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2022 State Track & Field Meet – Championship Saturday photos and interviews

Sports

May 21st, 2022 by admin

Atlantic 4x400M Relay- 4th 4;04.89 (Nicole Middents, Mariah Huffman, Chloe Mullenix, Ava Rush)

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Part 2

Audubon Sprint Medley- 3rd 1:52.75 Mattie Nielsen, Madison Steckler, Abigail Zaiger, Hannah Thygesen

Audubon Shuttle Hurdles- 3rd 1:01.70 Aaron Olsen, Carter Andreasen, Brandon Jensen, Gavin Smith

Lydia Erickson, Riverside 200M- 7th 26.89

Riverside 4×400- 1st State Champions 4:06.16 Elly Henderson, Macy Woods, Lydia Erickson, Izzy Bluml

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Part 2

Veronica Andrusyshyn 100M- 5th 12.74

Austin Kunkle of ACGC was 4th in the 100M and 200M

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Horse shooting investigation in Ringgold County

News

May 21st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Mt. Ayr, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Ringgold County are asking for the public’s help in solving a shooting that resulted in the death of a horse. Authorities say a horse was shot and killed the weekend of May 14th two-miles south of Kellerton, in the area of Highway P-68 and 250th Street. The Hilltop Veterinary Clinic confirmed the cause of death and recovered a bullet.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office or your local authorities.

Photo via The Ringgold County S/O Facebook page.

 

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LILA MARIE RICKEL, 78, of Bellevue, NE (Graveside Svcs. 5/28/22)

Obituaries

May 21st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

LILA MARIE RICKEL, 78, of Bellevue, NE, died Dec. 1, 2021 in Omaha. Graveside services for LILA RICKEL will be held 1-p.m. Saturday, May 28th, at the Cass Township Cemetery, in Portsmouth. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home has the arrangements.

LILA MARIE RICKEL is survived by:

Her nephew, 2 nieces, her sister-in-law, other relatives, & friends.

Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.

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Minor injuries reported following an accident in Creston

News

May 21st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report the driver of a 2000 Buick Lucerne suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries during a single-vehicle accident that occurred at around 5:20-a.m., Saturday. 18-year-old Colby Wayne Burg, of Creston, was traveling south on Elm Street and was looking at his phone to check a music app, when he lost control of the car.

The vehicle went off the road and damaged a City of Creston road sign (valued at $100) before hitting a set of concrete steps, causing significant damage ($3,000) to the vehicle. Burg was not transported to the hospital, and there were no citations issued.

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2022 State Track & Field Meet – Championship Saturday 05/20/2022

Sports

May 21st, 2022 by admin

1A Girls Sprint Medley

Lenox- 21st 1:58.19 Gabby Robles, Zoey Reed, Brooklyn Ecklin, Sadie Cox
Fremont-Mills- 17th 1:56.16 Bella Gute, Carlie Chambers, Emily Madison, Teagan Ewalt
Nodaway Valley- 10th 1:54.87 Maddie Weston, Emma Lundy, Annika Nelson, Abby Engles
Audubon- 3rd 1:52.75 Mattie Nielsen, Madison Steckler, Abigail Zaiger, Hannah Thygesen
Mount Ayr- 2nd 1:51.44 Kaylie Shields, Payten Lambert, Jaxy Knight, Adalyn Reynolds

2A Girls Sprint Medley

Treynor- 14th 1:54.86 Keeler Navara, Olivia Larsen, Jozie Lewis, Rachel Kinsella
Underwood- 5th 1:52.34 Tayler Krueger, Haley Stangl, Tieler Hull, Aliyah Humphrey
Panorama- 3rd 1:51.50 Zoey Hambleton, Grace Webner, Payton Beckman, Jaidyn Sellers.
West Monona- 24th 1:57.82

3A Girls Sprint Medley

Glenwood- 13th 1:53.00 Zoie Carda, Jaylynn Floyd, Allison Koontz, Abby Hughes
Carroll- DNS Marasyn Wittrock, Shay Sinnard, Hannah Jorgensen, Marie Dea

4A Girls Sprint Medley

CB Abraham Lincoln- 17th 1:53.26 Ava Watkins, Lydia Dix, Hutson Rau, Abby LaSale

1A Boys Sprint Medley

Coon Rapids-Bayard- 16th 1:39.35 Easton Hays, Tanner Oswald, Omarion Floyd, Kolby Culbertson
Mount Ayr-3rd 1:35.90 Austin Cole, Jaydon Knight, Adler Shay, Ryce Reynolds
CAM- 14th 1:38.60 Gabe Rouse, Jack Follmann, Lane Spieker, Cale Maas
Riverside- 11th 1:37.88 Liam Fagan, Grady Jeppesen, Ayden Salais, Mikey Casson.

2A Boys Sprint Medley

Underwood- 13th 1:37.14 Michael Dose, Joey Anderson, Chase Ryan, Raymond Patomson.
Shenandoah- 16th 1:38.01 Evan Holmes, Hunter Dukes, Brody Cullin, Alex Razee
Treynor- 10th 1:36.54 Noah Nelson, Kayden Dirks, Jaxon Schumacher, Todd Pedersen

3A Boys Sprint Medley

Lewis Central- DNF Luciano Fidone, Lual Maker, Tyler Hinsley, Jonathan Humpal
Glenwood- 21st 1:39.23 Colby Frye, Jackson Mulkins, Tyler Boldra, Cooper DeLashmutt

1A Girls 800M

Nicole Sherer, Woodbine- 9th 2:25.17
Kyla Corrin, Tri-Center- 23rd 2:36.45
Courtney Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia- 8th 2:22.59
Hannah Thygesen, Audubon- 18th 2:33.20

2A Girls 800M

Ava Campbell, ACGC- 22nd 2:32.17
Miella Struble, West Monona- 24th 2:37.79
Mayson Hartley, Clarinda- 11th 2:24.41

3A Girls 800M

Claire Pellett, Atlantic- 15th 2:27.84 PR
Kaia Bieker, Harlan- 2nd 2:13.51 PR
Marie Dea, Carroll- 4th 2:20.82 PR

1A Boys 800M

Caden Keller, IKM-Manning- 8th 2:02.70
Adler Shay, Mount Ayr- 5th 1:59.27

2A Boys 800M

Scott Pearson, Underwood- 6th 2:01.02
Trevin Suhr, ACGC- 8th 2:01.94

3A Boys 800M

Andrew Smith, Glenwood- 16th 2:02.65
Leonardo Flores, Denison-Schleswig- 20th 2:04.08

1A Girls Shuttle Hurdles

Fremont-Mills- 6th 1:09.79 Bella Gute, Hannah Wilson, McKenna Woods, Emily Madison

2A Girls Shuttle Hurdles

Underwood- 4th 1:09.46 Hailey Martin, Ellie Hackett, Alizabeth Jacobsen, Jordyn Reimer
Treynor- 5th 1:09.79 Carissa Spanier, Aubree James, Ava Kennedy, Clara Tiegland

3A Girls Shuttle Hurdles

Glenwood- 8th 1:09.52 Destiny Yale, Abby Hughes, Allison Koontz, Carlie Clemmer

1A Boys Shuttle Hurdles

CAM- DQ Jack Follmann, Joe Kaufman, Cale Maas, Sam Foreman
Lenox- 1st State Champs 1:00.39 Gabe Funk, Conner Fitzgerald, Trenton Beck, Johnathan Weaver
Audubon- 3rd 1:01.70 Aaron Olsen, Carter Andreasen, Brandon Jensen, Gavin Smith

2A Boys Shuttle Hurdles

Underwood- 4th 1:01.43 Carter Davis, Wyatt Baker, Jack Vanfossan, Jake Reimer.
Treynor- 7th 1:06.05 Jaxon Schumacher, Kayden Dirks, Karson Elwood, Todd Pedersen

1A Girls 100M

Veronica Andrusyshyn- 5th 12.74

2A Girls 100M

Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama- 1st 12.13 State Record
Tieler Hull, Underwood- 7th 12.87
Tasha Williams, West Central Valley- 8th 12.97 PR

1A Boys 100M

Brendan Monahan, St. Albert- 5th 11.14 PR
Lane Spieker, CAM-8th 11.91 PR

2A Boys 100M

Austin Kunkle, ACGC- 4th 10.95 PR

3A Boys 100M

Wil Neuharth, Harlan- 4th 10.87

1A Girls 100M Hurdles

Veronica Andrusyshyn, Riverside- 6th 15.41
Emily Williams, East Mills- 5th 15.27
Maddax DeVault, Nodaway Valley- 1st State Champion 14.69 PR
Madison Fry, Nodaway Valley- 4th 15.23

2A Girls 100M Hurdles

Clara Tiegland, Treynor- 2nd 15.21

1A Boys 110M Hurdles

Gavin Smith, Audubon- 3rd 14.86 PR
Cooper Kock, Ar-We-Va- 5th 15.18

2A Boys 110M Hurdles

Carter Davis, Underwood- 6th 15.28 PR

1A Girls 200M

Lydia Erickson, Riverside- 7th 26.89
Adalyn Reynolds, Mount Ayr- 2nd 25.93

2A Girls 200M

Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama- 1st State Champion 25.04

1A Boys 200M

Brendan Monahan, St. Albert- 3rd 22.22

2A Boys 200M

Austin Kunkle, ACGC- 4th 22.29

1A Boys 1600M

Patrick Heffernan, Boyer Valley- 24th 5:04.42
Doug Berg, Nodaway Valley- 13th 4:43.70
Colin Lillie, St. Albert- 7th 4:34.46
Sean McGee, Tri-Center- 23rd 4:56.38

2A Boys 1600M

Trevin Suhr, ACGC- 5th 4:30.73
Baylor Bergren, Red Oak- 10th 4:35.15
Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda- 17th 4:42.58

3A Boys 1600M

Ethan Eichhorn, Lewis Central- 16th 4:33.65
Bryant Keller, Glenwood- 17th 4:33.93

1A Girls 1500M

Courtney Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia- 10th 5:00.38
Madison Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia- 11th 5:09.09
Steffi Beisswenger, Audubon 12th 5:09.13
Reese Duncan, St. Albert- 20th 5:18.02
Addison Murdock, Woodbine- 18th 5:14.49

2A Girls 1500M

Mayson Hartley, Clarinda- 4th 4:49.15
Ava Campbell, ACGC- 16th 5:07.85

3A Girls 1500M

Ava Rush, Atlantic- 16th 5:09.47
Addison Holt, Lewis Central- 20th 5:12.48
Lola Mendlik, Denison-Schleswig- 11th 5:04.59 PR
Claire Pellett, Atlantic- 14th 5:07.30
Madelyn Berglund, Glenwood- 15th 5:08.50

1A Girls 4x100M Relay

Nodaway Valley-8th 52.09 Maddie Weston, Abby Engles, Emma Lundy, Madison Fry
Riverside-3rd 50.94 Izzy Bluml, Lydia Erickson, Emma Gordon, Veronica Andrusyshyn

2A Girls 4x100M Relay

Underwood- 3rd 50.49 Jordyn Reimer, Tayler Krueger, Aliyah Humphrey, Teiler Hull

2A Boys 4x100M Relay

ACGC- 6th 43.95 Brock Littler, Cayden Jensen, Charlie Crawford, Austin Kunkle
Underwood- 8th 44.12 Michael Dose, Chase Ryan, Joey Anderson, Mason Boothby

1A Girls 4x400M Relay

Riverside- 1st State Champions 4:06.16 Elly Henderson, Macy Woods, Lydia Erickson, Izzy Bluml
Audubon- 8th 4:14.11 Abigail Zaiger, Mattie Nielsen, Madison Steckler, Hannah Thygesen

2A Girls 4x400M Relay

Treynor- 6th 4:08.14 Clara Tiegland, Carissa Spanier, Olivia Larsen, Rachel Kinsella.

3A Girls 4x400M Relay

Atlantic- 4th 4;04.89 (Nicole Middents, Mariah Huffman, Chloe Mullenix, Ava Rush)
Harlan- 7th 4:10.87 (Dani Smith, Lilly Metzger, Abby Broeckelman, Kaia Bieker)
Glenwood- 6th 4:08.21 (Jenna Hopp, Allison Koontz, Danika Arnold, Abby Hughes)

1A Boys 4x400M Relay

Riverside- DQ Liam Fagan, Ayden Salais, Grady Jeppesen, Mikey Casson

2A Boys 4x400M Relay

Underwood-  3rd 3:27.02 Raymond Patomson, Bryce Patten, Josh Ravlin, Scott Pearson

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Girls First Round State Team Tennis Schedule 05/21/2022

Sports

May 21st, 2022 by admin

CLASS 1A

Regional Finals
@ Luther: Decorah (16-3) vs. Aplington-Parkersburg (10-1) 9:00 a.m.
@ Byrnes Park Tennis Center: Columbia Catholic (21-3) vs. Boone (9-3) 9:00 a.m.
First Round State Match will be on Monday at 3:00 p.m. at Independence High School.

First Round State
@ Denison: Spirit Lake (21-2-1) vs. Kuemper Catholic (16-2) 9:00 a.m.
@ Saydel: Xavier (17-1) vs. Clarinda (13-0) 9:00 a.m.
@ Grinnell: Pella (12-0) vs. Assumption (17-5) 9:00 a.m.

CLASS 2A

First Round State

@ Prairie Ridge Sports Complex: Valley (13-1) vs. Johnston (9-2) 9:00 a.m.
@ Prairie Ridge Sports Complex: Dowling Catholic (10-0) vs. Ankeny (14-2) 9:00 a.m.
@ Hawkeye Tennis & Rec Center: Cedar Falls (16-1) vs. Clinton (27-8-1) 9:00 a.m.
@ Hawkeye Tennis & Rec Center: Cedar Rapids Washington (16-1) vs. Pleasant Valley (31-1) 9:00 a.m.

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MAPA seeks feedback on Omaha/Council Bluffs transportation improvement projects

News

May 21st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Omaha, NE. —The Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) is seeking public feedback for 33 transportation improvement projects in Omaha and Council Bluffs. A trail, plans and studies to upgrade access for bicyclists and pedestrians, as well as several intersection improvements, are part of the propositions, which total over $58 million.

The 33 projects are part of the Transportation Improvement Program, which is a six-year document, and are being considered for federal transportation funding. The program also includes highway maintenance and expansion, Metro Transit projects and aviation projects.

Public comments can be made from now through June 22nd. Interested persons are invited to attend an open house at the MAPA offices on June 8th from 4-5:30 p.m. Written comments may be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on June 22 via email (mapa@mapacog.org) or U.S. mail (MAPA, 2222 Cuming St., Omaha, NE 68102).

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Saturday, May 21st, 2022

Weather

May 21st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 59. N @ 10-15.

Tonight: Gradual clearing overnight. Low 39. NW @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Clear to P/Cldy. High 66. NW @ 10.

Monday: Cloudy w/a chance of afternoon rain. High 59. E @ 10.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. High 59.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 72. Our Low this morning, 47. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 80 and the Low was 66. The Record High on this date was 97 in 1939. The Record Low was 27 in 1895.

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Pott. County crash injures 3, Friday afternoon

News

May 21st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Authorities say alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a collision between a car and a van that took place at around 4:30-p.m. Friday in Pottawattamie County. The crash resulted in three people being transported to the hospital.

The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2004 Honda Element driven by 28-year-old Betsy Shaddy, of Neola, was traveling east on Interstate 80 near mile marker 11 northeast of Council Bluffs, when the vehicle crossed the median and struck a westbound 2018 U-Haul Econoline van driven by 28-year-old Patrick Drazkowski, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

Following the collision, the car went off into the west ditch. The van flipped multiple times before coming to rest just off I-80, in the ditch. Both drivers were injured, along with a passenger in the van, 26-year-old Mitchell Drazkowski, of Coon Rapids, MN. Betsy Shaddy was transported by Underwood Fire/Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. The occupants of the van were transported to Mercy Hospital by Council Bluffs Fire/Rescue. All of the crash victims were wearing their seat belts.

The accident remains under investigation.

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Iowa 3-hits Indiana, offense stays hot in 12-0 win

Sports

May 20th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Redshirt senior Dylan Nedved tossed 5 1/3 no-hit innings, four Hawkeye hurlers scattered three hits and the University of Iowa’s offense stayed hot in a 12-0 series-clinching shutout victory over Indiana on Friday night at Duane Banks Field.

The win gives the Hawkeyes’ their sixth straight series win and eighth in nine weeks. Iowa improves to 32-17 overall and 16-7 in Big Ten play.  The 16 league wins are the most in a “non-COVID” season since winning 19 games in 2015.

Nedved (6-2) earned his sixth victory after tossing six shutout innings, allowing one hit and fanning six.  The Shawnee, Kansas, native didn’t allow his first hit until Josh Pyne’s single up the middle with one out in the sixth.

Iowa’s bullpen was stingy from there as Jared Simpson, Luke Llewellyn and Will Christophersen allowed two hits over the final three frames.  Christophersen struck out two of the three batters he faced in the ninth.

Iowa’s offense continued its hot streak, scoring nine runs over the first five innings on nine hits and finishing with 12 in the game.  Since trailing 13-2 through three innings on Thursday, the Hawkeyes have outscored the Hoosiers, 40-3.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes will go for the weekend sweep Saturday, hosting the Hoosiers at 8:02 p.m. (CT).  Iowa will honor its senior class prior to the contest.

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