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Atlantic & Audubon Wrestlers Fare Well at ADM Tourney

Sports

January 16th, 2012 by Jim Field

Team scores:

1. Webster City 190.5
2. Atlantic 181.0
3. Audubon 179.0
4. Dallas Center Grimes 138.5
5. ADM. 119.0
6. (Tie) Waukee & PCM 115.0
8. Ames. 109.5
9. Red Oak. 89.0
10. Nevada 78

Atlantic Placewinners:

  • 1st – Rob Young (132)
  • 1st – Rob Nichols (145)
  • 1st – Derek Stork, (170)
  • 3rd – Dillon Cox (113)
  • 3rd – Reid Nichols (120)
  • 3rd – Matt Williamson (170)
  • 4th – Tyler Stork (182)
  • 4th – Tyler Christensen (220)
  • 6th – Matt Smith (126)
  • 6th – Austin Conrad (285)

Audubon Placewinners:

  • 1st – Riley Jensen (138)
  • 2nd –  Brad Kerkhoff (106)
  • 2nd – Blair Kerkhoff (126)
  • 2nd – Cameron Mennenoh (132)
  • 2nd – Kolton Jensen (145)
  • 2nd – Jesse Svoboda (182)
  • 3rd – Nick Fett (285)
  • 4th – Dakota Christensen (170)
  • 5th – Andrew Malloy (113)

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Griswold Dual Wrestling Scores and Placings

Sports

January 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Tri-Center took first-place in a dual wrestling meet in Griswold, Saturday, with a 5-0 record. Corning took second, with a record of 4-1. Griswold placed third, with their record of 3-2. Treynor finished fourth, with a record of 2-3, East Mills was in fifth place with a 1-4 record, and Exira-EHK was last, with a record of 0-6.

Members of the All Tournament Team:

106# Hadley Hoegh, of Griswold; 113# – Evan Hansen, Exira/EHK; 120#- Austin Dolan/Griswold; 126# – Zach Vance, of Griswold; 132#-Tanner Potter/Griswold; 138#-Darrien Irhlback, of T/C; 145#-Trevor Paulsen/T-C; 152#-Loren Williams/T-C; 160#-Ethan White/T-C; 170#-Corey Snellzer/Corning; 182#-Austin Kline/T-C; 195#-Trenton Geer/Treynor; 220#-Taylor Nelson/T-C; Heavyweight (285#)- David Howell/East Mills.

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Funeral services for Harlan woman killed in crash to be held Tuesday

News

January 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Tuesday), for a Harlan woman who died in a crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 80, in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says 22-year old Nicollette “Nikki” Johnston died when her car crossed the median near Avoca, and was struck broadside by a semi.

The accident happened about two-miles west of the Avoca exit, at around 1-p.m., Friday. Officials says Johnston’s 2006 Saturn was traveling west on I-80, when, for reasons unknown, the car went out of control, entered the median, spun counterclockwise and came to rest on the eastbound lanes of I-80, where it was struck broadside by a semi. The truck impacted the car on the driver’s side, causing it to enter the median, where it came to rest.

The semi, driven 45-year old Bret Roberts, of Estherville, crossed the median and came to rest on the westbound lanes of I-80. The accident, which remains under investigation, closed the interstate in both directions, for nearly 4 hours. A Mass of Christian Burial service for Nikki Johnston will be held 11-a.m. Tuesday, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, in Harlan.

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FRANCES MAE HANSEN, 94, of Exira (Svcs 1-19-12)

Obituaries

January 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

FRANCES MAE HANSEN, 94, of Exira, died Sun., Jan. 15th, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon. Funeral services for FRANCES HANSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Jan. 19th, at the Exira Christian Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home, where the family will be present 6-p.m. Wed., Jan. 18th.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

FRANCES MAE HANSEN is survived by:

Her daughter – Dorothy (Melvin) Gross, of Muscatine.

2 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren, her sister-in-law, other relatives, and friends.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast for Jan. 16, 2012

Podcasts, Weather

January 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area…

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NICOLLETTE “NIKKI” MARIE JOHNSTON, 22, of Harlan (Svcs 1-17-12)

Obituaries

January 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

NICOLLETTE “NIKKI” MARIE JOHNSTON, 22, of Harlan, died Fri, Jan. 13th. A Mass of Christian Burial service for NIKKI JOHNSTON will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Jan. 17th, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at St. Michael’s Catholic Church is from 6-9pm Mon., Jan. 16th, with a Wake service at 7:30-pm.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

NICOLLETTE “NIKKI” JOHNSTON is survived by:

Her mother and father – Angie Johnston, and Dr. Mick Johnston, both of Harlan.

Her sister & brother – Jandy Johnston, and Dirk Johnston, both of Harlan.

Her Maternal grandmother – Ruth Koolhof, of Webster City.

Her Paternal grandparents – Clara Johnston, of Webster City, & Charles Johnston, of Minneapolis, MN.

and Her special friend – Jack Thomas, of Omaha.

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Saturday’s Area High School Basketball Scores (from 1-14-12)

Sports

January 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Carroll 63, Ballard 51

Charter Oak-Ute 46, Sloan Westwood 40

Creston 68, Indianola 52

East Sac County 86, Westside Ar-We-Va 61

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 72, Shenandoah 37

Oakland Riverside 59, Logan-Magnolia 53

Ogden 74, West Central Valley, Stuart 42

Onawa West Monona 65, Ridge View 56

Woodward-Granger 40, Coon Rapids-Bayard 35

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Sidney 60, College Springs South Page 51

Council Bluffs Jennie Edmondson Shoot Out

Treynor 57, Greenfield Nodaway Valley 55

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Ballard 67, Carroll 44

Charter Oak-Ute 44, Sloan Westwood 38

Council Bluffs Lewis Central 49, Norwalk 28

Denison-Schleswig 52, Sioux City West 29

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 60, Shenandoah 40

Missouri Valley 61, Council Bluffs St. Albert 35

Oakland Riverside 56, Logan-Magnolia 17

Panora Panorama 55, Guthrie Center 31

Treynor 56, Greenfield Nodaway Valley 33

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Bradley beats N. Iowa 78-67, snaps 9-game skid

Sports

January 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Dyricus Simms-Edwards had 26 points and Taylor Brown scored 23 as Bradley snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 78-67 victory over Northern Iowa on Sunday. Walt Lemon Jr. added 16 points for the Braves (6-13, 1-6 Missouri Valley), who overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to win for the first time since Dec. 15. Johnny Moran and Chip Rank scored 15 points apiece for Northern Iowa (13-6, 3-4), while Jake Koch and Anthony James each had 11. Bradley, trailing 44-28 early in the second half, went on a 20-3 run that was capped by Brown’s dunk and put the Braves ahead 48-47 with 10:57 remaining. The game remained close until Simms-Edwards hit a 3-pointer with 2:17 left to break a 65-65 tie, and the Braves hit 10 of 12 free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.

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Drake beats Illinois State 77-60

Sports

January 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ben Simons scored 21 points Sunday night and Drake won its third in a row, beating Illinois State 77-60. Rayvonte Rice added 14 points, Kurt Alexander scored 13 and Kraidon Woods had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (11-7, 4-3 Missouri Valley), who are 9-1 at home. Drake only trailed after Illinois State scored the first basket, then the Bulldogs ran off eight straight points. Simons had 15 points in the first half and Drake led 41-33 at the break. Nic Moore led Illinois State (11-7, 3-4) with 12 points. Jon Ekey and Tyler Brown added 11 for the Redbirds, who have lost three straight. Bryant Allen, who had 29 points on Friday in an 87-78 loss to No. 23 Creighton, was held to six points on Sunday.

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Forecast for Cass and nearby counties, 1-16-2012

Weather

January 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

339 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012 NWS/Des Moines

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY… COLDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW AROUND 15. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S.

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