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Texas man sentenced to 20 years in prison for Sexual Abuse in Mills and Pottawattamie Counties

News

September 28th, 2018 by admin

A Texas man plead guilty to two counts of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree in Mills County District Court on Monday. The Mills County Attorney’s Office reports that 26-year-old Travis Carl Boyer of Canyon Lake, Texas entered the plea and requested to be sentenced immediately. Boyer was then sentenced by Judge Mark J. Everloff to ten years in prison on each count to be run consecutively. Boyer must also register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Boyer was first charged with one count on July 23rd in Mills County and was later charged with the second count in Pottawattamie County on September 24th.

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Backyard & Beyond 9-28-2018

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

September 28th, 2018 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Jolene Smith of Atlantic Park & Recreation about the annual Healthiest State Walk.

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Atlantic girls swimming defeats Newton

Sports

September 28th, 2018 by admin

The Atlantic girls swim team defeated Newton in a home swim meet on Thursday night by winning 9 of 11 events.

Annamaria Lowary, McKenna Ewoldt, Clare Christensen, and Kate Landhuis won the 200 Yard Medley in a time of 1:57.68. Ewoldt, Christensen, Aleah Hermansen, and Cambry Miller won the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay in 1:43.22 and the 400 yard Freestyle Relay at 3:52.60.

Lowary was an individual winner in the 200 Yard IM, 100 Yard Freestyle, and 100 Yard Backstroke. Other winners included: Hermansen – 50 Yard Free Style, Christensen – 100 Yard Butterfly, Bryer Rose – 500 Yard Freestyle.

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Heartbeat Today 9-28-2018

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

September 28th, 2018 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Rotary International District 6000 Chairman Doug Peterson about the Rotary Youth Exchange program.

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High School Volleyball Rankings 09/27/2018

Sports

September 28th, 2018 by admin

The IGHSAU released their weekly volleyball rankings on Thursday. Here is a look at local ranked teams. See the full rankings here: vbrankings92718

Class 1A

8. East Mills

Class 2A

4. Sidney
6. Tri-Center
8. Treynor
9. St. Albert

Class 3A

1. Kuemper Catholic
11. Red Oak
15. Shenandoah

Class 4A

15. Lewis Central

Class 5A

12. CB Abraham Lincoln

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7AM Sportscast 09/28/2018

Podcasts, Sports

September 28th, 2018 by admin

w/ Chris Parks

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7AM Newscast 09/28/2018

News, Podcasts

September 28th, 2018 by admin

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Creston Police report two arrest and one theft Thursday

News

September 28th, 2018 by admin

The Creston Police Department reports two arrests on Thursday along with one reported theft.

At 12:01pm Officers arrested 55-year-old Timothy C. Fechter of Creston on a Union County Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault. He was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on $1,000 bond.

At 5:00pm Creston PD arrested 23-year-old Jameson C. Cox of Creston for OWI 1st Offense. Cox was also charged with Eluding by the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Cox was arrested at 302 North Pine Street in Creston and taken to the Union County Jail and held on $6,000 bond.

Creston Police also received a report from a resident on Walnut Street that he had a Glock pistol stolen from his residence between 10:30am and 10:00pm. The loss was estimated at $550.

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JOHN SCHMITT, 74, of Griswold (Formerly of Atlantic) (Svcs. 10/1/2018)

Obituaries

September 28th, 2018 by admin

JOHN SCHMITT, 74, of Griswold (Formerly of Atlantic) died Friday, September 28th at the Griswold Care Center. A Celebration of Life for JOHN SCHMITT will be held on Monday, October 1st at 11 am at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation with family will be held on Sunday, September 30th from 3-5 pm at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold.

A private family burial will be held prior to the service in the Brighton Township Cemetery in Marne.

Online condolences can be left at www.RolandFuneralService.com.

JOHN SCHMITT is survived by:

Wife: Kathy Schmitt.

Sons: Brian (Julie) Schmitt of Robinson, IL; Mitchell (Amy) Schmitt of Omaha, NE

Daughter: Elizabeth Peters of Council Bluffs, IA

Grandchildren: 10

Great-grandchildren: 6

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AC/GC and North Polk take titles at WCV Wildcat XC Invitational 09/27/2018

Sports

September 28th, 2018 by admin

West Central Valley hosted the Wildcat XC Invitational on Thursday night at the 5×80 Golf Course in Menlo. North Polk won the girls race and AC/GC won the boys title.

Girls Team Top 5

  1. North Polk 27
  2. Panorama 52
  3. AC/GC 81
  4. Eagle Grove 89
  5. Ogden 152

Girls Individual Top 5

  1. Ella Waddle, Panorama 19:14.00
  2. Kate Crawford, AC/GC 19:42.11
  3. Lucy Schaffer, North Polk
  4. Sophie Schaffer, North Polk
  5. Kennedy Wendel, North Polk

WCV Wildcat XC Girls 2018

Boys Team Top 5

  1. AC/GC 77
  2. Ogden 97
  3. IKM-Manning 114
  4. Woodward Academy 123
  5. Missouri Valley 128

Boys Individual Top 5

  1. Jordan Hustak, Missouri Valley 16:31.40
  2. Noah Nelsen, AC/GC 16:34.85
  3. Louden Foster, WCV
  4. Quentin Dreyer, IKM-Manning
  5. Garrett Buxton, Ogden

WCV Wildcat XC Boys 2018

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