- KJAN, Atlantic .47″
- 7 miles NNE of Atlantic .18″
- Elk Horn .18″
- Anita .11″
- Audubon .22″
- Manning .15″
- Carroll .61″
- Corning .03″
JoANN RUNYAN, 76, of Villisca (& previously of Atlantic), has died. A Celebration of Life for JoANN RUNYON will be held 10:30-a.m. June 18, 2022, at the Villisca Presbyterian Church. Wolfe-Billings Funeral Chapels in Villisca is in charge of the arrangements.
Burial in the Villisca Cemetery will follow the Celebration of Life, with food and fellowship at the Villisca Community building following the inurnment.
(Radio Iowa) – The murder trial opens today (Monday) in Webster City for the man accused of killing an Iowa State Patrol trooper in a standoff last year. Forty-two-year-old Michael Lang is accused of shooting Sgt. Jim Smith in Lang’s Grundy Center home in a confrontation on April 9, 2021. Lang, who himself was shot several times after police used an armored vehicle to breach his residence, is charged with murder, attempted murder and assaulting a police officer. Smith was a 27-year member of the Iowa State Patrol at the time of his death last year.
ISP Sgt. Jim Smith
The trial was moved to Hamilton County in January on a change of venue due to extensive media coverage and public interest in the case. Jury selection will begin today followed by opening statements from attorneys. Several witnesses will take the stand during the trial that will likely continue into next week.
Iowa broke the game open with a five run fifth inning and beat Purdue 9-1 in the rubber game of their Big Ten series. The Hawkeyes had nine hits and took advantage of 10 free bases to move to 12-6 in the Big Ten.
That’s Iowa coach Rick Heller who says good defense was a factor as well.
After a couple of shaky outings Langenberg tossed seven innings to move his record to 5-1.
The Hawkeyes are 28-16 overall.
Former Iowa defensive back Dane Belton believes his versatility will help him in the NFL. Belton was drafted in the fourth round by the New York Giants after leading the Hawkeyes with five interceptions while playing the “cash” position. It is a hybrid safety/linebacker position in the Iowa defense.
Belton says the versatility will help him as he concentrates on playing safety in the NFL.
Belton says his interceptions were the result of preparation and film study.
The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest at around 8-p.m. Sunday, of 48-year-old Tom Oren Murphy. He was taken into custody in the 200 Block of W. Oak Street, in Red Oak, for Driving While License Suspended (a simple misdemeanor). Murphy was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on slightly more than $491 bond.
Today: Partly cloudy & windy. High near 90. S @ 20-35 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated showers & thunderstorms. Low 62. S-NE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Isolated morning shwrs & tstrsms; Becoming P/Cldy. High 86. SE @ 10-15.
Wednesday: P/Cldy & breezy. High near 90. Cloudy, breezy & warmer. High 89. S @ 15-30.
Thursday: P/Cldy & breezy. High again near 90.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 66. Our Low was 56. We received .47″ rain Sunday. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 60 and the Low, 36. The Record High was 96 in 1895, and the Record Low was 24 in 1980.
JAMES “JIM” ALLEN HENNICK, 80, of Exira, died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at his home in Exira. Per his wishes, cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life Memorial Service for JIM HENNICK will be held at a later date. The Kessler Funeral Home in Exira is in charge of the arrangements.
JIM HENNICK is survived by:
His sons: Michael (Jill) Hennick of Blair, NE; Mark Hennick, of Kansas City, MO, and Mitchell (Lydia) Hennick of Taylors, SC.
His sisters: Lora (John) Smith of Pella, and Margy (Dave) Hansen, of Atlantic.
3 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
JayJay Goodvin photo via The Iowa Gallivant Facebook page
(Radio Iowa) – Four weeks before the Primary Election, Iowa Republicans have established a campaign office in central Iowa in preparation for the General Election. Governor Kim Reynolds spoke to a crowd at the West Des Moines location this weekend, listing the G-O-P candidates for statewide office who’ll be on the November ballot.
“And, it’s important that not only do you start at the top, but you go all the way down because our local officials need your help, too,” Reynolds said. “That is our bench.” Reynolds had raised four-point-eight million dollars for her reelection by the end of 2021 and this weekend she was focused on turnout for what she described as a pivotal election in November.
“I think we’re going to see a good turnout,” Reynolds says, “but I’m going to help make that happen.” Reynolds is unopposed in the June 7th Primary. The Iowa Democratic Party is hiring a director to coordinate campaign efforts for candidates across the General Election ballot.