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Mills County Sheriff’s report for 12/13/21

News

December 13th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Mills County, Monday, said three people were arrested over the past few days. Saturday afternoon, 41-year-old Justin Dean Miller, of Lenox, was arrested for OWI/3rd offense, Driving While Revoked, and Operating (a vehicle) without the ignition interlock. His bond was set at $6,300.

Friday afternoon, 31-year-old Heather Renee Plum, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for Theft in the 3rd Degree. Her bond was set at $2,000. And, at around 11:54-p.m., Friday, 35-year-old Brett Michael Claccio, of Malvern, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.

The Sheriff’s Dept. said also, 35-year-old Aaron Nosekable, of Glenwood, was injured at around 5:52-a.m. Saturday, when his 2002 Dodge hit a patch of ice in the 21,000 block of Barrus Road, in Mills County. The vehicle went out of control and rolled into the north ditch. The truck came to rest and then rolled down the embankment again. Nosekable suffered minor injuries and was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital by Silver City Rescue.

Authorities said also, there were no injuries reported following a rollover accident at around 5:04-a.m. Saturday. A 2000 Ford driven by 59-year-old Vincent Salerno, of Pacific Junction, was traveling south on 195th Street, when the vehicle lost traction due to slick road conditions. The vehicle entered the east ditch before it rolled over and came to rest.

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Hall and McDonald IV earn AP All-American Honors

Sports

December 13th, 2021 by admin

Breece Hall and Will McDonald IV received AP All-America honors for the 2021 season on Monday.

Hall was named to the First Team and for the second straight season becomes a consensus All-American. The tailback from was also named a First-Team selection by the Walter Camp Foundation and was a Second-Team choice by the Football Writers Association of America. Hall tallied 1,472 yards and 20 touchdowns this season.

Junior defensive end Will McDonald IV was named a Third-Team AP All-American. He also can become a consensus All-American. He was a First-Team choice by the FWAA and if he is named to either the AFCA or The Sporting News lists this week he will dubbed a consensus All-American as well. McDonald IV has tallied 22 sacks over the past two seasons and is second in Big 12 history with 29 for his career.

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Linderbaum, Moss earn AP All-America Honors

Sports

December 13th, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior center Tyler Linderbaum has been named first-team All-America by the Associated Press, while senior defensive back Riley Moss was named third-team All-America on the Associated Press honor squad.  

With the Associated Press announcement, Linderbaum gains consensus All-America status by being selected first team by the Walter Camp Foundation, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Associated Press. Sporting News will announce its All-America team on Tuesday, while the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) will release its team on Wednesday. 

Linderbaum becomes the 28th Hawkeye to earn consensus All-America status, while two of those players (OL Calvin Jones and LB Larry Station) earned the distinction in two separate seasons. Iowa football has had a consensus All-American in three straight seasons for the first time in program history. 

Along with the consensus All-America status, Linderbaum received the Rimington Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s top center. He was a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy. He was named the Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year in the Big Ten, while earning first-team All-Big Ten honors for the second straight season. 

The Solon, Iowa, native (6-foot-3, 290-pounds) has started 34 consecutive games at center after starting his Hawkeye career at defensive lineman as a true freshman. Iowa has posted a 26-8 record during that span.   

Moss (6-1, 194) earns third team honors on the Associated Press team after being named second-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). He is the fifth Hawkeye to be named the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from league coaches and media.   

The Ankeny, Iowa, native ranks 11th in the country and third in the Big Ten with four interceptions. Moss had two interceptions returns for touchdowns in Iowa’s opening win over Indiana. He is tied for 11th in career interceptions (10-239-3 TDs), is one of three players in program history with three interception returns for touchdowns and ranks second in career interception return yards.  

Iowa won its final six games in 2020 and began the 2021 season with six straight wins. The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with four straight victories to earn the Big Ten’s West Division championship.  

The 15th-ranked Hawkeyes will face No. 22 Kentucky in the 2022 VRBO Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Florida. Kickoff is set for 12:06 p.m. (CT) from Camping World Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC.  

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Brockington named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week

Sports

December 13th, 2021 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State guard Izaiah Brockington has been named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after averaging 19.0 points and 8.5 rebounds last week in wins over Iowa and Jackson State.

Brockington shot 65.2 percent from the field and connected on 3-of-5 three-point attempts.

The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native was unstoppable against the Hawkeyes, connecting on 11-of-14 shots, including 3-of-5 behind the arc and 4-for-6 at the line to finish with 29 points. Brockington also pulled down 10 boards against Iowa to post his fourth double-double of the season.

Brockington followed that performance with nine points and seven rebounds in the Cyclones’ win against Jackson State.

Iowa State is 10-0 this season and ranked No. 11 in the latest Associated Press Top 25. Brockington and the Cyclones return to action on Sunday, Dec. 19 against Southeastern Louisiana.

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AP Women’s Basketball Top 25 12/13/2021

Sports

December 13th, 2021 by admin

1 South Carolina (30) 10-0 750 1
2 NC State 8-1 720 2
3 Stanford 6-2 651 4
4 Arizona 9-0 634 6
5 Baylor 9-1 620 5
6 Louisville 8-1 594 7
T7 UConn 6-2 556 3
T7 Tennessee 9-0 556 9
9 Maryland 9-3 518 8
10 Indiana 8-2 515 10
11 Texas 7-1 464 11
12 Iowa State 10-1 402 15
13 Michigan 10-1 400 13
14 Iowa 5-2 316 12
15 Duke 8-0 294 19
16 South Florida 6-3 254 17
17 Georgia 8-1 195 21
18 Georgia Tech 8-2 184 NR
19 Kentucky 6-3 170 14
20 BYU 8-1 158 16
21 Notre Dame 9-2 146 22
22 LSU 7-1 123 24
23 Texas A&M 9-2 115 18
24 Ohio State 7-2 89 20
25 North Carolina 9-0 64 NR

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 63, Colorado 63, Florida Gulf Coast 52, DePaul 30, Nebraska 27, Oregon 13, Washington State 8, Oregon State 3, UCLA 2, West Virginia 1

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AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 12/13/2021

Sports

December 13th, 2021 by admin

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Baylor (61) 9-0 1,525 2
2 Duke 7-1 1,429 3
3 Purdue 9-1 1,319 1
4 UCLA 9-1 1,312 4
5 Gonzaga 8-2 1,291 5
6 Alabama 8-1 1,202 9
7 Kansas 8-1 1,181 8
8 Arizona 9-0 1,172 11
9 Villanova 7-3 924 6
10 USC 10-0 810 16
11 Iowa State 10-0 798 17
12 Michigan State 9-2 707 19
13 Auburn 8-1 693 18
14 Houston 8-2 683 14
15 Ohio State 8-2 656 21
16 Seton Hall 9-1 635 23
17 Texas 6-2 583 7
18 Tennessee 7-2 390 13
19 LSU 9-0 376 25
20 UConn 9-2 360 15
21 Kentucky 7-2 345 10
22 Xavier 9-1 301 NR
23 Colorado State 10-0 251 NR
24 Arkansas 9-1 241 12
25 Texas Tech 7-1 164 NR

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 156, North Carolina 85, Providence 57, Oklahoma 46, San Francisco 36, Illinois 31, West Virginia 24, Loyola Chicago 20, Michigan 8, St. Bonaventure 6, BYU 4, Minnesota 3, Creighton 1

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Tonight’s the peak night for viewing the Geminid meteor shower — and a comet

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December 13th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Mostly clear skies are in Iowa’s forecast for tonight (Monday), what’s expected to be the best night for viewing the Geminid meteor shower — and a bonus comet. Professor Siobahn Morgan, who heads the University of Northern Iowa’s Astronomy Department, says don’t worry about bringing binoculars or a telescope. Just find someplace away from city lights, bundle up, stretch out and look up.

“The Geminid meteor shower is best viewed after midnight. Generally speaking, you want the moon out of the way,” Morgan says. “This is when the earth enters the cloud of bits and pieces of a comet that passed by years ago.” Viewing this year should be ideal as the shower is peaking when the moon is nearly new, so the skies will be darker. It’s called the Geminid meteor shower because those “shooting stars” appear to be coming from the constellation Gemini.

Geminids (Wikipedia image)

“Most people are familiar with Orion and Gemini is northward or up above Orion and slightly to the left,” Morgan says. “It’s close to being overhead in the night sky and you don’t want to look in any one direction. Just look around the sky.” There should be about 60 meteors per hour, or roughly one every minute. The comet Leonard should also be visible tonight, but it won’t be quite as easy to spot, and you -will- need a viewing aid to pick it out.

“Comets tend to look a little bit fuzzy,” Morgan says. “That’s the key give-away. They can be rather fuzzy and a little bit off in their color. They could be rather bluish or greenish. It’s not the most spectacular bright or easy-to-view one. This one, you’d definitely need binoculars.” Leonard may best be seen in the early evening, just below and to the left of Venus.

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Red Oak woman arrested on trespass charge

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December 13th, 2021 by admin

Red Oak Police report the arrest on Monday at 11:25 a.m. of 50-year-old Sally Mae Petersen of Red Oak on charges of Trespassing and Interference with Official Acts. Petersen was arrested at 606 Riverview Drive in Red Oak and transported to the Montgomery County Jail in Red Oak. Petersen was being held on $300 bond.

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TAMMY WISE, 64, of Atlantic (Svcs. 12/18/21)

Obituaries

December 13th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

TAMMY WISE, 64, of Atlantic, died Sunday, Dec. 12th, at home. Funeral Services for TAMMY WISE will be held 11 am Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation will be held on Friday from 1 pm until 8 pm with the family present from 5 pm until 8 pm at the funeral home.

The family will host a Dessert reception following the services at the Schmidt Family Community Room in the funeral home.

Memorials can be made to either St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital or Hospice of the Midwest and left or mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home at P.O. Box 523 – Atlantic, IA 50022

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Record number of COVID patients hospitalized in 2021

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December 13th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa/via KCCI) – There are more patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Iowa than at any other time in 2021. According to KCCI, the Iowa Department of Public Health on Monday released the new virus data. There are currently 816 patients hospitalized with the virus, up from 806 at last report on Friday and the highest total reported this year.

Of those hospitalized with COVID-19, 77.1% are un-vaccinated, while 79.6% of those listed in intensive care with the virus are un-vaccinated. The number of long-term care facilities reporting an outbreak dropped from 16 to 15. IDPH reports positive tests are up from the last report, but the 14-day positivity rate is coming back down after climbing steadily for several weeks.

There were 9,736 positive tests in the last 7 days, up from 9,535 at the last report on Friday. The 14-day positivity rate dropped from 12.1% to 11.7%. There have been 4,389,478 vaccine doses administered in Iowa, with 69.6% of those 18 and older fully vaccinated and 73.1% of those 12 and older with at least one dose.

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