Police in Red Oak report two men were arrested Saturday, on drug charges. Authorities says 42-year old Victor William Vukonich Jr. and 42-year old Jason Michael Eppenbaugh, both from Red Oak, were arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, with Eppenbaugh facing two counts. The men were being held in the Montgomery County Jail, on bond amounting to $300 for Vukonich, Jr., and $1,000, for Eppenbaugh.
Trips to the boys state basketball tournament are on the line tonight in substate final games for Class 1A and 2A. Here are the area matchups.
CLASS 1A
Substate 7 @ Dowling Catholic: Grand View Christian (23-0) vs. St. Albert (12-11) 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ CB Thomas Jefferson: AHSTW (23-1) vs. West Harrison (21-3) 7:00 p.m. – ON KJAN
CLASS 2A
Substate 8 @ AC/GC: Van Meter (20-2) vs. Red Oak (17-7) 7:00 p.m.
CLASS 4A
Substate 8
Johnston 60, Norwalk 49
Dowling Catholic 42, CB Abraham Lincoln 39
(Defiance, Iowa) – Three people were injured during a head-on crash Friday afternoon in northern Shelby County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2015 GMC Sierra driven by 46-year-old Ryan Wheatley, of Spirit Lake, was northbound on Highway 59, at the same time a 2014 Dodge Avenger driven by 19-year-old Evan Edwards, of Council Bluffs, was traveling southbound.
The pickup entered the northbound lane and truck the car head-on. Both vehicles came to rest in the west ditch. The accident happened at around 4:40-p.m., just north of County Road F-16. Edwards and an eight-year-old child passenger were wearing seat belts. Wheatley was not. Scanner reports at the time said one of victims was trapped in one of the vehicles and needed to be extricated.
Evan Edwards was transported by LifeNet helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha. Ryan Wheatley and the child were transported to Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, by Defiance Rescue. The accident remains under investigation. Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted at the scene.
(Urbandale, Iowa) – A man who entered Interstate 80 late Friday night in Urbandale was struck by a vehicle and transported to the hospital. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2004 Ford Freestar van driven by 34-year-old Maria Alarcon, of Urbandale, was traveling west on I-80 near mile marker 126.5 at around 10:06-p.m., when 18-year-old Quinn Edward Melchert, of Eldridge, Iowa, entered the roadway. The man was taken to Methodist Hospital by Urbandale EMS.
A report on his condition was not available. The accident remains under investigation.
Northern Iowa hosts Loyola this (Saturday) afternoon and the winner claims the Missouri Valley regular season title and the top seed at next week’s conference tournament in St. Louis. The Panthers have reached this point by winning eight of their last night games. Panther coach Ben Jacobson.
UNI’s only loss in the past month was an 85-58 setback to the Ramblers in Chicago. Jacobson hopes a full McLeod Center will give the Panthers a home court advantage.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; Mostly Sunny. High 38. SW @ 10-20.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 18. SW @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 49. W/SW @ 10-15.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 52.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 56.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 29. Our Low was -7. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 46 and the Low was 23. The Record High on this date was 72 in 1896. The Record Low was -28 in 1963.
(Villisca, Iowa) — A traffic stop Friday in Villisca, resulted in the arrest of 22-year-old Jonah Lee Kirsch, of Villisca, for Driving while barred. His bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $2,000.
ETHEL BELLE FILKINS, 80, of Atlantic [& formerly of rural Grant], died Friday, February 25, 2022, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. A private, family funeral for ETHEL FILKINS will be held at a later date. Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is in charge of the arrangements.
Interment will be in the Lincoln Center Cemetery south of Cumberland.
ETHEL BELLE FILKINS is survived by:
Her husband – Lyle Filkins, of Atlantic.
Her daughters – Crystal (George) Starlin, of Cumberland; Kelli (Lowell) Evans, of Corning; and Kimberly (Dustin) Wyman, of Griswold.
Her sons – Lyle Filkins, Jr. (and wife Valarie), of Mason City, and Steven (& wife Shawn Filkins) of Elizabethtown, KY.
Her brothers – Ross (Dee) Holiday, of Paris, TN; D.L. Scott (and partner Hans Anderson), of Seattle, WA.
Her sisters – Barbara (Jim) Miller of Glenwood; Doris (Jon) Boyce of Maple Grove, MN; Mary (Tim) Mayberry, of Glenwood, , and Mary (Jim) Harman of Mission, TX.
14 grandchildre; 21 great-grandchildren; other relatives, her in-laws, and friends.
BECKY JO KERSTEN, 68, of New Brighton, MN [a native of Harlan], died March 5, 2021, in MN. A Celebration of Life for BECKY JO KERSTEN will be held 2-p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, in Harlan.
Burial of ashes will be in the Harlan Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (www.lbda.org).
BECKY JO KERSTEN is survived by:
Her Mother – Irene Hansen of Harlan, IA
Her Son – Kris (Kate) Kersten of New Brighton, MN
Her Sister – Jane (Dale) Washburn of Centennial, CO
Her Brothers – Tom (Connie) Hansen of Harlan, IA & Ted (DeAnne) Hansen of Farmington, MO.
1 Granddaughter, other relatives and friends.
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