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Drake women’s basketball Media Day

Sports

October 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Drake women’s basketball coach Allison Pohlman believes the team fans watched at the end of last season will be the one picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley race. The Bulldogs overcame a rash of injuries and a 3-7 start to league play last season to finish 20-14 after winning eight of their last 10 games.

The Bulldogs will be tested by a demanding non-conference schedule that includes Iowa, Iowa State and two other teams that are nationally ranked.

Drake got an early start by playing three games during a trip to Italy over the summer.

They open at home on November seventh against Green Bay.

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Northern Iowa’s Mark Farley previews Southern Illinois

Sports

October 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

After four straight at home the UNI Panthers head back out on the road this week with a visit to 24th ranked Southern Illinois. The Panthers have won four of their last five games game and are 3-2 in the Missouri Valley after 41-20 win over Missouri State.

That’s UNI coach Mark Farley. The Salukis are 4-1 in the Valley after a loss at South Dakota.

Saluki quarterback Nic Baker has passed for nearly 18 hundred yards and 13 touchdowns this season.

Baker leads one of the top offenses in the conference.

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New era set to begin for Briar Cliff women’s basketball

Sports

October 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

A new era is set to begin at Briar Cliff where the women’s basketball team prepares for a new season. Brian Ortmeier is set for his first season as head coach after a stint at Iowa Central Community College and says the decision to become the Chargers new coach was an easy one.

The Chargers return all five starters from a team that played in the NAIA National Tournament.

Briar Cliff opens the season Saturday at Clarke.

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Regional Volleyball Schedule 10/25/2022

Sports

October 25th, 2022 by admin

Class 3A Regional Finals

Region 3: Van Meter @ Des Moines Christian

Class 4A Regional Finals

Region 1: Bishop Heelan @ Norwalk
Region 2: ADM @ Indianola

Class 5A Regional Finals

Region 1: CB Abraham Lincoln @ Ankeny

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022

Weather

October 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Partly cloudy. High 56. NW @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: Fair to Partly cloudy. Low 29. NW @ 5.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 58. Winds variable @ 5-10.
Thursday: Mo.Cldy w/scattered light showers. High 56.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 62.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 58. We received .35″ rain. The Low was 31. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 57 and the Low was 35. The Record High on this date was 85 in 1891 & 1940. The Record Low was 14 in 1892.

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Fremont County Sheriff’s report, 10/25/22

News

October 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope says more than a dozen people were arrested on various charges, between Sept. 27th and Oct. 24th. Most recently…

On Oct. 24th, 39-year-old Patrick Raven, of Nebraska City, NE., was arrested for Domestic Abuse (Strangulation), and Going Armed with Intent. Mills County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted in his arrest. Raven was being held without bond, pending an initial court appearance.

On Oct. 19th, 43-year-old Dewight Binau, of Red Oak, was arrested on nine counts of Violation of a No Contact Order. Red Oak Police assisted in the matter.

On the 16th, Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 39-year-old Rex Peterson, of Dunbar, NE., for Possession of Meth. He was later released on a $1,000 bond. That same day, 39-year-old Megan Austin, of Thurman, was arrested for Domestic Abuse. She was Released on her Own Recognizance (ROR).

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports 50-year-old Glen Gallagher, of Omaha, was arrested Oct. 12th, for Poss. of Meth, Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia, and Poss. of Marijuana. He was released on a $6,000 bond.  On Oct. 9th, 22-year-old Michael Perez Gutierrez, of Omaha, was arrested in Fremont County for OWI/1st offense (later released on a $1,000 bond).

There were three arrests on Oct. 8th: 39-year-old Aaron Childs, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Poss. of Meth & drug paraphernalia (released on $1k bond); 29-year-old Dakotah Barnett, of Sidney, was arrested for OWI/1st offense (Released on $1k bond); & 39-year-old Pedro Andrade, of Muscatine, was arrested for Attempted Murder and Willful Injury. He was later released on $1k bond.

On Oct. 6th, 42-year-old Randy Burton, of Glenwood, was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Appear (ROR). On Oct. 4th, 25-year-old Gavin Driskell, of Hamburg, was arrested for OWI/1st offense (released on $1k bond). Sept 28th, Fremont County Deputies arrested 29-year-old Elijah Faust, of Thurman, for Probation Violation (ROR); On the 27th, 32-year-old Ashley McClarnon, of Clarinda, was arrested for Harassment in the 2nd Degree ($1k bond). The Page County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the arrest.

And, on Sept. 27th, 30-year-old Mary Sorenson, of Ruthven, was arrested in Fremont County for Harassment in the 3rd Degree ($1k bond).

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Field fire near Red Oak spread rapidly, consumed 750 acres

News

October 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A massive fire Sunday afternoon along Highway 34 near Red Oak, illustrates how quickly a grass fire can escalate in current conditions. Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman says fire fighters arrived on the scene shortly after a small fire in a ditch was reported late Sunday afternoon. “Within a matter of two to three minutes the fire grew to the point where it was running north and there was no way to stop it,” Hamman says.

“At that point, we made the decision to start evacuating homes and call for additional mutual aid resources to the scene.” Hamman says a couple of farmers were already on the scene with discs, trying to cut fire breaks, when the first fire engines arrived. “The fire grew rapidly and very intensively,” Hamman says. Nearly 12 dozen fire fighters and more then five dozen vehicles from 18 area fire departments ultimately responded. “A very massive response, especially for our area, unlike anything I’ve ever seen,” Hamman says.

“Obviously, early on, we didn’t know if we were going to get it stopped.” Hamman credits the dozen or so farmers who joined in the fire fight. “I can’t stress enough how beneficial it is to have the farmers out there with us with tractors and discs, happy to help, happy to put their machinery at risk for us and for their neighbors,” Hamman says, “because, honestly, it was the tractors and discs that saved the western part of the county.” The fire consumed 750 acres.

Hamman says it was an intense scene with extreme winds whipping up smoke and dust — and spreading the fire. “Unfortunately we did have two fire fighters who sustained very minor burns as a result of their active fire fighting efforts, but thankfully no other injuries.” There was a grass fire in the same area two weeks ago and investigators believe strong winds on Sunday may have rekindled it.

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2022 All-Rolling Valley Conference Volleyball Teams

Sports

October 24th, 2022 by admin

Rolling Valley Conference officials have released their 2022 All-Conference Volleyball selections following the end of play for all teams on Monday.

First Team
Addison Murdock, Woodbine
Eva Steffensen, CAM, Jr.
Bree Bower, CAM, Sr.
Jessica O’Day, Boyer Valley, Jr.
Paige Klocke, Glidden-Ralston, Sr.
Vanessa Koehler, Glidden-Ralston, Sr.
Addy Boell, Glidden-Ralston, Jr.
Tiela Janssen, Glidden-Ralston, Jr.
Maggie Regaller, AR-WE-VA, Sr.
Maclayn Houston, West Harrison, Jr.

Second Team
Addison Erikson, Woodbine
Meredith Rich, CAM, Jr.
Emma Follman, CAM, Jr.
Lauren Hulsing, Glidden-Ralston, So.
Lauren Malone, Boyer Valley, Jr.
Lacie Davis, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Sr.
Gracy Johnson, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Sr.
Paige Teeples, Paton-Churdan,
Kora Obrecht, Ar-We-Va, Sr.
Shay Burmeister, Exira-EHK, Sr.

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Regional Volleyball Scoreboard 10/24/2022

Sports

October 24th, 2022 by admin

Class 1A

Region 1
(3-0) Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 25-25-25, St. Mary’s, Remsen 23-20-17
(3-2) Riverside 25-20-27-22-16, Stanton 19-25-25-25-14- ON KJAN

Region 2
(3-1) Ankeny Christian 25-25-23-25, Tri-Center 10-13-25-12
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25. East Mills 21-23-19

Region 3
(3-0) Newell-Fonda 25-25-25, Bishop Garrigan 13-16-9
(3-0) AGWSR 25-25-25, Glidden-Ralston 13-13-10

Region 4
(3-0) North Tama 25-25-25, Waterloo Christian 12-17-22
(3-0) Southeast Warren 25-25-25, Earlham 20-22-10

Class 2A

Region 3
(3-0) Missouri Valley 25-25-25, Southwest Valley 6-21-11
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Treynor 18-11-20

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Riverside takes thriller over Stanton to reach regional final

Sports

October 24th, 2022 by admin

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The Riverside Lady Dawgs fought past the Stanton Viqueens 3-2 on Monday night in a Class 1A Region 1 Semifinals match. Riverside won the tight match 25-19, 20-25, 27-25, 22-25, 16-14.

The night was full of momentum swings in front of a packed house. Each team traded control of the first two sets and the third was back and forth. A late five point rally got Riverside the lead and they scored four of the last five points to close it out. Stanton built a big lead in the fourth before seeing Riverside rally all the way back to momentarily lead 20-19. Stanton regrouped and scored 6 of the last 8 to tie the match up at two sets each. The fifth was nip and tuck again. Each team had multiple leads. The Viqueens had a match-point chance at 14-13 but Riverside got a big kill from Veronica Andrusyshyn to keep it alive. The Lady Dawgs then scored the last two to take the match. The last point came at the end of a long rally when Mack Olmstead-Mitchell ripped a shot through the block attempt of two Viqueen defenders to win it. Olmstead-Mitchell described the play.

Riverside Coach Brooke Flathers said they just continued to talk about taking it point-by-point in tough moments and they were ready.

It was a great atmosphere for volleyball and Olmstead-Mitchell said it was awesome to have the support of a big crowd.

Coach Flathers said the message during their last timeout when they were down 14-13 was to just believe.

Riverside will try to carry the momentum forward when they face LeMars Gehlen Catholic in the 1A Region 1 Final on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. That match is scheduled to be played in Denison.

Riverside Stats:

Ayla Richardson – 36 assists, 5 kills, 13 digs, 1 block
Veronica Andrusyshyn – 17 kills, 2 assists, 5 digs, 1 block
Madison Baldwin – 11 digs, 2 assists
Mackenzie Olmstead-Mitchell – 13 kills, 1 dig
Carly Henderson – 2 assists, 12 digs
Elyssa Amdor – 2 kills, 1 assists, 14 digs, 1 block
Sophia Taylor – 8 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs, 3 blocks
Elly Henderson – 5 kills

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