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Flood Advisory for the Missouri River through early Monday afternoon

Weather

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A Flood Advisory is in effect until early Monday afternoon for the Missouri River Near Blair, NE, affecting Harrison County in Iowa Washington County in Nebraska, and the Missouri River At Omaha affecting Pottawattamie (IA), Douglas and Sarpy Counties (NE).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely. Turn around…don`t drown!

Police investigate grocery store robbery in Council Bluffs

News

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are looking for information about a man who allegedly robbed the Mega Saver Store this (Sunday) morning. Officers were called a little after 8-a.m. to the store, located at 3540 West Broadway, for a robbery that just occurred at that location.

Police arrived and spoke with the station attendant who stated that a black male in his 30’s entered the business wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with dark sleeves. After entering, the suspect walked around the counter and pointed a silver handgun at him, and demanded money. The suspect went to both registers and took money from both registers. The suspect left the area, running northwest, from the area. (see his picture below)

If you have any information about the suspect, you’re asked to please contact the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867. Thank you for your assistance.

Work release escape of Devin Dock

News

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Dept. of Corrections reports 22-year old Devin Kesean Dock, who was convicted of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon and other crimes in Polk County, failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines Residential Facility as required Saturday night.

Dock is a black male, 5-feet 10-inches tall, and weighs 236 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on September 10, 2018.  Persons with information on Dock’s whereabouts should contact local police.

Devin Dock

LILA JEAN JENSEN, 87, of Audubon (Svcs. 10/9/18)

Obituaries

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

LILA JEAN JENSEN, 87, of Audubon, died Friday, Oct. 5th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. Funeral services for LILA JENSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9th, at the 1st Presbyterian Church, in Audubon.Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is at 5-p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8th.

Burial will be at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

LILA JENSEN is survived by:

Her husband – Paul Walther, of Audubon.

Her son – Tom (Rose) Jensen, of Hoffman Estates, IL;

Her daughter – Teresa (Chris) Conway, of St. Paul, MN.

Her sister – Joan (Alfonso) Valenzuela, of Tucson, AZ.

4 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, other relatives, her sisters-in-law, and many friends.

Lenox man arrested on assault charge; Creston man arrested on drug warrant

News

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports 30-year old Michael Hartley, of Lenox, was arrested today (Sunday), in the 300 block of West Ohio Street. Hartley was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault (2nd or subsequent offense) and was being held at the Taylor County Jail without bond, until appearing before the magistrate. Additional charges are pending. And, 27-year old Joshua Jones, of Creston, was arrested Saturday in Taylor County, on a warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver. Jones was being held in the Taylor County Jail on a $10,000 cash or surety bond.

Man arrested after traffic stop in Red Oak

News

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak conducting a traffic stop Saturday afternoon on Highway 34 just west of the Red Oak K-Mart store, arrested the driver of the vehicle for Driving While Suspended. 28-year old Anthony Duane Eggers was arrested at around 4:40-p.m. and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held on slightly more than $566 bond, while awaiting an appearance before a Magistrate.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 10/7/18

Weather

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 53. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to around 58 by 4am. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Columbus Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 60. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 50. We received .22” rain overnight into early this morning. Our Low this morning was 45. Last year on this date our High was 70 and the Low was 50. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 1938. The Record Low was 16 in 1952 & 2012.

Area volleyball scores from Saturday, 10/6/18

Sports

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(2-0) ACGC 21-21, Ar-We-Va, Westside 14-19
(2-0) ACGC 21-21, Paton-Churdan 11-10
(2-1) ADM, Adel 21-12-15, Boone 16-21-6
(2-1) ADM, Adel 21-16-15, Knoxville 17-21-11
(2-1) Ar-We-Va, Westside 15-23-16, Paton-Churdan 21-21-14
(2-1) Bishop Heelan 25-13-15, Harlan 23-21-13
(2-0) Bondurant-Farrar 21-21, ADM, Adel 14-11
(2-0) CAM, Anita 21-21, Griswold 18-17
(2-0) CAM, Anita 21-21, Orient-Macksburg 12-3
(2-0) CAM, Anita 21-23, Riverside, Oakland 16-21
(2-1) CAM, Anita 25-16-15, ACGC 23-25-13
(2-0) Griswold 21-21, Riverside, Oakland 13-13
(2-1) Harlan 17-21-15, Sioux City, East 21-12-7
(2-0) Harlan 21-21, Dakota Valley 8-6
(2-0) Harlan 21-23, Des Moines Christian 18-21
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Belmond-Klemme 14-6
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Hampton-Dumont 3-10
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Roland-Story 10-18
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 25-25, Iowa Falls-Alden 17-18
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 25-25, Janesville 16-17
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 25-25, St. Edmond 7-15
(2-1) Pella 21-16-15, ADM, Adel 9-21-12
(2-0) Riverside, Oakland 21-21, Orient-Macksburg 15-11
(2-0) Seymour 21-21, Essex 17-13
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, ACGC 13-15
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, Ar-We-Va, Westside 17-11
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, Paton-Churdan 14-16
(2-0) Underwood 25-25, CAM, Anita 11-22
(2-0) Underwood 25-25, Griswold 17-10
(2-0) Van Meter 21-18-15, Earlham 19-21-12
(2-0) Western Christian 21-21, Harlan 9-12

Saturday’s High School Football Scores (from 10/6/18) – games ppnd by weather

Sports

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Lamoni 48, East Union, Afton 34

Bellevue 29, North Cedar, Stanwood 6

Center Point-Urbana 21, Maquoketa 6

Davenport, Central 27, Cedar Rapids, Washington 17

Iowa Valley, Marengo 22, New London 12

Pleasant Valley 38, Iowa City High 21

Solon 34, Mount Pleasant 28

Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, Oct. 7 2018

News

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:25 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Cory Booker says President Donald Trump’s recent criticisms don’t bother him, and he welcomes a discussion of his record as the former mayor of Newark and his work in the Senate. The New Jersey Democrat is in Iowa, the lead-off presidential caucus state, as he weighs running for president in 2020.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport man has been arrested and charged in the June shooting death of another man. The Quad-City Times reports that 37-year-old Deondra Lamont Thomas appeared in court Saturday morning to face charges of first-degree murder and a weapons county in the June 9 shooting death of 46-year-old Jason Roberts.

COLO, Iowa (AP) — A registered sex offender in Iowa faces new charges after investigators say he molested several young boys on camping trips to a Story County park. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that 30-year-old Michael Ferguson took several boys between the ages of 9 and 14 camping at Hickory Grove Park in Colo between May 2017 and February. Court documents say Ferguson forced at least four children to perform sexual acts.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The western Iowa jury has found a man guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of another homeless man at a Council Bluffs homeless shelter. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 46-year-old Vance Good was found guilty Friday in the March stabbing death of 44-year-old Lee Johnson. Good is one of four men charged in Johnson’s death, including 20-year-old James McCauley, who also faces a first-degree murder charge.