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Weekend arrests and accident report

News

May 31st, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in Atlantic report three people were arrested over the weekend, and one accident was investigated. Taken into custody Friday on a charge of Driving While Suspended, was 31-year old Ryan Richards, of Avoca.

On Saturday, officers with the Atlantic P-D arrested 25-year old Ryan Mullen, of Atlantic, for Driving While Revoked for failure of an OWI test, and, on Sunday, 23-year old Dereck Hilsabeck, of Des Moines, was arrested for OWI and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

All three men were brought to the Cass County Jail, where they were booked and held pending an appearance before the magistrate.

And, no injuries were reported following an accident early Saturday morning. Officials say Jacob Goff, of Atlantic, was traveling east on Highway 83, entering Atlantic and approaching Sunnyside Lane, when his vehicle was hit by a deer that jumped out of the south ditch. The accident, which happened just before one-a.m., caused about $1,200 damage.

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Cass Supervisors approve budget amendment

News

May 31st, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors today (Tuesday), approved a budget amendment for Fiscal Year 2011. The changes, which were described by County Auditor Dale Sunderman, did not result in the amount of the budget being changed, just a shifting of funds.

 

The amendment changes the Secondary Roads Department allocations, reducing the construction budget, and increasing slightly, the operating budget. There was also minor adjustment in appropriation of monies into the local health budget, because of a flow through of received grant monies.

There was also an allocation of funding so the new courthouse generator could be paid-off through the Capital Projects line item, rather than through a loan from the local option sales tax.

The budget amendment was adopted after a public hearing, during which there were no objections. The Board also amended expenditure appropriations, in that the D.O.T and County budgets were changed.

The DOT expenditure appropriations were changed by decreasing Secondary Roads construction by $808,000, increasing snow and ice control by $60,000, and increasing new equipment by $75,000.

The County’s portion of the adjustments were increased accordingly.

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Girls Soccer Regionals Continue Tonight

Sports

May 31st, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 1-A Quarter-Finals:

  • Kuemper Catholic @ Unity Christian (6:00)
  • Riverside @ Tri-Center (6:00)
  • Carlisle @ Creston (5:00)

Class 2-A Semi-Finals:

  • Harlan @ Glenwood (5:00)
  • Carroll @ Denison (6:00)
  • Sioux City West @ Lewis Central (6:00)

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05312011 Across Oceans Across Time

Podcasts

May 31st, 2011 by admin

John Mark Nielsen.

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05312011 Backyard and Beyond

Podcasts

May 31st, 2011 by admin

Lavon speaks about the Healthy Cass County program Switcheroo.

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Girls State Golf Begins Today

Sports

May 31st, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 3-A Teams (@ River valley Golf Course):

  • Atlantic
  • Spirit Lake
  • MOC-Floyd Valley
  • ADM
  • Clear Lake
  • Charles City
  • Dubuque Wahlert
  • Grinnell

Class 3-A Individual Qualifiers:

  • Sierra Worth, Atlantic
  • Maureen Owens, Spirit Lake
  • Ashley Powers, Denison-Schleswig
  • Shelby Townsend, Perry
  • Emily Ayres, Spirit Lake
  • Katelyn Pringnitz, Nevada
  • Whitney Berkland, Spirit Lake
  • Susan Kirschenman, Ballard
  • Kelsey Van Tasell, Pella
  • Staci Goodale, ADM
  • MacKenzie Watts, Ballard
  • Meg Monson, Clear Lake
  • Jessie Sindlinger, Charles City
  • Taylor VanDyk, South Tama
  • Megan Joeger, Charles City
  • Molly McDonough, Decorah
  • Stine Laursen, Maquoketa
  • Taylor Sprank, Davenport Assumption
  • Amy Ihm, Dubuque Wahlert
  • Abby Threlkeld, Washington
  • Lauren Gonner, Dubuque Wahlert

Class 2-A Teams (@ Otter Creek)

  • Kuemper Catholic
  • Alta-Aurelia
  • Clarinda
  • Pleasantville
  • Dyersville Beckman
  • South Hardin
  • Cascade
  • Wapello

Class 2-A Individual Qualifiers:

  • Jennifer Geer, Clarinda
  • Sarah Steinauer, Clarinda
  • Macy Cohrs, Logan Magnolia
  • Megan Wiederin, Kuemper Catholic
  • Mara Masching, Kuemper Catholic
  • Morgan Naberhaus, Kuemper Catholic
  • Kelsey Faiserlick, St. Edmond
  • Amanda Raak, Sioux Center
  • Megan Myers, Emmetsburg
  • Jordan Henningsen, Alta-Aurelia
  • Kaitlyn Friday, Pleasantville
  • Miriam Rinehart, Ogden
  • Kara Larson, Sumner-Fredricksburg
  • Ellie Ament, Dyersville Beckman
  • Haley Lake, South Hardin
  • Stephanie Coghlan, Dyersville Beckman
  • Jordynne Knipper, Dyersville Beckman
  • Courtney Dewell, North Cedar
  • Alyssa Noble, Wapello
  • Chantel Eicher, East Marshall
  • Cathern Streif, Iowa City Regina
  • Mamie Maloy, Cascade
  • Emily Fisher, Wapello

Class 1-A Teams (@ Otter Creek):

  • Treynor
  • Bishop Garrigan
  • West Sioux
  • Hinton
  • Grundy Center
  • HLV
  • Valley of Eglin
  • Wapsie Valley

Individual Qualifiers:

  • Taylor Hill, Treynor
  • Morgan Jacobsen, Treynor
  • Sheridan Berte, Bishop Garrigan
  • Alexa Capesius, Bishop Garrigan
  • Haley Froehlich, Bishop Garrigan
  • Laura Richter, Bishop Garrigan
  • Rebecca Richter, Bishop Garrigan
  • Molly Nemmers, LeMars Gehlen
  • Katie Clausen, Hinton
  • Sam Quelland, Van Meter
  • Victoria Grasso, Ankeny Christian
  • Jenna Hansen, HLV
  • Chelsea Gryp, HLV
  • Aimee Rolffs, Lynnville-Sully
  • Jamie Saak, Grundy Center
  • Christey Nelson, Central City
  • Mikayla Jones, AGWSR
  • Alexandria Eckenrod, Mason City Newman
  • Eli Ruen, Mason City Newman
  • Skylar Daehn, Calamus-Wheatland
  • Kim Kleve, Valley

**Tee off at 9:00 am both Tuesday & Wednesday**

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2 injured during motorcycle accident near Crescent

News

May 31st, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Two people were injured during a motorcycle accident Sunday night, near Crescent. According to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year old Daniel Slusky, of Omaha, was driving a 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway 183 (Old Lincoln Highway), when he crossed the center line of the road and lost control of the cycle before it crashed. The accident happened at around 8:05-p.m., Sunday.

Pott County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, Sgt. Dwayne Riche, says Slusky was unconscious when rescue crews arrived. He was flown by Life Flight helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where a report on his condition is currently not available.

An adult female passenger on the cycle, Dakota Job, of Omaha, was injured, and transported by Crescent Fire and Rescue to the UNMC.

Sgt. Riche says alcohol was being investigated as a possible cause of the crash.

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Saturday Baseball/Softball

Sports

May 31st, 2011 by Jim Field

BASEBALL
Lo-Ma Classic
Treynor 14, OA-BCIG 2
Logan-Magnolia 16, Treynor 12

SOFTBALL
Red Oak Invitational
Red Oak 12, Griswold 2
Red Oak 5,Essex 2
Griswold 14, Essex 9
Walnut 11, Fremont-Mills 4
Walnut 12, Shenandoah 2
Shenandoah 8, Fremont-Mills 5
Essex 6, Fremont-Mills 2
Shenandoah 8, Griswold 6
Championship: Red Oak 10, Walnut 0

Charter Oak-Ute 10, Denison-Schleswig 9
Treynor 12, St. Albert 2
Treynor 10, Clarinda 2
Missouri Valley 2, Sioux City North 0 (Tiffani Housh, MV – two-hitter, 11 K’s)
Sioux City East 7, Missouri Valley 2

 

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Friday Baseball/Softball

Sports

May 31st, 2011 by Jim Field

BASEBALL

  • Atlantic 6, Carroll 4Shenandoah 6, Sidney 0
  • Clarinda 7, Corning 6
  • Glenwood 16, Thomas Jefferson 2
  • Clarinda Academy 17, Stanton 7 (5 inn)
  • Griswold 11, Bedford 8
  • Tri-Center 7, Underwood 4
  • Treynor 15, Lenox 0 (4 inn)
  • Missouri Valley 11, Riverside 1 (5 inn)
  • Guthrie Center 2, IKM-Manning 1
  • Logan-Magnolia 10, Woodbine 0

SOFTBALL

  • Clarinda 12, Corning 6
  • Creston 7, Clarke 6 (9 Inn)
  • Nishnabotna 14, Essex 8
  • Fremont-Mills 11, Villisca 1 (6 innings)
  • Missouri Valley 4, Riverside 3
  • Underwood 4, Tri-Center 3
  • Treynor 12, Griswold 2
  • AHST 13, Audubon 0 (4 inn)
  • CAM 8, Guthrie Center 2

Trojann 3A/4A Classic (Friday, May 27)
Round one:
Abraham Lincoln 10, Atlantic 9 (8)

Carroll 12, Thomas Jefferson 0

Round Two:
Atlantic 9,  Thomas Jefferson 8

Carroll 6, Abraham Lincoln 3

Atlantic Highlights:

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8    R  H  E
Atlantic  4  0  1  2  0  0  2  0 – 9  8  4
CB AL      1  0  0  4  1   1  2  1  – 10 10 0

WP-Michaela Kennedy  LP-Liz Metheny

Atlantic Scoring:
1st- With one out, Bre VonWehye reaches on an error and was driven in by
Tiara Edelman.  Liz Metheny was walked.  Tiara and Liz scored on a double
by Paige Kennon.  Kennon scored on a single by Katie Groves.

3ed- Tiara Edelman walked and moved to second on a sac bunt by Liz Metheny
then scored on a FC hit by Paige Kennon.

4th- Marissa Berns led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on
sac bunt by Alisha Hinzmann.  Leah Tjepke (CR for Berns)scored on a double
by ReAnn Cappel.

7th- Tiara Edelman is placed on second base as part of the international
tie breaker rule and moves to third on Liz Metheny’s sac bunt.  Paige
Kennon homers.

Comments by Coach Hinzmann…
“We jumped out early but let a good AL team battle back.  Unfortunately,
we coupled two or our errors with a walk and a hit in the fourth and gave
up four runs.  On the positive side, I felt we hit the ball against a very
good pitchers, led by Paige Kennon with a double, home run, and five
RBIs.”

1  2  3  4  5  6  7    R  H  E
CB TJ         1  4  0  1  0  2  0 – 8  8  3
Atlantic   0  1  2  5  0  0   1 – 9 11  2

WP-Marissa Berns  LP-Carly Williamson

Atlantic Scoring:
2nd- Katie Groves singles, steals second, moves to third on a fielders
choice hit by Leah Tjepke and scores on a fielders choice hit by Marissa
Berns.

3ed- Tiara Edelman reached on a FC, Liz Metheny walked both runners move
up on a FC by Paige Kennon.  Both runners score on a double by Mackenzie
Holmes.

4th-ReAnn Cappel leads off the inning with a single moves to third on
consecutive passed balls, and scores on an error hit by Tiara Edelman.
Liz Metheny singles scoring Edelman, Paige Kennon singles and both Metheny
and Kennon score on a Mackenzie Holmes double.  Holmes moves to third on
the play at the plate, then scores on a FC hit by Katie Groves.

7th-Leah Tjepke reaches on an error and moved to second on a FC hit by
Marissa Berns and then the walk off single by ReAnn Cappel.

Comments by Coach Hinzmann…
“Defensivly we played much better in game two.  It is encouraging that our
hitting continued from game one into game two, led by Kenzie with four
hits and four RBI’s.  ReAnn and Bre were also on base a lot tonight
getting two hits in this game.  Marissa came in late in the game and shut
down TJ allowing us an opportunity to win.”

 

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Atlantic City Council to Act on six resolutions this week

News

May 31st, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council has several Resolutions to act on during their meeting Wednesday evening, at City Hall. Included among them are those pertaining to approval of contracts and bonds for the Portland Cement Concrete and Hot Melt Asphalt paving projects, the Sunnyside Park Road Resurfacing and Parking improvement, Bull Creek Pathway Resurfacing, and City sidewalk repair, projects.

The Council will also hear a report from the City’s Finance Committee, with regard to a proposed Development Agreement with Boulders Inn and Suites. The committee will meet Tuesday, and present their recommendation to the Council on Wednesday.

City Administrator Doug Harris says while there currently is no signed agreement with Boulders, negotiations remained ongoing, and he’s hopeful an agreement can be reached in time for a public hearing. The Council will decide Wednesday, on whether to approve a resolution setting a date for the hearing on the 15th, but if an agreement is not reached by the time their meeting takes place, the resolution and action on the matter will have to be tabled.

Harris says the latest proposal presented by Boulders’ developers, is for a $125,000 up-front grant from the City, and a total of $41,000 in tax rebates. The developer would also realize  another $42,208 in tax avoidance savings. The incentives package would end up costing the City $247,464, or about $5,824 less than what the City offered last May.

The biggest advantage, according to Harris, is that the tax rebates would be spread over nine-years, rather than four. The extended time frame, he says, also allows the City a better cash flow and the ability to fund other, needed, public improvements.

In other business, the Council, Wednesday, will act on authorizing Mayor Dave Jones to sign a five-year agreement between the City and The Iowa Department of Transportation, for maintenance and repair of primary roads. It would be in effect from July 1st, 2011 through June 30th, 2016.

The Atlantic City Council meeting begins at 5:30-p.m., Wednesday.

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