(Adams County, Iowa) – A woman from Corning was arrested on drug charges December 30th, following a traffic stop on Highway 148 at Joshua Tree Road. Upon a probable cause search being conducted on the vehicle, 18-year-old Molly Bagby was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She posted a $1,300 cash bond, and was released from the Adams County Jail.
SUSAN “SUE” JANE IRLBECK, 74, of Avoca, died Tuesday, Jan. 3rd, 2023, at the Nebraska Medical Center. A Funeral Mass for SUE IRLBECK will be held 11-a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.
A Rosary at the funeral home will take place on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, from 5-until 5:20-p.m., followed by the family greeting friends from 5:20-p.m. until 7-p.m.
SUSAN “SUE” JANE IRLBECK is survived by:
Her husband – Allen Irlbeck, of Avoca.
Her son – James Irlbeck, of Avoca.
Her sisters – Barb (Rennie) Weinbrandt, of Davenport; Betty (Tim) Habnab, of Cedar Rapids, Renee (Bruce) Bierstadt, of Des Moines and Gail Linde of Fort Dodge, Ia.
Her brothers – Dennis (Sharon) Linde, and Bruce (Molly) Linde, all of Ft. Dodge.
4 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren.
Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder says the Hawkeyes need more scoring balance. Junior guard Caitlin Clark and senior center Monica Czinano combined for 56 points in the 16th ranked Hawkeyes’ Sunday loss at Illinois. They also took 44 of Iowa’s 64 shots.
Bluder says other players need to step up.
The Hawkeyes need Gabby Marshall to get involved. The senior guard is averaging only four and-a-half points per game and shooting just 20 percent from three point range.
The Hawkeyes visit 14th ranked Michigan on Saturday.
Iowa will be shorthanded tonight (Thursday night), when hosting 15th ranked Indiana. Junior forward Patrick McCaffery has stepped away from the team to deal with anxiety. He was averaging nearly 13 points per game.
That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says Patrick is still with the team.
McCaffery says there is no timetable for Patrick’s return.
Iowa is 0-3 in the Big Ten and will host a Hoosier team that is expected to contend for the league crown.
With Patrick out, sophomore Payton Sandfort will get more playing time. The Waukee native is shooting only 21 percent from three point range.
(Radio Iowa) – The top Republican in the Iowa House says the 2023 legislature is unlikely to fill a state fund created to finance water quality and outdoor recreation projects. In 2010, Iowa voters passed a constitutional amendment creating the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund where money from a FUTURE sales tax increase would be deposited. Last year, Senate Republicans proposed a maneuver to fill that fund, by converting all local option sales taxes to a statewide one percent sales tax.
House Speaker Pat Grassley says about 50 cities and counties, though, do not have a local option sales tax, so it would be an increase in those areas. “Now I know there are people that want to offset it and different conversations,” Grassley says, “but at the end of the day, it could cost somebody something.” In early 2020, Governor Kim Reynolds proposed a one cent sales tax increase as part of a plan that put money in the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Fund AND reduce state taxes overall, however the proposal drew some G-O-P opposition and was tabled once the pandemic hit.
The 2023 legislative session begins Monday.
Today: Mostly cloudy this morning; P/Cloudy this afternoon. High 31. NW @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 15.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 38. SE @ 10 mph.
Saturday: Mo. Cldy w/light snow or flurries. High 32.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 35.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 29. Our Low this morning was 25. We received .3” of snow from 7am Wed. thru 5:30-a.m. today. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 14 and the Low was -3. The Record High on this date was 62 in 2012. The Record Low was -26 in 2010.
[updated] (Atlantic, Iowa) – The City Council in Atlantic breezed through part of their agenda Wednesday night, until City Administrator John Lund’s report. Lund was of the opinion, following a legislative briefing, that “Rural Iowa is really, kind of like under siege right now.”
He said there are no concrete proposals that he’s aware of, but…
He say working on the valuations with the Business Property Tax Credits, “We saw a colossal loss in our taxable valuation.”
Lund said since he became City Administrator, Atlantic has only raised the levy once.
The only reason the City went down from the 27-cents was because the 2021 assessments “Were massive, and the City saw a lot of property taxes from that. It was really difficult to justify keeping that capped. So we lowered that down to five-cents.” He was planning on having it phased back in over the years, but at this point, he said, “We’re gonna need those resources sooner than we think, [because] between the inflation and the rhetoric at the Statehouse” and a possible levy freeze, rural communities will have to find ways to tighten their fiscal belts.
Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett said a property tax reduction may sound good to anyone who owns property…
She encouraged other Mayors from around southwest Iowa to go to the Iowa State House and make sure the legislators are comparing “apples to apples,” when it comes to cutting property taxes, especially when there is such a large population on the eastern side of the State, and a lesser, more rural population on the western side of the State.
In other business, the two candidates for the Parks and Rec Director are slated to be interviewed in-person. One of the candidates – John Wyatt Adderton, from Savannah, Georgia, will be here on Friday. He’s a Park Ranger, and his spouse is an airline pilot. Michelle Spunaugle – the other candidate – also has experience as a Park Ranger. She lives in Villisca and will be interviewed separately,
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will stock rainbow trout in five urban lakes and ponds this month for anglers who enjoy winter fishing. Mike Steuck, the D-N-R’s regional fisheries supervisor for northeast Iowa, says trout get stressed in warmer water and can even die if the temperature is too high. “They don’t like temperatures higher than 70,” Steuck says. “So they’ll quit feeding. They act a little funny and they try and seek out colder water sources.”
Steuck says water temperatures are much cooler now, in the 30s, so it’s an ideal time for the D-N-R to stock the trout — and for Iowans to seek them out by casting a line. “We want people to catch them right away,” he says, “and take them home and see how good fish are to eat and see how much fun fishing is.”
Steuck says the DNR will stock one-to-two-thousand trout in lakes in Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Mason City and a few other locations. He says people catch the fish generally within a month after they’re stocked.
(reporting by Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)
(Radio Iowa) – An Iowan who was thought to be the oldest living person in the United States died Tuesday. The Lampe & Powers Funeral Home says Bessie Hendricks of Lake City died Tuesday at the Shady Oaks Care Center in Lake City. Hendricks celebrated her 115th birthday on November 7th, and lived 57 more days.
A funeral for Hendricks is scheduled for this Saturday in Lake City. She was reportedly the 10th oldest person in the world.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Police Department early this (Wednesday) afternoon, released additional details to their arrest report Wednesday morning. With regard to the arrest of 21-year-old Chanson Hans, of Atlantic, Police Chief Devon Hogue says that at approximately 8:29 p.m. on January 2, 2023 (Monday), the Cass County Communications Center received a call requesting officers respond to the Turkey Creek Lodge on East 7th Street, for an individual breaking into another room.
Officers on scene were informed that a male individual had broken into a room at the hotel and assaulted an individual inside. As the caller tried to intervene, they were also assaulted by the male subject and officers were told that they had left the scene before arrival. A search of the area was conducted and a male matching the description was located in the area of the Mulberry Mat.
That subject was positively identified by witnesses and subsequently, 21-year-old Chanson Hans was taken into custody and charged with Burglary 2nd Degree, Criminal Mischief 4th Degree, Public Intoxication, and Assault Causing Bodily Injury. An additional charge of Simple Assault has been added after further statements and investigation had been completed.
And, with regard to the arrest on December 26th of 50-year-old Barns Narios, of Atlantic, Chief Hogue says Officers responded to the Turkey Creek Lodge at around 3:21 a.m. that day, after the Cass County Communications Center received a call requesting officers investigate an incident that had occurred. Through their investigation, officers discovered an incident occurred after a disagreement between individuals. They were informed that an individual had gone from one room to another with a machete and subsequently threatened and caused injury to the victim.
Narios, was taken into custody on charges that include Going Armed with Intent and use of a Dangerous Weapon in the Commission of a Crime. An additional charge of Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury was added after further statements and investigation had been completed. The unidentified victim was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital to be seen for their injuries.
The Atlantic Police Department was assisted during both incidents, by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. No other details are being released at this time. If you have information regarding either incident, please call the Atlantic Police Department at 712-243-3512.
Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty
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