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(Radio Iowa) — Congress is allocating billions of dollars to the U-S Army Corps of Engineers for flood mitigation, construction and invasive species management, but the agency is still waiting for money to replace aging lock-and-dam systems on the Mississippi River. Colonel Steven Sattinger oversees the Corps’ Rock Island District and notes many of the structures are well past their prime. “They do occasionally, pieces break, machinery breaks, but we have really great crews in the district who are out there 24/7 fixing it and keeping them open,” Sattinger says. “The longer you defer maintenance though, the more likely that someday it’ll fail in a way that we didn’t foresee.”
While many of the locks and dams on the Mississippi are 80 years old, they were only designed to last 50 years. Sattinger says dam failures could hamstring the shipping economy — and local communities that depend on it. “In the Upper Mississippi River, there’s no bypasses,” he says. “If one of our locks and dams fails, it has to be closed to traffic. The traffic would have to go on the land. There are no additional locks or dams or water routes to move that freight.”
A 2017 analysis by the Mid-America Freight Coalition estimates if a dam failure blocked barges, it could cost the industry 283-million dollars in trucking costs, while causing 28-million dollars damage to the roads.
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Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say an Adams County man was arrested 5-p.m. Friday, on a felony warrant out of Page County. 19-year old Charles Lee Shadbolt, of Nodaway, was taken into custody on a warrant for Probation Violation. Shadboldt was booked into the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held on a $10,000 cash bond.
Today: Areas of fog this morning, otherwise mostly sunny. High near 70. S @ 10-15.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 48. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 78. S @ 10-20.
Monday: P/Cldy. High around 80.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy w/a chance of showers. High around 68.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 67. Our Low this morning was 40. Last year on this date our High was 92 and the Low was 70. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 98 in 1937. The Record Low was 27 in 1974, 1995 & 2012.
(Radio Iowa) — The newest member of the Iowa Supreme Court put on her late father’s official black robe Friday afternoon after she took the oath to serve as a justice on the state’s highest court. Susan Christensen of Harlan is the daughter of the late Jerry Larson who served longer on the court than any other justice in Iowa’s history.
“Dad swore me in as a young attorney in 1991, the first one in the state that day. He swore me in a district associate judge in ’07. He swore me in as a district court judge in ’15 and he passed away in April,” Christensen said. “Governor Reynolds, I’m so honored to have you swear me in today, but you were actually my second choice.”
Christensen accompanied her father to the Supreme Court when he was an attorney and she was a young girl, sitting in the front row eating potato chips as her dad argued a case in front of the justices. “He fiercely loved me and I never stopped watching him,” Christensen said. “…He continues to be with me in spirit and I feel his presence around me today…This robe is his.”
Five former justices who served with Christensen’s father were at today’s (Friday’s) ceremony in the Iowa Supreme Court’s hearing room. It’s been eight years since a woman has served on the Iowa Supreme Court. “I’ve always believed that my gender has nothing to do with my qualifications,” Christensen said. “It has nothing to do with my experience, nothing to do with my passion, nothing to do with my desire to keep learning, but what I have learned since my appointment is that it sure means a lot to others and it reflects the diversity of our state.”
In August, Governor Reynolds introduced Christensen as her pick for the opening created by the retirement of one of the seven court justices. Since then, Christensen says she’s received “a ton” of email, texts, letters and handwritten notes. “From young women and girls across our state and elsewhere,” Christensen said. “It is truly humbling. I embrace that challenge. I didn’t realize how much other people needed that.”
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady closed the event by noting the “new appearance” of the court, since a woman is now one of the seven justices sitting on the bench. “It has new perspectives and it has a new voice,” Cady said,” and, as in the past, this will help bring a new understanding which has been so important to the development of the law, over time.”
Two other long-time friends and legal colleagues of Christensen spoke during the ceremony. Christensen invited her grandchildren up to her seat on the bench and let them bang a toy gavel at the end of the event.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Matt Adams had a clutch two-run double in the eighth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3. John Brebbia struck out the side in the eighth for the win and Carlos Martinez picked up his fourth save in four chances.
DETROIT (AP) — Ian Kennedy pitched three-run ball into the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals stopped a five-game slide by holding off the Detroit Tigers for a 4-3 win. Alex Gordon had three hits for the Royals, who led 4-0 after four innings.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have poured draft picks and free-agent money into building their offensive line, and so far it has paid off. Not only did the group help Kareem Hunt win the NFL’s rushing title last year, it has been nearly perfecting in protecting Patrick Mahomes. The group has allowed just two sacks through the first two weeks of the season.
VILAMOURA, Portugal (AP) — Sergio Garcia dedicated his round in the Portugal Masters to the Spanish women’s college golfer killed in Iowa. Celia Barquin Arozamena, the Big 12 champion this year for Iowa State, was found stabbed to death Monday. Garcia shot a 5-under 66, leaving the Spanish star three strokes behind leader Lucas Herbert
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Relatives of the 22-year-old Iowa man charged in the stabbing death of a top amateur golfer from Spain say they are “devastated.” Collin Richards’ family said Thursday that their “thoughts and prayers” are with those close to Iowa State University student Celia Barquin Arozamena, whose body was found Monday in a golf course pond. Richards is charged with first-degree murder in Barquin’s death. Officers found Barquin’s body in the pond near the ninth hole at a public golf course in Ames.
UNDATED (AP) — Losses in the first month of the college football season mean this could be a down year for the Big Ten Conference. Traditional powers Wisconsin, Michigan and Michigan State have lost out-of-conference games. There are only five unbeaten teams remaining, including No. 4 Ohio State playing at No. 10 Penn State.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will play Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 27 to make up for the Sept. 1 game against Akron canceled because of bad weather. Bethune-Cookman is a Football Championship Subdivision team in Florida that is 1-2 this season after losing to Florida Atlantic last Saturday. Nebraska will pay Bethune-Cookman a guarantee of $800,000.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
UNDATED (AP) — Police in an Iowa college town had repeated interactions with a troubled drifter in the weeks between his release from prison and his alleged killing of a star student golfer from Spain. Ames police reports show that 22-year-old Collin Richards struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, mental health problems and homelessness after he got out of prison in June. He is charged with first-degree murder in Monday’s killing of Iowa State University student Celia Barquin Arozamena.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Federal prosecutors in eastern Iowa have announced prison sentences for two farmers convicted in separate cases. Prosecutors say 36-year-old David Pitz, of Elma, has been sentenced to 10 months behind bars for using farm profits for personal expenses instead of paying off his loan. In a separate case, 36-year-old Mark Laubenthal, of Bancroft, has been sentenced to a year in prison for lying to his bank about how much land he was farming and how much crop he had in storage.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the remains of three U.S. Marines killed when their helicopter was shot down during the Vietnam War will be buried next week at Arlington National Cemetery. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Friday that the helicopter’s pilot and two infantrymen will be buried as a group with full military honors next Thursday. One of the men was from Davenport.
ELDORA, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa worker safety agency proposes fining the state’s Human Services Department, saying the department’s school for delinquent juveniles isn’t protecting employees. The Des Moines Register reports that school residents assaulted staffers at the Iowa State Training School for Boys in Eldora during at least three incidents. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed more than $23,000 in fines for the department.
The Exira-EHK Spartans built a 23 point lead in the first half and held on for a 52-34 win over the CAM Cougars on Friday night.
The Cougars started the game with an opening touchdown drive to take and early 6-0 lead. Nate Hensley hit DeShawn Carr on a 38yd touchdown pass. The Cougars then picked off the Spartans on the 15th play of their opening possession. The offense stalled though and the Spartans got it back an scored on an 8 yard touchdown pass from Josh Pettepier to Trey Nelson. A made PAT made it 7-6. The teams traded scores to make it 13-12 Spartans and then Exira-EHK went on their run. Exira-EHK racked up the next three scores to lead 35-12. That lead would be enough to hold up.
The Cougars got a nice drive to end the first half and climb within 35-18 but the Spartans struck on the first drive of the second half to push it to 42-18. The Cougars didn’t lay down though and got back within 11 with 2:44 left. The Spartans answered back though with a closing touchdown on a 37-yard run by Josh Pettepier to seal the win.
Exira-EHK improves to 5-0 on the season through a very tough schedule and take a stranglehold lead on the District 8 race with a 3-0 start. The Spartans host West Harrison next week.
CAM falls to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the district. The Cougars host Woodbine next week.