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Bluffs woman crowned “Mrs. Iowa, 2011”

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May 24th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A Council Bluffs woman was crowned “Mrs. Iowa, 2011,” during an event held over the weekend. 29-year old Brooke Hubbard won the title May 21st, during her first foray into the pageant world.

Hubbard, who entered the pageant after stumbling onto the website www.mrs.iowaunitedstates.com. by accident, told the Omaha World Herald a number of emotions ran through her when she was named the winner, including being both surprised and proud. She said it was fun, and she’s “Excited to represent Council Bluffs.”

Her win in the Iowa contest allows Hubbard to move on to the 25th annual national Mrs. United State pageant on August 5th, in Las Vegas.

Severe weather possible this evening

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May 24th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNIONTAYLOR--RINGGOLD Counties

1109 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION IOWA THIS AFTERNOON.  ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY…MAINLY DURING THE EVENING AND LATE NIGHT HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS…HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO. RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE STRONGER STORMS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- -DALLAS-Counties

1109 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAINLY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS…HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE STRONGER STORMS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.

(NWS/Des Moines)

Atlantic Baseball Postponed Tonight

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May 24th, 2011 by Jim Field

Atlantic Boys BB VS Abraham Lincoln has been postponed.

Other Schedule Changes Tonight:

AHST @Exira-EHK Boys BB Varsity is canceled.

Missouri Valley softball game with Sioux City East at Missouri Valley on Tuesday, May 24th, has been postponed by heavy rain and wet grounds.  No make-up date at this time.

Audubon & Orient-Macksburg Softball game at Orient scheduled for
tonight has been postponed.  No date has been set.

Walnut SB & BB Games are postponed tonight. BB @ Walnut Thursday, May 26th – JV 6 pm Varsity will follow, no SB make up date yet.

Corning SB VS Bedford is postponed until further notice.

Monday Girls Regional Golf

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May 24th, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 3-A Region 2 at Winterset at Lake View Country Club
ADM – 364 – State Qualifier
Atlantic – 383 – State Qualifier
Ballard – 386
Pella – 386

Individual Qualifiers:
Susan Kirschenman, Ballard – 78
Kelsey Van Tasell, Pella – 82
Staci Goodale, ADM – 83
MacKenzie Watts, Ballard – 86
Sierra Worth, Atlantic – 87

other Atlantic Scores:
Kristen Schuler, 49-45-94
Brooke Fletcher, 50-47-97
Bailey Walter, 56-49-105
Kaitlynn Walter, 52-54-106
Pammy Fixmer, 55-58-113

Atlantic advances to 3A state meet @ River Valley, Adel

Class 2-A Region 1 at Emmetsburg at Emmetsburg Golf Club
Kuemper Catholic – 376 – State Qualifier
Alta-Aurelia – 400 – State Qualifier
Sioux Center – 402
Okoboji – 405
Emmetsburg – 412
Fort Dodge St. Edmond – 439

Individual Qualifiers:
Kelsey Faiserlick, St. Edmond – 87
Amanda Raak, Sioux Center – 91
Megan Myers, Emmetsburg – 91
Megan Wiederin, Kuemper Catholic – 93
Mara Masching, Kuemper Catholic – 94
Morgan Naberhaus, Kuemper Catholic – 94
Jordan Henningsen, Alta-Aurelia – 94

Class 2-A Region 2 at Greenfield at Greenfield Golf Course
Clarinda – 372 – State Qualifier
Pleasantville – 379 – State Qualifier
Logan-Magnolia – 402
South Hamilton – 404
Ogden – 405
Albia – 418

Individual Qualifiers:
Jennifer, Clarinda – 81
Macy Cohrs, Logan Magnolia – 85
Kaitlyn Friday, Pleasantville – 88
Sarah Steinauer, Clarinda – 89
Miriam Rinehart, Ogden – 92

Class 1-A Region 2 at Dunlap at Dunlap Golf Course
Treynor – 400 – State Qualifier
Hinton – 401 – State Qualifier
LeMars Gehlen – 414
Van Meter – 421
Bedford – 453
Mt. Ayr – 475

Individual Qualifiers:
Taylor Hill, Treynor – 80
Molly Nemmers, LeMars Gehlen – 88
Katie Clausen, Hinton – 88
Morgan Jacobsen, Treynor – 94
Sam Quelland, Van Meter – 96

Monday Softball/Baseball

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May 24th, 2011 by Jim Field

Monday Softball
Atlantic 7, Clarinda 2
(Trojanns score three in 6th inning and three in 7th to rally for win.  Katie Groves was the winning pitcher and also had a single and a double with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored)
Fremont-Mills 1, Red Oak 0
Creston 5, Corning 0
Glenwood 11, AHST 1

Monday Baseball
Missouri Valley 6, Maple Valley 0
Denison 7, LeMars 1
Underwood 7, Creston 5
Fremont-Mills 14, Red Oak 5
Lewis Central 5, Treynor 2
Corning 3, Creston 2

Monday Soccer

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May 24th, 2011 by Jim Field

Monday Girls Soccer
Perry 5, Atlantic 1
(Kari Sandage scores Atlantic’s goal in the 2nd period on a penalty shot
Kate Wheatley & Ali Hosfelt led the team in steals & interceptions with 9 each.)

BOYS SOCCER
Class 2A, Substate 8
Carroll 4, Atlantic 1
Harlan 5, Winterset 0

Class 1A, Substate 8
Clarinda Academy 5, AHST 0
Riverside 3, Underwood 1

Class 3A, Substate 1
Thomas Jefferson 13, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
Sioux City West 6, Sioux City East 1

Walnut Splash Pad dedication set for June 3rd

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May 24th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Walnut Splash Pad (artist's conceptual drawing)

Nearly two-years after the concept of creating a water attraction in Walnut was devised, a dedication ceremony for the new, $200,000 “Splash Pad” will be held next week. The event at Fireman’s Park takes place 5-p.m. Friday, June 3rd. Completion of the project was made possible through a variety of fundraising efforts, donations and grants.

City officials say the “opening day” celebration and dedication ceremony will feature hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks, for your free-will donation. There will also be a variety of giveaways, and the final chance for you to enter a quilt raffle, the drawing for which takes place at 7-p.m. that day.

Order forms will be available also, for you to purchase a memorial or honorary brick, that will become a permanent part of the Walnut Splash Pad. “Cash Splash” tickets will be available as well, for a raffle that takes place in August.

The City of Walnut will be giving away 26- $50 prizes, 4- $150 prizes, and one grand prize of $1,000. One $20 ticket enters you for all 31 drawings, and it is possible to win multiple times.

Be sure to bring your family, camera and lawn chairs to the Walnut Splash Pad dedication and grand opening ceremony, on Friday, June 3rd, at 5-p.m. And, prepare to “get wet!”

4 teens injured in weekend rollover accident

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May 24th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Four area teens were injured over the weekend during a rollover accident Saturday afternoon, about a mile northeast of Shelby. The Shelby County Sheriff’s office said today (Tuesday), a 1999 Ford Expedition driven by 16-year old Kaelly Welsh, of Shelby, went out of control at around 4:20-p.m. on County Road F-66, just east of Hackberry Road.

The SUV traveled onto the south shoulder, into the south ditch, and rolled several times. As the vehicle rolled, Welsh, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected. Three passengers in the vehicle, who were wearing their seatbelts, remained in the vehicle as it rolled. They were identified as 16-year olds Casey Peters, of Shelby, and Carmen Allen, of Avoca, and 15-year old Tayler Engel, of Avoca.

All four of the teens were transported by Shelby Rescue and Medivac Ambulance to Myrtue Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Two area men arrested on meth charges

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May 24th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s office reports today (Tuesday) four people were arrested over the past week. On Sunday, 33-year old Timothy Duane Snyder, of Elk Horn, was taken into custody on charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver Meth, Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Snyder was being held in the Cass County Jail on $60,000 bond.

On Friday, deputies arrested 39-year old Dwayne Gavin Clark, of Atlantic, on Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrants for Burglary 2nd Degree, Ongoing Criminal Conduct, Burglary 3rd Degree, and Possession with Intent to Deliver Meth. Clark was taken to the Cass County Jail where he is being held on $50,000 bond.

Last Saturday, deputies arrested 21-year old Stewart Russell Andersen, of Atlantic, on a charge of Public Intox. Andersen was taken to the Cass County Jail where pled guilty and was released later that day. And, 24-year old Justin Allen Knutsen, of Atlantic, was arrested Thursday, also on a charge of Public Intoxication. Knutsen was taken to the Cass County Jail where he pled guilty and was released later that day.

Yesterday (Monday) 20-year old Michael Jay Sherman, of Anita, was arrested on a charge of Simple Assault. Sherman was taken to the Cass County Jail where he is being held on $300 bond pending hearing before the Magistrate.

Plea deal made for parking on Council Bluffs grass

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May 24th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A Nebraska woman won’t have to pay $835 for parking on the grass earlier this month at the Council Bluffs Sports Complex. Laura Sherman had vowed to fight the $750 fine and $85 court fee.

Sherman won’t have to fight the fine because she’s made a deal with the Pottawattamie County prosecutor. As part of the agreement, the judge will keep the fine in place

but Sherman doesn’t have to pay it. Sherman says that if she behaves until November, the fine will be cut to about $100.

She says, “I absolutely will not park on the grass again.”