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State Wrestling Tournament will use seeding starting this season

Sports

June 12th, 2018 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced that they will begin using TrackWrestling to seed the traditional state wrestling tournament, beginning with the upcoming 2018-19 season.

A computerized system using the TrackWrestling criteria will seed each weight class. The top eight wrestlers will be seeded with the remaining eight spots filled by drawing at random.

View the full release from the Iowa High School Athletic Association here.

High School Softball Scoreboard Monday 06/11/2018

Sports

June 12th, 2018 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic @ Lewis Central PPD to Wednesday (6/13) at 5:30pm
Denison-Schleswig 12, Kuemper Catholic 0

Rolling Valley Conference

Woodbine 9, Ar-We-Va 4

Glidden-Ralston 13, Exira-EHK 3

Corner Conference

CB Thomas Jefferson 10, Fremont-Mills 0
Southwest Valley 15, Stanton 5 (5 inn)

Pride of Iowa Conference

Pleasantville 12, East Union 0

Other Scores

Bedford 9, Lamoni 3
Central Decatur 7, Grand View Christian 6
Wayne 4, Murray 2

High School Baseball Scoreboard Monday 06/11/2018

Sports

June 12th, 2018 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic at Lewis Central PPD
Kuemper Catholic 1, Denison-Schleswig 0

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 6, Woodbine 0

Corner Conference

East Mills 17, Clarinda Academy 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 13, Fremont-Mills 0

Pride of Iowa Conference

Pleasantville 13, East Union 0

Cass County Primary votes to be canvassed today

News

June 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors will meet in their Boardroom at the Courthouse in Atlantic, this morning, to canvass the results of last Tuesday’s Primary Election. Their meeting begins at 8-a.m. Unofficial results from the election showed Mark T. O’Brien was the Republican winner for the District 2 Board of Supervisor’s seat, with 154 votes to Republican challenger Pat McCurdy’s 137 votes. And in the Board of Supervisors District 3, Republican John Hartkopf was the winner over fellow Republicans Dana Halder and Linda Templeman. Hartkopf garnered 161 votes, Halder 157 and Templeman 103. The winners move on to the November General Election.

Thunderstorms blast through eastern Nebraska into Iowa

News, Weather

June 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Thunderstorms that blasted through eastern Nebraska into Iowa toppled trees, overturned semitrailers, knocked out power to hundreds of homes and businesses and spawned short-lived tornadoes. The National Weather Service says two drivers were taken to a hospital and other drivers suffered minor injuries Monday when straight-line winds topping 80 mph knocked over nine semis on Interstate 29 in western Iowa. The post office in Sidney, Iowa, lost its roof. Three farm storage buildings were destroyed three-miles south of Thurman, in Fremont County, and shingles were blown off of homes in the Montgomery County town of Coburg. In Red Oak, winds gusted to near 60-miles per hour, while in Bedford, Clarinda and New Market, winds of 60-to 70mph were reported.

Authorities say several homes were damaged in the Lake Waconda community in Cass County, Nebraska. Brief tornado touchdowns were reported near Cedar Creek, Louisville, Murray and Table Rock.
Hail the size of golf balls was reported in the Gretna area.

MARK F. KERKHOFF, 68, of rural Manning (Svcs. 6/15/18)

Obituaries

June 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MARK FRANCES KERKHOFF, 68, of rural Manning, died Saturday, June 9th, at home. Funeral services for MARK KERKHOFF will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, June 15th, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at St, Patrick’s Catholic Church on Thursday, beginning at 4-p.m.  A Rosary takes place 6:30-p.m. Thursday, at the church.

Burial will be in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery, south of Audubon.

MARK KERKHOFF is survived by:

His mother – Dorothy Kerkhoff, of Audubon.

His wife – Linda Kerkhoff, of rural Manning.

His son – Adam Kerkhoff, of Gray.

His brothers – Blane (Kathy) Kerkhoff, of Audubon, and Paul Kerkhoff, of Waukee.

His sisters – Leslie (Jeff) Brewer, of Kearney, MO; Kay (Scott) McCaslin, of Kenmore, WA; Nan (Al) Dreher, of Kimballton; Lynn (Tom) Klever, of Audubon; and June Hayworth, of Kansas City, MO.

1 grandson, his in-laws, other relatives and friends.

2 arrested Tue. morning on drug charges in Red Oak

News

June 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Officers with the Red Oak Police Department arrested two men early this (Tuesday) morning. 22-year old Damon Lee Gregory, and 27-year old Larry James Snider, Jr., both of West Point, IA, were taken into custody at around 12:45-a.m. for possession of drug paraphernalia. Gregory was also cited for failure to hold a valid driver’s license, and no insurance. Both men were transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond, each. Red Oak Police were assisted at the scene by Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 6/12/18

Weather

June 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Some areas of fog possible this morning; P/Cldy. High 86. NW @ 10-15.

Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 57. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 84. SE @ 10.

Thursday: Variably Cldy w/scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 84.

Friday: Shwrs & tstrms early; Becoming P/Cldy, warm & humid. High 92.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our Low this morning 66. We received .36” rain Monday & Monday night. Last year on this date our High was 87 and the Low was 73. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 1892. The Record Low was 38, in 1903.

Storm incident report (from 6/11/18) – 9 semis toppled in Fremont County

News, Weather

June 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

8:21-p.m.  Tstrm wind gust est. 65-70 mph estimated by radar, 4 miles N. of New Market in Taylor County; Law enforcement report

8:30-p.m. Estimated 70 mph wind 9 miles sw of Bedford in Taylor Co.; Trained spotter report.

8:01-to 8:15-p.m.  62-68 mph gusts of wind reported in Clarinda.

7:38-p.m.  Thunderstorm winds est. at 58 mph 1 mile w/nw of Red Oak.

7:28-p.m. Shingles blown off homes in Coburg (Montgomery County). 1′ diameter tree limbs reported down.

7:15-p.m. Three farm storage buildings destroyed 3 miles s. of Thurman, in Fremont County

7:00-p.m. A total of 9 semi tractor-trailers were overturned along I-29 about 3 miles west of Thurman, in Fremont County (Storm Chaser report). Two drivers were injured and transported by ambulance. I-29 was closed in both directions; Numerous power lines were down west of Thurman and many large trees were uprooted in Thurman, where there was damage to roofs as well.

Hamburg man arrested Tue. morning

News

June 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that around 1:15am today (Tuesday), Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 500 block of O st in Hamburg, for a noise complaint. Deputies made several attempts to make contact with the resident where the noise was coming from. They were finally able to locate the resident, 32-year old Isaac Hayes, who was lying motionless on the floor.

Deputies gained entrance into the home and identified Hayes to being highly intoxicated. Hayes was taken into custody for Disorderly Conduct and transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement center held on $300.00 bond. Hayes has previously been arrested twice in the last two weeks for the same incidents.

Isaac Hayes