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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, June 1st, 2024

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June 1st, 2024 by admin

Today: P/Sunny with a hear near 80. NW around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: P/Cloudy with a chance of showers with a low around 60.

Tomorrow: P/Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms with high of 80

Tom. Night: Chance of showers and thunderstorms with a low around 62. South SE winds 10-15 mph

Monday: M/Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high near 82. South to Southwest around 10 mph

Monday Night: M/Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms with a low around 64.

Tuesday: P/Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high near 84.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 76. Our Low this morning was 62. Rainfall in Atlantic (as of 5-a.m.) was a .03″ Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 85 and the Low was 66. The record High for June 1st was 99 in 1934. The record Low was 31 in 1956. Sunrise: 5:48. Sunset: 8:47.

Cass County Relay for Life set for June 30th

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June 1st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Preparations are well underway for the Cass County Relay For Life event on Sunday, June 30th, at the Nishna Valley YMCA, in Atlantic. Relay for life is a time for the community to come together in celebration of, and support for, cancer survivors and their caregivers. Cass County Relay for Life Coordinator Carole Schuler says there no differences in how the event plays out this year, as compared to years past.

Survivors, supporters, and community members are invited to join together from 11:30-a.m. Until 2-p.m. June 30th.

Register your Relay team at www.relayforlife.org/casscountyia. You can also call 1-800-227-2345 and have an expert at the American Cancer Society get you registered.

Schuler says volunteers are needed to help the day of the event.

To kick off Relay for Life summer activities, local supporters are invited to take part in the Relay for Life raffle to help raise funds for awareness and prevention.

The drawing will be held the day of the Relay. Organizers invite the community to enjoy a Kids Zone, Survivor Meal and other activities during this special time together. The 2024 Cass County Relay for Life will conclude with a Luminaria Ceremony.

Follow the Cass County Relay for Life Facebook group to keep up on current activities and challenges!

High School State Boys Tennis Tournament results from Friday May 31st

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June 1st, 2024 by admin

IOWA BOYS STATE TENNIS TOURNAMENT 

Class 1A Championship: Wahlert Catholic 5 Xavier 3

Class 1A Third Place: Pella 5 Waverly-Shell Rock 1

Class 2A Championship: Waukee Northwest 5 Pleasant Valley 0

Class 2A Third Place: Iowa City West 5 Linn-Mar 4

High School Baseball results from Friday May 31st

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June 1st, 2024 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Kuemper Catholic 15, Atlantic 8

 

Rolling Valley Conference 

Coon Rapids-Bayard 7, Boyer Valley 6

Glidden-Ralston 11, Exira-EHK 9

 

Western Iowa Conference

Missouri Valley 7, Audubon 3

 

Corner Conference 

Griswold 8, Fremont-Mills 3

 

Pride of Iowa 

East Union 11, Central Decatur 1

Martensdale St. Marys 11, Southeast Warren 2

Mount Ayr 7, Bedford 6

 

Non-Conference Games

Winterset 10, Clarinda 0

Abraham Lincoln 5, Lewis Central 4

Beckman Catholic 18, Des Moines Christian 5

ADM 7, Ogden 5

Des Moines East 6, Bondurant Farrar 5

Des Moines East 6, Bondurant-Farrar 2

 

High School Softball results from Friday May 31st

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June 1st, 2024 by admin

Rolling Valley Conference 

Ogden 22, Glidden-Ralston 4

Coon Rapids-Bayard 9, Boyer Valley 3

 

Western Iowa Conference 

Missouri Valley 5, Audubon 4

 

Corner Conference

Griswold 3, Fremont-Mills 2

 

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Wayne 11, Southwest Valley 0

Mount Ayr 2, Martensdale St. Marys 0

 

Non-Conference Games

Atlantic 1, Esterville Lincoln Central 0

Carlisle 10, Atlantic 2

Ankeny Centennial 11, Creston 1

Ankeny Centennial 12, Creston 10

Clarinda 14, Lamoni 4

Lewis Central 4, Abraham Lincoln 2

Thomas Jefferson 5, St. Albert 0

Orient-Macksburg 9, Central Decatur 2

Melcher-Dallas 10, East Union 5

Murray 9, Lenox 3

Van Meter 13, ADM 1

Carlisle 3, Estherville Lincoln Central 1

Boys State Soccer Results from Friday May 31st

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June 1st, 2024 by admin

Class 2A

Bishop Heelan 3, Gilbert 1
Assumption 1, Perry 0

Class 3A

Des Moines Hoover 2, Norwalk 1
Dallas Center-Grimes 4, Cedar Rapids Washington 0

Class 4A

Johnston 2, Iowa City West 1
Dowling Catholic 2, Pleasant Valley 1

Tri-Center Trojans Baseball Season Preview with Coach Max Kozeal

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May 31st, 2024 by admin

The Tri-Center boys baseball team is off to great start to their season. Their most recent win was Tuesday when they defeated Riverside 7-2. Junior Carter Kunze went 3-4 with a home run and 3 RBI’s. Isaac Wohlhunter pitched four solid innings while striking out five Bulldogs batters.

The Trojans are coming off last year when they lost to Woodbury Central 3-0 in the first round of Class 1A-Region 7 semifinal round. Tri-Center will be coached by Max Kozeal this season.

Coach Kozeal talked about why he thinks his team have been successful so far to start this season.

Many eighth graders were added to the Trojans roster this season.

Coach Kozeal had a lot praise for the coaches and players in the Western Iowa Conference this year.

Coach Kozeal elaborated on if his teams has goals or expectation for this season.

The Trojans next baseball game will be Thursday June 6th when they will host Missouri Valley in Western Iowa Conference regular season matchup. That game will start at 7:30 p.m.

 

Kuemper Catholic Huge Seventh Inning Secures Road Win Over Atlantic Trojans Baseball Team Friday Night

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May 31st, 2024 by admin

The Kuemper Catholic Knights baseball picked up their first Hawkeye Ten Conference of the season, when they defeated the Atlantic Trojans 15-8 Friday night in Atlantic. Atlantic got a board first when Xavier Darrow scored on an RBI Base hit by Zayden Parker in the bottom of the second. Atlantic bats went a little silent until their bats came to life in they tied the game up at six when the Trojans were caught in a run down between first and second base which allowed Gavin McLaren to come in to score the game tying run. Then in the top of the seventh the Knights scored on nine unanswered runs to secure the win for the knights. Trojans starting pitcher Hudson McLaren pitched a solid game, where he pitched five solid innings while striking out four knights batters on the night.

Coach Nathan Block had this to say about the 15-8 loss to Kuemper Catholic.

Coach Block commented on the performance of Trojans starting pitcher Hudson McLaren.

Coach Block what his message was to his team after the game.

The loss for Atlantic would give them a 1-5 overall record and 1-4 in Hawkeye Ten, as they will be at Creston on Monday June 3rd. The win improves Kuemper Catholic record to 3-4 overall and 1-0 in the Hawkeye Ten.

Supreme Court orders new trial in Black Hawk County stand your ground case

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May 31st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a Black Hawk County case that involves the “stand your ground” law. Lasondra Johnson of Waterloo was charged with first-degree murder after a fight that led to Johnson shooting and killing Jada Young-Mills.

Johnson was acquitted of first-degree murder after claiming self defense, but was found guilty of a lesser charge of assault causing serious injury. Johnson appealed, saying the jury instructions were confusing.

The Supreme Court agreed, saying the jury instructions did fail to convey the “stand your ground” law in such a way that the jury had a clear understanding of Johnson’s self defense justification, and ordered a new trial.

Attorney General Bird finds ‘shocking’ flaws in state victim services

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May 31st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says a 17-month-long review has found serious problems in state services for crime victims.

Bird says she was shocked to learn the system to notify victims when a protective order is being served or is about to expire was terminated in 2019 by her predecessor, Democrat Tom Miller.

Bird has hired a coordinator to revive the notification system.

Bird’s report indicates a separate system that notifies victims when their abuser will be released from custody has been fixed. Bird says it was causing fear and panic in victims because it incorrectly sent notices about transfers from jail to jail or to a state prison.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird spoke to reporters today during a news conference in her Des Moines office. (RI photo)

Bird announced today (Friday) she’ll be using money in her agency’s budget to double the pay for Iowa nurses who conduct sexual assault exams — and she hopes that encourages more nurses to take the training that’s required.

For the first time, the Iowa nurses authorized to conduct sexual assault exams will get mileage reimbursed, too. Bird, who was elected in 2022, stopped state reimbursement for emergency contraception for sex abuse victims soon after she took office in early 2023 and she’s released that hold today (Friday).

Bird says no tax dollars will be used, but instead fees and fines criminals pay into the state’s victim compensation fund will cover the costs. It’s the same policy that was in place before she took office for Plan B. Bird will no longer allow victim funds to cover the costs of an abortion for sexual assault victims.

In response, State Auditor Rob Sand, today (Friday) said in a statement:

For a year, Iowa’s Attorney General inflicted even more trauma on rape victims just for politics. We know because her report doesn’t provide a single legal or financial reason to have withheld payments for emergency contraception.”