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Anonymous donor provides Sunnyside pool season passes to 12 area families

News

July 7th, 2022 by admin

Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh has announced that an anonymous donor has made the summer a little sweeter for 12 Atlantic-area families by providing them with season pool passes to Sunnyside Pool (a $1,440 value). The families that received the passes have expressed their gratitude and shared that they have been having a lot of fun at the pool.

Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen said this gift aligns with the belief that everyone deserves equitable access to recreational opportunities. He feels that parks and recreation departments should offer as many low-cost or no-cost opportunities as possible and this helps achieve that goal. He says the department would love to partner with other individuals or organizations interested in sponsoring similar opportunities.

That’s what the anonymous donor likes to hear. She said that she hopes that hearing about the gift will encourage others to do some good too.

The gift was dispersed with the help of Atlantic Parks and Recreation, Atlantic City Hall, and Washington Elementary School.

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Skyscan Forecast 07/07/2022

Weather

July 7th, 2022 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Thursday, July 7, 2022  Dan Hicks

Today: Areas of fog early. Partly to mostly cloudy. Showers mainly to the south this morning, then showers and t’storms developing more widely this afternoon. E @ 10. High 83.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and t’storms. N @ 5-10. Low 68.

Friday: Partly cloudy. Isolated morning showers. N @ 10. High 85.

Friday night: Partly cloudy. NE @ 5-10 becoming light ENE. Low 65.

Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 86.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 92.

Yesterday’s high was 80 and the low was 70. This day last year the high was 76 and the low 54. The all-time record high was 107 set in 1937. The record low was 41 in 1934. Sunrise is at 5:53 a.m. and sunset will be at 8:56 p.m.

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HAZEL J. SUHR, 79, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 07/13/2022)

Obituaries

July 6th, 2022 by admin

HAZEL J. SUHR, 79, of Elk Horn died Monday, July 4th at CHI Health Immanuel Medical Center. Memorial services for HAZEL J. SUHR will be held on Wednesday, July 13th at 11:00 a.m. at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Family will greet friends on Tuesday, July 12th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut.

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.

HAZEL J. SUHR is survived by:

Sons: Tim Suhr of Walnut. Troy Suhr of Council Bluffs.

Daughter: Shawn Balligner of Walnut.

Sister: Valetta Jensen of Audubon.

3 Grandchildren

2 Great-Grandchildren

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HAROLD JOSEPH SCHWERY, 88, of Earling (Svcs. 07/11/2022)

Obituaries

July 6th, 2022 by admin

HAROLD JOSEPH SCHWERY, 88, of Earling died on Monday, July 4th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial for HAROLD JOSEPH SCHWERY will be held on Monday, July 11th at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 10th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with a Rosary held at 7:00 p.m. that evening.

Burial will be in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia.

HAROLD JOSEPH SCHWERY is survived by:

Wife: Alice Schwery of Westphalia.

Sons: Dean (Joni) Schwery of Westphalia. Dan (Bev) Schwery of Westphalia. Duane Schwery of Westphalia. Darrin (Mary Pat) Schwery of Bennington, NE. Dallas (Jenny) Schwery of Bennington, NE.

Daughters: Donna (Greg) Coenen of Omaha, NE. Deb (Mike) Schwery-Glenn of Omaha, NE.

Daughter-in-law: Jan Schwery of Fremont, NE.

Sister: Arlene (Mike) Pauley of Portsmouth.

17 Grandchildren

9 Great-Grandchildren

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High School Baseball Scoreboard 07/06/2022

Sports

July 6th, 2022 by admin

CLASS 1A Playoffs

District 2
West Harrison 9, St. Albert 8

District 13
Ogden 6, Earlham 0

District 14
CAM 7, Lenox 4 (C: Lane Spieker 2 HR, 12 K’s)
Lamoni 13, Mount Ayr 7

District 15
Tri-Center 7, Exira-EHK 3
Coon Rapids-Bayard 2, Stanton 0

District 16
Kingsley-Pierson 11, IKM-Manning 1
Woodbury Central 8, Newell-Fonda 2

CLASS 2A Playoffs

District 4
Van Meter 7, Greene County 0

District 14
DM Christian 6, PCM 5

District 15
Clarinda 10, Red Oak 0

District 16
OABCIG 3, Cherokee, Washington 2
Kuemper Catholic 6, West Monona 2

Regular Season

Bondurant-Farrar 9, Atlantic 2
Harlan 2, CB Abraham Lincoln 1

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Regional Softball Scoreboard 07/06/2022

Sports

July 6th, 2022 by admin

CLASS 1A

Region 2
Newell-Fonda 12, Storm Lake St. Mary’s 0
GTRA 7, Bishop Garrigan 5
Woodbine 2, Audubon 0
Boyer Valley 11, Coon Rapids-Bayard 1

Region 3
Southeast Warren 12, Orient-Macksburg 0
Griswold 4, Tri-Center 0
Exira-EHK 11, Sidney 1
Fremont-Mills 7, CAM 6

Region 5
Martensdale-St. Marys 13, Grand View Christian 7
East Union 13, Lenox 3
Wayne 10, Moulten-Udell 0
Moravia @ Lamoni

Class 2A

Region 3
Logan-Magnolia 12, Lawton-Bronson 0
Treynor 6, AHSTW 3
West Monona 13, Underwood 1
MVAOCOU 7, East Sac County 5

Region 4
Interstate-35 22, Panorama 0
Mount Ayr 13, Southwest Valley 1
West Central Valley 3, Central Decatur 1
Kuemper Catholic 3, Earlham 2

Class 3A

Region 2
Saydel 7, Pocahontas Area 0
Greene County 3, Southeast Valley 1
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 10, Cherokee, Washington 0
Harlan 11, OABCIG 1

Region 4
Williamsburg 10, Clarke 0
Chariton 13, Mid-Prairie 1
Atlantic 6, Shenandoah 4 -ON KJAN
Clarinda 8, Red Oak 2

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Atlantic softball advances with 6-4 win over Shenandoah

Sports

July 6th, 2022 by admin

The Atlantic softball team will get to play another home game after defeating Shenandoah 6-4 on Wednesday night in a Class 3A Region 4 Quarterfinal contest. The Trojans shook off a slow start when a couple of early walks and two RBI singles gave the Fillies a 2-0 lead in the first. Atlantic got a run in the bottom of the first and then took control of the lead in the second with a 3-run effort to go up 4-2. The Fillies climbed back within 1 with a run in the 3rd but the Trojans added a run in each of the 5th and 6th to build a nice cushion. Shenandoah did grab a run on an error in the 7th but that’s all they could muster.

Zoey Kirchoff was pretty solid in the circle for Atlantic with 9 strikeouts but she did give up 6 walks. Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann was pleased with her overall effort.

The Trojans did a great job with some small ball at the plate. The Trojans executed a number of great bunts that turned into base runners. Kirchoff laid down a bunt in the third that was picked up and errantly thrown over the head of the first baseman. That costly error gave Atlantic two runs that inning. Coach Hinzmann was proud of that part of their game.

Ava Rush used that small ball route to get on base a couple of times early and she said that is part of what she does well.

Atlantic improved to 22-14 on the season and will now play Clarinda in a Class 3A Region 4 Semifinal on Saturday. The Cardinals advanced with an 8-2 Quarterfinal win over Red Oak. Shenandoah ends their season with a record of 13-18. We’ll have coverage of Atlantic and Clarinda on Saturday on KJAN with pregame at 6:50 p.m.

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IGHSAU final 3A, 4A, and 5A softball rankings 07/06/2022

Sports

July 6th, 2022 by admin

2022 FINAL Iowa High School Softball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Wednesday, July 6, 2022

CLASS 3A
No. School Record LW
1 Mount Vernon 30-4 1
2 Davenport Assumption 31-8 2
3 Williamsburg 29-10 3
4 West Liberty 20-7 4
5 Estherville-Lincoln Central 25-8 6
6 Saydel 28-4 7
7 West Burlington/Notre Dame 23-7 7
8 Northeast 21-10 6
9 Roland-Story 19-9 14
10 Davis County 20-8 9
11 Albia 19-6 10
12 Chariton 19-5 11
13 Sumner-Fredericksburg 21-5 NR
14 Sioux Center 19-9 12
15 West Lyon 20-5 15
Dropped Out: Sergeant Bluff-Luton (13)

CLASS 4A
No. School Record LW
1 Winterset 31-4 2
2 ADM 29-4 1
3 Dallas Center-Grimes 31-6 6
4 Norwalk 27-7 4
5 Carlisle 25-10 5
6 Indianola 25-11 7
7 Clear Creek-Amana 28-8 3
8 North Scott 26-10 8
9 Creston 25-4 9
10 Bondurant-Farrar 25-10 11
11 Western Dubuque 22-16 10
12 Knoxville 17-8 12
13 Fairfield 27-9 13
14 Benton 24-15 14
15 Solon 20-15 NR
Dropped Out: Bishop Heelan (15)

CLASS 5A
No. School Record LW
1 Fort Dodge 32-6 3
2 Johnston 31-4 2
3 Muscatine 33-4 4
4 Waukee Northwest 30-7 1
5 Ankeny Centennial 24-12 6
6 West Des Moines Valley 24-12 5
7 Southeast Polk 23-12 7
8 Linn-Mar 34-4 10
9 Bettendorf 27-10 11
10 Pleasant Valley 24-12 8
11 Ankeny 26-12 9
12 Waukee 23-14 14
13 Ames 21-18 13
14 Iowa City Liberty 27-13 12
15 Dubuque Hempstead 28-6 15
Dropped Out: None

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Ringgold County Woman Charged with Fraudulent Practices

News

July 6th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Des Moines, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau (IID) report a Redding woman, 44-year–old Lesa Ann Darrah, charged with one count of Fraudulent Practices (a Class D Felony), following an investigation by the IID.

The charge against Darrah stems from an investigation which began in May of 2022. According to a criminal complaint filed by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau, Darrah provided a fraudulent insurance document to law enforcement.

Darrah was arrested on July 3, 2022 and booked into the Ringgold County Jail. Darrah was later released from custody after posting a $5,000 bond. Trial will be set for a future date and no additional details will be provided at this time.

Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-654-6556.

Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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TERRI L. CHRISTENSEN, 59, of Carson, CA, a Marne native (7-16-2022)

Obituaries

July 6th, 2022 by Jim Field

TERRI L. CHRISTENSEN, 59, of Carson, CA, a Marne native died suddenly at her home February 9, 2022.  A Celebration of Life for TERRI L. CHRISTENSEN will be held on Saturday, July 16th at 10:30 a.m. at Marne Methodist Church.  Feel free to join the family for lunch following the celebration.

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TERRI L. CHRISTENSEN is survived by:

Best friend and partner:  John Ginsbach of Carson, CA

Sister:  Susan Christensen MD (Larry Booher) of Los Angeles, CA

Brother:  Bob Christensen (Kathy Mugan-Christensen) of Sioux City.

nieces and nephew

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