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(UPDATE) President Joe Biden to Travel to Menlo, Iowa

News

April 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Washington, D-C) – White House officials say President Biden will travel to Iowa, Tuesday. His visit takes him to Menlo, where he will discuss what officials say is his Administration’s actions to lower costs for working families, reduce the impact of Putin’s Price Hike, and Build a Better America with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments in rural communities.
It will be Biden’s first trip to Iowa for the first time since his election in November 2020. It’s not clear if the event will be open to the public. Additional details will be released as they become available.

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Work Release Escape of James Simmons

News

April 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Des Moines – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports 28-year-old James Cody Simmons, convicted of Willful Injury – Causing Serious Injury and other charges in Polk County, failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines Community Correctional Facility as required, Friday.

James Cody Simmons

Simmons is a white male, height 5’10”, and weighs 148 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on July 23, 2021. Persons with information on Simmons’ whereabouts should contact local police.

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DOUG “Dug” REEVES, 41, of Des Moines (& formerly of Stuart) – Celebration of Life at a later date

Obituaries

April 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

DOUG “Dug” REEVES, 41, of Des Moines (& formerly of Stuart), died Saturday, April 9th, 2022, at his home. A Celebration of Life and barbecue in honor of DOUG REEVES will be held at a later date. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the arrangements.

The family will greet friends on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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

Memorials may be directed to the Doug Reeves Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

DOUG REEVES is survived by:

His daughters – Meah and Sydnee, of Stuart

His mother – Jackie Baudler, of Stuart.

His sister – Tina (Dan) Matthews, of Fridley, MN

His brothers – Darren (Jennifer) of Anita; Daniel Reeves, of Atlantic, and David Reeves, of Waverly

His girlfriend – Gayle Irving, of Des Moines; other relatives and friends.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Weather

April 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 16 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Windy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Windy. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Windy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low was 19. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 62 and the Low was 32. The Record High on this date was 94 in 1930. The Record Low was 17 in 1989.

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1 dead, 2 injured in Dallas County collision, Saturday night

News

April 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Dawson, Iowa) – A collision between a pickup and a crossover SUV Saturday night in Dallas County, left one person dead and two others injured. The Iowa State Patrol says the driver of a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 69-year-old Donald Charles Motz, Jr., of Perry, died in the crash. His passenger, 73-year old Donna Weishaar Motz, of Perry, and the driver of the pickup, 26-year-old Kristopher Dean Beller, of Linden, were injured.

The crash happened at around 9:22-p.m. at the intersection of Highway 141 and Dallas County Road P-46 (D Avenue), when a 2017 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by Kristopher Beller approached the controlled intersection with Hwy 141, as the vehicle was traveling south on D Avenue. For reasons unknown, the pickup entered onto Hwy 141 and struck the eastbound SUV.

Donald Motz, Jr., who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. Donna Motz and Beller were wearing their seat belts. Both were transported to Methodist Hospital, with Donna Motz being transported by LifeFlight helicopter, and Beller transported by Dallas County EMS.

The crash remains under investigation.

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High School Soccer Scoreboard 04/09/2022

Sports

April 9th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson Classic

St. Albert 7, AHSTW 1
South Sioux City 5, St. Albert 3
Sioux City North 5, AHSTW 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 3, Des Moines East 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 1, Urbandale 0
Dallas Center-Grimes 4, Treynor 2
Spencer 4, Southeast Polk 2
Valley 4, Bishop Heelan 0
Dallas Center-Grimes 8, Glenwood 0
Spencer 3, Underwood 2
South Sioux City 4, Des Moines East 2
Lewis Central 3, Tri-Center 1
Underwood 6, Kuemper Catholic 0
Urbandale 2, Glenwood 1

BOYS SOCCER

ADM Tournament

Glenwood 5, Waverly-Shell Rock 0
Glenwood 2, Southeast Polk 1
ADM 1, Van Meter 0
Des Moines East 3, Southeast Polk 1
Des Moines East 8, ADM 0
Van Meter vs. Waverly-Shell Rock

Other Scores

Treynor 8, Riverside 0

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High School Tennis Scoreboard 04/09/2022

Sports

April 9th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS TENNIS

Shenandoah Fillie Invitational

  1. Shenandoah 14
  2. St. Albert 11
  3. Glenwood 8
  4. Denison-Schleswig 7

No. 1 singles: Jessica Sun, Shenandoah def. Allison Narmi, St. Albert (6-2, 6-2); 3rd: Coryl Matheny, Glenwood def. Hailey Meseck, Denison-Schleswig (6-2, 6-2)

No. 2 singles: Riley Wiese, Glenwood def. Paige Gleason, Shenandoah (6-3, 6-0); 3rd: Mersadees Fineran, Denison-Schleswig def. Sammy Horvath, St. Albert (6-3, 6-1)

No. 1 doubles: Georgie Bohnet/Alexis Narmi, St. Albert def. Auri Trowbridge/Cadence Gough, Shenandoah (6-1, 6-1); 3rd: Abby Gutierrez/Emma Ahrenholtz, Denison-Schleswig def. Camryn Mullinax/Josselyn Wallis, Glenwood (6-1, 6-2)

No. 2 doubles: Emma Olson/Brooke Hays, Shenandoah def. Lily Barnes/Mari Valdivia, St. Albert (7-5, 6-0); 3rd: Lynnae Johnson/Zoey Beery, Denison-Schleswig def. Chelsea Vang/Cora Pestel, Glenwood (6-2, 6-1)

Saydel Tournament

Knoxville won the team title. Olivia Maasdem of Knoxville won the Singles title. Southwest Valley’s doubles team of Charlee Larsen and Ryanne Mullen won the doubles draw.

Spencer Tournament

Kuemper Catholic placed third in the team standings. The Knights had two second-place finishes. Jordan Schwabe was 2nd at No. 1 Singles and Ella Schwarte was 2nd at No. 2 Singles. Sophie Rohe and Keziah Janssen were 3rd at No. 1 Doubles.

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Sioux City Relays 04/09/2022

Sports

April 9th, 2022 by admin

The Glenwood girls picked up one win at the Sioux City Relays on Saturday. The won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay (1:13.09) with the team of Abby Hughes, Kate Hughes, Kennedy Jones and Carlie Clemmer.

Full results here: https://results.dakotatiming.com/display.html?event_id=920

 

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Arenado goes 4-4, DeJong hits 2-run blast as Cardinals beat Pirates Saturday

Sports

April 9th, 2022 by admin

The St. Louis Cardinals improved to 2-0 on the young season with a 6-2 win over the Pirates on Saturday at Busch Stadium. Paul DeJong hit a 2-run home run, his 32nd of his career, in the third inning to lead the Cardinals offense.

Nolan Arenado scored two runs and went 4-4 at the plate with 3 RBI for the Redbirds. Miles Mikolas got the start on the mound but Kodi Whitley picked up the win, the first of his career.

The Cardinals continue the series with the Pirates on Sunday with a 1:15 p.m. first pitch. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame at 12:20 p.m.

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Treynor wins IKM-Manning Boys Tournament

Sports

April 9th, 2022 by admin

IKM-Manning Tournament
Manning and Manilla Golf Course
04/09/2022

Team Scores

  1. Treynor 165
  2. Boyer Valley 182
  3. Coon Rapids-Bayard 191
  4. ACGC 203
  5. IKM-Manning 210
  6. Underwood 211

Individual Top 5

  1. Ethan Konz, Treynor, 39
  2. Ryan McIntyre, Treynor, 40
  3. Max Nielsen, IKM-Manning, 41
  4. Jaden Forsythe, ACGC, 42
  5. Devin Melby, Boyer Valley, 42

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