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WEEK OF OCTOBER 11, 2021

Trading Post

October 11th, 2021 by admin

LOST: White cat with blue eyes and some tan markings. Lost near Highland Addition in Atlantic. Was having a tough time walking due to injuries. If found call 712-254-3267.  FOUND!

FREE:  3 rocking chairs, 2 wooden and 1 ladies recliner.  Call 515-523-1742 in Stuart.

FOR SALE:  2000 Buick LeSabre, not street ready but has 4 almost new tires.  Asking $350.  Call 515-523-1742 in Stuart.

FREE:  2 Rain Barrels. Kept in shed, but need to be cleaned. In Atlantic. 712-389-4321.  CLAIMED!

HOUSEHOLD SALE:  Saturday, October 16 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at 101 East 13th St., Atlantic.

WANTED:  A queen size bed frame.  Call 712-254-9115 or 712-254-6609.

FOR SALE:  30 Red Sex Link laying hens, 1 ½ to 2 years old.  9 California White laying hens, 1 ½ years old.  $ 4.00 each.   Take all or any amount.  712-250-0311.

FOR SALE:  RCA portable DVD player for vehicles. Comes with straps and cables. Used once. $30.  Klipsch Ipod Speaker dock. Sounds great, barely used. $15.  712-250-0266.

WANTED:  Treadle sewing machine, call 712-249-3816.

WANTED: Looking for 1 or 2 13″ rims with a 4 bolt pattern. Call 712-249-8225.

FOR SALE: 1947 Ford-Ferguson Tractor. Selling package with blade and bush-hog for $3,000. Would be willing to sell separately as well. Call 712-249-8225.

FOR SALE: 2 floor lamps, 3 way, about 5 ft tall, brushed bronze. $10 each. 712-268-2609. SOLD!

FOR SALE: Firewood. Split, delivered and stacked. 712-420-3016.

FOR SALE:  2-identical light fixtures. Measuring 26” across. Asking $30 each. If interested please call 712-249-2823.

FOR SALE: 2 each of Bridgestone and Grandtour LS 225/60R/16, under 500; 4 chrome rims – MG brand, 17×17, $100 each. 712-268-5448 or 712-304-7966.

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State’s economic development director says new campaign showcases Iowa to the world

News

October 11th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority is urging Iowans to “tell our story.” During a recent stop in Le Mars, Debi Durham told members of the Chamber of Commerce how our state has great potential and many opportunities, but we need to share that information with the rest of the world.  “We were ranked #1 state for opportunity in the country, most resilient state going into COVID, coming out,” Durham says. “Our trajectory within all of our core industries is really strong growth. The good thing is, we need more people and we also need to increase our skill sets but we need more people and we need housing and broadband is part of that equation.” Durham says

Governor Kim Reynolds approved a new ad blitz demonstrating all Iowa has to offer. “It’s why the governor launched the ‘This is Iowa’ campaign nationally,” she says, “which is all about showcasing Iowa to the world, about raising our profile and brand in the national marketplace and really showing the beauty of Iowa and just how vibrant it is and that we are really a land of opportunity here.” Durham says Iowa is often overlooked since many corporate officials regard it as simply as a “fly-over” state between both coasts. She says it’s good Iowa doesn’t have a negative image, but she says the problem is, we don’t have any type of image at all.

“People are starting to pay attention and so the ‘This is Iowa’ campaign is really that reinforcement that’s coming alongside really showing the beauty of this great state and our people. Don’t discount that. Iowa is one of the friendliest states in the country and everyone who comes here says that,” Durham says. “We just need our citizens’ help in trying to bring our kids back.” While Iowa is known for its rich agriculture base, she says we need to expand beyond the nation’s old-fashioned perceptions of farming.

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Temporary overnight closures of eastbound I-80 in West Des Moines scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. tonight

News

October 11th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

CRESTON, Iowa – Oct. 11, 2021 – A project to set beams for the new Ashworth Road bridge over Interstate 80 in West Des Moines requires closure of eastbound I-80 between Grand Prairie Parkway (exit 118) and Jordan Creek Parkway (exit 121) overnight for two nights beginning at 10 p.m. Monday night, Oct. 11, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office.

Eastbound I-80 will be closed:

  • Monday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m. until Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 5 a.m.
  • Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. until Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 5 a.m.

During this closure, traffic will be will follow a marked detour route using Grand Prairie Parkway, University Avenue, and Jordan Creek Parkway.

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Atlantic’s Personnel & Finance Committee to meet Oct. 13th

News

October 11th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City of Atlantic’s Personnel and Finance Committee is set to meet 5:30-p.m. Wed., Oct. 13th, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. Among the items on their agenda is a review of the following matters:

  • Financial Resources and Commitments relating to the Parks and Recreation Department and other Recreation Stakeholders.
  • The Assistant Parks Director job description and proposed compensation.
  • Animal Shelter fees.
  • A bid for 901 Birch Street, and,
  • A review of the City’s Urban Revitalization Plan (re: Tax Abatement).

Following discussion on those items, the Committee will forward their recommendations to the full City Council during their next regular meeting.

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GERALD THOMAS “JERRY” HAYES, 82, of Atlantic (10-16-2021)

Obituaries

October 11th, 2021 by Jim Field

GERALD THOMAS “JERRY” HAYES, 82 of Atlantic died Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the Cass Health in Atlantic.  Mass of Christian Burial for GERALD THOMAS “JERRY” HAYES will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic.  Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, IA is handling the arrangements.

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Open visitation with family present will be held on Friday, October 15, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with a rosary service at 6:30 p.m. at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Committal will take place following the mass at the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery.

Following the committal service, a luncheon/reception will be held at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Parish Center.

Memorials may be directed to the Hayes Family in honor of Jerry and will be designated to some of his favorite organizations/charities.

Condolences may be left at www.schmidtfamilyfuneralhomes.com.

GERALD THOMAS “JERRY” HAYES is survived by:

Wife:  Gwen of Atlantic

Children:  Ann (Rob) Ayers of New Lennox, IL; Bryan (Diane) Hayes of Atlantic; Casey (Kim) Hayes of Overland Park, KS and Pete (Naiomi) Hayes of Ewa Beach, HI.

Brothers:  John and Tom

14 Grandchildren

5 Great-Grandchildren

and many nieces and nephews.

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Sports gambling is small portion of overall casino revenue

News, Sports

October 11th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Sports gambling set a one-month record with some 210 million wagered in September. Racing and Gaming Administrator Brian Ohrilko, says that seems like a big number — but not when you look at the bigger gambling picture. “It’s important to note that sports wagering, and the revenue that is generated from sports wagering is really a very small portion of the overall revenue in the casino industry,” he says.

Ohorilko says the September sports revenue netted around six million dollars for the casinos and sports wagering companies. “When you look at casino numbers and casino numbers for this month — which was 139 million in overall net receipts. And so, it really is just a small portion of the profits and revenue that casinos make,” Ohorilko says. He says they knew from the start that sports betting was going to be a small portion of casino profits and state tax collections from gambling — but he says it gives casinos another product. “Sports wagering is something that people are interested in — and we are seeing success in that market — and we are seeing it conducted in a way that Iowans can feel safe that they are making bets in a regulated environment,” according to Ohorilko.

He says sports gambling had some economic impact as well with the money spent in advertising as it started. “When we were going through a period when in-person registration had sunset — and then also leading up to football this year — we were seeing levels of advertising beyond anything we were seeing in the casino environment before. And so, there truly is an impact there,” Ohorilko says.

He says the advertising for sports betting has eased some as people learned they could sign up without going to a casino.

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Adair County Sheriff’s report, 10/11/21

News

October 11th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports 41-year-old Michael Francis Huss, Jr., of Dexter, was arrested at around 12:05-a.m. on Oct. 5th, by Stuart Police. Huss was taken into custody for Driving While Barred, following a traffic stop on a vehicle with no license plate, in Stuart. He was also initially charged with Failure to Provide proof of financial liability (vehicle insurance). Huss, Jr., was released a short time later, after posting a $2,000 cash/surety bond.

And, 51-year-old Daniel Paul Ringer, of Greenfield, was brought into the Adair County Jail by Greenfield Police at around 11-p.m., on Oct. 8th. He was fingerprinted for a prior charge of Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree. No new charges were filed. Sheriff Vandewater said “While they are in our office, we obtain the basic info. to go on their fingerprint cards that go to the DCI and FBI.”

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Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 10/11/2021

Sports

October 11th, 2021 by admin

Class 5A
1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (7-0), LW #1 vs Johnston
2. Southeast Polk (6-1), LW #2 @ Ankeny Centennial
3. WDM Valley (6-1), LW #4 vs #8 Dowling Catholic
4. Urbandale (6-1), LW #5 vs Waukee
5. Ankeny (5-2), LW #7 @ Waukee Northwest
6. Cedar Rapids Prairie (5-2), LW #6 vs Iowa City West
7. Iowa City High (6-1), LW #3 vs Davenport West
8. Dowling Catholic (4-3), LW #8 vs #3 WDM Valley
9. Dubuque Senior (5-2), LW #9 vs Pleasant Valley
10. Linn-Mar (6-1), LW #10 @ Davenport Central

Class 4A
1. North Scott (7-0), LW #1 vs Fort Madison
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6-1), LW #2 @ Newton
3. Bondurant-Farrar (7-0), LW #3 @ #6 Indianola
4. Lewis Central (5-2), LW #4 vs Dallas Center-Grimes
5. Norwalk (6-1), LW #5 vs Carlisle
6. Indianola (6-1), LW #6 vs #3 Bondurant-Farrar
7. Waverly-Shell Rock (6-1), LW #7 @ Western Dubuque
8. Winterset (6-1), LW #10 vs DSM Hoover
9. Webster City (5-2), LW (X) @ Storm Lake
10.Decorah (5-2), LW (X) vs Waterloo East

Class 3A
1. Harlan (7-0), LW #1 vs Creston
2. West Delaware (6-1), LW #2 @ #7 Independence
3. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (7-0), LW #3 vs MOC/Floyd Valley
4. Solon (7-0), LW #4 @ #10 Grinnell
5. Humboldt (7-0), LW #5 vs #6 Nevada
6. Nevada (7-0), LW #6 @ #5 Humboldt
7. Independence (7-0), LW #7 vs #2 West Delaware
8. Benton (6-1), LW (X) @ Maquoketa
9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (5-2), LW #8 @ Sioux City Heelan
10. Grinnell (5-2), LW (X) vs #4 Solon

Class 2A
1. Southeast Valley (7-0), LW #1 vs @ #9 Spirit Lake
2. Waukon (6-1) LW #2 vs Union
3. West Marshall (6-1), LW #3 @ Albia
4. OABCIG (6-1), LW #4 @ Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
5. West Lyon (5-2), LW #6 @ Cherokee
6. Greene County (6-1), LW #7 @ Clarke
7. North Fayette Valley (6-1), LW #8 vs Oelwein
8. Estherville Lincoln Central (4-3), LW #5 vs Pocahontas Area
9. Spirit Lake (5-2), LW #9 vs #1 Southeast Valley
10. Central Lyon/GLR (4-3), KW (X) vs Okoboji

Class 1A
1. Van Meter (7-0), LW #1 vs #9 AC/GC
2. Iowa City Regina (7-0), LW #2 vs Durant
3. Underwood (7-0), LW #3 vs Carroll Kuemper
4. Dike-New Hartford (7-0), LW #4 @ Central Springs
5. Sigourney-Keota (7-0), LW #5 vs Van Buren
6. West Sioux (6-1), LW #6 @ Sioux Central
7. Pella Christian (6-1), LW #7 vs Central Decatur
8. Dyersville Beckman (7-0), LW #8 vs MFL Mar Mac
9. AC/GC (7-0), LW #9 @ #1 Van Meter
10. South Central Calhoun (6-1), LW (X) vs Belmond-Klemme

Class A
1. West Hancock (7-0), LW #1 vs #4 North Butler
2. Grundy Center (6-1), LW #2 vs North Tama
3. North Linn (7-0), LW #4 vs Maquoketa Valley
4. North Butler (7-0), LW #5 @ #1 West Hancock
5. Woodbury Central (6-1), LW #2 @ Missouri Valley
6. Logan-Magnolia (6-1), LW #6 vs Lawton-Bronson
7. Lisbon (6-1), LW #8 @ Starmont
8. East Buchanan (6-1), LW #9 vs South Winneshiek
9. Belle Plaine (6-1), LW #10 vs Lynnville-Sully
10. Mount Ayr (5-2), LW (X), @ Southwest Valley

8-Player
1. Montezuma (8-0), LW #1 vs Woodward Academy
2. CAM (Anita) (7-0), LW #2 @ Boyer Valley
3. Easton Valley (7-0), LW #3 @ #9 Kee
4. Remsen St. Mary’s (7-0), LW #4 vs Glidden-Ralston
5. WACO (8-0), LW #5 Idle
6. Turkey Valley (7-0), LW #7 @ West Central
7. Lenox (7-0), LW (X) @ Fremont-Mills
8. Audubon (6-1), LW #9 @ Woodbine
9. Kee High (7-0), LW #10 vs #3 Easton Valley
10. Newell-Fonda vs LW (X) vs AR-WE-VA

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AP College Football Top 25 10/10/2021

Sports

October 11th, 2021 by admin

AP Top 25
10/10/2021

Rank Team Record Points (No. 1 votes)
1 Georgia 6-0 1,550 (62)
2 Iowa 6-0 1,476
3 Cincinnati 5-0 1,407
4 Oklahoma 5-0 1,336
5 Alabama 5-1 1,286
6 Ohio State 5-1 1,157
7 Penn State 5-1 1,147
8 Michigan 6-0 1,139
9 Oregon 4-1 1,057
10 Michigan State 6-0 992
11 Kentucky 6-0 918
12 Oklahoma State 5-0 830
13 Ole Miss 4-1 779
14 Notre Dame 5-1 732
15 Coastal Carolina 6-0 712
16 Wake Forest 6-0 526
17 Arkansas 4-2 470
18 Arizona State 5-1 428
19 BYU 5-1 421
20 Florida 4-2 397
21 Texas A&M 4-2 348
22 N.C State 4-1 265
23 SMU 6-0 225
24 San Diego State 5-0 176
25 Texas 4-2 108

Others receiving votes: Auburn 106; Clemson 63; Baylor 62; UTSA 22; Mississippi State 7; Kansas State 3; Air Force 2; Appalachian State 2; Pitt 1.

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Hankins named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Sports

October 11th, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior defensive back Matt Hankins has been named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week following No. 3 Iowa’s 23-20 win over No. 4 Penn State. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten Conference office.

Hankins was credited with five tackles in Iowa’s win over Penn State, including three solo stops and two assists, along with Iowa’s fourth and final interception of the day. Hankins was credited with a solo tackle on a Penn State fourth-and-three attempt with 3:39 remaining, stopping a PSU drive that reached the Iowa 45-yardline.

Hankins (6-foot-0, 185-pounds) then stopped Penn State’s next possession with an interception on fourth down, his third of the season. Hankins had two interceptions earlier this season in Iowa’s 27-17 win at No. 9 Iowa State.

A native of Lewisville, Texas, Hankins has started 22 consecutive games and has 33 career starts. He returned in 2021 for a fifth season. He has totaled 188 career tackles and six career thefts. He is part of an Iowa defense that has a nation-leading 16 interceptions through six games.

The weekly honor is the first for Hankins, who becomes the fourth Hawkeye to earn conference accolades this season. Defensive back Riley Moss was named Defensive Player of the Week following Iowa’s 34-6 season-opening win over No. 17 Indiana. Punter Tory Taylor shared the Special Teams Player of the Week honor following his performance in Iowa’s 27-17 win at No. 9 Iowa State. Linebacker Jack Campbell earned the weekly defensive award for his performance in Iowa’s win over Colorado State.

Iowa celebrates Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 16, hosting Purdue (2:30 p.m. CT, ABC). The contest is sold out.

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