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2nd suspect arrested in dog starvation death and neglect case

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May 4th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) announced Monday that another arrest was made in the starvation death of an Ankeny dog and the neglect of another. Todd Townsend is facing 2 charges of Animal Neglect – Death or Serious Injury. On Friday, Amber Robison of Ankeny was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Animal Neglect – Death or Serious Injury.

Todd Townsend

The ARL said a dead, emaciated dog was brought into the shelter last weekend. The ARL realized another dog was in the Ankeny home and said they were able to save him.

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2 children reported missing from Children’s Square in Council Bluffs

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May 4th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

UPDATE 9:25-a.m. from CBPD: Thank you all for your assistance in looking for these two juveniles. Both children have returned to Children’s Square USA unharmed.

The Council Bluffs Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 10 year old male and 13 year old female who ran away from Children’s Square USA, a little before 9-p.m., Monday.

Authorities say 10-year-old Taylor DeGonia is a white male, 5’4”, brown hair, wearing black shirt and blue jeans. 13-year-old Dakota Van Beek is a white female, 5’4”, blonde hair wearing a blue T-shirt and grey sweatpants.

If these children are located please contact the Council Bluffs Police Department 712-328-4728 or call 911.

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Spring Sports Scoreboard Monday 05/03/2021

Sports

May 3rd, 2021 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

Atlantic 1, Nodaway Valley/West Central Valley 0. (Jada Jensen scored the lone goal with Aubrey Guyer on the assist. Edria Brummer had 10 saves.)
Creston 2, Chariton 1
Glenwood 3, Sioux City East 2
Missouri Valley 6, Logan-Magnolia 0
St. Albert 4, Harlan 1

BOYS SOCCER

St. Albert 5, Atlantic 1
Denison-Schleswig 4, Kuemper Catholic 1
Lewis Central 8, Creston 0
Missouri Valley 4, Logan-Magnolia 0
Riverside 2, Underwood 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Glenwood 5, Clarinda 4

BOYS TENNIS

St. Albert 5, Glenwood 4

GIRLS GOLF

Creston 205, Red Oak 257. Medalist: Rylie Driskell, Creston (40)
Denison-Schleswig 213, Lewis Central 240, Kuemper Catholic 242. Medalist: Kenna Soppe, Kuemper and Tess Petersen, Denison-Schleswig (50).
Glenwood 211, Clarinda 242. Medalist: Morgan Stanislav, Glenwood (48).
IKM-Manning 231, Missouri Valley NTS. Medalist: Kylie Powers, IKM-Manning (48).
Lenox 217, Southwest Valley NTS, Fremont-Mills NTS. Medalist: Chelsey Hoakison, Lenox (50)
Logan-Magnolia 218, AHSTW 260. Medalist: Ally Meyers, AHSTW (48)
St. Albert 215, CB Abraham Lincoln 270. Medalist: Lainey Sheffield and Alexis Narmi, St. Albert (51).
Tri-Center 217, Riverside 237. Medalist: Adi Brink, Riverside (44).

BOYS GOLF

AHSTW 199, Logan-Magnolia NTS.
Boyer Valley 176, Woodbine 217. Medalist: Adam Puck, Boyer Valley (41).
Creston 183, Red Oak 208. Medalist: Colby Burg, Creston (38).
IKM-Manning 165, Missouri Valley 193. Medalist: Kyler Rasmussen, IKM-Manning (38).
Fremont-Mills 170, Southwest Valley 208, Lenox 213. Medalist: Cooper Langfelt, F-M (39).
Kuemper Catholic 334, Carroll 340. Medalist: Drew Munson, Carroll (78).
Tri-Center 178, Riverside 201. Medalist: Ethan Riecks, Riverside and Grant Way, Tri-Center (41).

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Pride of Iowa Conference Track Meet 05/03/2021

Sports

May 3rd, 2021 by admin

Girls Team Scores

1
Wayne
165.50
2
Mount Ayr
140.50
3
Nodaway Valley
105.00
4
Central Decatur
82.00
5
Lenox
69.00
6
Martensdale-St. Marys
64.00
7
Southwest Valley
33.00
8
East Union
31.00
8
Bedford
31.00
10
Southeast Warren
9.00

Nodaway Valley grabbed wins from Maddax DeVault in the 100M Hurdles, 4x100M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Lenox’s McKinna Hogan won the 800M and 1500M. The Tigers also got wins from Cadence Douglas in the High Jump, 4x800M Relay, and Distance Medley.

Boys Team Scores

1
Central Decatur
150.00
2
Mount Ayr
147.00
3
Lenox
88.00
4
East Union
75.00
5
Martensdale-St. Marys
65.00
6
Bedford
59.00
7
Nodaway Valley
52.00
8
Southwest Valley
45.00
9
Southeast Warren
34.00
10
Wayne
6.00

Lenox got a win from Johnathan Weaver in the 110M Hurdles. Southwest Valley’s Marshall Knapp won the High Jump and Dillon Inman won the Discus for the Timberwolves.

Full results HERE.

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Rolling Valley Conference Track Meet 05/03/2021

Sports

May 3rd, 2021 by admin

Woodbine hosted the 2021 Rolling Valley Conference Co-Ed Track Meet on Monday. Woodbine came away with both the girls and boys team titles.

Girls Team Scores

  1. Woodbine 143
  2. CAM 125
  3. ArWeVa 79
  4. Glidden-Ralston 72
  5. Boyer Valley 55
  6. West Harrison 41
  7. Exira-EHK 37
  8. Paton-Churdan 20
  9. Coon Rapids-Bayard 4

CAM’s Molly Venteicher broke the meet record in the Shot Put with a toss of 39’2″. Jade Jackson won the 100M Hurdles for the Cougars in a meet record time of 16.85. The Cougars also won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Exira-EHK won the 4x400M Relay.

2021.RVC Girls Meet

Boys Team Scores

  1. Woodbine 148
  2. CAM 124
  3. Glidden-Ralston 74
  4. West Harrison 68
  5. Coon Rapids-Bayard 52
  6. ArWeVa 44
  7. Boyer Valley 34
  8. Exira-EHK 30
  9. Paton-Churdan 11

Layne Pryor led the charge for the Tigers team title with record setting wins in the Shot Put and Discus. CAM got wins from Connor McKee in the 110M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles, Lane Spieker in the Long Jump, the 4x800M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Exira-EHK’s Tyler Kingery won the High Jump. Glidden-Ralston’s Brigham Daniel won the 100M, 200M, and 400M.

2021 RVC.Boys Meet

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Harlan girls, Glenwood boys take team titles at Trojan Relays

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May 3rd, 2021 by admin

Trojan Relays hosted at Griswold
05/03/2021

Girls Team Scores

1
Harlan
148.50
2
Glenwood
134.00
3
Atlantic
124.00
4
Lewis Central
88.00
5
CB Abraham Lincoln
57.00
6
Shenandoah
53.50
7
Creston
 47.00
8
 Clarinda 44.00
9
St. Albert
31.00
10
CB Thomas Jefferson
10.00

Harlan got wins from Justine Buman in the 100M Hurdles, Kaia Bieker in the 1500M, the 4x200M Relay, 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Atlantic got wins from Haley Rasmussen in the 200M and 400M. The Trojans went 2nd in the 4x400M Relay and 4x800M Relay.

Boys Team Scores

1
Glenwood
135.50
2
Atlantic
124.00
3
Lewis Central
111.50
4
Clarinda
101.50
5
St Albert
69.00
6
 CB Abraham Lincoln
56.50
7
Red Oak
56.00
8
Shenandoah
46.00
9
Harlan Community
35.00

Glenwood won the 4x100M Relay, 4x200M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Atlantic got double wins from Craig Alan Becker (800M and 1600M) and Colin Mullenix (110M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles. Zane Berg took the 3200M and the Trojans won the Distance Medley.

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Atlantic 4th grade AAU volleyball team wins state title

Sports

May 3rd, 2021 by admin

(Photo: L-R)- Grace Goodrich, Reese Harlan, Madison McLaren, Madilyn Waters, Henley Coffman, Brylee Lamp, Arianna Knuth, Reese Ball, and Tessa O’Brien.
Coaches (not pictured): Emilee Harlan and Amanda Knuth.

The Atlantic 4th grade AAU Volleyball Team won the team title at the 2021 AAU State Volleyball Championships in Lake City. The Trojans came out on top of a 17 team field. Reese Harlan and Madilyn Waters were named to the All-Tournament Team.

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Mills County Sheriff’s report, 5/3/21

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May 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested on separate charges early Saturday morning, in Mills County. At around 2:15-a.m., 33-year-old Zachary Clay Younts, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on Main Street in Malvern, on warrants for Violation of Probation, and Contempt of Court. His bond was set at $25,000.

At approximately 3:25-a.m., Saturday, 31-year-old Courtney Paige Pontow, of Malvern, was arrested following a traffic stop on I-29. She was charged with OWI/1st offense, with bond set at $1,000.

And, at around 5-a.m., Saturday, 61-year-old Thomas Oscar Anderson, of Red Oak, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $2,000.

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Midwest economy sets one-month record for growth

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May 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The monthly Creighton University survey of business leaders shows the Midwestern economy saw its biggest-ever economic bounce during April. On the zero to 100 scale, the business conditions index hit a record 73.9 for the month, its largest in almost three decades of surveys. Creighton economist Ernie Goss says the region’s economy, which includes Iowa and eight other states, has posted growth for 11 straight months now.

Ernie Goss

“This economy is moving along but it’s constrained, if you can believe that, constrained by supply bottlenecks,” Goss says. “Four out of the ten supply managers reported they were experiencing significant bottlenecks and delays in deliveries, so that’s slowing down the growth.” Iowa’s business conditions index for April is lagging behind the region overall and rose to 67.9, up from 66.5 in March. The survey found hiring in the region sank during April, as more than one in five (22%) supply managers named finding and hiring qualified workers as the greatest 2021 challenge to their firm.

“The stimulus package that was put through by the Biden administration is having some negative impacts on the overall hiring,” Goss says, “simply because you’re paying workers more to remain unemployed rather than to get a job, and we’re going to continue seeing that be an issue going forward.” In March and April of last year, the region lost 106,000 manufacturing jobs. Since bottoming out in April of 2020, Goss says the Midwest has added 58,000 manufacturing jobs. The economic pressures of the prolonged pandemic are appearing elsewhere, too.

“We’re already seeing higher airfares, the airlines are increasing prices on tickets and that’s being reflected in family travel,” Goss says. “Business travel, still not good. We’re seeing conferences being canceled, we’re seeing conferences being held on Zoom or on remote.” Compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, Goss says Iowa manufacturing employment is down 4,300 jobs, or 1.9%, while average hourly manufacturing wages are 2.1% lower.

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(UPDATE) Casino parking lot shooting investigation ends w/victim refusing to cooperate

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May 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our earlier reports, police in Council Bluffs say a man who was shot in the parking lot of a Council Bluffs casino early Monday morning, is refusing to cooperate with investigators, so they are closing the case without any arrests. The incident took place in the parking lot of the Ameristar Casino. Authorities say at around 2-a.m., officers were dispatched to the casino at 2200 River Road, with regard to a security officer who was out with a man, who had suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Officers spoke with the unidentified victim, who told them he was walking in the parking lot, when a dark colored SUV drove up to him, and someone inside fired a shot at the man. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

At 11-a.m., Monday, detectives attempted to speak with the victim of the shooting for a second time. The unidentified 29-year-old male from Russellville, Mo., was still uncooperative, but told detectives the incident “was not a random shooting.” The man had arrived at the casino in the unknown suspect’s vehicle, and when the suspect returned to pick him up, the victim was shot once in the abdomen.

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