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Near 60 mph winds cause damage in Atlantic, Tuesday evening

News, Weather

May 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Sustained high wind Tuesday evening, in Atlantic, caused damage to trees, property and infrastructure. According to the National Weather Service’ wind gauge at the airport, winds at around at around 6:15-p.m. went from 15-to as high as 59-miles per hour by 6:35-p.m. The winds caused multiple tree limbs to come crashing down, in one case, falling on a parked van. The wind storm also resulted in downed power and cable-TV lines. Crews from the Atlantic Street Department were working diligently Tuesday, to remove the trees from the roads.

Other storm damage was reported in Oakland, where shingles were torn-off of a roof. The Weather Service had issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of northeastern Cass, northwestern Adair, parts of Audubon and Guthrie County, after the storm passed through Atlantic. In Greenfield, there were reports of tree branches snapped and on the ground.

There were no reports of injuries. In the storm’s aftermath, many in the area noticed a full rainbow. Miranda Olson sent us this photo:

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High School Girls Tuesday Track Results

Sports

May 8th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

FREMONT-MILLS LAST CHANCE CO-ED 

1. Fremont-Mills (141 points)

•Ava Forney, 800 meter run (2:48.41)

•Bella Gute, 400 meter hurdles (1:06.81)

•Emily Madison, high jump (5-02.00)

•Macy Mitchell, shot put (37-10.75)

•Shuttle hurdle relay: Bella Gute, Izzy Weldon, Lana Alley, Emily Madison (1:06.88)

2. Stanton (87 points)

•Lauren Johnson, 100 meter dash (13.21)

•Kyla Hart, 200 meter dash (28.32)

•Hannah Olson, 100 meter hurdles (15.92)

•4×100 meter relay: Kyla Hart, Elly McDonald, Hannah Olson, Lauren Johnson (53.03)

3. Southwest Valley (86 points)

•Emma Cooper, long jump (16-00.25)

•4×200 meter relay: Emma Cooper, Katey Lillie, Haidyn Top, Anistyn Poston (1:56.06)

4. Essex (67 points)

5. Sidney (64 points)

•Lilly Peters, discus throw (118-03)

•800 sprint medley: Alyssa Melvin, Jocelyn Tackett, Addy Haning, Eve Brumbaugh (1:57.98)

6. Heartland Christian (38 points)

7. East Mills (36 points)

8. Boyer Valley (10 points)

•Mariah Falkena, 1500 meter run (5:22.85)

9. Shenandoah (9 points)

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Local High School Boys Golf Results

Sports

May 8th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Class 1A Sectional 3 at Kingsley-Pierson — 4. Boyer Valley 366, 5. Glidden-Ralston 390

Local Area District Qualifiers — None

Boyer Valley — Evan Ten Eyck 87, Cale Soma 89, Tristen Burkhart 94, Brody Koski 96, Michael Davis 99, Landon Dumbaugh 101

Glidden-Ralston — Carson Peters 89, Colby Wallace 97, Charles Schon 100, Jackson Whitaker 104, Mason Dunn 111, Greyson Renze 119 

Class 3A Sectional 8 at Creston — 7. Creston 381

Area District Qualifiers — None 

Creston — Marshall Long 87, Max Skellenger 96, Garrick Clausen 98, Chasse Downing 100, Carson Rice 110, Tristan Evans 111 

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Atlantic Boy’s Tennis Secures win against Denison Schleswig

Sports

May 8th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Atlantic 8, Denison-Schleswig 1 

Atlantic singles winners — Kinnick Juhl, Nolan Waters, Conner Johnson, Nick Bennett, Gradyn O’Hara, Conner Silence

Atlantic doubles winners — Juhl/Waters, Johnson/Reid Woodward

Denison-Schleswig doubles winners — Adonay Arellano/Owen Galvin

2-0s: Juhl, Waters, Johnson (Atlantic) 

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High School Boys Track Results from Tuesday

Sports

May 8th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

FREMONT-MILLS LAST CHANCE CO-ED

1. Fremont-Mills (97 points)

•Cooper Marvel, shot put (46-03.50) & discus (134-03.00)

•4×400 meter relay: Kaden Foster, Carter Rycroft, Cade Harris, Landon Morse (4:09.97)

•Shuttle hurdle relay: Lucas Madison, Blake Schaaf, Carter Rycroft, Landon Baker (1:06.18)

2. Sidney (91 points)

•William Bryant, 200 meter dash (23.59)

•Carter Buttry, 1600 meter run (5:07.96)

•Aiden Stenzel, high jump (5-10.00)

•4×100 meter relay: Kolt Payne, Aiden Stenzel, Tate Mount, Will Bryant (46.50)

•4×800 meter relay: Andreas Buttry, Flynt Bell, Carter Jorgenson, Calvin Johnson (9:23.72)

3. Southwest Valley (80 points)

•KC Sitzman, 100 meter dash (11.86)

•Carson Cooper, 800 meter run (2:18.98)

4. Stanton (69 points)

•Nolan Grebin, 110 meter hurdles (15.62) & 400 meter hurdles (59.50)

•Gavin Ford, long jump (18-06.25)

5. Heartland Christian (58 points)

6. Shenandoah (41 points)

•4×200 meter relay: Bryce Crabs, Hadyn Holman-Wheatley, River Smithhisler, Lukus Major (1:38.73)

7. East Mills (37 points)

8. Essex (25 points)

9. Riverside (20 points)

•Grady Jeppesen, 400 meter dash (51.19)

•Sprint medley relay: Cole Jeppesen, Aaron Smith, Jaxon Gordon, Mason McCready (1:37.60)

9. AHSTW (20 points)

11. Boyer Valley (10 points)

•Distance medley relay: Owen Garside, Levi Reineke, Justin Heiman, Dane Gorham (3:51.50)

12. Clarinda (8 points)

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High School Soccer Scores from Tuesday

Sports

May 8th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Boys Scores

PCM 4, Boone 3
Sioux City East 6, Council Bluffs Jefferson 2
Sioux City North 1, Council Bluffs Lincoln 0
St. Albert 9, Logan-Magnolia 0

Girls Scores

Council Bluffs Lincoln 3, Sioux City North 0
Denison-Schleswig 1, Glenwood 0
Missouri Valley 6, Riverside 1
ADM 1, Ballard 0
Nevada 18, Greene County 0
Treynor 1, West Central Valley 0
Council Bluffs Jefferson 1, Sioux City East 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3, Sioux City West 0

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Minden Mayor issues a plea for federal assistance

News

May 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

MINDEN, Iowa [KETV] — The mayor of Minden, Iowa, says funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, also known as FEMA, can’t come fast enough. Last Thursday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds requested an expedited Presidential Disaster Declaration for nine counties, including Pottawattamie, where Minden is. Mayor Kevin Zimmerman said the state and county can only do so much.

KETV in Omaha reports FEMA Region 7 external affairs director Michael Cappannari said damage assessments in Mills County are complete. On Tuesday, FEMA looked at damage in Shelby and Pottawattamie counties. Cappannari said the assessments should be done by Wednesday. That’s when communities like Minden will be one step closer to getting federal funds.

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Monday twisters in southwest Iowa receive preliminary ratings

News, Weather

May 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Omaha/Valley, NE.) – Officials with the National Weather Service in Omaha, Tuesday, reported that on Monday, May 6, three Tornadoes swept through a portion of southwest Iowa. Tornado number 1 (rated an EF-2) touched down near Glenwood at approximately 8:48 p.m. It was 250 yards wide and carried wind speeds as high as 110 miles per hour. It traveled northeast for 5.66 miles before lifting at 8:55 pm.

The second tornado (an EF-1) touched down at around 9:07-p.m.near Carson and Macedonia. It was approximately 200 yards wide and carried with it 93 mile per hour winds. It was on the ground for 1.53 miles.

The third and final tornado (Also an EF-1) touched down at around 9:13-p.m. Tuesday, east of Minden and Shelby. The Weather Service says it was 450 yards wide and had winds of up to 110 miles per hour. The twister traveled northeast for 4.05 miles, and lifted at 9:19 pm.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Wed., May 8, 2024

Weather

May 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 73. S/SW winds 5-to 10 mph becoming E/SE.
Tonight: Partly cloudy w/A 40% of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 48.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 62. North wind 10 tos 20 mph.
Tom. Night: P/Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 43. N
Friday: Mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 71.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our Low this morning, 54. We received .01″ (One-one hundredth) of an inch of rain late yesterday into early today. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82 and the Low was 57. The Record High was 95 in 1895. The Record Low was 25 in 1980. Sunrise: 6:09. Sunset: 8:25.

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May is Motorcycle Safety Month

News

May 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – There have already been 14 motorcyclists killed in accidents this year and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and the Iowa D-O-T are trying to raise awareness of the problem. G-T-S-B spokesperson, Colleen Powell, says some people are not following basic safety rules.

“We know speed has been a factor even in our passenger cars, that people are just driving way too, fast excessive speeding. We may also be seeing that on motorcycles people being distracted,” she says. Powell says being distracted in a car or on a motorcycle can lead to bad results as you need to have all your attention focused on driving. She says there’s also another trend in the motorcycle deaths.

“Seventy-four percent of our motorcycle fatalities are unhelmeted, and that’s compared to the national average which sits closer to 38 percent,” She says. “So we’re almost double here in our state.”Powell says motorcyclists can give themselves more protection with a helmet. “We’re one of three states without a helmet law — right now people’s choice but we always encourage people to be protected, the same way we encourage people to wear seatbelts when they’re in a vehicle,” Powell says.

Motorcycles make up three tenths of one percent of all registered vehicles in the state, and point-33 percent of all vehicle miles traveled. But last year motorcycle deaths accounted for 16 percent of total traffic fatalities.

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