Red Oak Police, Sunday, arrested 28-year-old Justin Lewis Marsden, of Red Oak. He was taken into custody at around 2:24-p.m., on a warrant for Trespassing. Marsden was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.
Red Oak Police, Sunday, arrested 28-year-old Justin Lewis Marsden, of Red Oak. He was taken into custody at around 2:24-p.m., on a warrant for Trespassing. Marsden was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.
The Atlantic School Board is set to meet 6-p.m. Wednesday, March 24th, in the Middle School Media Center. During the meeting, which will be streamed live on YouTube, the Board will act on a recommendation to hire Joe Brummer as Head Varsity Football Coach. Brummer was an assistant coach under Mike McDermott, who resigned in January. Brummer also serves as the Head Varsity Boy’s Baseball Coach.
In other action, the Board will act on approving:
The Atlantic School Board is also expected to receive presentations on the IJAG and Construction Trades programs, the latter of which has received a check in the amount of $30,000 from the Atlantic Trades Education Foundation (ATEF), in support of the district’s “Efforts to provide comprehensive hands on education opportunities” for Atlantic School District students.
There are two Industrial Certified Instructors for the programs, and an educational brochure the Trades Foundation developed with the help of the instructors and Brigham Hoegh. The $30,000 investment (the first presented from ATEF) was made possible by significant contributions from Duane and Shirley Acker, Keith Harlan and A.M. Cohron, Bob & Judy Camblin, and Camblin Mechanical, Inc.
A publishing error had a Public Hearing set to take place on the FY2021-22 Certified ACSD Budget, but that was rescheduled for March 31st at 5-p.m., in the High School Media Center.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Freshman Caitlin Clark, the nation’s leading scorer, had 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Monika Czinano also scored 23 points, and No. 5 seed Iowa beat 12th-seeded Central Michigan 87-72 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, right, shoots over Central Michigan guard Molly Davis (14) during the second half of a college basketball game in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament at the Alamodome, Sunday, March 21, 2021, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Clark was held to two points in the third quarter but teammate McKenna Warnock, who was scoreless in the first half, scored 11 straight Iowa points — capped by a 3-pointer to give the Hawkeyes a 63-52 lead. Clark scored the first four points of the fourth quarter to start Iowa’s 8-3 run to build an 18-point lead. Micaela Kelly finished with 23 points in 27 minutes for Central Michigan.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Iowa State’s David Carr continues to etch his name deeper into Iowa State wrestling history. On Saturday night, the Canton, Ohio, native won the 2021 157-pound NCAA Wrestling Championship.
With his national title, Carr becomes Iowa State’s 50th individual wrestler to win a national title and the 70th-overall individual national champion in program history.
As a team, Iowa State tied for 13th at the 2021 NCAA Championships with 37.5 team points.
Session VII (Finals)
In the 157-pound championship bout, Carr took on Jesse Dellavecchia from Rider. After a scoreless first period, Carr began the second with an escape. He added a takedown and finished the period on top. Heading to the final stanza, Carr led 3-0.
In the final period, Carr went to work on top, stifling any attempt by Dellavecchia to get to his feet. He racked up 2:04 of riding time and posted a 4-0 decision to claim the 157-pound crown.
With his championship performance, Carr gives head coach Kevin Dresser his first-ever individual National Champion. Carr becomes Iowa State’s first NCAA Champion since 2015, when Kyven Gadson won the 197-pound bracket in the very same arena.
Session VI (Medal Round)
During the medal rounds on Saturday morning, two-time All-American Gannon Gremmel wrestled to a fifth-place finish at 285 pounds. Coming into the week, the heavyweight bracket was touted as one of the deepest in the tournament.
After dropping a tight 3-1 decision to Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State in sudden victory in the consolations-semifinals, Gremmel took on Wisconsin’s Trent Hillger in the fifth-place match at 285 pounds.
The Big 12 Champion got to work early against Hillger, taking him down in the first period. Gremmel finished the period on top and led 2-0. Hillger put in a tough ride to begin the second, but Gremmel eventually broke free and reversed the Badger to extend the lead to 4-0. In the end, it was Gremmel over Hillger, 4-0, for a fifth-place finish for the Cyclones.
NCAA Champion Notes
ST. LOUIS – University of Iowa senior Spencer Lee won the 125-pound NCAA Championship Saturday night, becoming the seventh three-time national champion in program history and putting an exclamation point on the Hawkeyes’ 2021 NCAA team title.
Lee defeated Arizona State’s Brandon Courtney, 7-0. He scored four points in the second period from an escape, caution point and takedown, and added another takedown in the third to go along with one minute, 44 seconds of riding time. He was 5-0 in the tournament, outscoring his opponents, 59-8. His seven-point margin of victory was the largest of any of the 10 championships matches.
“I go out there and wrestle my hardest and I score points for seven minutes or more if needed,” Lee said. “I won three (titles), awesome. Good for me. We won the team title, awesome. That’s what we came here to do. This is what I wanted and this is what I’ve been training for my whole life. Now we worry about what’s next. That’s all that matters.”
Lee was one of three Hawkeyes in the finals and one of seven to finish the tournament with All-America honors. Seniors Jaydin Eierman and Michael Kemerer both dropped overtime decisions in their respective matches. Iowa locked up the team title Saturday afternoon in the medal round.
“We were one for three in the finals. There is a lot of processing going on here,” said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. “I think it’s time to enjoy. That’s hard for me to say but as a leader of the program I have to steer it that way because our fan base has craved this. This isn’t automatic. This was earned.”
Iowa finished the team race with 129 points, 15.5 clear of second-place Penn State. The team title is the 24th in program history and the first since 2010.
“It’s been 11 years since a real important trophy has been in Iowa City, and this team, the 35 guys back in that wrestling room and these 10 guys here, and this coaching staff and administration, brought a trophy back that is important to our fan base. That has got to be said. Is there relief, not really, but there is joy,” Brands said.
Iowa’s chase for the national title was expected to come to an end 52 weeks ago, but the COVID-19 pandemic ended a season that saw the Hawkeyes entering the national tournament as the undisputed favorite. When cleared to return to competition in January of 2021, Iowa picked up right where it left off and continued its run as the top team in the country. In doing so, it honored that 2020 team that never had a chance to prove the same.
“You do your job as an individual and team titles will come,” said Lee, “and I just want to say something quick. I didn’t just do this for me. I did it for the seniors that lost out last year. I wanted them to win with us. They didn’t get that opportunity, so I don’t even care about this trophy right now. I want to give it to my one brother who wasn’t able to compete last year. We do our job as individuals and our team title will come.”
One through 10, the Hawkeyes did their job. Each of Iowa’s 10 qualifiers contributed to the winning point total. Collectively Iowa was 38-14 in the NCAA tournament, scoring bonus points in 21 matches. The tournament was decided Saturday morning when the Hawkeyes went 6-1 on the back side of the bracket.
“You can’t win a team title with just one guy,” Lee said. “Even if I pinned every single opponent the most I can score is 30 points, and I’m pretty sure the second and third place teams were above 100. You can’t win it with one guy. You have to win it with a team. That’s all that matters. It takes a team effort.”
Iowa finished the season with its 24th national championship, 37th Big Ten championship and a Big Ten regular season title. Four Hawkeyes won Big Ten titles and seven earned All-America honors at the national tournament.
NCAA FINALS RESULTS
TEAM STANDINGS
The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, today (10-a.m., Sunday), shows 318 additional positive test results for COVID returned from the labs, for a total of 373,690, and two additional deaths, for a pandemic total of 5,674. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,225 of the total number of deaths across the state.
Iowa continues to report no Long-Term Care (LTC) facility COVID-19 outbreaks. Hospitalization data show: 174 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID; 41 are in an ICU (compared to 38 Saturday); 40 people were admitted to a hospital across the state (compared to 27 Saturday), and 16 patients are on a ventilator.
RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: those hospitalized with COVID are at 15; 10 people are in an ICU; three people was admitted, and four people remain are on a ventilator.The 14-day positivity rate is unchanged at 3.9%, while the seven day rate is up slightly, to 4%.
In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:
AMES, Iowa (AP) — A man is now in custody and charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a woman in Ames in February. KCCI-TV reported Sunday that police in Des Moines arrested Richard Fleck after he allegedly assaulted a woman.
Fleck had been sought for several weeks following the death of Ranea Bell. She was found dead in an apartment in February.
MARILYN EHRSAM, 92, of Greenfield, died May 29, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle. A brief, public Memorial Service for MARILYN EHRSAM will be held 11-a.m. May 29th in the Greenfield Cemetery. (In case of inclement weather, the service will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle) Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the arrangements.
A light lunch will be served at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle, following the memorial service.
The Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
Memorials may be directed to the E.E. Warren Opera House in Greenfield or to the Greenfield Public Library.
MARILYN EHRSAM is survived by:
Her daughters – Ann McGowan, of Johnston; Patricia (Richard) Hogan, of Marion and Sue Rohner, of Greenfield.
Her son – James (Daveane) Ehrsam, of Greenfield.
Her sisters – Norma Donnellan, of Greenfield, and Eleanor Bricker, of Waukee.
Her brother – Hans Johnson, of Broken Arrow, OK.
7 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; many nieces and nephews.
The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Department reports a man and woman from Texas were arrested on warrants Friday evening. Authorities received a report at around 5:10-p.m. about a suspicious vehicle near the ATM at City State Bank, in Mount Ayr. The vehicle was located a short time later and was observed turning south onto County Highway P46. A traffic stop was initiated at 5:45 P.M. for defective equipment, a mile and a half south of Mount Ayr.
Julie Torres
During the traffic stop K9 “Heky” was deployed and alerted to the vehicle. A woman in the vehicle was identified as 35-year-old Julie Torres, of San Antonio, Texas. Torres had an active Felony arrest warrant for Failure to Appear on Drug Charges issued in Texas. She was taken into custody. During a pat down search drug paraphernalia and a small baggie of a substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine was found. She was subsequently charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance-Methamphetamine.
A man in the vehicle initially provided false information regarding his identity. Upon further investigation he was identified as 34-year-old Jacob John Kennedy, of Kerrville, Texas. Kennedy had an active arrest warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon- Family Violence issued in Texas. He was taken into custody, and faces additional charges including Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Providing False ID, and having no valid driver’s license.
Jacob Kennedy
Both subjects were transported to the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office and held without bond.
An incident at around 9:30-p.m. Saturday, on U Avenue in Villisca, resulted in the arrest on warrants, of a man from southern Iowa. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports Juan Esquivel, Jr., of Leon, was taken into custody on active warrants out of Decatur County, for Failure to Appear on charges of: Domestic Abuse/1st offense; Burglary in the 1st Degree, and Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree.
Esquival was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond.