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Applicants sought for the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Scholarship

News

March 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Applications are now being accepted for the 15th Annual Trevor Frederickson Memorial Scholarship. Trevor’s mom and Fund spokesperson Melanie Petty, says applications may be obtained from the Atlantic High School guidance office at 1201 E. 14th Street or the Atlantic High School website: www.atlanticiaschools.org.

Up to two $750 scholarships are available to those graduating from Atlantic High School in the spring of 2024. Applicants must plan to attend a college or vocational school, show involvement in school and/or community activities, supply a copy of their college acceptance letter, provide two letters of reference along with their 7 semester transcripts, and maintain academic achievement of 2.5 or better. The scholarships will be awarded at the Atlantic High School Class Night held in May.

Trevor Frederickson graduated from Atlantic High School in 2006. He went on to further his education at Southwestern Community College in Creston where he studied automotive mechanics and played baseball for the Southwestern Spartans. Two additional $750 scholarships will be available for Southwestern Community College students this fall. Trevor, who passed away in 2009, had plans of pursuing a career in law enforcement and returning to his hometown of Atlantic. Melanie Petty said “Anyone who knew Trevor, knew he valued family, life and community. Trevor continues to live on in our hearts and minds. To this day, Trevor is still giving back to the community he loved to be a part of.”

Trevor Frederickson

Funds for the scholarships are raised at an annual golf tournament. Plans are already in the works for the 16th Annual TFred Memorial Golf Tournament to be held on Saturday, June 15th, 2024. Organizers look forward to another successful tournament so they can continue to grant scholarships for many years to come.

Drake’s Katie Dennebier is MVC Player of the Year

Sports

March 14th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Drake junior guard Kaite Dennebier has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. Dennebier averages 18 points and seven assists for a Bulldog team that will bid for a second straight Missouri Valley Tournament title this weekend in the Quad Cities.

The Bulldogs are the top seed after winning the Valley regular season race with a 19-1 record.

Despite a 26-5 overall record the Bulldogs most likely need to win the tournament this week to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Drake opens the tournament Friday afternoon against the winner of today’s game between Southern Illinois and Indiana State.

Local 24-Hour Rainfalls Totals Reported at 7:00 am on Thursday, March 14, 2024

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

March 14th, 2024 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .1″
  • 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  .08″
  • Massena  .13″
  • Earling  .03″
  • Bridgewater  .4″
  • Villisca  .97″
  • Clarinda  .67″

GERTRUDE E. MOGG, 103, of Audubon (Svcs. 3/15/24)

Obituaries

March 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

GERTRUDE E. MOGG, 103, of Audubon, died Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for GERTRUDE MOGG will be held 11-a.m. Friday, March 15, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

A family visitation will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon, on Friday, from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service.

Burial is in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

GERTRUDE MOGG is survived by:

Her daughter – Leah Davis (& fiance’ Ron Skalla), of Harlan.

7 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Man arrested in connection w/an incident in Red Oak, Thursday morning (3/14/24)

News

March 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police Officers in Red Oak were called at around 4:25-a.m. today (Thursday) to the 2400 block of N. 8th Street in Red Oak, following a report of a possible assault and criminal mischief. Upon further investigation, authorities say Officers went to the 1000 block of Cherry Street, as part of a follow-up. At that location, 42-year-old Troy Scott Williams was arrested for Harassment in the 2nd Degree, Interference with Official Acts, and Accessory after the Fact, for his involvement in the incident.

Williams was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

MARTIN ZACCONE, 91, of Ft. Dodge (formerly of Harlan) – Mass of Christian Burial 3/18/24

Obituaries

March 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

MARTIN ZACCONE, 91, of Ft. Dodge (formerly of Harlan), died Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at the Marian Home. A Mass of Christian Burial for MARTIN ZACCONE will be held 11-a.m. Monday, March 18, 2024, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home in Harlan, will be on Sunday, March 17th, from 4-until 7-p.m., with a Wake Service at 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Harlan Cemetery.

MARTIN ZACCONE is survived by:

His sons – Mark (Kim) Zaccone, and Tom Zaccone, all of Harlan.

His daughters – Kerry (Kevin) Moore, of Overland Park, KS; Michele (Scott) Johnson, and Nancy (Mark) Crimmins, all of Ft. Dodge; and Paula (Joel) LeMense, of Leawood, KS.

13 grandchildren & 15 great-grandchildren.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Weather

March 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 53. N/NE winds 15-30 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Gradually becoming partly cloudy. Low 34. N/NE @ 10-30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. W/SW @ 5-20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Windy.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 71. The Low was 32. Rainfall in Atlantic for the past 24-hours (ending at 7-a.m. today) was .10″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 43 and the Low was 11. The Record High for March 14th in Atlantic, was 78 in 2012. The Record Low was -12 in 1975. Sunrise: 7:34. Sunset: 7:25-p.m.

House votes to create school safety grant program

News

March 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa House has approved a bill that sets up a state school safety grant program and, if a companion bill becomes law, it could provide extra pay to school staff who get a professional permit to carry a gun on school grounds. Representative Carter Nordman of Adel says it’s part of House Republicans’ response to the fatal shooting at Perry High School in January.

“This bill will make our students safer by investing in infrastructure and technology that we know will make our school buildings more secure. It will make our students safer by requiring school districts to prioritize safety before they prioritize flashy sports facilities,”Nordman says. “Democrats would pass restrictive gun laws, but none of the gun control bills that we’ve heard from Democrats would have prevented what happened in Perry, Des Moines East, Parkersburg or Starts Right Here.”

That’s a list of shootings in school facilities in Iowa. Democrats say the grants in this bill could be used to buy guns if school boards get authority to let employees be armed at school. Representative Ross Wilburn, a Democrat from Ames, says the bill’s a disappointment. “It’s important to point out that we all are in favor of keeping our schools safe, of keeping our communities safe,” Wilburn said. “We differ about how to go about doing that.”

Another Democrat said the legislature should be making it harder for a would-be school shooter to get a gun rather than making it easier to have more guns in schools. Since it is an appropriations bill, it is NOT subject to Friday’s deadline for committee action on policy bills.

House passed ‘unborn person’ bill fails to clear Senate committee

News

March 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A Republican senator is using his authority to block consideration of a bill that critics say could make in vitro fertilization illegal in Iowa. Under current law, there are criminal penalties for terminating a human pregnancy without consent. A bill approved by the House last Thursday increases those penalties, but for the crime of “causing the death of an unborn person” without consent. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Brad Zaun of Urbandale refused to bring the bill up for a vote in his committee.

“There was some definite concerns about In Vitro fertilization and the negative effects and unintended consequences with that and that was very problematic for myself,” Zaun says, “and so that’s why I pulled the bill.” Zaun blocked consideration of another bill that would create a new crime of “human smuggling” of undocumented immigrants, with a possible 10 year prison sentence for a conviction. House Republicans passed the bill last Thursday, saying it’s needed to give Iowa law enforcement authority to arrest those they suspect of illegally transporting migrants into Iowa.

“In the language, it was my interpretation as well as some of the people on the committee that there was some unintended consequences,” Zaun says. Relatives and religious organizations providing assistance to asylum seekers had urged senators to defeat the bill, arguing they could be arrested for driving someone to school or work. Zaun says the bill needed work and his committee didn’t have time to make adjustments.

“The House has passed over 250 bills and we have passed only 43 I have heard,” Zaun says. “The workload, obviously the volume is obviously quite a bit coming from the House and I probably shouldn’t even say this, but it is frustrating to me that we get these bills with a one-day, two-day (turn around), with the expectation that we keep it alive.” Friday is the deadline for policy bills like this one to have passed the House and cleared a Senate committee. The deadline works in reverse, too, and a couple of Senate passed bills have failed to make it out of House committees this week.

CAM Cougars Boys Track Preview

Sports

March 13th, 2024 by admin

The CAM Cougars Boys track team has got their season underway. The team has been taking advantage of practicing outside in the nice weather. The Cougars track team has 11 participants out and will be coached by Drew Ticknor this season.

Coach Ticknor commented on how well last years track season went.

Coach Ticknor has some pretty competitive kids and treats a practice just like a competition.

Coach Ticknor had a chance to break down his roster and talked about some of the standout track athletes this season.

Coach Ticknor talked about some individuals have their goals for the season.

The Cougars next track meet will be Friday March 15th for the 2024 Central College Boys Indoor Meet at the H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse in Pella. The meet will get underway at 12:00 p.m.