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Pickup hits a house in Atlantic Sunday morning

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September 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – One person was taken into custody early Sunday morning in Atlantic, after allegedly stealing a pickup truck and crashing into a home at 1612 Oak Street. According to the Police Department,  28-year-old Nicholas Renner of Atlantic, faces charges that include OWI/1st Offense and Theft in the 2nd Degree.

Authorities report that at 2:18 a.m. Sunday, Cass County Communications dispatched the Atlantic Police Department to a motor vehicle accident at 1612 Oak Street. When officers arrived, they found a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado had struck the residence. An investigation determined Renner allegedly took the pickup from the 1400 block of Linn Street, prior to the accident.

Damage to the home was estimated at $50,000. The pickup sustained approximately $10,000 damage. Additional information was not available. Anyone with information about the incident should call 712-243-3512.

(Authorities note the charges are an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law) 

Drake drops close game to Marist to open PFL play

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September 25th, 2022 by admin

The Drake Bulldogs came up short against Marist 30-25 to open up Pioneer Football League play. The Red Foxes led 21-10 at halftime but saw that lead slip away in the second half. Drake scored 15 unanswered to lead 25-24 but Marist came up with a game winning drive at the end.

Drake took the lead with a 36-yard field goal from Luke Williams, who was 4-4 on the day, with 3:36 left. Marist answered with a 13-play 80-yard drive to grab the lead back. Amin Woods scored on a six-yard run with 43 seconds left to lift the Red Foxes to the win.

Drake was led by 350 yards passing from Ian Corwin and 132 yards receiving by Brandon Langdok. The Bulldogs outgained the Red Foxes 429-387 in the game but fall just short. The Bulldogs fall to 0-4 on the season and 0-1 in the PFL.

Marist improved to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the PFL.

Next up for Drake will be a trip to Dayton next Saturday for a Noon contest.

UNI rolls past Western Illinois

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September 25th, 2022 by admin

The UNI Panthers got in the win column on Saturday with a 52-17 win at Western Illinois.

Theo Day had a nice day passing with 260 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Panthers led 17-3 at halftime and added on three scores in the third quarter to pull away. Woo Governor had two interceptions that both were returned for scores in that third quarter barrage. His returns of 49 and 43 yards tied UNI’s single season record for returned scores in a game.

Dom Williams had 69 yards on the ground with one score for the Panthers as well. UNI outgained the Leathernecks 468 to 297 in the game. The Panthers improved to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Western Illinois falls to 0-4 and 0-1 in the conference.

Next up for UNI is a return to Cedar Falls to kickoff a 4-game homestand next Saturday by hosting Indiana State for a 4:00 p.m. contest.

Iowa State drops first game of the year to Baylor

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September 25th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa State Cyclones couldn’t overcome a poor third quarter and fell to the Baylor Bears 31-24 on Saturday in Ames. Baylor led 17-14 at halftime after Hunter Dekkers hit Dimitri Stanley for a 24 yard score with :46 left in the half. The Cyclones didn’t carry that momentum over though and failed to score in the third.

Baylor would get the first two scores of the second half to lead 31-14. Iowa State rallied with ten points in the fourth quarter but an onside kick attempt with :55 seconds left was recovered by Baylor to secure the win for the Bears.

Hunter Dekkers went 23-36 passing for 284 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jaylin Noel had 7 catches for 120 yards and Jirehl Brock ran for 77 yards and a score. The Cyclones fall to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big 12.

Baylor was led by 19-26 passing for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns from quarterback Blake Shapen. Richard Reese had 83 yards and 1 score on the ground. The Bears improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Big 12 play.

Next up for Iowa State is a trip to Lawrence, Kansas to face the Jayhawks for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff next Saturday.

Iowa beats Rutgers 27-10

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September 25th, 2022 by admin

Two early defensive touchdowns propelled Iowa to a 27-10 win at Rutgers on Saturday night. After Rutgers opened the scoring with a field goal, Cooper DeJean picked off a pass and returned it 45-yards for a touchdown to get Iowa on the board. Then in the second quarter Kaevon Merriweather picked up a ball that was knocked out of a receivers hands on a first down catch and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown.

Iowa led 17-3 at half and then added a Leshon Williams touchdown run in the third quarter to help seal the game. Williams and Kaleb Johnson each had 64 yards on the ground.

Spencer Petras went 11-17 for 148 yards through the air. Iowa improved to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in Big Ten play.

Rutgers quarterback Evan Simon went 28-49 passing for 300 yards but threw two interceptions. The Scarlet Knights fall to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference.

Next up Iowa hosts Michigan for an 11:00 a.m. kickoff next Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.

High School Volleyball Scoreboard 09/24/2022

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September 25th, 2022 by admin

Bedford Tournament

POOL A

(2-0) Sidney 21-21 St. Albert 17-9
(2-0) Sidney 21-21 Bedford 12-9
(2-0) Sidney 21-21 Mid-Buchanan 13-17
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21 Bedford 13-10
(2-1) St. Albert 19-21-15 Mid-Buchanan 21-12-12
(2-0) Mid-Buchanan 21-21 Bedford 16-9

POOL B

(2-1) Stanton 20-21-15 East Mills 22-18-8
(2-0) East Mills 21-21 Mount Ayr 5-9
(2-0) East Mills 21-21 Lamoni 6-5
(2-0) Stanton 21-21 Mount Ayr 6-5
(2-0) Stanton 21-21 Lamoni 7-7
(2-1) Mount Ayr 21-17-15 Lamoni 11-21-11

BRACKET PLAY

Semifinal: Stanton def. St. Albert
Semifinal: (2-1) East Mills 17-21-15 Sidney 21-15-9
Championship: (2-1) East Mills 25-17-21 Stanton 20-25-19
Consolation: Bedford def. Mount Ayr
Consolation: Mid-Buchanan def. Lamoni
Consolation Final: Mid-Buchanan def. Bedford

Nevada Tournament

POOL B

(2-0) Dallas Center-Grimes 21-21 Harlan 15-14
(2-0) Ballard 21-21 Harlan 12-14
(2-0) Harlan 21-21 Des Moines Lincoln 10-11

POOL D

(2-0) Des Moines Christian 21-21 Glenwood 11-7
(2-0) Lake Mills 21-26 Glenwood 14-24
(2-1) Glenwood 19-21-15 Carroll 21-x-9

BRACKET PLAY

(2-1) Iowa Falls-Alden 20-21-15 Harlan 22-19-12
(2-0) Bondurant-Farrar 21-21 Glenwood 15-18

Sioux City East Invitational

(2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 21-21 Lewis Central 18-17
(2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 21-22 Sioux City East 16-20
(2-1) CB Abraham Lincoln 21-19-15 Bishop Heelan Catholic 18-21-13
(2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 21-21 Sheldon 13-21
(2-0) Lewis Central 23-21 Bishop Heelan Catholic 21-3
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21 Sheldon 19-15
(2-1) Bishop Heelan Catholic 17-21-15 Sioux City East 21-18-11
(2-0) Bishop Heelan Catholic 21-21 Sioux City North 17-15
(2-0) Bishop Heelan Catholic 21-21 Sheldon 17-15
(2-0) Hinton 21-21 Lewis Central 18-13
(2-0) Hinton 21-21 CB Abraham Lincoln 9-19
(2-0) Hinton 21-21 Sioux City East 19-15
(2-1) Hinton 21-19-15 Sioux City North 9-21-9
(2-0) Hinton 21-21 Bishop Heelan Catholic 9-19
(2-1) Sioux City North 21-19-15 Lewis Central 12-21-7
(2-0) Sioux City North 21-21 CB Abraham Lincoln 13-12
(2-0) Sioux City North 21-21 Sioux City East 14-18
(2-1) Sioux City North 20-21-15 Sheldon 22-13-3
(2-1) Sioux City East 21-19-15 Lewis Central 16-21-3
(2-0) Sioux City East 21-21 Sheldon 18-18

Southwest Valley Tournament

POOL A

(2-1) Fremont-Mills 16-22-15 Southwest Valley 21-20-12
(2-1) Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 21-15-15 Fremont-Mills 19-21-10
(2-1) Clarke 15-21-15 Fremont-Mills 21-19-8
(2-0) Southwest Valley 21-21 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 14-9
(2-0) Southwest Valley 21-21 Clarke 12-14
(2-1) Clarke 21-14-15 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 11-21-5

POOL B

(2-1) CAM 19-21-15 AHSTW 21-14-13
(2-0) CAM 21-21 Diagonal 11-18
(2-1) CAM 21-16-15 Lenox 15-21-11
(2-0) AHSTW 21-26 Diagonal 10-24
(2-0) Lenox 21-21 AHSTW 17-16
(2-0) Lenox 21-21 Diagonal 14-16

BRACKET PLAY

(2-0) Southwest Valley 21-21 Lenox 19-13
(2-1) CAM 21-18-17 Clarke 11-21-15
Championship: (2-1) CAM 19-25-15 Southwest Valley 25-22-13
Consolation: (2-1) Lenox 13-21-15 Clarke 21-16-12

Glenwood sweeps titles at Harlan XC Invite

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September 25th, 2022 by admin

Cyclones XC Invite
09/24/2022

Girls Team Scores

  1. Glenwood 70
  2. Harlan 79
  3. Atlantic 127
  4. Omaha South 139
  5. Denison-Schleswig 143
  6. Clarinda 175
  7. Treynor 188
  8. CB Abraham Lincoln 196
  9. Lewis Central 204
  10. Riverside 204
  11. AHSTW 214
  12. Kuemper Catholic 266
  13. CB Thomas Jefferson 341
  14. Red Oak 420

Girls Individual Top Ten

1 Sonderman, Lindsey 10 Harlan 19:03.40 1
2 Berglund, Madelyn 10 Glenwood 19:40.36 2
3 Hartley, Mayson 12 Clarinda 19:55.69 3
4 Gregor, Charlotte 10 Omaha South 19:56.77 4
5 Mendlik, Lola 10 Denison-Schlswg 19:59.50 5
6 Pellett, Claire 11 Atlantic 20:06.21 6
7 Dea, Marie 11 Kuemper Cath 20:16.43 7
8 Hughes, Lauren 11 Glenwood 20:28.06 8
9 Schechinger, Brylee 10 Harlan 20:40.57 9
10 Berg, Belle 11 Atlantic 20:49.71 10

Boys Team Scores

  1. Glenwood 50
  2. Lewis Central 97
  3. Omaha South 137
  4. St. Albert 153
  5. Kuemper Catholic 160
  6. Atlantic 174
  7. Harlan 191
  8. Riverside 198
  9. Clarinda 206
  10. Denison-Schleswig 215
  11. CB Abraham Lincoln 236
  12. CB Thomas Jefferson 268
  13. Treynor 272
  14. Underwood 420

Boys Individual Top Ten

1 Eichhorn, Ethan 11 Lewis Central 15:55.31 1
2 Keller, Bryant 11 Glenwood 16:13.84 2
3 Martinez, Sergio 11 Omaha South 16:20.57 3
4 Lillie, Colin 12 St. Albert, CB 16:25.60 4
5 Smith, Andrew 11 Glenwood 16:42.50 5
6 Diercks, Kade 11 Lewis Central 16:54.57 6
7 Schaapherder, Treyton 11 Clarinda 16:56.95 7
8 Wagoner, Kyle 10 Clarinda 16:59.01 8
9 Coots, Kevin 09 Glenwood 17:01.90 9
10 North, Ryan 11 Kuemper Cath 17:10.74 10

Atlantic’s top runner was Bennett Whetstone in 16th.

Full results: 22Cyclone

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022

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September 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny & windy, with a high near 74. NW winds 10-20 mph w/gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. N/NW northwest wind 10-25 mph, with gusts to 25.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. NW wind 10 to 25 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. N/NE winds @ 5-10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our Low this morning, 50. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 78 and the Low was 32. The Record High on this date was 90 in 1897. The Record Low was 25 in 1893.

MONNA JUHL, 87, of Council Bluffs (Svcs. 9/27/22)

Obituaries

September 24th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

MONNA JUHL, 87, of Council Bluffs, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at the Hansen House, in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for MONNA JUHL will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27th, at the United Lutheran Church in Shelby. Pauley-Jones in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is on Monday, Sept.26, from 5-until-7p.m.

Burial is in the Shelby Cemetery.

MONNA JUHL is survived by:

Her sons – Jeff (Georgene) Juhl, of Harlan, & Jerry Juhl, of Persia.

Her sisters – Judy Sanders, of Council Bluffs, & Dorothy O’Grady, of Elkhorn, NE.

5 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

C. CLIFFORD TAMM, 88, of Harlan (Mem. Svc. 9/28/22)

Obituaries

September 24th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

C. CLIFFORD TAMM, 88, of Harlan, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at home. A Memorial Service for CLIFFORD TAMM will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Sept. 28, 2022, at the Congregational United Church of Christ, in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan, from 9-until 11-a.m., Wednesday.

C. CLIFFORD TAMM is survived by:

His wife – Judith [Ellis] Tamm, of Harlan.

His sons – Michael Tamm, of Chicago, IL.,& Jeffrey (Marianne) Tamm, of Norway.

His daughters – Susan (Perry)  Sibenaller, of Overland Park, KS., & Tiffany (Bill Maxwell) Tamm, of Iowa City.

and 6 grandchildren.