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Creston man arrested following accident early Sunday morning

News

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A call about a vehicle driving on its rims early Sunday morning near Creston, resulted in the arrest of a man on an alcohol-related charge. Creston Police say the 2018 Chevy Trailblazer was being driven by 52-year old Brett Duane George, of Creston, was traveling north of town on Cherry Street at around 2:25-a.m., when they saw the SUV had hit a parked 2018 Ford F-160 pickup registered to Patrick Means, of Creston. Brett George was arrested for OWI/2nd offense, after he tested at .283 for intoxication (more than 3 times the legal limit). He was also cited for Failure to Have Proof of Insurance, Failure to have a valid driver’s license, and a registration violation. His vehicle and the pickup sustained $3,000 damage, each. No injuries were reported.

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ROGER D. EDDY, 92, of West Burlington (IA) & formerly of Anita (Svcs. 9/13/18)

Obituaries

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ROGER D. EDDY, 92, of West Burlington (IA) & formerly of Anita, died Sat. Sept. 8th, at the Great River Klein Center in W. Burlington. Funeral services for ROGER EDDY will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13th, at the United Methodist Church, in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family is on Wed., Sept. 12th from 5-until 7-p.m., at the funeral home.

Burial is in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.

ROGER D. EDDY is survived by:

His wife – Janece Eddy, of West Burlington.

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Ames downtown vegetable landscaping turns out food for needy

News

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Like most cities, Ames in central Iowa takes pains to keep its downtown looking lush in the summer by planting plenty of beds and containers lining the streets. But Ames’ plantings also feed the hungry.

For a second year, Ames Main Street has substituted edible landscaping — including potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, squash, eggplant, cucumbers, kale, cabbage and okra — for the flowers it used to plant. On Friday, volunteers harvested more than 200 pounds of sweet potatoes from 25 planters along the street.

About 200 pounds of the potatoes were donated to Food at First, the local food pantry, said Ames Main Street spokeswoman Cindy Hicks. Downtown residents and business employees are welcomed to pick whatever produce they’ll consume. The rest goes to charity.

Hicks say about 100 pounds of other produce has been donated so far this summer, and more is expected, as many of the vegetable plants are still producing. The vegetable plants this year were donated, and the gardens are maintained by volunteers.

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ROBERT HAINLINE, 81, of Henderson (Svcs. 9/13/18)

Obituaries

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT “BOB” HAINLINE, 81, of Henderson, died Sat., Sept. 8th, at the Good Samaritan Center in Red Oak.  Funeral services for BOB HAINLINE will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13th,  at the Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland.

Interment will be in the Farm Creek Cemetery at Henderson.

ROBERT “BOB” HAINLINE is survived by:

His wife – Janet, of Henderson

His brother – Francis Hainline.

He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

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Fatal ATV accident in eastern IA, Sunday morning

News

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

An ATV accident early this (Sunday) morning in eastern Iowa’s Jackson County, has claimed the life of a 27-year old woman. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2010 Polaris ATV driven by 28-year old Bret L. Rapp, of Maquoketa, was traveling west on Leisure Lake Road at around 1:15-a.m., when the machine left the road and rolled over before hitting a tree. A passenger, 27-year old Sarah May Bennett, of Bernard (IA), was ejected. Bennett suffered fatal injuries during the crash and died at the scene. The accident remains under investigation.

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Stanton man arrested on felony drug charges in Montgomery County

News

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report 19-year old Austin Dallas Houston, of Stanton, was arrested a little after 10-p.m. Saturday, following a traffic stop at the intersection of Highway 34 and Boxelder Avenue, on felony drug charges. Houston was charged with three Class-D felony counts of Delivery of Marijuana. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $5,000 bond. Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted in making the arrest, by the Montgomery County K-9 Unit.

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Cross Country results from 9/8/18

Sports

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Class 3A meet at Lewis Central:

Girls Team Scores

  1. Harlan 30
  2. Glenwood 43
  3. Abraham Lincoln 119
  4. AHSTW 149
  5. Lewis Central 150
  6. Tri_Center 173
  7. Plattsmouth 176
  8. St. Albert 233

Girls Individual Results

  1. Janette Schraft, Glenwood 19:12.43
  2. Peyton Pogge, Tri-Center 19:24.62
  3. Abby McIntyre, Glenwood
  4. Greichaly Kaster, Harlan
  5. Lucy Borkowski, Harlan

Varsity Girls Results LC CC invite 2018

Boys Team Scores

  1. Thomas Jefferson 59
  2. Plattsmouth 62
  3. Glenwood 80
  4. Lewis Central 87
  5. Harlan 139
  6. Tri-Center 152
  7. Treynor 158
  8. St. Albert 177
  9. Missouri Valley 229

Boys Individual Results

  1. Jerry Jorgenson, Treynor 16:52.00
  2. Aidan Booton, Thomas Jefferson 17:11.84
  3. Stockton Graham, Plattsmouth
  4. Steven Hornberg, Abraham Lincoln
  5. Brett McGee, Tri-Center

Varsity Boys Results LC CC Invite 2018

Tim Thomas Cross Country Invitational at the Holstein Country Club

B Varsity Girls Team Results
1 Logan-Magnolia 31
2 Ridge View 60
3 Saint Edmond Fort Dodge 67
4 South O’Brien 83
5 Lawton Bronson 108
6 Mvaocou 160

Tim Thomas Girls B Results

B Varsity Boys Team Results
1 Saint Edmond Fort Dodge 102
2 Woodbine 113
3 Gehlen Catholic 153
4 Sioux Central 155
5 Riverside 157
6 Alta-Aurelia 168
7 Mvaocou 179
8 Manson Northwest Webster 205
9 Lawton Bronson 211
10 Bishop Garrigan Algona 219
11 Boyer Valley 220
12 Mmc-Ru Hs 224
13 South O’Brien 305
14 West Monona 314
15 Logan-Magnolia 322

Tim Thomas Boys B Results

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Area Volleyball Scores from 9/8/2018

Sports

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(2-1) ACGC 14-23-18, Southwest Valley 21-21-16
(2-0) ACGC 21-21, Heartland Christian 11-18
(2-0) ACGC 21-21, Riverside, Oakland 15-13
(3-0) ACGC 21-21-15, Denison-Schleswig 18-12-12
(3-0) ACGC 25-25-15, Denison-Schleswig 13-23-10
(2-0) Boyer Valley 21-21, Woodbine 12-10
(2-0) Carroll 21-21, Algona 18-18
(2-0) Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Des Moines, Roosevelt 12-11
(2-0) Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Pella 13-18
(2-0) Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 25-26, Red Oak 19-24
(2-0) Creston 21-21, Bedford 12-8
(2-0) Creston 21-21, Fremont-Mills 13-14
(2-0) Creston 21-21, Missouri Valley 18-11
(2-0) Creston 25-25, Stanton 15-13
(2-0) Denison-Schleswig 21-21, Heartland Christian 14-8
(2-0) Denison-Schleswig 21-21, IKM-Manning 15-17
(2-0) Denison-Schleswig 21-21, Southwest Valley 19-10
(2-0) East Union 21-21, Wayne 19-3
(2-0) East Union 25-25, Interstate 35, Truro 10-13
(2-0) East Union 25-25, Wayne 17-22
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 21-21, Bedford 17-18
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 21-21, Essex 11-19
(2-0) Glenwood 21-23, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 16-21
(2-0) Glenwood 24-21, Underwood 22-11
(2-0) Harlan 21-21, East Sac County 11-11
(2-0) Humboldt 21-21, Carroll 14-16
(2-1) IKM-Manning 18-21-18, Griswold 21-12-16
(2-0) IKM-Manning 21-21, Exira-EHK 8-11
(2-0) IKM-Manning 21-21, Riverside, Oakland 5-14
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, East Sac County 11-4
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Harlan 11-9
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Kingsley-Pierson 8-9
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Ridge View 14-12
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, River Valley 8-6
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, South Central Calhoun 12-5
(2-1) Missouri Valley 16-22-15, Fremont-Mills 21-20-11
(2-1) MMCRU 21-15-15, West Harrison 13-21-8
(2-0) OA-BCIG 21-21, West Harrison 11-4
(2-0) OA-BCIG 25-26, West Monona 13-24
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Indianola 18-15
(2-0) Red Oak 22-21, North Polk 20-16
(2-0) Riverside, Oakland 21-21, Exira-EHK 15-19
(2-0) Riverside, Oakland 21-21, Griswold 19-14
(2-1) Shenandoah 25-20-15, Creston 16-25-12
(2-0) Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 21-21, East Union 14-18
(2-0) Southwest Valley 21-21, Griswold 10-14
(2-0) Southwest Valley 21-21, Heartland Christian 8-11
(2-1) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 20-21-15, Winterset 22-16-6
(2-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 21-21, Atlantic 10-10
(2-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 21-21, Underwood 15-12
(2-0) Treynor 21-21, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 18-19
(2-0) Treynor 21-21, Underwood 19-13
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, Atlantic 19-16
(2-0) Valley, West Des Moines 21-21, Red Oak 17-15
(2-0) Valley, West Des Moines 25-25, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 17-20
(2-1) West Harrison 21-18-15, Sioux City, West 18-21-12
(2-1) West Monona 18-21-15, Logan-Magnolia 21-10-9
(2-0) West Monona 21-21, Boyer Valley 15-13
(2-0) West Monona 21-21, Woodbine 16-13
(2-0) West Monona 25-25, MMCRU 23-19
(2-0) Winterset 21-21, Underwood 11-15

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Skyscan forecast for Atlantic & the area, Sunday: 9/9/2018

Weather

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5-10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 76. Our Low this morning (the 24-hour Low also), was 47. Last year on this date our High was 83 and the Low was 54. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 100 in 1893. The Record Low was 36 in 1959.

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Former UNI Panther David Johnson to sign NFL contract extension

Sports

September 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

PHOENIX (AP) — On the eve of their season opener, the Arizona Cardinals have signed star running back David Johnson to a three-year contract extension. Johnson, who led the NFL in yards from scrimmage and touchdowns two seasons ago but missed all but one game a year ago with a fractured left wrist, had held out during the team’s mini-camp but expressed optimism during training camp that a deal would get done.

The contract, announced by the team in a news release Saturday night, runs through the 2021 season. Arizona opens its season at home against the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Johnson was drafted in the third round out of Northern Iowa in 2016 and figures to be the centerpiece of the offense under new coach Steve Wilks, who wants to emphasize a power running game.

Johnson also is a gifted receiver and has set a goal of 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 receiving. Two years ago, the dynamic running back rushed for 1,239 yards and caught 80 passes for 879 yards. He scored 20 touchdowns, 16 rushing and four receiving, earning first-team All-Pro honors.

In that breakout year, Johnson became the first player in NFL history to top 100 yards from scrimmage in each of the first 15 games of the season and may have done it in the 16th had he not injured a knee.

The injury in last season’s opener wiped out the rest of the 2017 and, Johnson acknowledged, reduced his leverage in his hope for a new contract. Johnson would have become a free agent at the end of this season.

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