(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on July 26th, of 49-year-old John Anthony Neely. He was taken into custody on an active warrant for Violation of Probation. Neely was being held in the Adams County Jail.
(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on July 26th, of 49-year-old John Anthony Neely. He was taken into custody on an active warrant for Violation of Probation. Neely was being held in the Adams County Jail.
Today: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Winds S/SE @ 5-to 10- mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 62.
Tomorrow: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Winds North @ 5-15 mph, w/gusts to 20.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 71. Our Low this morning, was 53. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 81 and the Low was 60. The Record High here on Aug. 7th, was 103 in 1937. The Record Low was 45 in 1989. Sunrise today: 6:20-a.m.; Sunset: 8:31-p.m.
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa [KCCI] — A southeastern Iowa sheriff has admitted to police that he caused a crash in Pleasant Hill that left two people seriously injured Friday night. 44-year-old Travis Pinegar, of Des Moines, and his 4-year-old grandson were stopped at a red light heading west on East University Avenue when they were rear-ended by 61-year-old David Davis, of Bloomfield. Davis is the Davis County sheriff.
According to a crash report from Pleasant Hill police, Davis was traveling 45 mph in a 2008 Ford F-250 when he crashed into Pinegar’s 2023 Dodge Charger around 10:20 p.m. Friday. Pinegar had a forward-facing dash cam that captured the moment of impact. See footage from the crash in the video player above.
The impact pushed Pinegar’s car into the intersection, causing another collision with a vehicle turning north from East University Avenue onto NE 56th Street. Pinegar suffered a fractured skull and was left with a brain bleed and concussion. He’ll likely be in the hospital for a few more weeks. His grandson, Junior, also suffered serious injuries but was released from the hospital the next day.
(Iowa News Service) – An Iowa county has received money as part of a $48.5 million federal grant to protect the rusty patched bumble bee and preserve its habitat. The grant is aimed at restoring endangered species and their habitats across the country. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has allocated more than $635,000 to Winneshiek County to protect the bee and its native surroundings.
Pam Mackey-Taylor, director of the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club, said the rusty patched bumble bee is a critical part of the natural ecosystem. “It pollinates prairie plants, pollinates garden plants, fruit trees, ornamental plants,” Mackey-Taylor explained. “It’s important to keep the pollinator services from the rusty patched bumble bee available and are certainly necessary.”
The Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $48 million to 19 states for habitat conservation projects, to benefit 80 endangered and at-risk species across the country. The bee lives on prairie and marsh lands and makes its colonies underground. Mackey-Taylor pointed out the grant money will be used to make sure the areas the bee relies on most will be protected from invasive species, which will allow the things they need to thrive.
Rusty-patched Bumblebee gathering nectar from a yellow flower
“Blooming flowers throughout the spring, summer and fall so that there’s a nectar source,” Mackey-Taylor noted. “And make sure the bees are protected from sprays, fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.”
Pesticide overspray and drift can often be a problem for Iowa farmers trying to manage weeds and pests, which could affect the bee habitat the grant is designed to protect.
Iowa three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee opens the Paris Olympics early Thursday morning with an opening round match. Lee is wrestling in the freestyle division at 125 pounds. Lee has competed internationally in several different age divisions.
Lee while the U-S colors Lee also feels he is representing Iowa.
Lee is known for his attacking style and says that won’t change this week.
Hawkeye coach Tom Brands is in Paris to watch Lee compete and does not think the pressure of the Olympics will bother him.
Brands says Lee’s extensive international experience is a plus.
Brands says Lee has high expectations heading into the competition.
The qualification round begins at 4:30AM, Iowa time on Thursday.
(Radio Iowa) – The Minnesota Governor Kamala Harris has picked as a running mate was in Iowa a year ago. During an Iowa P-B-S interview just before he visited last year’s State Fair, Governor Tim Walz predicted the abortion issue would be a winning issue for Democrats in 2024. He said Republican-passed abortion restrictions have gone too far.
“They want to fight these culture wars, but they have stepped into this issue of personal freedoms in a way that I just think is unprecedented,” Walz said. Walz was speaking just a month after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law to ban most abortions after fetal activity can be detected, around the sixth week of a pregnancy. Walz says banning nearly all abortions is unpopular.
“Women in Iowa need this reproductive care because it’s health care and they are coming to Minnesota,” Walz said. “We’re glad to be good neighbors and to be there, but it’s absolutely outrageous.” In January of 2023, Walz signed the Protect Reproductive Options or “PRO Act” that guarantees a right to an abortion in Minnesota. The two top Democratic leaders in the Iowa legislature are praising the pick of Walz to be their party’s vice presidential nominee.
House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrs) says Walz “is a fighter for the things Midwesterners care about.” Senate Democratic Leader Pam Jochum says Walz is someone who “tells it like it is and knows how to get things done.”
The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party calls Walz a radical, dangerous and irresponsible politician who cannot be in charge of the United States of America.
ANTHONY “TONY” G. FREUND, 68, of Lewis, died Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at home on the family farm. A Mass of Christian Burial for TONY FREUND will be held 11-a.m. Monday, August 12, 2024, at the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
A reception will follow the Mass at the Blue Bird Event Center just east of Atlantic.
Visitation with the family will be held at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, from 3-until 5-p.m., with a Rosary Service at 5-p.m.
A family interment will take place in the SS Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Tony Freund family. Memorial contributions will be designated in his name at a later date. Memorials may be sent to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, IA, 50022.
TONY FREUND is survived by:
His wife – Rhea Freund.
His daughters – Marie (Jimmy) Hilton, of Gilbert, AZ; Brandi (Alex) Golay, of West Des Moines; & Jeana (Ralph Mullinix IV), of Ocala, FL.
His sons – Alex (Emily) Freund, of Atlantic, and Nick Freund of Lewis.
His brother – Mike (Debbie) Freund.
His sisters – Jean Gerschermann, Sherry (Neil) Stodolski, Carole Lowe and Julia Freund.
8 grandchildren; his sisters-in-law, and other relatives.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education today (Tuesday) announced five Iowa school districts located in disaster-impacted communities will receive a total of nearly $300,000 in emergency grant funds to support students experiencing homelessness as a result of this summer’s weather-related disasters.
As they prepare to start the new school year, the following school districts will receive an Emergency Grants to Serve Students Experiencing Homelessness award to remove barriers faced by students in fully participating in their education programs:
Iowa Education Director McKenzie Snow says “As part of Governor Reynolds’ comprehensive disaster recovery support for impacted communities, these grants will help Iowa school districts continue to meet the needs of students and families who are displaced or experiencing homelessness. With the new school year quickly approaching, the Department will continue to support local education leaders in disaster-impacted communities as they reinforce student success and safely welcome students, families, and teachers back to school this fall.”
Emergency Grants to Serve Students Experiencing Homelessness grantees are located in counties that were included in disaster emergency proclamations issued by Gov. Kim Reynolds between April 26, 2024, and June 28, 2024. In addition, 25 percent or more of the school community must be impacted by the weather-related disaster outlined in one of the proclamations, and 10 percent or more of the school community must be displaced or facing homelessness due to the weather-related disasters.
Districts could apply for up to $80,000 in funding to provide wrap-around services and supports for students who are displaced or facing homelessness as a result of the natural disaster so they can attend school and fully participate in school activities. Allowable use of funds may include, but are not limited to:
Funds for the Emergency Grants to Serve Students Experiencing Homelessness program are provided through the Iowa Department of Education’s portion of state set-aside funds through the American Rescue Plan – Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) to support the specific needs of children and youth facing homelessness in attending school and fully participating in school activities. All applications to the program were fully funded by these grants.
More information can be found on the Emergency Grants to Serve Students Experiencing Homelessness webpage. Iowans can also visit the state’s disaster recovery website at https://www.iowa.gov/iowa-disaster-recovery for information on other state and federal disaster assistance, volunteering or donating to disaster-impacted communities in Iowa.
(Radio Iowa) – The man convicted in the shooting death of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram is asking for a new trial. Attorneys for 44-year-old Kyle Lou Ricke filed a motion Monday in Kossuth County District Court, asking for a new trial.
Ricke was convicted of first degree murder last month. Attorney Barbara Westphal argues that both the court and the jury made mistakes during the proceedings and the evidence was insufficient. A jury in Dickinson County deliberated for a little over an hour before finding Ricke guilty following a four-day trial in July.
Ricke is currently scheduled to be sentenced on August 21st in Kossuth County District Court. A first degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For the second straight year, Iowa State has placed 14 student-athletes on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athlete team following the 2023-24 academic year.
To earn the honor, a student-athlete must earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher.
Players who earned the honors from the 2024 Cyclone softball team were Angelina Allen, McKenna Andrews, Ireland Buss, Kali Gose, Maddie Knowles, Sophie Maras, Camille Marin, Paige Nakashima, Isabelle Nosan, Alesia Ranches, Lauren Schurman, Carli Spelhaug, Olivia Wardlow and Paige Zender.
Allen, Andrews and Maras all were recognized for the second straight year, while Spelhaug and Wardlow each earned the recognition for the third straight season.
Over 8,000 collegiate softball players from NAIA to Division One earned the honor.
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