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New Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott is looking for maximum effort from his players as they begin the 2016 season. “We’ve talked recently with our team that hey we want you compete. Just like we’ve done in practice, we want you to go out and compete. We want you to go hard and play hard.” McDermott said. “We can correct missed assignments but it’s a little bit tougher to correct if you’re not playing hard. The opportunity is going to be there Friday night in our scrimmage to get some guys on film and see what we have, then get ready for Clarinda next Friday night.”
Coach McDermott takes over a program that won just one game last year but suffered through numerous injuries and was forced to play a lot of young players. McDermott said he has been pleased with the effort from his players in summer workouts and early on in practice. He said they were shooting for 70 players on the roster and fell just short of that with 61 players out this year. That number is an improvement from last season and the Senior class is larger this year as well.
McDermott himself is a former player in Atlantic and was a long time member of the coaching staff previously. He was Offensive Coordinator for the 2002 State Championship team under Head Coach Gaylord Schelling and he has spent time coaching numerous levels of the program.
Many familiar faces will be on McDermott’s staff including the former Head Coach he worked with. Gaylord Schelling is coaching Junior Varsity and working with the Offensive Line. Lee Saathoff is back as Defensive Coordinator after working with McDermott for many years under Schelling. Justin Williams will work with the Running Backs and Outside Linebackers. Alan Jenkins will coach the Freshman team and will work with Wide Receivers and Defensive Backs. Brandon Crouse will work with the Defensive Line and Offensive Line. Coach McDermott said it’s been a smooth transition bringing those familiar coaches back together. “We a lot of discussions before the season of what kind of my vision was for them, and they were all on board with ‘Yep, that’s kind of where I fit in’. So we have really hit the ground running.” McDermott said.
Coach McDermott says there has been good competition for position battles and there are still some spots that are up for grabs. He said Zac Stork and John McConkey will be the stalwarts leading the charge on the Offensive Line. Garrett Franken and Jaxson Eden are battling for the Quarterback spot. Eden will spend some time at Running Back early due to a summer injury to last year’s starter Drake Roller. They plan to ease Roller back into the mix. Noah Bruckner is looking to start at Fullback. The Tight End position has Grant Podhajsky coming back. The guys battling for outside skill position playing time are Chase Mullenix, Austin Alexander, Dillon Sonntag, and Gratt Reed.
The Trojans have a scrimmage scheduled tonight at Red Oak and then will open up their 2016 campaign at home against Clarinda on August 26th.
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Council Bluffs Police Officers were dispatched this (Friday) morning to an address in the 500 Block of E. Pierce St for a burglary in progress. When Officers arrived the suspect fled the area.
The victim stated he was sleeping in his bedroom when he heard a loud noise in the living room. The victim stated he went to the living room to investigate and observed a white male standing just inside the door. The victim stated the suspect said, “My bad, my bad” and took off running. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate the suspect.
The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 5’8” 180 lbs.
If anyone has any information about this case please contact Council Bluffs Criminal Investigation at 712-328-4728 or Crime Stoppers 712-328-STOP.
Two Council Bluffs men were arrested after an altercation that ended with a weapon being discharged. The Council Bluffs Police Department was called to the area behind the Broadway Bar at 11:03pm Thursday for a report of shots fired. 21-year-old Dustin Arterburn and 25-year-old Dylan Waschkowski were arrested after investigation.
Officers determined that Arterburn and Waschkowski were inside the Broadway Bar and got into an altercation with one another. Waschkowski was directed to leave the bar by management. A short time later Arterburn also left the bar and located Waschkowski in the parking lot and then reportedly shoved 26-year-old Stephanie Lemon who was there with Waschkowski. In response Waschkowski then retrieved a .40 caliber handgun from his vehicle and displayed it to Arterburn and then struck him in the side of the head with the handgun just prior to discharging the weapon. Officers noted that Arterburn had gunshot residue on the left side of his neck. No one was injured by the shot fired and no property damage was reported.
Arterburn was charged with Disorderly Conduct, Simple Assault, and Public Intoxication. Waschowski was charged with Aggravated Assault and Discharging a Firearm in City Limits. Both were taken without incident to the Pottawattamie County Corrections and booked in.
The Atlantic Police Department released details Thursday afternoon on multiple recent arrests.
On Monday, August 8th Atlantic Police arrested 41-year-old Kyle Hume of St. Joseph, MO for Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.
On Friday, August 12th Atlantic Police arrested 27-year-old Jerett Justus of Clearwater, FL for 4th Degree Theft and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.
That same day officers arrested 26-year old Samantha Malley of Atlantic for 4th Degree Theft and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.
On Sunday, August 14th Atlantic Police arrested 39-year-old Julie Luetje of Atlantic for Domestic Abuse Assault 2nd Offense. She was taken into custody and booked in tot he Cass County Jail.
On Tuesday, August 16th Officers made two arrests. 20-year-old Leslee Dukes of Atlantic was arrested for Prescription Drug Violation, 5th Degree Theft, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Also arrested was 23-year-old Lukus Brown of Atlantic for Prescription Drug Violation, 5th Degree Theft, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both were taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.
Skyscan Forecast Friday
Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Few scattered showers early then showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. S @ 10-20. High 88.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms. NW @ 10. Low 62.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Showers in the morning. NW @ 15-25. High 72.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 76.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 81.
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A Council Bluffs teen was arrested on Wednesday after leading Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputies on a chase between Crescent and Council Bluffs.
At 1:40pm a Deputy attempted to stop a blue Nissan on Old Mormon Bridge Road after the vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign after exiting Interstate 29. The vehicle did not stop and traveled into the City of Crescent and south on Old Lincoln Highway escaping from authorities. The Nissan was then located in a farm field and the Deputy approached the vehicle and ordered the driver out but he sped away once again. The driver then ended up going southbound on Old Lincoln Highway and back into Council Bluffs avoiding another Deputy. Finally at the intersection of Old Lincoln Highway and Coit Road the Nissan lost control and struck a parked vehicle near Spencer Avenue and North Broadway.
The driver was then apprehended and identified as 19-year-old Peter Hobart of Council Bluffs. He was taken to the Creighton University Medical Center by Council Bluffs Fire. Charges are pending.
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 18, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6, to discuss the replacement of two Iowa 25 bridges in Adair County – one over the Middle River approximately 1.2 miles south of Interstate 80 and the other bridge is over Turkey Creek approximately 4.6 miles south of I-80.
Iowa 25 traffic would be detoured during construction using I-80, Adair County Road P-28, and Iowa 92.
All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 4:30 and 6 p.m. at the 5 by 80 Golf and Country Club, 1086 Iowa 25, in Menlo. The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. Iowa DOT staff will be present to informally discuss the proposed improvements. No formal presentation will be made.
The meeting space is accessible for persons with disabilities. However, if you require special accommodations at the meeting, please notify the Iowa DOT contact listed below by Aug. 30.
For general information regarding the proposed improvements or public meeting, contact Don Stevens, P.E., assistant district engineer, Iowa DOT District 4 Office, 2210 E. Seventh St, Atlantic, Iowa 50022, phone 712-243-3355 or 800-289-4368, email Donald.Stevens@dot.iowa.gov.
Visit the Iowa DOT’s project-related public involvement event website at www.iowadot.gov/pim for information about scheduled public meetings and hearings, and opportunities to offer input to the Iowa DOT during the development of certain projects. To submit a comment online about this project, go to: http://bit.ly/Iowadot941921b.
Representatives of the Cass and Audubon County Community Foundations are reminding area nonprofits that the deadline to apply for fall grant funds through the online application process in approaching on September 1st.
CCCF Chair Nicholas Hunt says they are pleased to announce they have $27,800 allocated for the fall grant cycle and the grant dollars will be awarded for a single year. ACCF Chair Genelle Deist says they have $39,000 allocated for the fall grant cycle which dollars will be awarded for a single year as well.
Application procedures and guidelines are available online at www.iowacommunityfoundations.org/casscef or www.iowacommunityfoundations.org/auduboncef Click on the Grant Information tab and follow the links. Detailed instructions are provided in a downloadable form, and a link to the online application is also provided. Only online applications will be considered.
These grant funds are made possible by the generosity of the Cass County Community Foundation donors and Audubon County Community Foundation donors. To inquire about donating to either county, please contact a Board member. Community Foundations in Southwest Iowa are particularly attractive charities because donations to these funds may be eligible for a 25% Endow Iowa Tax Credit.
Please contact Dennis Nissen at 800-794-3458 or dennis@omahafoundation.org or Denise Cardos at denise@omahafoundation.org with grant application specific questions. All completed applications will be considered at October board meetings with notification of results the end of October.
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