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Bryan York Selected to Receive Delores & Gail Nelson 4-H Scholarship

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 11th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Bryan York of Atlantic was recently selected as the first recipient of the Delores & Gail Nelson Cass County 4-H Scholarship. The scholarship was established to honor the Nelsons’ strong support of the Cass County 4-H program throughout their lives, both as youth members and adult volunteers. The scholarship is for a Cass County 4-H’er who has been active in 4-H and has demonstrated strong leadership skills. The student must be enrolled as an incoming freshman at a four-year college or university in the state of Iowa.

Bryan has been an active member of the Bear Grove Blazers 4-H club for 10 years.

Bryan York

He has participated in fair projects in the areas of Photography, Home Improvement, Visual Arts, Sewing, Food and Nutrition, Gardening, and Woodworking.  He has been active in his club community service projects, served in every office and currently is his club president. At the county level, Bryan is on the Youth Council and the Youth Action Committee. He has also participated in the SOFA and State 4-H conference trips multiple times and has received three project awards while in high school. Bryan will be a freshman computer engineering student at Iowa State University this fall.

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GARY NEWTON, 84, of West Des Moines (formerly of Greenfield) – Celebration of Life 7/14/22

Obituaries

July 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

GARY NEWTON, 84, of West Des Moines (formerly of Greenfield), died Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the Crest Haven Care Center, in Creston. A Celebration of Life service for GARY NEWTON will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2022, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; The family will greet friends on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Burial is in the Greenfield Cemetery.  Full Military Graveside Rites will be conducted by the Greenfield American Legion Head-Endres Post No. 265 and V.F.W. Post No. 5357.

Memorials may be directed to the Gary Newton Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

GARY NEWTON is survived by:

His sons – Jeff Newton, and David (Deb) Newton,  all of Greenfield, and Dennis (Laura) Newton, Creston.

His sister – Nancy Gross, of Greenfield.

3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

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Pott. County Sheriff’s report from 7/8/22

News

July 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County, Friday, said a woman was arrested Thursday at a casino, for Public Intoxication. Authorities say 20-year-old Taylor Adams was arrested at Harrahs Stir Cove, after Deputies were notified by security that a female in the crowd didn’t have a wristband and was possibly underage holding an alcoholic drink. Adams was transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail and later released.

And, Pott. County Deputies arrested 32-year-old Jeffrey Kyle Peters, Thursday, following a traffic stop on Interstate 29 at mile marker 66 (just south of Honey Creek). Peters was charged with Driving While Barred and later released.

 

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Sunday is “Fun Day” at the Adams County Fair

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Fair, “Memories in the Making,” continues its run through Tuesday, in Corning. Here’s what’s on the schedule for today (Sunday, July 10th):

8:00am 5K Color Run (registration at 7:30am)

8:30am Sheep/Goat/Alpaca Show

9:00am Fair Fundraiser Breakfast

9:00am Open Pet Show

12:00pm Fair Parade:

  • The Parade starts at Grove Park.
  • Head East on 10th Street.
  • Turn South on Benton Street.
  • Head back East on Ninth Street.
  • South on Main Street
  • East on Seventh Street *Crosses Hwy 148*
  • Proceed on Seventh until it turns into John Street.
  • Then head North on John Street and turn into the Adams County Fairgrounds.

    Adams County Fair Parade route, 7/10/22

1:00pm Poultry Skillathon

2:00pm Puppet Show

3:00pm Baby Contest (registration at 2:30pm)

3:30pm Family Fair Tours

4:00pm Puppet Show

5:00pm Quilts of Valor

7:00pm Dairyland Donkey Ball

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the NishnaValley, Sunday – July 10, 2022

Weather

July 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

Saturday’s high was 87 and the low was 67. This day last year the high was 78 and the low 63. The all-time record high was 104 set in 1930 & 1936. The record low was 46 in 1895 1996.

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Atlantic heading back to the Regional Finals with win over Clarinda

Sports

July 9th, 2022 by admin

The Atlantic softball team will get a crack at a second straight state tournament appearance on Tuesday. The Trojans earned that chance with an 11-2 win over Clarinda in a Class 3A Region 4 Semifinal on Saturday night.

The Trojans made a few defensive mistakes but they were solid at the plate and Riley Wood had a nice night in the circle. Atlantic pounced early with four runs in the bottom of the 1st inning. The first two batters really set the tone. Ava Rush was hit by a pitch and stole her way over to 2nd. Then Riley Wood delivered an RBI single to bring Rush home. The Trojans took advantage of a couple Cardinal errors to score two more runs and Zoey Kirchhoff had an RBI single as well.

The Fillies plated a run in the second on a Ryplee Sunderman sac fly. Atlantic got 1 run in each of the 2nd and third innings to build a 6-1 lead. The Trojans then scored 4 in the fourth. Malena Woodward had the big hit that inning with a 2-run double. Both teams picked one more run to cap the day. Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann thought they played well in a couple of phases of the game.

Atlantic made a big defensive play for a double play to shake of 3 errors in the third inning. Madison Huddleson said that was a big turning point.

Jada Jensen said the youth on this year’s team is coming along well.

Coach Hinzmann said this is the spot they obviously want to be in, they just want a shot.

Atlantic improves to 23-14 on the season. Clarinda ends the season with a 14-18 mark. Next up for the Trojans is a Regional Final match-up at Williamsburg on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. We’ll have coverage of that game on KJAN.

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Regional Semifinal Softball Scoreboard 07/09/2022

Sports

July 9th, 2022 by admin

Class 1A Regional Semfinals

Region3
Fremont-Mills @ Exira-EHK 11, Fremont-Mills 1

Class 3A Regional Semifinals

Region 2
Saydel 1, Greene County 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 10, Harlan 0

Region 4
Williamsburg 10, Chariton (5 innings)
Atlantic 11, Clarinda 2- ON KJAN

Class 4A Regional Semifinals

Region 1
Dallas Center-Grimes 12, Denison-Schleswig 0
Bishop Heelan 8, Spencer 4

Region 2
Indianola 8, North Polk 7
Glenwood 5, Creston 3

Class 5A Regional Semifinals
Waukee Northwest 10, Des Moines Roosevelt 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 4, CB Abraham Lincoln 3

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District Final Baseball Scoreboard 07/09/2022

Sports

July 9th, 2022 by admin

CLASS 1A

District 1: Remsen St. Mary’s 2, Gehlen Catholic 1
District 2: West Harrison 11, Woodbine 7
District 13: Ogden 3, Ankeny Christian 2
District 14: CAM 7, Lamoni 3
District 15: Tri-Center 1, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
District 16: Kingsley-Pierson 4, Woodbury Central 1

CLASS 2A

District 15: Clarinda 11, Treynor 1
District 16: Kuemper Catholic 7, OABCIG 1

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Motorist in Council Bluffs “late for work” was cited for speeding 107 mph in a 65 zone

News

July 9th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Pottawattamie County, Iowa) – In a social media post, the Iowa State Patrol, Saturday, said a motorist traveling on Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs, Thursday, was stopped for excessive speed. The Patrol reports “Trooper Bardsley spotted [the unidentified] driver on I-80 near [mile marker 3].” The vehicle was traveling 107 mph in a 65 mph zone.
Authorities say the driver’s excuse for driving that fast, was because they were “Late for work.”
In the post, the Patrol pondered the question of whether or not the “he made it to work on time?,” and speculated that “spending time on the shoulder waiting for his citation didn’t help his efforts.” 

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Norwalk woman injured in Dallas County crash; Motoryclist hurt in eastern Iowa crash

News

July 9th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Dallas County, Iowa) – A collision Friday night on Interstate 80 near Van Meter resulted in a woman from Norwalk (Iowa) being flown to a hospital in Des Moines. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2019 Freightliner semi driven by 26-year-old Devon Clarke, from Kissimmee, FL, was traveling east on I-80 at around 11:20-p.m., at the same time a 2017 Chevy Equinox driven by 25-year-old Madison Stogdill, of Norwalk, was traveling WEST, IN THE EASTBOUND LANE.

The SUV struck a bridge and rolled over before it was struck by the semi. Stogdill was transported by Mercy One Helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. The crash remains under investigation. Multiple agencies assisted at the scene.

The State Patrol reports also, a collision between two motorcycles in northeast Iowa late Saturday morning, resulted in injuries to one of the motorcycle riders. A 2008 Triumph motorcycle operated by 53-year-old Chad Ernst, of Garber (Iowa), and a 2013 Harley Davidson cycle being operated by 56-year-old Daniel Helle, of Solon, were both southbound on Hilton Road in Clayton County, just north of Highway 3, when one of the cycles struck the other in the rear.

The crash happened at around 11:17-a.m. The Patrol says Chad Ernst was transported by Edgewood Ambulance to the hospital in Manchester.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, Edgewood Fire, and Edgewood Ambulance.

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