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Atlantic slows down Glenwood and grabs big home win

Sports

January 9th, 2018 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans boys basketball team had another slow start against Glenwood on Tuesday night but they were able to overcome it this time and knock of the 2nd-ranked and previously unbeaten Rams 59-41. Glenwood opened the game with an 8-0 run and it would of been easy for Atlantic to think about the 18-4 first quarter deficit they suffered in the December 12th loss to the Rams. This time the Trojans were able to weather the storm and stay composed and Head Coach Alan Jenkins was proud of how they responded.

The Trojans took their first lead of the game at 14-12 early in the second quarter and never trailed the rest of the way. Atlantic lead 22-14 at half and push the lead to ten 38-28 by the end of the third quarter. It was another big win for the Trojans beating the second top ten opponent in as many weeks after handing Harlan their first loss of the year last week. Coach Jenkins talked about the outlook for his squad.

The game got very strange in the fourth quarter with Glenwood being assessed four technical fouls down the stretch and tempers rising from coaches, players, and officials. Atlantic stayed out of the dust-ups pretty well and Coach Jenkins liked their composure given the circumstance.

Austin Alexander led four Trojans in double figures with 19 points and had 5 assists, Scott Leonard had 14 points and 8 rebounds, Chase Mullenix had 11 points, and Grant Podhjasky finished with 10 points. Mullenix talked about what led to the win.

Podhjasky was a huge lift hitting 2 first half buckets and he talked about what changed for his team at the midway point of the season.

Atlantic improves to 7-4 with the win and will next travel to Lewis Central Friday before taking on Wahoo Neumann of Nebraska on Saturday at the MAC Shootout. We’ll have both of those games on KJAN.

Glenwood had an off shooting night and finished with one player in double figures. Andrew Blum finished with 10 points of the bench. Nate Mohr and Christian Stanislav both finished with 9 points. The Rams are now 9-1 and will next travel to St. Albert on Friday.

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ROBERT LARSEN, 73, of Sutherland (Svcs. 01/13/2018)

Obituaries

January 9th, 2018 by admin

ROBERT LARSEN, 73, of Sutherland died Monday, January 8th at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland. Funeral services for ROBERT LARSEN will be held Saturday, January 13th at 11:00am at the Church of Christ in Sutherland. Warner Funeral Home in Sutherland is in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Friday, January 12th starting at 5:00pm with family present from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Warner Funeral Home in Sutherland.

Burial will be at a later date.

Military services will be conducted by the American Legion Post #152 of Sutherland.

Online condolences may be left at www.warnerfuneral.com

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IA likely to introduce a sports betting bill this year

News

January 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new report predicts 18 states will introduce bills to regulate sports betting this year, with 11 having a good chance of passing one. Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, which tracks gambling legislation nationwide, says that’s just the minimum; the firm predicts more than 30 states could introduce sports betting bills.

The U.S. Supreme Court this year will decide a case brought by New Jersey that seeks to overturn a ban on sports betting in all but four states: Delaware, Montana, Nevada and Oregon.

States listed as likely to introduce a sports betting bill are: Massachusetts; Rhode Island; New York; New Jersey; West Virginia; South Carolina; Georgia; Florida; Illinois; Michigan; Iowa; Minnesota; Louisiana; Mississippi; Oklahoma and California. Indiana and Kentucky already have introduced bills.

 

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DAVID LANCE RODGER, 66, of Oakland (Svcs. 1/13/18)

Obituaries

January 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DAVID LANCE RODGER, 66, of Oakland, died Monday, January 8, 2018, at home. Funeral services for DAVID RODGER will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13th, at the Oakland Congregational Church-UCC, in Oakland. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home is helping the family with the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the funeral service.

DAVID RODGER is survived by:

His wife – Marilyn Rodger and their children: Trinity, Andrea, April and Molly.

His brothers – Mike Rodger, Chris Rodger, Kurt Rodger and Eric Rodger.

His sisters – Laurie Clarkson, and Debra Gould.

other relatives and friends.

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Page County man arrested for Sex Offender Registry Violation

News

January 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 35-year old Shaun Allan Davidshofer, of Coin. He was taken into custody today (Tuesday) at the Page County Sheriff’s Office on a Page County warrant for Violation of Iowa Sex Offender Registry.  Davidshofer was unable to post a $5,000 cash only bond, and is currently being held in the Page County Jail pending future court proceedings.

 

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Mulberry Loop Closed Bridge replacement with low water crossing

News

January 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency reports the Mulberry Loop bridge is now closed, and the bridge has been removed. It will be replaced with a low water crossing. Work will continue as the weather permits. The bridge is in the 800 Block of Mulberry Loop. Fairview Township Section 23.

This area has many dirt or level B Roads! Considerable alternate route planning will be necessary for some emergency responses to this area!

PLEASE PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NEARBY RESIDENTS. If you have any questions, please call the county engineer at 712-755-5954

 

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Mulberry Road Bridge in Shelby County: Weight Restriction Reduced to 3 Ton

News

January 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency reports the bridge weight restriction on the Mulberry Road Bridge, has been reduced to three-tons. The bridge is in the 2400 Block of Mulberry Road over the West Fork of the West Nishnabotna River. Between Greeley Township sections  5  and 6. The restriction is effective immediately and will continue until further notice.

 

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Atlantic Woman Sentenced for Involvement in Drug Conspiracy

News

January 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A U-S District Court Judge in Council Bluffs, Friday, sentenced a Cass County woman to nearly 11.5 years in prison. 21-year old Selena Marie Hansen, of Atlantic, appeared in federal court before United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger and was sentenced to 135 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa, said Hansen, along with her co-defendant Michael Beltran, distributed methamphetamine in Southwest Iowa from January to April 2016. The methamphetamine was imported into the United States disguised as candy. An investigation of the conspiracy began when a package of “candy” was delivered to an empty residence in Bedford, and was recovered by law enforcement. During the course of the conspiracy, over 500 grams of methamphetamine was distributed by Hansen and Beltran in Cass, Mills, Page, and Taylor Counties in Iowa.

The investigation was conducted by the Cass, Mills, Page, and Taylor County Sheriffs’ Offices; Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force; and Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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Search underway for stolen cattle in SW Iowa

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The hunt is on for cattle rustlers in southwest Iowa. Montgomery County authorities are investigating the theft of more than 30 cattle from a local sale barn. Livestock owner Don Wolfe says the calves were stolen early Sunday morning from a sale barn a few miles west of Red Oak.

“There are 34 head of black and black-white faced steer calves, with an average weight of 416 pounds. They were stolen in the early morning hours of January 7th,” said Wolfe. He says it appears the thief or thieves targeted a particular pen inside the sale barn.

“We had left the barn at 2:30 in the morning,” he said, “and had went home. We had to leave it unlocked, because there were two of our guys that wanted to load out. We got the okay. Then, this one man had bought two pens of cattle. But, we had three pens of cattle. The cattle walked right by three pens, and they picked this particular pen of calves.” “There’s something fishy about it, but we don’t know what it is,” Wolfe added. He speculates the stolen cattle may still be in the area.

“They’re probably within a two-county area from us right now,” said Wolfe. “They’re probably in a background lot, and they probably took all the green tags. All these cattle were weaned and vaccinated, with Iowa green tags. And, I would say they probably took the green tags out when they got them there, and they’re in a background lot within a 60-mile radius of us.”

Anyone with information regarding the cattle theft should contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-5107 or Montgomery County Crimestoppers at 888-434-2712. A $3,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of suspects involved in the thefts.

(Radio Iowa)

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Council Bluffs man arrested on drug charges, Monday

News

January 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 31-year old Joseph Allen Scislowicz, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Monday afternoon on numerous charges. He was taken into custody for being a Felon in Control of a Firearm, two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set at $7,600.

Also arrested Monday, was 26-year old Bradley Scott Wonder, of Carter Lake. Wonder was charged with Driving While Barred. His bond was set at $2,000.

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