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2 injured in fire that destroyed Fort Dodge business

News

February 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

FORT DODGE, Iowa (KCCI-TV) — Officials say two people suffered minor injuries in a fire that destroyed a Fort Dodge towing and auto business. Television station KCCI reports that the fire broke out Friday afternoon in Mid Iowa Towing. Firefighters arrived to find a large fire in the company’s shop area, with flames reaching the roof. The building is not served by the city and did not have fire hydrants, requiring the firefighters to use 500-gallon water tanks.

Officials say the lack of water and presence of a large amount of flammable liquids, coupled with high winds, caused the fire to grow and spread quickly. Two of the business’ employees were treated for burns on their hands.

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GERALD KARAS, 89, of Massena (Family visitation & luncheon 2/22/20)

Obituaries

February 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

GERALD KARAS, 89, of Massena, died Saturday, February 15th, 2020, at Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  A family visitation for GERALD KARAS will be held from 3-until 5-p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22nd, at the Greenfield Gospel Chapel with a luncheon to be held during the visitation. Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

GERALD KARAS is survived by:

His sons – Doyle (Cheryl) Karas; Galen (Lisa) Karas, and Dennie (Laura) Karas.

His brother – Arnold (Artha) Karas, of Marietta, OK.

His sisters – Rosella (Richard) Howes, of Ontario, WI., and Dianna (James) Marshall, of Oakland (IA).

8 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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Class 2-A District 2 Wrestling Meet Results @ Atlantic

Sports

February 15th, 2020 by Jim Field

Semi-Finals

106:

  • McKinley Robbins (Greene Co.) beat Sammy Schmitz (Harlan) FALL :51
  • Easton O’Brien (Atlantic/CAM) beat Brandon Erp (Red Oak) FALL 2:54

113:

  • Aybren Moore (Atlantic/CAM) beat Luke Freund (Harlan) FALL 3:12
  • Brenner Gallagher (Greene Co.) beat Chase Sandholm (Red Oak) 7-0

120:

  • Johnathon Erp (Red Oak) beat Ben Schmitz (Kuemper Catholic) FALL 3:58
  • Ethan Follmann (Atlantic/CAM) beat Luke Musich (Harlan) 5-4

126:

  • Joe Weaver (Atlantic/CAM) beat Ethan Lemon (Harlan) 4-3
  • Dawson Bond (Red Oak) beat Keegan Jensen (Winterset) 6-2

132:

  • Bryce Hatten (Winterset) beat Abby McIntyre (Glenwood) FALL 1:39
  • Kale Downey (Clarinda) beat Garon Wurster (Creston/O-M) 10-6

138:

  • Kruise Kiburz (Winterset) beat Michael Mayer (Clarinda) FALL 2:00
  • Shea Parkis (Kuemper Catholic) beat Tate Mayberry (Glenwood) FALL 2:46

145:

  • Jack West (Winterset) beat Tyler Boldra (Glenwood) FALL:16
  • Emry Colby (Panorama) beat Colton Hauschild (Southwest Iowa) FALL 1:59

152:

  • Wyatt Appleseth (Panorama) beat Mason Griffith (Harlan) FALL 1:21
  • Tyler Brown (Winterset) beat Dalton Book (Glenwood) FALL 1:49

160:

  • Brady Barringer (Winterset) beat Zane Bendorf (Harlan) FALL 3:50
  • Justin McCunn (Red Oak) beat Will Hansen (Greene Co.) FALL 1:06

170:

  • Bruce Lukehart (Red Oak) beat Hayden Green (Creston/O-M) 4-2
  • Carter Bendorf (Harlan) beat Payton Fewson (Atlantic/CAM) FALL 2:44

182:

  • Jackson Kinsella (Creston/O-M) beat Jakob Childs (Clarinda) FALL 3:19
  • Mitch Mayberry (Glenwood) beat Riley Hoven (Winterset) FALL :44

195:

  • Sam Chapman (Creston/O-M) beat Sully Woods (Glenwood) 10-0
  • Carter Maynes (Red Oak) beat Devin McKay (Atlantic/CAM) FALL 1:52

220:

  • Jesse Schwery (Harlan) beat Cal Wanninger (Kuemper Catholic) 6-4 (OT)
  • Crew Howard (Clarinda) beat Sawyer Schiltz (Greene Co.) 5-0

285:

  • Kaden Sutton (ADM) beat Jeremiah Davis (Harlan) FALL 1:09
  • Cale Roller (Atlantic/CAM) beat Noah Clark (Glenwood) FALL 1:26

Finals (State qualifiers in Bold)

106:

  • 1st – McKinley Robbins (Greene Co) beat Easton O’Brien (Atlantic/CAM) 10-4
  • 3rd – Sammy Schmitz (Harlan) beat Brandon Arp (Red Oak) FALL :53

113:

  • 1st – Aybren Moore (Atlantic/CAM) beat Brenner Gallagher (Greene Co) FALL 3:20
  • 3rd – Chase Sandholm (Red Oak) beat Luke Freund (Harlan) FALL 3:03

120:

  • 1st – Johnathon Erp (Red Oak) beat Ethan Follmann (Atlantic/CAM) FALL 2:46
  • 3rd – Ben Schmitz (Kuemper) beat Luke Musich (Harlan) 1-0
  • Wrestlback – Ben Schmitz (Kuemper) beat Ethan Follmann (Atlantic/CAM) 5-2

126:

  • 1st – Joe Weaver (Atlantic/CAM) beat Dawson Bond (Red Oak) 9-3
  • 3rd – Ethan Lemon (Harlan) beat Keegan Jensen (Winterset) 7-2
  • Wrestleback – Ethan Lemon (Harlan) beat Dawson Bond (Red Oak) 7-6 (2OT)

132:

  • 1st – Bryce Hatten (Winterset) beat Kale Downey (Clarinda) FALL 3:04
  • 3rd – Garon Wurster (Creston/O-M) beat Abby McIntyre (Glenwood) FALL 5:06

138:

  • 1st – Kruise Kiburz (Winterset) beat Shea Parkis (Kuemper) 12-4
  • 3rd – Tate Mayberry (Glenwood) beat Michael Mayer (Harlan) FALL 3:16

145:

  • 1st – Jack West (Winterset) beat Emry Colby (Panorama) 11-2
  • 3rd – Colton Hauschild (SWI) beat Tyler Boldra (Glenwood) FALL :56

152:

  • 1st – Wyatt Appleseth (Panorama) beat Tyler Brown (Winterset) 15-6
  • 3rd – Dalton Book (Glenwood) beat Mason Griffith (Harlan) FALL 1:02

160:

  • 1st –Justin McCunn (Red Oak) beat Brady Barringer (Winterset) 11-0
  • 3rd – Will Hansen (Greene Co) beat Zane Bendorf (Harlan) FALL 3:13
  • Wrestleback – Brady Barringer (Winterset) beat Will Hansen (Greene Co) 9-3

170:

  • 1st – Carter Bendorf (Harlan) beat Bruce Lukehart (Red Oak) 6-1
  • 3rd – Hayden Green (Creston/O-M) beat Payton Fewson (Atlantic/CAM) 11-9

182:

  • 1st – Jackson Kinsella (Creston/O-M) beat Mitch Mayberry (Glenwood) Tech Fall 21-4
  • 3rd – Jakob Childs (Clarinda) beat Riley Hoven (Winterset) FALL 4:41
  • Wrestleback – Mitch Mayberry (Glenwood) beat Jakob Childs (Clarinda) FALL 5:27

195:

  • 1st – Carter Maynes (Red Oak) beat Sam Chapman (Creston/O-M) 4-0
  • 3rd – Sully Woods (Glenwood) beat Devin McKay (Atlantic/CAM) 5-1

220:

  • 1st – Crew Howard (Clarinda) beat Jesse Schwery (Harlan) 11-0
  • 3rd – Cal Wanninger (Kuemper) beat Sawyer Schiltz (Greene Co) 6-4

285:

  • 1st – Kaden Sutton (ADM) beat Cale Roller (Atlantic/CAM) 9-1
  • 3rd – Jeremiah Davis (Harlan) beat Noah Clark (Glenwood) 8-6
  • Wrestleback – Cale Roller (Atlantic/CAM) beat Jeremiah Davis (Harlan) FALL :29

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House fire in Villisca Friday night

News

February 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency reports Villisca Fire and Rescue was paged out to the scene of a house fire in Villisca at around 8:15-p.m., Friday.  After they arrived on the scene at 3269 260th Street,  crews attempted to make an aggressive interior fire attack to stop or slow the spread of fire in the home, however crews were forced to back out and took up a defensive firefighting operation, due to many issues they were faced with, including heat, smoke conditions and ice. Firefighters were on scene for roughly 3.5 hours before the fire was extinguished.

All photos via the Montgomery County EMA Facebook page.

The investigation continues into the cause of the fire. The home and its contents were considered a total loss. There were no injuries to the occupants of the home or any firefighters.

Agencies assisting Villisca Fire & Rescue on scene were Stanton Fire Department, Grant Fire Department, Red Oak Rescue, Montgomery County Emergency Management, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Communications, Villisca Municipal Power and the American Red Cross.

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Staff Assault: Anamosa State Penitentiary

News

February 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

ANAMOSA – Officials with the Iowa Department of Correction say a correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Anamosa State Penitentiary at approximately 7:40-p.m., Friday. The officer was observing the distribution of medications to inmates on a mental health unit when an inmate refused to comply with taking a required prescription.

After being verbally directed to take his medication, the inmate refused and unexpectedly struck the officer in the face with a closed-fist strike. The officer that was attacked, as well as additional officers that responded to the incident were able to place the inmate in restraints without further incident.

The officer was taken by State vehicle to the Jones Regional Medical Center to be evaluated and was found to have suffered injuries to his face and hand. The inmate did not suffer any major injuries. The incident remains under investigation.

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7AM Sportscast 02/15/2020

Podcasts, Sports

February 15th, 2020 by admin

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7AM Newscast 02/15/2020

News, Podcasts

February 15th, 2020 by admin

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WILLIAM GALEN BARRETT, 77 (Svcs. 02/17/2020)

Obituaries

February 15th, 2020 by admin

WILLIAM GALEN BARRETT, 77 died on Thursday, February 13th at Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha. Funeral services for WILLIAM GALEN BARRETT will be held on Monday, February 17th at 11:00 a.m. at the United Lutheran Church in Shelby. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Monday, February 17th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the United Lutheran Church in Shelby.

Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery.

WILLIAM GALEN BARRETT is survived by:

Wife: Katherine (Johnson) Barrett of Shelby.

Son: Galen (Wendy) Barrett of Crescent.

Daughter: Traci Miner of Gilbert.

Sister: Kathy Jean (Joseph) Gasko of Bridgeport, PA.

Brother: Gayle (Barbara) Barrett of Council Bluffs.

4 Grandchildren

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District Wrestling on tap today across the state

Sports

February 15th, 2020 by admin

District Wrestling competition will take place across the state today in all classes. The top two wrestlers at each weight class advance on to the State Tournament next Thursday-Saturday in Des Moines.

Competition at all district sites gets underway at noon today.

Atlantic is a host site in Class 2A and we’ll have live coverage of that action today on KJAN. Jim Field and Josh Perkins will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com. Atlantic/CAM has 7 wrestlers competing today: Easton O’Brien (106), Aybren Moore (113), Ethan Follmann (120), Joe Weaver (126), Payton Fewson (170), Devin McKay (195), and Cale Roller (285).

Many of the area Class 1A wrestlers will be competing at Underwood. Wrestlers from AC/GC, AHSTW, Audubon, Bedford-Lenox, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Griswold, Nodaway Valley, Riverside, St. Albert, Treynor, Underwood, and West Central Valley will all be at that site.

Here’s a look at all the district sites. Follow the links to see brackets and other details.

CLASS 3A

  1. Bettendorf
  2. Dallas Center-Grimes
  3. Des Moines, East
  4. Epworth, Western Dubuque
  5. Fort Dodge
  6. Iowa City, West
  7. Johnston
  8. Marshalltown

CLASS 2A

  1.  Algona
  2. Atlantic
  3. Ballard, Huxley
  4. Center Point-Urbana
  5. Knoxville
  6. New Hampton
  7. Sheldon
  8. Washington

CLASS 1A

  1. Denver
  2. English Valleys, North English
  3. MVAOCOU
  4. Pleasantville
  5. Sioux Central
  6. Starmont
  7. Underwood
  8. Wilton

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Class 2A and 3A Girls Regional Basketball Schedule Saturday 02/15/2020

Sports

February 15th, 2020 by admin

Class 2A Regional First Round

Region 8

Tri-Center @ Missouri Valley 5:00 p.m.
MVAOCOU @ Underwood 7:00 p.m.

Class 3A Regional Quarterfinals

Region 8

Shenandoah @ Red Oak 5:00 p.m.
Clarinda @ Atlantic 7:30 p.m. – ON KJAN
Nevada @ West Marshall 5:00 p.m.
Clarke @ Creston 5:00 p.m.

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