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Traffic stop leads to pursuit in Shelby County Wed. morning

News

May 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Harlan, Iowa) –  A traffic stop by a Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy resulted in a pursuit that ended in a foot chase, in Harlan. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened early this (Wednesday) morning, when a Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle just north of Harlan, on Highway 59. When the vehicle failed to yield, the Deputy and a Harlan Police officer began a pursuit in and around the area of Defiance.

The vehicle then went back south bound where another Shelby County Deputy did set stop sticks up on the road. The vehicle then traveled into Harlan and attempted to make a turn when it lost control. The suspect later identified as Spencer Hodges took off of foot. An alert was put out to citizens to stay in their residence and not to answer the door. With a Shelby County K9 unit, a Shelby County EMA drone, Crawford County Sheriff’s office deputies, and Harlan police officers assistance, the suspect was apprehended.

Hodges was was found to have an active arrest warrant out of Nebraska. The vehicle his was driving was allegedly stolen out of Nebraska. Once the suspect was in custody, the alert was cancelled.

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Denison sweeps Hawkeye Ten Boys Tennis Singles Tournament 05/03/2022

Sports

May 4th, 2022 by admin

The singles portion of the Hawkeye Ten Boys Tennis Tournament was played on Tuesday in Red Oak.

Denison-Schleswig swept the singles titles and won the team championship as well. Colin Reis was the #1 singles champion. He swept past Carter White of St. Albert in the title match.

Harrison Dahm won #2 singles for Denison. He swept Lance Regehr of Clarinda in the championship match. Atlantic’s Nolan Waters was 5th.

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Hawkeye Ten Tournament Team Scoring

  1. Denison-Schleswig 31
  2. Shenandoah 20
  3. Lewis Central 18
  4. Clarinda 17
  5. Glenwood 15
  6. St. Albert 14
  7. Atlantic 12
  8. Kuemper Catholic 10
  9. Red oak 5
  10. Creston 2
  11. Harlan 0

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High School Golf Scoreboard 05/03/2022

Sports

May 4th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS GOLF

Betty Heflin Invite @ Atlantic- See other story

Audubon 221 Riverside 243
Medalist: Kali Irlmeier, Audubon, 47
Runner-up: Addison Brink, Riverside, 50

Rolling Valley Girls: Boyer Valley 209 Coon Rapids-Bayard 235 CAM NTS Glidden-Ralston NTS Woodbine NTS
Medalist: Maci Miller, Boyer Valley, 44
Runner-Up: Makenzie Dumbaugh, Boyer Valley, 49
CAM: Reese Snyder and Mady McKee both with 51

Missouri Valley 255, Griswold NTS
Medalist: Ava Hilts, Missouri Valley, 55
Runner-up: Linsey Keiser, Griswold, 56

Pride of Iowa Tournament (at Corning)

Team Scores

  1. Southwest Valley 454
  2. East Union 474
  3. Nodaway Valley 497
  4. Mount Ayr 513
  5. Central Decatur 523
  6. Wayne 548

Individual Top 5

  1. Kaylin Lack, East Union, 98
  2. Macy Steele, Martensdale-St. Marys, 102
  3. Emmalee Schafer, Mount Ayr, 103
  4. Lindsay Davis, Nodaway Valley, 107
  5. Ashlyn Gutierrez, Nodaway Valley, 107

Treynor 202, Logan-Magnolia 220
Medalist: Brooklynn Currin, Treynor, 42
Runner-up: Maddie Lewis, Treynor, 43

Underwood 261, AHSTW NTS
Medalist: Lydia Bracker, Underwood, 61
Runner-up: Sierra Fox, Underwood, 64

BOYS GOLF

Atlantic Trojan Tournament- See other story

Missouri Valley 180, Griswold 188
Medalist: Jackson Tennis, Missouri Valley, 39
Runner-up: Kamron Brownlee, Griswold, 42

Rollng Valley Boys: Boyer Valley 171 CAM 174 Woodbine 185, Coon Rapids-Bayard 193, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 205, Glidden-Ralston 223
Medalist: Chase Jahde, CAM, 37
Runner-up: Connor Kenkel, Boyer Valley, 42
Other CAM scores: Seth Hensley 43, Logan Lawrence 46, Bradyn Bohnsack 48, Gavyn Jessen 53, Lukas James 55
Exira-EHK scores: Gavin Bengard 46, Trey Petersen 49, Quintinn Whit & Easton Nelson 55, Cole Brbham 69

Roncalli Tournament
St. Albert was 6th with a 372 total. Alex Gast was 15th with an 80.

Treynor 163, Logan-Magnolia 189
Medalist: Ethan Konz, Treynor, 34
Runner-up: Ryan Konz, Treynor, 42

Underwood 185, AHSTW 274
Medalist: Wyatt Buckholdt, Underwood, 43
Runner-up: Kaiden Rodenburg, Underwood, 46

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ADM wins boys Trojan Tournament, Atlantic 4th

Sports

May 4th, 2022 by admin

Boys Trojan Golf Tournament
05/03/2022

Team Scores

  1. ADM 305
  2. Winterset 320
  3. Clarinda 331
  4. Atlantic 333
  5. Lewis Central 333
  6. Kuemper Catholic 335
  7. Ballard 339
  8. Glenwood 354
  9. Harlan 361
  10. Denison 362
  11. Creston 396
  12. Red Oak 433
  13. Shenandoah 463

Atlantic Scores:

Garrett McLaren  84
Lane Nelson 83
Tristan Hayes  82
Roth Den Beste  84
Tate Niklasen  93
Cruz Weaver  95

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ADM wins Betty Heflin Invite, Atlantic 4th

Sports

May 4th, 2022 by admin

Betty Heflin Invite @ Atlantic

Team Scores

  1. ADM 388
  2. Winterset 399
  3. Carroll 401
  4. Atlantic 413
  5. Creston 417
  6. Red Oak 421
  7. Shenandoah 433
  8. Harlan 435
  9. Glenwood 438
  10. Denison-Schleswig 444
  11. Clarinda 451
  12. Kuemper Catholic NTS

Indivdidual Top 10

  1. Jaya West, Winterset, 76
  2. Erin Winker, Carroll, 82
  3. Emma Mellencamp, ADM, 89
  4. Maria Groumoutis, Creston, 90
  5. Faith Weber, Glenwood, 94
  6. Morgan McGargill, Shenandoah, 95
  7. Belle Berg, Atlantic, 95
  8. Brynn Knaus, Red Oak, 96
  9. Timber Svendsen, Harlan, 97
  10. Kendal Book, ADM, 98

Other Atlantic Scores: Abby Smith – 100 (46-54) 13th place, Reagan Leonard – 109 (52-57) 31st place, Lexi Noelck – 109  (52-57) 32nd place, Abby Muller – 111  (58-53) 34th place, Nissa Molgaard – 123  (61-62)  51st.

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Red Oak man arrested following a traffic stop

News

May 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop a little after 11-p.m. Tuesday, in Red Oak, resulted in an arrest. 26-year-old Dylan Elwood Taylor, of Red Oak,was arrested for Driving While Barred. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Wed., May 4, 2022

Weather

May 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 60. SE @ 10 mph.
Tonight: Mo.cloudy w/rain & isolated thundershowers. Low 45. E @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/shwrs & isolated tshwrs. High 53. E @ 10-15.
Friday: Shwrs ending; Becoming P/Cldy. High 62.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 76.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 52. Our Low was 41. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 65 and the Low was 27. The Record High on this date was 91 in 1918. The Record Low was 27 in 1907.

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House fire in Atlantic Wed. morning

News

May 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Firefighters and other emergency personnel were dispatched at around 4:52-a.m. today (Wednesday), to a residential fire at 106 Cedar Street. Dispatch reports said the home was unoccupied, because the utilities had been shut-off. Police, however, said a neighbor pulled a man from the structure. The home was said to be fully engulfed on the east side. The incident remains under investigation. No other information was immediately available.

Photos by Ric Hanson/KJAN News

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Woman arrested on an assault charge in Montgomery County

News

May 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report a woman from Villisca was arrested Tuesday, on an assault charge.  40-year-old Kyla Rae Smith was taken into custody for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. She was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Jail.

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Iowa Cubs executive on six game series in the minors

Sports

May 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Cubs President and General Manager Sam Bernabe says he has warmed up to a six games series. The new format debuted a year ago during the pandemic to reduce travel and returned this season. Series run Tuesday through Sunday and Monday’s are always an off day.

Bernabe says the format has helped reduce travel headaches for the team.

Bernabe believes regular off days are good for the players.

The I-Cubs opened an International League series in St. Paul last night (Tuesday night), with a 7-to 3 win.

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