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Omaha-area schools install bleeding control kits

News

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some Omaha-area school districts are installing bleeding control kits inside schools to give staff and students quick access to resources in case of an emergency, including a shooting. The Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency has led the effort to get the kits into school districts, including Omaha Public Schools in Nebraska and Council Bluffs Community Schools in Iowa, The Omaha World-Herald reported. Southwest Iowa Preparedness Partners provided the funding.

The kits cost about $56 each and contain an instruction card, gauze, rubber gloves, scissors and a tourniquet that can be used to stop bleeding. The supplies could be used to address a range of injuries, from accidents in shop class or emergencies such as a school shooting, school officials said. Emergency responders typically respond quickly, but having supplies on hand can make a difference in cases with intense bleeding, said Tim Hamilton, the executive director of student and family services at the Council Bluffs district.

“The idea is if we can stop the bleed, we’re going to save a life,” he said. The Council Bluffs district has trained its health staff, teachers, support staff and some students on how to use the kits, Hamilton said. Sarpy County Sheriff Lt. Jacob Betsworth has been collaborating with CHI Health and the Gretna Community Foundation to install kits at Gretna Public Schools.

Betsworth said training people on how to stop bleeding is similar to training people in CPR.
“At some point in our history, CPR wasn’t a thing,” he said. “Now, almost everybody at some point has been exposed to it. We’re kind of going down that path here.”

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Gustafson gets 75th career double-double, No. 13 Iowa wins

Sports

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 30 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for her 20th double-double this season, and 75th of career, and No. 13 Iowa beat Penn State 81-61 on Sunday. Gustafson was named the Big Ten player of the week on Monday for the ninth time this season, tying the conference record for weekly awards in a career with 19. She was 13 of 18 from the field against Penn State.

Makenzie Meyer added 18 points for Iowa (17-5, 8-3 Big Ten), which is off to its best start in conference play since the 2014-15 team made a trip to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Hannah Stewart grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds for the Hawkeyes, who have won six of their last seven Big Ten games.

Teniya Page scored 17 points and became the sixth player in program history to reach the 2,000-point plateau for Penn State (10-11, 3-7). Alisia Smith added 15 points and Amari Carter chipped in with 10.

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NE man arrested Sunday morning, in Red Oak

News

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop at around 1:11-a.m. today (Sunday), in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest of a man from Nebraska. Red Oak Police report 24-year old DeMarco Torrez Clayton, of Nebraska City, NE., was taken into custody for Driving While Suspended, with three withdrawals in effect. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a slightly more than $566 bond.

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Three cited for possession of alcohol underage, in Red Oak

News

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak say three people were cited and then released, following an investigation into a reported beer party involving minors, Saturday night. Officers went to the 1200 block of N.3rd Street at around 8:25-p.m. and subsequently cited into Juvenile Court, a 16-year old for Minor in Possession of Alcohol. The teen was then released to the custody of his parents. 18-year old Addison James Bull, of Corning,along with 18-year old Jacob Christopher Cashatt, of Red Oak, were also cited for Minor in Possession. Bull was also cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted Red Oak Police during the investigation.

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Dense fog blamed for injury accident in Montgomery County

News

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

At least two people were transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Saturday morning, following a collision between a pickup and a van that was blamed on dense fog in the area. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says at the accident happened at around 11-a.m. on Highway 34 near Avenue A. A 2019 Dodge Ram pickup owned & driven by 41-year old Joshua Weston, of Red Oak, and a 2014 Chrysler van owned and driven by 29-year old Kassandra Houdek, of Stanton, were both traveling west on Highway 34. Houdek told authorities in appeared that the pickup was preparing to pass when it struck the van in the rear, center area. Weston said he observed an eastbound semi that was across the center line, and when he looked back into his lane, saw Houdek’s van directly in front of him. He was unable to avoid striking the van, and causing a  total of $8,000 damage. A passenger in the Houdek van confirmed an eastbound semi had crossed the center line.

Following the collision, both vehicles stopped on the north shoulder of Highway 34, just west of Avenue A. Red Oak Fire and Rescue personnel arrived on the scene and administered aid to the occupants of the van, who had complained of pain. Houdek and a juvenile passenger in the rear seat were transported to MCMH for treatment of possible, minor injuries. Authorities say heavy fog conditions resulting in limited range of view, are believed to have been a factor in the collision.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Red Oak Police along with Red Oak Fire and Rescue.

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ROSEMARY HAHN, 88, of Earling (Mass of Christian Burial 2/9/19)

Obituaries

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ROSEMARY HAHN, 88, of Earling, died Friday, Feb. 1st, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial for ROSEMARY HAHN will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is on Friday, Feb. 8th, from 8-a.m. until 1-p.m., and then at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, from 3-p.m. until 8-p.m., with a Catholic Daughters Rosary at 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.

ROSEMARY HAHN is survived by:

Her husband – Leo Hahn, of Earling.

Her son – Mike Hahn, of Earling.

and 2 grandchildren.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 2/3/2019

Weather

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: (Dense fog advisory until Noon) Fog, mainly before noon. Patchy drizzle after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy w/widespread fog and patchy drizzle. Low around 27. S /SE @ 15-25.
Monday: Mostly cloudy early; gradually becoming sunny, with temperatures falling to around 19 by 5pm. NW @ 15-35 mph. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. N/NE @ 10-25 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of snow and freezing rain. High near 23. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are expected.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of Mixed precipitation (Snow-freezing rain) through midnight. Low around 16.
Wednesday: Mo. Cloudy w/a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. High near 28.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 48. Our Low was 38. Last year on this date our High was 47 and the Low was 7. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 60 in 1934. The Record Low was -29 in 1996.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, 2/3/2019

News

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:00 a.m. CST

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A trial date has been set for a man accused of killing an Iowa high school student almost 40 years ago. Cedar Rapids station KCRG reports that trial for 65-year-old Jerry Burns, of Manchester, has been set for Oct. 14 in Linn County. Burns has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Police arrested him Dec. 19, 39 years to the day after 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was killed. Her body was found the next day inside her family’s car at a Cedar Rapids mall.

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — A new trial date has been set for a former farmhand charged with first-degree murder in the abduction and stabbing death of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts in Iowa. The Des Moines Register reports that a judge on Friday set trial for 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera on Sept. 3 in the Poweshiek County courthouse in Montezuma. Trial had been set for April 16. Defense attorneys said they needed more time to go through a massive investigation file from prosecutors.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Funeral arrangements have been set for a University of Iowa student who died this week in sub-zero temperatures that swept the Midwest. Television station KCRG reports that the funeral service for 18-year-old Gerald Belz will be held Monday morning at St. Jude Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. Officials believe Belz’s death was weather-related. His body was found just before 3 a.m. Wednesday behind an academic hall on the Iowa City campus.

ADEL, Iowa (AP) — The last of several people charged in the starvation death of a 16-year-old Iowa girl has been sentenced to prison. Station KCCI reports that Josie Bousman was sentenced Friday to up to 14 years after she pleaded guilty to neglect and two child endangerment counts in the death of Sabrina Ray. Bousman lived in the home with the teen and was there when the teen died in May 2017. Sabrina weighed just 56 pounds at the time of her death.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: Sunday, 2/3/2019

Sports

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Talen Horton-Tucker scored 15 points, Marial Shayok had 12 and No. 20 Iowa State held off Texas 65-60 for its fifth win in six games. Nick Weiler-Babb had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Cyclones. They hit their last four field goals to avoid the upset. Kerwin Roach led Texas with 19 points.

ATLANTA (AP) — It was a Patrick Mahomes runaway for NFL MVP. In his second pro season, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took The Associated Press 2018 NFL Most Valuable Player award. He received 41 votes from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees got the other nine in balloting announced at NFL Honors.

ATLANTA (AP) — Towering tight end Tony Gonzalez is heading to the Hall of Fame, to be joined by three defensive backs who spent parts of their career trying to stop him. Champ Bailey, Ed Reed and Ty Law were also voted into the Hall, along with center Kevin Mawae.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dedric Lawson had 25 points, Devon Dotson added 20 and No. 11 Kansas took out the frustration of a lousy week on No. 16 Texas Tech with a 79-63 victory. Davide Moretti led the Red Raiders with 14 points. Kansas ended a two-game skid while Texas Tech lost for the fourth time in six games.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Dean Wade was perfect from the field and scored a season-high 24 points to help Kansas State defeat Oklahoma State 75-57. Wade made all nine of his field goals, including three 3-pointers. Barry Brown added 18 points and Cartier Diarra added 10 for the Wildcats, who entered the night tied for the Big 12 lead.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is exploring an appeal of the NCAA’s decision to declare sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa ineligible for the rest of this season and all of next. The decision by the governing body ends a three-month back-and-forth between the NCAA and the school over De Sousa’s eligibility this season. Kansas says it forcefully objects to the ruling. De Sousa’s guardian is accused of accepting money from a booster or agent during his recruitment.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jeremiah Tilmon scored 19 points and Missouri fended off a second-half comeback attempt to defeat Vanderbilt 77-67. As the contest crept under four minutes with Vanderbilt down just five points, Missouri freshman Torrence Watson drilled a 3-pointer with the shot clock expiring. Jordan Geist knocked down a trey of his own on the next possession to put the Tigers up by 68-59.

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Saturday’s Area High School Basketball Scores (2/2/19)

Sports

February 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALLAudubon 53, Underwood 45
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 63, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 52
Grand View Christian 60, Treynor 40
Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 57, Sidney 56
Southwest Valley 48, Wayne 45
Winterset 75, Clarke, Osceola 30
Woodbine 49, CAM 26

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Audubon 51, Underwood 39
CAM 73, Woodbine 32
Carroll 63, Greene County 28
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 44, Omaha Duchesne Academy, Neb. 38
Winterset 65, Clarke, Osceola 32

Western Valley Conference Championship

Kingsley-Pierson 68, Woodbury Central, Moville 66

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