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2 arrested in Red Oak Friday afternoon

News

May 25th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Two people were arrested on separate charges Friday afternoon, in Red Oak. According to the Red Oak Police Dept., 32-year-old Caleb Allen Arnold, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 5:30-p.m. in the 100 block of W. Coolbaugh Street. Arnold was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault-Bodily Injury/1st Offense, and False Imprisonment. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond, pending a court appearance.

And, at around 1-p.m., Friday, Red Oak Police arrested 37-year-old Sara Sue Batten, of Red Oak, in the 1500 block of N. 8th Street, for Harassment in the 3rd Degree. Batten was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

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AC/GC Chargers Girls Softball Season Preview with Coach Eric Van Meter

Sports

May 25th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

The AC/GC Chargers girls softball team has started out the 2023-2024 season with a 9-2 non-conference win over Glidden-Ralston on Thursday night. The Chargers will open up West Central Conference regular season play in their next game, when they will host Ogden. AC/GC girls will be coached this season by Eric Van Meter this season. The Chargers are currently have a 1-0 overall record.

Coach Van Meter commented on how the team has been doing in practice so far this season, despite dealing with wet conditions.

The Chargers have been trying to get as many practices in since the end of the basketball season.

Coach Van Meter gave his thoughts on playing in the West Central Conference.

Coach Van Meter talked about what the team is focusing on for the first part of the season.

AC/GC next girls softball game will be on May 28th when they host Ogden in West Central Conference regular season game. That game will get started at 7:30 p.m

 

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Donations of cash needed now for Greenfield tornado victims, No more physical items please!

News

May 25th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

GREENFIELD, Iowa — Since Tuesday’s tornado, both Greenfield United Methodist Church and St. John’s Catholic Church have been spots where physical donations have been dropped off or sent. While they’re grateful for physical donations, they say they don’t need them at the moment because they’re full. Instead, they and other community leaders are calling for monetary donations. Organizers at the churches say the Greater Greenfield Community Foundation will accept monetary donations for its Greenfield Tornado Relief Fund, which can be found here.

The Greater Greenfield Community Foundation is a nonprofit that’s been around for more than 40 years. Jennifer Garside, one of the board members, says the foundation normally does projects like building the fitness center so they’re used to handling large sums of money. Garside told KCCI that “In about a less than 24-hour period, we had over 900 emails to our foundation. Emails of people wanting to make donations.”

She said the funds will be used to help people and the community. Foundation members are this next week to form a plan to help people. Multiple rooms within Greenfield United Methodist Church are filled with donations, organized and ready for people to come pick up what they need.

On Friday, the church received the last physical donations they need: car seats and pack-and-plays for infants and toddlers from UnityPoint’s Blank Children’s Hospital. The team came out in several vehicles, delivering car seats and pack-and-plays that were new and still inside their packaging.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Weather

May 25th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High near 75. S/SW winds 10-25 mph.
Tonight: Showers & thunderstorms developing. Low around 56.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy w/a60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High 73. SE winds becoming N/NW @ 10-20 mph.
Sunday Night: Cloudy to partly cloudy w/a30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low 50.
Memorial Day: Sunny to Partly sunny, w/ slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High 75.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 71. The Low was 44. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82 and the Low was 58. The record High for May 25th was 98 in 1967. The record Low was 30 in 1925. Sunrise: 5:53. Sunset: 8:40.

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1 juvenile dead, another was injured in a central IA UTV accident

News

May 25th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Guernsey, Iowa) – The start of the Memorial Day weekend began with a fatal UTV accident Friday evening, in central Iowa’s Poweshiek County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2016 Polaris Ranger Crew operated by an 11-year-old, was traveling southeast on 230th Street onto 450th Avenue, southeast of Guernsey, when the vehicle went out of control as it was negotiating the curve.

The UTV rolled onto the driver’s side into the north ditch. The operator was injured and flown by helicopter to the University of Iowa. A 13-year-old passenger in the vehicle died. No names were released. The accident, which occurred at around 5:20-p.m. Friday, remains under investigation.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office.

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High School Girls Softball results from Friday May 24th

Sports

May 25th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Corner Conference

Griswold 10, Stanton 0

 

Western Iowa Conference

Tri-Center 14, IKM-Manning 4

Logan-Magnolia 16, Underwood 4

Riverside 10, AHSTW 4

 

Pride of Iowa Conference

Martensdale St. Marys 10, Southwest Valley

Lenox 16, East Union 2

 

Non-Conference Games

Atlantic 8, Ballard 7

Fremont Mills 14, Red Oak 2

Kuemper Catholic 4, Ridge View 1

Missouri Valley 11, MVAOCOU 2

Sioux City North 6, Lewis Central 2

Lewis Central 9, Lawton-Bronson 2

St. Albert 13, Westwood 8

Pella Christian 10, Des Moines Christian 5

Newton 13, Pleasantville 3

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High School Girls State Golf Tournament results from Friday May 24th

Sports

May 25th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

IOWA CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT AT AMERICAN LEGION, MARSHALLTOWN 

2. Jaylee Shaffer, Mount Ayr (151)

26. Addison Brink, Riverside (186)

30. Joanna Reynolds, Griswold (187)

55. Addy Boell, Glidden-Ralston (207)

 

IOWA CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT AT CEDAR POINTE, AMES 

Individual

11. Bryn Knaus, Red Oak (169)

15. Addy Beiter, Kuemper Catholic (170)

31. Elsa Tiefenthaler, Kuemper Catholic (184)

32. Sophi Pedersen, Treynor (184)

63. Glada Lujano, Kuemper Catholic (212)

65. Ella Pick, Kuemper Catholic (215)

Team 

9. Kuemper Catholic (781)

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High School Girls State Tennis Tournament results from Friday May 24th

Sports

May 25th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

IOWA CLASS 1A STATE SINGLES TOURNAMENT 

First Round: Merced Ramirez, Red Oak def. Saydie Roling, Central DeWitt (6-3, 6-0)

First Round: Kaylie Simons, Kuemper Catholic def. Isabel Tobin, Xavier (6-4, 6-2)

First Round: Kiana Schulz, Denison-Schleswig lost to Kate Holton, Columbus Catholic (6-2, 6-1)

Second Round: Merced Ramirez, Red Oak lost to Gabriella Fleming, Xavier (6-0, 6-0)

Second Round: Kaylie Simons, Kuemper Catholic lost to Kate Colton, Columbus Catholic (6-0, 6-1)

Consolation First Round: Kiana Schulz, Denison-Schleswig def. Adria Neymeyer, AP/DNH (6-2, 6-2)

Consolation Second Round: Kaylie Simons, Kuemper Catholic lost to Peyton Klooster, AP/DNH (1-6, 6-1, 1-0

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High School Baseball results from Friday May 24th

Sports

May 25th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 5, Red Oak 4

 

Western Iowa Conference 

Tri-Center 5, IKM-Manning 0

Riverside 9, AHSTW 2

 

West Central Conference

Van Meter 6, Interstate 35- 3

 

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Bedford 6, Southeast Warren 5

East Union 7, Lenox 5

Martensdale-St. Marys 12, Southwest Valley 10

 

Non-Conference Games

Harlan 6, Bishop Heelan 5

Woodbury Central 8, Kuemper Catholic 6

Glenwood 8, Thomas Jefferson

Marquette Catholic 7, Glidden-Ralston 5

MFL MarMac 10, Glidden-Ralston 0

MVAOCOU 6, Boyer Valley 4

Woodbine 10, Westwood 0

Des Moines Christian 10, Pella Christian 0

Boone 6, Ogden 5

Carroll 11, Woodward-Granger 4

Oskaloosa 7, Winterset 5

 

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Trojan Softball comes back with a 8-7 win over Ballard

Sports

May 24th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The Atlantic Trojan softball team came back from 7-1 deficit on Friday night, to win 8-7 at home against the Ballard Bombers. Ballard came out swinging early in the top of the 1st scoring two quick runs of off three straight hits. Atlantic had a response in the bottom of the second scoring one run of their own from a Peyton McLaren RBI double to make it 2-1.

Things shifted for the Bombers in the top of the 4th where they went on to score five straight runs with base hit after base hit to make the game 7-1. Atlantic had a response of their own starting with a Makenna Sonntag 2 RBI double to score 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th to make it 7-5. The Trojans then brought in 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th to it and a RBI single from Riley Wood in the bottom of the 6th gave them the go ahead run.

Atlantic had an impressive night from the efforts of Peyton McLaren who went 2-3 with an RBI and Makenna Sonntag going 1-2 with a 2 RBI double.

Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann’s message to his players on being down 7-1 was a concise one.

Atlantic’s next game will be a double header series at home against Clarinda. Coach Hinzmann hopes to see his teams effort from tonight carry over into Tuesday’s game.

The Trojans improve to 3-1 with the win. The Bombers fall to 1-3 and face off against Interstate-35 Saturday morning.

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