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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Wed., April 3rd, 2024

Weather

April 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: **Wind Advisory in effect until 10-p.m.**Cloudy to partly cloudy & windy. High around 51. N/NW winds 20-40 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear & windy, with a low around 28. N/NW winds 15-35 mph.
Thursday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 53. N winds 15-25 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday: Mostly sunny & windy, with a high near 60.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 52. We received .03″ rain. The Low was 34. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 54 and the Low was 26. The all-time Record High in Atlantic on April 3rd, was 85 in 1981. The Record Low was 4 in 1975. Sunrise today: 7:00. Sunset tonight: 7:47.

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Governor signs Religious Freedom bill into law

News

April 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa now has a law modeled after the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Governor Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law last (Tuesday) night at an event sponsored by The Family Leader, a Christian conservative group.

In a written statement, Reynolds said religious rights have increasingly come under attack and this law uphold ideals that are the very foundation of our country. Critics say the law will let some Iowans weaponize and misuse religion to
discriminate against others.

The federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act was approved in 1993. According to the governor’s office, 26 other states have adopted similar laws in the past three dec

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On 92-3 vote, House approves bill aimed at raising students’ reading score

News

April 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Some elements of Governor Kim Reynolds’ plan to improve Iowa students’ reading scores have won approval in the Iowa House. Under the bill, schools must notify parents if their child isn’t reading at grade level in kindergarten through sixth grade — and teachers would have to chart a plan for each of those students falling behind in reading. Representative Thomas Moore, a Republican from Griswold, says most teachers are doing that already.

“I don’t want to say, ‘all teachers,’ because obviously we wouldn’t be in the middle of the pack nationally, reading wise, if all of our teachers were doing some of these things,” Moore says. The bill also says college students in teacher prep programs would have to take an exam to test their knowledge of research-based reading instruction, but a passing grade wouldn’t be required for graduation. The governor recommended that current teachers take the test, too, but that’s not in the House bill.

“I also want to thank the governor’s office for their willingness to accept my toning down what their original bill was and to come up with what I feel was a good compromise,” Moore says. The bill passed on a 92-to-three vote. Representative Sharon Steckman, a Democrat from Mason City, supported it, but she says the bill could have gone farther in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia.

“Dyslexia is estimated to affect 20% of our kids in school and the intervention to help those kids with dyslexia is very specific,” Steckman said. “…It’s very important that we get our universities that are teaching our teachers to understand the importance of knowing how to teach a child with dyslexia.”

The chairman of the Senate Education Committee says he’s working on legislation to improve the reading skills of Iowa students and it’s not yet clear what a final bill that gets approval from the Senate, House and the governor may look like.

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Riverside Bulldogs Boys Soccer Preview

Sports

April 3rd, 2024 by admin

The Riverside Bulldog boys soccer team has been preparing for their first match of the season. The Bulldogs are being coached this year by Rick Ryun.

Coach Ryun mentioned what his squad has been working on in practice.

Coach Ryun commented on who is going to be his standout athletes for the year.

Coach Ryun talked about what his goals are for the squad this season.

The Bulldogs first match of the season will be Friday April 5th, as they will be at Gale Wickersham Athletic Complex to take on Council Bluffs Jefferson in a non-conference matchup. That matchup will get underway at 5:00 p.m.

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Riverside Bulldog Girls soccer preview

Sports

April 3rd, 2024 by admin

Since the 2020-2021 season, the Riverside Bulldog girls didn’t have a soccer program due low number of participants. So now in the 2023-2024 season they have started up the Bulldog girls soccer program again under first year head coach Kayla Harris. The Bulldogs have 23 participants out this season.

Before the season, the Bulldogs were looking for a coach for the year. Coach Harris commented on how she was encouraged to be the Bulldogs soccer coach this season.

Even though the Bulldogs already have played in one match this season in a 10-0 loss to Council Bluffs Jefferson this past Monday. Coach Harris had this say after the conclusion of the game.

Coach Harris said her squad worked pretty hard in practice and even put in extra work after practice for the last month to prepare them for the season.

Coach Harris talked about what the team goals for the team this season.

The Bulldogs next match will be Tuesday April 9th as they will be taking on Denison-Schleswig in a non-conference matchup. That match will start at 5:00 p.m.

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High School Boy’s Tennis Scores (Tuesday)

Sports

April 2nd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Shenandoah 9 Clarinda 0 

Shenandoah singles winners — Andrew Lawrence, Lucas Sun, Seth Zwickel, Teagan Brunk, Luke Daoust, Ryan Lawrence

Shenandoah doubles winners — A. Lawrence/Brunk, Sun/Zwickel, Daoust/R. Lawrence

Red Oak 6 Creston 3 

Red Oak singles winners — Max DeVries, Joshua LeRette, Emmanuel Grass

Red Oak doubles winners — DeVries/LeRette, Grass/Landon Gigstad, Ethan Strunk/Griffin Eubank

Creston singles winners: Damion Meyer, Carson Cooper, Ben Hill

Kuemper Catholic 8 Lewis Central 1 

Kuemper Catholic singles winners — Josh Langel, Hans Kraus, Max Reincke, Jake Hausman, Braxton Lucas

Kuemper Catholic doubles winners — Langel/Kraus, Mason Reicks/Landon Pottebaum, Colby Pudenz/Hausman

Lewis Central singles winners — Christian Jensen

Abraham Lincoln 5 St. Albert 4

Abraham Lincoln singles winners — Chris Wailes, Andy Brace, Cooper Schaa, Hunter Albertus

Abraham Lincoln doubles winners — Schaa/Albertus

St. Albert singles winners — Cole Pekny, McCoy Daley

St. Albert doubles winners — Noah Narmi/Pekny, McCoy Daley/Mack Daley

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High School Girl’s Golf Results (Tuesday)

Sports

April 2nd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Missouri Valley 247 Tri-Center 252 

Medalist: Henley Arbaugh, Missouri Valley (49)

Treynor 215 Underwood 243 

Medalist: Kailynn Brecher, Underwood (50)

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High School Girl’s Tennis Scores (Tuesday)

Sports

April 2nd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Clarinda 8 Shenandoah 1 

Clarinda singles winners — Riley Nothwehr, Emma Stogdill, Hanna Higgins, Ellie Cole, Alivia Higgins

Clarinda doubles winners — Taylin Walter/Cole, Nothwehr/Stogdill, H. Higgins/Ellison Lovett

Shenandoah singles winner — Gabi Jacobs

Sioux City East 9 Glenwood 0 

Sioux City East singles winners — Gracie Bruening, Taryn Dobbs, Faith Kranz, Payton East, Mia Corella, Mattie Wineland

Sioux City East doubles winners — Bruening/Dobbs, Kranz/East, Colella/Wineland

Kuemper Catholic 6 Lewis Central 3

Kuemper Catholic singles winners — Kaylie Simons, Sophie Tidgren, Charlotte Schwabe, Julia Craig

Kuemper Catholic doubles winners — Brooke Rohe/Tidgren, Simons/Schwabe

Lewis Central singles winners — Mallory Kjeldgaard, Reese Meaike

Lewis Central doubles winner — McKenzie McMorris/Riah Koenck

St. Albert 9 Abraham Lincoln 0 

St. Albert singles winners — Georgie Bohnet, Mari Valdivia, Lily Barnes, Ella Narmi, Ellie O’Donovan, Grace Manz

St. Albert doubles winners — Bohnet/Valdivia, Barnes/Narmi, O’Donovan/Manz

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High School Soccer Scores (Tuesday)

Sports

April 2nd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Girls Scores

Missouri Valley 7, Atlantic 0
St. Albert 4, Harlan Community 0
Des Moines Christian 9, Winterset 0

Boys Scores

Atlantic 5, Missouri Valley 4
Carlisle 4, Winterset 2
Lewis Central 10, Kuemper Catholic 0

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Sergeant Bluff-Luton Girl’s Invitational Results

Sports

April 2nd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

1. Glenwood (108 points) — Winners: Danika Arnold, 100 meters (12.85) & 400 meters (1:04.30)|Jaylynn Floyd, high jump (5-00.00)|4×800 meter relay: Breckyn Petersen, Grace Berglund, Maya Schau, Lauren Hughes (10:52.73)

2. LeMars (58 points) — Winners: Sprint medley relay: Aubree Leusink, Stella Hector, Madi Huls, Sienna Kass (1:58.11)|Shuttle hurdle relay: Liberty Larson, Leusink, Aduk Dut, Claire Susemihl (1:13.03)|4×200 meter relay: Leusink, Hector, Huls, Kass (1:55.01)

3. Bishop Heelan Catholic (53 points) — Winners: Addison Bertrand, 3000 meter run (11:33.67)|Shannon Cleary, long jump (16-05.00)|Distance medley relay: Cleary, Maddy Schermerhorn, Maddie Demke, Scarlett Walsh (4:45.27)

5. Abraham Lincoln (45.5 points) — Winners: Lexie Pearce, high jump (4-02.00)

6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (29.5 points)

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