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Area Softball Scores from 6/4/19

Sports

June 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 6, Harlan 5
Denison-Schleswig 9, Lewis Central 2
Glenwood 10, Shenandoah 1
Kuemper Catholic 16, St. Albert 7
Red Oak 10, Clarinda 0

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 6, Audubon 0
Logan-Magnolia 21, Tri-Center 2
Riverside 3, Missouri Valley 2
Underwood 7, IKM-Manning 2

Pride of Iowa Conference

Lenox 7, Bedford 0
Mount Ayr 11, Nodaway Valley 2

Other Scores

ACGC 21, West Central Valley 6
Ar-We-Va 11, Whiting 1
Bishop Heelan 7, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 1
Carroll 11, South Central Calhoun 1
Earlham 3, Exira-EHK 0
Fremont-Mills 21, CAM 9

Melcher-Dallas 12, Orient-Macksburg 0
Ridge View 9, OABCIG 3
Sidney 10, Woodbine 9
West Monona 14, MVAOCOU 4

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Wednesday, June 5 2019

Weather

June 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Isolated showers this morning, otherwise partly cloudy. High 86. NW @ 10.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 60. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 84. NE @ 10.

Friday: P/Cldy w/isolated showers. High 84.

Saturday: P/Cldy to cldy w/scattered showers & tstrms. High 82.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our Low this morning 65. Last year on this date our High was 88 and the Low was 64. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 104 in 1933. The Record Low was 40 in 1897 & 1935.

Midwest Sports Headlines: 6/5/19

Sports

June 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Luis Castillo pitched one-run ball over six innings, Yasiel Puig homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 following a rain delay of 1 hour, 20 minutes. The loss snapped the Cardinals’ four-game winning streak after sweeping the Chicago Cubs over the weekend. Castillo gave up two hits, walked four and struck out eight with 111 pitches. He dropped his ERA to 2.38 and hasn’t taken a loss since April 3 _ a 1-0 defeat to Milwaukee.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eduardo Núñez belted a pinch-hit, three-run homer to break open a close game in the eighth inning, and the Red Sox went on to beat the Royals 8-3. J.D. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts and Brock Holt also drove in runs for the Red Sox. Scott Barlow took the loss in relief for Kansas City after blowing the lead in the sixth inning.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals placed slugging third baseman Hunter Dozier on the injured list with an oblique strain and recalled infielder Kelvin Gutierrez from Triple-A Omaha before their series opener against the Boston Red Sox. Dozier’s move to the IL is retroactive to Friday, and manager Ned Yost said he could be back in about a week.

BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy is looking for help on defense with the possibility Zdeno Chara won’t be back for the next game of the Stanley Cup Final against St. Louis. Chara took a deflected puck off his face in the second period of Game 4, which the Blues won to tie the series at two games apiece. Cassidy says it’s not clear yet whether Chara will be able to play. Game 5 is Thursday night in Boston.

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., June 5, 2019

News

June 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Attorney General’s office says a settlement has been reached in the first health care data breach lawsuit involving numerous states, including Iowa. The office said Tuesday the deal was reached with health care software provider Medical Informatics Engineering Inc. and NoMoreClipboard, LLC, which will pay the states $900,000 and improve data security. The case was filed in Indiana, home to Medical Informatics. The lawsuit sprang from a May 2015 data breach affecting 3.9 million people.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines City Council is taking steps to ban high-capacity magazines and trigger devices that make guns even more deadly. The Des Moines Register reports that the council unanimously backed a motion Monday to prepare ordinances prohibiting the magazines and trigger activators such as bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic assault rifles to fire nearly as fast as fully automatic weapons. Councilman Chris Coleman says city leaders want to “protect our citizens from mass shootings.”

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a suspect wanted in a May shooting in Cedar Rapids that left two dead and two others injured has been arrested. Police say 26-year-old Andre Defaunte was arrested late Tuesday morning by the U.S. Marshals Service and Cedar Rapids police after a brief foot chase in Cedar Rapids. Richardson is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and several other counts in the early May 18 shooting.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A statewide trade group representing commercial, industrial and public works construction contractors says it has established a $5 million endowment that will fund programs to attract people to construction trade jobs. Master Builders of Iowa has created a nonprofit board that will each year fund projects that introduce students and adults to the building trades and help attract them to training programs to be carpenters, electricians, welders or plumbers.

ROXANNE “Roxie” PROSS, 53, of Audubon (Celebration of Life 6/7/19)

Obituaries

June 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ROXANNE “Roxie” PROSS, 53, of Audubon, died Friday, May 31st, at home. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for ROXIE PROSS will be held 11-a.m. Friday, June 7th, at the Atlantic Gospel Chapel. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

The family will meet with friends from 9:30-a.m. Friday until the time of service, at the Atlantic Gospel Chapel.

Burial will be held at a later date.

ROXANNE “Roxie” PROSS is survived by:

Her son – Christopher (Amanda) Pross.

Her daughter – Stephanie (Wallace) Santana.

Her parents

Her siblings – Candy Elliott; Bernice (Gary) Baier, and Andy Elliott (& Laura Lou Wilson).

2 grandchildren and her “Honorary son,” Matt Pelzer.

Atlantic School Board approves sale of bonds & Washington Parking lot project contract

News

June 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic School Board, Tuesday afternoon, passed a Resolution approving the Contract and Bonds for the Washington Elementary School Parking lot project. The contract is with Precision Concrete Services, of Atlantic.

The Board heard from the District’s Bond Counsel Travis Squires, with PiperJaffrey, with regard to the sale of General Obligation Bonds to cover the cost of facilities improvements, and the levy of taxes for the sale. Bids for the purchase of the bonds were received at 10-a.m. Tuesday.

Squires said “In summary, over the last month we completed the bond rating process. The District was assigned an “A-Plus” rating from S&P (Standard and Poors), which is very good (and) puts (The district) in the upper half school district bond ratings in Iowa.” There were three electronically submitted bids for the bonds. Squires said he was surprised there weren’t more bids, but the economy has played a role in that factor.

Each of the three bids had interest rates assigned to them, of 5% and 4% at the onset, with a declining interest rate beginning in 2026. The rates for the bonds are different from the yield investors earn, according to Squires. The average interest rate is 2.15%. The purchase price for $9.5-million dollars in bonds at $10.2-million. The winning bidder was Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., from Milwaukee, WI. They have already wired the District $95,000 as a good faith estimate. A Resolution passed by the Board Tuesday, locks in the District’s interest rate.

Squires said because of the bond rate, the district is limited to the total bond amount plus premium to be under $10-million per calendar year, so the G-O Bonds Series 2019 were later resized to $9.26-million, which leaves the District with $240,000 in voter authority that is not being issued, but the District is actually getting more than $9.5-million, because of the Premium. Long story short, the final True Interest Rate is 2.146%, which means the District will pay less than $1-million interest on the $10-million in debt.

The levy rate starts out in Fiscal Year May 2020 at 3.498%. Next year the rate in 4.04%, but then in 2022 it drops to 2.73% and finally levels off at around 1.88%. The next step, Squires said, is to start conversations with local banks to gauge their interest and at what rate level, before negotiating a a good solution.

Produce in the Park starts this Thursday, in Atlantic

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Produce in the Park kicks off its farmers market season this Thursday June 6 from 4:30 -6:30 PM in the Atlantic City Park. You’re invited to join the community for locally grown food including produce, meat, and eggs, in addition to locally made baked goods and a variety of products by local crafters and artisans, activities for kids, and entertainment.

New this year is a market host, games for adults, a local business prize raffle, and free produce snacks for kids. On opening day, Atlantic Parks and Recreation will be playing yard games with attendees. Sue’s Country Garden will be supplying free produce snacks for kids, as well as serving as guest chef providing samples and recipes of Rhubarb Upside-down Cake.

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce will be raffling $50 in AtlantiCash or Chamber Bucks (each vendor purchase at the market enters you in the raffle). Cass County Conservation will be holding a casting contest for kids to promote upcoming fishing derbies, and Healthy Cass County will have a table at the market. Jeremy Faga will provide entertainment.

Produce in the Park is continuing to accept vendor applications throughout the season and partial season or one-time options are now available for all vendors. Reduced rates are offered for vendors under 18. Contact Produce in the Park with questions.

Produce in the park is made possible through local funding. Thanks to the generous donations from the Community Promotion Commission, the Cass County Local Food Policy Council, the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, and sponsorships from First Whitney Bank and Trust and Cass County Hospitals. The market continues to look for additional sponsors. To sponsor the market, contact Produce in the Park.

Produce in the Park is held every Thursday evening throughout the summer in the Atlantic City Park from 4:30 – 6:30 pm (note: no market will be held on the July 4 holiday).  Produce in the Park can be reached at produceintheparkatlanticiowa@gmail.com and found on Facebook @ProduceInThePark. Market Manager Brigham Hoegh can also be reached at 712-249-5870.

2019 Season Vendors:

  • DeLaine’s Designs
  • Piper’s Brae Farm LLC
  • Hilltop Creations
  • Donna’s Homemade Jewelry
  • Brun Ko Farm
  • Erickson Foods
  • Lazy T’s
  • Harrisdale Farmstead
  • Rolling Acres Farm
  • Sue’s Country Garden
  • Simply Made by Paula
  • Patricia Fisher
  • Lawrence and Kathy Havens
  • Knights of Columbus
  • DezaRae Farm Soaps
  • BeeBops Art
  • Delta Metal Works

Elliott man arrested for Domestic Abuse

News

June 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County, arrested a man from Elliott for Domestic Abuse/1st offense. Authorities say 32-year old Cory R. Smith was taken into custody at a residence in Elliott at around 9:50-a.m., Tuesday. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail pending an appearance before the magistrate.

Minor injuries reported following a collision in Red Oak, Tue. afternoon

News

June 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police say a teenager was injured during a collision at around 3:30-p.m. Tuesday at 1st and Corning Streets. Authorities say 16-year old Alyssa Resh, of Red Oak, suffered minor facial injuries due to an airbag deployment that occurred when the car she was driving was struck on the passenger side. She was not transported to the hospital, though.

Resh was driving a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix northbound on 1st street, and did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign. She pulled into the intersection with Corning Street and was struck broadside by a 2006 Ford truck that was traveling westbound, and was driven by 43-year old Edward D. Strickland, of Red Oak.

The car came to rest in a yard and knocked down a stop sign. Strickland, and a passenger in Resh’ car, were not hurt. Resh was cited for Failure to Yield from a stop sign. Strickland was cited for having no valid driver’s license. Damage from the accident amounted to $6,100.

Disaster Proclamation for Union County

News

June 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation today (Tuesday), for Union County in response to heavy rains, hail, straight-line winds, tornadoes, widespread flooding, and flash flooding beginning May 17 and continuing. The governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management Program, for Union County.

The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level or a maximum annual income of $41,560 for a family of three. Grants are available for home or car repairs, replacement of clothing or food and temporary housing expenses. Original receipts are required for those seeking reimbursement for actual expenses related to storm recovery. The grant application and instructions are available on the Iowa Department of Human Services website. Potential applicants have 45 days from the date of the proclamation to submit a claim.

Disaster Case Management is a program to address serious needs to overcome a disaster-related hardship, injury or adverse condition. Disaster case managers work with clients to create a disaster recovery plan and provide guidance, advice and referral to obtain a service or resource. There are no income eligibility requirements for this program; it closes 180 days from the date of the governor’s proclamation. For information on the Disaster Case Management Program, contact your local community action association or visit www.iowacommunityaction.org.

Iowa residents of counties impacted by the recent severe weather are asked to report damage to help local and state officials better understand the damage sustained. Damage to property, roads, utilities and other storm-related information may be reported. This information will be collected by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and shared with local emergency management agencies.

For more information on Iowa flooding, visit floods2019.iowa.gov or contact 2-1-1.