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Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 12/13/17

Weather

December 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: WIND ADVISORY 10-a.m. to 6-p.m.; P/Cldy to Cldy w/sprinkles. High 50 w/falling afternoon temps. SW-NW @ 20-40.

Tonight: P/Cldy to cldy w/flurries. Low 18. NW @ 20-40 diminishing late..

Tomorrow: Mostly Cloudy. High 35. NW @ 10-15.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 37.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 52.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 37. Our Low 11. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 22 and the low was 5. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 65 in 1921. The Record Low for this date was -20 in 1961.

Hidden pornographic images showing up some Atlantic stores

News

December 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Pornographic photographs have shown up in the clothing of at least two retail outlets in Atlantic, and Police are trying to figure out who placed them in coat pockets and gloves being sold for women and children. According to Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson, a customer at the Orscheln Farm and Home Store was trying on a pair of gloves last Friday, when she found a picture of man’s genitals inside the gloves. Officers arrived on scene found other such pictures hidden only in women and children’s gloves and coat pockets.

Other images were found in clothing at the Walmart in Atlantic. Altogether, more than 20 images have been found so far. Authorities and Walmart officials are searching through images from nearly 60 surveillance cameras in hopes of finding the person responsible. There are no security camera’s at Orscheln’s with recording capability.

If identified and caught, the perpetrator faces dissemination of pornographic material charges.

Wind Advisory for the area today (12/13)

Weather

December 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9-a.m. to 5-p.m. today for Pottawattamie, Montgomery, Mills, Monona, Shelby, Fremont and Page Counties, and from 10-a.m. to 6-p.m. today for Cass and other area Counties.

* TIMING…Winds will strengthen by late morning and persist through the afternoon.

* WINDS…Northwest winds should reach sustained speeds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph likely.

* IMPACTS…Winds of this magnitude may blow loose objects such as Christmas decorations and make travel for high profile vehicles difficult. Fire weather conditions will also be elevated in areas that do not receive sufficient precipitation. Any fires may spread quickly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind gusts of 45 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Midwest Sports Headlines: 12/13/17

Sports

December 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says he will support quarterback Jacob Park if he intends to transfer to another school. Campbell released a statement after the Des Moines Register quoted Park as saying he asked for a release from his scholarship. Park, a junior, was Iowa State’s starting quarterback until early October, when he went on an indefinite leave of absence.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters returned from his one-game suspension for a series of embarrassing incidents. But he was not available in the locker room and coach Andy Reid refused to discuss the situation. Still, his return should help a Chiefs defense that was improved last week but faces a big test in the Chargers on Saturday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN says former NFL players Donovan McNabb and Eric Davis will not appear on any of its networks while it investigates a sexual misconduct lawsuit filed against NFL Network. A woman who worked as a wardrobe stylist at NFL Network accuses McNabb and Davis of various sexually inappropriate encounters. She also made accusations against former players Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor and Heath Evans, and former NFL Network executive Eric Weinberger. None of the men responded to messages from the AP.

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., 12/13/17

News

December 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CST

OAKLAND, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified the 16-year-old student and the bus driver who were killed when a school bus caught fire in western Iowa. Investigators say no one else was on the bus when the fire erupted around 7 a.m. Tuesday southeast of Oakland. Investigators say the bus caught fire after it backed out of a farm driveway and into a ditch. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday said she would keep U.S. Rep. Steve King involved in her gubernatorial campaign while condemning a comment he made on Twitter that criticized diversity. Reynolds made her comments after Iowa Democrats called on her to drop King as a state co-chair in her campaign after he tweeted Friday, “Diversity is not our strength.” Reynolds said Tuesday she can disagree with the Republican congressman from Iowa even while he remains involved in her campaign.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former administrative clerk in the Poweshiek County sheriff’s office has been charged with theft after a state audit found nearly $7,000 in missing money. State criminal investigators announced the charges against Megan Lynne Strong on Tuesday, hours after State Auditor Mary Mosiman released a report showing missing deposits mostly from gun permits.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City police say they have charged a 30-year-old man with first-degree murder in a fatal attack last month on his father. The Press-Citizen reports that Flannery Huston Kennedy-Meier was arrested Nov. 13 after police were called to a residence and found 63-year-old Mark Meier injured. Officers say Kennedy-Meier, of Iowa City, had hit his father in the head with a weapon, causing a skull fracture and brain bleed. Meier died of his injuries on Dec. 4.

PRISCILLA MAXINE ELLIOTT MAUGLE, 94, of Essex (Memorial Svcs. 12/16/17)

Obituaries

December 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

PRISCILLA MAXINE ELLIOTT MAUGLE, 94, of Essex, died Tuesday, Dec. 12th. Memorial services for PRISCILLA ELLIOTT will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16th, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland is in charge of the arrangements.

Interment will be at a later date.

PRISCILLA ELLIOTT is survived by:

Her sons: Ron (Jan) Elliott; John (Ann) Elliott; Paul (Debbie) Elliott

Her daughters: Boydena Keller and friend Rick Alley; Patricia (Bill) Glasgo, and Willadeen Rehfeldt.

Her sister: Dorothy Mitchell.

18 grandchildren; 6 step grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; 12 step great-grandchildren; 18 great-great grandchildren; 17 step great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

High school basketball scoreboard 12/12/2017

Sports

December 12th, 2017 by admin

BOYS

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Glenwood 64, Atlantic 31
Denison-Schleswig 60, Red Oak 35
Harlan 57, Creston 45
Lewis Central 77, Shenandoah 43
St. Albert 52, Clarinda 29

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 63, Underwood 50
IKM-Manning at Riverside – PPD
Logan-Magnolia 65, Missouri Valley 42
Treynor 79, Audubon 42
Tri-Center 71, Griswold 24

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 56, CAM, Anita 55
Boyer Valley 66, Woodbine 50
Exira-EHK 87, West Harrison 31
Paton-Churdan 69 Glidden-Ralston 61

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 84, East Union 32
Central Decatur 55, Interstate 35 46
Mount Ayr 67, Southwest Valley 61
Nodaway Valley 46, Lenox 38
Martensdale-St. Marys 46, Pleasantville 23
Wayne at Southeast Warren

Corner Conference

Clarinda Academy 74, Heartland Christian 47
Sidney 53, East Mills 49  OT
Stanton 88, Essex 35

Missouri River Conference

Abraham Lincoln 62, Sioux City North 38
Sioux City West 81, Thomas Jefferson 54

Bluegrass Conference

Diagonal 72, Seymour 38
Iowa Christian Academy 40, Orient-Macksburg 26
Lamoni 74, Moulton-Udell 36
Mormon Trail 90, Melcher-Dallas 50
Murray 57, Twin Cedars 50

GIRLS

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Glenwood 56, Atlantic 40
Harlan 58, Creston 37
Lewis Central 48, Shenandoah 33
Red Oak 56, Denison-Schleswig 49

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning at Riverside – PPD
Logan-Magnolia 69, Missouri Valley 30
Tri-Center 56, Griswold 44
Treynor 51, Audubon 14
Underwood 57, AHSTW 40

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley 64, Woodbine 40
CAM, Anita 59, Ar-We-Va 36
Exira/EHK at West Harrison
Glidden-Ralston 66, Paton-Churdan 59 OT

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 69, Interstate 35 26
East Union 48, Bedford 32
Martensdale-St. Marys at Pleasantville
Mount Ayr 75, Southwest Valley 63
Nodaway Valley 63, Lenox 34
Southeast Warren 47, Wayne 39

Corner Conference

Fremont-Mills 47, South Page 35
Sidney 47, East Mills 14
Stanton 39, Essex 24

Missouri River Conference

Abraham Lincoln 73, Sioux City North 39
Thomas Jefferson 52, Sioux City West 40

Bluegrass Conference

Lamoni 43, Moulton-Udell 30
Mormon Trail 47, Melcher-Dallas 42
Murray 60, Twin Cedars 17
Orient-Macksburg 38, Iowa Christian Academy 30
Seymour at Diagonal

Glenwood jumps on Atlantic early in boys hoops Tuesday

Sports

December 12th, 2017 by admin

The Glenwood Rams put the clamps on the Atlantic Trojans early in a boys basketball game Tuesday night in Glenwood. The Rams raced out to 18-4 lead by the end of the first quarter, a quarter in which the Trojans failed to hit a field goal. Atlantic was able keep better pace in the second quarter but trailed 36-20 at the intermission. Glenwood then really put the game away by outscoring the Trojans 15-5 in the third quarter, eventually winning the game 64-31.

Glenwood got 17 points from Christian Stanislav who hit three triples on the night. Andrew Blum had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Rams. Nate Mohr also finished in double figures with 13 points on the night. Glenwood improves to 5-0 on the season.

Atlantic was lead by 12 points from Scott Leonard but he dealt with double teams all night long. Atlantic only had four players make a field goal in the game and turned the ball over 11 times on the night.  The Trojans fall to 2-3 with the loss and will next travel to Shenandoah on Friday night.

Atlantic girls hoops fall flat in second half against Glenwood

Sports

December 12th, 2017 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans girls basketball team let another game slip away in the second half on Tuesday night with a 56-40 loss at Glenwood. It was a one point game at the end of the first quarter and Glenwood had a five point lead at halftime. The Rams were able to push the lead to 10 by the end of the third and outscored the Trojans 13-7 in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

Glenwood had shot just 28% from three point range coming into the game, but the Rams dropped in 8 treys on Tuesday night.  The Rams outscored the Trojans from outside the arc 24-9.

Atlantic struggled to consistently make shots and turned the ball over in a number of key moments in the game.  The Trojans got within 3 at one point of the third quarter but Glenwood ripped off a run to pull back away.

Glenwood had three players in double figures. Nicole Shuppan and Joslyn Lewis had 13 points each and Brielle Smith tallied 11.  Glenwood improved to 2-4 with the win.

Alyssa Ginther had 13 points for Atlantic. The Trojans fall to 1-5 on the year. They’ll next host Shenandoah on Friday.

Police arrest one after racist slurs written on BVU dorm doors

News

December 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

One arrest has been made and the investigation continues by Storm Lake Police into racial slurs at Buena Vista University. Police on Monday morning were contacted by Buena Vista University Security staff and told there had been several incidents involving racial slurs being written on dorm room doors of students of different ethnic backgrounds including black, white and Hispanic.

The incidents occurred between Friday and Monday. After investigating, police Monday charged 19-year-old Ryan Bills of Las Vegas with two counts of fifth-degree criminal mischief in violation of individual rights, a serious misdemeanor. Bills was jailed on a two-thousand dollar bond. The investigation is continuing and the police department asks anyone that may have information into the incidents to contact the department.

(Radio Iowa)