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2 trapped when vehicle hits a house in Creston

News

November 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Two people were trapped for a time when a vehicle struck a house in Creston early this (Sunday) morning. The accident happened at around 2:25-a.m., at 926 W. Mills Street.

Additional details on injuries, etc. are currently not available.

DARYL CAMPBELL, 69, & SHARON CAMPBELL, 70, both of Fontanelle (Joint services 11/29/21)

Obituaries

November 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DARYL CAMPBELL, 69, and SHARON CAMPBELL, 70, both of Fontanelle have died. Joint funeral services for DARYL and SHARON CAMPBELL will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, Nov. 29th, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle, with a luncheon to immediately follow the service. Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends on Sunday, Nov. 28th, from 3-unil 5-p.m., at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle;Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial will be at 3-p.m. on Monday (11/29) in  the Jefferson Cemetery in Jefferson, Iowa.

Memorials may be directed to the Daryl and Sharon Campbell Memorial Fund, to be established by the family at a later date.

DARYL CAMPBELL and SHARON CAMPBELL are survived by:

Their daughters – Jennifer (Mike) Woodruff, and Becky (Rick) Killion, all of Jefferson.

Their sons – Jamie Campbell, of Fontanelle; and Adam (Jackie) Campbell, of Orient.

9 grandchildren, their brothers-and sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends.

STEVEN LEE OLSON, 66, of Neola (Funeral svcs. 11/23/21)

Obituaries

November 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

STEVEN LEE OLSON, 66, of Neola, died Thursday, Nov. 18th, at home. Funeral services for STEVEN OLSON will be held 1:30-p.m. Tue., Nov. 23rd, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

The family will greet friends at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca, on Monday, Nov. 22nd, from 5-until 8-p.m.; A public visitation will be held at Hamilton’s Funeral Home in Des Moines, on Wednesday, Nov. 24th, from 2-until 4-p.m.

STEVEN LEE OLSON is survived by:

His Mother – Wanda [Pinegar] Olson, of Ankeny.

His Wife – Luann [Graves] Olson, of Neola.

His daughters – Angela (Brad) Hosman, of Des Moines, & Cassandra (Tyler) Daringer, of Underwood.

His sons – Zach (Kathy) Olson, of St. Louis, MO.; Jeremy (Shelby) Olson, of Pella; Joshua (Amanda) Olson, of Omaha; & Cody Olson, of Papillion, NE.

His sister – Susan Olson, of Ankeny.

His brothers – Greg (Joan) Olson, of Winterset, & Michael (Sherry) Olson, of Altoona.

15 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

IA DCI releases more info. on Officer-related fatal shooting

News

November 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Waterloo, Iowa —The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation today (Saturday) identified the man who was shot and killed by police Tuesday in Waterloo, as 42-year-old Brent Lee Boggess. Officials also identified the officer involved in the shooting as Ken Schaaf.

The shooting happened after a short vehicle chase, Tuesday. Police said the chase began when Boggess was spotted driving recklessly and tried to hit an officer’s patrol car. The chase ensued, and several other officers converged to stop his car.

Boggess refused to get out of the car and instead rammed a patrol car, police said. Schaaf then fatally shot him. Schaaf is on leave pending completion of the investigation, per department policy.

KERRY BEE DORSEY ZIMMERMAN, 73 – formerly of Anita (Private family svcs. at a later date)

Obituaries

November 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

KERRY BEE DORSEY ZIMMERMAN, 73 (formerly of Anita), died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE. Private family services will be held for KERRY ZIMMERMAN at a later date.

KERRY DORSEY ZIMMERMAN is survived by:

Her sons – Stacey (Kacey) Zimmerman, and Casey Joe (Debbie) Zimmerman.

Her daughter – Traci Wells.

Her twin sister – Sherry Smith; and other sisters: Carol Johnson and Deanna Cooper.

Her brothers – Eldon Dorsey and Stanley Dorsey.

7 grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021

Weather

November 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High 55. S wind @ 10 mph becoming northerly.
Tonight: P/Cldy to cldy. Low 30. N @ 10 mph.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 45. NW @ 15-25 mph.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 40.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 57.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 48. Our Low was 30. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 57 and the Low was 32. The Record High on this date was 75 in 1933. The Record Low was -1 in 1937 & 1985.

Wild Rose Clinton fined for self exclusion violation

News

November 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Wild Rose Clinton casino has agreed to a fine for a violation involving the self exclusion gambling law. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilkoh, says the violation involved casino mailings. “There was an incident where a patron had contacted Wild Rose and indicated they were receiving promotional mailings — that this patron was on the statewide self exclusion list,” Ohorilko says. He says casinos have a grace period to get new self exclusion sign-ups into their system.

“And this person was receiving mailings after that period of time. An investigation of the matter actually led to a breakdown in the screening of the list that Wild Rose Clinton had and provided to their mail house,” Ohorilko says. He says the investigation found a total of 12 people who should have been on the list, but weren’t.

Ohorilko says Wild Rose Clinton has taken steps to correct the issue and they agreed to a ten-thousand-dollar fine for the violation.

ISU reports another sexual assault incident

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November 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa/KCCI —Iowa State University alerted students of a third sexual assault that occurred in the past week. Authorities said the sexual assault occurred in the early hours of Friday morning at Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Iowa State University. According to the fraternity, the victim told another fraternity member and a resident advisor about the sexual assault. The sexual assault was reported to Iowa State officials.

In a post on Facebook, the fraternity said “The alleged assault was not in conjunction with any ATO activity or event. Once informed of the situation, our chapter’s leadership began the swift and immediate process of removing this member from the chapter, resulting in his full dissociation with Alpha Tau Omega.”

The incident marked the third sexual assault reported at Iowa State in the past week. Last weeke, two different sexual assaults were reported at Martin Hall and Willow Hall. The Iowa State Police Department has reported nine sexual assaults since the beginning of the semester, however more have been reported through the Ames Police Department.

14-day COVID positivity rate in Iowa is close to 10%

News

November 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa/KCCI —Iowa’s 14-day COVID-19 test positivity rates continue to climb. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, the state’s 14-day positivity rate climbed from 9.7% on Wednesday to 9.9% Friday. There were 8,698 positive tests reported in the last seven days, up from 8,254 on Wednesday.

Hospitalizations are also on the rise. There are now 569 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Iowa, up from 544 at last report on Wednesday. Of those hospitalized with COVID-19, 73.3% are unvaccinated, while 80.2% of those listed in intensive care with COVID-19 are unvaccinated. There have been 4,039,408 vaccine doses administered in Iowa, with 68.7% of those 18 and older fully vaccinated and 71.6% of those 12 and older with at least one dose.

The number of long-term care facilities reporting outbreaks decreased from 29 to 28.

High School Girls Basketball Scoreboard 11/19/2021

Sports

November 19th, 2021 by admin

Creston 49, Des Moines Christian 33
Earlham 64, Central Decatur 51
Logan-Magnolia 56, Boyer Valley 39
Martensdale-St. Marys 61, Madrid 16