Ernst and Grassley vote for debt ceiling deal

June 2nd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s two U.S. Senators have joined their fellow Republicans in the U.S. House in voting for the bipartisan deal to avert a first-ever federal government default. The Treasury Secretary had warned the federal government would run out of money to pay its bills next week if congress didn’t raise the borrowing limit, or so-called debt ceiling. Republican Senator Joni Ernst said the entire Iowa delegation agrees the deal, while imperfect, will ensure the federal government spends less and reclaims billions of unspent COVID funds.

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley also voted for the bill last (Thursday) night, which now goes to the president for his signature.

The four Iowa Republicans who serve in the U.S. House voted for the bill earlier this week. The timing of last (Thursday) night’s vote in the U.S. Senate means Ernst will be able to return to Iowa in time to host eight G-O-P presidential candidates at her annual fundraiser on Saturday.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Friday, June 2, 2023

Weather

June 2nd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 85. The Low was 66. We received .93″ rain Thursday. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 79 and the Low was 46. The Record High on this date was 100 in 1934. The Record Low was 36 in 1907. Sunrise is 5:48. Sunset at 8:48.

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Boys State Team Tennis Finals Scoreboard

Sports

June 2nd, 2023 by admin

Iowa Boys Team Tennis State Tournament Finals

Class 1A Championship

Cedar Rapids Xavier 5, Pella 1

Class 1A Third Place Match

Wahlert Catholic 5, Decorah 3

Class 2A Championship

Iowa City West 5, Waukee Northwest 2

Class 2A Third Place Match

Pleasant Valley 5, Linn-Mar 3

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Boys State Soccer Semifinal Scoreboard

Sports

June 2nd, 2023 by admin

Iowa Boys State Soccer Semifinals

Class 1A

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 3, Des Moines Christian 2

Western Christian 2, Regina Catholic 1 (2 OT/PKs)

Class 2A

Assumption 3, Nevada 2

Gilbert 2, Bishop Heelan Catholic 1

Class 3A

Norwalk 1, Des Moines Hoover 0

Iowa City Liberty 2, Marion 0

Class 4A

Johnston 3, Ankeny Centennial 1

Iowa City West 3, Dowling Catholic 0

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High School Softball/Baseball Scoreboard 06/01/2023

Sports

June 2nd, 2023 by admin

SOFTBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Shenandoah 12, Red Oak 8
Denison-Schleswig 11, Harlan 0

Western Iowa Conference

Treynor 14, Tri-Center 0
AHSTW 13, Underwood 3
Missouri Valley 4, Logan-Magnolia 1

Pride of Iowa Conference

Nodaway Valley 12, Bedford 0
Southeast Warren 12, Lenox 0
Southwest Valley 5, Mount Ayr 1

Missouri River Conference

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 13, CB Abraham Lincoln 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 16, CB Abraham Lincoln 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 11, Bishop Heelan Catholic 2
CB Thomas Jefferson 6, Bishop Heelan Catholic 5

Other Scores

Lamoni 13, Orient-Macksburg 12
Griswold 12, Boyer Valley 0
Audubon 4, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3 (10 inn)
River Valley 12, Ar-We-Va 0
West Monona 16, West Harrison 1

BASEBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Shenandoah 14, Red Oak 10
Harlan 14, Denison-Schleswig 12

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 6, Riverside 3
Underwood 4, AHSTW 1
Logan-Magnolia 6, Missouri Valley 3
Treynor 5, Tri-Center 3

Pride of Iowa Conference

Nodaway Valley 5, Bedford 4
Lenox 10, Southeast Warren 0
Mount Ayr 12, Southwest Valley 4

Missouri River Conference

Bishop Heelan Catholic 12, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Bishop Heelan Catholic 14, CB Thomas Jefferson 2

Other Scores

Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, Audubon 2

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ROBERT “Bobby” MORETTI, 72, of Atlantic (Private family svcs.)

Obituaries

June 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT “Bobby” MORETTI, 72, of Atlantic, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at his home. A private family celebration of the life of BOBBY MORETTI will be held at a later date. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic is assisting the family.

Memorials may be made to the family for later designation.

ROBERT “Bobby” MORETTI is survived by:

His wife – Linda Moretti, of Manchester, IA.

His daughter – Kelly Tucker, of IL

His step-sons: Bobby (Amy) Lambson, Danny Lambson and Sean (Krissy) Lambson, all of Iowa.

His step-daughters: Angelina (Andrew) Rucker, Tammy (Ron) Jeray, & Shannon (Kyle) Lambson all of Iowa; and Shantel (Caleb) Neal, of Indiana.

His sisters – Julie Pell and Diane Hopp, both of Illinois.

Many grandchildren,other relatives and friends.

Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

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Gov. Reynolds signs final bills of the 2023 Legislative Session

News

June 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(UPDATED/Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds has completed her review of the bills that passed the Republican led 2023 Iowa legislature — and signed all of them into law. Reynolds approved 67 bills Thursday. One requires both of Iowa’s major political parties to conduct their Caucuses in person, although some Democrats have said there may be a legal challenge of the law. Democrats have been planning to cast their presidential preferences by mail rather than on Caucus Night. The Iowa Democratic Party’s chairwoman says the party is committed to holding the most inclusive caucus in history, no matter what.

Another state law that takes effect July 1st makes Iowa households with 15-thousand dollars worth of assets that can quickly be converted into cash ineligible for food stamps. The asset test for SNAP benefits does not include the value of a home or a vehicle.

Reynolds also approved bills outlining the state’s eight-and-a-half BILLION dollar budget, with two item vetoes.

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IGHSAU Softball Rankings 06/01/2023

Sports

June 1st, 2023 by admin

SECOND Iowa High School Softball Rankings

Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Class 1A

	School	Record	LW
1	Southeast Warren	9-1	1
2	Newell-Fonda	7-0	4
3	Remsen St. Mary’s	4-0	3
4	North Linn	7-1	5
5	Sigourney	5-0	6
6	Collins-Maxwell	6-0	7
7	Wayne	6-1	NR
8	Martensdale-St. Marys	3-1	2
9	Mason City Newman Catholic	9-0	11
10	Fort Dodge St. Edmond	4-1	8
11	Logan-Magnolia	5-1	NR
12	Clarksville	6-0	14
13	Exira-EHK	4-0	NR
14	Woodbine	4-2	9
15	Twin Cedars	5-2	13

Class 2A

	School	Record	LW
1	Iowa City Regina	3-2	1
2	Central Springs	6-0	3
3	Lisbon	4-2	2
4	Wilton	8-1	6
5	Van Meter	8-2	4
6	North Union	5-1	7
7	South Hardin	7-0	15
8	Cascade	4-3	9
9	Northeast	3-3	10
10	West Monona	7-3	11
11	Osage	4-2	12
12	Alburnett	7-2	NR
13	Louisa-Muscatine	4-1	NR
14	Interstate 35	3-6	5
15	Ridge View	3-0	NR

Class 3A

	School	Record	LW
1	Williamsburg	8-0	1
2	Davenport Assumption	6-0	2
3	Saydel	5-0	3
4	Dubuque Wahlert	4-0	4
5	Davis County	5-0	6
6	Estherville Lincoln Central	9-0	7
7	Mount Vernon	5-1	5
8	Solon	5-2	9
9	Albia	4-0	11
10	Center Point-Urbana	6-1	NR
11	Sumner-Fredericksburg	6-1	13
12	West Lyon	6-0	NR
13	Sioux Center	3-2	10
14	Chariton	5-0	NR
15	Benton	4-7	8

Class 4A

	School	Record	LW
1	Dallas Center-Grimes	3-0	1
2	Fort Dodge	5-1	2
3	Norwalk	4-0	5
4	Cedar Rapids Xavier	6-1	7
5	Indianola	6-1	8
6	Carlisle	5-1	4
7	North Scott	4-1	3
8	North Polk	7-0	9
9	Burlington	5-1	11
10	Western Dubuque	6-2	NR
11	Clear Creek-Amana	6-1	15
12	Creston	3-1	12
13	Winterset	4-4	10
14	ADM	4-4	6
15	Sergeant Bluff-Luton	6-2	14

Class 5A

	School	Record	LW
1	West Des Moines Valley	3-1	2
2	Waukee Northwest	4-1	1
3	Southeast Polk	6-1	3
4	Linn-Mar	5-1	4
5	Pleasant Valley	2-0	5
6	Ankeny	7-2	9
7	Ankeny Centennial	5-1	6
8	Muscatine	3-1	7
9	Johnston	2-2	8
10	Bettendorf	2-3	10
11	Des Moines Lincoln	7-1	NR
12	Urbandale	3-4	NR
13	Cedar Rapids Kennedy	4-2	13
14	Ames	4-2	11
15	Sioux City East	7-1	NR

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Des Moines to host a Half Marathon Saturday morning

Sports

June 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Nearly 4000 runners from 42 states will gather at Saylorville Dam Saturday morning for the Dam to Des Moines Half Marathon. Race Director Michael Zimmerman says the run is expected to draw its largest crowd since before the pandemic.

The event was established in 1980 and was known as the Dam to Dam race.

Zimmerman says it is one of the few and biggest point-to-point running events in the country.

Zimmerman says there will be plenty of activities downtown after the race.

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Iowa baseball plays North Carolina Friday night in NCAA baseball regional

Sports

June 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

It is Iowa against North Carolina Friday night in the opening round of an NCAA baseball regional in Terre Haute, Indiana. The second seeded Hawkeyes are 42-14 and have feasted on bullpens in averaging nearly eight-and-a-half runs per game. Coach Rick Heller says that will be a tougher challenge against the Tar Heels.