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2 men arrested in Fremont County on charges connected w/a vehicle theft

News

December 21st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that on Dec. 8th, the Tabor Police Department received a report of a stolen vehicle from a residence in Tabor. Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and Mills County Sheriff’s Office made contact with the suspect, 40-year-old Jeffrey Dale Hankins, of Malvern, at a residence in Mills County. Authorities allege Hankins, who was on probation, fled from deputies on foot, resulting in two Fremont County deputies suffering from minor injuries. A warrant was issued in that case.

On Dec. 14th, Hankins allegedly made a false report to 911, resulting in additional warrants being issued.

Ronnie Hankins

Jeffrey Dale Hankins

At around 9:10-p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office made a traffic stop near the intersection of Elm Street and Main Street in Tabor. Jeffrey Hankins s fled from the vehicle and after a short foot pursuit was apprehended by deputies.

The driver of the vehicle, 66-year-old Ronnie Hankins, of Tabor, was arrested for: Accessory After the Fact, an Aggravated Misdemeanor, and Possession of Methamphetamine, a Serious Misdemeanor. His cash or surety bond was set at $3,000.

Jeffrey Dale Hankins was being held in the Fremont County Jail on charges that include: Interference with Official Acts, a Simple Misdemeanor; False Reporting, a Serious Misdemeanor; Harassment 3rd Degree, a Simple Misdemeanor; Theft 2nd Degree, a Class D Felony, and Violation of Probation. Additional charges are pending. Bond was set at $11,300.

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Treynor sweeps past Riverside on Tuesday

Sports

December 20th, 2022 by admin

The Treynor basketball teams blitzed their way to a Western Iowa Conference doubleheader sweep on Tuesday night over Riverside in Oakland.

In the girls game Treynor blew the game open in the second half with a 23-2 advantage in the third quarter and won 73-21. The Cardinals held the Bulldogs to just 5 points in the entire second half to steam their way to the win.

Clara Tiegland led the Cardinals with 18 points and Alexa Schwartz added 10. The Class 2A 4th Ranked Cardinals stayed unblemished heading into the holiday break at 10-0.

Riverside got 8 points from Sophia Taylor and they fall to 4-4 on the season.

In the boys contest the Cardinals built a lead from the outset with a 19-6 edge in the first quarter and a 37-19 lead by half. The Cards continued to pull away in the second half, taking advantage of 18 Riverside turnovers on the night.

Jace Tams led Treynor with 23 points, Ethan Konz added 14 and Ethan Dickerson tossed in 12. The Cardinals improved to 6-2 on the season.

Riverside was led by a hot 3-point shooting night from Aiden Bell. He connected on 7 threes in the game for his 21 points. The offense was limited outside of that with Grady Jeppesen adding 9 points. The Dawgs fall to 2-5.

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Drake knocks off Mississippi State

Sports

December 20th, 2022 by admin

The Drake Bulldogs handed the Mississippi State Bulldogs their first loss of the season 58-52 on Tuesday at the Battle in the Vault event in Lincoln, NE.

Drake rallied from down 8 at halftime to pick up the big win over the 15th ranked team in the nation.

Roman Penn had 19 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists for Drake and Tucker DeVries added 15 points and 5 boards. Sardaar Calhoun had 17 points off the bench as well.

Drake improves to 9-3 with the win. Mississippi State falls to 11-1

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High School Wrestling Scoreboard 12/20/2022

Sports

December 20th, 2022 by admin

BOYS WRESTLING

@ ADM

ADM 60, CB Abraham Lincoln 12
CB Abraham Lincoln 47, Des Moines East 30

@ Greene County

CAM 30, Saydel 24
Greene County 42, CAM 12
Van Meter 24, CAM 24 (VM wins on criteria)

@ Skutt Catholic

Skutt Catholic 47, Lewis Central 6

GIRLS WRESTLING

Kuemper Catholic Tournament

Riverside had two champions: Veronica Schechinger (115) and Danika Feigenbutz (125)

Denison-Schleswig’s Mo Plen Soe (100), Taya Adams (140), and Beyonce Carrsco (155) all won their brackets.

Clarinda’s Kambry Gordon was a champ at 110.

Full results HERE

@ Skutt Catholic

Lewis Central 48, Skutt Catholic 24

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High School Basketball Scoreboard 12/20/2022

Sports

December 20th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 56, Shenandoah 44 (A: Paytn Harter 19pts, Jada Jensen 14pts)
Denison-Schleswig 65, Red Oak 31
Glenwood 69, Lewis Central 68 OT
Harlan 47, Clarinda 34
St. Albert 52, Kuemper Catholic 29

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 56, Missouri Valley 36
Logan-Magnolia 55, Audubon 25
Treynor 73, Riverside 21
Underwood 50, Tri-Center 22

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 56, Coon Rapids-Bayard 31
Exira-EHK 71, Boyer Valley 31
ArWeVa vs West Harrison
Woodbine 71, Glidden-Ralston 46

Corner Conference

East Mills 69, Bedford 29 (E: Emily Williams 22pts)
Griswold vs. Parkview Christian NE

Pride of Iowa Conference

Nodaway Valley 63, Mount Ayr 47 (NV: Lindsey Davis 24pts)
Central Decatur vs. Chariton
Martensdale St. Marys vs. Van Meter

Other Scores

ACGC 45, West Central Valley 21
Carroll 50, Bondurant-Farrar 49
Orient-Macksburg 43, Moravia 36
Panorama 37, Woodward-Granger 30
Sioux City North 66, CB Thomas Jefferson 37

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 67, Shenandoah 32
Denison-Schleswig 68, Red Oak 57
Glenwood 56, Lewis Central 54
Harlan 80, Clarinda 54
Kuemper Catholic 89, St. Albert 52

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 57, Logan-Magnolia 49
IKM-Manning 64, Missouri Valley 62
Treynor 73, Riverside 47
Underwood 76, Tri-Center 52

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 52, Coon Rapids-Bayard 44
Exira-EHK 72, Boyer Valley 55 (E: Cash Emgarten 20pts)
West Harrison vs ArWeVa
Woodbine 53, Glidden-Ralston 50

Corner Conference

East Mills 54, Bedford 46 (E: Mason Crouse 26pts)
Griswold vs. Heartland Christian

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 55, Chariton 47
Nodaway Valley 71, Mount Ayr 60 (NV: Dawson Nelson 23pts)

Other Scores

ACGC 70, West Central Valley 39
Bondurant-Farrar 67, Carroll 60
CB Abraham Lincoln 62, Raymore-Peculiar MO 52
Sioux City North 62, CB Thomas Jefferson 55

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City of Harlan parking notice, re: snow storm

News

December 20th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Harlan, Iowa) – Due to the winter weather forecast, the City of Harlan is asking for voluntary off-street parking beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 21st until 5 p.m. Friday, December 23nd. This will assist the Public Works Department with snow and ice control on city streets. As a reminder, parallel parking is required on any streets where snow is windrowed in the center of the street which is primarily in the Downtown Area. The City of Harlan appreciates your cooperation.

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NANCY DARLING, 68, of Atlantic (Formerly of Greenfield) – Svcs. 12/28/22

Obituaries

December 20th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

NANCY DARLING, 68, of Atlantic (Formerly of Greenfield), died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at her home in Atlantic.  Funeral services for NANCY DARLING will be held 2-p.m. Dec. 28, 2022, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield.

The family will greet friends on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield.

A luncheon will follow the burial at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield. 

Memorials may be directed to the Nancy Darling Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

NANCY DARLING is survived by:

Her daughter – Jennifer Sorensen, of Atlantic.

Her brothers – Dan Darling (Cheryl), of Greenfield; Pat Darling, of Shenandoah, and Dennis Darling (Diane), of Sac City.

Her sisters – Peggy Darling, of Greenfield, and Sandy Weirich (Sterling), of Creston.

4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson;  other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

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Iowa men’s and women’s basketball games moved up on Wednesday

Sports

December 20th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Due to forecasted inclement weather, University of Iowa men’s and women’s basketball start times for Wednesday games have been moved up.

Tipoff for the women’s game against Dartmouth is now slated for 12:01 p.m. (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena and will streamed on B1G+.

The men’s contest against Eastern Illinois will follow at approximately 2:31 p.m. (CT) on B1G+.

TICKET INFORMATION

  • Fans with a ticket to the women’s basketball game are welcome to stay for the men’s contest (fans asked to relocate to sections H, I, and J — above row 20).
  • Fans with a men’s basketball ticket are welcome to come early and watch the women’s game (fans asked to sit in sections G, H, I — above row 20).

PARKING INFORMATION

  • Parking (as space allows) will be available in Lot 65, Lot 43, Lower Finkbine, Softball & Track, Newton Road Ramp (hourly rate applies), and Hancher with free CAMBUS shuttle to the arena
  • ADA parking will be in Lot 40 (west side) with state-issued ADA placard or license plate
  • Women’s Basketball Permits: WB46 (Lot 46); WB40 (Lot 43)
  • Men’s Basketball Permits: Zone A (Lots 46 & 75); Zone B (Lot 75, as space allows); Zone C (Lot 43, as space allows)

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ISU study finds people tune out Zoom calls about one-third of the time

News

December 20th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Video conferences may be a permanent part of our work lives now, and an Iowa State University study delves into what people are actually looking at during Zoom and Webex meetings.

Joey George, an ISU professor of information systems and business analytics, says they used eye-tracking technology to find participants -did- pay attention to whoever was speaking during video conferences, but they looked off-screen frequently and for long periods.

“We don’t know exactly what was going on in their heads,” George says. “We just know that for whatever reason they were disengaged from looking at the screen for about a third of the time.”

Anyone who’s been on a video conference knows they can use the camera like a mirror, but shouldn’t do so during a call. Still, the study found women looked at themselves during video conferences twice as often as men.

Joey George (ISU photo)

“Women are much more conscious of how they look and they actually use that image of themselves in the meetings to make sure that their hair is right and their makeup is right and the clothing is all right,” George says, “and men apparently just don’t care as much.”

One of George’s personal pet peeves is people eating during a video call, so one of the distractions they used in the study was people munching on snacks or moving the camera to change the background.

“We found that everybody noticed the distractions but they really didn’t pay attention to them for very long,” George says. “They saw them, they registered them and within a couple of seconds, they went back to the meeting. I guess that’s kind of good news that the distractions are noticed but they just don’t become something that’s a major concern.”

The technology for video calling was around long before the pandemic, but George believes Zoom and similar programs will most certainly continue to be popular well after COVID is a distant memory.

“It’s not going to be the only game in town anymore,” George says. “People really like the personal contact, but I think it’s here to stay.” He says one goal of the study was to help people avoid distractions and to inform the future designers of video conferencing.

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Atlantic Food Pantry will be open Thursday for food distribution

News

December 20th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Officials with the Atlantic Food Pantry say the Pantry intends to be open for drive through food distribution to those who absolutely need food, this Thursday, December 22 starting at the usual time of 12:30 PM.

Due to the extreme cold temperatures and wind chill, however, the Pantry urges all those who do not immediately need food this week to be safe and please consider staying home this Thursday.

The cold temperatures could make it difficult for you to stay warm in your car and lead to vehicle malfunctions or difficulty restarting engines in the pantry line.

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