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DEAN E. SWOPE, 91, of Lewis (Svcs. 2/11/15)

Obituaries

February 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DEAN E. SWOPE, 91, of Lewis, died Sat., Feb. 7th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for DEAN SWOPE will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Feb. 11th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

Visitation with his family will be from 5-until 7-pm Tue., at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Lewis.

DEAN SWOPE is survived by:

His wife – Delores Swope, of Lewis.

His children – Chuck Swope, of Hancock; Nancy Christensen, of Englewood, FL; Jolene Swope, of Papillion, NE; LaDean Swope, of Omaha; Claudia (Scott) Smith, of Urbandale, & Darcey Swope, of LaVista, NE.

His brother – Gordon Swope, of NIxa, MO.

8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

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Jeb Bush to make first Iowa campaign trip March 7

News

February 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will make his first campaign splash in Iowa one month from today. He is among the likely Republican presidential candidates who have agreed to appear at the first-ever “Iowa Ag Summit” on March 7th. Bruce Rastetter, a mega-donor to Republican candidates like Terry Branstad and a major contributor to the “American Future Fund” Super PAC is the event’s host. Nick Ryan runs the American Future Fund and he’s also helping to organize Rastetter’s summit.

Ryan said “The unique thing about Iowa is that every four years, our state becomes the epicenter of American politics and we often have the role of shaping and reflecting national policy movements.” He added “Being an ag state, unfortunately up until this point, there’s not been an event, a forum, that’s solely focused and dedicated to matters that directly affect Iowa farmers.” Ryan says each candidate will get 20 minutes on stage with Rastetter to answer his questions and some from the audience as well.

“And provide an opportunity for those folks that might be running for president an opportunity to come this state and share their views on modern agriculture,” Ryan says. Rastetter, the event’s host, is among seven Iowa Republicans who flew to New Jersey in 2011 to encourage Chris Christie to run for president, but Christie is not among the field of possible 2016 candidates to accept an invitation to Rastetter’s Ag Summit.

Bush and seven other Republicans who have indicated they’re considering a run for the presidency this time around have agreed to participate. The list includes former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, the winner of Iowa’s 2008 Caucuses, and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, the winner of Iowa’s 2012 Caucuses. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas have R-S-V-P’d for the event, too. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry and businessman Donald Trump plan to be there as well. The event will be held at the Elwell Family Food Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.

(Radio Iowa)

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NWS weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: 2/8/2015

Weather

February 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today: A slight chance of rain or drizzle between 10am and 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy.

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Area high school basketball scores from Sat., 2/7/15

Sports

February 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

  • Creston 53, Atlantic 45
  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 50, Kuemper Catholic 39
  • Sidney 49, Omaha Christian Academy 37
  • Urbandale 70, CB Abraham Lincoln 60

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

  • Lewis Central 55, Ralston, Neb. 26
  • Omaha Duchesne Academy 35, CB Abraham Lincoln 30
  • Orient-Macksburg 50, Diagonal 35

 

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No. 14 Northern Iowa handles Drake 69-53

Sports

February 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Seth Tuttle scored 16 points, Matt Bohannon added 14 and 14th-ranked Northern Iowa handled Drake 69-53 Saturday for its 11th straight win. Paul Jesperson for the Panthers (22-2, 11-1 Missouri Valley), who shot 11 of 20 from 3-point range and 64 percent overall.

Northern Iowa raced out to a 16-point halftime lead and was only briefly threatened in the second half. Drake (7-17, 4-8) closed to 51-42 before allowing three straight 3s that put the Panthers in control.

Reed Timmer had 10 points for Drake (7-17, 4-8), which had won three in a row.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., Feb. 8th 2015

News

February 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials say no jackpot winner was selected in the latest $380 million Powerball drawing. The next drawing will be Wednesday after no one matched Saturday’s winning numbers. Sue Dooley is the senior drawing manager for the Multi-State Lottery Association, which oversees Powerball. She says the estimated value of Wednesday’s drawing will be $450 million. The huge jackpot is a return to form for Powerball, which has been known along with Mega Millions for its record-breaking jackpots in recent years. But the Powerball lottery has experienced a slump, with nearly a year passing since its jackpot total climbed above $300 million. Powerball’s last major jackpot was in February 2014, when it climbed to $425 million. Powerball tickets cost $2 each.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man who says he was kicked in the face by a Des Moines police officer following a traffic stop is suing the now ex-officer, former Police Chief Judy Bradshaw and the city of Des Moines. The Register reports that Orville Hill filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday. The officer, Colin Boone, was fired in 2013 following the incident and faces a second federal trial on March 9th on an excessive force charge.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A 91-year-old Mason City woman accused of hitting a bicyclist with her car has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that the incident happened Friday afternoon. Police investigators say Patricia Fullerton was driving west on a city street shortly before 3 p.m. and attempting to turn south when she struck 54-year-old Terrie Eliason’s bicycle.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines City Council is set to review changes to its dog ordinance Monday that officials say will hold owners more accountable for misbehaving pets. But the changes won’t include removal of “breed-specific” rules that automatically classify all pit bull-type dogs as vicious.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A West Des Moines Valley High School student is set to attend the Grammy Awards Sunday night. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that Jared Freiburg won a nationwide vocal audition contest to become one of eight high school singers selected to be part of the Grammy’s Jazz Choir.

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HSBB: Creston at Atlantic Boys 02-07-2015

Podcasts, Sports

February 7th, 2015 by admin

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the game played at Atlantic High School.

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This is Your Nishna Valley 02-07-2015

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

February 7th, 2015 by admin

w/ Jim Field and Stacie Linfor

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Atlantic Advances 12 Wrestlers to 2-A Districts

Sports

February 7th, 2015 by Jim Field

Class 2-A Sectional Wrestling Results from Harlan (top 2 at each weight advance to district meet at Atlantic)

Team Scores:

1. Atlantic 265.5
2. Missouri Valley 178.0
3. Harlan 149.0
4. Shenandoah 142.0
5. Kuemper Catholic 135.0
6. Red Oak 107.0

106 Results
1st Place – Kole Hansen of Atlantic
2nd Place – Wil Beach of Harlan
3rd Place – Skylor Rice of Shenandoah
4th Place – Zayne Carrier of Missouri Valley
1st Place Match
Kole Hansen (Atlantic) 29-15, Fr. over Wil Beach (Harlan) 33-9, Sr. (Dec 7-3).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Wil Beach (Harlan) 33-9, Sr. over Skylor Rice (Shenandoah) 29-23, So. (Dec 9-7).
3rd Place Match
Skylor Rice (Shenandoah) 29-23, So. over Zayne Carrier (Missouri Valley) 21-20, Fr. (Fall 0:40).

113 Results
1st Place – Carter Cox of Atlantic
2nd Place – Brandon Trevino of Harlan
3rd Place – Brandon Gross of Kuemper Catholic
4th Place – Danny Martin of Missouri Valley
1st Place Match
Carter Cox (Atlantic) 39-7, So. over Brandon Trevino (Harlan) 25-10, So. (MD 11-1).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Brandon Trevino (Harlan) 25-10, So. over Brandon Gross (Kuemper Catholic) 29-18, Jr. (RULE).
3rd Place Match
Brandon Gross (Kuemper Catholic) 29-18, Jr. over Danny Martin (Missouri Valley) 13-28, Fr. (Fall 0:45).

120 Results
1st Place – Elias Shaeffer of Harlan
2nd Place – Colby Sorensen of Atlantic
3rd Place – Harley Martin of Shenandoah
4th Place – Brady Parkis of Kuemper Catholic
1st Place Match
Elias Shaeffer (Harlan) 30-14, Jr. over Colby Sorensen (Atlantic) 19-27, So. (Fall 3:05).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Colby Sorensen (Atlantic) 19-27, So. over Harley Martin (Shenandoah) 12-18, Fr. (TF-1.5 5:02 (16-0)).
3rd Place Match
Harley Martin (Shenandoah) 12-18, Fr. over Brady Parkis (Kuemper Catholic) 20-18, So. (Fall 2:17).
5th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

126 Results
1st Place – Nick Rounds of Missouri Valley
2nd Place – Marshal McDermott of Atlantic
3rd Place – Caleb Orme of Red Oak
4th Place – Zak Hulsing of Kuemper Catholic
5th Place – Marshall Tucker of Harlan
6th Place – Bridger Nebel of Shenandoah
1st Place Match
Nick Rounds (Missouri Valley) 41-8, Jr. over Marshal McDermott (Atlantic) 34-16, Sr. (Dec 5-2).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Marshal McDermott (Atlantic) 34-16, Sr. over Caleb Orme (Red Oak) 36-15, Sr. (RULE).
3rd Place Match
Caleb Orme (Red Oak) 36-15, Sr. over Zak Hulsing (Kuemper Catholic) 18-22, Fr. (Fall 0:32).
5th Place Match
Marshall Tucker (Harlan) 21-20, So. over Bridger Nebel (Shenandoah) 25-24, So. (Dec 13-6).

132 Results
1st Place – Tim Sibbel of Kuemper Catholic
2nd Place – Tanner Mauk of Atlantic
3rd Place – Brody Bopp of Shenandoah
4th Place – Jack Kyle of Missouri Valley
5th Place – Alec Selberg of Red Oak
6th Place – Greg Sorensen of Harlan
1st Place Match
Tim Sibbel (Kuemper Catholic) 37-11, So. over Brody Bopp (Shenandoah) 21-20, Jr. (Fall 5:28).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Tanner Mauk (Atlantic) 22-22, Jr. over Brody Bopp (Shenandoah) 21-20, Jr. (Fall 5:16).
3rd Place Match
Tanner Mauk (Atlantic) 22-22, Jr. over Jack Kyle (Missouri Valley) 28-24, So. (Dec 5-2).
5th Place Match
Alec Selberg (Red Oak) 22-23, So. over Greg Sorensen (Harlan) 20-20, So. (Fall 1:02).

138 Results
1st Place – Austin Williamson of Atlantic
2nd Place – Jake Johnson of Shenandoah
3rd Place – Skeeter Bostwick of Missouri Valley
4th Place – Cameron Jacobsen of Harlan
5th Place – Clay Selberg of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Austin Williamson (Atlantic) 38-16, Sr. over Jake Johnson (Shenandoah) 33-15, Jr. (Dec 9-3).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Jake Johnson (Shenandoah) 33-15, Jr. over Skeeter Bostwick (Missouri Valley) 29-25, Fr. (RULE).
3rd Place Match
Skeeter Bostwick (Missouri Valley) 29-25, Fr. over Cameron Jacobsen (Harlan) 20-24, So. (Fall 1:25).
5th Place Match
Clay Selberg (Red Oak) 19-22, Jr. over () , . (Bye).

145 Results
1st Place – Tanner Mertz of Red Oak
2nd Place – Jacob Koke of Harlan
3rd Place – Nick Dickerson of Shenandoah
4th Place – Andrew Irlbeck of Kuemper Catholic
5th Place – Brandon Schmidtke of Atlantic
6th Place – Tommy Martin of Missouri Valley
1st Place Match
Tanner Mertz (Red Oak) 38-6, Sr. over Nick Dickerson (Shenandoah) 12-10, Fr. (Fall 3:38).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Jacob Koke (Harlan) 11-12, Jr. over Nick Dickerson (Shenandoah) 12-10, Fr. (SV-1 8-6).
3rd Place Match
Jacob Koke (Harlan) 11-12, Jr. over Andrew Irlbeck (Kuemper Catholic) 8-25, Jr. (Fall 1:52).
5th Place Match
Brandon Schmidtke (Atlantic) 1-1, Sr. over Tommy Martin (Missouri Valley) 1-37, Fr. (Fall 0:56).

152 Results
1st Place – Reid Nichols of Atlantic
2nd Place – Nathan Haynes of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Jacob Wingert of Harlan
4th Place – Carlos Guerra of Red Oak
5th Place – Jared Rotert of Kuemper Catholic
6th Place – Drew Minino of Shenandoah
1st Place Match
Reid Nichols (Atlantic) 41-7, Sr. over Jacob Wingert (Harlan) 32-18, So. (Dec 6-2).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Nathan Haynes (Missouri Valley) 42-16, Fr. over Jacob Wingert (Harlan) 32-18, So. (Fall 2:32).
3rd Place Match
Nathan Haynes (Missouri Valley) 42-16, Fr. over Carlos Guerra (Red Oak) 17-23, So. (Fall 0:39).
5th Place Match
Jared Rotert (Kuemper Catholic) 12-26, Jr. over Drew Minino (Shenandoah) 17-28, Jr. (Fall 1:36).

160 Results
1st Place – Zac Stork of Atlantic
2nd Place – Winston Veatch of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Kyle Owens of Shenandoah
4th Place – Lucas Lampe of Kuemper Catholic
5th Place – Spencer Boardman of Harlan
6th Place – Lyndon Bright of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Zac Stork (Atlantic) 34-14, So. over Kyle Owens (Shenandoah) 26-21, Fr. (Fall 2:50).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Winston Veatch (Missouri Valley) 23-31, Jr. over Kyle Owens (Shenandoah) 26-21, Fr. (Fall 2:17).
3rd Place Match
Winston Veatch (Missouri Valley) 23-31, Jr. over Lucas Lampe (Kuemper Catholic) 16-21, So. (Fall 1:43).
5th Place Match
Spencer Boardman (Harlan) 1-3, So. over Lyndon Bright (Red Oak) 10-15, So. (Fall 1:16).

170 Results
1st Place – Zane Harvey of Missouri Valley
2nd Place – Drake Roller of Atlantic
3rd Place – Colin Bruce of Red Oak
4th Place – Colton Leece of Shenandoah
5th Place – Jeremy Flies of Harlan
6th Place – Cole Schreck of Kuemper Catholic
1st Place Match
Zane Harvey (Missouri Valley) 35-9, Sr. over Drake Roller (Atlantic) 24-24, So. (SV-1 10-6).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Drake Roller (Atlantic) 24-24, So. over Colin Bruce (Red Oak) 20-22, Jr. (RULE).
3rd Place Match
Colin Bruce (Red Oak) 20-22, Jr. over Colton Leece (Shenandoah) 28-20, Jr. (Dec 6-1).
5th Place Match
Jeremy Flies (Harlan) 16-28, So. over Cole Schreck (Kuemper Catholic) 2-18, Jr. (Dec 3-1).

182 Results
1st Place – JD Lewis of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Travis Petersen of Atlantic
3rd Place – Christian Terry of Red Oak
4th Place – Nathan Becker of Kuemper Catholic
5th Place – Thomas Peasley of Missouri Valley
6th Place – James Erlbacher of Harlan
1st Place Match
JD Lewis (Shenandoah) 33-15, Jr. over Travis Petersen (Atlantic) 22-19, Sr. (Dec 13-7).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Travis Petersen (Atlantic) 22-19, Sr. over Christian Terry (Red Oak) 16-9, So. (Dec 3-2).
3rd Place Match
Christian Terry (Red Oak) 16-9, So. over Nathan Becker (Kuemper Catholic) 19-19, So. (Fall 1:03).
5th Place Match
Thomas Peasley (Missouri Valley) 17-24, So. over James Erlbacher (Harlan) 12-27, So. (Dec 9-3).

195 Results
1st Place – Keagan Hosfelt of Atlantic
2nd Place – Aaron Johannsen of Harlan
3rd Place – Cole Nebel of Shenandoah
4th Place – Jackson Winchester of Missouri Valley
5th Place – Michael Mohr of Kuemper Catholic
1st Place Match
Keagan Hosfelt (Atlantic) 36-14, Jr. over Aaron Johannsen (Harlan) 25-15, So. (Fall 1:26).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Aaron Johannsen (Harlan) 25-15, So. over Cole Nebel (Shenandoah) 12-8, Fr. (RULE).
3rd Place Match
Cole Nebel (Shenandoah) 12-8, Fr. over Jackson Winchester (Missouri Valley) 13-14, Fr. (Dec 9-5).
5th Place Match
Michael Mohr (Kuemper Catholic) 18-23, Fr. over () , . (Bye).

220 Results
1st Place – Seth Gehling of Kuemper Catholic
2nd Place – Tom Reif of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – John McConkey of Atlantic
4th Place – Dakota McMann of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Seth Gehling (Kuemper Catholic) 36-5, Jr. over Tom Reif (Missouri Valley) 40-15, Fr. (UTB 5-3).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Tom Reif (Missouri Valley) 40-15, Fr. over John McConkey (Atlantic) 15-13, Fr. (RULE).
3rd Place Match
John McConkey (Atlantic) 15-13, Fr. over Dakota McMann (Red Oak) 4-15, So. (Fall 1:26).
5th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

285 Results
1st Place – Skyler Svoboda of Atlantic
2nd Place – Seth Jimmerson of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Tucker Vonnahme of Kuemper Catholic
1st Place Match
Skyler Svoboda (Atlantic) 21-7, Sr. over Seth Jimmerson (Missouri Valley) 31-17, Jr. (Fall 1:50).
2nd Place Wrestleback
Seth Jimmerson (Missouri Valley) 31-17, Jr. over Tucker Vonnahme (Kuemper Catholic) 19-22, So. (RULE).
3rd Place Match
Tucker Vonnahme (Kuemper Catholic) 19-22, So. over () , . (Bye).

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Vote planned on trail connecting Council Bluffs, Omaha

News

February 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — City leaders in Council Bluffs plan to vote on a proposed trail that would connect downtown Council Bluffs to Omaha, Nebraska, across the Missouri River. The Daily Nonpareil reports that the Council Bluffs City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on the plans and funding sources for the second phase of the Mid-City Trail, which is part of the West Broadway Corridor development project.

The western portion of the trail would hook up with the current River’s Edge Park/Iowa Riverfront Trail that allows trail users to go back and forth between Omaha and Council Bluffs on the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge.

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