and while functional and fits the natural environment, is also a potential liability to the City, because of its undersized main supports…small, and widely spaced decking branches, and single rails on each side.
Podhajsky proposed upgrading the bridge to incorporate: utility poles for the main supports; treated 2×6 lumber for the decking; and treated 4×4 posts to support three rails on each side. It would be very similar to the design used for the bridge near the Sunnyside Schoolhouse. Donations and supplies for the project would come from local groups, companies and individuals, with the labor for construction and installing the bridge to come from the Scout and other volunteers.
The Board gave approval for Podhajsky to proceed with the project, which could be completed by the end of June.
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The Northern Iowa men were scheduled to host North Dakota tonight (Tuesday), but the CollegeInsider.com Tournament game has been postponed to tomorrow (Wednesday) because of a blizzard that’s delaying UND’s trip from Grand Forks to Cedar Falls. The Panthers are playing in a postseason tournament for the fifth straight year, but Coach Ben Jacobsen is upset his team’s in the CIT rather than the NIT. “We should be in the NIT,” Jacobsen said Monday. “There are a couple of teams that got in (the NIT) that didn’t do as much as we did throughout the course of the season.” But, Jacobsen said regardless of the tournament, the Panthers are excited to be playing another game.
“Well over half the teams in the country are done and (our team) understands that,” Jacobsen said. “Whether it’s the NCAA, the NIT or the CIT, we have the opportunity to play for a couple more weeks and we have the opportunity to win a championship.” The Panthers finished the regular season at 18-14. North Dakota enters the game with a 16-16 record, including a 72-47 loss to UNI back in November. Wednesday’s tipoff in the McLeod Center is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Authorities in Morgan County, CO., have arrested a Council Bluffs woman following a chase which involved collisions with several law enforcement vehicles. According to the Omaha World-Herald, 34-year old Dawn M. Scott was being held on $100,000 bond, and faces charges of reckless driving, reckless endangerment, 2nd-degree assault of a police officer, and child abuse. Scott was also wanted for failure to appear in Sarpy County District Court on March 11th to face charges of willful reckless driving, attempt of a felony and operation of a vehicle to avoid arrest.
Authorities in Morgan County, CO told the World-Herald that Scott ran a stop sign in Brush, Colo., and refused to stop for a police officer. The ensuing chase, with a child in Scott’s vehicle, involved several collisions of the woman’s vehicle and those of law enforcement officials from at least three agencies. No injuries were reported.
Chris Carpenter realizes his baseball career may be over. The 37-year-old right-hander made a surprise appearance at the St. Louis Cardinals’ spring-training camp Monday and said he’s still dealing with numbing and tingling sensations in his pitching hand, arm and shoulder. Asked if he wanted to continue pitching, the former Cy Young Award winner said, “I do. I just don’t think I can.”
342 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 15. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. LOW IN THE MID 20S.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Waterloo man convicted of fatally shooting his ex-fiancee’s mother has been sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder. Judge Todd Geer also sentenced 34-year-old Kevin Ambrose yesterday to 50 years in prison for two attempted murder charges. A five-year sentence on a firearm charge will run concurrently.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A woman who had been teaching chemistry at a Cedar Rapids high school has pleaded guilty to having sex with a student. Forty-two-year-old Heather Adams made the plea yesterday at Linn County District Court, before jury selection began. Adams admitted to one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee, a misdemeanor. Prosecutors say she had sex with an 18-year-old student in May last year. She resigned her job at Washington High School soon after the incident.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City police say a homeless woman arrested after cocaine was found in her purse told authorities it was baking soda. Forty-one-year-old Charnise McCambry was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over Sunday night. A plastic baggie with a white substance was found inside McCambry’s purse after a K9 officer detected narcotics.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa women’s basketball team has earned a berth in the NCAA tournament for the sixth year in a row. The Hawkeyes are a Number 9 seed and will host eighth-seeded Miami on Sunday. The winner will likely face top seeded Notre Dame on Tuesday in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
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