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Taco Charcuterie Board – Spend Smart Eat Smart

News

January 8th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – Guthrie County Extension & Outreach, in Guthrie Center,  is hosting a Taco Charcuterie Board class, bringing people together to learn about the Spend Smart Eat Smart website and create a delicious treat to take home.

The class takes place Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 5:30 pm at the Guthrie County Extension & Outreach meeting room. During this session you will learn about tools on the Spend Smart Eat Smart website and get to prepare various recipes, such as various salsa’s, bean dip, seasoning and more, for your taco board that come directly off the website.

Pre-registration is required to attend by February 2 by calling the Extension office at 641-747-2276. The cost to attend is $20 and that will cover all the materials, including the board.

For more information or to download the flyer for this year, go to https://www.extension.iastate.edu/guthrie/. If you have any questions about the event please feel free to reach out to Krista Downing at the Guthrie County ISU Extension office at 641-747-2276.

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REV. CLAUDE J. WOOD, 94, of Atlantic (Memorial Svc. 1/15/23)

Obituaries

January 8th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

REV. CLAUDE J. WOOD, 94, of Atlantic, died Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. A Memorial Service for REV. CLAUDE WOOD will take place 2-p.m. Sunday, January 15, 2023, at the United Church of Christ in Atlantic. Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Atlantic has the arrangements.

A visitation with refreshments will be held following the memorial service starting at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, in the fellowship room of the United Church of Christ.

CLAUDE WOOD is survived by:

His wife – Gladys Wood.

His son – Bob (Karen) Wood.

His daughters – Linda (Charlie) Wood-Shotwell, and Carol Wood Anderson.

7 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren

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CLEON E. KLEMISH, 81, of Adair (Mass of Christian Burial 1/11/23)

Obituaries

January 8th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

CLEON E. KLEMISH, 81, of Adair,  died at his home on Friday, January 6, 2023. A Mass of Christian Burial for CLEON KLEMISH will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Jan. 11, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church, in Adair. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements.

Public visitation with the family will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Adair.

Interment will be held following the mass at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. A luncheon will be hosted at St. John’s Catholic Hall following the committal.

CLEON KLEMISH is survived by:

His wife – Kaye.

His son – James (Amy) Klemish.

His daughter – Mary Beth (Donny) Martin.

His sister – Carol (Tom) Brower.

His brother – Joel (Nancy) Klemish.

2 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

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Red Oak man arrested 3x this past week; Elliott man arrested on a warrant

News

January 8th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday, that 43-year-old Jeffrey Christopher Potter, of Elliott, was arrested at around 7:45-a.m., Saturday. Potter was arrested in Elliott, on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $2,000.

And, the Sheriff’s Office says for the third time in the past week, 54-year-old Richard James Linfor, of Red Oak, was arrested. He was taken into Saturday morning on two Page County Bench Warrants for Violation of Probation, on original charges of: Burglary/3rd Degree; Criminal Mischief/4th Degree; and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.  During the arrest, Saturday, authorities say “Linfor thought it would be a good idea to take off running. After a two block foot pursuit, he was arrested in the 500 block of Grimes Street, in the creek bank.”

The Sheriff’s Department added, “He went to jail winded and tired.”  Linfor was charged with Interference with Official Acts, and was being held on a $4,300 bond.

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Drake handles Murray State

Sports

January 8th, 2023 by admin

The Drake men’s basketball team rolled to an 82-64 win over Murray State at the Knapp Center on Saturday. The Bulldogs led by 15 at halftime and cruised to the victory.

5 players finished in double-figures for the Bulldogs, led by 17 from DJ Wilkins and 16 each from Darnell Brodie and Sardaar Calhoun.

Drake improved to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in MVC play. Next up for the Bulldogs is a Tuesday night game at Illinois-Chicago at 7:00 p.m.

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UNI beats Southern Illinois

Sports

January 8th, 2023 by admin

The UNI Panthers beat the Southern Illinois Salukis 69-57 on Saturday in Cedar Falls. The Panthers jumped out to a six-point lead by halftime and outscored the Salukis by the same margin in the second half.

Bowen Born led the Panthers with 27 points and 3 rebounds. Tytan Anderson added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

UNI improved to 8-8 on the season overall and 4-2 in the Valley.

Next up for UNI is a home game on Tuesday night against Murray State

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, Jan. 08, 2023

Weather

January 8th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

Saturday’s High was 28 and the low was 8. This day last year the high was 33 and the low was 8. The all-time record high was 65 set in 2003 and the record low was -19 in 1970. Sunrise is at 7:46 a.m. this morning and sunset will be at 5:07 p.m.

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Kalscheur’s three sends Iowa State past TCU

Sports

January 8th, 2023 by admin

Gabe Kalscheur buried a step-back three with 3.5 seconds left to lift the No. 25 Iowa State men’s basketball team to a 69-67 victory over No. 17 TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday.

The Cyclones led nearly the entire game but let a 9-point lead slip away in the final three minutes to allow TCU to grab a 67-66 lead in the final minute before Kalcheur’s heroics.

Kalscheur led four Cyclones in double-figures with 15 points in the contest. The Cyclones improved to 3-0 in Big 12 play, something they haven’t done since the 1999-2000 season.

Iowa State is now 12-2 overall and will host Texas Tech next on Tuesday.

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Iowa women grab big win at Michigan

Sports

January 7th, 2023 by admin

The Iowa Hawkeye women’s basketball team big up a big ranked road win on Saturday with a 94-85 triumph over No. 14 Michigan.

The Hawkeyes outscored the Wolverines 23-19 in the second and 25-18 in the third quarter to build their lead. Caitlin Clark poured in 28 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Monika Czinano added 19 points and 8 assists and McKenna Warnock had 14 points for the Hawks.

Iowa improved to 12-4 on the season and will next up host Northwestern on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.

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Chiefs pound Raiders, clinch AFC top seed

Sports

January 7th, 2023 by admin

The Kansas City Chiefs rolled past the Las Vegas Raiders 31-13 on Saturday afternoon and locked up the top-seed in the AFC and a first round bye in the playoffs.

Patrick Mahomes had another great game with 202 yards passing with 1 touchdown. In the process he broke the single-season total yardage record set by Drew Brees in 2011 at 5,562 yards.

The Chiefs also gobbled up 158 yards rushing with Isiah Pacheco, Ronald Jones II, and Kadarius Toney all getting touchdowns on the ground.

The Chiefs improved to 14-3 and will now wait for the results of tomorrow’s games to see how the playoff bracket shapes up.

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