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Clarke County man arrested in Montgomery County for OWI/1st; Emerson man arrested for DUS

News

June 19th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Stanton,Iowa) – A man from Clarke County was arrested northwest of Stanton early this (Sunday) morning, following a traffic stop. 20-year-old Deng Bulis, of Osceola, was taken into custody at around 3:45-a.m., for OWI/1st offense, after his BAC test registered .113%.  Bulis was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

And, Red Oak Police report an arrest occurred at around 8:50-p.m. Saturday, following a traffic stop in the 2400 block of N. Broadway Street. 32-year-old Tyler Eldon Buckner, of Emerson, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $491.25 bond.

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JOYCE PETERSEN, 86, of Elk Horn (IA) – Svcs. 6/21/22

Obituaries

June 19th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

JOYCE PETERSEN, 86, of Elk Horn, died Friday, June 17th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Funeral services for JOYCE PETERSEN will be held 11-a.m. Tuesday, June 21st, at the First Baptist Church, in Harlan. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements. The service will be livestreamed and a link will be available on the funeral home’s website, prior to the service.

Visitation with her family is from 6-until 8-p.m. Monday (June 20), at the First Baptist Church in Harlan; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial is in the Clay Township Cemetery southwest of Elk Horn, at 3-p.m., Tuesday.

JOYCE PETERSEN is survived by:

Her sons – Brian (Lisa) Petersen, of Rochester, MN., & Kevin (Carrie) Petersen, of Elk Horn.

Her daughter – Kim (Jeff) Mossman, of Conrad.

14 grandchildren & 5 great-grandchildren.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley, Sunday – June 19, 2022

Weather

June 19th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 100. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning, 70. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 91 and the Low was 65. The Record High on this date was 104 in 1974. The Record Low was 42 in 1900.

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(Corrects County info.) 2 dead, 3 injured in a Fremont County crash, Saturday

News

June 19th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Percival, Iowa) – A collision between a car and and an SUV Saturday evening in FREMONT County, left two people in an SUV dead and three injured. All five victims were from Nebraska. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2021 Dodge Charger and a 2020 Jeep Wrangler, were both northbound on I-29 near mile marker 16, when the car went out of control and struck the SUV. The accident happened at around 7:38-p.m.

After the impact, the vehicles entered the ditch ditch and rolled over. The car came to rest on its top . The Jeep came to rest upright, in a field east of I-29. All of the occupants in the Jeep were ejected or partially ejected. Two of the occupants, a 14-year-old male and a 16-year-old female from Gretna, NE, died at the scene.

The remaining three SUV occupants were transported to the UNMC by LifeNet 1-1 helicopter, Glenwood Rescue, and Audubon LifeNet. They were identified as (the driver) 20-year-old Garrett Grossman, and 18-year old Hannah Devitt, both of Omaha, and a 15-year-old female, also from Omaha. The driver of the Dodge Charger, 26-year-old Rodelio Martinez, of Columbus, NE, was not injured. The names of the juveniles were not released. The Patrol says the juveniles were not wearing a seat belt. Grossman and Devitt were properly belted-in.

While the crash remains under investigation, alcohol is believed to have been a contributing factor.

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2022 College World Series First Round Results/ Second Round Schedule

Sports

June 19th, 2022 by admin

Friday’s Games

Notre Dame 7, Texas 3
Oklahoma 13, Texas A&M 8

Saturday’s Games

Ole Miss 5, Auburn 1
Arkansas 17, Stanford 2

Sunday’s Schedule

Texas A&M 10, Texas 2 (Texas Eliminated)
Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2

Monday’s Schedule
Auburn vs. Stanford | Elimination game | 2 p.m. ET Monday | ESPN
Ole Miss vs. Arkansas | 7 p.m. ET Monday | ESPN

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High School Baseball/Softball Scoreboard 06/18/2022

Sports

June 19th, 2022 by admin

BASEBALL

Battle of the Bluffs

Lewis Central 13, Winterset 3
Lewis Central 6, Waukee 5
Solon 13, St. Albert 5
Des Moines Lincoln 19, CB Thomas Jefferson 6
ADM 6, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2
North Polk 2, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
Sioux City East 3, Bettendorf 1
Waukee Northwest 11, Sioux City East 1
North Polk 7, Glenwood 1
ADM 5, Glenwood 3
Waukee Northwest 16, CB Abraham Lincoln 1
CB Abraham Lincoln 9 Bettendorf 8
Bishop Heelan 8, Waukee 5
Winterset 6, Bishop Heelan 0
Sioux City East 3, Bettendorf 1

Boyer Valley Tournament

Boyer Valley 13, Logan-Magnolia 3
Westwood 9, Logan-Magnolia 7

West Harrison Tournament

West Harrison 8, Whiting 2
West Harrison 11, Sidney 0
Whiting 6, Sidney 3

Woodbine Tournament

ACGC 9, OABCIG 1
Woodbine 10, OABCIG 9
Woodbine 5, ACGC 3

Other Scores

Clarinda 10, East Mills 0
Moravia 11, Martensdale-St. Marys 8
Martensdale-St. Marys 14, Moravia 1
Nevada 17, West Central Valley 2
Southeast Warren 4, I-35 3

SOFTBALL

Fort Dodge Tournament

St. Edmond 7, Atlantic 6
Atlantic 7, Bishop Heelan 5
Ankeny 6, Ames 4
Ankeny 7, Ballard 4
Bishop Heelan 12, Sioux City East 6
Fort Dodge 11, Muscatine 1
Pleasant Valley 7, Ames 4
Winterset 8, Williamsburg 3
Winterset 9, Fort Dodge 5

ACGC Tournament

Audubon 13, Coon Rapids-Bayard 5 (A: Head Coach Eric Borkowski 100th Career Win)
Audubon 22, Panorama 1
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, ACGC 5
MVAOCOU 8, Audubon 2
MVAOCOU 8, Southwest Valley 7
Southwest Valley 12, Panorama 3
Southwest Valley 6, ACGC 4
Treynor 12, Coon Rapids-Bayard 11
Treynor 8, Boyer Valley 2
Treynor 14, MVAOCOU 0

Denison-Schleswig Tournament

Denison-Schleswig 8, Pocahontas Area 4
Glenwood 5, Ridge View 3
Logan-Magnolia 12, Glenwood 2
Logan-Magnolia 10, Ridge View 1
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 14, Denison-Schleswig 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 13, Pocahontas Area 1

Griswold Tournament

Exira-EHK 5, Mount Ayr 3 (E: Makenzie Riley HR, 3 RBI. Alisa Partridge 3 hits, 3 runs. Macy Emgarten 1 RBI, 12 K’s)
Exira-EHK 9, Griswold 3 (E: Alisa Partridge HR, 3 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runs)
Griswold 7, Mounty Ayr 1 (G: Brenna Rossell 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 run. Abby Gohlinghorst 2 hits, 1 RBI)

Martensdale-St. Marys Tournament

Martensdale-St. Marys 12, Essex 0
Martensdale-St. Marys 15, AHSTW 6
Martensdale-St. Marys 5, Webster City 4
AHSTW 12, Essex 0
AHSTW 10, Webster City 3
Webster City 13, Essex 0

Orient-Macksburg Tournament

Murray 8, East Union 7
Murray 17, Orient-Macksburg 12
East Union 12, Orient-Macksburg 4
Melcher-Dallas 17, Lenox 7
Lenox 17, Mormon Trail 7
Melcher-Dallas vs. Mormon Trail

Oskaloosa Tournament

Albia 5, Wayne 3
Creston 6, Oskaloosa 3
Creston 6, North Butler 2
Wayne 7, North Butler 0

Shenandoah Tournament

Fremont-Mills 17, Stanton 12
Missouri Valley 7, Shenandoah 0
Missouri Valley 12, Fremont-Mills 0
Shenandoah 10, Stanton 0

Waukee Northwest Tournament

Southeast Polk 14, CB Abraham Lincoln 1
Waukee Northwest 11, CB Abraham Lincoln 4

Other Scores

Southeast Warren 2, I-35 1

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High School Baseball/Softball Scoreboard 06/17/2022

Sports

June 18th, 2022 by admin

BASEBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Mid-Prairie 9, Denison-Schleswig 1
Red Oak 1, Clear Lake 0

Western Iowa Conference

Missouri Valley 6, Logan-Magnolia 2
Riverside 7, IKM-Manning 5
Treynor 10, Tri-Center 4
Underwood 12, AHSTW 2

Rolling Valley Conference 

Ar-We-Va 6, Glidden-Ralston 5
Coon Rapids-Bayard 16, Boyer Valley 2
West Harrison 13, Exira-EHK 5
Woodbine 16, Whiting 6

Corner Conference 

East Mills 15, Essex 0
Fremont-Mills 13, Stanton 1

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Central Decatur 12, Wayne 8
Lenox 9, Bedford 3
Lenox 11, Bedford 10
Martensdale-St. Marys 3, Southeast Warren 1
Mount Ayr 12, Southwest Valley 2
Nodaway Valley 12, East Union 2

Other Scores

Sioux City North 8, CB Thomas Jefferson 4
Sioux City North 2, CB Thomas Jefferson 0

SOFTBALL

Fort Dodge Tournament 

Williamsburg 11, Atlantic 0
Central Springs 13, Atlantic 3
Ankeny 9, Bishop Heelan Catholic 3
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 13, Sioux City East 2
Fort Dodge 10, Sioux City East 0
Waterloo Columbus 13, Bishop Heelan Catholic 7

Waukee Northwest Tournament 

Dowling Catholic 13, CB Abraham Lincoln 1
Waukee 9, CB Abraham Lincoln 2

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Clarinda 4, Glenwood 3
Kuemper Catholic 12, Boone 11

Western Iowa Conference 

Logan-Magnolia 4, Missouri Valley 0
Riverside 15, IKM-Manning 12
Treynor 10, Tri-Center 3
Underwood 19, AHSTW 5

Rolling Valley Conference 

Exira-EHK 16, West Harrison 4
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, Boyer Valley 0
Woodbine 14, Whiting 2

Corner Conference 

Essex 12, East Mills 2
Fremont-Mills 9, Stanton 0

Pride of Iowa Conference  

East Union 4, Nodaway Valley 0
Lenox 13, Bedford 6
Lenox 9, Bedford 7
Martensdale-St. Marys 4, Southeast Warren 1
Mount Ayr 11, Southwest Valley 1
Wayne 10, Central Decatur 1

Other Scores

CB Thomas Jefferson 7, Sioux City West 2
CB Thomas Jefferson 12. Sioux City West 2
Twin Cedars 10, Orient-Macksburg 0

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Greenfield woman escapes injury after she veered for a deer

News

June 18th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Union County, Iowa) – A woman from Adair County escaped injury Friday night, after she swerved to avoid a deer on the road and instead drove into a ditch. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 22-year-old Tyreesha Lynn Turner, of Greenfield, was driving a 2006 Buick Lucerne northbound on Highway 25 at around 11:40-p.m., Friday, when she swerved for the deer. The car left the road to the west before entering the ditch. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $2,500.

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ROBERT LANE, 81, of Atlanta, GA (formerly of Fontanelle) – (Graveside services 6/25/22)

Obituaries

June 18th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT LANE, 81, of Atlanta, GA (formerly of Fontanelle), died Sept. 25, 2020, in Atlanta, GA. Graveside services for ROBERT LANE will be held 9-a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Fontanelle Cemetery in Fontanelle, Iowa.  A luncheon will follow the service at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield.  Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle is in charge of the arrangements.

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

Memorials may be directed to The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University, Robert D. Lane Class of ’84, 505 George Bush Drive, College Station, TX 77840-2918, 979-845-7514.

ROBERT LANE is survived by:

His wife – Patricia Lane, of Atlanta, GA.

His daughter – Stephanie Mary Grace Lane, of Atlanta, GA.

His his former wife, Karen Edwards, of Fontanelle and their daughters Angee Lane, of Lubbock, TX; Jayne (Bruce) Vernon, of Effingham, IL

His sons – Michael (Robin) Lane, Schertz, TX, and Patrick (Kathy) Lane, of Jasper, GA.

His sister Betty Jane Lane, of San Antonio, TX.

11 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.

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Stanton man arrested Saturday afternoon

News

June 18th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials  in Montgomery County report that a little after 12-p.m. Saturday, Deputies arrested 63-year-old Keith D. Hansen, of Stanton, for Driving While Barred. Authorities say Hansen was observed driving a Dodge Dakota pickup truck eastbound on 250th Street, near the intersection with Highway 71. He was located after the Sheriff’s Dept. received a complaint that Hansen was seen leaving his residence in Stanton, and was known not to have a valid driver’s license.

He was arrested without incident and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $2,000.

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