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Inhnen receives Distinguished Service Award

News

January 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, Saturday evening, presented their 2022 Distinguished Service Award to Melissa Ihnen. The award was presented during the Chamber’s Annual Dinner. Ihnen was nominated for her 22 years of dedication to Boys Scouts as well as decades of work on local committees.

(Left) Melissa Ihnen & Chamber Director Bailey Smith (Photo via the Chamber’s Facebook page)

This year, the Chamber received a record 17 nominations for businesses, organizations or individual leaders in the community, for their commitment and support of the Atlantic Area. It was the 37th year the award was presented.
Recent, previous award winners have included:

2016-Lavon Eblen

2017- Dr. Keith Leonard

2018-Dolly Bergmann

2019-Mark McNees

2020-Cass County Public Heath

2021- Greg Schuler

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Area Board’s of Supervisors meetings set for Monday morning (1/30)

News

January 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

At least two area Board’s of Supervisors will hold (separate) meetings Monday morning, beginning at 9-a.m.  In Greenfield, the Adair County Board of Supervisors will hold a FY 24 Special Budget Work Session. No action is scheduled.

And, in Harlan, the Shelby County Board will meet to take action on approving ICIT IT System inspection/Analysis.

The Shelby County Board will also discuss and act on* Setting Stipend position pay for: FY 2024 for Dam Inspections* ($3,500); GIS Coordinator ($2,500); IT Coordinator ($2,500) and Zoning Director ($7,500)*.

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2 non-injury accidents in Union County

News

January 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Authorities in Union County report two recent, non-injury accidents. At around 4:15-p.m. Saturday in Creston, a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 64-year-old Ricky Lee Hoadley, of Red Oak, was struck by a 2014 Buick LaCrosse SUV, driven by 19-year-old Maria Alexandra Groumoutis, of Creston. Creston Police say the accident happened at the intersection of Spruce and Howard Streets, when Hoadley stopped, but then continued into the intersection. His SUV was hit on the passenger side by the westbound Buick SUV, which did not have a stop sign.

The impact caused the side air bags to go off on the Jeep, which came to rest on the curb on the west side of Spruce Street. Damage from the crash amounted to $2,000. There were no citations.

The second accident happened Friday afternoon at 185th Street and U-S Highway 169, in Union County. The Sheriff’s Office reports a 2019 Ford Expedition driven by 45-year-old Vanissa Lynn Spencer, of Thayer, was slowing to turn into a private drive. The driver of a 2013 Dodge Avenger – 15-year-old Abigail Sue Neisemier, of Thayer – wasn’t paying attention, and was looking down to grab her phone. She failed to see the SUV was slowing, which caused her car to hit the SUV from behind.

Damage from the accident amounted to $5,000. No citations were issued.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023

Weather

January 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. **WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 11-A.M.**  for wind chills as low as 25 below zero.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -10. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 21.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 19. Our Low this morning was -1. We received a trace of mixed snow/freezing mist Saturday, in Atlantic. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 47 and the Low was 16. The Record High on this date was 59 in 1931. The Record Low was -31 in 1904.

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UNI women pick up road win over Southern Illinois

Sports

January 28th, 2023 by admin

The UNI women’s basketball team picked up a 94-81 win over Southern Illinois in Carbondale on Saturday. The Panthers led by 6 at halftime and then outscored the Salukis 24-16 in the third quarter to pull away.

UNI had three players break the 20-point mark in the game led by 26 from Emerson Green. Grace Boffeli had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Maya McDermott poured in 21 points.

UNI improved to 13-6 overall and 8-2 in the Valley. Next up for the Panthers is a home game against Drake on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

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Iowa ladies beat Nebraska

Sports

January 28th, 2023 by admin

No. 10 Iowa beat Nebraska for the seventh straight time, 80-76, inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon. All-American Caitlin Clark registered her 36th career double-double with 33 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Clark has notched a double-double in her fifth straight game.

The Hawkeyes outscored the Huskers 26-9 in the second quarter to grab an 11-point lead at Halftime. The Hawkeyes then held on despite being outscored by 13 in the fourth quarter.

The Hawkeyes improved to 17-4 overall and 9=1 in the Big Ten.

UP NEXT  
The Hawkeyes are set to host nationally ranked Maryland on Feb. 2. Tip-off in Iowa City is set for 7:30 p.m. (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Mediacom Court. The game will broadcast on ESPN2, Sirius XM and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

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Drake women fall at Missouri State

Sports

January 28th, 2023 by admin

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drake women’s basketball battled the Missouri State Bears, two of the nations’ premier rebounding teams, in a physical MVC contest this afternoon. Missouri State held off a second-half charge by the Bulldogs in a 64-54 contest.

Maggie Bair led the Bulldogs with 20 points, her third 20-point performance of the season. Grace Berg added 14 points and led Drake on the glass with eight rebounds. Katie Dinnebier had another solid game running the Bulldog offense with six assists.

Drake falls to 12-6 overall and 7-3 in the Valley. The Bulldogs will conclude their three-game road swing with a mid-week rivalry matchup at UNI. The Bulldogs and Panthers will conclude their regular season series on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Cedar Falls.

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Mizzou clobbers Iowa State in Columbia

Sports

January 28th, 2023 by admin

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Despite Jaren Holmes and Gabe Kalscheur scoring 33 combined points, the Missouri Tigers beat No. 12 Iowa State 78-61 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday.

Holmes led Iowa State (15-5) with 19 points, and Gabe Kalscheur added 14.

Missouri made 47% of its 30 3-point attempts, while Iowa State shot 38% from long range. Iowa State outrebounded Missouri 38-25, but the Tigers negated the advantage on the glass by scoring 20 points off nine Cyclones turnovers.

The Tigers’ 78 points were a season-high for an Iowa State opponent in regulation; the Cyclones are 0-3 this season when allowing at least 70 points in regulation.

Holmes hit a 3 with 9:22 remaining in the first half to give Iowa State a 21-20 lead. Isiaih Mosley followed with a 3 of his own just eight seconds later to give Missouri the lead for good.

UP NEXT:

Iowa State will travel to Lubbock to face Texas Tech on Monday night. Tipoff between the Cyclones and Red Raiders is set for 8 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN2.

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Iowa State ladies take down Oklahoma

Sports

January 28th, 2023 by admin

AMES, Iowa – No. 18 Iowa State (15-4, 7-2 Big 12) defeated No. 14 Oklahoma (16-4, 6-3 Big 12) Saturday evening in Hilton Coliseum by a final tally of 86-78. The Cyclones earned their fourth-straight Big 12 Conference victory in a shootout win over the Sooners.

Iowa State shot 42 percent from the field and made six threes to eclipse the Sooners in the Big 12 standings. The Cyclone defense continued to shine, forcing 11 Oklahoma turnovers and holding them to under 40 percent shooting.

With a final tally of 32 points, Ashley Joens surpassed Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris (2006-09) for third-most points in Big 12 history. Joens recorded her second 30-point performance of the season and finished with seven rebounds.

Four other Cyclones concluded the contest in double figures. Lexi Donarski finished second on the team after a 15-point night. Emily Ryan and Denae Fritz both ended with 14 points.

Ryan tagged on eight assists and seven rebounds to her final line. Morgan Kane rounded out the team’s scorers with 11 points and nine rebounds.

Up Next
No. 18 Iowa State will travel to Manhattan, Kan. on Wednesday to take on the Kansas State Wildcats. Tip-off is set for 6:30 PM CT and will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

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High School Basketball Scoreboard 01/28/2023

Sports

January 28th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

CB Abraham Lincoln 59, St. Albert 56
Nodaway Valley 60, Earlham 41

BOYS BASKETBALL

Atlantic 78, Perry 45 (A; Colton Rasmussen 18pts. Jackson McLaren 13pts, 6reb.)
Nodaway Valley 65, Earlham 55 (NV: Boston DeVault 26pts, Dawson Nelson 20pts)

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