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RICHARD LEE BROCKMANN, 88, of Shelby (Svcs. 5/19/22)

Obituaries

May 14th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

RICHARD LEE BROCKMANN, 88, of Shelby, died Friday, May 13, in Shelby. Funeral services for RICHARD BROCKMANN will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, May 19th, at the United Lutheran Church, in Shelby. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Shelby has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Wed., May 18th, from 3-until 8-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-p.m., and a Prayer service begins at 6:30-p.m.

Burial is in the Shelby Cemetery.

RICHARD LEE BROCKMANN is survived by:

His daughter – Joni (Matt) Mardesen, of Shelby.

His son – Steve (Cari) Brockmann, of Shelby.

His brother – Dewey (Carol) Brockmann, of Council Bluffs.

5 grandchildren, 1 great-great granddaughter, other relatives and friends.

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

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Work release escape of Briar Merrick

News

May 14th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Sioux City – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports 29-year-old Briar Richard Merrick, who was convicted of Theft 1st Degree and other charges in Woodbury County, failed to report back to the Sioux City Residential Treatment Facility as required, Friday.

Merrick is a Native American male, height 5’9″, and weighs 284 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on February 11, 2022.

Briar Merrick

Persons with information on Merrick’s whereabouts should contact local police.

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Body discovered in Mo. River Saturday morning

News

May 14th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Mills County, Iowa) – Midwest Regional Dive Team members and other rescue personnel responded at around 10-a.m. today (Saturday) to a report of a body in the Missouri River, about 20-yards from shore, near the Bellevue Toll Bridge on the Mills County side of the river.

The scene is at 16000 Bunge Ave.  No other details are currently available.

 

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Arrest made in vehicle stolen from Atlantic

News

May 14th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The pursuit of a vehicle allegedly stolen from the area of 10th and Linn Streets, ended in a collision and an arrest Saturday morning.

According to Atlantic Police, one person was taken Into custody in front of 406 Linn Street, when a silver Dodge Caliber they were driving, collided with another vehicle near the curb at that location. The Caliber had Woodbury County plates.

Photo by KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

The pursuit, we’re told, began at around 8-a.m., and ended a little after 9-a.m. with a male subject taken into custody. The suspect had minor injuries.

The incident remains under investigation. Additional details are not available at this time.

 

 

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Conservation Report 05/14/2022

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

May 14th, 2022 by Jim Field

Chris Parks and Cass/Adair County Conservation Officer Grant Gelly talk about all things outdoors. This week they discuss the end of turkey season, fishing opportunities improving, winter burn on evergreens, and World Migratory Bird Day.

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Red Oak woman arrested after early morning assault

News

May 14th, 2022 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports an arrest early Saturday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Eastern Avenue at 12:19 a.m. Saturday for an assault that had occurred. After investigation Officers arrested 36-year-old Samantha Ann Cox of Red Oak for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st Offense. Cox was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on no bond.

The Red Oak Police Department was assisted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Montgomery County 911 Dispatch Center.

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2022 tentative State Track and Field Qualifiers announced

Sports

May 14th, 2022 by admin

The IGHSAU and the IHSAA have released the tentative State Track and Field Qualifiers lists following the conclusion of qualifying competition on Friday. Some meets in Northwest Iowa had to be postponed from Thursday to Friday due to weather. Follow the links below to see the full lists.

Atlantic did get another few girls events in with the Distance Medley qualifying as the 20th best time (Madison Huddleson, Chloe Mullenix, Nicole Middents, and Ava Rush) and Claire Pellett made the 800M field with the 24th spot and the 1500M field with the 15th best time. They join Mullenix in the 400M Hurdles, Rush in the 1500M, 4x400M Relay, and 4x800M Relay.

On the boys side the Trojans got three more events in as well. Jackson McLaren qualified in the 110M Hurdles with the 23rd best time. The Shuttle Hurdle Relay team also got in for Atlantic with the 20th best time (Jackson McLaren, Colton Rasmussen, Alex Keiser, and Dante Hedrington). Jayden Proehl joins Colton Rasmussen in the High Jump field. Proehl got in with the 17th spot. The Trojans will also be in the 4x400M Relay and 4x800M Relay.

GIRLS

Class 1A State Track and Field State Qualifiers

Class 2A State Track and Field State Qualifiers

Class 3A State Track and Field State Qualifiers

Class 4A State Track and Field State Qualifiers

BOYS

CLASS 1A STATE QUALIFIER LIST

CLASS 2A STATE QUALIFIER LIST

CLASS 3A STATE QUALIFIER LIST

CLASS 4A STATE QUALIFIER LIST

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Giants beat up Cardinals Friday

Sports

May 14th, 2022 by admin

The San Francisco Giants scored 8 runs on 8 hits and took game one of a three-game weekend set from the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 on Friday.

Mike Yastrzemski delivered a two run double in the third when Harrison Bader couldn’t come up with a diving attempt at the track. Luis Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI.

The Giants led 3-1 heading into the fifth and then battered the Cardinals bullpen for 5 runs in the 8th. San Francisco improved to 20-12 on the season.

The Cardinals have scored 3 or fewer runs in 16 of their 32 games. The Redbirds fell to 17-15 on the season.

Game two of the series is at 1:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame at 12:20 p.m.

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Skyscan Forecast Saturday 05/14/2022

Weather

May 14th, 2022 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, May 14, 2022  Austin Romer

Today: Sunny with increasing clouds through the day. W @ 15. High 83.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. NW @ 10. Low 55.

Sunday: Moderate chance of rain and thunderstorms. NE @ 15. High 72.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. WNW @ 5-10. Low 48.

Monday: Sunny. W @ 10. High 79.

Tuesday: Strong chance of rain and thundershowers in the evening. SE @ 15. High 76.

Yesterday’s high was 80 and the low was 47. This day last year we had a high of 66 and a low of 49. The all-time record high was 97 in 2013. The record low was 29 in 1937. Sunrise is at 6:03 a.m. and sunset is at 8:31 p.m.

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High School Soccer Scoreboard 05/13/2022

Sports

May 13th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

Atlantic 2, Denison-Schleswig 1 (A: Aubrey Guyer 1 goal. Jada Jensen 1 goal and 1 assist. Edria Brummer 10 saves.)
Norwalk 3, Lewis Central 0
Panorama 4, Central Iowa United 1
Treynor 4, SIoux City West 2

BOYS SOCCER

Denison-Schleswig 10, Atlantic 0
AHSTW 4, Underwood 2
Glenwood 2, CB Abraham Lincoln 0
Greene County 4, East Sac County 1
Harlan 1, St. Albert 0
West Central Valley/Nodaway Valley 4, Treynor 3

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