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Skyscan Weather forecast for Atlantic & the area, Sunday 5/20/18

Weather

May 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Cloudy with a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 66. North northeast wind around 10mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 20% chance of showers. Low around 52. NE wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, otherwise partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, otherwise Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: Partly sunny w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High  83.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 74. We received .42” of rain. Our Low this morning (as of 6-a.m) was 54. Last year on this date our High was 65 and the Low was 43. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 1925. The Record Low was 26, in 1894.

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Red Oak bicyclist suffers injuries after crash with vehicle

News

May 19th, 2018 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a bicyclist was serioursly injured during an accident in Red Oak on Saturday morning. At 10:48am a bicycle being operated by 53-year-old Dale Dean French of Red Oak was traveling southbound on Highway 48. At the driveway of 2508 Broadway a 2013 Ford Taurus driven by 35-year-old Elysia Dylene White of Red Oak turned left and into the path of the bicycle causing French to crash and hit his face on the front right tire of the vehicle. French was taken to Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by Red Oak Rescue and then flown to UNMC by LifeNet helicopter. The extent of his injuries were unknown.

White stated that she looked before making the turn but did not see French coming on the bicycle. White was not injured during the accident and was cited for Failure to Yield Upon a Left Turn and No Insurance. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Red Oak Police Department.

No further details were released.

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Atlantic boys tennis heads to State Final Four

Sports

May 19th, 2018 by admin

Atlantic Boys Tennis Team
Photo courtesy Shawn Petersen

The Atlantic boys tennis team is heading to the Class 1A State Final Four for the 5th time in school history. Atlantic advanced with two wins on Saturday in Carroll.

They first won their substate match over Denison-Schleswig 5-0. In the other substate match at the site host Kuemper Catholic swept by Creston 5-0.

Atlantic then defeated Kuemper Catholic in the First Round State match 5-3 to advance to State Final Four Team Tennis on Tuesday, May 29th at Waveland Tennis Courts in Des Moines. Play at state will begin after the coaches meeting that day at 8:15am.

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Atlantic boys track finishes State weekend with 5 gold medals and Team Runner-Up Title

Sports

May 19th, 2018 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans boys track team had a banner weekend at the 2018 State Track and Field Championships. The Trojans came out of the weekend with 5 State Championships, 8 overall medals, and enough school records to make your head spin. They also came away with the State Runner-Up Title which is the best finish in school history.

Atlantic Boys State Champion 4×800 Relay Team (Chase Mullenix, Zeke Whetstone, Jaxson Eden, Craig Allen Becker)
Photo courtesy Matt Mullenix

Atlantic won State Championships in the:

  • 4x800M Relay (Craig Allen Becker, Jaxson Eden, Zeke Whetstone, Chase Mullenix) 8:01.05 (New School Record)
  • Distance Medley (Zade Niklasen, Dillon Sonntag, Tyler Moen, Chase Mullenix) 3:32.53 (New School Record, First ever Title in this event for Atlantic)
  • Chase Mullenix 800M 1:55.38 (School Record, First win in event since 1980)
  • Gratt Reed 110M Hurdles 14.31 (Follows up 8th place sophomore and 4th place junior finishes)
  • 4x400M Relay (Zade Niklasen, Tyler Moen, Gratt Reed, Chase Mullenix) 3:20.96 (New School Record)

Atlantic also picked up medals in the:

  • Sprint Medley 7th (Jayden Barnwell, Tyler Moen, Gratt Reed, Zade Niklasen) 1:34.89 (New School Record)
  • 4x200M Relay 6th (Jayden Barnwell, Zade Niklasen, Tyler Moen, Dillon Sonntag) 1:31.44
  • Gratt Reed 400M Hurdles 2nd, Runner-Up 53.24

The Trojans had a lead in the team race for most of the final day but Marion made a late charge in a few events to grab the team title. It came down to the final race in the 4x400M Relay and Marion did enough to win the team title with a second place finish behind Atlantic in that race.

Atlantic has a lot to take pride in with all of the weekend accomplishments both individually and as a team. The best run Atlantic boys track as seen at the State Meet.

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Final 2018 State Track and Field Team Scoring

Sports

May 19th, 2018 by admin 

Women - 1A - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored              
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    1) Danville                    56        2) East Mills                 38    
    3) S Winn, Calmar              37        4) Bedford                    34    
    5) Kee, Lansing                33        5) Madrid                     33    
    7) Sigourney                   29        8) Highland                   27    
    8) Alburnett                   27       10) New London                 25    
   11) AGWSR                       20       12) HLV, Victor                18    
   13) Lynnville-Sully             17       14) Montezuma                  16.50 
   15) West Fork                   16       15) WB-Mallard                 16    
   17) Janesville                  15       17) Central, Elkader           15    
   17) Tri-Center                  15       20) Cent Decatur               13    
   20) Dunkerton                   13       20) Nodaway Vall               13    
   20) Central City                13       24) Akron-Westfield            12    
   25) Sioux Ctrl, SR              11       26) Riceville                  10    
   27) Newell-Fonda                 9       27) Saint Ansgar                9    
   27) Wapsie Val, F                9       30) Clayton Ridge               8    
   30) Iowa Valley, M               8       30) Baxter                      8    
   30) B-G-M, Brook                 8       30) Starmont                    8    
   35) Earlham                      7       35) Hudson                      7    
   35) Colo-Nesco                   7       35) Grundy Center               7    
   39) Springville                  6       39) Tripoli                     6    
   39) Bishop Garrigan              6       42) Fremont-Mills               5.50 
   43) IKM-Manning                  4       43) Clarksville                 4    
   43) MMC/RU                       4       46) Lisbon                      3    
   46) Sidney                       3       46) Stanton                     3    
   46) North Linn                   3       46) Cent Lyon                   3    
   46) Martndsl-StMarys             3       52) N Mahaska                   2    
   52) Don Bosco                    2       52) Easton Valley               2    
   52) St. Edmond, FD               2       52) Ar-We-Va                    2    
   52) Lawton-Bronson               2       58) C-Wheatland                 1    
   58) Seymour                      1       58) SE Warren                   1    
   58) North Iowa                   1       58) Midland, Wyoming            1    
   58) Nwood-Kensett                1            


Women - 2A - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored              
=================================================================================
    1) Mid-Prairie, W              60        2) Sumner-Fredrksbg           44    
    3) Panorama                    40        4) Beckman                    31    
    4) MVAOCOU                     31        6) Unity Chrst, OC            27    
    6) Underwood                   27        8) North Cedar                25.50 
    9) PCM, Monroe                 25        9) Aplntn-Parksbg             25    
   11) KP-WC                       23       12) Cascade                    21    
   13) Treynor                     20.50    14) Monticello                 20    
   15) Southeast Valley            18       15) Tipton                     18    
   17) Logan-Magnolia              16       17) South Hardin               16    
   17) Western Christ              16       17) ACGC                       16    
   21) Pella Christian             15       22) OA-BCIG                    14    
   23) Williamsburg                13       24) W Lyon, Inwood             12    
   24) Greene County               12       26) Sioux Center               11    
   26) AHSTW                       11       28) Kuemper Cath               10    
   28) Sheldon                     10       28) Osage                      10    
   31) N Fayette Val                9       32) Denver                      8    
   32) West Branch                  8       32) Pocahon Area                8    
   32) Davis County, B              8       36) Shenandoah                  7    
   36) Alta/Aurelia                 7       36) MO Valley                   7    
   39) Albia                        6       40) New Hampton                 5    
   40) W Marshall                   5       42) Forest City                 4    
   43) Van Meter                    3       43) Red Oak                     3    
   43) Louisa-Musc                  3       43) Garner-Hay/Vent             3    
   47) Mediapolis                   2       47) DSM Christian               2    
   47) Bellevue                     2       50) Regina, IC                  1    
   50) Mount Ayr                    1                                         


Women - 3A - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored              
=================================================================================
    1) Pella                       70        2) Crestwood                  64    
    2) Wahlert, Dub                64        4) Benton Comm                57    
    5) Decorah                     50        6) Bishop Heelan              37    
    7) Assumption                  33        8) Solon                      27    
    9) North Polk                  25        9) Ia Falls-Alden             25    
    9) Keokuk                      25        9) Mt Vernon                  25    
   13) Grinnell                    19       14) IC, Liberty                18    
   14) Carlisle                    18       16) CPU                        16    
   16) Mt Pleasant                 16       18) Anamosa                    14    
   19) Clear Crk-Amana             13       20) Xavier, CR                 10    
   20) SB-Luton                    10       20) Denison-Schlswg            10    
   20) MOC-FV                      10       24) Washington                  8    
   24) DC-Grimes                    8       24) ADM, Adel                   8    
   24) Webster City                 8       28) Waverly-SR                  6    
   28) Boone                        6       28) Norwalk                     6    
   28) Fort Madison                 6       32) S Tama Cty                  4    
   32) W Burlington/ND              4       32) Oskaloosa                   4    
   35) Spencer                      3       35) Spirit Lake                 3    
   35) Creston                      3       38) Marion                      2    
   39) Knoxville                    1       39) Humboldt                    1    
   39) Algona                       1       39) Independence                1    
   39) Harlan                       1                                         


Women - 4A - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored              
=================================================================================
    1) Waukee                     122        2) IC, West                   76    
    3) SE Polk                     70        4) Linn-Mar                   55    
    5) Ames                        38        6) Cedar Falls                37    
    7) Pleasant Valley             36.50     8) Dowling Cath               33    
    9) IC, City High               27        9) CB, A Lincoln              27    
   11) Johnston                    21       12) Valley, WDM                17    
   12) DVPT, Central               17       14) Ankeny Cent                16.50 
   15) Lewis Central               14       15) CB, T Jefferson            14    
   17) SC, East                    13       18) Bettendorf                 11    
   18) DUB Senior                  11       20) Ottumwa                    10    
   21) Muscatine                    8       22) WAT East                    7    
   22) Burlington                   7       24) Ankeny                      6    
   24) WAT West                     6       24) DSM, Roosevelt              6    
   24) Urbandale                    6       28) DSM, East                   5    
   29) CR Washington                4       29) Epworth, WD                 4    
   31) SC, North                    3       31) Prairie, CR                 3    
   33) DSM, Hoover                  2       33) DSM, North                  2    
   35) North Scott                  1       35) CR Jefferson                1    


Men - 1A - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored               
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    1) St. Albert, CB              64        2) Hudson                     56    
    3) Cent Lyon                   36        3) Lisbon                     36    
    5) S Winn, Calmar              34        6) North Union                32    
    7) Lynnville-Sully             31        8) Don Bosco                  27    
    9) Dunkerton                   26        9) Cent Decatur               26    
   11) Madrid                      23       12) Clarinda Acadmy            22    
   13) Cardinal, Eldon             19       14) W Monona                   18    
   14) George-Little Rk            18       16) Audubon                    17    
   16) BCLUW                       17       18) North Linn                 16    
   18) Earlham                     16       18) Tripoli                    16    
   21) Nodaway Vall                14       22) Grundy Center              13    
   23) C-Wheatland                 12       23) Wapsie Val, F              12    
   23) Montezuma                   12       26) West Fork                  10    
   26) Lawton-Bronson              10       28) Baxter                      8    
   28) Graet-T/Ruth-Ayr             8       28) West Hancock                8    
   31) Moravia                      7       32) Ar-We-Va                    6    
   33) St. Edmond, FD               5       33) Woodbine                    5    
   33) Ridge View                   5       33) Harris-LP                   5    
   37) St. Mary's, SL               4       37) Iowa Valley, M              4    
   37) Lenox                        4       37) CAM, Anita                  4    
   41) Newman Catholic              3       41) Lone Tree                   3    
   41) Saint Ansgar                 3       41) Colo-Nesco                  3    
   41) Trinity Christn              3       41) Akron-Westfield             3    
   47) Starmont                     2       47) Boyer Valley                2    
   47) GMG, Garwin                  2       47) Sidney                      2    
   51) Easton Valley                1       51) Alburnett                   1    
   51) South O'Brien                1       51) Gehlen Cath, L              1    
   51) Winfield-Mt. U               1       51) Belle Plaine                1    
   51) Maquoketa Valley             1                                           


Men - 2A - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored               
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    1) Pekin                       72        2) Mid-Prairie, W             44    
    3) Beckman                     38        4) Kuemper Cath               36    
    5) PCM, Monroe                 35        6) Van Meter                  29    
    7) Sheldon                     24        8) Mediapolis                 22    
    8) S Hamilton                  22       10) Wapello                    20    
   10) South Cent Cal              20       10) KP-WC                      20    
   13) West Liberty                19       14) Garner-Hay/Vent            18    
   14) Sioux Center                18       16) Emmetsburg                 17    
   17) AHSTW                       16       17) Lake Mills                 16    
   19) Albia                       14       19) Forest City                14    
   19) Treynor                     14       22) New Hampton                13    
   22) Oelwein                     13       24) Williamsburg               12    
   24) Northeast, GL               12       24) Underwood                  12    
   27) Okoboji, Milford            11       27) W Lyon, Inwood             11    
   29) Union, LaPorte C            10       30) Dike-NH                     9.50 
   31) W Sioux Hwardn               9       31) Pleasantville               9    
   31) Jesup                        9       34) E Marshall                  8    
   34) DSM Christian                8       34) W Marshall                  8    
   37) Sibley-Ocheyedan             6       37) ACGC                        6    
   39) Woodward Acad                5       39) Bellevue                    5    
   41) Tipton                       4       41) North Cedar                 4    
   41) Regina, IC                   4       41) Roland-Story                4    
   41) MO Valley                    4       46) Denver                      3    
   46) Sumner-Fredrksbg             3       46) Unity Chrst, OC             3    
   49) OA-BCIG                      2.50    50) Davis County, B             2    
   50) Monticello                   2                                          


Men - 3A - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored               
=================================================================================
    1) Marion                      69        2) Atlantic                   63    
    3) SB-Luton                    48        4) Wahlert, Dub               45.50 
    5) Gilbert                     40        6) DC-Grimes                  38.33 
    7) Mt Pleasant                 37        8) Glenwood                   32    
    9) Algona                      30       10) Boone                      28    
   11) Solon                       27       12) Pella                      24    
   13) CPU                         21       13) Nevada                     21    
   15) Decorah                     18       16) Carlisle                   14.33 
   17) Boy-Hul/Rock Val            13       18) Grinnell                   12    
   19) W Delaware                  10       19) S Tama Cty                 10    
   19) Oskaloosa                   10       19) Mt Vernon                  10    
   23) Spirit Lake                  9       23) Central DeWitt              9    
   25) Vinton-Shellbrg              8.50    26) Benton Comm                 8    
   27) W Burlington/ND              7       27) Xavier, CR                  7    
   27) Saydel                       7       27) Humboldt                    7    
   27) ADM, Adel                    7       27) Clear Crk-Amana             7    
   33) Ia Falls-Alden               6       34) Fort Madison                5    
   34) Anamosa                      5       34) Harlan                      5    
   37) Chariton                     4.50    37) Bond-Farrar                 4.50 
   39) North Polk                   4       40) Waverly-SR                  3    
   40) Norwalk                      3       42) Bishop Heelan               2    
   43) Carroll                      0.33                                         


                       Men - 4A - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored               
=================================================================================
    1) Valley, WDM                 60        2) IC, West                   57    
    3) Ames                        52        4) Waukee                     51    
    5) Ankeny Cent                 43        6) CR Kennedy                 42    
    7) Urbandale                   38        8) Johnston                   35    
    9) Bettendorf                  34       10) Dowling Cath               30    
   11) Lewis Central               23       12) DUB Senior                 22    
   13) Cedar Falls                 21       13) Ankeny                     21    
   15) Pleasant Valley             20       16) Prairie, CR                19    
   16) Linn-Mar                    19       18) WAT West                   17    
   18) SE Polk                     17       18) IC, City High              17    
   21) CR Jefferson                16       22) SC, East                   12    
   23) WAT East                    10       23) SC, North                  10    
   25) DVPT, West                   8       25) Muscatine                   8    
   27) Indianola                    6       28) Newton                      5    
   28) DVPT, Central                5       30) Ottumwa                     4    
   30) Epworth, WD                  4       32) North Scott                 3    
   32) DSM, East                    3       32) CB, T Jefferson             3    
   35) DSM, Roosevelt               2       35) DVPT, North                 2    
   37) DUB Hempstead                1

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Police: Child killed in 1 of spate of Waterloo shootings

News

May 19th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police say a child has been killed in one of four overnight shootings that left three others wounded. The Courier reports that officers were called to a house around 5:15 a.m. Saturday and found a victim, described as a boy, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.

In another shooting around 4:35 a.m., another person was shot, suffering injuries not believed to be life threatening.

Around 1:15 a.m., two people were shot in a separate incident. They, too, suffered injuries not believed to be life threatening.

Police had not identified any of the victims by late Saturday afternoon.

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Des Moines father pleads guilty in beaten baby case

News

May 19th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old Des Moines man accused of beating his infant son has pleaded guilty to charges in the case. The Des Moines Register reports that Dominick Joseph Clausi pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of child endangerment causing bodily injury and two counts of neglect of a dependent. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Clausi is expected to receive a 45-year suspended sentence in July.

Clausi was charged in December after his then-5-month-old son was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries that included skull fractures, a brain bleed and bruising. Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says authorities believe the teenage father beat, shook and bit the baby and forced the baby’s face into a pillow.

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Breaking News: Body of missing man recovered from Lake Panorama

News

May 19th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The body of a man missing since Thursday evening was recovered this (Saturday) afternoon, in Lake Panorama. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports the body of 22-year old Kenton Greaves, of Brooklyn, New York, was located at around 2:12-p.m.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in the recovery by Search and Rescue Christian Aid Ministries out of Illinois, the Story County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, Greene County Fire Department, Iowa DNR Officers from around the state, Lake Panorama Security Land and Water, Guthrie County Emergency Management, Panora Fire, and Panora EMS.

Greaves, who was on the lake with some friends, was reported missing at around 6:16-p.m Thursday, had just completed his junior year at Grand View University, where he was a member of the wrestling team, and a Senior Criminal Justice major

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Dozens of severely neglected horses found in southern Iowa

News

May 19th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

EARLHAM, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have charged a south-central Iowa man after dozens of severely neglected horses — and 2 horse carcasses — where found on his property. The Des Moines Register reports that the nearly 60 animals were found Thursday night at the Lemontree Welsh horse stable in Earlham.

Nine of the horses were taken in dire health to the Animal Rescue League headquarters in Des Moines. The rest remain on the stable grounds. One horse was found with 21-inch hooves that had curled back into her front ankles. Most of the horses were malnourished with visible ribs and hip bones and extreme hair loss.

Jimmy Lee Lemon, co-owner of Lemontree Welsh, has been charged with three counts of livestock neglect and two counts of failure to dispose of animal remains.

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Sheaffer Pen Museum has closed in Iowa

News

May 19th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — The Sheaffer Pen Museum has closed its doors for good after seven years in southeastern Iowa. The museum announced the closure May 14. The institution lacked financial stability, the museum’s board of directors said in a statement.

“The museum, as a nonprofit organization, cannot afford to care for the archives and continue the exciting programs to display them as it has in the past,” the release said.
While several options to save the museum were considered, none were found to be successful, the statement said.

The Sheaffer Pen Plant in Fort Madison closed in 2008. The museum then opened in 2011 and displayed collections of pens, machines and other displays form the plant.
Discussions about closing the museum began in January, according to Andy Andrews, president of the North Lee County Historical Society, which loaned the museum a $32,000 pen collection.

Pen collector Bill Sexauer donated his collection of 160 Targa Pens to the historical society in December. “The reason it belongs to us is the guy who donated it wanted to deduct it from his income tax and to do that it had to stay with the owner for at least three years and it is owned by us,” Andrews said.

Andrews said he believes financial problems began in 2012 when Cross Pen Co. purchased the Shaeffer pen line. The museum didn’t receive funding after the ownership change, Andrews said.

The board is in negotiations with Cross Pen to determine where the pen collections will go.

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