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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Wed., April 24, 2024

Weather

April 24th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of frost between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. SE winds 10-20 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy & windy, w/a 40% chance of late afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High near 66. SE @ 15-30 mph.
Tom. Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 50. SE @ 20-35 mph.
Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72.
Fri. Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 53.
Saturday: A chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms, otherwise Mo. Sunny  breezy. High 77.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 69. The Low was 32. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 63, and the Low was 32. The All-Time Record High on April 24th in Atlantic, was 91, in 1989. The Record Low was 9, in 1956. Sunrise: 6:27. Sunset: 8:10.

Legislature provides $8 million for governor’s ‘Thrive Iowa’ program

News

April 24th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Legislature has approved up to eight MILLION dollars for the new Thrive Iowa program Governor Kim Reynolds proposed, to link people in need with faith-based and private sector groups that can help. It’s modeled after a similar program in Florida. In January, Reynolds said community support is just as important as government programs in helping Iowans get back and their feet and become self-sufficient.

“The good news is that many of these resources already exist across our state, from faith communities, to non-profits, and so many other wonderful organizations. They are doing life-changing work every single day,” Reynolds said. “Government’s role is not to replace these grassroots efforts, but to amplify and facilitate them.”

Republican Senator Mark Costello of Imogene says he’s not sure if the Iowa Department of Human Services will hire a company to run the Thrive Iowa program, although he says some of the eight MILLION dollars is for staff and developing an online system for requests and referrals. “It’s really the human element and using the navigators to assist Iowans that are in need. And it’s a closed loop referral system under HHS,” Costello says. “It’ll be statewide and connect the community provider to nonprofits.”

Senator Sarah Trone Garriott, a Democrat from Waukee, says the United Way already operates the 2-1-1 referral service for two MILLION dollars. “It doesn’t make sense to me to start a brand new program when the one we have right now, right here is already doing this work, especially when it’s going to cost up to $8 million for them to do the same thing,” Trone Garriott said. “That sounds like a really bad deal for Iowans.”

Trone Garriott says the extra eight MILLION dollars would have been better used feedy needy Iowa children this summer.

MINERVA A. SEEHUSEN, 67, of Exira (Celebration of Life Memorial Svc. 4/26/24)

Obituaries

April 24th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

MINERVA A. SEEHUSEN, 67, of Exira, died Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. A Celebration of Life Memorial service for MINERVA SEEHUSEN will be held at 11-a.m., on Friday, April 26th, in the Bethany Evangelical Free Church in rural Brayton. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

A family visitation will take place at the church on Friday, from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service.

Inurnment will be held at a later date.

MINERVA SEEHUSEN is survived by:

Her husband – Alan Seehusen, of Exira.

Her sons – Don (Bethany) Seehusen, of Columbus, NE; and David (Torrey) Seehusen, of Thousand Oaks, CA.

Her daughters – Annie (Spencer) Roland, of Atlantic; and Katie Seehusen, of West Des Moines.

7 grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.

Riverside Girls Soccer update with coach Kayla Harris

Sports

April 24th, 2024 by admin

The Riverside Bulldogs Girls suffered a tough 1-0 loss to AHSTW Lady Vikes yesterday. The biggest win of the season for Riverside was this past Saturday, when they defeated East Sac County 2-1, for their first win since the 2018-2019 season.

The Bulldogs are currently 1-6 in their overall record and 0-2 conference record in conference play.

Coach Harris had this to say about their huge win over East Sac County from this past Saturday.

The Riverside girls were excited about their victory on Saturday but Coach Harris said she excited to see where that win can take her team.

Coach Harris commented on the play of her three options at goalkeepers.

Riversides Coach Harris said the seniors have been a positive influence on to the underclassman.

 

The Bulldogs next soccer match will be Friday April 26th as they will take on Tri-Center in a Western Iowa Conference regular season matchup. That match will start at 5:00 p.m.

 

Atlantic Golf team looks strong with home win against Harlan

Sports

April 23rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The Atlantic boys Golf team secured a home win 153-176 against the Harlan Cyclones  at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club on Tuesday afternoon.

The medalist on the day was Hudson McLaren shooting a 37, Tristan Hayes earned the runner up medalist with a 38. The rest of the Trojans swung well with Brady Wood and Roth Den Beste having 39 a piece. Gage Gross had a 42 and Sam Brosam ended the day with a 42.

The Cyclones were led by Jonas Reynolds chipping in 40, Bradyn Ernst with a 41, Brock Lundy managed a 47, Owen Neve and Kiron Leinen tied with a 48, and Jason Erlmeier finished with a 50.

One of the highlights on the day for McLaren was the way his swing started to come together.

Next to McLaren was Hayes who noted that the Trojans showed improvement throughout the day.

Atlantic Head Coach Kendra Henningsen was impressed with the effort her team showed today in their win and wants to see refinement for her team’s green game.

Atlantic will head out to Red Oak on Thursday for a matchup with Shenandoah and Red Oak.

Vince Ciattei and Rachel McArthur win U-S titles at Drake Relays

Sports

April 23rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Vince Ciattei had to be content with a U-S title and a course record. Ciattei won his second U-S Road Mile Championship in three years in downtown Des Moines. His course record time of three minutes, 57 seconds was just shy of the World Record.

Ciattei battled the wind down the stretch as he chased the record.

Ciattei is off to a great start in a season he hopes concludes at the Paris Olympics.

A lack of experience was not a factor for women’s winner Rachel McArthur. The former Colorado standout broke away from the pack at the midway point to post a winning time of four minutes, 33 seconds. It was her first road race in the mile.

McArthur was sure what to expect at the start.

McArthur says it was a tactical race.

Shelby County Supervisors adopt FY 2025 Budget

News

April 23rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Harlan, Iowa)- The Shelby County Board of Supervisors met in a special session at 9:00-a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2024,  and held a Public Hearing for the 2025 Shelby County Budget. Having received no comments, verbal or written, the hearing was closed and the Board opened a Special Session, whereby they passed a Resolution (as show below), to adopt the Budget as proposed, along with the Shelby County Compensation Board’s recommendations.

RESOLUTION NO.  2024-19: ENTRY RECORD OF THE HEARING AND DETERMINATION OF THE COUNTY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025

BE IT REMEMBERED, on the 23rd day of April 2024, A.D., at the hour of 9:00 A.M. of said day, the Board of Supervisors of Shelby County, Iowa, met for the hearing upon the county budget as filed with the Board.  There was present a quorum as required by law.

WHEREAS, the Board investigated and found that the notice of time and place of hearing had, according to law, and as directed by the Board, been published in the official county newspapers published in Shelby County and that affidavits of publication, therefore, are on file with the County Auditor.

THEREFORE, on said day, the budget was taken up and considered.  Present were interested parties and various department heads.  There were no other written or oral comments.  After discussion, the Chairman declared the hearing closed and the County Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 adopted, along with the Shelby County Compensation Board recommendations.

The above and foregoing resolution was adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Shelby County, Iowa, the vote thereon being as follows:    AYES: Kenkel,  Parkhurst. NAYES:  None  Abstain: Schaben

The meeting then adjourned.

2024 Iowa High School Track & Field State Qualifying Meets: Sites & Assignments

Sports

April 23rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The Iowa High School Athletic Association & Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has announced the assignments for state qualifying track. All qualifying meets are scheduled to start on April 9th.

CLASS 1A

EARLHAM
ACGC
Audubon (Boys Only)
Coon Rapids-Bayard
Glidden-Ralston
Panorama
Paton-Churdan

FREMONT-MILLS
Bedford
CAM
East Mills
Essex
Exira-EHK (Boys Only)
Fremont-Mills
Griswold
Riverside
Southwest Valley
St. Albert, Council Bluffs

MOUNT AYR
Lamoni
Martensdale-St Marys
Mormon Trail
Mount Ayr
Murray
Nodaway Valley
Southeast Warren
Stanton
Wayne

WESTWOOD
Ar-We-Va
Boyer Valley
IKM-Manning
Logan-Magnolia
St. Mary’s, Remsen
Tri-Center
West Harrison
West Monona
Westwood
Whiting
Woodbine

CLASS 2A

TREYNOR
AHSTW
Audubon (Girls only)
Clarinda
Kuemper Catholic
Missouri Valley
MVAOCOU
OABCIG
Red Oak
Shenandoah
Treynor
Underwood
Van Meter

CLASS 3A

ATLANTIC
ADM
Atlantic
Carroll
Creston
Denison-Schleswig
Glenwood
Harlan Community
Storm Lake

SERGEANT BLUFF-LUTON 

Lewis Central
MOC-Floyd Valley
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Sioux Center
Spencer

CLASS 4A

COUNCIL BLUFFS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Ankeny
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
Dallas Center-Grimes
Valley, W.D.M.

Nishna Valley YMCA in Atlantic receives anonymous donation for pool operations/support

News

April 23rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Nishna Valley YMCA Executive Director Dan Haynes, today (Tuesday), issued a statement with regard another anonymous donation in support of operations at the Sunnyside Pool, in Atlantic. The donation will help to pay for five additional people to take the Lifeguarding Class, who plan to work at the YMCA, as well as a sign-on bonus to those who act quickly! The LifeGuard Classes begin next week.

Mason City breaks ground on major bike park, first of its kind in the Midwest

News

April 23rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Ground was broken this morning on Mason City’s Destination Iowa bike park project. City Administrator Aaron Burnett says a grassroots effort from a local organization turned into a state-funded project with help from a $4.5-million Destination Iowa grant.

Burnett says the bike park is specifically designed for off-road and mountain biking with features for all ages. The closest example of a facility like this is in Arkansas.

“A bike park is really a place where you can work on your skills, everything from a little kid just getting on a bike for the first year of their life and riding it around and going over some small bumps, all the way up to expert jumplines where you have a little more danger, but you are also getting air and experiencing that, working on your jumps, going over features,” Burnett says.

The Prairie Rock Trails Bike Park will be located on the southern edge of Lime Creek Nature Center and will link the 450-acre conservation area to Mason City’s new High Line Trail, the Riverwalk near Southbridge Mall and 20 miles of existing trails. Burnett says the bike park is the main feature of the city’s Destination Iowa grant, which includes the build-out of a trail system in the area.

“We’re building many miles of single-track trails here. We’ve got the bike park that we’re celebrating today with the groundbreaking, but we’ve already completed the High Line Trail,” he says. “The Riverwalk has been bid, and that will start construction this year.”

Alaina Santizo, of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, says Mason City’s application was part of a very competitive process in choosing award recipients for Destination Iowa grants.

“The county, city and these groups that really coalesced around one plan brought forward, but also the uniqueness of all,” Santizo says. “This is the first of its kind in our state and even in the Midwest, so it’s really exciting. During those COVID years, we really saw people just really craving those outdoor recreational opportunities and that’s just remained. The COVID days are past us now, but people still love doing some of that outdoor recreation.”

Photo by Bob Fisher, KRIB

Santizo praises the local efforts of Mason City and Clear Lake in recently receiving Destination Iowa grants for projects. This project fits into the program’s outdoor recreation awards, while the Clear Lake Surf District project received funding from the “placemaking” portion of the program.

She says, “The projects that both of those communities brought forward were extremely competitive, and so they scored well in our process, and we were pleased to be partners on both of those projects.”

The bike park is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2025.