Trips to the state tournament are on the line for Class 1A, 2A, and 3A softball teams tonight. Here is a look at the area match-ups.
CLASS 1A
Region 2: Exira-EHK @ Newell-Fonda 7:00 p.m.
Region 3: Lenox @ Wayne 7:00 p.m.
Region 4: Martensdale-St. Marys @ Southeast Warren 7:00 p.m.
CLASS 2A
Region 2: West Monona @ Underwood 7:00 p.m.
Region 3: Earlham @ I-35 7:00 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Region 2: MOC-Floyd Valley @ Atlantic 7:00 p.m. -ON KJAN
Region 3: Clarke @ Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 7:00 p.m
FOR SALE: Golden retriever adult and puppies. 579-1981.
FOR SALE: L-shaped desk, in good condition, moving and down sizing. $50 obo. 712-249-8667. SOLD!
WANTED: Looking to buy a 32″ or 47″ flat screen TV w/remote. Could also use some help setting it up and would pay for the assistance. Call 712-243-2860.
GARAGE SALE: Friday, July 23rd noon – 5 pm and Saturday, July 24th 8 am – 1 pm, 901 Park Dr, Anita. Queen comforter and shams, 30″ microwave oven, 9 ft. lighted Christmas tree and LOTS of misc.
FOR SALE: Electric BBQ grill. Asking $40.00 (firm)Not very old. Little dent in lid. Nothing major. Contact # is 712-249-7699.
FOR SALE: 6 tree slices for $10.00 each. Call Tim at 712-249-9242 and leave voice mail and I’ll get right back to you.
YARD SALE: 1396 Hwy 44 (3 miles east of Kimabllton), Friday July 16th from 3-7, Saturday July 17 from 8-3. Microwave, lots of kitchen items, ceramic ducks, curtains, rugs, mini blinds, Christmas items, sweeper, 29″ bicycle, basketball hoop, 10″ table saw, jacks, rolling exercise machine, kitchen table, And so much more!!! Cancel if raining!!!! Have questions, call 417-876-7108.
FOR SALE: SOLD Lane Cedar Chest. Solid wood, cedar lined. 54”W, 16”H, 18”D. Asking $50. Also a Wingback chair. 31” W at widest point, 40”H, and a 20”D seat. Asking $40. If interested please call 712-249-2823.
FOR SALE: 3 oak bar stools, 24 inch seat height $50 for all 3. 712-249-4044.
FOR SALE: Poulan 20″ push mower, 4 HP Briggs & Stratton motor, adjustable wheels, runs good $125; Heavy duty load binder with hooks and screws, ratchets tight with ratchet bar. Asking $75. Call 712-304-4998 in Hamlin.
FOR SALE: Futon frame and mattress. Asking $50. Also, a New Wave Air Fryer. Purchased new for $120. Asking $50. SOLD! Call 712-249-7733.
FOR SALE: Upside-down tree trunk table/plant stand. Handmade original. Asking $400. Call Tim at 712 249 9242 leave voice mail.
One person was taken into custody Sunday morning in Shenandoah, following a report to police about a disturbance in the 500 block of Harrison Street. Authorities say 29-year-old Jocelyn Coleman was arrested for disorderly conduct and interference with official acts.Coleman was being held in the Page County Jail on $600 bond.
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Business Council’s second-quarter Economic Outlook Survey shows great optimism among some of the state’s largest businesses. I-B-C executive director, Joe Murphy, says the survey continues a trend. He says it is the fourth straight survey where they have a positive trend. The report measures member expectations for sales, capital spending, and employment for the next six months. The answers are scored on a 100-point scale and the latest overall outlook index is 67. “When you look at all of our indications, all of our sub-reports, everything is looking very, very strong,” according to Murphy. “Iowans continue to get vaccinated, people are coming back to work, businesses across the entire state are booming –whether that’s the large businesses we represent at the Iowa business council represent — or even small and mid-sized businesses as well. Things are going really well.”
Murphy says one key is that Iowa didn’t take the drastic measures during the pandemic that some other states took. “I think the fact that our state did not issue a mandatory shutdown was extremely positive. We’re seeing the results of that good decision-making being played out right now in the economy,” Murphy says. “The fact again that we projecting such a high-level of optimism in Iowa’s economic output represents that good timing. And I think other states, whether it be our neighbors, or other states across the country — those that did issue those shutdown orders are certainly not bouncing back as quickly as Iowa has.”
The optimism comes with continued concern about finding enough employees. “The workforce situation in Iowa has never been more acute. I think the fact that businesses are opening up and have been open for some time is good news. The fact that people in their personal lives are more engaging in the economy right now is exasperating this situation,” Murphy says. He says they will continue pushing to get more workers. “We need every single body that we possibly can to be employed. Iowa has had a consistent issue with that,” Murphy says. “We have a very low unemployment rate and a very high labor participation rate — which are very good things — but the fact is, we just need more people in this state. And so we need to encourage folks to come into the workplace, and then encourage people to come to Iowa to live and make a career.”
To see more of the Economic Outlook Survey — go to www.iowabusinesscouncil.org.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; Partly Cloudy. High 82, NE @ 10.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 56.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 85. S @ 5-10.
Wednesday: P/Cldy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms possible. High 87.
Thursday: P/Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High around 82.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low this morning, 53. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 88 and the Low was 57. The Record High on this date was 106 in 1939. The Record Low was 47 in 1895 & 1975.
(Radio Iowa) – The U-S-D-A will spend half a BILLION dollars to help establish smaller-scale meat processing plants to compete with the four major corporations that dominate the industry. U-S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement in Council Bluffs. “It’s first and foremost going to create an opportunity to reverse what’s happening today out in the countryside where producers are having to sell their cattle at a loss, only to learn that processors end up taking that cattle and generating a profit,” Vilsack said. “It seems to me, in fairness, the profit ought to go both ways.”
Vilsack says spurring development of more meat processing facilities addresses some of the supply chain issues that cropped up as large pork, beef and poultry processing plants shut down early in the pandemic. In addition, Vilsack says smaller plants, closer to where animals are raised, give farmers more options for selling their livestock. “It’s going to allow us to have greater price discovery because now we’ll have more markets to have information from,” Vilsack said, “so we’ll get a true sense of what the market is.”
The 500 million will be distributed as grants, loans and technical assistance. “We think there’s private investment interest in this. We think there’s philanthropic interest in this. We think there are state economic development resources that can be leveraged. There’s local government commitments that can be made,” Vilsack said, “so we’re not just talking about $500 million. We’re talking about the power of $500 million to stimulate interest.” Vilsack is also committing 100-million dollars in U-S-D-A funds for meat processing facilities with fewer than 500 employees, to reduce the meat inspection fees.
In addition, President Biden has signed an executive order calling for action on consolidation that not only limits where farmers can sell commodities, but has shrunk the number of companies selling things like seed and fertilizer. “With the president’s executive order, we can move the bureaucracy more quickly because they understand that it’s not just secretarial priority, it’s not just a Cattlemen’s priority,” Vilsack said, “and in Washington, that makes a difference.” Vilsack says the goal is to draw a bright line and define what constitutes unfair competition in the agricultural sector.
“Making the burden of proving a violation a little bit more producer balanced than it is today,” Vilsack says. “When you say to prove a violation, you have to prove that the entire industry has been impacted, well, that’s virtually an impossible standard to meet, ok? So what we’re going to do is say, ‘That’s not the standard, should not be the standard,’ to give producers a fair shake.” Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s glad the Biden Administration is beefing up enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act and he applauds Vilsack’s effort to make markets competitive for all Americans.
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says while much remains unclear, he’s optimistic about the Biden Administration’s efforts to address anti-competitive practices in agriculture.
The CAM School Board will meet in a regular session Monday evening. The meeting starts at 6:30-p.m. in the CAM High School Superintendent’s Office. Discussion/Action items on their agenda include:
The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports two men were arrested Saturday. Authorities say 38-year-old Matthew Sherman Olson turned himself into the Page County Sheriff’ s Office. Olson was wanted on an active warrant. His bond cash-only bond was set at $1,000. And, 22-year-old John Edward Hyler was arrested Saturday for Eluding a Peace Officer, and Reckless Driving. His cash or surety bond was set $4,300.
Matthew Olson
John Hyler
BETTY SUNDERMAN, 86, of Walnut, died Sunday, July 11th, at the Allen Place, in Atlantic. Funeral services for BETTY SUNDERMAN will be held 11-a.m. Wednesday, July 14th, at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut. Roland Funeral Service, in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Open visitation at the funeral home is on Tuesday, July 13th, from Noon until 5-p.m.; Visitation with the family will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut, on Wednesday, from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service.; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.
BETTY SUNDERMAN is survived by:
Her son – Steve (Michelle) Sunderman, of Walnut.
Her brother – Bob Beckendorf, of Atlantic.
and 1 Step-granddaughter.
A high speed chase of a motorcycle by authorities in Page County Saturday morning resulted the arrest of a man from Nebraska. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports that around 9:55-a.m., officers with the Clarinda Police Department and deputies from the Page County Sheriff’s Department were involved in a high-speed vehicle pursuit that began at 12th & Washington Streets.
The chase began when a Clarinda Police Officer attempted to stop a 1992 Kawasaki motorcycle for failure to obey a stop sign. The driver of the motorcycle led officers on a high-speed chase through the east and south area of Clarinda.
The cycle was abandoned in the 100 block of N. 12th St., where the operator, 22-year old John Edward Hyler, of Norfolk, NE., fled on foot into a residence. Hyler was apprehended a short time later. He was being held in the Page County Jail on two counts of eluding law enforcement vehicles and numerous traffic violations.
Reports have been forwarded to Page County Attorney’s Office for formal charging decisions.
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