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Atlantic man injured in single-vehicle rollover accident, Monday

News

May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

An Atlantic man was injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident, Monday at around 4-p.m. The crash happened off Highland Road, north of the Atlantic Municipal Airport. Authorities said the westbound pickup went out of control and came to rest on its top in the north ditch, near a field entrance. The man – whose name was not officially released – was transported by Medivac Ambulance to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, and later to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha. His wife said in a social media post, that it appears the man suffered from a broken vertebrae in his neck, chest injuries and a head injury. He was said to be alert Monday evening, but in a lot of pain.

We’ll release the crash victims’ name when it becomes officially available. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Atlantic Police and Atlantic Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene.

Man sought after kayak flipped in on river Fort Dodge

News

May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they’ll resume a search Tuesday for a man missing since his kayak overturned on the Des Moines River in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge Fire Chief Steve Hergenreter says the man and his wife were kayaking below the hydroelectric dam when both kayaks flipped about 3:30 p.m. Monday. She swam to shore, but her husband was swept away by the river. He was last seen about 100 yards from the dam. Their names haven’t been released. Hergenreter says volunteers won’t be needed for today’s (Tuesday’s) search of the water and shoreline.

La Nina is over and the summer ahead could bring more heat, more rain

News, Weather

May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The experts say our region’s weather patterns will likely be changing for the warmer and wetter in the seasons ahead, but how much they’ll change is still anybody’s guess. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub — based in Ames, explains: “La Nina is no longer, it’s officially done, so now we are in between phases, which we jokingly call La Nada,” Todey says. “We’ll start watching for how quickly we’ll transition if there are any influences that look El Nino-like as we look towards the fall and winter.”

La Nina patterns often bring cooler temperatures along with more storms in some areas and droughts elsewhere. El Nino patterns typically do the opposite. Todey says the region’s outlook for the month ahead will likely include more rain than normal. “June has wetter chances to the east with decreasing coverage in the summer and we’ll have to keep our eye on that,” Todey says. “Because there’s no specific drying or showing in the outlooks, we’ll need to monitor for changes because convective season precipitation is a very difficult thing to assess.”

A few months ago, there was a lot of grumbling about the long cold winter that stretched well into spring. Todey says there may soon be a complete reversal, with prolonged higher temperatures in the long-range forecast. “Warmer likely for the whole region in June but the edges of the area we deal with have a better chance of being warmer throughout the whole summer,” he says.

Todey says the development of an El Nino pattern later this year could have an impact on the weather from next winter into next spring.

(Radio Iowa)

LEON JOSEPH “JOE” SKANK, 58, of Omaha (Svcs. 5/31/18)

Obituaries

May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

LEON JOSEPH “JOE” SKANK, 58, of Omaha, died Saturday, May 26th, at the Immanuel Fontanelle Nursing Home, in Omaha. Funeral services for JOE SKANK will be held 10-a.m. Thursday, May 31st, at the Loess Hills Funeral Home, in Carson.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Wed., May 30th, from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial, with Military Honors, will be in the Carson Cemetery.

LEON JOSEPH “JOE” SKANK is survived by:

His wife – Kandis Skank, of Council Bluffs.

His mother – Irene Skank, of Carson.

His brothers – Sid (Tami) Skank, and Karl (Lisa) Skank, all of Carson.

His sisters – Lynn Skank (& John Stull), of Council Bluffs; Lisa (Devon) Fulton, of Plattsmouth, NE; and Leslie (Todd) Frazier, of Black Diamond, WA.

His mother-in-law: Donna Cole, of Macedonia.

Other relatives and friends.

Atlantic competes at Boys State Team Tennis today

Sports

May 29th, 2018 by admin

Atlantic Boys Tennis Team
Photo courtesy Shawn Petersen

The Atlantic Trojans boys tennis team will compete in the State Team Tennis Final Four today. The Class 1A Team Finals are being played at the Waveland Tennis Courts in Des Moines.

Atlantic will be the #3 seed and play their Semi-Final match against #2 seeded Maharishi, Fairfield. The other Semi-Final is # Dubuque Wahlert vs. #4 Boone. Play begins at 8:30am for the Semi-Final matches. The State Championship and Consolation Final will be played 1 hour after Semi-Final play is complete.

BETTY J. YOUNG, 87, of Audubon (Svcs. 5/31/18)

Obituaries

May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

BETTY J. YOUNG, 87, of Audubon, died Sunday, May 27th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. Funeral services for BETTY YOUNG will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, May 31st, at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is from 10-a.m. until the time of service, Thursday.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

BETTY J. YOUNG is survived by:

Her sons – Terry (Roxanne) Young, of Sacremento, CA., and Jack Young, of Audubon.

Her daughter – Cindy (Cal) Hansen, of Atlantic.

Her sister – Barbara (Larry) Linn, of Atlantic.

8 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren, her sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends.

Skyscan forecast and weather data for Atlantic: 5/29/18

Weather

May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Variably cloudy skies w/isolated thunderstorms early this morning & later this afternoon. High 92. SE winds @ 10-20mph.

Tonight: Partly-to Mostly cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 64. SE @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scatt. shwrs & tstrms. High 86. W @ 10-20.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High near 90.

Friday: P/Cldy. High around 92.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 97, which broke the old record of 95 set in 1895. Our Low this morning was 66. Last year on this date our High was 75 and the Low was 47. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 104 in 1934. The Record Low was 29, in 1947.

Midwest Sports Headlines: 5/29/18

Sports

May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

UNDATED (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals rookie reliever Jordan Hicks is lighting up radar guns and shutting down opponents. The 21-year-old is challenging New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman as the hardest thrower in baseball. Hicks has hit 105 mph multiple times this season, and his sinker regularly reaches triple digits. Hicks made the jump from Class A to the majors this season. He says he’s not sure where his power comes from and that he simply focuses on throwing the ball hard.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Sano belted a two-run homer, Eddie Rosario hit a three-run double and the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game skid with an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Lance Lynn pitched six effective innings to win his second consecutive start after a dreadful stretch in his first season with the Twins.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jonathan Villar and Christian Yelich homered and Ryan Braun had three hits to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Milwaukee starter Brent Suter (5-3) allowed three runs in five innings. He hit a two-run double in the fourth that gave Milwaukee a 4-0 lead. Milwaukee won for the 10th time in 12 games.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Defending national champion Florida is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA baseball tournament. The Gators are the first program to be a top seed three times. Play begins Friday in 16 regionals. Winners advance to eight best-of-three super regionals. Those winners move on to the College World Series in Omaha.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, May 29th 2018

News

May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old Nebraska boy has died in a western Iowa lake. Council Bluffs Assistant Fire Chief Derrick Williams says witnesses saw the Omaha boy disappear beneath the water shortly before 1 p.m. Monday at Lake Manawa. The boy had gone to Lake Manawa State Park in Council Bluffs with two siblings. Williams says the boy was last seen on an inner tube near the ropes that mark the end of the swimming area.

SPARTA, Wis. (AP) — Police say the Iowa man accused of making threats to kill estranged relatives at a high school graduation in Wisconsin has been arrested. The Sparta Police Department said Benjamin Sidie was taken into custody by Dubuque, Iowa police on Monday. School district officials in Sparta decided to cancel Friday’s graduation because of the alleged threats.

IONIA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old has died while swimming in a northeast Iowa park. The Chickesaw County sheriff’s office says Samuel Hake, of Nashua, died on Saturday at Chickesaw Park. Hake was an 11th grader at Nashua-Plainfield High School. Authorities have given few details on how Hake died, and are still investigating his death.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Two people have died in an eastern Iowa crash involving a car and a motorcycle. Authorities say officers responded to the crash in Waterloo around 5:40 p.m. Saturday. The driver of the motorcycle and a passenger in the car died at the scene. The car’s driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Greenfield woman arrested for harboring a runaway

News

May 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, Monday night, released a report on arrests that took place over the past week. On May 20th, 53-year old Katherien Ann Larsen, of Greenfield, who also lists an address in Wichita, KS, was arrested at the Casey’s Store in Greenfield, on an Adair County warrant for Harboring a Runaway against the wishes of a parent. Larsen was released the following day on a $400 bond.

On May 23rd, 27-year old Brandy Lee Lumpula, of Omaha, was arrested in Adair, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense, after a K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics in her vehicle. A Probable Cause search of the Cadillac SUV resulted in the discovery in a bag located in the back seat. The bag contained a plastic cup with a white, crystal-like substance. Also inside the bag, was glass pipes believed to have been used for smoking meth. Lumpula admitted after being read her rights, that the substance was meth, and that she forgot the residue was there on the cup. She was booked into the Adair County Jail and released the next day on bond.

On May 24th, 27-year old Joshua Lee Jones, of Creston, was arrested following a traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 80. The driver of the vehicle told the Adair County Deputy that his passenger, Jones, had punched him in the side of his face. A female in the back seat had an active protection order in place against Jones, who was charged with simple assault and Violation of a Protection Order. Bond was set at $300.

On May 25th, 40-year old John Michael Burgoyne, of Brooklyn, IA, was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation, after being picked up from another law enforcement agency. His cash bond was set at $2,000. On May 26th, 38-year old David William Pat Clayton, of Greenfield, was arrested for Domestic Assault with Bodily Injury. He was released the same day after posting a $1,000 cash or surety bond. Also arrested May 26th, at the same location, was 41-year old Carrie Lee Ross, of Greenfield, who was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault causing bodily injury /2nd offense. Her cash or surety bond was set at $2,000.