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WEEK OF JULY 8, 2024

Trading Post

July 8th, 2024 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  Kansas City Royals parking pass for Friday, July 26 game vs. Chicago Cubs.  Asking $30.00 OBO.  Call 206-316-0056 in Atlantic.

FOR SALE:  2 large and 2 small Iron Wagon wheels for yard decor. For more information call 712-249-3730.

FOR SALE: 1999 Yamaha Road Star Motorcycle. It has a Full Touring package. Has 6,600 miles on it. Like new. It has new tires and battery. Comes with a fiberglass 11 cubic foot pull behind trailer with a 52 quart cooler. Asking $14,400 for it.  PRICE REDUCED TO $9,000 OBO.  Also have a 15,000 BTU air conditioner for sale. 2 yrs old. Works great. Asking $200. Call 712-254-1111. Call between 7am-7 pm. daily.

FOR SALE:  Dining room table and 4 chairs.  Measures 52″ x 58″ with two 12″ leaves included.  Will seat 10 with leaves.  Asking $45.  Call 712-579-2857 in KimballtonSOLD!

SOLD! 

FOR SALE 2 office chairs…make offer. FREE: wall cabinet. Call 712-243-4308

FOR SALE: 2 lighted, side by side Thomas Lane cabinets. Excellent condition. Asking $150 obo. Also a black 4-drawer locking file cabinet in great condition. Not fire-proof. Make an offer. Call 712-249-1326.

FOR SALE: Black and Decker cordless hand vac, about a year old. Very good condition. Used very little. Asking $15. Also an older, larger black leather office chair. Asking $20. Call 712-243-4507.

FOR SALE: 5 drawer dresser  SOLD! and smaller 6 drawer dresser for $5.00 each… and a lawn mower MTD 4.5 horsepower engine with new oil and new air filter for $20.Call 712-304-4550.

WANTED: A small pickup to buy or trade for a 2002 Ford Explorer. Also looking for a manual for a Deluxe scooter. Call Fred at 712-243-4016

FOR SALE:  Two handmade trellises for your climbing plants. Made out of treated wood. One is a little over 8 feet tall, asking $20.  The other one is 10 feet tall, asking $30.  Call or text (701) 240-8190 or 417-876-7108. Queen size box springs, in good condition. Located in Atlantic.  $10.00.   I can deliver in Atlantic.

 

Iowa Senator submits his resignation, effective Wednesday

News

July 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – One of the Republican leaders in the state senate who faced a strong challenge in June’s G-O-P Primary is resigning. Waylon Brown of Osage is a farmer who owns a construction company. He’s been a state senator since 2017 and has been the majority whip for Senate Republicans. In a written statement, Brown said his “departure” from the Iowa Senate would be effective on Wednesday, but offered no other explanation for his resignation.

Brown had been running for reelection in a district that covers all of Cerro Gordo, Mitchell and Worth Counties and a small part of Floyd County. Doug Campbell, a former Mason City school board member, was Brown’s G-O-P challenger in the June Primary and made opposition to the carbon pipeline project a main issue. Campbell finished within about five points of the incumbent Brown, a farmer who owns a construction company.

Under state law, Republicans in Brown’s state senate district may hold a convention and nominate someone to run for the seat.

Volunteers needed this week for storm clean-up in Greenfield

News

July 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

The City of Greenfield is looking for volunteers this week, to help clean-up ahead of the July 23rd RAGBRAI event. A 12-day cleaning event will take place from July 10 to July 22. Volunteers can check in at the temporary Greenfield Fire station (801 NE 6th Street (just north of Cardinal Glass). Volunteer check in starts at 8 a.m. each day

Large groups are encouraged to call ahead. Contact the Emergency Operations Center phone number: 913-961-4717. Every volunteer must check in before beginning any work.

Exceptionally heavy rainfall brings flash flooding in Franklin, Wright counties

News, Weather

July 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters say parts of Wright and Franklin counties got up to a half-foot of rain overnight, bringing flash flooding to communities including Alexander, Clarion and Eagle Grove. Wright County Emergency Management Coordinator Jarika Beecher says many basements were flooded and many roads were impassible as municipal crews tried to keep up with the torrents.

Eagle Grove football field (Photo by Pat Powers)

“We had a lot of water taken in last night and a lot of city streets were overwhelmed with all the water that was coming in so quickly,” Beecher says, “but they did their best to stay on top of all of it and had some pumps going and both Clarion and Eagle but water still got in a lot of people’s basements.”

Despite all of her training, even Beecher wasn’t immune from the unstoppable forces of nature. “I have a house in Eagle and I had water in my basement as well. I think the drains were just overwhelmed. There’s a lot of water going in so the drains weren’t taking it,” Beecher says. “I’ve been talking with the Eagle Grove mayor, they’re going to try to figure out a game plan for this morning and try to help people out, but there’s only so much that can be done when that much water is being taken in all at once.”

Meteorologist Brad Small, at the National Weather Service, says Sunday night’s storms brought some extreme downpours to the region.  “We had a swath of what radar estimated to be four to six inches of rain from the Eagle Grove area through other parts of Clarion in Wright County and then near Alexander in Franklin County,” Small says. “We did have some personal weather stations record over five inches of rain in Eagle Grove and they were hit pretty hard with flooding overnight.”

The water has receded and most roads that were flooded are now open to traffic. Small says the weather will be changing by midweek and will start feeling more seasonal. “We’ve got a larger trend that looks like it’s pointing toward less precipitation and more summery conditions with more heat and humidity, especially as we end the week and into the weekend, when highs in the 90s will be more common for the weekend,” Small says, “and we’ll see heat indices well through the 90s, possibly touching 100 degrees in spots.”

No injuries were reported in this latest round of flooding.

Iowa State Launches Website Celebrating 50 Seasons at Jack Trice Stadium

Sports

July 8th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

AMES, Iowa – From Marv Seiler’s 78-yard run in 1992 to running backs Troy Davis and Breece Hall running wild, Jack Trice Stadium has seen many memorable moments in its first 49 seasons.

In 2024, Iowa State will be celebrating 50 seasons at Jack Trice Stadium, presented by MidAmerican Energy.

On Monday, July 8, Iowa State launched a website commemorating the stadium’s history. Fans can read about the vision of ISU President W. Robert Parks and Athletics Director Lou McCullough back in 1972 and relive the biggest moments since its opening in 1975.

Hundreds of photos of Jack Trice Stadium through the years, game programs and the players and coaches that have driven your passion for Cyclone football are featured on the website. Whether you want to learn more about the naming of the stadium or find out what the largest Iowa State comeback at the stadium is, it’s all there.

Every Cyclone remembers the big wins – like the 2011 win against No. 2 Oklahoma State that busted the BCS or the dominant win over No. 6 West Virginia in Brock Purdy’s first home start in 2018 – and we’ve compiled 50 memorable victories through the years. 

So sit back, Cyclone Nation, and take a ride down memory lane. Visit the website by clicking here.

9 weekend arrests in Creston

News

July 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department had a busy holiday weekend. Authorities report nine arrests took place. Friday evening, 40-year-old Yarioska Rondoncama, of Brooklyn, NY, was arrested for Driving While Revoked. Rondoncama was cited and released on a promise to appear.

Two arrests took place Saturday, in Creston: 43-year-old Tammy Jo Coleman, of Des Moines, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS)/Marijuana – 1st Offense, and OWI/1st offense. Coleman was taken to the Union County Jail and later posted bond before being released; 38-year-old Holly Renee Donehoo, of Mount Ayr, was arrested in Creston, Saturday, for Driving While Suspended. She was cited and released on a promise to appear in court.

And, there were six arrests Sunday, in Creston:

  • At around 2:50-a.m., 34-year-old William Albert Bethke, IV, of Sharpsburg, was arrested for OWI/1st Offense. Bethke was taken to the Union County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.
  • At around 3:30-a.m., 30-year-old Laura Cecilia Zapata Gonzales, of Lenox, was arrested following a traffic stop, and charged with two counts of Child Endangerment/Substantial Risk, as well as OWI/1st offense. During the same incident, 24-year-old Julissa Padilla, also of Lenox, was charged with two counts of Child Endangerment/Substantial Risk. Padilla and Gonzales were released from the Union County Jail after posting bond.
  • Sunday afternoon, 34-year-old Nathaniel Darnell Bifford, of Creston, was arrested for Driving while Suspended. Bifford was cited and released on Promise to Appear.
  • Sunday evening, 59-year-old Robbie Allen Dohrn, of Creston, was arrested on a Adams County Warrant for FTA (Failure To Appear). Dohrn was taken to the Union County Jail, and later released on cash-only bond.
  • Sunday night, 39-year-old Sherrence Patricia Kilgore, of Greenfield, was arrested on a Union County Warrant for FTA on an original charge of Driving while License Denied, Suspended Cancelled or Revoked. Kilgore was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on $300 cash or surety bond.

2 weekend accidents in Cass County

News

July 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) [updated]  – Rescue crews from Anita and Griswold responded to separate accidents over the weekend, in Cass County (IA). Sunday evening, a single-vehicle rollover accident was reported on westbound Interstate 80, just east of mile marker 70. Anita Rescue was called to the scene, where a woman in the vehicle complained of chest pain following the crash that occurred at around 5:20-p.m. Additional information was not immediately available.

And, a single-vehicle accident happened at around 8:55-p.m., Sunday, on Highway 92, west of Griswold. According to a Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office accident report, an eastbound 2020 Kia driven by Daniel Paul Rossell, of Griswold, was crossing the Nishnabotna Bridge on Highway 92, when Rossell swerved to miss a tree branch on the roadway. The branch was deposited on the road during a recent storm. The car went out of control, entered the south embankment, vaulted a driveway in the yard of 53823 Highway 92, and rolled over, coming to rest in the yard at that location.

A passenger, 52-year-Jody Rossell, was injured in the crash. She3 was transported by private vehicle to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, for treatment.

GERALD E. WILSON, 92, of Arizona, formerly of Anita and Atlantic (

Obituaries

July 8th, 2024 by Jim Field

GERALD E. WILSON, 92, of Arizona, formerly of Anita and Atlantic died Friday, July 5, 2024 after a brief illness. Burial for GERALD E. WILSON will be in South Dakota.

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GERALD E. WILSON is survived by his two daughters, Gina and Sheila, and several nieces and nephews.

Davis Thompson wins the John Deere Classic

Sports

July 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

A record setting finish at the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities. Davis Thompson birdied five of his first six holes and cruised to the win. He finished at 28-under par, a new tournament record.

It was Thompson’s first win on the PGA Tour.

CT Pan earned the other spot in the British Open after finishing in a ties for second place.

All things in moderation, including Iowans’ decaf coffee

News

July 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Several health advocacy groups are raising concerns about cancer risks linked to a chemical that’s used to decaffeinate coffee, but a local expert says you can still likely trust that morning cup of joe. Michaela Eckstein, a registered dietician with Gundersen Health System, says a solvent is commonly used on coffee beans to wick out caffeine, and the F-D-A is being petitioned to ban the use of that chemical compound.

“Methylene chloride is in the same category as the sun in terms of being a possible carcinogen,” Eckstein says, “but with the rest of that process, the coffee beans are then rinsed and heated to a super-high temperature so the methylene chloride all evaporates off, in order to be approved by the FDA and end up on our grocery store shelves.” Coffee beans are typically roasted at 400-degrees, which is up to four times higher than the evaporation point of the chemical. Eckstein says only very small amounts of methylene chloride may remain in the beans, or fewer than ten drops for every ten gallons of coffee. Studies find drinking coffee can have a variety of health benefits, including weight management, preventing heart failure, and a lower risk of developing multiple cancers and chronic diseases. Still, Eckstein says moderation is key.

“If we’re drinking caffeinated coffee, usually I recommend less than two cups per day, otherwise we start becoming more at risk of that shaky, jittery feeling,” Eckstein says. “When it comes to the decaf coffee, there’s definitely health benefits up to that three cup per day mark, or about 24 ounces a day.” Iowans who love their decaf coffee don’t have to go without, she says, as that chemical can be avoided with a little effort.

“If we are concerned about that methylene chloride, there are other options readily available,” Eckstein says. “You could get solvent-free coffee, certified organic coffee, or decaf coffee that’s made with the Swiss water processing method as well, or try some of those other great decaf drinks, like herbal tea or sparkling water.” The F-D-A is being asked to ban or restrict the use of several chemicals in food preparation, including methylene chloride, as it’s been connected to causing cancer. Groups making the request include the Environmental Defense Fund, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Center for Environmental Health, and Environmental Working Group.