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DCI Assists Worth County in Death Investigation

News

September 18th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Worth County, Iowa – On 9/16/2022, a female body was found in the Shell Rock River near 390th St and Raven Ave. The body recovered was identified as Melissa Jo Olson, age 45, of Northwood. The incident is being investigated by the Worth County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

The Worth County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Iowa DNR, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Iowa State Patrol, Worth County Emergency Management, Mason City Fire Department, Kensett Fire Department, and Worth County Secondary Roads.

Law enforcement is seeking information from anyone who may have observed Olson, a 45 year old white female with brown hair, approximately 5 foot 6 inches tall, walking in the area of Highway 65 and along 390th Street, between Manly and Northwood on Thursday, September 15 and into the morning hours of Friday, September 16.

If anyone has any information regarding this investigation, please contact Special Agent Ryan Herman of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (319)-217-1580 or rherman@dps.state.ia.us.

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High School Volleyball Scoreboard 09/17/2022

Sports

September 18th, 2022 by admin

Bondurant-Farrar Tournament

ROUND ROBIN

(2-0) Bondurant-Farrar 21-21 Atlantic 17-19
(2-0) Knoxville 21-21 Atlantic 12-10
(2-0) Dallas Center-Grimes 21-21 Atlantic 13-16

BRACKET PLAY

(2-0) Bondurant-Farrar 21-21 Atlantic 14-13
(2-1) Dallas Center-Grimes 18-21-15 Atlantic 21-8-12

Red Oak Tournament

POOL A

(2-0) Underwood 21-21 Creston 14-5
(2-0) Mount Vernon 21-21 Creston 10-7
(2-0) Mount Vernon 21-21 Underwood 15-7

POOL B

(2-1) Clarinda 21-18-15 Fremont-Mills 14-21-5
(2-1) Clarinda 21-11-15 Abraham Lincoln 18-21-11
(2-0) Abraham Lincoln 21-21 Fremont-Mills 9-8

POOL C

(2-0) Sidney 21-21 Glenwood 17-15
(2-1) St. Albert 21-17-15 Glenwood 18-21-11
(2-0) Sidney 21-21 St. Albert 19-18

POOL D

(2-0) Treynor 21-21 Red Oak 19-9
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21 Lenox 8-4
(2-0) Treynor 21-21 Lenox 12-10

POWER POOL

POOL AA

(2-0) Mount Vernon 21-21 Lenox 7-13
(2-0) Abraham Lincoln 21-21 Lenox 9-9
(2-0) Mount Vernon 21-21 Abraham Lincoln 8-15

POOL BB

(2-1) Clarinda 23-22-15 Glenwood 25-20-13
(2-0) Clarinda 22-21 Underwood 20-18
(2-1) Underwood 21-18-15 Glenwood 16-21-7

POOL CC

(2-0) Red Oak 21-21 Fremont-Mills 12-18
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21 Sidney 17-15
(2-1) Sidney 21-17-15 Fremont-Mills 15-21-12

POOL DD

(2-0) Treynor 21-23 St. Albert 15-21
(2-0) Treynor 21-21 Creston 10-19
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21 Creston 13-9

BRACKET PLAY

GOLD POOL

(2-0) Mount Vernon 25-25 Red Oak 7-18
(2-0) Treynor 25-25 Clarinda 18-19
Championship: (2-0) Mount Vernon 25-25 Treynor 19-14

SILVER POOL

(2-0) Abraham Lincoln 25-25 Sidney 17-15
(2-0) St. Albert 26-25 Underwood 24-18
Championship: (2-0) Abraham Lincoln 25-25 St. Albert 15-23

BRONZE POOL

(2-1) Lenox 19-25-15 Fremont-Mills 25-21-13
(2-0) Glenwood 25-25 Creston 16-14
Championship: (2-0) Glenwood 25-25 Lenox 12-19

Mount Ayr Tournament

BLACK POOL

(2-1) Clarke 21-16-x East Mills 19-21-x
(2-0) East Mills 21-21 Clarke 17-7
(2-0) East Mills 21-21 Martensdale-St. Marys 4-11
(2-0) Lamoni 21-21 Martensdale-St. Marys 15-13
(2-0) Clarke 21-21 Martensdale-St. Marys 14-19
(2-0) Clarke 21-21 Lamoni 12-17

RED POOL

(2-1) Shenandoah 21-19-15 Mount Ayr 11-21-5
(2-0) Shenandoah 21-21 Wayne 13-5
(2-0) Shenandoah 21-21 Interstate 35 5-17
(2-0) Mount Ayr 21-21 Wayne 13-14
(2-0) Mount Ayr 21-21 Interstate 35 19-9
(2-1) Interstate 35 17-21-15 Wayne 21-19-6

BRACKET PLAY

(2-0) Clarke 25-25 Mount Ayr 15-23
(2-1) Shenandoah 19-27-16 East Mills 25-25-14
3rd Place: (2-0) East Mills 25-25 Mount Ayr 13-5
Championship: (2-0) Shenandoah def Clarke

Carroll Tournament

POOL A

(2-1) Audubon 11-21-12, Storm Lake 21-18-15
(2-1) Audubon 12-23-15, South Central Calhoun 21-21-13
(2-0) Audubon 21-21, Ar-We-Va 14-16
(2-0) South Central Calhoun 21-21, Ar-We-Va 16-6
(2-0) Storm Lake 21-21, Ar-We-Va 19-19

POOL B

(2-0) Carroll 21-21 IKM-Manning 9-10
(2-0) Newell-Fonda 21-21 IKM-Manning 12-4
(2-0) Fort Dodge 21-21 IKM-Manning 19-18

BRACKET

Semifinal: (2-0) Audubon 21-21, Fort Dodge 10-17
Championship: (2-0) Newell-Fonda 21-21, Audubon 13-13

ACGC Tournament

BLACK POOL

(2-0) ACGC 21-21 Nodaway Valley 10-15
(2-1) Glidden-Ralston 21-19-15 Nodaway Valley 11-21-13
(2-0) Nodaway Valley 21-21 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 14-16
(2-0) Glidden-Ralston 21-21 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 14-19
(2-1) Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 21-16-16 ACGC 11-16-14
(2-1) ACGC 21-16-15 Glidden-Ralston 8-16-12

BRACKET

Semifinal: (2-0) Glidden-Ralston 21-21 West Central Valley 17-16
Consolation: (2-1) Madrid 23-16-15 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 21-21-10
Consolation: (2-0) Nodaway Valley 24-21 Perry 22-16
Championship: (2-1) Glidden-Ralston 21-16-15 ACGC 19-21-13

OABCIG Tournament

(2-1) Coon Rapids-Bayard 15-21-15 AHSTW 21-14-12
(2-1) Kingsley-Pierson 21-14-16 AHSTW 13-21-14
(2-0) Kingsley-Pierson 21-21 Coon Rapids-Bayard 13-8
(2-1) OABCIG 21-21-15 AHSTW 13-23-5
(2-0) OABCIG 21-21 Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-15
(2-0) Lawton-Bronson 21-21 AHSTW 14-10
(2-0) Lawton-Bronson 21-21 Coon Rapids-Bayard 9-10

West Harrison Tournament

(2-0) Tri-Center 21-21 Boyer Valley 15-14
(2-1) Tri-Center 16-21-15 Woodbine 21-16-0
(2-0) Tri-Center 21-21 West Harrison 7-16
(2-0) Tri-Center 21-21 Siouxland Christian 14-14
(2-0) Boyer Valley 21-21 Woodbine 13-15
(2-0) Boyer Valley 21-21 West Harrison 8-6
(2-0) Boyer Valley 21-21 Siouxland Christian 8-9
(2-0) Siouxland Christian 21-21 West Harrison 8-8
(2-0) Woodbine 21-24 West Harrison 10-22
(2-0) Woodbine 21-21 Siouxland Christian 8-16

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Drake falters in second half at Idaho

Sports

September 18th, 2022 by admin

The Drake Bulldogs kept within striking distance early but came up empty in the second half of a 42-14 loss at Idaho on Saturday. The Bulldogs led 14-7 early in the second quarter but Idaho pulled ahead 20-14 by halftime and rolled away in the second half.

The Vandals outgained the Bulldogs 462-212 using a balanced attack. Idaho had 223 rushing yards and 239 passing. Elisha Cummings and Roshaun Johnson each had a rushing score for Idaho.

Drake got a rushing touchdown from Davion Cherwin and Dorian Boyland. The Bulldogs fall to 0-3 on the season and Idaho moved to 1-2.

The Bulldogs will return home to Drake Stadium for their PFL opener against Marist on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m.

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UNI falls to Sacramento State

Sports

September 18th, 2022 by admin

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa –  The UNI Panthers had another strong passing game but came up short again to Sacramento State 37-21.

UNI racked up 270 yards passing, compared to Sacramento State’s 254 yards. The Hornets were able to rush for 170 yards, compared to the Panthers’ 133 yards.

The offensive stats between both teams were comparable with UNI racking up 403 total yards to Sacramento State’s 424 yards. The Hornets Built a 24-7 lead though by halftime and held on for the win. UNI clawed within 27-21 by the end of the third but the Hornets got a 38-yard field goal and a rushing score with :41 left to seal the win.

UP NEXT
UNI will head to Western Illinois for its second MVFC game of the year. Kick is set for 3 p.m. in Macomb, Illinois. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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24-hour rainfall from the 9/17/22 storms

Weather

September 18th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic (KJAN) .39″

Massena .78″

Creston 2.3″

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Large hail the primary factor in Saturday’s severe storms

News, Weather

September 18th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Area) – “It was a dark and stormy night” lived up to an often quoted phrase from an 1830’s novel, Saturday night, across western Iowa. The National Weather Service reports hail ranging from as small as pea- to as large as baseball ball size, fell across the area. Storms also brought winds of up to 70 miles per hour. The evening began at around 5:30-p.m. with a severe thunderstorm watch issued for the far west and southwest counties. The warnings began to pop-up about two-hours later, including a tornado warning that was issued for southeast Montgomery and NE Page Counties. A possible tornado was indicated by radar, but there were no confirmed sightings.

The largest hail in southwest Iowa fell in Pottawattamie County, where baseball size hail (2.75 in diameter) was observed in Carson. Elsewhere, tennis ball size hail was reported to have occurred in Stanton, while golf ball size hail fell south of Stanton and in Griswold. Most of the hail reports from around the area, were quarter-sized, with some dime-size rocks of ice falling in Corning.

As of early Sunday morning, there were no reports of damage. That’s likely to change though, as sunlight brings a fresh perspective on the storm’s aftermath. If you have any storm damage and/or pictures you would like to submit, send them to kjannews@metc.net.  Please include (when possible) a time frame for the damage, along with the location and your name. Thank you!

Check out the latest Storm Reports listing of hail/wind events on the Weather page (Under Community Hub) at kjan.com.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022

Weather

September 18th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 77. Our Low this morning was 60. We received .39″ of rain since 7-a.m. Saturday. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 and the Low was 54. The Record High of 99 was set in 1893. The Record Low of 26 was set in 1901. Sunrise is at 7:03-a.m. Sunset will be at 7:25-p.m.

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Car vs. child on a bicycle injury accident, in Council Bluffs

News

September 18th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department report that around 8:37-p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to a personal injury accident at Harrison St. and East Kanesville Blvd. A preliminary investigation indicated that a 9-year old boy on a bicycle was traveling northbound on Harrison St., crossing East Kanesville. A vehicle traveling westbound on East Kanesville was unable to see the boy and struck him. The child was transported to Nebraska Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.

The CBPD Traffic Unit is investigating this crash and at this time is still under investigation.

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(Updated) Sept. 17, 2022 Storm reports

Weather

September 17th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

10:45-p.m.    3/4″ hail in Corning (Note: 1″=Quarter-size; 1.5″=Ping Pong ball-size hail; 1.75″= golf ball-size hail)

10:22-p.m.    1″ hail in Grant (Montgomery Co.)

9:51-p.m.     1 ” hail, 4 miles east of Creston

9:31-p.m.     1″ hail 3 miles SE of Cromwell (Union County)

9:22-p.m.     1″ diameter hail 3 miles s. of Oakland

9:19-p.m.    2.75″ diameter hail (baseball size) observed in Carson

9:10-p.m.    70 mph wind gust 5 miles w. of Hancock & pea size hail

9:00-p.m.    1″ hail mixed with dime size hail reported in Lenox

8:58-p.m.    1.75″ diameter (golf ball size) hail reported in Griswold

7:43-p.m.     1.75″ diameter hail reported 3 miles S. of Stanton (EMA)

7:30-p.m.     1″ diameter hail reported 3 miles southeast of Red Oak (Social media photo posts)

7:25-p.m.    2.5″ diameter (Tennis ball size) hail reported in Stanton

7:10-p.m.     1.75″ diameter hail 5 miles NE of Council Bluffs (Social media photo posts)

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ALICE ANN KWAPISZESKI, 101, of Omaha (Svcs. 09/21/2022)

Obituaries

September 17th, 2022 by Lori Murphy

ALICE ANN KWAPISZESKI, 101, of Omaha died Friday, September 16th at Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, NE. Mass of Christian Burial for ALICE ANN KWAPISZESKI will be held on Wednesday, September 21st at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 20th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with a Rosary to be held at 7:00 p.m. that evening.

Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama.

ALICE ANN KWAPISZESKI is survived by:

Daughters: Jeanne Anderson of Omaha, NE. Peggy (Bill) Kolm of Omaha, NE.

Sons: Tom (Becky) Kwapiszeski of Yukon, OK. Jerry (Pat) Kwapiszeski of Mustang, OK.

Sister: Nomi Gross of Harlan.

6 Grandchildren

13 Great-Grandchildren

3 Great-Great-Grandchildren

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