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Garage fire in Atlantic Sunday evening

News

February 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

[UPDATED 6:30-P.M. (Atlantic, Iowa) – Firefighters, medics and law enforcement responded to the scene of a garage fire in Atlantic, Sunday evening. The blaze was reported at around 4:38-p.m.  Law enforcement on the scene said the structure located south and nearly adjacent to 807 E. 6th Street, was fully engulfed in flames. Thick black smoke from the fire could be seen for blocks.

The occupants were able to escape the home. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel told KJAN News flames from the garage spread to the south side of the house, as well.

The owner apparently was able to save a classic Ford Mach 1 from the fire, but the vehicle sustained some damage to its bumper/front end. As for the cause of the blaze…

A male resident of the home was transported to CCMH for treatment of smoke inhalation. Crews remained on the scene for about 90-minutes. Cappel thanked everyone who helped out at the scene.

(Ric Hanson/Photos)

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DALE JENKINS, 86, of Griswold (Svc. 2/16/23)

Obituaries

February 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DALE JENKINS, 86, of Griswold, died Thursday, February 9, 2023. Funeral services for DALE JENKINS will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, at the Griswold United Methodist Church. Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is assisting the family.

Visitation with the family will be on Thursday morning at the church, starting at 10:00 A.M., Thursday.

Interment will be in the  Whipple Cemetery.

DALE JENKINS is survived by:

His wife -Helen (Kenyon) Jenkins.

His daughter – Deb (Dale) Stephenson.

His son – Ron (Karen ) Jenkins.

5 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren

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MIKE MUNDORF, 51, of Griswold (Memorial Svcs. 2/16/23)

Obituaries

February 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

MIKE MUNDORF, 51, of Griswold, died Feb. 9, 2023, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. A Memorial service for MIKE MUNDORF will be held 2:30-P.M. Thursday, February 16, 2023, at the Griswold Central Church of Christ.  Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is assisting the family.

Visitation with the family will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from 5:30 PM until 7:00 PM, at the Griswold Central Church of Christ.

MIKE MUNDORF is survived by:

His wife – Dee Mundorf, of Griswold.

His mother – Martha Mundorf, of Griswold.

His children –  Julia (Mark) Wetterlind; Mary (Casey) Hackett; Kaitlin (Jake) Cudd; Jacob Mundorf; Kirk (Shelby) Kinser; Alex (Lauren) Kinser, and Beth (Anthony) Miller.

17 grandchildren, many other relatives and friends.

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Cass County Board of Supervisors set to meet Tue. morning

News

February 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors will meet in a regular weekly session, beginning 9-a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14th, in their Courthouse Board Room. Action items on their agenda include:

  • Approving a Class C Retail Alcohol License for the Griswold Golf & Country Club
  • Authorizing Participation Agreements to receive additional, National Opiod Settlement funds.
  • Discussion on recommendations from the Compensation Board.
  • The possible appointments of persons as Brighton Township Clerk and Victoria Township Trustee, if applicants are available.

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Montgomery County Supervisors to act on AFSCME contracts & other matters

News

February 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A regular weekly meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors takes place in the Courthouse Meeting Room, beginning at 8:30-a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. New Business on their agenda includes the following:

  • Approve Western Iowa Tourism annual contribution of $500 for FY23/24 with action as necessary
  • Vote to accept the tentative agreement reached between the County and AFSCME Iowa Council 61 on January 26, 2023, representing employees of the Sheriff’s Office, with action as necessary
  • Vote to accept the tentative agreement reached between the County and AFSCME Iowa Council 61 on January 26, 2023, representing Secondary Roads, with action as necessary
  • Approve Resolution 23-4 Appointment of Montgomery County Representative to Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority with action as necessary
  • Recorder’s Report of Fees for January 2023 in the amount of $18,791.33 with action as necessary
  • Treasurer’s ending fund balance for January 2023 in the amount of $11,358,006.88 with action as necessary
  • Approve Rural Service Basic Tax transfer in the amount of $9,038.14 with action as necessary
  • Approve the General Basic Tax transfer in the amount of $637.54 with action as necessary
  • Set the public hearing for FY 2023-2024 Total Maximum Property Tax Dollars Levied
  • Budget discussion with action as necessary
  • Approve the appointment of Katie VanMeter to fill the vacancy of Pilot Grove Township Clerk with action as necessary
  • Board & Committee assignments with action as necessary

The next Regular Meeting of the Montgomery County BOS will take place February 21st, at the same time and place,

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CAM School Board regular monthly meeting takes place Monday (2/13/23)

News

February 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Anita, Iowa) – The CAM Community School District’s Board of Education will meet 6:30-p.m. Monday, in the High School Superintendent’s Office. Items on their “Consent Agenda,” include Resignation, Contracts and other, regular matters.

Discussion/Action items include: Approval of Board Policies; Approval of a Budget Guarantee for 2023-24; Approval of Excess Property; buses and excess parts, and Facilities discussion.

Following regular business, the CAM School Board will hold an Exempt (Closed) session, to discuss negotiations.

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3 injured, 1 dead in eastern Iowa collision

News

February 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Cedar Falls, Iowa) – A collision between two passenger cars in northern Cedar Falls, Saturday night, left one person dead and three others injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2013 VW Passat driven by 23-year-old Braden Williams, of Holy Cross (IA) was westbound on Cedar Wapsi Road at around 10:16-p.m.  A 1999 Chevy Cavalier driven by 18-year-old Ethan Roethler, of Janesville (IA) was traveling north on Leversee Road, and failed to yield at a stop sign. The Cavalier was struck broadside by the VW.

A passenger in one of the vehicles, 19-year-old Quincy Friedrich, of Cedar Falls, died at the scene. Three other passengers, 20-year-old Peyton Franzen, of Triopli (IA), 15-year-old Ethan Roethler, of Janesville, and 18-year-old Isabella Sellers, of Lithia, FL., were injured. Franzen and Ethan Roethler were transported by Denver Ambulance to Allen Hospital. Sellers was taken to the UIHC by Mercy One.  All of the crash victims with the exception of Peyton Franzen, were wearing seat belts.

The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by: the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Department; Janesville PD/Fire/1st Responders; Denver Ambulance; Mercy One Ambulance; and the Black Hawk County Medical Examiner.

 

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

Weather

February 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday: Rain. High near 48. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 47. Our Low was 25. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 29 and the Low was -3. The Record High on Feb. 12th in Atlantic was 72 set back in 1990. The Record Low was -24, in 1986 & 1988.

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Girls Regional Basketball Scoreboard 02/11/2023

Sports

February 11th, 2023 by admin

Class 2A Regional Basketball Pairings

Region 7

First Round
West Central Valley 49, Woodward-Granger 37
Ogden 69, ACGC 35
I-35 56, Southwest Valley 27

Region 8

First Round
East Sac County 52, IKM-Manning 47
AHSTW 47, Missouri Valley 42

Class 3A Regional Basketball Pairings

Region 5

Des Moines Christian 42, Van Meter 39
Clarke 58, Shenandoah 44
Atlantic 54, Clarinda 24
Harlan 61, Red Oak 14

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Atlantic wins 2A District 5 Wrestling Title at Glenwood, send 7 grapplers to State

Sports

February 11th, 2023 by admin

Photo credit: Atlantic Trojan Wrestling facebook page

The Atlantic wrestling team won the 2A District 5 meet at Glenwood on Saturday with 198 points. Glenwood was 2 points back in 2nd. The Trojans were also able to get 7 wrestlers into the top two to advance to the State Tournament next week in Des Moines.

Champions for the Trojans were Braxton Hass at 106, Aiden Smith at 113, Easton O’Brien at 138, Jarrett Armstrong at 170, and Evan Sorensen at 285.

Runners-up were Miles Mundorf at 220 and Brenden Casey at 182.

Team Scores
1 Atlantic  198.0
2 Glenwood 196.0
3 Shenandoah 99.0
4 Harlan Community 88.0
5 Clarinda 83.0
6 Red Oak 70.5
7 Southwest Iowa 62.0
8 Audubon 24.0

106
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Braxton Hass of Atlantic
2nd Place – Jesse Jens of Harlan Community
3rd Place – Lane Elmquist of Audubon
1st Place Match
Braxton Hass (Atlantic) 29-9, Fr. over Jesse Jens (Harlan Community) 35-9, So. (Fall 3:43)
2nd Place Match
Jesse Jens (Harlan Community) 35-9, So. over Lane Elmquist (Audubon) 24-14, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Lane Elmquist (Audubon) 24-14, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

113
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Aiden Smith of Atlantic
2nd Place – Spencer Fink of Harlan Community
3rd Place – Tyler Babe of Shenandoah
4th Place – Hunter Codney of Glenwood
1st Place Match
Aiden Smith (Atlantic) 34-11, So. over Spencer Fink (Harlan Community) 39-11, So. (Fall 0:40)
2nd Place Match
Spencer Fink (Harlan Community) 39-11, So. over Tyler Babe (Shenandoah) 17-18, Fr. (Fall 1:16)
3rd Place Match
Tyler Babe (Shenandoah) 17-18, Fr. over Hunter Codney (Glenwood) 13-19, So. (Fall 5:20)

120
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Vinny Mayberry of Glenwood
2nd Place – Seth Ettleman of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Josh Hass of Atlantic
4th Place – Jack Stanerson of Audubon
1st Place Match
Vinny Mayberry (Glenwood) 32-1, Jr. over Seth Ettleman (Southwest Iowa) 44-6, Jr. (Dec 12-5)
2nd Place Match
Seth Ettleman (Southwest Iowa) 44-6, Jr. over Josh Hass (Atlantic) 23-21, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Josh Hass (Atlantic) 23-21, Sr. over Jack Stanerson (Audubon) 15-22, So. (Fall 3:49)

126
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Kyler Sandholm of Red Oak
2nd Place – Briten Maxwell of Glenwood
3rd Place – D`artagnan Hansen of Atlantic
1st Place Match
Kyler Sandholm (Red Oak) 33-11, So. over Briten Maxwell (Glenwood) 33-16, Jr. (Dec 12-5)
2nd Place Match
Briten Maxwell (Glenwood) 33-16, Jr. over D`artagnan Hansen (Atlantic) 8-20, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
D`artagnan Hansen (Atlantic) 8-20, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

132
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Matt Beem of Glenwood
2nd Place – Gabe Johnson of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Ethan Laughlin of Shenandoah
4th Place – Landen Carson of Clarinda
1st Place Match
Matt Beem (Glenwood) 25-1, Jr. over Gabe Johnson (Southwest Iowa) 36-11, Jr. (Fall 0:34)
2nd Place Match
Gabe Johnson (Southwest Iowa) 36-11, Jr. over Ethan Laughlin (Shenandoah) 28-18, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Ethan Laughlin (Shenandoah) 28-18, Fr. over Landen Carson (Clarinda) 7-26, So. (Dec 5-4)

138
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Easton O`Brien of Atlantic
2nd Place – Brody McKinley of Harlan Community
3rd Place – Joshua LeRette of Red Oak
4th Place – Ian Connell of Glenwood
1st Place Match
Easton O`Brien (Atlantic) 21-10, . over Brody McKinley (Harlan Community) 37-13, So. (Fall 3:34)
2nd Place Match
Brody McKinley (Harlan Community) 37-13, So. over Joshua LeRette (Red Oak) 28-25, Jr. (NC)3rd Place Match
Joshua LeRette (Red Oak) 28-25, Jr. over Ian Connell (Glenwood) 21-14, Fr. (Dec 7-4)

145
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Reese Fauble of Glenwood
2nd Place – Jacob McGargill of Shenandoah
3rd Place – Flynt Bell of Southwest Iowa
4th Place – Tyson O`Brien of Atlantic
1st Place Match
Reese Fauble (Glenwood) 21-9, So. over Jacob McGargill (Shenandoah) 40-14, Fr. (TB-1 4-2)
2nd Place Match
Jacob McGargill (Shenandoah) 40-14, Fr. over Flynt Bell (Southwest Iowa) 19-27, Fr. (Fall 1:22)
3rd Place Match
Flynt Bell (Southwest Iowa) 19-27, Fr. over Tyson O`Brien (Atlantic) 21-23, So. (Fall 0:50)

152
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Owen Laughlin of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Adam Baier of Red Oak
3rd Place – Tate Mayberry of Glenwood
4th Place – Tanner O`Brien of Atlantic
1st Place Match
Owen Laughlin (Shenandoah) 45-5, Jr. over Adam Baier (Red Oak) 29-18, So. (Dec 3-1)
2nd Place Match
Adam Baier (Red Oak) 29-18, So. over Tate Mayberry (Glenwood) 34-11, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Tate Mayberry (Glenwood) 34-11, Sr. over Tanner O`Brien (Atlantic) 21-27, Sr. (Fall 3:33)

160
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Dawson Bond of Red Oak
2nd Place – Kellan Scott of Glenwood
3rd Place – Brent Masker of Atlantic
4th Place – Leland Woodruff of Clarinda
1st Place Match
Dawson Bond (Red Oak) 40-3, Sr. over Kellan Scott (Glenwood) 29-11, Jr. (Fall 0:50)
2nd Place Match
Kellan Scott (Glenwood) 29-11, Jr. over Brent Masker (Atlantic) 14-10, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Brent Masker (Atlantic) 14-10, Sr. over Leland Woodruff (Clarinda) 24-22, Jr. (Dec 11-5)

170
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jarrett Armstrong of Atlantic
2nd Place – Jayden Dickerson of Shenandoah
3rd Place – Dominick Polsley of Clarinda
4th Place – Bret Van Baale of Harlan Community
1st Place Match
Jarrett Armstrong (Atlantic) 37-12, Sr. over Jayden Dickerson (Shenandoah) 42-10, So. (Fall 5:58)
2nd Place Match
Jayden Dickerson (Shenandoah) 42-10, So. over Dominick Polsley (Clarinda) 39-17, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Dominick Polsley (Clarinda) 39-17, So. over Bret Van Baale (Harlan Community) 32-16, Sr. (Fall 1:45)

182
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Karson Downey of Clarinda
2nd Place – Brenden Casey of Atlantic
3rd Place – Gavin Connell of Glenwood
4th Place – Jacob Rystrom of Shenandoah
1st Place Match
Karson Downey (Clarinda) 38-3, Jr. over Brenden Casey (Atlantic) 34-15, Sr. (MD 10-1)
2nd Place Match
Brenden Casey (Atlantic) 34-15, Sr. over Gavin Connell (Glenwood) 25-10, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Gavin Connell (Glenwood) 25-10, Sr. over Jacob Rystrom (Shenandoah) 28-16, Jr. (Dec 12-7)

195
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – CJ Carter of Glenwood
2nd Place – Zane Bendorf of Harlan Community
3rd Place – Jaxon Miers of Clarinda
4th Place – Cohen Bruce of Atlantic
1st Place Match
CJ Carter (Glenwood) 43-3, Sr. over Zane Bendorf (Harlan Community) 41-4, Sr. (Dec 13-7)
2nd Place Match
Zane Bendorf (Harlan Community) 41-4, Sr. over Jaxon Miers (Clarinda) 12-7, So. (Fall 1:09)
3rd Place Match
Jaxon Miers (Clarinda) 12-7, So. over Cohen Bruce (Atlantic) 14-18, Jr. (Dec 6-3)

220
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Mason Koehler of Glenwood
2nd Place – Miles Mundorf of Atlantic
3rd Place – Samuel Daly of Southwest Iowa
4th Place – Matt Schwery of Harlan Community
1st Place Match
Mason Koehler (Glenwood) 43-7, Fr. over Miles Mundorf (Atlantic) 31-12, Sr. (Dec 3-0)
2nd Place Match
Miles Mundorf (Atlantic) 31-12, Sr. over Samuel Daly (Southwest Iowa) 30-15, Sr. (SV-1 9-4)
3rd Place Match
Samuel Daly (Southwest Iowa) 30-15, Sr. over Matt Schwery (Harlan Community) 33-16, Sr. (Fall 5:55)

285
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Evan Sorensen of Atlantic
2nd Place – Trent Patton of Glenwood
3rd Place – Bryson Harris of Clarinda
4th Place – Steven Perkins of Shenandoah
1st Place Match
Evan Sorensen (Atlantic) 37-9, So. over Trent Patton (Glenwood) 34-9, Jr. (Fall 2:44)
2nd Place Match
Trent Patton (Glenwood) 34-9, Jr. over Bryson Harris (Clarinda) 29-11, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Bryson Harris (Clarinda) 29-11, So. over Steven Perkins (Shenandoah) 18-22, So. (Fall 1:40)

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