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Central Iowa man arrested in Kansas homicide case

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May 4th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Des Moines Police assisted in the arrest on Sunday of a man suspected of having involvement in a Kansas homicide case. KCCI reports police said they learned a potential suspect was in the area on Sunday after a homicide in Prairie Village, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. They were provided with a photo of 58-year-old Michael Lavaughn Balance, of Des Moines, who authorities believed to have lived in Des Moines. An officer said he recognized the suspect, and said he’d had contact with the suspect the day prior.

The Des Moines Police Department located Balance and took him into custody. Law enforcement in Prairie Village, Kansas, obtained a warrant for Balance’s arrest. The man is in the Polk County Jail awaiting extradition.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Tue., May 4th 2021

Weather

May 4th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. Winds NW @ 10-20 mph. High around 62.

Tonight: Mostly clear w/areas of frost possible Wed. morning. Low around 32.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cldy w/a chance of showers, late. High around 64. SE @ 10.

Thursday: Mo. cldy w/showers in the morning. High near 60.

Friday: P/cldy. High 65.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 71. We received just a trace of precipitation, early. Our Low this morning was 41. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 56 and the Low was 46. The Record High on this date was 91 in 1918. The Record Low was 18 in 1907.

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2nd suspect arrested in dog starvation death and neglect case

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May 4th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) announced Monday that another arrest was made in the starvation death of an Ankeny dog and the neglect of another. Todd Townsend is facing 2 charges of Animal Neglect – Death or Serious Injury. On Friday, Amber Robison of Ankeny was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Animal Neglect – Death or Serious Injury.

Todd Townsend

The ARL said a dead, emaciated dog was brought into the shelter last weekend. The ARL realized another dog was in the Ankeny home and said they were able to save him.

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2 children reported missing from Children’s Square in Council Bluffs

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May 4th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

UPDATE 9:25-a.m. from CBPD: Thank you all for your assistance in looking for these two juveniles. Both children have returned to Children’s Square USA unharmed.

The Council Bluffs Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 10 year old male and 13 year old female who ran away from Children’s Square USA, a little before 9-p.m., Monday.

Authorities say 10-year-old Taylor DeGonia is a white male, 5’4”, brown hair, wearing black shirt and blue jeans. 13-year-old Dakota Van Beek is a white female, 5’4”, blonde hair wearing a blue T-shirt and grey sweatpants.

If these children are located please contact the Council Bluffs Police Department 712-328-4728 or call 911.

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Spring Sports Scoreboard Monday 05/03/2021

Sports

May 3rd, 2021 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

Atlantic 1, Nodaway Valley/West Central Valley 0. (Jada Jensen scored the lone goal with Aubrey Guyer on the assist. Edria Brummer had 10 saves.)
Creston 2, Chariton 1
Glenwood 3, Sioux City East 2
Missouri Valley 6, Logan-Magnolia 0
St. Albert 4, Harlan 1

BOYS SOCCER

St. Albert 5, Atlantic 1
Denison-Schleswig 4, Kuemper Catholic 1
Lewis Central 8, Creston 0
Missouri Valley 4, Logan-Magnolia 0
Riverside 2, Underwood 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Glenwood 5, Clarinda 4

BOYS TENNIS

St. Albert 5, Glenwood 4

GIRLS GOLF

Creston 205, Red Oak 257. Medalist: Rylie Driskell, Creston (40)
Denison-Schleswig 213, Lewis Central 240, Kuemper Catholic 242. Medalist: Kenna Soppe, Kuemper and Tess Petersen, Denison-Schleswig (50).
Glenwood 211, Clarinda 242. Medalist: Morgan Stanislav, Glenwood (48).
IKM-Manning 231, Missouri Valley NTS. Medalist: Kylie Powers, IKM-Manning (48).
Lenox 217, Southwest Valley NTS, Fremont-Mills NTS. Medalist: Chelsey Hoakison, Lenox (50)
Logan-Magnolia 218, AHSTW 260. Medalist: Ally Meyers, AHSTW (48)
St. Albert 215, CB Abraham Lincoln 270. Medalist: Lainey Sheffield and Alexis Narmi, St. Albert (51).
Tri-Center 217, Riverside 237. Medalist: Adi Brink, Riverside (44).

BOYS GOLF

AHSTW 199, Logan-Magnolia NTS.
Boyer Valley 176, Woodbine 217. Medalist: Adam Puck, Boyer Valley (41).
Creston 183, Red Oak 208. Medalist: Colby Burg, Creston (38).
IKM-Manning 165, Missouri Valley 193. Medalist: Kyler Rasmussen, IKM-Manning (38).
Fremont-Mills 170, Southwest Valley 208, Lenox 213. Medalist: Cooper Langfelt, F-M (39).
Kuemper Catholic 334, Carroll 340. Medalist: Drew Munson, Carroll (78).
Tri-Center 178, Riverside 201. Medalist: Ethan Riecks, Riverside and Grant Way, Tri-Center (41).

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Pride of Iowa Conference Track Meet 05/03/2021

Sports

May 3rd, 2021 by admin

Girls Team Scores

1
Wayne
165.50
2
Mount Ayr
140.50
3
Nodaway Valley
105.00
4
Central Decatur
82.00
5
Lenox
69.00
6
Martensdale-St. Marys
64.00
7
Southwest Valley
33.00
8
East Union
31.00
8
Bedford
31.00
10
Southeast Warren
9.00

Nodaway Valley grabbed wins from Maddax DeVault in the 100M Hurdles, 4x100M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Lenox’s McKinna Hogan won the 800M and 1500M. The Tigers also got wins from Cadence Douglas in the High Jump, 4x800M Relay, and Distance Medley.

Boys Team Scores

1
Central Decatur
150.00
2
Mount Ayr
147.00
3
Lenox
88.00
4
East Union
75.00
5
Martensdale-St. Marys
65.00
6
Bedford
59.00
7
Nodaway Valley
52.00
8
Southwest Valley
45.00
9
Southeast Warren
34.00
10
Wayne
6.00

Lenox got a win from Johnathan Weaver in the 110M Hurdles. Southwest Valley’s Marshall Knapp won the High Jump and Dillon Inman won the Discus for the Timberwolves.

Full results HERE.

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Rolling Valley Conference Track Meet 05/03/2021

Sports

May 3rd, 2021 by admin

Woodbine hosted the 2021 Rolling Valley Conference Co-Ed Track Meet on Monday. Woodbine came away with both the girls and boys team titles.

Girls Team Scores

  1. Woodbine 143
  2. CAM 125
  3. ArWeVa 79
  4. Glidden-Ralston 72
  5. Boyer Valley 55
  6. West Harrison 41
  7. Exira-EHK 37
  8. Paton-Churdan 20
  9. Coon Rapids-Bayard 4

CAM’s Molly Venteicher broke the meet record in the Shot Put with a toss of 39’2″. Jade Jackson won the 100M Hurdles for the Cougars in a meet record time of 16.85. The Cougars also won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Exira-EHK won the 4x400M Relay.

2021.RVC Girls Meet

Boys Team Scores

  1. Woodbine 148
  2. CAM 124
  3. Glidden-Ralston 74
  4. West Harrison 68
  5. Coon Rapids-Bayard 52
  6. ArWeVa 44
  7. Boyer Valley 34
  8. Exira-EHK 30
  9. Paton-Churdan 11

Layne Pryor led the charge for the Tigers team title with record setting wins in the Shot Put and Discus. CAM got wins from Connor McKee in the 110M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles, Lane Spieker in the Long Jump, the 4x800M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Exira-EHK’s Tyler Kingery won the High Jump. Glidden-Ralston’s Brigham Daniel won the 100M, 200M, and 400M.

2021 RVC.Boys Meet

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Harlan girls, Glenwood boys take team titles at Trojan Relays

Sports

May 3rd, 2021 by admin

Trojan Relays hosted at Griswold
05/03/2021

Girls Team Scores

1
Harlan
148.50
2
Glenwood
134.00
3
Atlantic
124.00
4
Lewis Central
88.00
5
CB Abraham Lincoln
57.00
6
Shenandoah
53.50
7
Creston
 47.00
8
 Clarinda 44.00
9
St. Albert
31.00
10
CB Thomas Jefferson
10.00

Harlan got wins from Justine Buman in the 100M Hurdles, Kaia Bieker in the 1500M, the 4x200M Relay, 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Atlantic got wins from Haley Rasmussen in the 200M and 400M. The Trojans went 2nd in the 4x400M Relay and 4x800M Relay.

Boys Team Scores

1
Glenwood
135.50
2
Atlantic
124.00
3
Lewis Central
111.50
4
Clarinda
101.50
5
St Albert
69.00
6
 CB Abraham Lincoln
56.50
7
Red Oak
56.00
8
Shenandoah
46.00
9
Harlan Community
35.00

Glenwood won the 4x100M Relay, 4x200M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Atlantic got double wins from Craig Alan Becker (800M and 1600M) and Colin Mullenix (110M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles. Zane Berg took the 3200M and the Trojans won the Distance Medley.

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Atlantic 4th grade AAU volleyball team wins state title

Sports

May 3rd, 2021 by admin

(Photo: L-R)- Grace Goodrich, Reese Harlan, Madison McLaren, Madilyn Waters, Henley Coffman, Brylee Lamp, Arianna Knuth, Reese Ball, and Tessa O’Brien.
Coaches (not pictured): Emilee Harlan and Amanda Knuth.

The Atlantic 4th grade AAU Volleyball Team won the team title at the 2021 AAU State Volleyball Championships in Lake City. The Trojans came out on top of a 17 team field. Reese Harlan and Madilyn Waters were named to the All-Tournament Team.

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Mills County Sheriff’s report, 5/3/21

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May 3rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested on separate charges early Saturday morning, in Mills County. At around 2:15-a.m., 33-year-old Zachary Clay Younts, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on Main Street in Malvern, on warrants for Violation of Probation, and Contempt of Court. His bond was set at $25,000.

At approximately 3:25-a.m., Saturday, 31-year-old Courtney Paige Pontow, of Malvern, was arrested following a traffic stop on I-29. She was charged with OWI/1st offense, with bond set at $1,000.

And, at around 5-a.m., Saturday, 61-year-old Thomas Oscar Anderson, of Red Oak, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $2,000.

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