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HELEN A. WENDT, 80, of Atlantic (3-24-2016)

Obituaries

March 21st, 2016 by Jim Field

HELEN A. WENDT, 80, of Atlantic died Sunday, March 20th at Atlantic Specialty Care.  Memorial services for HELEN A. WENDT will be held on Thursday, March 24th at 10:30 am in the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Atlantic.  Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is in charge of arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday from 9:30 am until service time at St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Burial in the Atlantic Cemetery at a later date.

Memorials may be directed to the Elks Building Fund or Atlantic Public Library.

HELEN A. WENDT is survived by:

Daughter:  Christine (Robert Cary) Short of Atlantic.

Sons:  Michael (Kathleen) Wendt of Atlantic; David (special friend Cindy Ackerman) Wendt of Atlantic; Eric Wendt of Atlantic.

Brother:  Ralph Hansen of Harlan

3 Grandchildren

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Branstad says he will work with lawmakers on reduced budget

News

March 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad says he will work with legislative leaders in response to lower-than-expected revenue for the upcoming budget, but he didn’t specify what cuts are possible. Branstad said Monday he wants to work with lawmakers to address “the financial realities” of the budget that goes into effect in July.

State budget experts released data recently that determined Iowa is taking in less revenue than expected. A new calculation means there is about $7.3 billion available to spend next fiscal year. Branstad had budgeted for more available funds. He said the new budget would be “extremely tight,” but he did not provide details on potential cuts. Branstad also did not specify whether the new figure would lower how much he recommends the state spend on basic aid for K-12 education.

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IBCA announces All-Star Series rosters and schedule

Sports

March 21st, 2016 by admin

The Iowa Basketball Coaches Association will host it’s All-Star Games series on Saturday, March 26th at Dallas-Center Grimes High School.  The series is broken up into teams comprised of selected athletes from each quadrant of the state, NW, SW, SE, and NE.  An all-star cheer squad is also selected and will perform at halftime of games.  The first two Girls games will played at 10:30am and the boys will start at 11:45am. You can check out the full schedule of events and information here.

The Southwest Boys and Girls teams along with coaches are as follows:

SW Boys

Coaches: Matt Carter, SE Polk,        B J Terrones, Gilbert

10  Turner Scott                                 WDM Valley
12  Ryan Hawkins                       Atlantic
20  Nolan Chapman                   Treynor
22  Dontre  English                           DM North
30  Keaton Van Soelen                     DM Christian
32  Kyle Juhl                                Harlan
40  Shammond Ivory                       Perry
42  Tystan Cummins                        Ankeny
50  Ted Brown                                   Dowling Catholic
52  Jackson Lamb                       Nodaway Valley

SW Girls

Coaches:  Kristen Meyer, Nevada       Cory Bartz, Adair-Casey

10  Ebby Prewitt                               DM Christian
12  Carleigh Paup                             Paton –Churdan
20  Paige Beacom                      St Albert
22  Zoey Dinkla                          Adair-Casey
30  Jordyn Moser                      Harlan
32  Kati Cassabaum                        Nevada
40  Callie Calfee                        Bedford
42  Rachel Hinders                         Johnston
50  Gabie Doud                                Ballard
52  Tasha Vipond                             Ankeny Centennial

Local 2016 All-Star Cheerleaders

Taylor Kuhl                                     Glenwood High School
Jasilyn Roop                                    Shenandoah High School
Haley Palmer                                   Glenwood High School
Peyton Sickler                                  Shenandoah  High School
Jessie Anderson                               Glenwood High School
Keana West                                        Glenwood High School

 

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3 arrests in Mills County

News

March 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests. On Sunday, deputies arrested 20-year old Maxwell Douglas Manley, of Glenwood, for Driving Under Suspension. His bond was set at $300. On Saturday, 25-year old Calle Vivian Mace, of Emerson, was arrested for Disorderly Conduct, and 23-year old Breeanna Serena Sarratt, of Creston, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The women were being held in the Mills County Jail on bond amounting to $300 and $600, respectively.

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2 accidents in Mills County

News

March 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports one person was injured during an accident Friday evening, southeast of Glenwood. Officials say Annette Harris, a passenger in a 2003 Ford was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital by Glenwood Rescue following a collision that happened at around 6:10-p.m. at the intersection of Highway 34 and Kidd Road.

The accident occurred when a 2003 Mazda driven by Micah Brauch, of Glenwood, attempted to cross Highway 34 from northbound Kidd Road, and field to yield to the Ford, which was traveling west on Highway 34. The vehicles collided, causing the Mazda to spin around and stop on the shoulder. The Ford, driven by John Harris, of Red Oak, rolled onto its top and landed back on its wheels in the ditch. Brauch was cited by deputies for Failure to Yield.

And, no serious injuries were reported following an accident that happened at around 6-p.m. Sunday, near 180th and Ingrum Avenue, in Mills County. Authorities say William Tattersall, of Glenwood, was attempted to do a burn out, when his 1978 Ford went out of control and entered the east ditch, where it hit an embankment and rolled onto its top. Tattersall and his passenger suffered minor injuries, but did not require transport to the hospital. Tattersall was cited for Careless Driving and Failure to Maintain Control.

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Buena Vista Indoor Track and Field Meet

Sports

March 21st, 2016 by admin

Buena Vista University hosted a co-ed indoor track and field meet on Saturday, March 19th.  A number of Southwest Iowa schools competed and you can find full results here.

Boys Top-5 Finishers

Shot Put
2nd Jon Bieker, Harlan, 50-04
4th Mitchell Brinkman, Lewis Central, 46-09.5

Long Jump
3rd Marcus Klein, Harlan, 19-07.5
4th Miles Rupiper, Kuemper Catholic, 19-07

High Jump
3rd Nhial Biliew, Denison-Schleswig, 6-02

4X200
1st Lewis Central, 1:34.78 (Brantley Owens, Paul Mortensen, Ryan Main, Sal Fidone)
3rd Harlan, 1:34.97 (Marcus Klein, Will Lansman, Levi Preston, Caleb Rasmussen)
5th Underwood, 1:37.14 (Gavin Crawford, Tyler Conn, Isaiah Humphrey, Nick Pedersen)

4X400
1st Glenwood, 3:35.20 (Caleb Petersen, Kohen Watson, Nathan Kennedy, Carter Von Essen)
2th Lewis Central, 3:36.15 (Brantley Owens, Paul Mortensen, Bailey Teply, Sal Fidone)
3rd Underwood, 3:37.21 (Gavin Crawford, Tyler Conn, Isaiah Humphrey, Nick Pedersen)
5th Harlan ‘A’, 3:39.27 (Jonathon Owens, Levi Preson, Caleb Rasmussen, Marcus Klein)

4X800
1st Glenwood, 8:47.99 (Jaron Springer, Seth Little, Parson Covington, Andrew Blum)
5th Tri-Center, 9:15.20 (Marcus Mumm, Lane Ausdemore, Gage Williams, Dion Coffey)

Shuttle Hurdle
1st Glenwood, 35.94 (Caleb Petersen, Austin Tye, Jeff Cooper, Carter Von Essen)
2nd Underwood 36.94 (Keegan Konsor, Jesse Jensen, Tyler Freese, Nick Pedersen)

60m
4th Brantley Owens, Lewis Central, 7.26
5th Gage Clay, AHSTW, 7.27

60 Meter Hurdles
1st Keegan Konsor, Underwood, 8.80
2nd Nolan Smith, Audubon, 8.83
3rd Carter Von Essen, Glenwood, 8.90
4th Tyler Freese, Underwood, 8.96
5th Alec Mass, Lewis Central, 9.05

200m
1st Marcus Klein, Harlan, 23.38
2nd Gage Clay, AHSTW, 23.79

400m
1st Nick Pedersen, Underwood, 52.38
2nd Nhial Biliew, Denison-Schleswig, 53.49
4th Levi Preston, Harlan, 54.40
5th Gage Clay, AHSTW, 54.63

1,600m
5th David Salazar, Denison-Schleswig, 5:00.72

Girls Top-5 Finishers

High Jump
Tie 4th Molly Dean, Glenwood, 5-00

Long Jump
2nd Brooklyn Hundt, Tri-Center, 16-00

Shot Put
2nd Linnaea Konfrst, Glenwood, 37-03.5

Shuttle Hurdle
2nd Glenwood, 40.04 (Miranda Ruth, Olivia Scarborough, Katelyn Wilwerding, Molly Dean)
4th Denison-Schleswig, 41.94 (Cara Kastner, Sunday Faya, Sarah Heilesen, Alex Mohr)

Distance Medley
3rd Denison-Schleswig, 4:40.42 (Sarah Branning, Whitney Weiss, Ellie Mendlik, Raegan Andersen)

60 Meter Hurdles
2nd Allison Bruck, Harlan, 9.62
4th Miranda Ruth, Glenwood, 10.10

4X200
2nd Harlan, 1:54.68 (Allison Bruck, Chloe Hansen, Lexi Larsen, Alyssa Sotelo)

1,500
1st Ellie Mendlik, Denison-Schleswig, 5:14.48
2nd Karley Larson, Underwood, 5:15.31

800
1st Molly Dean, Glenwood, 2:32.15

200
5th Allyssa Ertz, Denison-Schleswig, 29.43

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Western IA native living in WI pens a book about Marine sniper

News

March 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A woman who is a native of western Iowa has penned a book detailing the service history of a Wisconsin Marine who served as the top scout/sniper, and expert in hand-to-hand combat in World War Two. Karla Jensen, who grew up in Audubon, started a writers group in Beaver Dam, WI. She met 91-year old Del Schultz at the Beaver Dam Senior Center, where Jensen was participating in a similar group. Jensen said Schultz approached her one day with a story he’d never told anyone before. Not even his family.

Jensen learned he been involved in battles at Iwo Jima, Saipan at the Nagaski, after the atomic bomb was dropped. Schultz was a member of the first sniper-scout school ever assembled. Jensen and Schultz met every other week over a period of 18 months. He had two stipulations with regard to the book. One was that his real name not be used. For the first 15 months, she wrote the story using the surname of Leo, which, not coincidentally, is the name of her now deceased father. He served in the Coast Guard, during World War Two.

He also did not want his four adult children to know that his character was featured in last year’s movie “American Sniper.” Schultz’ wife died 5-years ago from Alzheimer’s Disease. He wanted his story to be held back until he was on his death bed, but eventually agreed to allow his real name to be used in the book, and to tell his children. Jensen called Schultz’ son and told him about his father’s hidden past.

His biography/memoir eventually ended-up being 60-thousand words. Jensen suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but never let on how much it affected him until after he began telling his story to Jensen. The title of the book is “Nobody’s Hero: The Story of a Marine Scout Sniper.” It was formed after Del’s youngest son said his dad “Is the type of Marine that doesn’t believe he’s a hero and the type of veteran who will not accept any accolades for being a hero.”

Jensen will share his story during visits in southwest Iowa. A book signing will take place 7-p.m. April 7th at the Audubon Public Library. A writing workshop will precede the book discussion from 5-to 6:30-p.m., offering anyone who wants to write about their own family history, information on how to be published. Jensen will be at the Irwin Public Library as well, on April 8th, from 6-until 8-p.m.  Some of the books have been signed by Del Schultz, as well. Her book is available Barnes and Noble.com and Amazon.com.

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Central College Indoor Meet Boys results

Sports

March 21st, 2016 by admin

The Central College Indoor Track and Field Meet was held on Saturday, March 19th.  The Atlantic Boys team had 8 top five finishers on the day and Gratt Reed took home the title in the 60m hurdles.  Full results can be found here.

60m
8th Jake Cerven, Shenandoah, 7.37

200m
5th David Thomsen, Atlantic, 24.18
8th Gratt Reed, Atlantic, 24.36

400m
4th Logan Roberts, Shenandoah, 53.66
6th Dillon Sonntag, Atlantic, 54.73

800m
5th Ryan Hawkins, 2:13.38
7th Chase Mullenix, Atlantic, 2:14.99
10th Gabe Richey, Panorama, 2:15.94

1,600m
4th Jaxson Eden, Atlantic, 4:58.37

3,200m
6th Nick Stanley, Shenandoah, 11:30.29
7th Bridger Nebel, Shenandoah, 11:30.67
15th Tim Rogers, Shenandoah, 12:39.70

60M Hurdles
1st Gratt Reed, Atlantic, 8.61

4X200
2nd Atlantic, 1:38.51 (David Thomsen, Gratt Reed, Jaydin Barnwell, Brendan Holmes)
4th Shenandoah, 1:40.00 (Jake Cerven, Logan Roberts, Taylor Rogers, Austin Wittrock)

4X400
2nd Atlantic, 3:41.88 (Gratt Reed, Brendan Holmes, Jaxson Eden, David Thomsen)
10th Shenandoah, 3:49.58 (Logan Roberts, Tyler Hoyt, Nick Stanley, Harley Martin)

4X800
5th Shenandoah, 9:23.06 (Tyler Hoyt, Nick Stanley, Bridger Nebel, Harley Martin)
6th Atlantic, 9:25.53 (Jaxson Eden, Ryan Hawkins, Chase Mullenix, Kole Schmitt)

High Jump
3rd Alec Hayes, Atlantic, 6-04
Tie-4th Gabe Richey, Panorama, 6-00
Tie-8th Tyler Hoyt, Shenandoah, 5-08

Long Jump
Tie-4th Jake Cerven, Shenandoah, 19-07
Tie-10th Austin Wittrock, Shenandoah, 18-05

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Non-injury accident Friday afternoon, in Lewis

News

March 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Deputies in Cass County responded to a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon, in Lewis. The Sheriff’s Office says vehicles driven by 55-year old William Todd Leighton and 64-year old Edna Mae Smith, both of Lewis, collided at the intersection of Minnesota and 1st Streets, at around 2:30-p.m. No injuries were reported.

The accident happened as a 2014 Ford pickup driven by Leighton was southbound on 1st Street, when it was hit by Smith’s northbound 2011 Kia Optima, which was attempting to make a left turn onto Minnesota Street. Damage from the collision amounted to $4,000.

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Atlantic Girls with some strong performances at Central College meet

Sports

March 21st, 2016 by admin

The Central College Indoor Track and Field Meet was held on Saturday, March 19th.  The Atlantic Trojans had several top ten finishes including a win by Tiffany Williams in the 3000m.  A few other area athletes had strong performances as well.  Full results can be seen here.

400m
5th Tiffany Williams, Atlantic, 1:05.62
8th Lexi Freund, Atlantic, 1:07.85
9th Adrianna Holmes, Shenandoah, 1:08.03

800m
3rd Taylor Briley, Creston, 2:36.59
7th Devyn Kemble, Panorama, 2:41.66
8th Brianna Hoffman, Panorama, 2:41.77
9th Jessica Jackson, Shenandoah, 2:45.39
10th Jessica Beatty, Creston, 2:45.86

1,500m
7th Claire Campbell, Shenandoah, 5:28.00

3,000m
1st Tiffany Williams, Atlantic, 11:15.43

60M Hurdles
5th Morgan Johnk, Panorama

4X200
9th Panorama, 1:57.43 (Faith Powell, Morgan Johnk, Miranda Mleynek, Devyn Kemble)

4X400
8th Atlantic, 4:34.07 (Lexi Fruend, Karsyn Rush, Taylor Hansen, Tiffany Williams)
9th Panorama, 4;34.12 (Bailey Beckman, Morgan Johnk, Michelle Mleynek, Miranda Mleynek)

4X800
8th Creston, 11:05.65 (Jessica Beatty, Taylor Briley, Stephanie Hemsworth, Kristy Powers)

High Jump
Tie-2nd. Morgan Johnk, Panorama, 5-00
Tie-8th. Alexis Brockman, Atlantic, 4-08
Tie-8th. Jessica Jackson, Shenandoah, 4-08

Long Jump
6th Karmyn Pickens, Shenandoah, 14-11

Shot-Put
9th: Cheyenne Elliott, Atlantic,  32-7.5

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