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DCI assisting Ida County Sheriff’s Office with death of 3-year-old

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May 11th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Battle Creek, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Public Safety said Wednesday, that first responders were dispatched on May 4, 2023, to 500 Maple St. in Battle Creek, for a report of an unresponsive child. The child was transported to Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, and then transported to Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

The child died on May 5, 2023, at Children’s Hospital. An autopsy was performed by the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner on May 6, 2023. An investigation into the child’s death is on-going. The Ida County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the Ida County Attorney’s Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Ida County Sheriff’s Office at 712-364-3146.

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Stabbing incident in Council Bluffs Wed. night: Warrants issued for the suspect

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May 11th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Police in Council Bluffs say a warrant has been issued for a man wanted in connection with a stabbing that occurred late Wednesday night. 55-year-old Jeff Edward Smith, of Council Bluffs, is wanted for Willful Injury, 1st Degree Kidnapping, Harassment in the 1st Degree, and Domestic Abuse Assault – Strangulation w/bodily Injury.

The warrant stems from an incident that took place at around 11:11-p.m., Wednesday, in the 600 block of 5th Avenue, in Council Bluffs. The suspect’s girlfriend told Police that Smith assaulted her, held her against her will in their bedroom, stabbed her in the hand with a knife, choked her and threatened to kill her. Smith left the scene before officers arrived.

Jeff Edward Smith

Anyone with information about this case or the whereabouts of Jeff Edward Smith, is asked to contact Pottawattamie County Dispatch at 712-328-5737.

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Treynor takes 2nd at 2A boys golf sectional at Shenandoah

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

Class 2A Boys Golf Sectional @ Shenandoah
05/10/2023 @ Shenandoah Golf Course (Par 70)

Team Scores

  1. Van Meter 323 (District Qualifier)
  2. Treynor 324 (District Qualifier)
  3. Clarinda 332
  4. Shenandoah 345
  5. Southwest Valley 397
  6. Shenandoah 345
  7. Nodaway Valley 357
  8. Red Oak 365
  9. Central Decatur NTS.

Individual Top Ten

  1. Ethan Konz, Treynor, 73
  2. Jade Spangler, Shenandoah, 78 (Individual District Qualifier)
  3. Caden Norris, Van Meter, 79
  4. Kort Neal, Clarinda, 80 (Individual District Qualifier)
  5. Caden Butt, Clarinda, 80 (Individual District Qualifier)
  6. Drew Jones, Van Meter, 80
  7. Bradley Stock, Treynor, 81
  8. Stacie Montgomery, Van Meter, 82
  9. Ethan Laughlin, Shenandoah, 82
  10. Bradley Stock, Treynor, 83

Full results: 2ASectionalShenandoah

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Winterset wins 3A boys golf sectional at Fox Run

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

Class 3A Boys Golf Sectional @ Fox Run GC
05/10/2023 @ Council Bluffs (Par 71)

Team Scores

  1. Winterset 327 (Qualified for Districts)
  2. Clarke 339 (Qualified for Districts)
  3. Glenwood 339 (Lost on 5th score tiebreak)
  4. Lewis Central 340
  5. Carlisle 340
  6. Harlan 349
  7. Creston 386
  8. Chariton 391

Individual Results

  1. Ben Imhoff, Carlisle, 78 (Individual District Qualifier)
  2. Maddox Weeks, Winterset, 79
  3. Jason Colpitts, Glenwood, 80 (Individual District Qualifier)
  4. Austin Gonseth, Clarke, 80

Full results: 2023LewisCentralSectional

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Boys High School Soccer Scoreboard 05/10/2023

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May 10th, 2023 by admin

Glenwood 2, Denison-Schleswig 1 (G: Cort Lovato Jr. and Cameron King with 2 goals each for Glenwood. Rams earn a share of the Hawkeye Ten Title with Denison-Schleswig and Lewis Central.

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LC’s Olsen and Clarinda duo advance from 1A girls tennis regional at Atlantic

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

Class 1A Girls Region 2 Singles and Doubles Tournament @ Atlantic
05/10/2023 @ Atlantic High School

Singles

Champion: Lanee Olsen, Lewis Central
Runner-Up: Landry Miller, St. Albert
Olsen def. Miller 7-5, 7-6 (7)

Doubles

Champions: Mayson Hartley and Taylor Cole, Clarinda
Runners-Up: Avery Walter and Brooke Brown, Clarinda
Hartley/Cole def. Walter/Brown 6-0, 6-2

Atlantic Results

Singles
Cora Pestel 11 (Glenwood) def Josephine Sorenson 12 (Atlantic) 6-3, 6-1
Landry Miller 12 (St. Albert) def Genevieve McCalla 11 (Atlantic) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
Rio Johnson 12/ Keira Olsen 12 (Atlantic) def
Joselyn Wallis 12/Aubrey Mullanix 11 (Glenwood) 6-3, 4-6, 10-5

Brooklyn Damgaard 12/Lani Bergantzel 12 (Lewis Central) def
Rio Johnson 12/ Keira Olsen 12 (Atlantic) 6-1, 6-0

Quincy Sorenson 11/ Jade Harter 11 (Atlantic) def
Jordan Porsch 11/Joselynne Moreno 11 (Audubon) 6-1, 7-5

Sophia Tidgren 10/Brooke Rohe 10 (Kuemper Catholic) def
Quincy Sorenson 11/ Jade Harter 11 (Atlantic) 6-3, 6-1

Full results from all 1A sites can be found HERE

No other area tennis players advanced to the state tournament from regional play on Wednesday. You can see the full results from the Spencer regional HERE

All Class 2A results can be found HERE

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Dalton Franken hired as new Atlantic boys basketball coach

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

Ten years after graduating from Atlantic High School Dalton Franken will take over as head boys varsity basketball coach. Franken has been an assistant with the program for the past five seasons, including as JV head coach last season.

Franken was a standout player for the Trojans, his team going 22-2 their senior season. After graduating in 2013 went on to star at Dordt University. He scored 1,165 points in his college career.

Franken was approved for the position at the Atlantic School Board meeting on Wednesday night. He succeeds Derek Hall who recently left for a position in Council Bluffs after leading the team for two seasons.

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CAM wins 1A boys golf sectional at Sidney

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

Class 1A Boys Golf Sectional @ Fremont County GC (Sidney)
05/10/2023 @ Sidney (Par

Team Scores

  1. CAM 347 (District Qualifier)
  2. Fremont-Mills 352 (District Qualifier)
  3. East Mills 355
  4. Sidney 356
  5. Essex 397
  6. St. Albert 406
  7. Riverside 462
  8. Hamburg NTS

Individual Top Ten

  1. Keith Thompson, Hamburg, 71 (Individual District Qualifier)
  2. Chase Jahde, CAM, 75
  3. Owen Thornton, Fremont-Mills, 79
  4. Hayden Thompson, Sidney, 80 (Individual District Qualifier)
  5. Seth Hensley, CAM, 81
  6. Will Bryant, Sidney, 84
  7. Fletcher Proctor, East Mills, 86
  8. Kyler Williams, East Mills, 88
  9. Anthony Anderson, East Mills, 89
  10. Caden Blackburn, Fremont-Mills, 90

Full results HERE

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Griswold’s Brownlee and Hook advance from sectional golf at Mount Ayr

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May 10th, 2023 by admin

Class 1A Sectional Golf @ Mount Ayr Golf & Country Club (Mount Ayr)
05/10/2023 @ Mount Ayr (Par 70)

Team Scores

  1. Earlham 340 (Qualified for Districts)
  2. Mount Ayr 346 (Qualified for Districts)
  3. Bedford 373 (Qualified for Districts)
  4. Griswold 378
  5. East Union 420

Individual Top Ten

  1. Ryan Stiles, Earlham, 76
  2. Kamron Brownlee, Griswold, 77 (Individual District Qualifier)
  3. Drew Ehlen, Mount Ayr, 83
  4. Jaxson Greene, Mount Ayr, 87
  5. Emmett Hagen, Earlham, 87
  6. Hogan Hook, Griswold, 87 (Individual District Qualifier)
  7. Dylan Graham, Mount Ayr, 88
  8. Tanner Streit, Mount Ayr, 88
  9. Micah Johnson, Bedford, 88
  10. Kaden Kasal, Earlham, 88

Full results HERE

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Atlantic School Board approves Interim Superintendent

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May 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – [UPDATED] – The Atlantic School Board, by a vote of 4-to-1, Wednesday evening approved a 2023-24 Interim Superintendent Contract with Dr. Beth Johnsen. School Board President Laura McClean said there were 19 applicants for the position. Four were interviewed. Johnsen, she said, “Rose to the top.

School Board elections will be held this Fall. Board members McLean, Jenny Williams and Nicholas Hunt will all be up for re-election.

McLean said Dr. Johnsen’s contract will be for two-years, beginning on July 1st, 2023. Board member Josh McLaren voted against the two-year contract.

Dr. Johnson is currently serving as an interim Superintendent at Thayer Central Schools in Nebraska. Prior to her working in her current district, Dr. Johnsen was a Superintendent for 10 years at Conestoga Public Schools, in Southeast Nebraska. She has spent time as an educator at Buena Vista teaching educational leadership courses and also has spent time consulting and coaching individuals in school leadership.  ACSD Interim Superintendent, Dr. Johnsen sees herself as a leader of leaders, with her primary focus being on empowering and supporting all staff.

Johnson shares that she is eager and excited to become a Trojan.  Right off the bat, she plans to focus on the current culture of the district and where the district wants it to be. She is ready to empower leaders within every department, which she hopes has a significant impact overall. Dr. Johnsen currently resides in the Underwood area with her husband, Ben, of 42 years.  Dr. Johnsen and Ben have 5 grown and married children, and 15 grandchildren. Additional information and a bio about Dr. Johnsen and her family will be coming in the near days ahead.

Dr. Johnson plans to introduce herself to the district soon and looks forward to working together for the common goals and priorities for Atlantic. Dr. Johnsen’s position is effective July 1, 2023. She will succeed current Superintendent Steve Barber, whose resignation is in effect as of June 30, 2023.

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