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Body recovered from a pickup truck that went into the Missouri River in Sioux City

News

September 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – After authorities searched for about 10-hours, a body was recovered, Friday, from a pickup truck that entered the Missouri River early Friday morning, in Sioux City. KTIV in Sioux City reports a pickup traveling south on Interstate 29 went into the river at around 6:35-a.m., Friday, near the railroad bridge.

A passenger who was in the vehicle during the crash told authorities that the driver had a medical episode. Sioux City Police believe that caused the pickup to go off I-29, through a fence, over a walking trail and into the river. The passenger was able to get out of the pickup and was sent to a Sioux City hospital. Authorities have not identified the driver or passenger.

Sioux City Fire Rescue led the recovery efforts along the Iowa side of the river. The area they were searching in the water was 17 feet deep, and the water was moving at nearly 10 mph in the spot where the pickup was located.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024

Weather

September 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. Winds E/NE at 5-10 mph this morning.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53.

Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 85. S/SE winds 5-10 mph in the morning.

Tom. Night: Mostly clear & breezy. Low 49. W/NW winds @ 10-15 mph becoming northerly & gusting to near 25  mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 88. The Low was 44. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 92 and the Low was 65. The Record High in Atlantic on Sept. 29th was 96 degrees in 1953. The Record Low was 17 in 1899. Sunrise: 7:14. Sunset: 7:06

THOMAS EDWARD TRUE, 73, of Walnut (Memorial services 10/2/24)

Obituaries

September 28th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

THOMAS EDWARD TRUE, 73, of Walnut, died Friday, September 27, 2024, at home. Memorial services for THOMAS TRUE will be held at Noon on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, from 10-a.m. until Noon at the funeral home.

Burial is at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

THOMAS TRUE is survived by:

His wife – Cheryl True, of Walnut.

His daughters – Angela Schueman, of Omaha, NE; and Jaquelyn True, of Denver, CO.

His sons – Brian Swallow, of Walnut; and Joshua (Traci) True, of Shelby, IA

3 grandchildren, and his niece Shela Jacobsen of Avoca, other relatives & friends.

CAROLYNN BLUNK, 81, of Atlantic (Funeral Svcs. 10/4/24)

Obituaries

September 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

CAROLYNN BLUNK, 81, of Atlantic, died Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for CAROLYNN BLUNK will be held 11-a.m. Friday, Oct. 4th, at the First Lutheran Church, south of Wiota. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.

The service will be live-streamed and more details will be available closer to the time of the service under Carolynn’s obituary on the funeral home’s website.

An open visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, Oct. 3rd, beginning at 9-a.m., followed by visitation with the family from 4-until 7-p.m.

Memorials may be directed to the First Lutheran Church.

Burial will be held in the Atlantic Cemetery beginning at 2-p.m., Friday.

CAROLYNN BLUNK is survived by:

Her daughters – Kathy Dorsey, of Villisca, and Carrie (Tim Snyder) Kirchhoff, of Lewis.

Her sisters – Jacque Wickey, of Atlantic, and Barb Ward, of Grant.

Her brother – Ralph (Judy) Wickey, of Massena.

6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

JANEL MARIE ALLEN, 79, of Carson (Services 10/5/24)

Obituaries

September 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

JANEL MARIE ALLEN, 79, of Carson, died Friday, September 27, 2024, at home. Funeral services for JANEL ALLEN will be held 1-p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at the Carson Community Building. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland is assisting the family with arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM, at the Carson Community Building in Carson.

Interment will be in the Carson Cemetery.

JANEL ALLEN is survived by:

Her husband – Larry Allen, of Carson.

Her daughters – Kim (Darrell) Frain, of Carson; Barb (Todd) Masters, of Leon; Becky Harsch, of Lebo, KS, and Sandy (Brent) Smith, of Winterset.

Her son – Kevin Allen, of Underwood.

18 grandchildren, 10 plus great-grandchildren her sister-in-law: Anna Allen of Macedonia, other relatives, and friends.

High School Football Scoreboard Sept. 27th

Sports

September 28th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

3A District 6

Atlantic 56, Knoxville 21

Creston 43, Harlan 42

Nevada 55, Perry 0

A, District 7

#1 AC/GC 50, Riverside 42

Panorama 14, Southwest Valley 0

South Central Calhoun 16, IKM Manning 13

#10 Earlham 21, #5 Madrid 14 (Non District)

A, District 8

Tri Center 37, Logan Magnolia 0

Woodbury Central 35, St. Albert 27 (OT)

Westwood 38, West Monona 6

Kingsley Pierson 40, HMS 12 (Non District)

1A, District 7

South Hamilton 38 Nodaway Valley 0

Woodward Granger 49 Ogden 20

Grand View Christian 20, West Central Valley 14

1A, District 8

Treynor 28, #8 AHSTW 7

Red Oak 44, Missouri Valley 6

Underwood 28 Shenandoah 7

8 Man, District 10

#8 CAM 32, Exira EHK 30

Griswold 54, Stanton 44

Boyer Valley 48, Sidney 6 (Non District)

Fremont Mills 44, East Mills 14

8 Man, District 9

#5 Audubon 64, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6

Colo Nesco 50 Baxter 48

Collins Maxwell 46, Glidden Ralston 42

GTRA 54 St. Edmond  46 (Non District)

Other Scores

Woodbine 40, Ar-We-Va 22

Norwalk 17, Winterset 8

Carroll 41, MOC Floyd Valley 21

Lewis Central 55, Glenwood 15

CBAL 41, Des Moines Lincoln 7

Dallas Center Grimes 55, CBTJ 0

Kuemper Catholic 28, Greene County 0

5A #2 Valley 49, Ames 14

5A #1 Dowling 37, Des Moines Roosevelt 0

USDA Rural Development in Iowa Celebrates Childcare Center Grand Opening in Stanton

News

September 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

STANTON, Iowa, Sept. 27, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director in Iowa Theresa Greenfield today announced the completion of a new facility to help meet the childcare needs of families in the rural southwest Iowa community of Stanton. The Lakin Foundation Child Development Center of Stanton is expected to help promote economic development and enable residents of this rural area of Montgomery County to seek more employment opportunities.

“Access to childcare is a critical need for many rural Iowa families,” said Director Greenfield. “Every day, USDA is championing rural America, listening to communities’ needs, fostering job growth through financing for small businesses, and generating outcomes that make rural Iowa a great place to live, work, and raise children.”

The childcare center held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening event to celebrate the project’s completion.

Theresa Greenfield, U.S. Department of Agriculture State Director in Iowa, and USDA staff approach the Lakin Foundation Child Development Center of Stanton to participate in the ribbon cutting for the facility also known as the Stanton Child Resource Center in the town of Stanton, Iowa, on September 27, 2024.

Background

The grant funding was made through the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant program and was congressionally directed spending.

In November of 2022, USDA Rural Development invested $1 million in a grant to help the Stanton Child Resource Center Inc., a non-profit organization located in Stanton, Iowa, build a new facility. The building was designed and constructed to be over 11,000 square feet in size. It houses a sick room, a storm shelter, age-appropriate equipment, a covered drop-off and pick-up area, and larger classrooms than the old building. The new facility has a capacity for over 130 children and outdoor playgrounds. The center will help meet the needs of families and will promote economic development in rural Montgomery County.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024

Weather

September 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today
Sunny, with a high near 85. Light north wind becoming north northeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. Light south southeast wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light south wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 83. The Low was 43. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82 and the Low was 47. The Record High in Atlantic on Sept. 28th was 100 in 1953. The Record Low was 22 in 1908. Sunrise: 7:14. Sunset: 7:07

ACGC Survives Wild Game at Riverside

Sports

September 28th, 2024 by Christian Adams

In a game filled with about everything you could imagine from onside kicks, trick plays, to turnovers and more; the ACGC Football team was able to escape Riverside with a 50-42 win over the Bulldogs. The contest was filled with explosive plays, turnovers, and lots of touchdowns. However, in a game filled with points it was the ACGC defense that came through with the game on the line.

For a game that finished with a combined 92 points, the first quarter was more of what was expected of two run heavy offenses: a controlled run attack. Receiving the ball to start the game, ACGC came out in the wishbone and went on a long-sustained drive (which included two fourth down conversions) capped off by a 17-yard Michael Fuller touchdown run to open the scoring.  Riverside responded in much the same way with the exception of an explosive 59-yard touchdown run from star back Jaxon Gordon.

Both offenses seemed to stall late in the first quarter and early into the second. ACGC lost two fumbles, but Riverside was unable to capitalize on either of them as they were forced to punt both times. At 4:59 of the second quarter the Chargers got back on the board with a 3-yard touchdown run from Fuller. Then Chaos ensued.

In the next 3:35 there would be four touchdowns including a kickoff return, an onside kick recovery, and two lead changes. Set up by an explosive Gordon run, Landyn Schoenrock would start things off with a passing touchdown to Davis Bramman on a 5-yard slant to tie the game at fourteen. 48 seconds later ACGC would respond with their first big play. On 41-yard keeper, quarterback Jathan South retook the lead. On the ensuing kickoff Cole Jeppesen received, then reversed it to Gordon who ran 75-yards down the field for the score. Taking an advantage of some defensive miscommunication, the bulldogs went for two and were successful taking their first lead of the ball game.

Up 22-21 with three minutes left to go in the half, one would probably not suspect any trickery. Well one would be wrong as Riverside head coach Darrell Frain continued with the creativity. With 3:13 left to go in the half Riverside recovered an onside kick that would eventually lead to another Jeppesen touchdown run and a 29-21 lead that they would take into the half.

With the Bulldogs set to receive the second half kickoff, it was crucial that the Charger defense find a way to stop Gordon and the Riverside offense. However, ACGC responded with some trickery of their own. In what turned out to be completely unintentional, the Chargers recovered the opening kickoff. Fuller would cap off the ensuing drive with his third touchdown and a two-point conversion to tie the game.  The game continued to go back and forth with Gordon scoring his third touchdown of the game on a 36-yard run. This was quickly followed by South’s second touchdown to tie the game at 36.

Tied heading into the fourth quarter ACGC flipped the script. They held the Riverside offense and was able to take the lead for the first time since the second quarter. South would add his third touchdown run of the game, followed by Fuller’s fourth to give the Chargers a 50-36 lead. Needing a response with 5:54 remaining, Schoenrock and Jett Rose connected on a 59-yard catch and run to make it a one-score game. Adding to the drama, the PAT was blocked keeping the Riverside deficit at eight.

After recovering the ensuing onside kick, ACGC seemingly had the game in hand. Needing a pair of first downs to clinch the game; something they had done with ease for most game. However, it was Riverside’s defense that gave the Bulldogs a chance when they forced their third fumble of the game. In ACGC territory it felt like a game destined for overtime. Yet the Charger defense came through when it mattered most. On 4th-and-1 and Gordon taking the direct snap the ACGC defense were able to meet him at the line of scrimmage, turning the ball over on downs, and effectively ending the game.

Head coach Cody Matthewson credited his player’s next man up mentality along with some adjustments for being able to come through in a big moment.

Matthewson was very pleased with how South, Fuller, and the entire offense performed.

As with every good team, Matthewson knows that there are always improvements to be made week to week. Likely the most important: protecting the football.

With the Win, ACGC moves to 5-0 on the season and will visit 2-3 IKM-Manning next week.

Big plays boost Atlantic to Homecoming triumph over Knoxville

Sports

September 27th, 2024 by Chris Parks

The Atlantic Trojans were propelled by a host of big plays to a 56-21 Homecoming victory over Knoxville on Friday night. The Trojans move to 5-1 for the first time since the state championship season of 2002.

The Trojans jumped out to an early 14-0 lead behind a Tristan Hayes 34-yard pass to Xavier Darrow and a 37-yard run by Gavin McLaren. Knoxville got a score to make it 14-7 and it stayed that way until a wild final 4 minutes of the first half. Tyson O’Brien busted off an 84-yard touchdown run with 3:10 left in the half. Knoxville answered with a big return and then a 17-yard pass from Brenden Woolsey to JaShawn Conner. A couple of punts were traded and then with under 40 seconds left in the half Brock Goodrich raced down the field on a 58-yard counter to put Atlantic at the 9 yard line. A pass interference call at the goal line got the Trojans to the 4 and then as time expired in the half Gavin McLaren rolled in for a score, making it 28-14 at half.

Atlantic recovered a squib kick to start the second half and capitalized with a Ethan McNeal 13-yard score. Knoxville scored the next possession with a Woolsey to Koby Higginbotham 25-yard hookup, making it 35-21. On the 8th play of the next possession Gavin McLaren fought off multiple defenders for a 61-yard score. That put Atlantic in full control. Jarrett Hansen grabbed an interception on the next Knoxville possession and Brock Goodrich hit the toss counter again for another 61-yard score. Hayes hit McLaren from 33 yards out for the final score.

Atlantic will take their 5-1 mark on the road next week to face the Creston Panthers. We’ll have that game on KJAN and KJANTV.

Watch the game replay HERE.

Listen to Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer’s Postgame comments below: