Today: Partly cloudy, windy & warm. High 91. S @ 15-25.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 70.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 91. S @ 15-25.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 88.
Monday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers & tstrms. High 85.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 90. Our Low this morning (24-hour Low) was 67. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 91 and the low was 70. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 98 in 1937. The Record Low for this date was 27 in 1974, 1995 & 2012.
Hawkeye Ten Conference
(3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25, Clarinda 19-17-19
Western Iowa Conference
(3-1) Griswold 28-21-25-25, Riverside, Oakland 26-25-19-14
(3-0) Missouri Valley 26-25-25, IKM-Manning 24-23-19
(3-0) Tri-Center, Neola 25-25-25, Underwood 12-17-5
Rolling Valley Conference
(3-0) CAM, Anita 25-25-25, AR-WE-VA, Westside 19-22-17
(3-1) Coon Rapids-Bayard 24-25-25-25, Exira-EHK 26-22-15-19
Corner Conference
(3-0) East Mills 26-25-25, Mount Ayr 24-12-21
(2-0) Essex 25-25, Lenox 23-20
(2-0) Essex 25-25, South Page 16-15
(2-0) Lenox 25-25, South Page 19-20
Other Scores
(3-1) Ballard 25-25-25-25, Carroll 27-17-22-16
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dexter Fowler delivered again, getting three hits and driving in two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals overcame Scott Schebler’s two home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 for a three-game sweep. The Cardinals began the day 2 ½ games behind Colorado for the second NL wild-card spot and five games behind the Central-leading Chicago Cubs.
TORONTO (AP) — Jason Vargas and four relievers combined on a two-hitter, Melky Cabrera had three hits and the game’s only RBI, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0. Vargas struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings to win his third straight start. None of the three batters he walked advanced beyond first base. The Blue Jays did not have a runner reach scoring position.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith is off to the best start of his career, making it harder on the organization to consider moving on from him next year. The 33-year-old Smith is near the top of the NFL in almost every statistical category, and most importantly, has Kansas City off to a 2-0 start.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has fired athletic director Shawn Eichorst, citing a failure to improve the “on-field performance” by the Cornhuskers. Chancellor Ronnie Green announced the move. Eichorst and football coach Mike Riley have been under increased scrutiny. Riley is just 16-13 at Nebraska, a school that has won five national championships but has not won a conference title since 1999. The Huskers are off to a second 1-2 start in three seasons.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The firing of Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst has turned up the pressure on coach Mike Riley as the Cornhuskers go into their Big Ten opener against Rutgers. Riley, whose team has opened with losses in two of the first three games, said he’s leaning on his decades of experience in dealing with the highs and lows of coaching to help his team get through this rough patch. Rutgers enters the game on a 14-game conference losing streak but with confidence after improved performances so far.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chargers have lost a slew of close games the past couple of years, including a heartbreaker in overtime to open last season in Kansas City. They hope to change their fortunes when the Chiefs travel to Los Angeles on Sunday. It won’t be easy with the Chiefs off to a roaring start following wins over New England and Philadelphia.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Big 12 boasts some of the nation’s top quarterbacks, whether it’s Baker Mayfield at Oklahoma, Mason Rudolph at Oklahoma State or Will Grier at West Virginia. And perhaps not surprisingly, the league’s best QBs have their teams off to the best starts. There are other quarterbacks tearing things up, too. The Horned Frogs’ Kenny Hill, Iowa State’s Jacob Park, Nic Shimonek at Texas Tech and Peyton Bender of Kansas are all playing well.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Things were supposed to be better this season for Missouri under second-year coach Barry Odom. After struggling to defeat an FCS opponent in the opener and then back-to-back blowout losses, it’s been more of the same for the woeful Tigers. Missouri hosts No. 15 Auburn on Saturday.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Winnebago Tribal Council member has been sentenced to five years’ probation and 150 hours of community service for stealing from the tribe’s casino in Iowa. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Nebraska said Thursday that 50-year-old Charles Aldrich was sentenced Monday in federal court in Omaha. Aldrich also was ordered to pay $36,500 in restitution. He had pleaded guilty in June to theft from the WinneVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman serving a life sentence for a cutting the throats of her young sons, killing one, is asking for a new trial. The Courier reports that 44-year-old Michelle Kehoe was in court Thursday for a hearing on her motion. She testified that she should get a new trial, because her diminished mental state kept her from taking the stand in her 2009 trial.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Peter E. Deegan Jr. has been sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa. Deegan was nominated by President Donald Trump in July and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week. He took the oath of office Thursday in Cedar Rapids. Deegan was previously an assistant U.S. attorney and the chief of the northern district’s criminal division.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Officials say an armed Nebraska inmate who escaped in a government vehicle transporting him has been captured in western Iowa. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says deputies found 37-year-old Eric Scott walking near the sheriff’s department in Council Bluffs around noon Thursday and arrested him without incident. Investigators say Scott was being transferred by a Dodge County deputy Wednesday when Scott commandeered the car south of Wahoo, pushing the deputy out of the vehicle.
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln at Ames
Des Moines, North at Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson
Urbandale at Lewis Central
ADM at Harlan
Carroll at Winterset
Creston/O-M at Atlantic
Glenwood at Denison-Schleswig
East Sac County at Southeast Valley
Red Oak at Shenandoah
South Central Calhoun at Clarinda
Underwood at Kuemper Catholic
Ogden at Madrid
Panorama at South Hamilton
Van Meter at Eagle Grove
West Central Valley, Stuart at Manson Northwest Webster
ACGC at Tri-Center
Missouri Valley at IKM-Manning
OA-BCIG at Logan-Magnolia
Treynor at AHSTW
Earlham at St. Albert
Martensdale-St. Marys at Southwest Valley
Nodaway Valley at Griswold
Southeast Warren at Riverside
Bedford at Wayne
Lenox at East Union
Stanton at Murray
CAM at Sidney
East Mills at Woodbine
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Clarinda Academy
Fremont-Mills at Essex
Ar-We-Va at West Harrison
Audubon at River Valley
Collins-Maxwell at Coon Rapids-Bayard (ND)
Glidden-Ralston at Boyer Valley
Police in Council Bluff report Officers responded at around 2:36-p.m. Thursday, to a drive-by shooting at an apartment building in the northwest district of Council Bluffs. Witnesses said they observed a maroon, spray-painted Cavalier, driven by a white male leaving the area. No one was injured during the incident.
Suspect and vehicle via surveillance video still shots
The Council Bluffs Police Department is asking the public for assistance in locating or identifying the owner and occupants of the Cavalier, who are persons of interest in the case.
The investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact this Division at 712-328-4728 or they may call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.
A single-vehicle accident Thursday morning in Pottawattamie County resulted in a couple from South Dakota being sent to the hospital. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2017 Buick Envision driven by 81 year old Robert D. Orcutt, of Volga, South Dakota, was south on Interstate 29 at around 11:36-a.m., and near exit 71, when the vehicle exited at a high rate of speed.
The Patrol says Orcutt believed the exit was part of I-29. Due to the excessive speed, the compact SUV couldn’t negotiate the curve and entered the south ditch. It struck a sign and a tree before coming to rest.
Robert Orcutt, and his passenger, 77-year old Joann Orcutt, also of Volga, SD, were taken by Crescent Rescue and LifeNet helicopter respectively, to the Nebraska Medicine Center in Omaha. Authorities say the couple were wearing their seat belts. There was no immediate word on their conditions.
The Cass County Auditor’s Office, Thursday evening, posted a final list of names of the persons who are running for various seats in local city governments. Those candidates who submitted the proper nomination forms by the close of business at 5-p.m. Thursday include the following:
City of Anita –
City Council (elect 3 for 4-year terms each):
City of Cumberland –
Mayor (elect 1 for a 2-year term)
City Council (elect 3 for 4-year terms each):
City of Griswold –
Mayor (elect 1 for a 4-year term)
City Council (elect 2 to a 4-year term) [Corrected from earlier post]
City of Lewis –
City Council (elect 2 to 4-year terms)
City Council (Vacancy 4-year term, elect 1)
City of Marne –
Mayor (2-year term, elect 1)
City Council (2 year terms, 5 to be elected)
City of Massena –
Mayor (2-year term, 1 to be selected)
City Council (4-year term, 2 to be elected)
City of Wiota –
Mayor (2-year term, elect 1)
City Council (4-year term, elect 3)
City of Atlantic –
Mayor (4-year term, elect 1)
City Council At Large (4-year term, elect 1)
2nd Ward Council (4-year term, elect 1)
5th Ward Council
Park and Recreation Board (6-year term beginning Nov., 2017, elect 2)
Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman released more information with regard to the Public Measures which will appear on the various ballots during the Nov. 7th City Elections in the county. The list is as follows:
City of Lewis: Public Measure B (50% required): Lewis Library Levy –
“Shall an annual levy, the amount of which will not exceed a rate of twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of the taxable property be authorized for providing moneys for public library services?”
City of Cumberland: Public Measure C (50% required): Cumberland Alter Composition of Library Board –
“Shall the City of Cumberland, Iowa be authorized to amend Section 5-1-2 of the City of Cumberland Code of Ordinances changing the composition of the Cumberland Library Board of Trustee as follows from: Seven (7) members appointed by the City Council, residing in Cass County, and over the age of 18; and changing to: Five (5) members appointed by the City Council, residing in Cass County, and over the age
of 18?”
City of Marne: Public Measure D (50% required): Marne Change Terms of Office –
“Shall the City of Marne change the term of the mayor and council members from a two (2) year term to a four (4) year term?”
Public Measure E (50% required): Marne Change Use of LOST Revenues –
SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED?
“SUMMARY: To authorize a change in the use of the one percent (1%) local sales and services tax in the city of Marne, Iowa effective July 1, 2018. The use of the one percent (1%) local sales and services tax shall be changed in the city of Marne, Iowa
effective July 1, 2018.
PROPOSED USES OF THE TAX: If the change is approved, revenues from the sales and services tax shall be allocated as follows: 0% for property tax relief. The specific purpose for which the revenues shall otherwise be expended is: 100% for Any Lawful Purpose.
CURRENT USES OF THE TAX: Revenues from the sales and services tax are currently allocated as follows: 40% for Property Tax Relief The specific purposes for which the revenues are otherwise expended are: 35% for Community Development
(e.g. park & recreation, upgrading community building) 25% for Streets”
City of Massena: Public Measure F (50% required): Massena Change Use of LOST Revenues
SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED? – “SUMMARY: To authorize a change in the use of the one percent (1%) local sales and services tax in the City of Massena, Iowa effective July 1, 2018. The use of the one percent (1%) local sales and services tax shall be changed in the city of Massena, Iowa effective July 1, 2018.
PROPOSED USES OF THE TAX:
If the change is approved, revenues from the sales and services tax shall be allocated as follows: 0% for property tax relief. The specific purpose for which the revenues shall otherwise be expended is: 100% for Any Lawful Purpose
CURRENT USES OF THE TAX:
Revenues from the sales and services tax are currently allocated as follows:
30% for Property Tax Relief. The specific purposes for which the revenues are otherwise expended are: 40% for Community Betterment/Development; 30% for Capital Improvements/Equipment”
City of Atlantic: Public Measure G (50% required): Atlantic Change Hotel/Motel Levy – “Shall the City of Atlantic, Iowa, be authorized to increase the Hotel and Motel Tax from the current rate of four percent (4%) to seven percent (7%) effective January 1, 2018, with the additional three percent (3%) of revenues derived from the tax to be used for the purposes of expanding, developing, improving, repairing, operating and maintaining the Schildberg Recreation Area and bike and walking paths and trails
systems within the City of Atlantic?”
Homes are selling quicker across Iowa and for more money. That’s according to a new Housing Trends Report from the Iowa Association of Realtors. It shows the median price of a home sold in Iowa last month was $159,000 – up from $150,000 in August of 2016. Homes sold last month were on the market for an average of 66 days. That’s the lowest number for days on the market in two years.
The report show 4,234 homes were sold in Iowa last month, nearly unchanged from a year ago, but the pace of home sales for the entire year is up 2.3 percent compared to 2016.
(Radio Iowa)
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