Fatal accident in NE Iowa, Sunday afternoon

February 6th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Rural Sumner, Iowa) – One person is dead and another was injured, during a collision Sunday afternoon in northeast Iowa’s Bremer County. The State Patrol reports the crash happened at around 3:10-p.m, in rural Sumner. Officials say a 2007 Lexus ES350 driven by 22-year-old Carter John Harris, of St. Cloud, FL., failed to yield at the stop sign for County Highway C-33 and County Highway V-56.

The car struck the driver’s side of a 2023 Hyundai Elantra, driven by 22-year-old Derrius Grey Taylor-Ly, of Altoona (IA). Both vehicles came to rest in a ditch northeast of the intersection. Both drivers were wearing seat belts, but Taylor-Ly died at the scene.

Harris was transported by Sumner EMS to a local hospital, for treatment of minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation,

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DELORIS CLAUSSEN, 77, of Elk Horn (Graveside Svcs. 2/10/23)

Obituaries

February 6th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DELORIS CLAUSSEN, 77, of Elk Horn, died Sunday, February 5, 2023, at University Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Graveside services for DELORIS CLAUSSEN will be held 10-a.m. Friday, Feb. 10th, in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut. Schmidt Family Funeral Home, in Atlantic has the arrangements.

A luncheon will be held following the graveside service from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the reception hall of the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Memorials may be directed to the Deloris Claussen Family, they will be designated to many of her favorite local organizations and charities and may be mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, IA 50022

Condolences may be left at www.schmidtfamilyfuneralhomes.com.

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2 Shelby County Burglary suspects are in custody

News

February 6th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Harlan, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Shelby County said Sunday, that two suspects of several recent burglaries within Shelby County were arrested. The suspects are 57-year-old Rodney Craig Musich, of Harlan, and 29-year-old Brandon Lee Bemister of Herman, NE.

Sheriff Neil Gross reported “After many hours of an investigation and execution of multiple search warrants both suspects are in custody sitting under $50,000 bond.”

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Atlantic Archery wins at Diagonal Bullseye Tournament

Sports

February 5th, 2023 by admin

The Atlantic Archery high school and middle school teams both came away with titles at the Diagonal Bullseye Tournament on Saturday.

The high school team scored 3,253 points to edge out Creston by 50 points for the championship. Connor Johnson was the top boys shooter with a 287. Hank Roberts finished 3rd with a 280. Tyrell Williams was fourth at 278. Matthew Roland was 8th with a 272.

The middle school team shot a 3,223 toal to beat out Creston who finished 2nd with a 3,084 point total. Henry Roland won the boys title with a 285. Grant Petty was 3rd witha 284. On the girls side Lily Wilrich shot a 274 for runner-up spot. Rylan Martin was 3rd with a 272.

Atlantic also lost in a high school 3D dual to Valley on Friday 1,643 to 1,613. On the boys side Hank Roberts was 4th with a 275. Mariah Hadley won the girls division with a 276. Halle Copeland was 2nd and Madeline Blake was 3rd.

The Atlantic middle school beat Valley 1,626 to 1,491. Grant Petty was the top shooter overall with a 293. Jacoby Wood was 2nd with a 273. Henry Roland went 3rd. On the girls’ side Lily Wilrich was 1st with a 264 and Rylan Martin went 3rd.

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High School Basketball Scoreboard 02-04-2023

Sports

February 5th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Carroll 51, Denison-Schleswig 30
Treynor 70, St. Albert 63

BOYS BASKETBALL

Denison-Schleswig 55, Carroll 43
Treynor 66, St. Albert 32
West Harrison 66, Glidden-Ralston 29
WDM Valley 77, CB Abraham Lincoln 57

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High School Wrestling Scoreboard 02-04-2023

Sports

February 5th, 2023 by admin

@ Central Decatur
East Union 39, Central Decatur 24
Central Decatur 30, Mount Ayr 12
Martensdale-St. Marys 54, Mount Ayr 12
Martensdale-St. Marys 43, East Union 24
Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 39, Martensdale-St. Marys 36
Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 54, Bedford 6
Lenox 40, SE Warren/Melcher Dallas 24
Lenox 39, East Union 23
Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 33, East Union 27
Lenox 46, Mount Ayr 18

@ Lewis Central
Riverside 47, Harlan 30
Riverside 52, MVAOCOU 30
Lewis Central 53, St. Albert 18
Lewis Central 36, Underwood 26
Underwood 46, Harlan 30
MVAOCOU 42, St. Albert 24

ACGC Charger Invitational

Team Scoring

Pleasantville 205.5
Earlham 180.5
Eagle Grove 177.5
West Central Valley 166
ACGC 159
Panorama 138
Lathrop 137
Nodaway Valley/O-M 85
Wayne 76
East Mills 60
Coon Rapids-Bayard 56
Manson NW Webster 24

ACGC’s Tegan Slaybaugh won the 120 pound title. Michael Fuller was runner-up at 195 and Payton Jacobe was runner-up at 285.

Nodaway Valley’s Ashton Honnold won the 195 pound title and Trent Warner was the champion at 285 for the Wolverines.

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2023 State Dual Team Wrestling results

Sports

February 5th, 2023 by admin

CLASS 1A

First Round
Don Bosco 54, Hinton 21
Nashua-Plainfield 48, Wapsie Valley 22
Wilton 70, Logan-Magnolia 12
Alburnett 57, Emmetsburg 24

Consolation
Wapsie Valley 46, Hinton 21
Logan-Magnolia 50, Emmetsburg 30

5th Place
Wapsie Valley 53, Logan-Magnolia 30

7th Place
Emmetsburg 43, Hinton 21

Semifinals
Don Bosco 43, Nashua-Plainfield 27
Wilton 36, Alburnett 33

3rd Place
Nashua-Plainfield 41, Alburnett 29

Championship
Don Bosco 36, Wilton 33

CLASS 2A

First Round
Osage 52, Williamsburg 18
Mount Vernon 51, Creston 19
West Delaware 47, Webster City 18
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 42, Humboldt 26

Consolation
Webster City 41, Humboldt 33
Creston 51, Williamsburg 18

5th Place
Creston 36, Webster City 29

7th Place
Humboldt 36, Williamsburg 27

Semifinals
Osage 43, Mount Vernon 25
West Delaware 40, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 29

3rd Place
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 39, Mount Vernon 33

Championship
Osage 37, West Delaware 28

CLASS 3A

First Round
SE Polk 49, Dubuque Hempstead 23
Ankeny 43, Valley 25
Bettendorf 56, Fort Dodge 16
Waverly-Shell Rock 43, Ankeny Centennial 24

Consolation
Valley 42, Dubuque Hempstead 27
Fort Dodge 37, Ankeny Centennial 30

5th Place
Fort Dodge 45, Valley 30

7th Place
Dubuque Hempstead 40, Ankeny Centennial 27

Semifinals
Waverly-Shell Rock 36, Bettendforf 28

3rd Place
Bettendorf 41, Ankeny 24

Championship
Waverly-Shell Rock 36, SE Polk 33

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Atlantic competes at District swim meet

Sports

February 5th, 2023 by admin

The Atlantic boys swimming team scored 74.5 points and the very tough Johnston district swim meet on Saturday.

The top finish for the Trojans was a 5th place finish in the 200 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:51.07.

Check out the full results from the district meet HERE

See the qualifers for the Boys State Swim Meet HERE

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No. 6 Iowa women win at Penn State 95-51

Sports

February 5th, 2023 by admin

The sixth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women shot a sizzling 59 percent and outrebounded Penn State 51-24 in a 95-51 win on the road. The victory for the Hawkeyes was their eighth straight.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Caitlin Clark had another triple-double with 23 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds as the Hawkeyes move to 11-1 in the Big Ten.