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Skyscan forecast for Atlantic & the area: 1/15/2020

Weather

January 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Today: **Winter Weather Advisory for freezing drizzle in effect until 9-a.m.** Cloudy w/patchy freezing drizzle changing to flurries before ending. High early around 32, w/temps falling during the day. NW @ 15-30 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 0. NW @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 22. SE @ 5-10.

Friday: Cldy w/a chance of snow/mixed precip. (rain/freezing rain/snow). High near 32.

Saturday: Cldy w/light snow in the morning. High 24.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 35. Our Low 22. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 33 and the Low 18. The Record High here on Jan. 15th, was 61 in 1990, and the Record Low was -23 in 1905.

Tuesday’s area basketball scores (from 1/14/20)

Sports

January 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 56, Clarinda 51
Creston 44, Treynor 39
Glenwood 74, Harlan 67
Shenandoah 59, Red Oak 45
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 51, Elkhorn Mount Michael, Neb. 48

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 73, Riverside 39
Audubon 45, Missouri Valley 29
IKM-Manning 63, Underwood 58
Tri-Center 49, Logan-Magnolia 42

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 49, Paton-Churdan 37
Boyer Valley 60, CAM 59
West Harrison, Mondamin 56, Woodbine 45

Corner Conference

East Mills 74, Clarinda Academy 37
Stanton 60, Sidney 51

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 79, Lenox 33
Central Decatur 64, East Union 30
Martensdale-St. Marys 80, Wayne 27
Mount Ayr 67, Southwest Valley 31

West Central Activities Conference

Des Moines Christian 58, Earlham 36
Madrid 70, AC/GC 63
Pleasantville 70, Woodward Academy 59
Woodward-Granger 54, Panorama, Panora 49
Van Meter 68, I-35 35

Other Scores

Ballard 68, Carroll 42
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 59, Sioux City, East 51
Lamoni 64, Orient-Macksburg 22
OA-BCIG 83, Woodbury Central, Moville 50
Ogden 82, West Central Valley 49
Ridge View 58, MVAO-CO-U 41
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 58, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 40
West Lyon, Inwood 53, Sibley-Ocheyedan 48
Westwood 68, West Monona 48
Winterset 77, Bondurant Farrar 48

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 69, Clarinda 34
Creston 44, Treynor 39
Glenwood 81, Harlan 45
Newell-Fonda 85, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 29
Red Oak 64, Shenandoah 30

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 88, Riverside 14
Audubon 77, Missouri Valley 35
Logan-Magnolia 57, Tri-Center 24
Underwood 54, IKM-Manning 45

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 64, Boyer Valley 59
Exira-EHK 60, Glidden-Ralston 31
Paton-Churdan 41, Ar-We-Va 38
Woodbine 71, West Harrison, Mondamin 54

Corner Conference

Fremont Mills 57, Essex 29
Sidney 44, Stanton 42

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 70, East Union 28
Lenox 63, Bedford 41
Mount Ayr 64, Southwest Valley 37

West Central Activities Conference

AC/GC 55, Madrid 46
Des Moines Christian 59, Earlham 21
Panorama 54, Woodward-Granger 49
West Central Valley 59, Ogden 28

Other Scores

Ballard 36, Carroll 25
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 49, Sioux City, East 47
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 45, Sioux City, North 21
Ridge View 62, MVAO-CO-U 49
Sioux City, West 50, LeMars 42
West Monona 60, Westwood, Sloan 47
Winterset 68, Bondurant Farrar 63
Woodbury Central 77, OA-BCIG 37

Midwest Sports Headlines: 1/15/20

Sports

January 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa is entering the NFL draft after two of the most dominant performances of his career. Epenesa posted his decision on his Instagram page. He says his time with the Hawkeyes was everything he hoped it would be. Epenesa was an Associated Press second-team All-American and an AP All-Big Ten first-team pick. He is the first Iowa player with double-digit sacks in consecutive seasons since 2002-03.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Luka Garza scored 27 points — all but one of them in two spurts — and Iowa beat Northwestern 75-62. C.J. Fredrick and Joe Wieskamp each added 11 as the Hawkeyes (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) won their second straight.Miller Kopp scored 15 and Peter Nance had 11 for the cold-shootings Wildcat (6-10, 1-5), who connected at just 36% from the floor and have lost six of seven.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Isaiah Moss scored 20 points to help No. 6 Kansas beat Oklahoma 66-52. It was Moss’ first start for the Jayhawks. The graduate transfer had started every game he played the previous two years at Iowa. He stepped in for injured leading scorer Devon Dotson. Udoka Azubuike had 16 points and 14 rebounds and Marcus Garrett added 15 points for the Jayhawks. Kansas bounced back from a loss to Baylor last Saturday. Kristian Doolittle had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma. The Sooners shot 31% from the field.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — C.J. Walker scored 18 and No. 21 Ohio State snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Nebraska 80-68. Freshman guard D.J. Carton chipped in 13 for the Buckeyes and Kaleb Wesson had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Ohio State rolled despite the absence of guards Luther Muhammad and Duane Washington Jr. who were serving suspensions. Thorir Thorbjarnarson had 15 points for the Huskers, who have lost two straight. Ohio State hadn’t won since Dec. 21 and hadn’t scored 60 points in a game during the losing streak. The Buckeyes reached that total before the mid-point of the second half against Nebraska.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kyler Edwards scored a career-high 24 points, Davide Moretti had 14 and No. 23 Texas Tech used a late push to beat Kansas State 77-63. The Red Raiders led by 15 at one point, but the Wildcats rallied and led 46-45 with 13 minutes remaining. Kevin McCuller scored nine of his 10 points in the final 11:30 to help steady Texas Tech. Jahmi’us Ramsey also had 10 points. Cartier Diarra scored 19 points, Xavier Sneed had 14 and Montavious Murphy added 11 for Kansas State. This is only the second time Texas Tech has won at Kansas State since 2007.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Reggie Perry had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Mississippi State to an easy 72-45 victory over Missouri. Perry has now collected nine double-doubles this season and has 18 for his career. Tyson Carter had 15 points while Nick Weatherspoon added 11 for Mississippi State, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Missouri was led by Kobe Brown’s 14 points and Brown was the only Tiger to finish in double digits. Mississippi State jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the opening four minutes.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Miami Marlins have traded outfielder Austin Dean to the St. Louis Cardinals for 18-year-old minor league outfielder Diowill Burgos. Dean was designated for assignment by the Marlins last week. He batted .225 for them in 64 games last year and hit .337 with 18 home runs for Triple-A New Orleans. He’ll be added to the Cardinals’ 40-man roster. Burgos signed with the Cardinals as an international free agent in September 2017. He batted .316 with 11 home runs and 50 RBIs in 58 games last season in the Dominican Summer League and Gulf Coast League.

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Jan. 15, 2020

News

January 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates strained to keep Tuesday’s debate civil and substantive. They drew policy contrasts with each other on national security, health care and trade, but repeatedly shifted the focus back to their common opponent: President Donald Trump. The debate came three weeks before the Iowa caucuses and just as some candidates are preparing to leave the campaign trail to serve as jurors in Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Months of campaigning have left Democrats with a crowded top tier, and it’s unclear if the debate helped any of the candidates break out of that pack.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov Kim Reynolds is asking lawmakers to consider increasing the state sales tax by 1 cent to fund increased spending on water quality, the environment and mental health care programs. To offset the tax increase she’s proposing an income tax cut of 10% and a property tax cut. Reynolds made the proposals in her annual Condition of the State address delivered to lawmakers Tuesday. Reynolds is again calling for a constitutional amendment to allow felons to vote upon completing their sentences and an amendment declaring there is no right to an abortion under the Iowa Constitution.

DES MOINES (AP) — There was a lot of pre-debate chatter about a coming fight between Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren over Warren’s assertion that Sanders told her in 2018 that a woman couldn’t be elected president. Sanders denied it, Warren didn’t press it, and a substantive debate on a range of issues ensued. Still, after the debate, it appeared that Warren declined to shake Sanders’ hand. Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines was the final forum before the Iowa caucuses.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature has again denied press access to a liberal journalist whose blog is often critical of its policies, despite warnings from state and national groups that the restriction appears to be unconstitutional. The Iowa House and Senate informed Laura Belin, author of the Bleeding Heartland blog, that her applications for access during the session that began Monday have been rejected. The Iowa House told Belin that it does not credential journalists who are nontraditional while the Iowa Senate said it doesn’t consider Belin a member of the media. Belin says she’s considering her next steps, including an appeal or a lawsuit.

State worker to be paid in disability discrimination case

News

January 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A state panel has agreed to pay more than $400,000 after a judge found a worker at a southwest Iowa care center was the victim of disability discrimination. The State Appeal Board approved paying the court-ordered judgment against Glenwood Resource Center to Dorothy Hollinger.

She was a residential treatment worker at Glenwood, a center for people with intellectual disabilities. Hollinger had a knee injury made worse after a patient at the center kicked her in 2011. After an extended surgical leave she was fired in 2013 but recalled for job that paid less. A judge last year ordered the state to pay lost wages, emotional distress and attorney fees.

Toren Young the latest Hawkeye to leave for NFL

Sports

January 14th, 2020 by admin

Iowa junior running back Toren Young is the latest Hawkeye to announce he is leaving for a shot at the NFL. Young announced his decision on social media on Tuesday.

Young finished the 2019 season with 432 yards on 81 carries with 1 touchdown. He finishes his Iowa career with 1,262 yards and 8 touchdowns. Young becomes the 3rd Hawkeye to declare for the draft, joining AJ Epenesa and Geno Stone.

RICK STONE, 67, of Atlantic (Visitation 01/17/2020)

Obituaries

January 14th, 2020 by admin

RICK STONE, 67, of Atlantic died Tuesday, January 14th at his home in Atlantic. A visitation for RICK STONE will be held on Friday, January 17th from 5:00pm-7:00pm in the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Memorials may be directed to the family’s wishes.

RICK STONE is survived by:

Wife: Kathy Stone of Atlantic.

Children: Ricky Stone (Fiance Shannon Potts) of Sioux City. Daquori (Chris) Koch of Anthon. Nathan Stone of Denver. CO. Shawn (Melissa) Stone of Ashland. NE. Jeremy Stone of Atlantic.

Sisters: Georgia Plum of Sioux City. Kathy (Preston) Dezeuuw of Elk Point, SD. Wendy Stone of Sioux City.

Brothers: Marvin Stone of Sioux City. Jeff (Shelly) Stone of Sioux City.

8 Grandchildren

2 Great-Grandchildren

SW IA county leaves wind turbine ordinance intact

News

January 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — After months of discussion and two public hearings, the board of supervisors in one southwest Iowa county has decided to leave the county wind turbine ordinance as is. Chuck Morris is chairman of the Page County Board of Supervisors.

“Whichever way we land, we’ve got people pretty upset and we understand that,” Morris says. Today’s (Tuesday’s) decision comes after the supervisors held public meetings in both Clarinda and Shenandoah last month to gather feedback on wind turbines in the county.

The current ordinance requires there to be 15-hundred feet between a wind turbine and any home on neighboring property. Supervisor Jon Herzberg says increasing the setback much more would effectively end wind energy possibilities in the county. “A 1600-feet setback is about the most you can go, otherwise the wind energy company won’t come in,” he said.

Page County resident Jane Stimson accused the supervisors of siding with big corporations and absentee landowners. “I think you’re looking out for them more than you’re looking out for those of us who’ve been in families for generations in this county,” she said. “…You’re just selling us out.”

The county ordinance does require a setback from non-participating property lines that’s equal to one-point-one times the height of the turbine.

Allegiant Air announces new nonstop flights from Des Moines

News

January 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Allegiant Air has announced it will add three new nonstop flights — to Memphis, Tennessee; Austin, Texas; and Chicago — from the Des Moines International Airport. The Des Moines Register reports the added flights are part of the carrier’s largest expansion in the company’s history. The new fights begin May 21, with service twice weekly to all three destinations.

The Las Vegas-based carrier had earlier announced flights from Des Moines to Nashville, Tennessee, which start Feb. 13. Allegiant announced in November that it would make Des Moines its newest base, investing $50 million to bring in 66 employees — including pilots, flight attendants and fleet mechanics.

Two Hinton High School students die in accident

News

January 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Two high school students from Hinton High School in northwest Iowa, were killed in an accident early this (Tuesday) morning in rural Plymouth County.  According to Hinton High School Superintendent, Todd Meyer, the two students were siblings, a senior girl, and a freshman boy. Plymouth County Sheriff’s Officials say that icy roads may have played a factor in the head-on collision.

The names of the students have not been released. School officials say school remains in session, however, all school related activities scheduled for this (Tuesday) evening are now canceled. There have been four vehicle accident fatalities in Plymouth County during the last three weeks.