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Skyscan Weather Forecast for Cass & area Counties from the NWS, 1/14/18

Weather

January 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Today: Cloudy. A chance of light snow in the morning. A chance of light snow late in the afternoon. Warmer. High in the mid 20s. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Tonight: Cloudy until early morning then becoming partly cloudy. Light snow likely in the evening, then a chance of light snow before midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Low zero to 5 above. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Martin Luther King Jr Day: Mostly sunny. Bitterly cold. Breezy. Patchy blowing snow early in the afternoon. High zero to 5 above. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Wind chill readings 15 to 20 below.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Colder. Low 5 to 10 below. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High zero to 5 above. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 5 to 10 below.
Wednesday: Sunny, warmer. High 15 to 20.

The daytime High in Atlantic Saturday was 10. The temp rose overnight, making our 24-hour High 14. The Low was 6. We received .2″ of snowfall overnight, which melted into just a Trace of precipitation. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 36 and the Low was 10. The All-time record High for Jan. 14th in Atlantic, was 54 in 1914. The All-time record Low was -29 in 1957.

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Atlantic Chamber holds annual banquet & Athena Award

News

January 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, Saturday, held its annual Chamber Banquet and Awards, program at the Cass County Community Center. The biggest event of the evening, was presentation of the 17th annual (2018) Athena Award.This year Atlantic High School Principal Heather McKay was the recipient. It was presented by 2017 Athena Award Winner, Dr. Tressa Wilcox. The award is sponsored by Deter Motor Company.

According to Athena International, the award is given to “An exceptional individual who has achieved excellence in his or her business profession and serves the community in a meaningful way and assists women in their attainment of professional goals and leadership skills.”

Locally, past winners include Lavon Eblen, Kathie Hockenberry, Lanette Plambeck, Pat Markman, Dolly Bergmann, Wendy Richter, Ann Pross, Janell Hansen, Jan Kinison, Carole Schuler, Glenda Farrier, Margaret Slepsky, Denise O’Brien, Leanne Pellett, Judy Marnin, and the 2017 winner, Tressa Wilcox.

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Northern Iowa gets 1st MVC win, holds off Valparaiso, 81-76

Sports

January 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Tywhon Pickford and Austin Phyfe combined to score 43 points and Northern Iowa held off Valparaiso late, 81-76 to earn its first Missouri Valley Conference victory on Saturday night. Northern Iowa now has won 23 of the 25 meetings between the schools.

The Panthers took a 32-21 lead after a half and Phyfe converted a three-point play and a layup to push the lead to 23 points, 46-23 five minutes into the second period. Northern Iowa maintained a 20-point advantage for the next 10 minutes before the Crusaders finally managed to cut the deficit to single digits on a Micah Bradford jumper with 2:37 left to make it 71-62.

Max Joseph hit a layup and Markus Golder hit a 3 to get the deficit to five points, 74-69, but the Panthers (9-9, 1-5) hit 6 of 8 from the line to seal the win.

Pickford was 6 of 6 shooting from the field, hitting all 4 of his 3-point attempts, and finished with 23 points. Phyfe was 6 of 7 from the floor and 8 for 8 from the line to add 20.

Bakari Evelyn and Golder finished with 19 and 18 points, respectively, to lead Valparaiso (11-8, 2-4).

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, 1/14/18

News

January 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CST

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Iowa have released the names of three people from Waterloo killed in a crash that also seriously injured three others. Police say 20-year-old Elijah James Showalter, 21-year-old Daniel James Delagardelle and 16-year-old Brady Hagenstein died in the Friday evening in Cedar Falls. Police say the three were traveling in a speeding westbound car on Viking Road that crossed the center line and hit an eastbound SUV head-on.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old girl found unresponsive along with her mother in a Council Bluffs apartment fire has died. The Omaha World-Herald reports that A’Nyia Patton died Friday night at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, where she was taken after being found by firefighters in the burning apartment Wednesday morning. An autopsy has been ordered. The girl’s mother, 37-year-old Michelle Patton, remained in critical condition at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials say there may be a delay in starting repair work on a bridge that spans the Big Sioux River, connecting Sioux City to North Sioux City, South Dakota. The Sioux City Journal reports the anticipated five-month closure of the Military Road bridge may not happen until 2019. The city had originally slotted the work to begin this year but says a languishing permit process through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could push back the start date.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An officer for a contractor who admitted falsifying and submitting invoices that resulted in nearly $808,000 in overcharges to the Iowa Transportation Department has been sentenced to supervised release. Federal prosecutors say 31-year-old Jenna Wilson, of Sergeant Bluff, was sentence Friday in Sioux City’s federal courthouse. In addition to two years’ supervised release, she was ordered to pay a nearly $34,500 fine.

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Basketball Scores from Sat., 1/13/18

Sports

January 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Ar-We-Va, Westside 63, Madrid 54

Cherokee, Washington 57, MVAO-CO-U 54

Denison-Schleswig 76, OA-BCIG 52

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 76, Audubon 74, OT

Glenwood 84, Harlan 79

Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 39, Sidney 21

Panorama, Panora 60, Nodaway Valley 52

Ponca, Neb. 78, Westwood, Sloan 40

Van Meter 55, Winterset 48

MAC Shootout

Bellevue West, Neb. 47, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 41

Bennington, Neb. 44, Lewis Central 43

Bishop Neumann, Neb. 50, Atlantic 46

Fremont Mills, Tabor 56, Louisville, Neb. 34

Sioux City, West 77, Omaha Benson, Neb. 56

Winnebago, Neb. 63, Carroll 60

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Ar-We-Va, Westside 52, Madrid 41

Cherokee, Washington 76, MVAO-CO-U 19

Denison-Schleswig 39, OA-BCIG 34

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 57, Essex 15

Harlan 52, Glenwood 47

Panorama, Panora 61, Nodaway Valley 33

Sidney 43, Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 29

Westwood, Sloan 64, Ponca, Neb. 45

Winterset 57, Van Meter 50

MAC Shootout

Bennington, Neb. 42, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 31

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 55, Omaha Benson, Neb. 54

Lewis Central 49, Bellevue West, Neb. 43

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McGlynn leads as Drake rolls to 81-65 win over Evansville

Sports

January 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nick McGlynn scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Drake rolled to an 81-65 win over Evansville on Saturday.

McGlynn was 9 of 10 from the field and 5 of 6 from the line for Bulldogs (11-8, 5-1 Missouri Valley Conference) who have won six of their last seven and lead in the MVC. Graham Woodward added 13 points off the bench, De’Antae McMurray and C.J. Rivers had 11 points apiece and Reed Timmer chipped in 10. Rivers led the team with 11 rebounds.

The team shot 54 percent compared to 42 percent for Evansville and had a 35-28 rebounding edge. Drake dominated the scoring early, led 29-11 midway, and was up 46-29 at the break.

The Bulldogs led throughout the second half and a Woodward 3-pointer stretched it to 69-51 with 6:47 to go. Evansville’s Ryan Taylor finished out the scoring with back-to-back 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds but it was not enough.

Taylor finished with 28 points for the Purple Aces (12-7, 2-4).

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(Update) Police identify 3 killed in head-on crash at Cedar Falls

News

January 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Iowa have released the names of three people from Waterloo killed in a crash that also seriously injured three others. Police say 20-year-old Elijah James Showalter, 21-year-old Daniel James Delagardelle and 16-year-old Brady Hagenstein died in the Friday evening in Cedar Falls.

Police say the three were traveling in a speeding westbound car on Viking Road that crossed the center line and hit an eastbound SUV head-on. Three people in the SUV — a Cedar Falls husband and wife and their 9-year-old daughter — were hospitalized with what officials say are non-life-threatening injuries.

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Keys has 34, Purdue women upset No. 18 Iowa 76-70

Sports

January 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Andreona Keys scored 22 of her career-high 34 points in the second half and Purdue knocked off its second straight ranked opponent, beating No. 18 Iowa 76-70, Saturday.

Dominique Oden added 16 points and Karissa McLaughlin 15, 12 in the second half, for the Boilermakers (12-7, 3-2 Big Ten), who beat No. 21 Rutgers on Thursday. Oden, McLaughlin and Keys combined for all 25 Purdue points in the third quarter on 10-of-15 shooting, 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and the Boilermakers took a 57-49 lead into the fourth.

Then Megan Gustafson rallied Iowa (15-3, 3-2). She scored 11 of the Hawkeyes’ first 14 points. Alexis Sevillian made it a 1-point game with a 3-pointer at the 7:20 mark and Chase Coley made it 67-65 with a jumper at 2:36. Iowa then had two misses and a turnover on its next possession before Keys made a layup with 1:14 to go. After another Hawkeyes miss, fouls took over and the Boilermakers made 7 of 8 free throws for their first win at Iowa City since 2008.

Gustafson finished with a career-high 37 points plus 14 rebounds for her nation-leading 17th double-double of the season.

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Wigginton’s 30 points propel Cyclones past Baylor 75-65

Sports

January 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Lindell Wigginton scored a career-high 30 points and Iowa State beat Baylor 75-65 on Saturday to snap a four-game losing skid. Nick Weiler-Babb added 15 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Cyclones (10-6, 1-4 Big 12), who picked up their first league win while beating the Bears (11-6, 1-4) for the 14th time in 16 tries at home. Wigginton buried a 3 and fellow freshman Cameron Lard hit a layup with 4:26 left to put Iowa State ahead 64-58 and force a Baylor timeout. Lard then rescued a Cyclones possession by pushing a loose ball to the perimeter, and Wigginton responded with a 3 that made it 69-62 with 1:36 to go. Weiler-Babb then drained the shot clock and hit a mid-range jumper to push Iowa State’s lead to 71-65 with 51 seconds to go.

Lard scored 11 points with nine rebounds and five blocks for the Cyclones, who survived a 1 of 12 shooting stretch midway through the second half. Freshman Tristan Clark had 16 points and 15 rebounds for Baylor (11-6, 1-4), which lost despite grabbing 19 offensive rebounds Wigginton and Lard are the future of Iowa State basketball, so seeing those two lead the way at times was an encouraging sign for a program in the middle of a rebuild. Wigginton took over Iowa State’s offense with guard Donovan Jackson (3 points on 1 of 10 shooting) struggling to hit anything. Sophomore Solomon Young added 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Iowa State plays at TCU on Wednesday.

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Accident in Creston Sat. afternoon: No injuries

News

January 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston say no injuries were reported following an accident early Saturday afternoon at the intersection of S. Peterson and W. Jefferson Streets. Authorities say a 1987 Ford Taurus driven by 88-year old Marjary Maxine Lowe, of Creston, was southbound on S. Peterson and had stopped at the intersection before proceeding to continue south, when the car hit a 2008 Kia Optima, driven by 19-year old Carson Joe Wheat, of Orient. Wheat was traveling east on W. Jefferson, when his vehicle was struck on the driver’s side door.

Officials say the accident happened at around Noon, Saturday. A parked vehicle on Jefferson near the intersection blocked Lowe’s view, which contributed to the crash. No citations were issued. Damage to the vehicles amounted to $2,600.

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