Jim Field visits with Shelby County Historical Society Executive Director Sarah McDonald about progress on preserving the historic McIntosh and Leland log cabins.
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Jim Field visits with Shelby County Historical Society Executive Director Sarah McDonald about progress on preserving the historic McIntosh and Leland log cabins.
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DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, this week, announced two district associate judge appointments. Ashley Stewart was appointed as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Stewart, a resident of Des Moines, is an assistant appellate defender for the Iowa Public Defender’s Office. She received an undergraduate degree from University of Houston and her law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Ashley Stewart fills a vacancy created following the resignation of the Hon. Christopher Kemp. Judicial Election District 5C includes Polk County.
The Governor also appointed Jordan Brackey, of Des Moines, as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Brackey is an assistant Polk County attorney for the Juvenile Division. He received an undergraduate degree from University of Iowa and his law degree from Michigan State University College of Law. Jordan Brackey fills a vacancy created following the retirement of the Hon. Romonda Belcher. Judicial Election District 5C includes Polk County.
DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI/NWS]— The National Weather Service determined at least five tornadoes touched down Tuesday afternoon (April 16,2024) in Calhoun and Pocahontas counties. All five twisters came from the same thunderstorm that traveled through that area of northwest Iowa. The strongest was an EF-1 that tracked just east of Rockwell City.
Those tornadoes are in addition to the EF-0 that spun up in Dallas County, two others in eastern Iowa, and at least four between Sioux City and Sioux Center, for a total of a dozen twisters.
More tornadoes from Tuesday could still be confirmed.
The Atlantic Trojans girls golf team picked up a Hawkeye 10 Conference regular season win over Clarinda on Thursday night. The Trojans shot team score of 190, while Clarinda shot a team score of 243. Trojans Senior Belle Berg was medalist with shooting a low score of 39, while sophomore Makenna Schroeder was runner-up with a score of 47.
Coach Kathy Hobson had this say after the win over Clarinda Thursday night.
Abby Muller talked about what has contributed to her and Belle Bergs early season success.
Senior Berg says she has achieved one of her top goals of the season against Clarinda on Thursday.
Sophomore Makenna Schroeder who won her first runner-up award of her high school career against Clarinda, but said she has one main goal the rest of season.
The Trojans girls golf teams next meet will be Monday April 22nd in Ames for a non-conference meet. That meet will begin at 10:00 a.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI] — Penguin Random House Publishing is suing the state of Iowa over a law passed last year banning books that contain content about sexual depictions and gender identity or orientation in schools. Now, five more major book publishers are planning to join the lawsuit. The law was blocked from taking effect as the lawsuit moves through the courts.
The publishers set to join the lawsuit include Hatchette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and Sourcebooks. They have not yet filed to join.
High-profile authors, Iowa educators and a high school student have already joined Penguin Random House in the lawsuit.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – An Archery Club formed in Atlantic a little more than 45-years ago, and at one point in time, there were about 40 members in the local group. The Atlantic Archery League practiced at the Atlantic National Guard Armory in January, 1983. That was in the past. Fast forward to the current day, with the Atlantic Trojan Archery group having made big news, with high rankings in area and state competitions. There are over 100 high school and middle school participants. An increasing number of schools are adding archery to their programs.
Archery is much more than just shooting an arrow. Learn why this Sunday, April 21st, when Atlantic Archery Coach Clint Roland will talk about the sport at the American Legion Memorial Building (201 Poplar Street, Atlantic, IA). The event begins at 2-p.m. Roland will discuss the equipment needed, skills required for an accomplished archer, along with the characteristics and rules for competitions.
The program is sponsored by Atlantic Rock Island Society Enterprise (ARISE). Everyone is welcome stop by and learn more about Archery. There is no fee to attend. The building is handicapped accessible.
Boys
Shenandoah 9, Harlan 0
Atlantic 7, Clarinda 2
Lewis Central 8, Red Oak 1
Lewis Central 6, St. Albert 3
Red Oak 6, St. Albert 3
Glenwood 9, Southwest Valley 0
Kuemper Catholic 6, Creston 0
Ballard 4, Kuemper Catholic 2
Cherokee 6, Denison-Schleswig 3
Abraham Lincoln 7, Thomas Jefferson 2
Girls
Shenandoah 8, Harlan 1
Clarinda 7, Atlantic 2
Creston 7, Audubon 2
Sioux City East 5, Denison-Schleswig 4
Boys
Lewis Central 10 Red Oak 0
Creston 1 Kuemper Catholic 0
St. Albert 12 Missouri Valley 2
Underwood 10 Logan-Magnolia 0
Girls
Harlan 3 Missouri Valley 2
Kuemper Catholic 3 Creston 2
Sioux City North 1 Denison-Schleswig 0
Underwood 7 Logan-Magnolia 0
Abraham Lincoln 9 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
LeMars 4 Unity Christian 0
Shenandoah 208 Creston NTS Southwest Valley NTS
Atlantic 190 Clarinda 243
Medalist: Belle Berg, Atlantic (39
Fremont-Mills 275 Griswold NTS
Medalist: Linsey Keiser, Griswold (47)
Boyer Valley 218 Tri-Center 251
Medalist: Reese Miller, Boyer Valley (49)
Missouri Valley 246 Audubon NTS
Medalist: Henley Arbaugh, Missouri Valley (45)
IKM-Manning 217 Underwood 247
Medalist: Brooke Booth, IKM-Manning (50)
Lenox NTS East Union NTS
Medalist: Hadlee Christensen, Lenox (53)
Lewis Central Invitational
1st Place — Red Oak 381
1. Addey Lydon (91)
5. Brynn Knaus (95)
7. Ellison Johnson (97)
9. Emily Sebeniecher (98)
Others: Jayda Edie 131
2nd Place — Lewis Central 406
2. Kate Reed (92)
6. Cate Perfect (96)
Others: Izzie Livingston 107, Sydney Thien 111, Marley Stacey 124
3rd Place — Sidney 407
4. Eve Brumbaugh (95)
8. Ellie Ward (97)
14. Ellah Pummel (102)
Others: Jocelyn Tackett 113
4th Place — Treynor 417
10. Sophi Pedersen (98)
13. Brooke Atteberry (102)
15. Molly Coffman (104)
Others: Harlie Sauser 113, Gabby Pote & Lea Altic 120
5th Place — Riverside 444
3. Addison Brink (94)
Others: Kaycie Perkins 116, Autumn Bennett & Laney Rice 117, Jadyn Beckman 126, Alicia Turney 133
6th Place — Glenwood 450
11. Katy Plambeck (101)
12. Avery Joyce (101)
7th Place — Logan-Magnolia 462
8th Place — Thomas Jefferson 515
9th Place — Heartland Christian 520
East Mills NTS
Shenandoah 167 Creston NTS Southwest Valley NTS
Clarinda 155 Atlantic 156
Medalist: Kort Neal, Clarinda (37)
Glenwood 179 Nebraska City 188 Plattsmouth 196
Medalist: Briten Maxwell, Glenwood (43)
Kuemper Catholic 153 Harlan 168
Medalist: Maverick Schwabe, Kuemper Catholic (35)
Fremont-Mills 234 Griswold 235
Medalist: Hogan Hook, Griswold (48)
Missouri Valley 162 Audubon 169
Medalist: Jackson Tennis, Missouri Valley (37)
Underwood 198 IKM-Manning 198
Medalist: Danny Stein, Underwood (42)
Boyer Valley 178 Tri-Center 186
Medalist: Cale Soma, Boyer Valley (42)
East Union 180 Lenox 184 Central Decatur 211
Medalist: Zayne Eslinger, East Union (38)