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(Radio Iowa) – The new Miss Iowa was recently crowned at the pageant in Davenport and says she is still getting used to the title. Twenty-two-year-old Grace Keller is a native of Illinois, who just graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in journalism. She says she fell in love with Iowa when searching for a college. “I always say that I was born and raised in Illinois and that was great to have that be my home. But, Iowa was the home that I got to choose. And I really got to see a lot of places and settled on Iowa because of that Iowa nice and the sense of community that we have here,” Keller says. Keller says she had been involved in pageants several years ago but had taken a break to be a college student. She decided to compete again, in part, because the Miss America program is a large scholarship program and she was low on funds.
She says she really wanted to just go and have fun and perform her talent, which is dance, with the hope of winning some scholarship money. Keller’s Social Impact initiative is to promote literacy in kindergarten thru third grade. She says she is passionate to promote the cause. “I want to be that person for those people all across Iowa who are just looking for a mentor or an inspire to really push them into that love, so that they can reach those benchmarks and set themselves up for success later in their education,” she says. The new Miss Iowa is still getting used to the idea of the title — and says she still was not anticipating earning the title even after she was in the final two on the stage.
She says she was proud to even get first-runnerup. “And then they announced me as the winner. And I think in that moment I was like are they sure, is this actually happening? And then the Miss Iowa who was passing on her title came over and gave me a hug and that’s when I realized oh my gosh this actually happened, they called me up the winner,” Keller says. Keller had taken a position with a start-up podcast company and will go back to that. She says she’s excited to represent the state and meet people across Iowa.
Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 88. E @ 5-10.
Tonight: P/Cldy to cloudy w/scattered late showers & thunderstorms. Low 70. SE @ 10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 88. SW-NW @ 10-20.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 78.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 82.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 88. Our Low was 64. We received pea-to-half-dollar size hail at around 11:30-p.m., Friday. Rainfall amounted to .32″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 75 and the Low was 69. The Record High was 104 in 1974, and the Record Low was 42 in 1900.
Several areas of Cass County received hail Friday night into early Saturday morning. The hail ranged in size from dimes to larger than golf balls. In Atlantic, hail fell at the KJAN Studios at around 11:30-p.m. Power was lost in the Massena area and south for a brief time. The Cass County Sheriff’s Department said Deputies noticed utility crews out and about during and after the storm.
The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency posted pictures of the hail on their Facebook page. The National Weather Service in Des Moines began posting Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for parts of Union and Madison Counties at around 10-p.m.
The storm cells began to back fill and pop-up to the west, into Cass, Adams, Mills, Montgomery and Pottawattamie Counties, and then pushed eastward at speeds of 30-to 40-mph.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines and Valley Nebraska, shared social media images of three-inch diameter hail that fell in Lorimor in Union County at around 10:40-p.m., Friday. Irregular hail up to four-inches in diameter fell in and around Bridgewater. Golf-ball size hail was reported near Orient in Adair County, at around 10:05-p.m.
Other reports include:
HAROLD GUSTAV SCHULTE, 89, of Westphalia, died Thursday, June 17 at home. Mass of Christian Burial for HAROLD GUSTAV SCHULTE will be held Tuesday, June 22 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is handling the arrangements.
A visitation will be held on Monday, June 21 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia.
Burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia.
HAROLD GUSTAV SCHULTE is survived by:
His Wife — Pearl Schulte, of Westphalia.
His Sister — Mary Ellen Keating, of Charter Oak.
His Sons — Mike (Laura) Schulte, of Charlotte, NC. Dan (Susie) Schulte, of Portsmouth. Gary (JoAnn) Schulte, of Westphalia. Curt (Pam) Schulte, of Glenwood.
His Daughters — Connie (John) Chamberlain of Elkhorn, NE. Lori (Ernie) Buttry of Omaha, NE. Julie (Randy) Bruck, of Portsmouth. Jill (Jeff) Govier, of Elkhorn, NE.
23 Grandchildren and 17 Great-Grandchildren.
Atlantic Police, Friday afternoon, released a report detailing numerous arrests that have taken place since May 31st. In order from newest to oldest arrest dates:
All seven subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail. As of Friday afternoon, Confere remained in the jail, while the rest were released after appearing before a magistrate.
(Updated) The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three recent arrests and a multiple injury accident. Authorities say the accident happened at around 2:30-p.m. Tuesday, June 15th. An investigation determined a 2020 Chevrolet driven by 53-year-old Amy Miller, of Shenandoah, was traveling east on Highway 34, when a 2007 GMC driven by 81-year-old Eduardo Mujica, of Omaha, pulled away from a stop sign on Levi Road. Authorities say he saw the approaching Chevy, but misjudged the distance.
The Chevy struck the driver’s side of the GMC, causing both driver’s side doors to be pushed into the cabin area. Following the collision, the Chevy came to rest in the median. The GMC continued across the east and westbound lanes before coming to rest in the north ditch of the westbound lanes. Mujica and a juvenile in the GMC were transported by Glenwood Rescue to Mercy Hospital. Two passengers in the Chevy, 79-year-old Kenneth and 80-year-old Lois Debaere, of Shenandoah, were also transported to Mercy by Glenwood Rescue.
Separately, those arrested over the past few days, include:
CRESTON, Iowa – June 18, 2021 – A bridge deck overlay project on Iowa 44 between Iowa 4 in Panora and Iowa 25 in Guthrie Center will require lane closures beginning at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, until Thursday, Sept. 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office.
During this project, traffic will be controlled with temporary traffic lights. A 15-foot height limit and 15-foot width limit will also be in place.
Two men were arrested Thursday on separate charges, in Page County. The Sheriff’s Office reports Matthew Sherman Olson was arrested for Criminal Mischief in the Fifth Degree. The charge stems from an incident that happened in the Page County Jail. And, Page County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Damion James Sadler on an active Page County Warrant. Sadler was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office. His cash/surety bond was set at $5,000.