Today: Partly cloudy & breezy. High near 80. South southeast wind 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 50. SE @ 5-10 mph.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 80. S @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 78.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 66.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 78. The Low was 44. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low, 43. The Record High was 95 in 1997. The Record Low was 23 in 2010.
(Radio Iowa) – It was a busy weekend for campaign gatherings in Iowa. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds held her 4th annual fall fundraiser and there were two fundraisers for Democrats. Governor Reynolds rallied with a crowd at the state fairgrounds Saturday, touting policy moves she and the Republican-led legislature have made to cut taxes, get rid of some gun regulations and pass new abortion restrictions.
“The Iowa Democratic Party has lost sight of hardworking Iowans and if elected all the good things we’ve done over the last four years…that would all be undone,” Reynolds said. Reynolds also promised that if she’s reelected, she’ll try to block Biden Administration policies. Reynolds cited the lawsuit that she’s already joined, challenging President Biden’s plan to cancel student loan debt. Reynolds said it’s unfair to shift those expenses to other taxpayers.
That’s a shout out to the Republican challenging the Democrat seeking reelection as attorney general. The Iowa Democratic Party held a fundraiser Sunday afternoon, with candidates drawing cheers for defending abortion rights and supporting unions. Deidre DeJear, the Democrat challenging Reynolds, urged the crowd to focus on finding common ground with potential voters.
DeJear argued Iowans agree about more than they disagree about and she accused Republicans of trying stoke divisions. “The other side’s attack on us is to pit us against one another,” DeJear said, “to magnify our differences. “Mike Franken, the Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, described the 2022 election in stark terms. “All of us are here, I think, with this overarching thing that bugs us,” Franken said, “and that is: we need to save democracy.” Franken held a fundraiser of his own Saturday afternoon in West Des Moines. He told the crowd these are serious times for the country.
Grassley spoke briefly a few hours later at the governor’s fundraiser, but did not mention Franken. A spokeswoman for Grassley says the senator will work to put the economy back on the right track, while Franken would be in lock-step with President Biden.
(Union County, Iowa) – A semi tractor trailer hauling grain rolled over Sunday evening in Union County, causing suspected serious/incapacitating injuries to the driver. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports a 2009 Peterbilt semi driven by 65-year-old Ronald Lynn Gray, of Mount Ayr, was traversing a curve in the road on westbound 190th Street at around 4:55-p.m., when Gray lost control of the rig.
The vehicle rolled over, losing its cargo of grain, and came to rest on the passenger side. Gray was partially ejected and had his left leg pinned outside the driver’s side window of the cab, between the frame of the truck, and the ground.
He was mechanically extracted from the vehicle by EMS personnel, and transported to the hospital in Creston, for treatment of leg pain and other injuries. The tractor-trailer – registered to Wurster Farms, Inc., from Creston – sustained $30,000 damage and was declared a total loss.
UNI grabbed a 20-14 win over Indiana State on Saturday at the UNI-Dome. Panther quarterback Theo Day ran for one touchdown and threw for another to Alex Allen in the win.
The Panthers took the early lead with a score on their first drive, a 6-yard run by Day. UNI ended up leading 10-3 at halftime and struck again on the opening drive of the second half. Day found Allen for an 18-yard strike to cap off an 87-yard drive. The Sycamores would score the next 11-points to get within three of the Panthers with 7:41 left in the game. UNI would drive and tack on a 35-yard field goal with just under two minutes to play and the defense stepped up. Benny Sapp III grabbed an interception in the final minute to seal the Panther win.
UNI moves to 2-3 overall and 2-1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Indiana State falls to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in MVFC play.
The Panthers return home next week to take on the Illinois State Redbirds for homecoming. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the UNI-Dome.
The Drake football team fell short of their first win of the season with a 27-14 loss at Dayton on Saturday.
Drake was able to get a score with only two seconds remaining in the first half to make it a 10-7 Dayton lead, but that momentum didn’t carry over to the second half for the Bulldogs. Dayton scored with 5:06 left in the third to go up 17-7 and scored on a 17-yard run by Jake Chisolm before the end of the third to lead 24-7.
Dayton controlled the ball for the majority of the fourth quarter to ice the game. The Bulldogs did get a late 10-yard touchdown pass from Ian Corwin to Austin Flax, but Dayton would recover the ensuing onside kick attempt to end the game.
Dayton improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the PFL. Drake falls to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in the PFL.
Drake football will return home to Drake Stadium for Family Weekend against San Diego at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8.
For Iowa State and Iowa the problem areas are clear, now the goal is to get them fixed. Special teams meltowns cost Iowa State at Kansas. The Cyclones fumbled a punt and freshman kicker Jace Gilbert missed three field goals, including a 37-yarder with 32 seconds remaining in a 14-11 loss.
That’s coach Matt Campbell who decided to go for the tying field goal instead of trying to keep the drive alive by converting on fourth down.
The Cyclones will be looking to bounce back when they host Kansas State.
Iowa’s dreadful offense gave the Hawkeyes no chance against fourth ranked Michigan in a 27-14 loss in a game that was not even that close. The Hawkeyes had only 35 yards of rushing and their second touchdown came during garbage time with just a few seconds remaining. Despite that coach Kirk Ferentz says he saw progress.
Ferentz says as the receiver corps gets healthier the entire offense will get better.
Iowa visits an Illinois team that is coming off a lopsided win at Wisconsin.
Wartburg Cross Country Meet
10/01/2022
Boys
Nodaway Valey finished 21st with a 517 total. Doug Berg led the way with a stellar 6th place finish with a time of 16:51.30. Malachi Broers was 78th, Tyler Cooper 139th, Ben Piearson 146th, Jack Jensen 208th, Landon LeBarge 217th.
Girls
Jazz Christensen ran 55th for the Wolverines with a time of 22:01.84. Annika Nelson was 146th, Lilly Day was 148th, and Hope Kading was 152nd.
Tri-Center Tournament– See other story
CB Thomas Jefferson Tournament
POOL A
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21 Shenandoah 9-9
(2-0) Treynor 21-21 Shenandoah 8-14
(2-0) Shenandoah 21-21, CB Thomas Jefferson 10-8
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Treynor 16-13
(2-0) Treynor 21-21, CB Thomas Jefferson 9-9
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, CB Thomas Jefferson 10-11
POOL B
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 17-15
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, St. Albert 19-18
(2-0) ADM 21-21, St. Albert 15-12
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 13-12
(2-0) ADM 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 9-11
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, ADM 17-19
BRACKET PLAY
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, CB Thomas Jefferson 9-15
(2-0) Shenandoah 21-21 Denison-Schleswig 8-18
7th Place: (2-0) Denison-Schleswig, CB Thomas Jefferson
5th Place: (2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Shenandoah 12-18
Semifinal: (2-1) ADM 21-13-15, Missouri Valley 19-21-10
Semifinal:(2-1) Lewis Central 22-21-21, Treynor 24-10-12
3rd Place: (2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, Treynor 16-19
Championship: (2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, ADM 11-14
Greene County Tournament
POOL B
(2-0) Stanton 21-21, Nodaway Valley 10-12
(2-0) Stanton 24-21, South Hardin 22-13
(2-1) Stanton 21-18-15, Carlisle 19-21-10
(2-0) Carlisle 21-21, Nodaway Valley 15-11
(2-0) South Hardin 21-21, Nodaway Valley 12-10
BRACKET PLAY
Consolation: (2-0) Carroll 21-21, Nodaway Valley 16-9
Semifinal: (2-0) Stanton 21-21-15, Greene County 17-23-13
Championship: (2-0) Stanton 21-21, Pella Christian 16-12
Madrid Tournament
(2-0) Webster City 21-21, Audubon 18-19
(2-1) Audubon 21-8-16, Belmond-Klemme 11-21-14
(2-0) Audubon 21-21, Collins-Maxwell 1-9
(2-0) Ankeny Christian 21-21, Audubon 10-15
(2-0) Ankeny Christian 21-21, Collins-Maxwell 9-6
(2-0) Ankeny Christian 21-21, Van Meter 14-17
(2-0) Ankeny Christian 21-21, Webster City 18-6
Championship: (2-0) Ankeny Christian 24-21, Van Meter 22-8
River Valley Tournament
Boyer Valley went 1-3
(2-0) River Valley 22-21, Boyer Valley 20-17
(2-0) Alta-Aurelia 21-21, Boyer Valley 16-17
(2-0) Remsen St. Mary’s 21-21, Boyer Valley 15-11
(2-0) Boyer Valley 21-21, Woodbury Central 10-11
Urbandale Tournament
POOL C
(2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Dallas Center-Grimes 14-16
(2-0) Johnston 21-21, CB Abraham Lincoln 10-13
(2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 22-21, North Polk 20-9
BRACKET PLAY
Quarterfinal: (2-0) Des Moines Christian 25-25, CB Abraham Lincoln 15-19
MILDRED IONE [Johnson] MILLER, 89, of Wiota, died Friday, September 30th, 2002, at the Heritage House in Atlantic Iowa. Funeral services for MILDRED MILLER will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4th, at the First Lutheran Church near Wiota. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation with the family present will be on Monday, October 3, 2022, from 5 pm until 7 pm at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home. Condolences can be sent at schmidtfamilyfh.com
Burial will be held privately for the family at the Atlantic Cemetery in Atlantic.
Memorials can be made in her name to First Lutheran Church and can be mailed or left at the funeral home.
MILDRED MILLER is survived by:
Her husband – Robert Miller, of Atlantic.
Her son – David (Karen) Miller, of Atlantic.
His daughters – Pam Rodriguez, of Atlantic; Peggy (Kevin) Beschorner, of Wiota.
His sisters – Bernice Bauldauff, of Omaha; Mary Jane Peterson, of Shelby, and Eileen Killpack of Neola.
7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren.
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