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Atlantic School Board re-elects Pellett and Hascall

News

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic School Board Monday night held nominations and a vote on who would run the meetings during the 2014-2015 school year. Current Board President Kristy Pellett and Vice President Phil Hascall were re-elected for the one-year term. Mary Beth Fast was also re-elected Board Secretary, and Olivia Newberg was elected Board Treasurer. The Board decided to leave the dates and times of the meetings the same as the past year.

In his report to the Board, Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein said “The Scary Guy” was warmly received at the various schools within the County, and his visit went well. Amstein thanked the Cass County Child Abuse Prevention Council for helping to bring him to the County to speak about preventing hate, violence and prejudice in our daily lives.

Amstein said also the district is making progress in trying to offer a Plumbing Class at the High School during the second semester. He said Bob Camblin with Camblin Mechanical in Atlantic, has been gracious in donating the services of Randy Watts, Vice President and General Manager at Camblin’s, who also teaches the class for Camblin Employees. Watts will be instructing students registered in the course at AHS.

Upon registration and completion of the course, students will have their first year apprenticeship for plumbing completed and will also have their OSHA Safety Certificate. He said their is also a possibility of the course being offered for a second year as well, so it can be attended by Juniors and Seniors.

In other  business, the Board approved the FFA Trip to Louisville, KY this Fall, and the 2016 Spanish Club’s trip to Costa Rica. Both groups raise their own funds to send students to their respective destinations.

 

Red Middle School students won’t be back in their building any time soon

News

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Students at the Red Oak Middle School won’t see their old lockers until after Thanksgiving. The Daily NonPareil, citing a memo shared by Principal Nate Perrien on the school’s Facebook page, report the school’s staff are preparing for “an extended stay” in temporary classrooms in the Red Oak Technology Center and Red Oak High School.

A water leak was found at the school over the Labor Day weekend, which left as much as 2 inches of water on the second floor of the century-old facility. Initially, the damage appeared concentrated on drywall, but water was found in electrical conduits – resulting in its indefinite closure for safety concerns. Perrien said the school will have to wait four to six weeks for parts to replace damaged electrical panels and lines to arrive before replacement work can begin. The best case scenario, he said, would be a return to the building sometime around Thanksgiving.

The Red Oak Community School District cancelled classes for its high school students Monday to focus on settling the middle-schoolers into their new interim facility. The middle school students had missed four days of school last week while the district worked to reopen the building and, upon discovering the risk in the electrical system, implemented its contingency plan.

Cardinals extend surge, beat Reds 5-0

Sports

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Carpenter broke a scoreless tie with his two-run single in the seventh inning, Matt Adams added a three-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals extended their surge in the NL Central by beating the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Monday night.

St. Louis has won nine of 10, going from two games out to a season-high 4 1/2 games up in the division. The Cardinals are 10-3 against the Reds this season and 40-24 against the NL Central overall.

Shelby Miller (9-9) gave up three hits while pitching into the eighth and getting his first victory in three starts against Cincinnati this season. Two relievers finished the three-hitter.

A-P High School Football Poll (9/8/14)

Sports

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2014 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Des Moines Dowling (14) 2-0 140 1
2. Waukee 2-0 118 2
3. Bettendorf 2-0 116 3
4. Cedar Rapids Washington 2-0 94 4
5. Ankeny Centennial 2-0 80 5
6. West Des Moines Valley 1-1 57 7
7. Johnston 2-0 56 6
8. Eldridge North Scott 2-0 47 8
9. Sioux City East 2-0 32 NR
10. Marion Linn-Mar 2-0 20 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Ottumwa 3. 11, Ames 3. 13, Ankeny 2. 14, Council Bluffs Lincoln 1. 14, Davenport Central 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Pella (7) 2-0 126 1
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5) 1-1 117 3
3. Solon (1) 2-0 108 2
4. Manchester West Delaware (1) 2-0 97 4
5. Waverly-Shell Rock 2-0 72 7
6. Carroll 2-0 69 NR
7. Sioux City Heelan 1-1 63 6
8. Gilbert 2-0 51 9
9. Humboldt 2-0 44 10
10. Huxley Ballard 2-0 13 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Davenport Assumption 3. 11, Newton 3. 13, Washington 2. 14, Chariton 1. 14, DeWitt Central 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Clear Lake (12) 2-0 138 1
2. West Union North Fayette 2-0 115 3
3. New Hampton (1) 2-0 105 2
4. Spirit Lake 2-0 84 5
5. Williamsburg 2-0 68 6
6. Sioux Center (1) 2-0 62 9
7. Albia 2-0 60 8
8. Central Lyon-GLR 1-1 49 4
9. Mediapolis 2-0 40 10
10. Hampton-Dumont 2-0 28 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Clarinda 5. 12, Cascade 4. 12, Center Point-Urbana 4. 14, Donnellson Central Lee 3. 14, Tama South Tama 3. 16, Tipton 1. 16, Baxter CMB 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City Regina (9) 1-1 135 1
2. Calmar South Winneshiek (1) 2-0 120 2
3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (3) 2-0 114 3
4. West Branch (1) 2-0 95 4
5. St. Ansgar 2-0 78 6
6. Manson-NW Webster 2-0 42 8
7. IKM Manning 2-0 39 NR
8. Ogden 2-0 37 10
9. Inwood West Lyon 1-1 21 NR
10. Hinton 2-0 18 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Jewell South Hamilton 17. 12, Madrid 12. 13, Sumner-Fredericksburg 10. 14, Dike-New Hartford 9. 15, Emmetsburg 8. 16, Pella Christian 5. 17, O-A/BCIG 4. 18, Ridge View 3. 18, Stanwood North Cedar 3.

Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Delhi Maquoketa Valley (5) 2-0 129 1
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert (7) 2-0 124 2
3. Ackley AGWSR (1) 2-0 94 4
4. Logan-Magnolia 2-0 92 3
4. Packwood Pekin (1) 2-0 92 5
6. Nashua-Plainfield 2-0 70 7
7. Algona Garrigan 1-1 38 10
8. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 1-1 30 NR
9. Hawarden West Sioux 2-0 25 NR
10. Montezuma 2-0 18 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Belle Plaine 15. 12, Sloan Westwood 13. 13, Fairbank Wapsie Valley 10. 14, Colfax-Mingo 4. 15, Conrad BCLUW 3. 15, Audubon 3. 15, Lawton-Bronson 3. 18, Mount Ayr 2. 18, Akron-Westfield 2. 18, Earlham 2. 21, Lone Tree 1.

Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv

1.Gilbertville-DonBosco(6) 2-0 129 1
2. Elk Horn-Kimballton Exira (6) 2-0 125 2
3. Fremont Mills, Tabor (2) 2-0 109 3
4. East Mills 2-0 85 4
5. Janesville 2-0 78 5
6. HLV, Victor 2-0 59 7
7. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 2-0 45 8
8. Glidden-Ralston 2-0 37 9
9. West Bend-Mallard 2-0 32 10
10. Coon Rapids-Bayard 2-0 26 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Elkader Central 17. 12, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 12. 13, Guthrie Center 9. 14, Lamoni 3. 15, Kingsley-Pierson 2. 16, Corydon Wayne 1. 16, Marcus MMC 1.

ADM high school principal on administrative leave after public intoxication arrest at Iowa football game

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September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A high school principal in central Iowa was among the people arrested on public intoxication charges at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday. According to a University of Iowa Department of Public Safety arrest report, 44-year-old David Lee Griebel was arrested around one hour after the kickoff of the Iowa versus Ball State football game.

The report states Griebel was “sitting near a garbage can with vomit on his shorts and a pile of vomit near him.” He also had slurred speech and unsteady balance and admitted to drinking beer. Griebel is the principal at Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School. The superintendent at ADM, Greg DuFoe, said Griebel has been placed on administrative leave.

(Radio Iowa)

Griswold man arrested on a burglary charge

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September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Cass County report a Griswold man was arrested Saturday on a charge of Burglary in the 3rd degree. 61-year old John Harvey Woodland, of Griswold, as taken to the Cass County Jail and later released on $5,000 bond.

Officials: Iowa man shot mountain lion in Nebraska

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September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD, Neb. (AP) — Officials say an Iowa man faces fines for shooting a mountain lion out of season in Nebraska. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says the 23-year-old man was hunting deer on Saturday at the Ponderosa Wildlife Management Area in Dawes County when the shooting occurred. The man, whose name was not released, contacted law enforcement officials that night. Officials later recovered the body.

The man faces up to $1,500 in fines for shooting in a closed season. Officials believe the female mountain lion had cubs in the vicinity. They are trying to locate them, and will attempt to place them in zoos.

Iowa State’s West emerges with historic game

Sports

September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State fans haven’t had much to cheer about this season. The Cyclones are 0-2 after losses to North Dakota State and Kansas State. At least wide receiver Jarvis West gives them a reason to keep watching.

West caught a 17-yard touchdown pass, returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown and threw a 29-yard TD pass off a reverse in the first half of Saturday’s 32-28 loss to the Wildcats. West was just the fourth player since 1996 to score in those three ways in one game, according to STATS.

The Cyclones (0-2, 0-1 Big 12) hope to see more of the same from West when they face rival Iowa (2-0) on Saturday.

ELDON HOUGH RANNEY, 87, of Cambridge, MN & formerly of Walnut (9/12/14)

Obituaries

September 8th, 2014 by admin

ELDON HOUGH RANNEY, 87, of Cambridge, MN, formerly of Walnut died Saturday, September 6th at GracePointe Crossing Gables West in Minnesota.  A celebration of life service for ELDON RANNEY will be held on Friday, September 12th at 10:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut. Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel of Red Oak is handling the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, September 11th from 5:00 pm -8:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut.

A luncheon will follow the service in the fellowship hall.

Burial of the ashes in the Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak at 1:30 on Friday.

Memorials may be directed to the Welcome Center Gift Shop in Walnut.

ELDON HOUGH RANNEY is survived by:

Daughters:  Susan (David) McKay of Maple Grove, MN; Cynthia (Robert Wegner) Groeneweg of St. Francis, MN; Cheryl Ranney of Des Moines.

Sister:  Nancy Finken of Waukee.

Sister-in-law:  Peg Ranney of Waterloo.

11 Grandchilden.

12 Great-Grandchildren.

and many nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Missing Waukon Boy Located

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September 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Waukon, IOWA — A 9 year old boy that went missing this morning in Waukon has been found safe and unharmed. Lance Kirk Palmer was last seen this morning around 7:15 on a gravel road, not far from his residence.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Iowa State Patrol and Allamakee Sheriff’s Office worked together to locate Lance.