High School Soccer Regional Match Results

May 18th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Class 2A

Region 1:
Western Dubuque 4, Decorah 0
Central United 2, Wright County 0

Region 2:
Boone 5 Perry, 2
Spirit Lake vs Storm Lake

Region 3:
Glenwood 5 Atlantic, 0
Winterset 4 Creston, 0

Region 4:
Le Mars 6 Sioux City, West, 3
Denison-Schleswig 2 Carroll, 1

Region 5:
Newton 3 Des Moines, Hoover, 0
Bondurant-Farrar 6 Carlisle, 0

Region 6:
Marion 10 South Tama, 0
Mount Vernon 9 Oskaloosa, 0

Region 7:
Bellevue 4 Clinton, 2

Region 8:
Fort Madison 10 Keokuk, 0
Burlington, Notre Dame 8 Mount Pleasant, 1

Class 3A

Region 1:
Des Moines, Lincoln 4 Des Moines, East, 0

Region 2:
Ames 2 Sioux City, East, 0

Region 3:
Sioux City, North 7 Fort Dodge, 1

Region 4:
Valley vs Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln (May 21)
Urbandale vs Des Moines, North (May 21)

Region 5:
Dubuque Senior 6 Cedar Rapids, Washington, 0

Region 6:
Prairie 3 Cedar Rapids, Kennedy, 2

Region 7:
Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 5 Waterloo, West, 0

Region 8:
Muscatine 12 Davenport, West, 0

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, May 18, 2024

May 18th, 2024 by admin

Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. Wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80 w/a 60% of chance of showers. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A 90% chance of Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 60. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80 w/a 60% of showers. South southwest wind 5-10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, w/a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms with a low around 61

Tuesday: A 80% chance showers and thunderstorms with a high near 79.

Tuesday Night: Party cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms with low around 49.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our Low this morning, was 53. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 81 and the Low was 50. The Record High for May 18th was 94 in 1934. The Record Low was 32 in 1891. Sunrise: 5:59. Sunset: 8:35.

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Man arrested in Red Oak Friday evening following a fight

May 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak responded Friday night (May 17) to the 100 block of E. Prospect Street, for a reported fight in progress. Upon further investigation Officers arrested 22-year-old Matthew Scot Kepler Thomason at around 6:50-p.m., on two-counts of Serious Assault Causing Bodily Injury. Thomason was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

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Atlantic Trojans Athlete Kyler Edie Signs National Letter Intent To Play Soccer and Compete in Archery at Buena Vista in Storm Lake

May 17th, 2024 by admin

Atlantic Trojans senior athlete Kyler Edie Signed his national of intent to play soccer and compete in Archery on at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. He signed the dotted line in front of family, coaches and former teammates on Friday afternoon at the Atlantic Community School District.

Edie is coming off a Trojans high school soccer career where scored a total of 16 goals, 40 points scored, and had started a total 48 games started. He was also part of the Trojans archery program where he recently scored 273 in the 3D archery shoot while for the Bullseye shoot where he shot a 281 at the state meet in Des Moines back in March.

Edie explained his decision why he chose to go to Buena Vista.

Trojans Archery coach Clint Roland on what Edie meant to the Archery program.

Trojans soccer coach Mark Anderson reflected Edie being a team leader on his Trojans soccer program.

Kyler will start school this coming fall semester at Buena Vista. His first soccer match will be August 30th at J. Leslie Rollins Stadium & Peterson Field in Storm Lake, as they will host Martin Luther College at 7:00 p.m.

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Sioux City Man Sent to Federal Prison for Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography

May 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Sioux City, Iowa) – A man who was convicted by a jury for receiving and possessing child pornography was sentenced, this past Thursday (May 16, 2024), to 16 years in federal prison. 35-year-old Anthony Michael Tucker, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a jury verdict finding him guilty of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography.

Evidence at trial showed that in January 2022, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a Cybertip from Google that accounts belonging to Tucker contained over 85 images and seven videos of child sexual abuse material. The images and videos included depictions of sadistic or masochistic conduct as well as prepubescent children and toddlers.

During trial, jurors watched a video-recorded interview of Tucker speaking with an Iowa DCI agent where he admitted he was responsible for the content on the Google account and stated, “there’s more that I run across…those are just the ones I kept.” In 2010, Tucker was previously convicted for Lascivious Acts with a Child. Tucker, then 21, had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old female.

Tucker was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Tucker was sentenced to 192 months’ imprisonment. He was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to the victims of the offense. He was also ordered to pay $1,200 in additional fines and assessments. Tucker must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Tucker is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc

For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

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Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Pain Medication from Patients and Fined $20,00

May 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Sioux City, Iowa) – A registered nurse from northwest Iowa was sentenced today (Friday) in Sioux City District Court, to seven months in federal prison for stealing controlled substances from patients and falsified medical records at a life care center where she was employed. 32-year-old Cassandra Lynne Vonnahme, of Arcadia, in Carroll County, was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.

Vonnahme pled guilty to one count of acquiring a controlled substance by means of misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and subterfuge, and one count of false statements relating to health care matters on November 30, 2023.

Vonnahme admitted that between November 2020 and December 2020, she diverted controlled substances and falsified related medical records. The controlled substances she stole and the records she falsified pertained to actual patients. Evidence at sentencing also revealed that Vonnahme burglarized 5-6 homes after losing her job as a nurse for stealing patient’s medication. She was later convicted of impersonating a public official after another burglary in Carroll County in 2021, where she pretended to be a county assessor in order to gain entry into a stranger’s home and then stole controlled substances.

In addition to her prison sentence and fine, Vonnahme must serve a 2-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Vonnahme was released on the bond previously set and is to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on a date yet to be set.

The case was investigated by the Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ron Timmons.

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Governor approves new regulations for traffic cameras, consumable hemp products; vetoes change in Iowa’s sunshine law

May 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds has approved a bill that establishes state oversight of traffic cameras that generate tickets for speeding. Cities and counties will have to submit an application to the Iowa Department of Transportation, showing the camera is placed in an area due to the number and severity of traffic accidents there. The law also says fines from traffic camera tickets must be used on law enforcement expenses.

The governor VETOED another bill today (Friday). Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson reports.

The governor has now completed action on ALL the bills that passed the 2024 Iowa legislature. Just today (Friday), she approved new limits on the T-H-C content in consumable hemp products, like gummies. The new law will make it illegal to sell the products to anyone under the age of 21. Reynolds says she has concerns about the limits, but decided to sign it into law to protect minors from dangerous and intoxicating products.

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Senator Ernst says student loan bailout hurts military recruiting

May 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the student loan bailout is hurting the military’s ability to recruit new soldiers.*

The Republican from Red Oak says the anti-American rhetoric on campuses and online has also influenced those considering military service. Ernst is a retired National Guard soldier, and made her comments while discussing recruiting with the Secretary of the Navy.

Ernst says the Biden Administration’s student loan payoffs haven’t helped.[

Ernst says part of the challenge of recruitment that we don’t reward those who serve enough or we give their benefits to others that don’t deserve them.

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Snider Promoted to Associate Head Coach

May 17th, 2024 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head gymnastics coach Ashley Miles Greig has announced the promotion of assistant coach Ryan Snider to associate head coach.

“I’m delighted to share the news that Ryan has been elevated to Associate Head Coach for our program,” says Miles Greig. “His coaching experience and knowledge of the planning and execution required to build a championship-caliber program were invaluable to me as a new head coach and our program’s remarkable results this season.”

She continues, “Ryan’s dedication to building strong relationships with our student-athletes and providing a positive atmosphere that encourages personal growth makes him great for this new role. The future is bright for Cyclone Gymnastics, and I’m excited to continue working alongside Ryan to pursue new and greater accomplishments for this program.”

Snider, who is entering his second season with the Cyclones, works primarily with gymnasts on both bars and vault while also helping run day-to-day practices.

In his first season with the Cyclones, Iowa State returned to the postseason after missing out in 2022. Snider helped play a role in ISU’s rapid ascension up the Road to Nationals rankings, as the team finished last year ranked 44 before jumping all the way up to 29 at the end of the 2024 season. The 15-spot jump was the largest of any team in the country this season.

Along with Coach Miles Greig, Snider assisted in bringing an entertaining form of gymnastics back to Hilton Coliseum, as the team drew the largest gymnastics-only crowd in school history against Iowa this season.

Snider’s vault squad was the highest-ranked rotation on the team, as the event was rated 30th by RTN. In fact, the team earned a season-high 49.350 on vault against BYU, marking the highest vault score by ISU in three years, and is the eighth-highest single-meet team vault score in program history.

Snider arrived in Ames after a six-year stint at the University of Pittsburgh where he also served as an assistant coach. During his time as the Panthers’ assistant, he saw his student-athletes set program bests on both bars (49.275) and vault (49.325). Five of the top ten bests in bars and four of the top ten marks on vault came from athletes under his direction.

ISU will look to build on its 2024 season momentum next winter when it returns to the confines of Hilton Coliseum for another year of Cyclone Gymnastics.

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Distance Medley Relay opens day two at state track

May 17th, 2024 by admin

Day two of the state track ad field championships opened with a record. After winning the three thousand meter run on Thursday Noelle (no-ell) Steines ranked the 800 anchor leg as Tipton won the girl’s 2A Distance Medley. The winning time of four minutes, six-point-37 seconds is a 2A record.

Steines shook off pre-race jitters.

Freshman Emee Dani ran the anchor 800 leg as Gilbert claimed the 3A girl’s Distance Medley Relay.

Dani gave up the lead briefly on the final lap before a strong close.

Sophomore Caleb Ten Pas (Ten Pass) ran the anchor leg as Des Moines Christian won the boy’s 2A Distance Medley Relay. The Lions won out of the second heat and had to wait to see if there time held up.

Western Dubuque sophomore Quentin Nauman won his second title in as many days. Nauman anchored the Bobcats to the win in the boy’s 3A Distance Medley relay.
He was the 32-hundred meter run on Thursday.

Nauman got the baton for his anchor 800 leg two seconds off the lead.

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