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SUSAN JEAN ERICKSON, 63, of Atlantic (Celebration of Life 1/27/24)

Obituaries

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

SUSAN JEAN ERICKSON, 63, of Atlantic, died Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Cass Health in Atlantic.
Per SUE ERICKSON‘s wishes, a cremation will take place at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, and a celebration of life gathering with a luncheon will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

SUE ERICKSON is survived by:

Her father – James, and his wife Carol.

Her husband – Jim.

Her daughters – Dezma (CW), and Clarissa (Josh).

6 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.

High School Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball Scores from Saturday

Sports

January 21st, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Girl’s Basketball

Pender 60, Glenwood 29 (NC)
#3 Des Moines Christian 56, Pella 49 (NC)
#9 Lewis Central 55, Papillion-LaVista South 50 (NC)
#7 Harlan Community 52, Underwood 33 (NC)
#9 CAM 31, #12 Coon Rapids-Bayard 25 (Rolling-Valley)

Boy’s Basketball

Freeman 59, Glenwood 57 (NC)
Kuemper Catholic 65, Grand View Christian 55 (NC)
#10 Mount Vernon 65, Bondurant-Farrar 61 (NC)
Ankeny Christian 62, St. Albert 54 (NC)
Dallas Center-Grimes 73, Carroll 43 (NC)
#6 Madrid 82, Nodaway Valley 33 (NC)
Decorah 62, North Polk 60 (NC)

Public Notice: Montgomery County Supervisors to attend meeting in Griswold on Wed., 1/24

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Montgomery County Auditor Jill Ozuna, today (Sunday), issued a Public Notice, stating that the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors may be attending a Regional Board of Supervisors meeting at the Griswold Community Center in Griswold, on January 24th. The meeting begins at 7-p.m.

Ozuna says while there is a possibility that there will be a quorum,  no official county business will be acted upon during that time.

S.W.A.T. Valkyrie Invitational Girls Wrestling Results

Sports

January 21st, 2024 by Jim Field

Team Scores:
1. S.W.A.T. Valkyrie 202.0
2. Lewis Central 189.5
3. Carroll 187.0
4. Des Moines Public Schools 140.0
5. Glenwood 103.0
6. South Central Calhoun 101.0
7. Clarinda 84.0
8. Raccoon River-Northwest 80.0
9. ATU 79.0
10. Red Oak 75.0
11. Southwest Iowa 71.0
12. Kuemper Catholic 63.0
13. Logan-Magnolia 41.0
14. Denison-Schleswig 31.0
15. Earlham 26.5
16. Woodbine 21.0
17. Shenandoah 20.0
18. Audubon 15.0
19. Harlan Community 2.0

Individual Results:

100
1st Place – Lemuna Gurisho of Des Moines Public Schools
2nd Place – Cassidy McCallister of Raccoon River-Northwest
3rd Place – Jazz Christensen of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
4th Place – Phoebe Timm of Raccoon River-Northwest
5th Place – Kourtney King of South Central Calhoun
6th Place – Alexis Esquivel of Carroll

105
1st Place – Sophia Hazen of ATU
2nd Place – Kennedy Pahl of Des Moines Public Schools
3rd Place – Sunny McGowan of Carroll
4th Place – Chloe Parks of South Central Calhoun
5th Place – Destiny Fry of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
6th Place – Jordan Mulford of Audubon

110
1st Place – Evelyn Kramer of South Central Calhoun
2nd Place – Julia Kanne of Carroll
3rd Place – December Paw of Des Moines Public Schools
4th Place – Grace Hoffman of Kuemper Catholic
5th Place – Kambry Gordon of Clarinda
6th Place – Trinity Bret of ATU

115
1st Place – Emily Lundvall of Glenwood
2nd Place – Brianna Kiger of Carroll
3rd Place – Avah Blakeman of Des Moines Public Schools
4th Place – Taytum Soppe-Cope of ATU
5th Place – Randi Welchans of Clarinda
6th Place – Quincy Sorensen of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie

120
1st Place – Avaeh Smith of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Sadie Smith of Kuemper Catholic
3rd Place – Audrina Johansen of Glenwood
4th Place – Cadence Kinzie of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
5th Place – Kelsey McCool of Carroll
6th Place – Emily-Rose Ellrott-Schmielau of ATU

125
1st Place – Meia Hefley of South Central Calhoun
2nd Place – Josie McCunn of Red Oak
3rd Place – Madison Allmon of Lewis Central
4th Place – Gracyn Baldwin of Raccoon River-Northwest
5th Place – Luaralyse Flint-Spencer of Glenwood
6th Place – Charlotte Gerdts of Clarinda

130
1st Place – Nicole Bond of Red Oak
2nd Place – Kylar Downey of Clarinda
3rd Place – Bailey Lillard of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
4th Place – Emma Bektic of Raccoon River-Northwest
5th Place – Sophie Joyce of Logan-Magnolia
6th Place – Emersyn Howard of Glenwood

135
1st Place – Espie Almazan of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Clara Sapienza of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Averi Burke of Carroll
4th Place – Kyra Wolterman of Kuemper Catholic
5th Place – Bella Bruins of Raccoon River-Northwest
6th Place – Angie Rivera of Denison-Schleswig

140
1st Place – Diana Gaie of Des Moines Public Schools
2nd Place – Kassidy Fiala of Lewis Central
3rd Place – Kloee Jones of Carroll
4th Place – Mia South of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
5th Place – Alaina Norton of Raccoon River-Northwest
6th Place – Amber Rea of Red Oak

145
1st Place – Mahri Manz of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Haley Glade of Earlham
3rd Place – Emily Kesterson of Southwest Iowa
4th Place – Giana Garcia of Denison-Schleswig
5th Place – Paige Baier of Red Oak
6th Place – Annabel Baxter of ATU

155
1st Place – Nancy Bowman of Logan-Magnolia
2nd Place – Stella Beattie of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
3rd Place – Lindsay Trotter of Lewis Central
4th Place – Laila Christophersen of South Central Calhoun
5th Place – Ayla Nagl of Carroll
6th Place – Tatiana Orozco of Southwest Iowa

170
1st Place – Grace Britten of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
2nd Place – Kalen Westerfield of Lewis Central
3rd Place – Jalon Olson of Clarinda
4th Place – Lydia Logan of Glenwood
5th Place – Peyton Katzer of Lewis Central
6th Place – Cleidy Perez-Rivas of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie

190
1st Place – Ellen Gerlock of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
2nd Place – Lillian Howe of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Emma Grossman of Carroll
4th Place – Miley Murdock of Woodbine
5th Place – Megan Gerlock of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
6th Place – Natalie McDowell of Shenandoah

235
1st Place – Emma Daniels of Carroll
2nd Place – Haley Armstrong of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
3rd Place – Madison Wright of Lewis Central
4th Place – Dayanara Soriano-Amaya of Des Moines Public Schools
5th Place – Tatiana Cram of Des Moines Public Schools
6th Place – Brilee Vandusen of Shenandoah

John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament Results

Sports

January 21st, 2024 by Jim Field

Team Scores:
1. Creston 205.0
2. Atlantic 141.5
3. Earlham 139.0
4. Shenandoah 137.0
5. Winterset 116.0
6. Missouri Valley 101.5
7. Clarinda 101.0
8. Riverside, Oakland 100.5
9. Washington 92.0
10. Nodaway Valley 91.0
11. Adair Casey/Guthrie Center 76.0
12. Panorama 64.0
13. Southwest Valley 63.0
14. Clarke 55.0
14. Wayne, Corydon 55.0
16. Lenox 53.0
17. Tri-Center Neola 38.0
18. Central Decatur 36.0
19. Mt Ayr 34.5
20. Centerville 34.0
21. Southwest Iowa 32.5
22. Red Oak 29.0
23. CAM 27.0
24. Denison 7.0
24. Griswold 7.0
26. Bedford 4.0
27. East Mills 0.0

Individual Results:

106
1st Place – Taye Jordan of Atlantic
2nd Place – Max Millage of Earlham
3rd Place – Kylen Parsons of Creston
4th Place – Kingston Carrigan of Riverside, Oakland
5th Place – Braeden Thomas of Central Decatur
6th Place – Hayden Hash of Clarinda

113
1st Place – Dallas Canoyer of Earlham
2nd Place – Davis Bramman of Riverside, Oakland
3rd Place – Brock Shaha of Mt Ayr
4th Place – Braxton Hass of Atlantic
5th Place – Brayden Maeder of Southwest Valley
6th Place – Judah Gurwell of Winterset

120
1st Place – Tegan Slaybaugh of Adair Casey/Guthrie Center
2nd Place – Eli Becerra of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Max Pollock of Wayne, Corydon
4th Place – Christian Ahrens of Creston
5th Place – Kellen Oliver of Riverside, Oakland
6th Place – Gabe Johnson of Southwest Iowa

126
1st Place – Aiden Smith of Atlantic
2nd Place – Payton Harger of Earlham
3rd Place – Caden Greiner of Washington
4th Place – Luke Schroeder of Missouri Valley
5th Place – Gavin Sloss of Adair Casey/Guthrie Center
6th Place – Seth Ettleman of Southwest Iowa

132
1st Place – Aaron Boone of Washington
2nd Place – Lincoln Keeler of Creston
3rd Place – Josh Winey of Earlham
4th Place – Jayden Harter of Atlantic
5th Place – Bradley Gebbie of Nodaway Valley
6th Place – Kasen Cochran of Winterset

138
1st Place – Dylan Stein of Lenox
2nd Place – Brant Freeberg of Tri-Center Neola
3rd Place – Cole Scamman of Shenandoah
4th Place – Brandon Briley of Creston
5th Place – Kyler Sandholm of Red Oak
6th Place – Will Knapp of Panorama

144
1st Place – Austin Evans of Creston
2nd Place – Uriah Fry of Clarke
3rd Place – Jaxon Gordon of Riverside, Oakland
4th Place – Landon Kirtley of Panorama
5th Place – Carmine Shaw of Nodaway Valley
6th Place – Gavin Day of Winterset

150
1st Place – Jacob McGargill of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Riley Radke of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Jax Jensen of Winterset
4th Place – Ely Rodriguez of Southwest Valley
5th Place – Conlee Stark of Mt Ayr
6th Place – Austin Henderson of Wayne, Corydon

157
1st Place – Owen Laughlin of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Ben Hansen of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Milo Staver of Creston
4th Place – Kahne Kibruz of Winterset
5th Place – Chase Greiner of Washington
6th Place – Jett Rose of Riverside, Oakland

165
1st Place – William Bolinger of Creston
2nd Place – Ryan Stiles of Earlham
3rd Place – Leland Woodruff of Clarinda
4th Place – Jacob Rystrom of Shenandoah
5th Place – Mason Allen of Central Decatur
6th Place – Ian Forsythe of Southwest Valley

175
1st Place – Jayden Dickerson of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Owen Hoover of CAM
3rd Place – Cayden Van Meer of Panorama
4th Place – Jordan Martin-England of Lenox
5th Place – Donovan Hedrington of Atlantic
6th Place – Dominick Polsley of Clarinda

190
1st Place – Bryson Harris of Clarinda
2nd Place – Tate Haffner of Southwest Valley
3rd Place – Brian Snyder of Centerville
4th Place – Carson Bellamy of Winterset
5th Place – Jagger Luther of Creston
6th Place – Ty Willem of Earlham

215
1st Place – Ashton Honnold of Nodaway Valley
2nd Place – Jaydn Cooper of Winterset
3rd Place – Karson Downey of Clarinda
4th Place – Cole Binning of Clarke
5th Place – Greyson Hartman of Washington
6th Place – Quinten Fuller of Creston

285
1st Place – Max Chapman of Creston
2nd Place – Evan Sorensen of Atlantic
3rd Place – Trenton Warner of Nodaway Valley
4th Place – Payton Jacobe of Adair Casey/Guthrie Center
5th Place – Mason Nally of Clarinda
6th Place – Joel Cooper of Panorama

Former Alabama OT Transferring to Iowa

Sports

January 21st, 2024 by Jim Field

Former Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor said he is transferring to Iowa.

Proctor, who is from Des Moines, started every game at left tackle for Alabama as a freshman this season.

He told On3.com on Saturday that he committed to play for the Hawkeyes. He had announced his intentions to leave the Crimson Tide on social media on Wednesday.

Proctor, who had verbally committed to the Hawkeyes in high school, made a late decision to sign with Alabama.  After one successful season, helping to lead the Crimson Tide to the college football playoff, Proctor entered the transfer portal Wednesday.  Saturday, he attended the Iowa men’s basketball game and announced he was committing to Iowa.

Proctor, a Southeast Polk High School star, was one of the most coveted offensive line recruits in the country.

Accident in Creston causes $2,100 damage, but no injuries

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report an accident Friday afternoon caused minor damage to two vehicles, but no one was injured. Authorities say at around 4-p.m., a 2006 Mazda Tribute SUV operated by 22-year-old Riley Ann Rasmussen, of Orient, was backing out of a parked position at the Hy-Vee parking lot in Creston, when it struck a 2020 Chevy Trax SUV, driven by 64-year-old Charlene Pullen, of Diagonal. Pullen was traveling through the parking lot when her vehicle was hit.

Damage from the collision amounted to $2,100. Rasmussen was cited for Failure to provide proof of financial liability (insurance).

5 arrests in Creston Friday through Sunday morning (1/19-21)

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston say five people were arrested Friday evening through early this (Sunday) morning. 31-year-old Ryan Palmer, of Creston, was arrested Friday evening for allowing animals to run at large on public lands. Palmer was released from the scene with a citation.

38-year-old Holly Renee Donehoo, of Creston, was arrested Friday evening on a Union County warrant for three counts of Unauthorized used of a credit car (under $1,500). Donehoo was later released from the Union County Jail on a $6,000 cash or surety bond.

A little after 1-a.m., Saturday, Creston Police arrested 44-year-old Michelle Jennifer Beacom, of Pleasant Hill, for OWI/2nd Offense. Beacom was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on a $2,000 cash or surety bond. At around 11:30-a.m., Saturday, 44-year-old Jerry Marion Williams, of Lenox, was arrested following a traffic stop in Creston. Williams was charged with Driving while Suspended. He was cited and released on Promise to Appear.

And, shortly after 3-a.m. today (Sunday), Creston Police arrested 36-year-old Christina Marie McDonald, of Creston, for Driving while Suspended. McDonald was cited and released from the scene.

Atlantic woman faces felony child endangerment charges

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – A Cass County (Iowa) woman has entered a written plea of not guilty, to two felony counts of Child Endangerment. The lawyer for 22-year-old Erica Lynn Vandervort, of Atlantic, submitted her plea on Thursday (Jan. 17), in connection with the alleged abuse of a toddler in her care.

Vandervort’s preliminary hearing was held Jan. 16th. Arraignment is scheduled to take place February 5th, with trial set for March 26th. She remains free on a $25,000 bond.

A criminal complaint was filed against her by the Atlantic Police Department on December 28th.

Driver in NW Iowa faces numerous charges after striking 2 patrol vehicles & leaving the scene

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Ft. Dodge, Iowa – ISP District 7 Post)-  Officials with the Iowa State Patrol reported on social media, Saturday, that while assisting the Laurens’ Police Department with a single vehicle fatality crash, an unrelated vehicle hit both an Iowa State Patrol and a Lauren’s PD patrol car before fleeing the scene.
After the suspect vehicle was located driving on Hwy. 10, the Pocahontas Police Department was able to successfully deploy stop sticks. The driver continued “revving” their vehicle until the vehicle started on fire.

ISP Facebook page photo

The suspect attempted to flee on foot before being taken into custody. The unidentified suspect was charged with:

– Leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
– Eluding (2nd offense)
– Reckless driving
– Driving while suspended
– No SR22
– No proof of insurance
Havelock Fire Department and Laurens Ambulance Service were on scene quickly to assist and to put out the fire.Others assisting in the incident include Cedar Falls State Radio Communications Specialists, along with other local dispatchers.