FOR SALE: Office chair, 40.00 dollars. 712-254-6936 Massena.
WANTED: Atlantic High School Javelin yearbooks. From 1990, 1989, 1988. Call 712-249-0694. Go Trojans.
The Atlantic boys basketball team picked up a win over Clarinda Tuesday 68-40 at the Atlantic Middle School gym. The Trojans jumped out to an early 22-7 lead by the end of the first quarter and bumped the lead up to a commanding 32 by half. Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins was pleased with how the Trojans played during stretches of the game.
Atlantic was led by 18 points from Scott Leonard and 15 from Austin Alexander, who grabbed is total with 5 threes in the first half. Atlantic improves to 14-5 on the season and next have a cross-class meeting with Treynor on Friday. Coach Jenkins talked about the seeding meeting for the postseason on Wednesday.
Clarinda was led by 15 points from Josh Degase as they fall to 3-17 on the year. Their next game is Friday at Creston.
The Atlantic girls basketball team picked up their second win of the season over Clarinda on Tuesday night at the Atlantic Middle School 55-45. The Trojans got it done behind the aggressiveness of McKenzie Waters and conversions at the free throw line. Waters led the team with 15 points and knocked in all but 2 of those from the free throw line. Coach Kelly Juhl said his team followed the lead of the Freshman in the second quarter.
The Trojans were playing catch-up a good portion of the game and didn’t have a lead until 5:55 left in the third quarter. The Trojans ended up 29 for 37 at the free throw line to make the comeback possible. McKenna DenBeste was another key contributor for Atlantic with 14 points and Coach Juhl said she showed her potential in the win.
Clarinda was led in the loss by Bryn Morgenstern with 15 points and Lauren Bair with 12. The Cardinals fall to 3-17 on the season and they have a game Thursday home against Creston.
Atlantic now prepares for their first round district game against East Sac County in Sac City. We’ll have that game for you on KJAN with tip-off set for 7:00pm Saturday.
Semi-Finals:
Atlantic 61 Harlan 13
Humboldt 34, Red Oak 30
Finals:
Atlantic 47 Humboldt 25 (Atlantic qualifies for State Dual Championships)
Iowa’s two U-S Senators both voted to confirm Betsy DeVos today (Tuesday) as the U-S Secretary of Education. DeVos drew criticism for her lack of education background and the vote in the Senate ended in a 50-50 tie that had to be broken by Vice President Mike Pence. Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, released a video message explaining her vote. “Over the last several weeks, I have thoroughly vetted Betsy DeVos, and have found that she shares the belief that those closest to our students — from parents to teachers to local administrators and local elected officials — know what is best for our students,” Ernst says. “Additionally, she has pledged to fight for all students, including those attending public, private, and charter schools.”
Ernst says DeVoss has also pledged to support students who require additional support due to developmental, physical, or other disabilities. She also says she will be sure the DeVos follows through with what she has said she will do. “While I support her confirmation, I will be holding her accountable to the standard she has placed upon herself,” she says.
Ernst acknowledged the controversy surrounding DeVos. “I have heard from folks on both sides of the debate over Betsy DeVos. Good people can disagree with one another and still engage in a civil, productive discourse,” Ernst says. ” An open and honest dialogue is important and it’s critical that I continue to hear from you.”
She finished by saying she looks forward to “working with you to protect our schools, restore local control, and prepare our youth to enter the workforce.” Senator Charles Grassley, a Republican from New Hartford, released a statement on DeVos’ confirmation, saying: “I believe Betsy DeVos will perform the job of U-S Secretary of Education faithfully and well. There’s been a lot of misinformation that Mrs. DeVos opposes public schools. In fact, she’s committed to being an advocate for great public schools. What’s more, her job will not be to oversee public schools. That’s handled at the state and local school board levels. The role of the U-S Secretary of Education is to implement federal education programs, which are largely targeted at providing additional assistance to disadvantaged students and students with disabilities whether they attend public or private schools.”
Grassley’s statement says DeVos has made it clear that her job would be to enforce all federal laws as Congress intended, and says that’s” refreshing in light of recent experience.” Grassley says the Obama Administration overreached in trying to coerce states to adopt its preferred policies and Congress passed safeguards to prevent any future secretary of education from pushing policies not included in federal law.
(Radio Iowa)
Area Counties: Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison–
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow, which is in effect from midnight tonight to noon CST Wednesday.
* TIMING…Snow will begin in western Iowa around midnight and spread east across the remainder of central and southern Iowa by Wednesday morning.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 to 4 inches.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…Winds from the northwest averaging around 10 mph will cause isolated areas of reduced visibility.
* IMPACTS…Travel difficulties may result from snow covered roads.
Area Counties: Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie…
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 10-p.m. today through Noon Wednesday. 2-to 5 inches of snow is possible.
* TIMING…Snow will spread east across the area beginning around 10 pm with the heaviest snow falling from around 11 pm to 5 am.
Light snow will continue through the mid morning hours.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
Firefighters from Audubon were called to a reported hog barn fire several miles northwest of Audubon, Tuesday night. The call about the fire at 1038 170th Avenue came in at around 5:40-p.m. A person answering the phone at the Audubon Fire Department said a spark from a welder triggered a flash fire in methane pit. The fire blew itself out before firefighters arrived. No damage or injuries were reported. Fire firefighters were back in the station by around 6:35-p.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has told Iowa environmental regulators that changes made to state clean water standards last year violate federal regulations. The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission approved changes in August that eliminated a rigorous environmental assessment before allowing new contaminants to be introduced to streams, rivers or lakes by city wastewater treatment plants or industry.
The new so-called anti-degradation standards allowed a focus on cost when evaluating introduction of new contaminants into waterways. Environmental groups opposed the change saying it weakened Iowa’s clean water protections and commended the EPA Tuesday for rejecting the changes.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, which enforces state environmental rules, did not immediately respond to a message. It’s not immediately clear if the EPA determination will withstand scrutiny of the new Trump administration.
LaDONNA LEA APPLEGATE, 78, of Oakland, died Monday, February 6th, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Funeral services for LaDONNA APPLEGATE will be held 2:30-p.m. Friday, February 10th, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.
Visitation with the family will be on Thursday evening at the Oakland United Methodist Church from 5-8 PM.
Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Freedom Rock Fund.
LaDONNA APPLEGATE is survived by:
Her husband – Don Applegate, of Oakland.
Her sons – Doug Applegate and wife Kathy, Dave Applegate and wife Shelia, and Dean Applegate and wife Amy, all of Oakland
Her sisters – Rosalie Soloth and husband Bob of McClelland, and Janet Tiarks and husband Roy of Council Bluffs.
Her brother – Leo Olsen of Treynor.
7 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The Dubuque City Council is moving ahead with having staff draft an ordinance that would ban retailers from using plastic shopping bags. The Telegraph Herald reports that council members voted 4-3 in favor of the plan Monday night. Council members Luis Del Toro and David Resnick argued the city would be better served by a less heavy-handed approach and recommended finding ways to encourage retailers and residents to voluntarily lessen plastic bag use.
A memo from Cori Burbach, the city’s sustainable community coordinator, says charging shoppers more in an effort to curb the use of plastic checkout bags would require a substantial amount of work. City Attorney Crenna Brumwell says the city could be exposed to litigation if a fee were implemented improperly.