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Work release escape of Malik De’Sean Richard

News

August 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

(Waterloo) – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections report 25-year old Malik De’Sean Richard, who was convicted of domestic abuse assault- 3rd or subsequent offense in Blackhawk County, failed to report back to Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility as required Saturday night.

Richard is a Black male, 5-feet 7-inches tall, and weighs 140 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on May 23rd, 2017. Persons with information on Richard’s whereabouts should contact the local police.

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Body Found in Rural Webster County

News

August 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa — On August 12, 2017, a body was discovered in a rural area east of Clare in Webster County. Investigators with the Webster County Sheriff’s Office and the Division of Criminal Investigation are currently conducting a death investigation to determine cause and manner of death, as well as the identity of the victim.

An autopsy has been scheduled with the State Medical Examiner’s Office. No further information will be released until the autopsy is complete and next of kin have been notified.

On Friday, authorities said they were still searching for 26-year old Jessica Gomez, of Ft. Dodge. She was last seen August 4th. Her vehicle was found in a rural area south of Clare, which is northwest of Ft. Dodge. Another woman who was reported missing, 26-year old MacKenzie Knigge, was found safe in Lafayette, Indiana.

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59th Tournament of Champions – Final Round (FINAL)

Sports

August 13th, 2017 by Jim Field

Championship Division:                              Rd 1  Rd 2  Rd 3  Total

  • 1.  Andrew Martin (Nishna Hills)             71    69    68    208 (+1)
  • 2.  Alex Bireline (Past Champion)            73    69    67    209 (+2)
  • 3.  Jake Olsen (Atlantic G & CC)              70    65    76    211 (+4)
  • 3.  Steve Davie (Majestic Hills GC)           68    72    71    211 (+4)
  • 5.  Ron Peterson (Past Champion)           72    68    73    213 (+6)
  • 5.  Evan Schuler (Past Champion)            68    72    73    213 (+6)
  • 5.  Darby McLaren (Atlantic G & CC)       74    68    71    213 (+6)
  • 8.  Jared Koch (Majestic Hills GC)            72    69    73    214 (+7)
  • 8.  Chris Nelson (Past Champion)            73    70    71    214 (+7)
  • 8.  Sam Pieczynski (Waveland GC)           75    70    69    214 (+7)
  • 11.  Ross Martens (Shelby Co GC)            73    67    75    215 (+8)
  • 12.  Rob Langfelt (Nishna Hills)                75    69    72    216 (+9)
  • 12.  Zach Christianson (Atlantic G & CC)  73    67    76   216 (+9)
  • 14.  Joe Schafer (Mt. Ayr G & CC)            73    75    69    217 (+10)
  • 15.  Derek Jacobsen (Top 25)                   75    72    72    219 (+12)
  • 16.  Barry Smith (Pine Knolls)                   78    71    72    221 (+14)
  • 16.  Jeff Gude (Atlantic G & CC)               72    74    75    221 (+14)
  • 16.  Mike Davie (Logan-MoValley CC)     74    72    75    221 (+14)
  • 19.  Nathan Zimmerman (Treynor Rec)    73    74    75    222 (+15)
  • 19.  Nathan Miller (Lake MacBride GC)    72    72    78    222 (+15)
  • 21.  Matt Gross (Nishna Hills GC)             73    73    77    223 (+16)
  • 22.  Kyle Rock (Avoca Country View)        79    72    73    224 (+17)
  • 23.  Tim Redding (Hillcrest CC)                 76    72    76    224 (+17)
  • 23.  Jeremy Johnson (Indianola CC)          78    69    77    224 (+17)
  • 25.  Chad Bruck (Avoca Country View)      74    78    73    225 (+18)
  • 26.  Carter Trewet (Otter Creek GC)           73    79    75    227 (+20)
  • 26.  Brock Partlow (Atlantic G & CC)          76    76    75    227 (+20)
  • 28.  Ben Nelson (Coldwater Golf Links)      78   78    72    228 (+21)
  • 28.  Aaron King (Sac CC)                            78    74    76    228 (+21)
  • 30.  Ryan Clark (Briarwood Club)               79    75    75    229 (+22)
  • 30.  Jared Cochran (Terrace Hills GC)         78    75   76    229 (+22)
  • 30.  Troy Finestead (Woodward CC)          78    71    80    229 (+22)
  • 33.  Brett Geer (Clarinda CC)                      79    75    76    230 (+23)
  • 34.  Matt Gearheart (Nishna Hills GC)        78    81    72    231 (+24)
  • 35.  Evan Baldwin (Villisca CC)                   78    75    80    223 (+26)
  • 36.  Jason Branham (Quail Run CC)           79    77    78    234 (+27)
  • 37.  Brad Hartkopf (Past Champion)          84    73    79    236 (+29)
  • 38.  Chris Staudt (Clarmond CC)                78    82    77    237 (+30)
  • 39.  Drew Thompson (Lenox GC)               73    79    87    239 (+32)
  • 39.  Ron Eads (Waveland GC)                     84    76    79    239 (+32)
  • 41.  Tom Zaccone (Harlan G & CC)            84    78    79    241 (+34)
  • 42.  Craig Miller (Dunlap Golf Club)           79    81    83    243 (+36)
  • 43.  Bill Christensen (Audubon CC)            83    82    80    245 (+38)
  • 43.  Ryan Langfelt (Fremont Co GC)          88    80    77    245 (+38)
  • 45.  Cruz Reed (Lenox GC)                         82    85    80    247 (+40)
  • 46.  Josh Burns (Sac CC)                             84    83    83    250 (+43)
  • 46.  Eric Brown (Mt, Ayr G & CC)               86    83    81    250 (+43)
  • 48.  Joe Zaccone (Harlan G & CC)              87    90    81    258 (+51)

Senior Division:                                            Rd 1  Rd 2  Rd 3  Total

  • 1.  Del Miller (Past Champion)                 69    78    70    217 (+10) *won playoff
  • 2.  Rick Thompson (Past Champion)        71    73    73    217 (+10)
  • 3.  Darron Baker (Past Champion)            74    71    75    220 (+13)
  • 4.  Bobby Rist (Lake City CC)                    75    70    77    222 (+15)
  • 4.  Kim Peters (Crestwood Hills)               77    73    72    222 (+15)
  • 4.  Jim Wood (Red Oak CC)                      73    74    75    222 (+15)
  • 7.  John Willmore (Past Champion)          74    75    79    228 (+21)
  • 8.  John O’Hair (Indianola CC)                  77    75    77    229 (+22)
  • 9.  Steve Chapman (Treynor Rec)             74    78    78    230 (+23)
  • 9.  Blair Hoegh (Ankeny CC)                     75    76    79    230 (+23)
  • 11.  Mark Philby (Red Oak CC)                  77    72    82    231 (+24)
  • 12.  Mike Cardin (Gateway Recreation)     79    75    78    232 (+25)
  • 13.  Ken Portsche (Past Champion)           75    79    79    233 (+26)
  • 13.  Jeff Morenz (Atlantic G & CC)            78    76    79    233 (+26)
  • 15.  Bob Franke (Manson Golf & CC)        81    81    78    240 (+33)
  • 16.  Kenny Hinson (Nishna Hills GC)         83    79    82    244 (+37)
  • 17.  Jeff Heckroth (Woodward CC)            91    73    82    246 (+39)
  • 18.  Mark Christianson (Nishna Hills)        91    87    85    263 (+56)
  • 19.  Gary Wax (Avoca Country View)        92    89    85    266 (+59)
  • 20.  Mark Morris (Bedford CC)                  90    89    90    269 (+62)

Super Senior Division:                                     Rd 1  Rd 2  Rd 3  Total

  • 1.  Arnie Leistad (Past Champion)               79    72    75    226 (+19)
  • 2.  Jim Redemske (Clarmond CC)                77    70    81    228 (+21)
  • 3.  Gaylord Schelling (Atlantic G & CC)       80    78    73    231 (+24)
  • 4.  Barry McGinn (Quail Run CC)                 81    76    79    236 (+29)
  • 5.  Jim Mullenix (Shadow Valley)                 80    79    78    237 (+30)
  • 6.  Frank Gunsolley (Mt. Ayr G & CC)          80    82    77    239 (+32)
  • 7.  Allan Hjelle (Atlantic G & CC)                 82    78    80    240 (+33)
  • 8.  Rich Mitchell (Nishna Hills GC)               82    81    82    245 (+38)
  • 8.  Bruce Henderson (Atlantic)                    86    78    82    246 (+38)
  • 10.  Edward Troll (Avoca Country View)      86    80    82    248 (+41)
  • 11.  Mike Stanley (Avoca Country View)      81    81    90    252 (+45)
  • 12.  Donald Perrin (Happy Hollow CC)        87    85    89    261 (+54)
  • 13.  Perry Paulsen (Atlantic G & CC)            84    92    87    263 (+56)

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Johnston school district scrambling to hire teachers

News

August 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — With only days to go until the new school year starts, the Johnston Community School District says it’s still scrambling to hire enough elementary school teachers. School officials tell Des Moines television station KCCI that the district will welcome its biggest classes yet as it works to overhaul several of its school buildings.

District spokeswoman Laura Sprague says district officials were taken by surprise by the large number of new families enrolling their children for the new school year. Johnston school officials plan to go before the school board Monday to seek approval to add additional teachers to the kindergarten class.

If approved, the Johnston Community School district will search for teachers immediately. School district officials say all K- 5 classroom placements would be shared with parents by Aug. 18.

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Reynolds’ campaign declines to release more info on schedule

News

August 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The gubernatorial campaign for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has declined to provide more information about blocks of time in her calendar when she works on campaign-related events, arguing that releasing the information could give away strategy.

Phil Valenziano, Reynolds’ campaign manager, offered that explanation to questions about 10 items listed on Reynolds’ June calendar that reference the campaign. Reynolds’ administrative staff released the calendar in response to a public records request by The Associated Press but blacked out information that was campaign-related. Her office made similar redactions for six campaign-related events listed in acting Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg’s June work calendar.

The records offer a glimpse at how Reynolds is trying to balance her new job as governor with her efforts to win a full four-year term in the 2018 gubernatorial race.

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No winner in Saturday’s Powerball drawing: Jackpot climbs to $430 million

News

August 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $430 million for Wednesday’s drawing, after no one won the drawing Saturday night. Five tickets matching all five numbers but not the Powerball, sold in California, Illinios, Nevada and Texas won $1-million each. The numbers drawn were 20-24-26-35-49 and the Powerball was 19. The Power Play number was 2.

If there’s a winner Wednesday night, August 16th, the person or persons who claim the winning ticket have the option of having the prize paid out in 30 annual payments (an annuity), or a one-time cash payout of $273.4 million.

The Powerball prize pool has been building since June 10th. The odds of winning are one in 292 million.

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EUNICE JOSEPHINE GOETZINGER, 86, formerly of Defiance (Svcs. 8/16/17)

Obituaries

August 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

EUNICE JOSEPHINE GOETZINGER, 86, of Nevada (& formerly of Defiance), died Saturday, Aug. 12th, at Story County Senior Care. A Mass of Christian Burial for EUNICE GOETZINGER will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Aug. 16th, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Tue., Aug. 15th, from 6-until 8-p.m., with a Rosary at 7:30-p.m.

Burial will be in the Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery at Defiance.

EUNICE GOETZINGER is survived by:

Her daughter – Julie Tigges, of Nevada, IA.

Her sisters – Audrey Miller, of Omaha; Yvonne Heithoff, of Neligh, NE., & Lorene Steuhr, of Elgin, NE.

Her brother – Louis Heithoff, of Elgin, NE.

Her Foster Child – Rhonda Richards, of Moorhead, IA.

Her Dear Friend – Sandy Thomas, of Nevada.

3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

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LYDIA METZLER, 89, formerly of Audubon (Svcs. 8/14/17)

Obituaries

August 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

LYDIA METZLER, 89, of Des Moines (& formerly of Audubon), died Aug. 10th, at the Calvin Community Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for LYDIA METZLER will be held 1-p.m. Monday, Aug. 14th, at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

LYDIA METZLER is survived by:

Her son – Norbert (Karen) Metzler, of Johnston.

Her daughter – Jane (Rick) Lotz, of Viroqua, WI.

Her sister – Margarethe Radtke, of Germany.

7 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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Skyscan weather forecast for Atlantic & the area, 8/13/17

Weather

August 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy early, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts to near 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms developing late. Low around 63. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Partly sunny, w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. High near 83. Southwest wind around 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 67. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am, otherwise partly sunny, with a high near 87. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy w/a 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy w/a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 83. Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) will be 49. (At 6-a.m. in Atlantic, it was 61). Last year on this date, the High was 85, and the Low was 59. The All-Time Record High for Aug. 13th in Atlantic, was 101 in 1917. The All-Time Record Low on this date was 39 in 1964.

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Iowa News Headlines: Sunday, 8/13/17

News

August 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A housing shortage for those living below the poverty line in Des Moines is being exacerbated by soaring rent costs, a local organization has found. The Des Moines Register reports that rents in the city have increased by more than 15 percent in past five years. The Polk County Housing Trust Fund also says that Polk and eastern Dallas counties are almost 8,000 units shy of meeting demand for single people making less than $15,000 annually.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman accused of trying to flush her newborn down a toilet and leaving the baby for dead in a trash can has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the case. The Press-Citizen reports that 24-year-old Ashley Hautzenrader pleaded guilty Friday in Johnson County District Court to child endangerment and to neglect or abandonment of a dependent person. In exchange, prosecutors dropped an attempted murder charge.

DECATUR, Neb. (AP) — A bridge spanning the Missouri River that connects Decatur, Nebraska, to western Iowa is set to close for repairs. The Sioux City Journal reports that the Decatur bridge will close Monday. Workers will make structural repairs to abutments on each end of the bridge. The pavement leading up to the bridge on each side also will be replaced. Bridge traffic had been reduced to one lane since March 27 because of sandblasting and repainting.

HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — A 42-year-old Meservey man convicted of kidnapping and torturing a woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that Charles Albright was sentenced Friday. Prosecutors say Albright held a 36-year-old woman captive for 12 to 14 hours on Oct. 7 in Meservey, where she was punched, slammed against a floor, shocked with a stun gun and repeatedly bitten by a dog. Albright then took her to Sheffield, where he continued beating her.

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