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Heartbeat Today 6-14-2024 (Part 2)

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June 14th, 2024 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Dave Hansen about Brayton Big Days this weekend.

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CAROL MEYER, 79, formerly of Atlantic (Svcs. 6/22/24)

Obituaries

June 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

CAROL MEYER, 79, formerly of Atlantic , died Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at Northridge Village in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services for CAROL MEYER will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, June 22nd, at the Massena United Methodist Church. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.

The service will be recorded and available at www.rolandfuneralservice.com by end of day Saturday.

An open visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 21st, from 10-a.m.-until 5-p.m.; Visitation with the family present will held Saturday, from 9-a.m. Until the time of service, at the Massena United Methodist Church,

Burial will be in the Massena Center Cemetery, north of Massena.

Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation to the Massena United Methodist Church or the Massena United Methodist Church Women.

CAROL MEYER is survived by:

Her daughter – Cheri (Jeff) Thieleke, of Ames,

and three grandsons.

6 arrested in Creston in recent days

News

June 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports six people were arrested in recent days. A little before 5-p.m., Thursday, 53-year-old Michael Dean Williams, of Creston, was arrested in the 700 block of W. Jefferson Street, on a warrant for Harassment in the 1st Degree – Threaten Forcible Felony, and Domestic Abuse Assault – Strangulation with Bodily Injury. Williams was being held in the Union County Jail on a $7,000 bond.

Just before 6-p.m. Thursday, 41-year-old Kristin Jan Gross and 21-year-old Huntor James Gross, both of Creston, were arrested in the 600 block of N. Poplar Street, in Creston. Authorities say Kristin Gross was arrested for Disorderly Conduct (by loud or raucous noise). She was later released on a $300 bond. Huntor Gross was arrested for Harassment in the 2nd Degree – Threaten Bodily Injury. He was later released on a $1,000 bond.

At around 7:40-p.m., Thursday, Creston Police arrested 32-year-old Brandon James Case, of Creston, for Driving While Barred. He was later released on a $2,000 bond. Wednesday morning, Creston Police arrested 35-year-old Jessica Lynn Wilker, of Creston, for allowing an Animal to run At Large. She was cited at the scene and released on a Promise to Appear in Court.

And, at around 1:25-p.m. Tuesday, 40-year-old Abel Olivera Martinez, of Creston, was arrested for Violation of a Protective Order. He was later released on a Promise to Appear in Court.

Man arrested on drug charges in Adams County

News

June 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says a man was arrested Thursday evening on drug charges. 58-year-old Timothy Jay Blank was taken into custody after the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a call at around 5:50-p.m., about a man who was intoxicated. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found Timothy Blank was visibly under the influence of a controlled substance.

Newly acquired Adams County K9 “Midge” was deployed and alerted positively on Blank’s vehicle. He was subsequently arrested for Public Intoxication and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine – 2nd Offense.

First tenant signed up for CYTOWN

News

June 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Board of Regents has given Iowa State University the approval to move ahead with a lease for an anchor tenant in its CyTown development project near Jack Trice Stadium. I-S-U attorney Michael Norton says the lease agreement is with McFarland Clinic. “McFarland is committed to building a comprehensive medical clinic in the CyTown development area. The services provided the clinic will include sports medicine, urgent care, family practice and pain management, physical therapy, occupational medicine, and imaging and lab services,” Norton says. He says it is a long-term agreement.

“The terms of the agreement include a 30 year ground lease with four five-year extension rights the initial ground lease will be 50-thousand per year escalating five-thousand per year through the life of the contract,” he says. Norton says I-S-U will not be involved in the construction. “McFarland will build the facility at their own cost and then convey ownership of the building to the university upon completion, and the building will then be leased back with the cost of construction being essentially prepaid lease for the use of the building over the term of the agreement,” Norton says.

I-S-U is tax exempt, and the agreement includes a provision to with the City of Ames dealing with the tax issue. “Under the agreement with the city I-S-U will agree to charge all tenants of the CyTown development, an amount equal to what they would pay if the development was developed on privately owned land as payments in lieu of tax,” Norton says. “This ensures that tenants are not given an unfair competitive advantage to locating their business in the CyTown development area.”

The area develop approximately between Jack Trice Stadium and the Iowa State Center is 40 acres and the University continues working to secure other tenants.

Red Cross puts out plea for donors of blood, platelets

News

June 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Today (Friday) is World Blood Donor Day as the American Red Cross works to make up from critical shortages of all types of blood and platelets. Josh Murray, spokesman for the agency’s Nebraska-Iowa region, says the day serves as a way to both thank donors for their contributions and to urge others to donate a pint. “There’s no other way to manufacture blood, to produce blood for those patients who need it. The only way we can do that is through generous donors,” Murray says. “It’s really time to maybe encourage someone if you haven’t thought about giving, if you’ve given but it’s been a while, maybe this would be a good time to make an appointment and help us out.”

Summertime is often a slow time for donors, but Murray says the last month has been particularly difficult. “Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a dip in donations,” Murray says. “I think that has a lot to do with travel time, people are busy with graduations and things have been going on the last month. You also throw in severe weather. We’ve seen it in our area. We’ve seen it around the country where severe weather has impacted blood drives. We either had to cancel drives, or folks just haven’t been able to get out to where they need to go to make their appointments.”

When fewer people donate, less blood is available for hospital patients.  “All blood types are always needed,” he says. “Right now, we’ll say type O is more needed, and that’s often the case, O-positive is the most common blood type, O-negative is the universal blood type. They can use that pretty much on anyone.” While the Red Cross is a non-profit and doesn’t pay donors for blood, the agency is offering an incentive during June.

“What we have here through the end of the month is an opportunity for a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of your choice, and there are dozens of merchants to choose from,” Murray says. “When you sign up and you show up at the blood drive and you give, you’ll get an email and you’ll be able to select the one you want. It’s a wide variety, from retail stores to restaurants to other goods and services.”

Those e-gift cards are being offered to donors through June 30th. Find a blood center near you by calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by visiting RedCrossBlood.org.

High School Baseball Scores from Thursday

Sports

June 14th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten 

Harlan 6, Kuemper Catholic 3
Creston 15, Red Oak 4
Denison-Schleswig 8, Atlantic 0
Clarinda 10, Shenandoah 0
Lewis Central 10, St. Albert 3

Western Iowa Conference

Missouri Valley 6, IKM-Manning 3
Underwood 11, Audubon 1
Tri-Center 11, Riverside 1

Corner Conference

Stanton 14, Essex 1
East Mills 4, Griswold 3

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Southwest Valley 8, Nodaway Valley 0
Mount Ayr 8, Bedford 3
East Union 2, Southeast Warren 1

West Central Activities Conference 

Interstate-35 4, Madrid 3
Interstate-35 8, Madrid 3
Pleasantville 7, ACGC 4
Pleasantville 13, ACGC 2
Ogden 9, Earlham 7
Earlham 9, Ogden 3
Des Moines Christian 8, Panorama 4
Van Meter 10, Woodward-Granger 1
Van Meter 4, Woodward-Granger 1

High School Softball Scores from Thursday

Sports

June 14th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten 

Creston 13, Red Oak 0
Kuemper Catholic 5, Harlan 1
Atlantic 12, Denison-Schleswig 0
#11 Clarinda 13, Shenandoah 1

Western Iowa Conference

#7 Missouri Valley 22, IKM-Manning 1
#10 Audubon 14, Underwood 0
AHSTW 5, Treynor 2

Rolling Valley Conference 

MVAOCOU 16, Boyer Valley 2

Corner Conference

Essex 15, Stanton 5
#11 Griswold 16, East Mills 0

West Central Activities Conference 

Pleasantville 4, ACGC 3
Pleasantville 9, ACGC 2
Des Moines Christian 10, Panorama 9
Panorama 14, Des Moines Christian 13
#1 Van Meter 5, Woodward-Granger 2
#1 Van Meter 6, Woodward-Granger 4
Southeast Valley 12, West Central Valley 9

All are invited to Cass County Relay for Life on Sunday June 30

News

June 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic, IA – Final preparations are underway for the Cass County Relay for Life event on Sunday, June 30th. Survivors, supporters, and community members are invited to celebrate and support cancer survivors and caregivers from 11 am to 2 pm on June 30th at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic. The 2024 Relay for Life focus on our Survivors and Caregivers as they “Take Back Their Day” with this annual event featuring activities for the whole family. Organizers invite the community to enjoy a Kids Play Zone, Survivor Meal and celebration lap, luminaria ceremony and other activities during this special time together.

ALL Survivors and Caregivers in Cass County are invited and encouraged to register in advance to ensure they receive a meal and a t-shirt. Extra survivor shirts will not be available at the walk, so pre-registration is strongly encouraged, either online or by calling committee member Dawn Marnin at 712-249-4773. All survivors, caregivers, supporters and teams that plan to participate are invited to register this year by going to the local Relay website: www.relayforlife.org/casscountyia. You can also call 1-800-227-2345 and have an expert at the American Cancer Society get you registered.  This year’s goal is to increase survivor registration to reach and support as many as possible!

2024 Cass County Relay for Life Committee

The 2024 Cass County Relay for Life will again conclude with the beautiful and touching Luminaria Ceremony. With hundreds of luminarias decorated with bright memories and sweet images lined up along the track at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA, this is one of the most special parts of the Relay For Life event. Name after name shines brightly along the way, calling on those who walk it to remember and honor so many loved ones whose lights shine brightly in even dark times. As the event comes to an end, the soft glow of the hundreds of luminarias is accompanied by a respectful silence as the names on each are called out. Though emotional, for many who Relay the luminaria ceremony is a favorite part of the event and a special time to recognize so many lives affected by cancer.

Everyone is invited to dedicate a luminaria “In Support of” a cancer fighter currently on their cancer journey, “In Honor of” someone who has completed active treatment and is showing HOPE to others, and “In Memory of” a loved one who braved a cancer fight. Jodi Christofferson is our Luminaria Lead again this year and is working on the 2024 Ceremony. If you would like to purchase luminaria for a $10.00 donation to honor your loved one, please email her at: jodichristoffersen@hotmail.com and she can arrange the delivery or pick up of the luminaria prior to the event so you can personalize it, or you can give her the names and she can decorate it for you. When you register online you can also purchase a luminaria and let us honor your loved one(s) this year!  Just click the “Learn about Relay” prompt and scroll down to the Dedicate a Luminaria section and follow the prompts. Our local committee of volunteers will take care of making the bag(s) for you.

Raffle tickets to support Relay are still available for purchase at Cappels Ace Hardware in downtown Atlantic for two large raffle prizes: Cappels Ace Hardware has donated a Weber Griddle and Elkhart Plastics of Iowa has donated a Kong Cooler. Tickets can be purchased anytime for $5 each or 5 for $20. Final raffle sales will happen at Relay for Life on June 30, where the drawing will also be held at the end of the event.

In addition to participating in the event, supporting the raffle or purchasing a luminaria, community members are invited to follow the Cass County Relay for Life Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/rflcasscountyia, to keep up on current activities and challenges! Relay for Life is a reminder that every step taken in the unified fight is for every person touched by cancer. Please plan to join Cass County Relay for Life on June 30, 2024 from 11 am to 2 pm as we Celebrate Survivors, Remember those we have lost and Fight Back against a disease that has taken too much from so many of us!

The American Cancer Society is a non-profit based in communities across the country. The American Cancer Society focuses on “Every Cancer. Every Life”. as the leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. We are improving the lives of people with cancer and their families as the only organization combating cancer through Advocacy, Research, and patient support, to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. Learn more about The American Cancer Society by visiting cancer.org.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Friday, June 14, 2024

Weather

June 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 63.
Tomorrow: Showers and thunderstorms through mid-day; Partly sunny & windy. High near 88. S/SE winds 15-30.
Tom. Night: A 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 70.
Sunday: Sunny & breezy. High near 94.
Monday: A slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny & windy. High near 93.
Tuesday: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny & windy, with a high near 90.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 90. Our Low this morning was 56. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 and the Low was 41. The record High for June 14th was 97 in 1987. The record Low was 41 in 1933. Sunrise: 5:45. Sunset: 8:55.