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Hawkeyes Secure Five-Set Win on Phills’ Career Night

Sports

September 20th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

CORALVILLE, Iowa – University of Iowa volleyball opened the Kwik Star Klassic with a five-set victory over South Dakota on Thursday night at Xtream Arena.

The Hawkeyes are 6-4 on the season and 2-0 in five-set matches.

Freshman Dominique Phills had a career night with 18 kills to lead the Hawkeyes. Phills’ previous personal best was 12. Senior Gracie Gibson was efficient on the attack, converting on 10 of her 19 swings (.474). Seniors Joy Galles and Michelle Urquhart recorded 16 and 13 digs, respectively, for the Hawkeye defense. Sophomore Hannah Whittingstall was strong at the net, matching her career high with seven blocks.

As a team, Iowa assisted on 51-of-55 kills. Freshman Jenna Meitzler set up 42 Hawkeye kills in the tournament opener. Iowa hit .198, while holding South Dakota to .165.

HEAR FROM COACH BARNES
“I’m proud of the way we prepared this week. With our freshman setter (Meitzler) stepping up, we tailored everything to her this week, gave her some confidence and the team has rallied around that. I am also proud of Dominique (Phills). She had a great match and really helped us win that fifth set. When we went up 2-0, we knew there was a lot of game left. Credit to South Dakota for fighting back. We’ll certainly take the win against a very good team like that.”

Creston man arrested for Probation Violation

News

September 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston arrested a man Thursday night, for Failure to Appear on a Probation Violation charge. 43-year-old David Junior Richman, of Creston, was arrested at around 8:15-p.m. at a residence in the 500 block of W. Montgomery Street. Richman was taken to Union County Jail and held without bond until he makes an initial appearance before the magistrate.

Dozens of SW Iowa artists are featured in 20 locations on weekend ‘art tour’

News

September 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Artists from communities across southwest Iowa will be featured in a multi-city showcase this weekend, starting this (Friday) afternoon. The Southwest Iowa Art Tour is in its 11th year with displays in Page, Fremont, Montgomery, Mills, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties. Tour coordinator Rebecca Castle Laughlin says there’s a wide range of art, including: painting, sculpture, photography, pottery, wood carving, jewelry and more. “It seems like every year there’s at least one art form that I didn’t know about,” Laughlin says. “For example, we’ve got up in Council Bluffs, there’s an artist who combines fiber art with her painting. So, she does quilting but she paints on the fabric also.”

Laughlin says the event allows artists to spotlight their work while also providing an economic development opportunity for the participating communities. “It was very grassroots-oriented and we tried to get some excitement around the local arts venues and artists that are in our area,” she says. “We want to get them some more sales, obviously, but also bring awareness to the fact that you can make a viable living off the arts in southwest Iowa.” Laughlin says they’ve been handing out brochures with maps at various locations, and they’re also available online for the self-guided tour.

“You can really just plan out your route,” Laughlin explained. “You might say, ‘I’ve got a youth football game tomorrow in Oakland, so I can hit Avoca, Neola, and Macedonia real quick.’ So, really just building it around your schedule. And hit as many spots as you can, because there are some really great artists.” A sneak peak of the tour runs from 4 to 7 p.m. today (Friday), while the main tour is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

The art will be on display at 20 locations in 13 communities on this year’s tour, including: Harlan, Avoca, Neola, Council Bluffs, Macedonia, Glenwood, Malvern, Red Oak, Essex, Clarinda, Shenandoah, Sidney, and Thurman.

(More on the web at swiarttour.com)

Final Summitt Carbon pipeline meeting is today

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The final public meeting on the expansion of the Summit Carbon Solutions carbon capture pipeline expansion project is today (Friday). Farmer Dave Balder (bald-er) plans to attend the meeting in Buena Vista County and opposes the project. “This is a dangerous, profit-driven project, and I see that it will be obsolete before it even gets completed.” Balder, who lives a mile north of the Valero Renewable Fuels plant in Albert City already granted easements on his property for two natural gas pipelines. He says those pipelines are projects that benefit the public, but the carbon pipeline is not.

“I do not agree with someone coming in and with eminent domain and taking over, especially since this is a private situation,” Balder says. Summit Carbon Solutions scheduled public meetings in 23 counties as required by the Iowa Utilities Commission as it seeks to increase its nearly 700-mile carbon capture pipeline by 340 miles.

Several property owners, lawmakers, and the Sierra Club have filed lawsuits opposing the use of eminent domain to build the pipeline connecting about 60 ethanol plants across five states.

RUSSELL DEAN HANSEN, 65, of Avoca (Visitation 9/29/24)

Obituaries

September 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

RUSSELL DEAN HANSEN, 65, of Avoca, died Wed., Sept. 18th (2024) at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Visitation services for RUSSELL DEAN HANSEN will take place on Sunday, September 29 with family greeting friends from 5-7pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Former Creston hospital employee allegedly stole medications by using a patient’s name

News

September 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

A former Greater Regional Health employee in Creston is charged with stealing medications. KCCI-TV reports 47-year-old Brian Gutmann, of Creston, worked at the Greater Regional Health center as a nurse anesthetist. Court records show Gutmann is accused of stealing Fentanyl, Dilaudid and Morphine.

According to investigators, he pulled the medications in a patient’s name, administered some of them, and kept the rest for himself. Kayla Hoffman, director of marketing communications for Greater Regional Health, said in a statement to KCCI:

“Greater Regional Health is aware of the charges. These are the unfortunate actions of a former employee. As an organization, we cooperated with investigating agencies to ensure patient care and safety were never at risk. The agencies validated no patients were harmed or at risk from the findings of this investigation. Actions moving forward are under the direction of charging agencies.”

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Friday, Sept. 20, 2024

Weather

September 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. South breeze at around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Low around 64.
Tomorrow: Partly-to Mostly cloudy w/a 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 84. S/SE winds 10 mph.
Tom. Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cooler. High near 61.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Low around 49.
Monday: Partly sunny w/a slight chance of showers through mid-day. High near 64.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 90. Our Low this morning, 51. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82, and the Low was 6056. The All-time Record High in Atlantic for Sept. 20th, was 99 in 2022. The Record Low was 28 in 1901 & 1962. Sunrise today: 7:05-a.m.; Sunset: 7:21-p.m.

Ernst says Iowa business owners frustrated by SBA loan process

News

September 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – U-S Senator Joni Ernst says it’s been difficult for Iowans trying to recover from this year’s floods and tornadoes to navigate federal disaster programs. “FEMA and SBA did quickly set up recovery centers and I want to thank them for that,” Ernst says, “but business owners were left frustrated by the two agencies’ lack of coordination and incompetence.” Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, says some Iowans initially got bad information about whether they were eligible for Small Business Administration loans.

“In Shelby County, which was hit by tornadoes in the spring, SBA provided outdated and completely wrong information including sending disaster victims to a dead website,” Ernst says. “They didn’t even realize this until my staff members brought this to their attention.” Ernst says she’s heard from small business owners in rural Iowa hit by this year’s severe weather that they got better loans from their local community bank than were offered by the S-B-A.

“Small business owners who lose their livelihoods in a natural disaster have no time to spare,” Ernst said. “It’s incredibly frustrating to repeatedly hear from those seeking SBA assistance that they thought it was a waste of time, so much so that many walked away and didn’t complete applications.” S-B-A Economic Injury Disaster Loans were made available to Iowans hit by historic flooding and devastating tornadoes in counties that have been declared presidential disaster areas. The loans have an interest rate of four percent for businesses.

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) speaks at Senate Committee on Small Business hearing on Sept. 18, 2024.

Ernst has accused the S-B-A of misusing its loan authority, picking winners and losers with investments in firms working with artificial intelligence or “green” companies focused on environmental projects. She’s also critical of the agency’s TOTAL loan portfolio. “SBA’s lending in rural areas is abysmal, at just around 15% in the agency’s two main programs,” Ernst says.

Nearly 18 percent of U-S residents live in rural areas. Ernst suggests if S-B-A lending were in line with the population, another one-point-three BILLION dollars worth of loans would be made to rural entrepreneurs.

Thursday High School Volleyball Scores

Sports

September 19th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

HAWKEYE TEN CONFERENCE 

Shenandoah 3, St. Albert 0

Clarinda 3, Harlan 0

Lewis Central 3, Glenwood 1

Creston 3, Denison-Schleswig 1

 

WESTERN IOWA CONFERENCE 

Missouri Valley 3 IKM-Manning 2

Treynor 3, AHSTW 0

Riverside 3, Audubon 0

Tri-Center 3, Underwood 0

 

ROLLING VALLEY CONFERENCE 

Boyer Valley 3, West Harrison 0

Coon Rapids-Bayard 3, Ar-We-Va 0

CAM 3, Glidden-Ralston 0

Woodbine 3, Paton-Churdan 0

 

NON-CONFERENCE 

Heartland Christian 2, Whiting 0

Heartland Christian 2, Hamburg 0

Griswold 3, Southwest Valley 0

Mount Ayr 3, Bedford 2

Lenox 2, Nodaway Valley 0

Lenox 2, Earlham 0

Southwest Valley Meet XC Results

Sports

September 19th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Girls Results: 

1. Martensdale-St. Marys (21 points) — 1. Karson Oberender (16:14.50), 2. Maclaine German (16:19.40), 4. Penelope Wearmouth (18:22.80), 7. Ellie Baker (18:42.50), 10. Elizabeth Moore (19:01.20)

2. Central Decatur (45 points) — 3. Taylor Leahy (17:59.60), 9. Addyson Schreck (18:57.50), 11. Aubri Perkins (19:20.20), 13. Makenna Perkins (19:31.40)

3. Fremont-Mills (76 points) — 5. Brookelynn Billingsley (18:27.00)

4. Stanton (88 points)

Maryville — 6. Melodie Babcock (18:31.50)

East Mills — 8. Caitlyn Crouse (18:48.50)

Essex — 12. Ella Sandahl (19:23.20)

Griswold — 14. Josephine Millikan (19:42.20)

Sidney — 15. Alexis Barrett (19:45.40)

Boys Results: 

1. Red Oak (33 points) — 1. Emmanuel Grass (13:29.70), 2. Hayden Heitbrink (14:05.70), 6. Osiel Pedersen (14:52.70)

2. Martensdale-St. Marys (43 points) — 4. Teegan Dorenkamp (14:34.30), 8. Isaiah Wheeldon (15:13.90), 12. Jonathan Moore (15:39.10)

3. Central Decatur (96 points) — 9. Beau Waugh (15:20.00)

4. Fremont-Mills (98 points) — 14. Anderson Carter (15:51.70)

5. East Mills (116 points)

6. Southwest Valley (142 points)

7. Stanton (166 points) — 15. Jayden Snow (15:51.80)

Griswold — 3. Holden Jensen (14:10.40), 7. Cody Dorscher (15:02.50)

Sidney — 5. Carter Buttry (14:37.50), 13. Flynt Bell (15:43.90)

Maryville — 10. Tucker McCollough (15:31.10), 11. Jaren Dombek (15:37.10)