The Iowa State women’s basketball team out-dueled Oklahoma to reach the Big 12 Tournament Championship on Saturday. The Cyclones outscored the Sooners 24-14 in the third quarter to take command of the game.
Ashley Joens led the way with 22 points and 8 rebounds. Lexi Donarski dropped in 20 points and Nyamer Diew splashed in 19.
The Cyclones improved to 21-9 and moved on to face Texas in the Big 12 Tournament Championship game on Sunday.
NANCY DeRUBY, 64, of Bellevue, NE,. died Friday, March 10, 2023, at the Hospice House of Omaha. Funeral services for NANCY DeRUBY will be held 11-a.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at the St. Boniface Parish Hall in Westphalia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation at the St. Boniface Parish Hall will be held Wednesday, from 9-until 11-a.m.
Burial is in the St. Boniface Cemetery at Westphalia.
NANCY DeRUBY is survived by:
Her husband – Tom DeRuby, of Bellevue, NE.
Her brothers – “Larry” (Vicki) Schmitz, Norman (Gloria) Schmitz, and Roger (Judy) Schmitz, all of Westphalia; Marvin (Joan) Schmitz, of Harlan; Jim (Vicki) Schmitz of Omaha, NE;
Her sisters – Linda (late James) Bender, of Lambertville, MI; Velma (Bruce) Arkfeld, of Defiance; Doris (Lenny) Schmitz, of Harlan.
Her in-laws, many other relatives and friends.
City of Atlantic – Board of Adjustment Agenda; Monday, March 13, 2023; 5:30 P.M.
Atlantic City Hall, City Council Chambers
(Anita, Iowa) – Members of the CAM School Board will gather for a regular monthly meeting beginning at 6:30-p.m., Monday, in the High School Superintendent’s Office. Their agenda is as follows:
1. Call to Order
2 Welcome Visitors
3 Agenda Changes
4 Approval of Agenda
5 Consent Agenda
5.1 Approval of Minutes, Bills, Financial Statements
5.2 Open Enrollments
5.3 Resignations
5.4 Contracts
5.5 Fundraisers
5.6 Volunteers
6 Communications
6.1 Public input on non-agenda items
6.2 Correspondence
7 Administrative Reports
8 Discussion/Action items:
8.1 Approval of Board Policies
8.2 Approval of AEA Purchasing Agreement for 2023-2024
8.3 Approval of Contracts for the 2023-2024 school year
8.4 Approval of Mowing Bids
8.5 Approval of Technology Purchase
8.6 Discussion/Approval of Architectural Firm
8.7 Discussion of FY24 School Calendar
8.8 Discussion of FY24 Budget
8.9 Discussion of Facilities
8.10 Board Reports
9 Adjournment
(Walcott, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol, Sunday afternoon, released the names of the persons who died in a head-on crash on Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa, Friday night. Three died, and other person was injured.Those who died at the scene were identified as 46-year-old Tameka D. Paney, of Rock Island, Illinois, 34-year-old Jessica E. Carr, of Fresno, CA., and 23-year-old Brina Y. Anderson-Yoder, of Cedar Rapids. The Patrol says Carr and Anderson were not wearing a seat belt. Paney was wearing her seat belt, but her injuries were still fatal.
29-year-old Andrea Rene Smith, of Davenport, was wearing a seat belt. She was injured in the crash and transported to Genesis East Hospital.
The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 11:15-p.m. north of Walcott, in Scott County. The report says a 2014 VW driven by Tameka Paney, and a 2014 Chevy driven by Andrew Smith, collided head-on in the inside land of I-80 at mile marker 284.
The direction of travel for each vehicle was undetermined and under investigation.
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Davenport Police, Iowa DOT, Walcott Fire and Medic EMS assisted at the scene.
(Adel, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Dallas County, Sunday, reported on social media, that at around 4:20-p.m. on Saturday, March 11th, 2023, Dallas County Deputy Brandon Bjoin was assisting a motorist who had become stuck in the median at the 102.5 mile marker on Interstate 80. Authorities says there were several different accidents on Interstate 80 at this time.
Deputy Bjoin was speaking with the person who got stuck, when an accident behind him occurred, unbeknownst to him. As a result of that accident, a black suburban entered into the median where Deputy Bjoin was standing and sideswiped him, striking his right arm and knocking him to the ground. The motorist Deputy Bjoin was assisting was not hit. 
Deputy Bjoin was transported by Dallas County EMS to Methodist Hospital in downtown Des Moines. Deputy Bjoin was released from Methodist with bruising to his right arm. The Sheriff’s Department says Deputy Bjoin was extremely lucky that he did not suffer a major injury or death. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is grateful for the rapid response by Dallas County EMS, the Stuart Police Department, the Earlham Police Department, Earlham Fire Department, and the Iowa State Patrol.
“We hope this serves as a reminder to all motorists to slow down when you see flashing lights and to use caution in winter driving situations. “
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report there were two separate accidents Saturday afternoon, with two injured in one of the crashes. At around 1:45-p.m., a single-vehicle accident happened on Highway 34 near 210th Street. Alexander Guy, of Villisca, was traveling westbound in a 2006 Honda Accord, when the car began to lose control and entered the south ditch. Alexander and an 11-year-old male passenger were transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, for treatment of minor injuries.
And, at about 1:41-p.m. Saturday, Montgomery County Deputies came upon an accident on the Nishnabotna River bridge on Highway 48, east of Elliott. The driver of the 2015 Chrysler 200, 55-year-old Sherri K. Turner, of Elliott, was traveling west when her car lost traction due to the snow and slush covered road. The vehicle slid across the eastbound lane of traffic and following Turner’s attempt to avoid contact with the southeast bridge guardrail, the car crossed to the northwest and hit a concrete wall on the north side of the bridge.The right front wheel and entire right side of the vehicle were damaged.
The damage left the vehicle inoperable and located near the middle of the bridge deck surface. Damage the car was estimated at $10,000. No injuries were reported.
No citations were issued following either accident.
Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 5. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 34. Our Low this morning, 22. We received 1-inch of snow Saturday, at KJAN. That melted down to .26″ of rain/liquid value. Last year on this date, the High was 32 and the Low was 1. The Record High on this date was 74,in 1938. The Record Low was -21 on 1998. Sunrise is at 7:37-a.m.. Sunset will be 7:37-p.m.
The UNI offense sputtered in the fourth quarter and the Panthers fell to Belmont 69-62 in the semifinals of the MVC Hoops in the Heartland Tournament on Saturday.
Belmont guard Destinee Wells scored 9 of her game-high 28 points in the final four miinutes to help the Bruins snag the win.
Maya McDermott led UNI with 15 points and Emerson Green added 15. The Panthers made seven threes in the opening quarter but hit just 4 of 17 the rest of the way.
UNI dropped to 18-9 on the season and will hope to end up in the WNIT.
Belmont improved to 19-10 and will take on Drake in the MVC title game.
The Drake women’s basketball team took down Illinois State 74-54 in the semifinals of the MVC Hoops in the Heartland Tournament on Saturday. The Bulldogs raced out to a 22-9 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
Maggie Bair led the way with a big double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Grace Berg added 16 points and Courtney Becker had 13.
The Bulldogs improved to 21-9 and will play in the title game for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The Bulldogs will face Belmont for the title.
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