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Red Oak structure fire under investigation

News

January 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) — An unoccupied home in rural Red Oak was destroyed Monday evening. According to Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce, the Fire Department received a call around 7 p.m. from the property owner at 2439 Aspen Avenue, stating he was advised that the house on the property had burned down.

By the time firefighters from Red Oak and Emerson arrived on the scene, the house was a complete loss. The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-5107 or the Red Oak Fire Department at 712-623-6504.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Wed., Jan. 25, 2023

Weather

January 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Mostly cloudy w/scattered flurries. High 29. NW @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: Flurries ending; Becoming P/cldy late. Low 10. NW @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 26. NW-SE @ 10-15.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/light snow-rain mix. High 36.
Saturday: Cloudy w/light snow. High 20.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 35. The Low was 20. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 19 and the Low was -9. The Record High on this date was 65 in 1944. The Record Low was -28 in 1894.

UNI men host Valparaiso Wednesday night

Sports

January 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Winners of five of their last six games the UNI Panthers host Valparaiso Wednesday night in Missouri Valley Conference action. The Panthers are third in the Valley race with a 7-3 mark. After starting 0-7 Valpo has won three straight.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson. UNI won the first meeting 69-67 on the road but Jacobson says the Beacons are a much different team right now.

Jacobson says the Panthers will need to eliminate some mistakes on the defensive end against a much more confident team.

No. 18 Iowa State women visit TCU Wednesday night

Sports

January 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

The 18th ranked Iowa State women are on the road Wednesday night in Big 12 play to take on TCU. The Cyclones are 5-2 in the league race while the Horned Frogs are 0-7.

That’s Cyclone coach Bill Fennelly who says his team is not focused on the records.

With center Stephanie Soares out for the season with a knee injury the Cyclones have gone smaller and Fennelly us still using different combinations.

Former Gov. Branstad is now president of World Food Prize

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is the new leader of the Des Moines based foundation that awards the annual “World Food Prize.”  “I don’t intend to do this for a long time,” Branstad says, “but I intend to do it, say, at least for a year.” In October of each year the foundation presents the World Food Prize and it’s 250-thousand dollar award to people at the forefront of efforts to improve the quality, quantity and availability of food.

“I’ve seen all the international leaders who have received this award,” Branstad says. Branstad, who served as U-S Ambassador to China, was governor when Des Moines businessman John Ruan donated the seed money for the World Food Prize and its headquarters in Des Moines. Norman Borlaug, the Cresco native who won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his research that developed high-yielding wheat, took the lead in creating the World Food Prize in 1986.

“I knew both John Ruan and Norman Borlaug very well. I have the greatest respect for what they did and I want to maintain that legacy,” Branstad says. “Also, I’m a farm kid, from Iowa, and I want Iowa to be recognized as the local for this Nobel like prize for food and agriculture.”

Branstad, who is 76, is America’s longest serving governor. He was U.S. Ambassador to China from mid-2017 to the fall of 2020. As president of the World Food Prize, Branstad will be a lead fundraiser and host of the annual World Food Prize symposium. The event attracts global leaders in research, government and commerce to Des Moines for discussions about advances in food production and food security.

Barbara Stinson, who had 30 years of experience in environmental policy and business management, stepped down last week after three years as president of the World Food Prize.

High School Wrestling Scoreboard 01/24/2023

Sports

January 24th, 2023 by admin

@ ACGC
ACGC 73, Manson-NW Webster 6
ACGC 69, Audubon 3
ACGC 54, CAM 18
CAM 30, Manson-NW Webster 18
CAM 30, Audubon 12
Manson-NW Webster 30, Audubon 21

@ Creston
Creston 52, Harlan 30
Creston 60, Lewis Central 12
Creston 42, Carroll 24
Carroll 65, Lewis Central 10
Carroll 60, Harlan 21
Harlan 48, Lewis Central 31

@ Denison-Schleswig
Glenwood 60, Kuemper Catholic 24
Glenwood 65, Denison-Schleswig 6
Kuemper Catholic 47, Denison-Schleswig 30

@ Earlham
Interstate-35 42, Earlham 37

@ Mount Ayr
West Central Valley 66, Mount Ayr 9
West Central Valley 60, Clarke/Murray 24
Clarke/Murray 42, Mount Ayr 18
Clarke/Murray 39, Lenox 22
Lenox 36, Mount Ayr 18

@ Red Oak
Underwood 42, Red Oak 24
Underwood 54, East Mills 3
Red Oak 48, East Mills 6

@ Treynor
AHSTW 39, Missouri Valley 32
AHSTW 51, Riverside 28
AHSTW 42, Treynor 39
Riverside 53, Missouri Valley 29
Riverside 46, Treynor 33

High School Basketball Scoreboard 01/24/2023

Sports

January 24th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic 44, Shenandoah 32 (A: Jada Jensen 13pts, Aubrey Guyer 11pts)
Glenwood 52, Creston 43
Harlan 63, Denison-Schleswig 38

Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 55, Missouri Valley 45 (A: Ellie Peterson 16pts, Saydi Paulsen 13pts and 10reb)
Audubon 45, Riverside 32 (A: Audrey Jensen 14pts)
Treynor 65, Tri-Center 26
Underwood 47, Logan-Magnolia 30

Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 66, West Harrison 21 (C: Meredith Rich 21pts)
Exira-EHK 46, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
Glidden-Ralston 59, Paton-Churdan 42
Woodbine 68, Ar-We-Va 30

Corner Conference
East Mills 47, Stanton 44
Sidney 56, Griswold 36

Pride of Iowa Conference
Lenox 54, SW Valley 50
Nodaway Valley 70, Bedford 19 (NV: Lindsey Davis 29pts)
Wayne 61, East Union 30

Other Scores
CB Abraham Lincoln 70, CB Thomas Jefferson 25
Madrid 30, West Central Valley 23
OABCIG 46, IKM-Manning 34
Panorama 60, Martensdale-St. Marys 42
Winterset 46, Carroll 35

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Clarinda 56, Savannah, MO 35
Denison-Schleswig 69, Harlan 63 (OT)
Glenwood 74, Creston 72

Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 71, Missouri Valley 36 (A: Kyle Sternberg 20pts)
OABCIG 55, IKM-Manning 47
Riverside 60, Audubon 40 (R: Grady Jeppesen 36pts)
Underwood 54, Logan-Magnolia 43

Rolling Valley Conference
Ar-We-Va 60, Woodbine 53
Exira-EHK 56, Coon Rapids-Bayard 50
West Harrison 59, CAM 34

Pride of Iowa Conference
Bedford 79, Nodaway Valley 48
Central Decatur 54, Southeast Warren 39
Lenox 64, Southwest Valley 49
Wayne 54, East Union 36

Other Scores
Carroll 65, Winterset 52
CB Abraham Lincoln 70, CB Thomas Jefferson 35Madrid 70, West Central Valley 42

Dominant second half sends Riverside past Audubon

Sports

January 24th, 2023 by admin

Riverside outscored Audubon 21-9 in the third quarter and controlled the game in a 60-40 win at Audubon on Tuesday night.The Bulldogs opened the game on a 7-0 run to set the tone early and would never trail in the game. Kyler Rieken was part of that early spark and he talked about what they were doing well.

Grady Jeppesen had a monster game for the Bulldogs with 36 points, shooting the ball well throughout the night. Ayden Salais added 11 points and Rieken finished with 8. Rieken said it was a great team effort.

Riverside improved to 5-11 on the season and avenge a buzzer-beating loss to the Wheelers earlier in the season. Next up for the Bulldogs is a home tilt with East Mills on Friday.

Audubon was led by 19 points from Edward Miller. The Wheelers drop to 5-12 on the year and will head to Underwood for their next game on Friday.

Audubon girls get back in the win column with home triumph over Riverside

Sports

January 24th, 2023 by admin

The Audubon girls basketball team had been searching for another win for long stretch and got one at home on Tuesday night over Riverside 45-32. The Wheelers opened the game up on a 7-0 run and only trailed briefly early in the second quarter on their way to their second win of the year.

Audrey Jensen was big with 3 triples in the second half, finishing with a game high 14 points. Sienna Albertsen added 10 points and Madison Steckler finished with 8. Audubon head coach Darran Miller thought they played their best game of the year.

The Wheelers ran a high ball-screen offense much of the night and their patience with that set payed off.

The Wheelers improved to 2-15 and will next up head to Underwood on Friday.

Riverside was led by 7 points from Ayla Richardson as the Bulldogs struggled to make shots throughout the contest. The Lady Dawgs fall to 6-11 on the season and will host East Mills on Friday.

Southeastern Iowa Mayor charged with Felony Sex Abuse

News

January 24th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Washington, Iowa) –  Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety report Jaron Rosien, the Mayor of Washington (Iowa), turned himself-in this (Tuesday) afternoon. Rosien was wanted by Washington County Law Enforcement authorities on criminal charge of Sex Abuse 3rd Degree (Class C Felony).

The charges are a result of an investigation into an incident that allegedly took place January 8th. On January 11th, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) conducted an interview with a 27-year-old male who alleged he was sexually abused by Rosien at a bar on January 8th. Iowa DCI obtained a search warrant for the internal security surveillance footage of the bar on January 12th.

Investigators say footage from the bar shows an individual believed to be Rosien approaching the victim at approximately 1:39 am. Footage shows the individual making sexual contact multiple times with the victim. According to the criminal complaint, Rosien told officials he had behaved “flirtatiously” with an individual matching the victim’s description, but that he could not recall specific incidents due to his own level of intoxication.

Rosien has served the city of Washington since 2014, first as a council member from 2014-2018 and as Mayor from 2018 to present. He released the following statement in response to the allegations:

“I take these allegations very seriously. I also take this job, its duties, and those that rely on me to complete them, very seriously. For this reason I will respectfully step back from the formal role in order to focus on what is required. During this time I think of and wish to thank my family, friends, and community for their support.”

Millie Younquist will step in to carry the duties of mayor during this time.

The investigation into this matter was conducted by Agents within the Major Crime Unit of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation; assisted by the Office of the Washington County Attorney and the Office of the Iowa Attorney General – Area Prosecutions Division.

Link to Complaint/Affidavit