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Adams County Sheriff’s report (6/25)

News

June 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest just before 1-a.m. today (Monday), of Brandon Kammerer of Clarinda, for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Gathering Where Controlled Substances are Unlawfully Used. Three additional juveniles were cited into juvenile court. The names of the juveniles are being withheld due to their age. At around 2:20-a.m. Saturday, Adams County Deputies cited a 14 year old juvenile into Juvenile Court for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The juvenile was also cited for Minor in Possession of Tobacco.

And at around 4:40-a.m. Sunday, Adams County Deputies arrested Michael Archer, of Corning, for Simple Assault.

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Red Oak man arrested for Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree

News

June 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak made an arrest Sunday, in connection with damage to a motor vehicle that took place Saturday. 38-year old Luke Daniel Rinehart, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 9:12-p.m. in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue, for Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree. Rinehart was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

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CONNIE S. COLLINS, 66, of Atlantic (Svcs. 6/29/18)

Obituaries

June 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CONNIE S. COLLINS, 66, of Atlantic, died Sunday, June 24th, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Buffett Cancer Center, in Omaha. Funeral services for CONNIE COLLINS will be held 10-a.m. Friday, June 29th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation with the family is from 5-until 7-p.m. Thursday, June 28th, at the funeral home.

CONNIE S. COLLINS is survived by:

Husband:  Michael J. Collins of Atlantic

Her sons – Dr. Bryan Stanley & wife Dr. Kristin Taylor, Michael J. Stanley (& Amy Schultz), and Matthew G. Stanley, all of Omaha; Stephen Collins, of Okoboji; and Nathan Stanley, of Ottawa, KS.

Her daughters – Christine (Peter) Bangsund, of Chico, CA; Angela (Clete) Hjorth, of Oskaloosa.

Her brothers – Raymond (Dawn) Meyer, and Rick Meyer, all of Atlantic.

and 4 grandchildren.

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Farmer roundtable talks open today across Iowa

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A series of farmer roundtable meetings opens today (Monday) for members of the Iowa Corn Growers Association. Lisa Cassady, spokeswoman for the Johnston-based organization, says the grassroots meetings are important so farmers’ concerns can be heard at all levels.

“They are one of the key parts of our policy development process,” Cassady says. “They’re happening in locations throughout the state.” Roundtable meetings are being held today in Le Mars, Ogden and Sheffield, and tomorrow (Tuesday) in Grinnell, Red Oak and Oxford Junction. More talks are planned July 11th in Mount Pleasant, Emmetsburg and Denison and July 12th in Albia, Creston and Fayette. At the gatherings, Cassady says growers can bring up any issues that are impacting their operations.

“Those policies will be brought forward and approved at the roundtable meetings and then they’ll go on to the annual ICGA Grassroots Summit which will be held on August 24th and 25th,” she says. That summit will be held in Des Moines.
www.iowacorn.org

(Radio Iowa)

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 6/25/18

Weather

June 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 79. SE @ 10-20.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/scatt. shwrs & tstrms, w/periods of heavy rain. Low 64. SE @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/scatt. shwrs & tstrms, especially in the morning. High 79. W @ 10-15.

Wednesday: P/Cldy w/shwrs & tstrms late. High 86.

Thursday: P/Cldy w/shwrs early. High 92.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 86. Our Low this morning was 64. We received .44” of rain yesterday. Last year on this date our High was 74 and the Low was 48. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 106 in 1937. The Record Low was 40, in 2004.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 6/25/18

Sports

June 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam in Houston’s eight-run second inning, helping Gerrit Cole and the Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3. Gurriel finished with three hits as the AL West-leading Astros won for the 15th time in 17 games. Jose Altuve drove in two runs and scored twice, and Evan Gattis connected for a pinch-hit homer.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luke Weaver settled in after a shaky first inning to win for the first time in eight starts and Jose Martinez hit a three-run homer to pace the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Weaver (4-6) allowed two runs, both in the first, on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Devon Allen won the 110-meter hurdles Sunday to highlight the final session of the USATF Outdoor championships. The former Oregon receiver crossed in 13.452 seconds _ with Grant Holloway in second at 13.454 _ after a weather delay that lasted just under three hours.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oregon State has won 109 of 127 baseball games over two seasons with mostly the same cast of players. They see winning a national championship as the only way to validate their body of work. Standing between Oregon State and the title is Arkansas in the best-of-three College World Series finals starting Monday night. Blaine Knight will be Razorbacks’ starting pitcher in Game 1. Beavers coach Pat Casey hasn’t named a starter.

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Iowa News Headlines: Monday, 6/25/18

News

June 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CDT

(Bloomfield) — A child is dead and another person was injured, when they were struck by a vehicle while walking on 180th Street in Davis County, west of Drakesville, Sunday night. The Iowa State Patrol said 9-year old Merlin Beechy, of Drakesville died at the scene. Nathan Beechy, whose age was not given, was flown by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. The incident happened as the victims were walking west on the eastbound side of 180th Stree, at around 9:50-p.m., Sunday. The vehicle which struck the victims did not stop.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans have moved aggressively to block city and county government actions since winning control of both legislative chambers two years ago. That’s left local officials frustrated but matches a trend seen in other states with single-party control. Legislators in Iowa last year overturned already-enacted minimum wage increases in three counties, and this year they passed an immigration enforcement law threatening local governments with the loss of funding if they refuse to comply.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a child has died after being found in a Des Moines lake. Officers and firefighters were called to Gray’s Lake on Saturday evening after a 6-year-old child was reported missing. The girl had been playing with her family, who thought she might be in the water. Police say firefighters started a search and quickly found the girl. They tried to resuscitate the child and rushed her to a hospital, where she died.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The excess methane that Dubuque officials used to just burn at the city’s wastewater treatment plant is now being converted into natural gas. The Telegraph Herald reports Dubuque was already using about 75 percent of the methane produced at the plant that was built in 2016 to power and heat the facility.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says sandbars along part of the Missouri River are again closed to protect the nests of endangered bird species. The Corps says endangered interior least terns and threatened piping plovers nest on sandbars between Ft. Peck Dam in Montana and Ponca State Park in Nebraska.

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VIRGINIA BARNHOLDT, 92, of Massena (Svcs. 6/28/18)

Obituaries

June 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

VIRGINIA BARNHOLDT, 92, of Massena, died Sunday, June 24, 2018, at the Heritage House in Atlantic.  Funeral services for VIRGINIA BARNHOLDT will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, June 28th, at the Massena United Methodist Church.  Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends on Thursday at the church one hour prior to services.; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be made to the Virginia Barnholdt memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.

Burial will be in the Victoria Township Cemetery, south of Massena. A luncheon will be held at the church following the services at the cemetery.

VIRGINIA BARNHOLDT is survived by:

Her sons – Richard (Bobbi Jean) Barnholdt, of Anita, and Michael (Bobbie Jayne) Barnholdt, of Atlantic.

5 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; Her sister-in-law, Phyllis Penton of Atlantic; other relatives and friends.

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IHSBCA Week 5 Rankings 06/24/2018

Sports

June 24th, 2018 by admin

2018 IHSBCA Baseball Rankings

Week 5 Rankings (Released June 24, 2018)

Class 4A (Record)

  1. Johnston (20-4)
  2. Urbandale (19-4)
  3. Cedar Rapids Prairie (20-6)
  4. Indianola (20-1)
  5. Iowa City West (18-5)
  6. Southeast Polk (21-6)
  7. North Scott (16-3)
  8. Dowling, West Des Moines (18-7)
  9. Davenport Central (17-7)
  10. Marshalltown (14-7)

Others: Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Valley, West Des Moines; Waukee; Western Dubuque

Class 3A (Record)

  1. Davenport, Assumption (20-6)
  2. Harlan (15-2)
  3. Carlisle (20-5)
  4. Solon (19-6)
  5. Bishop Heelan, Sioux City (19-8)
  6. Waverly-Shell Rock (19-5)
  7. North Polk (14-5)
  8. Boone (14-5)
  9. Decorah (14-4)
  10. Fairfield (17-5)

Others: Central DeWitt; Grinnell; Oskaloosa; Sergeant Bluff-Luton; Webster City; Xavier, Cedar Rapids

Class 2A (Record)

  1. Cascade, Western Dubuque (23-0)
  2. West Lyon (18-1)
  3. Regina, Iowa City (15-6)
  4. Wilton (14-4)
  5. Estherville Lincoln Central (16-2)
  6. Beckman, Dyersville (18-8)
  7. New Hampton (19-3)
  8. Monticello (16-3)
  9. Centerville (15-3)
  10. Van Meter (18-5)

Others: Alta/Aurelia; Kuemper Catholic, Carroll; Pleasantville; Treynor

Class 1A (Record)

  1. Newman Catholic, Mason City (22-1)
  2. Lisbon (24-0)
  3. North Linn (26-3)
  4. St. Mary’s, Remsen (16-3)
  5. Alburnett (23-3)
  6. Martensdale-St. Mary’s (21-6)
  7. St. Albert, Council Bluffs (20-5)
  8. South Winneshiek (16-4)
  9. New London (17-2)
  10. Tri-Center, Neola (12-2)

Others: CAM, Anita; Don Bosco, Gilbertville; Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Moravia; Saint Ansgar; Southeast Warren; West Fork; Woodbury Central

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Weaver, Martinez pace Cards past Brewers

Sports

June 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luke Weaver settled in after a shaky first inning to win for the first time in eight starts and Jose Martinez hit a three-run homer to pace the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Weaver (4-6) allowed two runs, both in the first, on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out a season-high nine and walked two for his first victory since May 11. Martinez’s 11th homer capped a five-run fourth when St. Louis erased a 2-1 deficit.

Cards: OF Tommy Pham was not in the lineup after feeling ill before the game. “He is just under the weather,” manager Mike Matheny said. “It has been going through our clubhouse. Different guys are passing it around. Unfortunately when you spend this much time together, is this kind of space, on flights, it is going to run its course.”

UP NEXT
Cards: RHP John Gant (1-2, 4.39) opens the three-game series at Cleveland on Monday. Gant, filling in for injured Michael Wacha, was sent down to Triple-A Memphis on May 31 and recalled on Thursday.

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