Saturday, July 31
Class 3A Championship
Marion 7, Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 6
Class 4A Championship
Pleasant Valley 14, Johnston 5
Saturday, July 31
Class 3A Championship
Marion 7, Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 6
Class 4A Championship
Pleasant Valley 14, Johnston 5
The month of July in Atlantic was about average, temperature wise, for the most part. The Average High of 86 was par for the month, and the Average Low of 61 was just two-degrees shy of normal. The warmest days were on July 28th and 29th, at 94 degrees each. The 11th was our coolest morning, at 53 degrees. Precipitation-wise, Atlantic was nearly one-quarter of an inch above average, at 4.87 inches for the month. Normally, we receive 4.62 inches of rain in July. The most rain fell on July 9th (1.22″) and the overnight early morning hours of July 30-31 (1.28″).
Looking ahead to the month of August, we can expected an Average High of 83-degrees, an Average Low of 61, and rain typically amounting to 3.88-inches. We’ll let you know how the data compared to the norm, when we compile the data on September 1st.
Today: Widespread haze between 9am and 11am. Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our Low this morning, 57. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 84 and the Low was 54. The Record High on this date was 102 in 1897. The Record Low was 2 in 1898.
The Ames Police Department is investigating a death after a body was found in a shack Friday night. KCCI reports authorities were called to a dilapidated shack on the 900 block of S. Duff Avenue at about 6:05 p.m. A citizen had reported a deceased body in the shack. When police arrived on the scene they found the decomposing body of a man. The body was transferred to the Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. Authorities are waiting for an autopsy to be performed before releasing a cause of death. Police conducted interviews, canvassed the area and processed evidence. They do not believe there is a threat to the community at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Ames Police Department at 515-239-5133 or the anonymous tip line at 515-239-5533. Tips can also be sent in to Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa at 515-223-1400.
About 250 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers returned home Saturday to cheering, smiling and tearful loved ones, following a yearlong deployment. Dual ceremonies in Des Moines and Fort Dodge honored the soldiers returning home. They included members from the 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. KCCI reports Gov. Kim Reynolds attended the ceremony at a hangar at Des Moines International Airport. She called ceremonies for returning service members one of her favorite parts of the job.
“On behalf of a grateful state, thank you for your service, for your selfless devotion to cause and country, for protecting the freedoms of your fellow Americans and for doing so with courage, honor and integrity,” she said.
Ninety-nine soldiers were on the flight that returned to Des Moines.
Police in Red Oak arrested a woman Saturday night for allegedly driving while license revoked. Authorities report 26-year-old Aspen Renee Riley was taken into custody at around 8:30 p.m. Following a traffic stop on 200th Street. Riley was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, and held on a $1,000 bond.
MARILYN JANE EVANS, 74, of Shelby, died Friday, July 30th, at home. A Family guided Memorial Service for MARILYN EVANS will be held 7-p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3rd, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.
The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, from 5:30-until 7-p.m.
Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery at a later date.
MARILYN JANE EVANS is survived by:
Her son – Andy Evans, of Dunlap,and Joel (Jamie) Evans, of Shelby.
Her daughter – Allison Maassen, of Neola.
Her brother – Mick Meredith, of Omaha.
5 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Sidney, Iowa – July 31, 2021, The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office is notifying drivers that I-29 Southbound, south of the Hamburg Exit, will be closed tomorrow (August 1, 2021) at 7:00 A.M. so that an accident scene can be cleaned up at the 122 MM in Missouri. The estimated clean up time is one to two hours. Sign boards will direct traffic on a detour through Hamburg, Iowa via Highway 333 east to US 275 south to Missouri Highway 136.
Despite the heavy rain Atlantic received Friday night and early today, the Cass County Fair Board has determined that ALL activities scheduled for today, will take place as planned. Thank you.
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