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Fatal crash Saturday night in SE Iowa

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September 26th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(West Liberty, Iowa) – One person is dead following a collision between a car and a semi tractor trailer Saturday night, in southeast Iowa. The collision occurred in Muscatine County, near the town of West Liberty, just before 10-p.m. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2006 Honda Accord driven by a 30-year-old was traveling south on Highway 70 near 270th Street, when the vehicle crossed over into coming traffic.

The car was struck by a northbound 2012 Kenworth semi, also driven by a person who was said to be 30-years old. No names were released. Both vehicles ended up in the east ditch.

The accident remained under investigation. The Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office, Conesville Fire/EMS & West Liberty EMS assisted the Patrol at the scene.

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High School Volleyball Scoreboard 09/25/2021

Sports

September 25th, 2021 by admin

Southwest Valley Tournament  

(2-0) AHSTW 29-21 Southwest Valley 27-10
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21 CAM 19-11
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21 Clarke 8-6
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21 Lenox 12-15
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21 Exira/EHK 10-11
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21 Panorama 10-14
(2-1) CAM 21-17-15 Lenox 16-21-12
(2-0) CAM 21-21 Southwest Valley 17-19
(2-0) CAM 21-21 Clarke 14-13
(2-0) CAM 22-21 Exira/EHK 20-11
(2-0) CAM 21-21 Panorama 13-10
(2-1) Southwest Valley 21-11-15 AHSTW 16-21-13
(2-0) Southwest Valley 21-21 Exira/EHK 16-15
(2-0) Southwest Valley 21-21 Panorama 12-10
(2-0) Southwest Valley 21-21 Clarke 7-11
(2-1) Clarke 10-21-15 Lenox 21-19-13
(2-0) Clarke 21-22 Exira/EHK 16-20
(2-0) Clarke 21-21 Panorama 16-15
(2-0) Lenox 21-21 Panorama 14-19
(2-0) Exira/EHK 21-22 Panorama 18-20
(2-1) Exira/EHK 15-21-15 Lenox 21-11-11

Bedford Tournament  

POOL 1

(2-0) Sidney 21-21 Bedford 11-18
(2-0) Sidney 21-21 Mount Ayr 10-16
(2-1) Mount Ayr 21-12-15 Bedford 10-21-10

POOL 2

(2-0) East Mills 21-21 Central Decatur 15-10
(2-1) East Mills 20-22-15 Lamoni 22-20-10
(2-1) Stanton 21-12-15 East Mills 18-21-6
(2-1) Lamoni 15-22-15 Stanton 21-20-10
(2-0) Stanton 21-21 Central Decatur 4-10

BRACKET PLAY

(2-1) Bedford 19-21-15 Central Decatur 21-12-13
(2-0) East Mills 21-21 Bedford 13-16
(2-1) Stanton 17-21-15 Sidney 21-17-13
Championship: (2-0) Stanton 25-25 Lamoni 17-19

Nevada Tournament 

POOL PLAY

(2-1) Glenwood 25-9-15 Bondurant-Farrar 23-21-7
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21 Carlisle 12-11
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21 West Marshall 17-15
(2-0) Carroll 21-21 Harlan 17-16
(2-0) Norwalk 21-21 Harlan 18-14
(2-0) Harlan 21-21 Carlisle 18-13
(2-1) West Marshall 21-19-15 Harlan 15-21-11

BRACKET PLAY

(2-0) Glenwood 21-21 Ballard 17-9
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21 Carroll 18-14
(2-0) Harlan def Ballard
(2-0) Bondurant-Farrar def Harlan

Championship: (2-0) Glenwood 21-21 Dallas Center-Grimes 16-18

Sioux City East Tournament  

(2-1) Lewis Central 21-19-16 Bishop Heelan Catholic 12-21-14
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21 Sioux City North 16-15
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21 Abraham Lincoln 18-14
(2-1) Hinton 17-21-11 Lewis Central 21-13-15
(2-0) Hinton 21-21 Abraham Lincoln 13-19
(2-0) Sioux City East 21-21 Lewis Central 16-14
(2-1) Sioux City East 21-15-15 Abraham Lincoln 19-21-10
(2-0) Sioux City East 21-21 Sioux City North 17-18
(2-0) Sioux City East 21-21 Hinton 19-19
(2-0) Sheldon 21-21 Lewis Central 13-16
(2-0) Sheldon def. Abraham Lincoln
(2-0) Sheldon 21-21 Bishop Heelan Catholic 13-19
(2-0) Sheldon 21-21 Sioux City East 17-16
(2-1) Sheldon 21-10-15 Sioux City North 18-21-9
(2-0) Abraham Lincoln 21-21 Bishop Heelan Catholic 10-13
(2-1) Sioux City North 21-20-15 Abraham Lincoln 17-22-6
(2-0) Sioux City North 21-21 Hinton 18-9
(2-1) Bishop Heelan Catholic 17-21-15 Hinton 21-15-5
(2-1) Bishop Heelan Catholic 16-21-15 Sioux City East 21-14-13
(2-0) Bishop Heelan Catholic 21-21 Sioux City North 17-19

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Atlantic boys 5th, girls 4th at Cyclone Cross Country Invite

Sports

September 25th, 2021 by admin

Cyclone Cross Country Invite
Harlan Golf and Country Club
09/25/2021

Girls Team Scores

1. Harlan 51
2. Glenwood 62
3. Clarinda 62
4. Atlantic 118
5. Omaha South 126
6. St. Albert 133
7. Denison 200
8. Creston 205
9. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 274
10. Treynor 293
11. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 314
12. Lewis Central 316
13. AHSTW 319
14. Red Oak 321

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan 19:21.65
2. Lola Mendlik, Denison 19:56.46
3. Ava Rush, Atlantic 20:05.12
4. Kaia Bieker, Harlan 20:14.74
5. Claire Pellett, Atlantic 20:19.15
6. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda 20:27.84
7. Madelyn Bergland, Glenwood 20:33.75
8. Raenna Henke, Clarinda 20.58.37
9. Tyler Tingley, St. Albert 21:03.56
10. Rachel Mullennax, Glenwood 21:07.84

Harlan Varsity Girls 2021

Boys Team Scores

1. Glenwood 64
2. Lewis Central 101
3. Clarinda 129
4. Omaha South 132
5. Atlantic 134
6. St. Albert 155
7. Omaha Bryan 180
8. Harlan 202
9. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 231
10. Red Oak 255
11. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 282
12. Denison 289
13. Treynor 311
14. Riverside 333

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Ethan Eichhorn, Lewis Central 16;20.38
2. Bryant Keller, Glenwood 16:46.62
3. Colin Lillie, St. Albert 17:06.66
4. Tyler Sheldon, Harlan 17:08.88
5. Liam Hays, Glenwood 17:09.18
6. Baylor Bergren, Red Oak 17:17.32
7. Drew Engler, Atlantic 17:30.72
8. Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda 17:31.18
9. Zane Berg, Atlantic 17:40.91
10. Roi Soriano, Council Thomas Jefferson 17:44.41

Harlan Varsity Boys 2021

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Baylor beats Iowa State 31-29

Sports

September 25th, 2021 by admin

WACO, Texas – Baylor stopped a two-point try with 24 seconds left to beat No. 14 Iowa State 31-29 on Saturday.

Breece Hall ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries for Iowa State (2-2, 0-1 Big 12) and caught five passes for 51 yards, including a 16-yard score in the final minute that was followed by a failed two-point try. The Bears recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. Gerry Bohanon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another for Baylor.

The Bears (4-0, 2-0) scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and never trailed again. Bohannon ran for an 8-yard touchdown, then found Tyquan Thornton along the left sideline for a 21-yard TD and Ben Sims behind the Iowa State secondary for a 33-yard score to give Baylor a 21-7 lead seven seconds into the second quarter.

Bohannon finished 14 for 19 for 164 yards and rushed for 36 yards. Treston Ebner returned a kickoff 98 yards for Baylor’s only touchdown of the second half with 6:59 left in the third quarter. Brock Purdy was 22 for 33 for 263 yards and a touchdown. He was also intercepted once, stopping a drive at the Baylor 22 with 11:55 left in the game.

Hall’s rushing touchdown on the opening drive of the game was his 16th-straight game with a rushing touchdown, breaking the Big 12 record. Hall also tied the school record for career rushing touchdowns with 36, while setting the career touchdowns mark with his 40th.

UP NEXT

Iowa State will return home to meet Kansas on Oct. 2. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on FS1.

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Iowa gets past Colorado State

Sports

September 25th, 2021 by admin

The Iowa Hawkeyes improved to 4-0 on the season with a 24-14 win over Colorado State. Iowa outscored the Rams 14-0 in the third quarter to take the lead after Colorado State lead 14-0 at halftime.

Tyrone Tracy had a 6 yard rushing touchdown to tie the game up with 8:17 left to go in the third. Sam LaPorta then caught a go-ahead touchdown pass from 27 yards out from Spencer Petras with 6:01 left in the third quarter. Caleb Shudak added a 46-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to provide the final margin.

Next up the Hawkeyes play at Maryland on Friday, Ocotber 1st with a 7:00 p.m. kickoff on BTN.

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Homecoming in a northwest Iowa school district marred by a death during a parade

News

September 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

SLOAN, Iowa — Homecoming for a northwest Iowa school district was marred by the death of a middle school student during a parade. According to reports, the accident happened at around 2-p.m. Friday, in Sloan. Authorities said the middle school student, Kage McDonald, was injured and a medical helicopter flew Kage to MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center.Westwood Superintendent Jay Lutt released a statement stating Kage died from his injuries. “Kage had an enormous heart and I enjoyed every interaction I had with him,” Lutt released in the statement. “He was a tough kid who worked hard at everything he did. He will be missed and remembered by all who knew him.”

Hinton School District postponed its game against Westwood Friday night to 5 p.m. Saturday.

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(Reminder): BETTY JO MARCELLUS, 81, of Atlantic (Celebration of Life 10/2/21)

Obituaries

September 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

BETTY JO MARCELLUS, 81, of Atlantic died Nov. 8th, 2020, at Atlantic Specialty Care.  A Celebration of Life with family and friends of BETTY MARCELLUS will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

The service will be recorded and available on the funeral home website by Noon on Monday, Oct. 4th. Immediately following the service, lunch will be served at The Venue (307 Walnut St.) in Atlantic. All are encouraged to come to either or both gatherings.; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Memorials may be left for the family to designate at a later time.

BETTY MARCELLUS is survived by:

Husband:  Garry.

Son:  Mark (Beth Schildberg) Marcellus.

Daughter:  Deb (Greg) Schuler.

Sister:  Bonnie (Bill) Sanger.

2 Grandchildren

1 Great-Grandchild.

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4th Annual Mollie Tibbits Memorial Run set for Sunday morning

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September 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The 4th Annual Mollie Tibbetts Memorial Run will take place Sunday, September 26th and begins at the BGM school in Brooklyn, Iowa, at 8:30 a.m. Laura Calderwood, Tibbetts’ mother, announced in August that she will donate half of the proceeds from her daughter’s memorial run toward the reward fund for missing Montezuma 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson who disappeared May 27th. Calderwood said she knows the deep pain of missing a child.

Organizers will be collecting free-will donations. Half of this year’s donations will be sent to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in Mollie’s honor and the other half will be donated to the Xavior Harrelson Reward Fund, established by the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office. Mollie Tibbetts Memorial apparel will be available until October 8th to help continue to raise funds. You can purchase through Mollie’s Movement by Clicking Here.

Brandie Flathers has organized Mollie’s Memorial Run for three years, raising almost $18,000 for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. “Giving back to others has always been a thing that others have always said Mollie was great at,” Flathers said.

Volunteers and authorities have been searching for Xavior since his disappearance on May 27th and continue to request information about his whereabouts. The Finding Xavior Harrelson & Mollie’s Movement are raising awareness about Xavior’s disappearance, through social media and by mailing and posting flyers across Iowa and the nation.

Anyone with information on the disappearance of Xavior Harrelson should call 911 or the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office at 641-623-5679.

Donation to the Xavior Harrelson Reward Fund can be mailed to:
Montezuma State Bank
101 South 4th Street
Montezuma, Iowa 50171

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Boil Advisory for Minburn in Dallas County

News

September 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

MINBURN, Iowa — Authorities have issued a boil advisory for the residents of Minburn due to a water main break that caused a drop of pressure draining the water tower on Friday night.

Residents in the city of Minburn should boil water as a precaution. Bring all water used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth or preparing food to a boil, let it boil for one minute and let it cool before using. Or, use bottled water. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. Tap water can be used for bathing and similar purposes.

Repairs and flushing were completed. The water service will collect and test two sets of water samples, taken 24 hours apart, to determine when the water is safe and the advisory can be lifted.

Contact City Councilman Joe Stuetelberg at 515-419-1183 or the Water Supply Operator, Mitch Johnson, at 515-669-1103 for more information.

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(Podcast) KJAN News at 8:05-a.m., 9/25/21

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September 25th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

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