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Medical issue causes an accident in Harrison County, Friday

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December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Missouri Valley, Iowa) – A person suffering from an apparent seizure lost control of the pickup they were driving on Interstate 29 in Harrison County, Friday, causing their vehicle to enter the northbound I-29 median, where the it struck a cable barrier separating the north and southbound lanes. The accident happened at around 1:20-p.m.
According to a social media post by the Missouri Valley Fire Department, crews were called for an unresponsive driver in the median, just south of the construction by the Des Moines exit on I-29. They found a patient actively seizing, unresponsive and difficulty breathing.
Authorities say if the cable barrier had not been in-place, the  accident could have been much worse.The patient was transported to CHI Mercy in Council Bluffs in critical condition.
The Missouri Valley F.D. said they want to “thank the two employees of Ferrellgas that stopped right after the accident to assist that patient and called 911.” The employees assisted in getting the patient on the stretcher and to the ambulance.

2 hurt in a pickup-vs-tractor accident Friday evening

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December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Fairfield, Iowa) – A collision between a pickup truck and a tractor Friday evening in Jefferson County (IA) resulted in two people being transported to the hospital. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2008 Ford F-250 driven by 58-year-old Charles Heisel, of Fairfield, and a 2002 John Deere tractor driven by 45-year-old Orlado Oregon-Espino, were traveling east on Highway 34 near Farifield, when the pickup rear-ended the tractor. The accident happened at around 6-p.m., Friday.

Authorities say following the collision, the pickup came to rest on the road. The tractor ended-up in the south ditch. Heisel was transported by helicopter to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Oregon-Espino was transported by Jefferson County EMS to the Jefferson County Hospital, in Fairfield.

The State Patrol was assisted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and ambulance services, Fairfield Fire Department and Police, and MedForce Air Ambulance.

Boil advisory lifted for southwest side of Waukee

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December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

WAUKEE — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports a boil advisory issued on Dec. 7 for the southwest side of Waukee has been lifted.

The advisory was issued due to a water main break near the intersection of 6th Street and Crosscreek Road, resulting in pressure loss. Repairs to the main have been completed, and the affected area has been disinfected and flushed. Water samples have tested negative for bacteria.

The incident affected 1500 connections in the area, including the neighborhoods west of Ute Avenue between Westown Parkway and Interstate Parkway and the east side of Ute Avenue between Westown Parkway and Interstate 80.

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors celebrate with K5 Investments

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December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa)  – The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by K5 Investments on Thursday, December 7th, 2023, for a ribbon cutting ceremony for their AirBNB space on Spruce Street in Atlantic.

K5 Investments is also known as the Kennedy Family. Zak, Emily, Cassidy, Clara, and Cadence have traveled a lot throughout the years and stayed in many Air BNBs. As they traveled, they took notes on what worked well for their family and what they wished they could find in a space. When a family friend, “Cookie” Smith made the decision to sell her home, the Kennedy’s thought this would be the perfect opportunity to own their own AirBNB and make it the best space to entertain large groups.

Pictured (Left to Right): Lana Westphalen, Megan Sramek, Tori Gibson, Steve Andersen, Beth Spieker, Bill Saluk, Connie Wales, Katelyn Burnett, Jeremy Butler, Cassidy Kennedy, Colt Doherty, Clara Kennedy, Kelsey Beschorner, Zak Kennedy, Jennifer McEntaffer, Alisha Wagner, Emily Kennedy, Kathie Hockenberry, Tonya Larsen, Judy Kennedy, Sue Liston, Jim Kickland, Cadence Kennedy, Dolly Bergmann, Elaine Otte, Brian Wedemeyer, Joceyln Lawson, Angela Walton, Alden Harriman

In April of 2023, the Kennedy’s purchased the property at 911 Spruce Street and spent the next six weeks embracing the whirlwind of a remodel. From electrical and plumbing, to flooring and decorating, the home is officially open to the public for rent through the AirBNB app. This 6 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 half-bath house is equipped with anything a family could need while traveling such as, baby toys, a pack & play, air mattress, games and more. The house also features a large dining table, perfect for a sit-down meal for up to 20 people and can sleep over 15 people.

K5 Investments will be hosting a Holiday Open House on Tuesday, December 19th from 5-7PM. The family invites the public to come and enjoy holiday treats while viewing the home, which is beautifully decorated for Christmas.

The Air BNB is located at 911 Spruce Street in Atlantic. For more information about the property or to book a stay through the Kennedy Family, please call Emily Kennedy at 515-321-2005.

Secretary Pate to conduct Iowa Youth Straw Poll on January 9th

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December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced the Iowa Youth Straw Poll will take place across the state on Tuesday, January 9. Less than one week before Iowans participate in the Iowa presidential caucuses, thousands of Iowa students will make their voices heard in the Iowa Youth Straw Poll and vote for their preferred candidates for U.S. President. The Iowa Youth Straw Poll is a hands-on educational experience designed to inspire civic engagement. Every public school, private school, homeschool student, and youth group in the state is invited to participate.

Pate says “We’ve seen Iowa’s young people become more and more civically engaged and excited about the elections process. Programs like the Iowa Youth Straw Poll not only give these students an opportunity to make their voices heard, but they get a firsthand understanding of how elections work, so they are better prepared to vote in elections once they are eligible.” Students, teachers, and organizations can register for the Iowa Youth Straw Poll by clicking here. A full list of schools that have already registered can be found here. Teachers and students are encouraged to post photos of their Youth Straw Poll activities on social media, utilizing the #BeAVoter hashtag.

The Youth Straw Poll is one component of Secretary Pate’s Elections 101 curriculum that is available for any school or civic organization to utilize. It is written by Iowa teachers for Iowa teachers. Two additional components of the curriculum include lesson plans on the history of women’s suffrage and women in politics. The curriculum is available for free at Elections101.Iowa.gov.

The Iowa Youth Straw Poll has the support of the Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa Council for the Social Studies and has received national recognition for outstanding leadership in voter education. Pate says “We’ll be live streaming results on January 9, and I encourage everyone to tune in, because historically, the results from these polls have been good predictors of official election and caucus results.”

The last Iowa Youth Straw Poll took place in the fall of 2022 and saw nearly 200 schools sign up to participate.

Atlantic’s Board of Adjustment to consider permit for an animal clinic on an E. 22nd St. parcel

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December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City of Atlantic’s Board of Adjustment will meet 5:30-p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 in the City Council’s Chambers at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting it to hold a Public Hearing to consider an application by Dr. Erin Conrad-Schwarte, with Cass County Animal Clinic, LLC, for a property located at 2309 Whitney Street (an east 22nd parcel), that would allow for the operation of a Health and Medical Institution in an “R-2” (Low Density) Single Family Residential District, as allowed by the City’s Zoning Ordinance.

Additional information on the application and Zoning Board options can be found here: Board of Adjustment Agenda Packet 12-11-2023-min

During Wednesday’s (Dec. 6, 2023) City Council meeting, Atlantic resident Shawn Macha – who lives at 1907 E. 22nd Street – said he received a letter about the proposed permit. He expressed his opposition to it, and questioned why it would be approved to begin with.

City Administrator John Lund said the application is for a Conditional Use Permit, and does not mean the area is being rezoned.

Macha said he doubts anyone one wants to live next to dog kennel when the dogs are barking 150-feet from their home.

Brad Strouth lives near the parcel in question. He also thinks the permit shouldn’t be approved.

Macha added…

The Public may comment in person at the hearing or may submit written comments in advance to the City Clerk’s Office, at 23 East 4th Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022. Questions may be addressed to the Zoning Administrator, John Lund, at johnlund@cityofatlantic.com, or you may call (712) 243-4810.

Day One for Atlantic Wrestlers at Council Bluffs Classic

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December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Three of Atlantic’s Wrestlers Braxton Hass, Aiden Smith, and Evan Sorensen all went undefeated on Day One of the Council Bluffs Classic on Friday. The full results for the entire team are below:

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Braxton Hass
Round 1 – Braxton Hass (Atlantic) 8-0 won by tech fall over Maxwell Mulwa (Gardner-Edgerton) 1-7 (TF-1.5 6:00 (19-2))
Round 2 – Braxton Hass (Atlantic) 8-0 won by decision over Joey Cahill (Waukee Northwest) 4-4 (Dec 7-0)
Round 3 – Braxton Hass (Atlantic) 8-0 won by fall over Tevin Delozier (Millard South) 5-3 (Fall 5:30)

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Aiden Smith
Round 1 – Aiden Smith (Atlantic) 7-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 – Aiden Smith (Atlantic) 7-0 won by fall over Bo Marsh (Fort Dodge) 1-6 (Fall 1:22)
Round 3 – Aiden Smith (Atlantic) 7-0 won by fall over Jose Knight (Olathe South) 4-4 (Fall 2:23)

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Evan Sorensen
Round 2 – Evan Sorensen (Atlantic) 8-0 won by a major decision over Mason Watts (Blue Valley SW) 4-4 (MD 11-1)
Round 3 – Evan Sorensen (Atlantic) 8-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 4 – Evan Sorensen (Atlantic) 8-0 won by fall over Max Avalos (CB Thomas Jefferson) 2-3 (Fall 0:30)
Round 5 – Evan Sorensen (Atlantic) 8-0 won by fall over Vinny Zappia (Missouri Valley) 9-4 (Fall 0:57)

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Taye Jordan
Round 1 – Mathysin Marco (Lincoln East) 7-2 won by decision over Taye Jordan (Atlantic) 7-1 (Dec 4-3)
Round 2 – Taye Jordan (Atlantic) 7-1 won by tech fall over Drake Howard (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 5-5 (TF-1.5 5:37 (18-2))
Round 3 – Taye Jordan (Atlantic) 7-1 won by fall over Ryder Harrison (Washburn Rural) 6-2 (Fall 4:55)

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Jayden Harter

Round 1 – Jayden Harter (Atlantic) 4-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 – John King (Waukee Northwest) 6-2 won by fall over Jayden Harter (Atlantic) 4-4 (Fall 4:56)
Round 3 – Jayden Harter (Atlantic) 4-4 won by fall over Keenan Wyman (Blair) 4-6 (Fall 2:54)
Round 4 – Will Burchard (Saint James Academy) 2-1 won by fall over Jayden Harter (Atlantic) 4-4 (Fall 0:41)

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Kalvin Hayes

Round 1 – Brody Parr (Papillion-La Vista) 4-6 won by decision over Kalvin Hayes (Atlantic) 4-4 (Dec 4-3)
Round 2 – Kalvin Hayes (Atlantic) 4-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 4 – Carsen Malcolm (Waverly) 6-4 won by fall over Kalvin Hayes (Atlantic) 4-4 (Fall 5:24)
Round 5 – Chase Moore (Millard North) 9-0 won by fall over Kalvin Hayes (Atlantic) 4-4 (Fall 5:35)

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Donovan Hedrington

Round 1 – Donovan Hedrington (Atlantic) 2-2 won by fall over Tim Berry (Olathe South) 1-8 (Fall 0:57)
Round 2 – Jacob Vasquez (Olathe North) 6-2 won by decision over Donovan Hedrington (Atlantic) 2-2 (Dec 7-2)
Round 3 – Tanner-Fuller (Millard South) 5-3 won by fall over Donovan Hedrington (Atlantic) 2-2 (Fall 1:26)
Round 4 – Donovan Hedrington (Atlantic) 2-2 received a bye () (Bye)

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Cohen Bruce

Round 1 – Levi Young (Treynor) 8-3 won in tiebreaker – 1 over Cohen Bruce (Atlantic) 3-4 (TB-1 3-2)
Round 3 – Cohen Bruce (Atlantic) 3-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 4 – Adonis Bonar (Creighton Prep) 8-1 won by fall over Cohen Bruce (Atlantic) 3-4 (Fall 3:26)
Round 5 – Cohen Bruce (Atlantic) 3-4 won by fall over Gavin Homeyer (Washburn Rural) 0-3 (Fall 0:21)

Friday High School Boys Basketball Scores

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December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Creston 61, Atlantic 57
Glenwood 49, Clarinda 44
Denison-Schleswig @ Harlan
St. Albert @ Lewis Central
Kuemper Catholic @ Red Oak

Western Iowa Conference:
Treynor 71, Logan-Magnolia 50
Tri-Center @ IKM-Manning
Riverside @ Missouri Valley
AHSTW 54, Audubon 43

Rolling Valley Conference:
Coon Rapids-Bayard 63, Paton-Churdan 20
Woodbine 83, Boyer Valley 43
CAM 65, West Harrison 54
Exira-EHK @ Ar-We-Va

Corner Conference:
Hamburg @ Mount City
Stanton @ East Mills
Griswold 52, Sidney 51
Essex @ Shenandoah

West Central Conference:
Earlham 69, Woodward Academy 28
ACGC 71, Ogden 51
Van Meter 79, Pleasantville 55
Des Moines Christian 77, Interstate-35 40
Woodward-Granger @ Madrid 75, Woodward Granger 61
Panorama @ West Central Valley

Friday High School Girls Basketball Scores

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December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Atlantic 54, Creston 25
Clarinda 38, Glenwood 37
#14 Kuemper Catholic 61, Red Oak 22
Harlan 66, Denison-Schleswig 55
#7 St. Albert 48, Lewis Central 33

Western Iowa Conference:
Tri-Center 49, IKM-Manning 30
#14 Treynor 54, Logan-Magnolia 32
Riverside @ Missouri Valley

Rolling Valley Conference:
#15 Exira-EHK @ Ar-We-Va
#14 CAM 80, West Harrison 35
#13 Coon Rapids-Bayard 86, Paton-Churdan 3
#5 Woodbine 73, Boyer Valley 20

Corner Conference:
Stanton 50, East Mills 20
Hamburg @ Mount City
Griswold @ Sidney

West Central Conference:
Woodward-Granger 51, Madrid 22
Van Meter 77, Pleasantville 46
ACGC 64, Ogden 15
#3 Des Moines Christian 51, Interstate-35 29
#3 Panorama 50, West Central Valley 24

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, Dec. 9th, 2023

Weather

December 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as 10. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 56 (6 degrees shy of tying the record High). The Low was 33. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 37 and the Low was 32. The Record High on December 9th in Atlantic, was 62 in 1946 and 2020. The Record Low was -17 in 1917 & 2005. Sunrise is at 7:35. Sunset at 4:50.