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2 accidents in Montgomery County, Saturday afternoon

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March 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report there were two separate accidents Saturday afternoon, with two injured in one of the crashes. At around 1:45-p.m., a single-vehicle accident happened on Highway 34 near 210th Street. Alexander Guy, of Villisca, was traveling westbound in a 2006 Honda Accord, when the car began to lose control and entered the south ditch. Alexander and an 11-year-old male passenger were transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, for treatment of minor injuries.

And, at about 1:41-p.m. Saturday, Montgomery County Deputies came upon an accident on the Nishnabotna River bridge on Highway 48, east of Elliott. The driver of the 2015 Chrysler 200, 55-year-old Sherri K. Turner, of Elliott, was traveling west when her car lost traction due to the snow and slush covered road. The vehicle slid across the eastbound lane of traffic and following Turner’s attempt to avoid contact with the southeast bridge guardrail, the car crossed to the northwest and hit a concrete wall on the north side of the bridge.The right front wheel and entire right side of the vehicle were damaged.

The damage left the vehicle inoperable and located near the middle of the bridge deck surface. Damage the car was estimated at $10,000. No injuries were reported.

No citations were issued following either accident.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, March 12, 2023

Weather

March 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 5. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 34. Our Low this morning, 22. We received 1-inch of snow Saturday, at KJAN. That melted down to .26″ of rain/liquid value. Last year on this date, the High was 32 and the Low was 1. The Record High on this date was 74,in 1938. The Record Low was -21 on 1998. Sunrise is at 7:37-a.m.. Sunset will be 7:37-p.m.

UNI women stumble late in MVC semifinal loss to Belmont

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March 11th, 2023 by admin

The UNI offense sputtered in the fourth quarter and the Panthers fell to Belmont 69-62 in the semifinals of the MVC Hoops in the Heartland Tournament on Saturday.

Belmont guard Destinee Wells scored 9 of her game-high 28 points in the final four miinutes to help the Bruins snag the win.

Maya McDermott led UNI with 15 points and Emerson Green added 15. The Panthers made seven threes in the opening quarter but hit just 4 of 17 the rest of the way.

UNI dropped to 18-9 on the season and will hope to end up in the WNIT.

Belmont improved to 19-10 and will take on Drake in the MVC title game.

Drake women head to MVC title game with win over Illinois State

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March 11th, 2023 by admin

The Drake women’s basketball team took down Illinois State 74-54 in the semifinals of the MVC Hoops in the Heartland Tournament on Saturday. The Bulldogs raced out to a 22-9 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.

Maggie Bair led the way with a big double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Grace Berg added 16 points and Courtney Becker had 13.

The Bulldogs improved to 21-9 and will play in the title game for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The Bulldogs will face Belmont for the title.

Road’s completely covered with snow, several accidents

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March 11th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Area Counties) – Roads in western and southwest Iowa have deteriorated and are completely covered with snow as of 2-p.m. There have been numerous accidents, most are of the property damage variety, but a two-vehicle head-on, injury accident occurred on Highway 25 and 430th Street in Adair County, near Orient, at around 2:15-p.m.

The Iowa DOT reports they “have nearly 200 plows out right now, so if you are driving and see one, please give the snow fighter plenty of room to get the job done. Get traveler info updates at www.511ia.org or the Iowa 511 app.”

From the Cass County Sheriff’s Office (1:25-p.m.): Interstate 80 is snow and slush. One lane in areas. County roads are 100% covered. State highways are mostly covered use caution while driving.

Cass County

JANET AUNAN, 98, of Atlantic (Celebration of Life 3/24/23)

Obituaries

March 11th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

JANET AUNAN, 98, of Atlantic, died March 11, 2023, at Heritage House in Atlantic. A Celebration of Life Memorial service for JANET AUNAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, March 24th, in Heritage Hall, at the Heritage House. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.

The service will be livestreamed and a link will be available closer to the time of the service on her obituary at www.rolandfuenralservice.com.

Visitation with the family present will be held prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall and also during a light lunch following the service.

Burial will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa.

Memorials may be directed to the Heritage House Good Samaritan Fund in Atlantic.

JANET AUNAN is survived by:

Her children – Thomas (Suzanne) Aunan; Catherine (John) Paul; Barbara Piittmann, and John (Monica) Aunan.

Her daughter-in-law, Carol Aunan.

16 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren

Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

ALLYN BARTELSON, 85, of Irwin (Svcs. 3/14/23)

Obituaries

March 11th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

ALLYN BARTELSON, 85, of Irwin, died Friday, March 10, 2023, at home. Funeral services for ALLYN BARTELSON will be held 11-a.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at the United Methodist Church in Irwin. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is on Monday, March 13, 2023, from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Oak Hill Cemetery, in Irwin.

ALLYN BARTELSON is survived by:

His wife – Beverly Bartelson, of Irwin.

His daughters – Linda Player, of Olathe, KS, and Peggy (Derrick) Barker, of Marshalltown, IA.

His sister – Carol Nelson, of Batavia, lA.

5 grandchildren, 1 step-grandchild, 3 great-grandchildren, and 2 step great-grandchildren, and his in-laws.

Boys State Basketball Championship Scoreboard 03/10/2023

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March 11th, 2023 by admin

Class 1A Championship

Grand View Christian 63, North Linn 46

Grand View Christian led by just 2 points at halftime but outscored North Linn 31-16 in the second half to grab the Class 1A State Title 63-46 on Friday afternoon in Des Moines. Josh Sanderson and Noah John each had 18 points to lead the Thunder. Western Kentucky recruit Daniel Tobiloba finished with 8 points and 15 rebounds for Grand View. The Thunder complete a perfect season at 27-0. North Linn got 14 points and 10 rebounds from Tate Haughenbury and they suffer their first loss of the year to finish 26-1.

Class 2A Championship

Central Lyon 72, Western Christian, Hull 59

Central Lyon pulled away in the second half to beat Western Christian 72-59 and win the Class 2A State Championship. It was a tie game at halftime before the Lions jumped ahead with a six point edge in the third. Zach Lutmer led the charge with 25 points and 6 assists. Reece Vander Zee added 21 points and 5 rebounds. Central Lyon completes the title run at 24-1 on the season. Western Christian was led by 19 points from Tate VanRegenmorter and they end the season at 22-4.

Class 3A Championship

Bondurant-Farrar 58, Xavier, Cedar Rapids 55

The Bondurant-Farrar Bluejays completed a perfect 26-0 season with a Class 3A Championship win over Cedar Rapids Xavier 58-55 on Friday evening. The Bluejays were led by 19 points from Colby Collison and Reed Pfaltzgraff added 15 points, 4 steals, and a block. The Bluejays trailed by 5 heading into the fourth quarter but outscored the Musketeers 21-13 in the final period. Xavier had four players score in double-figures, led by 17 from Aiden Yamilkoski.

Class 4A Championship

Valley, W.D.M. 75, Waukee Northwest 67

A 27-18 advantage for West Des Moines Valley in the 2nd quarter was all it took for the Tigers to win the Class 4A State Championship over Waukee Northwest on Friday night. The two teams played an even second half and Valley grabbed the title with a 75-67 victory. Zay Robinson had a big game for Valley with 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Curtis Stinson added 19 points and 4 boards. The Tigers shot a terrific 62% from the field and cap the title run with a 21-5 record. Waukee Northwest was led by 27 points and 4 rebounds from Grant Tigges and 19 points and 9 board from Pryce Sandfort.

UNI women take down Illinois-Chicago to reach MVC Semifinals

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March 11th, 2023 by admin

UNI had four players score double-figures and the Panthers beat Illinois-Chicago 73-57 in the quarterfinals of the MVC Hoops in the Heartland Tournament on Friday night.

The Panthers had an 8-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and saw that advantage dwindle to three before finishing with a 19-6 run to win the game.

UNI shot 51% from the field and were a sizzling 18 of 20 at the free throw line. Grace Boffeli had 23 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Panthers. Emerson Green added 11 points, five rebounds, and 2 steals.

UNI improved to 22-8 on the season. The Panthers will now take on Belmont in the semifinals on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Illinois-Chicago was led by 13 points and 5 rebounds from Josie Filer. The Flames fell to 18-15 on the season.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, March 11, 2023

Weather

March 11th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet before 3pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 34. Breezy, with a southeast wind 12 to 17 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow between 7pm and 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. North northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy.