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NE coach bans his players from locker room after loss to IA

Sports

February 23rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Tim Miles is so steamed about his team’s 28-point loss to Iowa that he’s locking his players out of their locker room. The Cornhuskers’ 74-46 loss Sunday was their fifth straight and seventh in eight games. They’re 13-14 overall and 5-8 and in 10th place in Big Ten after finishing fourth and making it to the NCAA tournament last year. Miles also said players would not speak to the media until further notice, adding, “If there’s anyone who’s going to represent us right now, it’s me.”

Nebraska’s $19 million training facility opened in 2011 and features a deluxe locker room with heated towel racks and I-pod plug-ins in the showers. Asked where the players will shower after practices, Miles said, “Good luck. They’re creative young people.”

Hospital rep: Wrestler who collapsed at meet heads home

News, Sports

February 23rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A high school wrestler from southwest Iowa who collapsed at the state duals tournament has been released from a Des Moines hospital. Spokesman Gregg Lagan for Mercy Medical Center said Sunday night that Creston/Orient-Macksburg student Tayler Pettit is heading home. Pettit’s parents said in a statement released by Lagan that Tayler complained of a shortness of breath after his second match Wednesday. He then collapsed, experienced seizures and went into cardiac arrest.

Scott and Melissa Pettit said in the statement that doctors found Tayler has a previously unknown condition in which an extra electrical pathway in his heart caused a rapid heart rate. Their statement said Tayler underwent a procedure to correct the pathway and is expected to make a full recovery.

White’s double-double leads Iowa in 74-46 rout of Nebraska

Sports

February 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Aaron White had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Iowa rode a 21-2 run to end the first half to a 74-46 victory over Nebraska on Sunday. Peter Jok scored 14 points and Jarrod Uthoff had 11 points and four blocked shots for the Hawkeyes (17-10, 8-6 Big Ten), who swept the season series against Nebraska (13-14, 5-10) and sent the Huskers to their fifth straight loss and seventh in eight games.

Iowa, which shot 50 percent and made 10 3-pointers, was the first Nebraska opponent in 38 games to make at least half its shots from the floor. Nebraska got 16 points from Terran Petteway and 10 from Walter Pitchford. The Huskers’ 32.7-percent shooting matched their season low, and they were just 2 of 18 on 3s.

Shavon Shields, who had 25 points in the first meeting with the Hawks, was held to three points on 1-of-6 shooting.

Atlantic School Board to discuss 5-yr CIP Monday evening

News

February 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic School Board will hold a work session Monday evening at the high school. During their 7:30-p.m. meeting in the high school Media Center, the Board will hear from the high school Building Leadership Team (BLT), and discuss the district’s 5-year Capital Improvement Projects Plan (CIP). No action is expected to be taken on the plan during the meeting.

Drake coasts to 78-43 win over Missouri State

Sports

February 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gary Ricks Jr. sank six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points to help propel Drake to a 78-43 win over Missouri State on Sunday. Reed Timmer added 17 points while pulling down seven rebounds, Jacob Enevold Jensen and Chris Caird added 10 points apiece as Drake (9-19, 6-10 Missouri Valley Conference) shot 51.8 percent from the floor, including 13 of 21 from 3-point range, to snap a two-game skid.

The Bulldogs broke it open with a 19-2 run in the first half that included 3-pointers from Timmer and Caird and the margin never fell below double figures the rest of the way. Leading 35-14 at the break, Drake continued to pull away in the second half. Chris Kendrix scored 13 points and Camyn Boone had 12 and 10 rebounds for Missouri State (10-18, 4-12), which was held to 28.1 percent shooting, including just 3 of 19 from long range.

Wind Chill Advisory midnight Sun. until 10-a.m. Mon.

Weather

February 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: GUTHRIE-DALLAS-ADAIR-MADISON- ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST MONDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN 30 MINUTES IF SKIN IS EXPOSED AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

TERESA JANSEN-BENNING, 61, of Avoca (Svcs. 2/25/15)

Obituaries

February 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

TERESA JANSEN-BENNING, 61, of Avoca, died Sat., Feb. 21st, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Funeral services for TERESA JANSEN-BENNING will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Feb. 25th, at the Ohde Funeral Home, in Manning.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-until 8-pm on Tue., (2/24), and from 9:30-a.m. Wed., until the time of service at 10:30.

Burial will be in the Iowa Township Cemetery near Aspinwall.

TERESA JANSEN-BENNING is survived by:

Her son – Matthew (Lindsey) Benning, of Atlantic.

Her daughters – Jennifer (Paul) Muhlbauer, of Manilla, and Tatum (Derek) Knop, of Avoca.

Her brothers – Tom (Carol) Jansen, of Hurst, TX; Ted (Ronda) Jansen, of Aspinwall; & Tim (Jodie) Jansen, of Carroll.

Her sisters – Tam (Bob) Merriman, of Manning, & Terri (Bruce) Mohr, of Ute.

and 8 grandchildren.

Lawsuit over planned sports complex reaches trial

Sports

February 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The trial over plans to develop a sports complex at the “Field of Dreams” movie site in eastern Iowa is underway. Neighboring landowners filed the lawsuit to challenge the way city officials decided to rezone the area around the site for commercial use. The trial began last Monday and was expected to last seven days.

Opponents of the All-Star Ballpark Heaven project worry about the increased traffic and noise that would accompany the planned complex of youth sports fields. The opponents say the city of Dyersville failed to consider the project’s negative impact on neighbors and didn’t follow proper procedure for the 2012 zoning decision. But Dyersville attorney Doug Henry says the city council didn’t do anything wrong.

Drug bust Fri. night nets 6 arrests in Villisca

News

February 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A drug bust Friday evening in Villisca culminated in the arrest of six people. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, a five-month long investigation into narcotics activity resulted in the execution at around 5:30-p.m., of a search warrant at 129 north 4th Avenue, in Villisca. The search warrant resulted in the discover of about 127 grams of marijuana, more than $2,200 in US currency, numerous items of drug packaging material, a 9-millimeter handgun, and around 600 rounds of ammunition. Those items were taken into evidence and and those in the home arrested.

Among those arrested was: 19-year-old Jeffery Steven Whitt of Villisca, who was charged with 3 counts of delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and drug tax stamp violation. 20-year-old Jesse Leroy Barger of Villisca was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, drug tax stamp violation, child endangerment, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Barger was also wanted on a Pottawattamie County warrant for contempt of court associated with a 3rd degree burglary charge

24-year-old Andrew Jackson Rice, 27-year-old Brandon Scott Johnson, and 27-year-old Lacey Faye Dorris, all of Villisca, were all charged with child endangerment, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.  26-year-old Joseph Dean White, of Villisca, who was also charged with child endangerment, faces an additional possession of drug paraphernalia charge.

Each of the suspects were being held in the Montgomery County Jail, pending an appearance before a magistrate. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s office was assisted by the Adams County Sheriff’s office, Page County Sheriff’s office and the Red Oak Police Department.

2 dead in Warren County motorcycle crash

News

February 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Two people died following a motorcycle crash Saturday evening, in Warren County. The Iowa State Patrol said the crash happened on Highway 28, at around 5:15-p.m., when the driver of a 2005 Harley Davidson cycle lost control on a curve and hit a cable barrier south of the Highway 5 bypass. Friends and family members told WHO-TV the victims were Jon “Dutch” Richeson and Lanette LeCroy, of Des Moines.

Authorities said both riders were transported to Mercy Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.