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Atlantic’s New Parks & Rec Director to be announced Tuesday

News

January 14th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City of Atlantic’s new Parks and Recreation Department Director is expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon. The word will come following a closed session to interview the final candidate for the position, Michelle Spunaugle, a Griswold native who lives in Villisca, and has a Park Ranger background

The closed session interview with Spunaugle will take place at 1-p.m in the Council’s Chambers, after she spends the morning with Parks staff touring the City, its parks and the Parks Building.

Following the closed session, the Parks and Rec Board will vote on who to recommend for the position. City Administrator John Lund says he then intends to make the offer quickly, so the candidate may begin making arrangements to join the City.

In addition to Michelle Spunaugle, the Board has interviewed John Wyatt Adderton from Georgia, who is currently a Park Ranger. The candidate recommended for the position will succeed former Parks and Rec Director Bryant Rasmussen, who accepted a position with the USDA, last Fall.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023

Weather

January 14th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 39. Winds S @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 32. S @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High 46. S @ 5-15.
Monday: Cloudy w/a 50% chance of rain.High around 50. SW @ 15.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 39. NW @ 10-15 mph.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 31. The Low was 16. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 36 and the Low was 13. The Record High on this date was 54 in 1914. The Record Low was -29 in 1957.

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High School Wrestling Scoreboard 01/13/2023

Sports

January 13th, 2023 by admin

BOYS WRESTLING

Bobcat Classic

Glenwood sits in 5th place after day one of the Bobcat Classic at Basehor-Linwood. Underwood sits 12th. Glenwood has three finalists:  Vinny Mayberry (120), Tate Mayberry (157), and CJ Carter (215). Underwood has two finalists: Gable Porter (132) and Blake Allen (138).

Ron Scott Duals @ Mount Ayr

Shenandoah 63, Central Decatur 12
Shenandoah 59, East Union 12
Shenandoah 45, Martensdale-St. Marys 27
Harlan 45, Shenandoah 30
Harlan 48 Mount Ayr 12
Southwest Valley 45 Harlan 30
Southwest Valley 54 East Union 18
Southwest Valley 40 Durant 36
Cameron 51 Southwest Valley 26
Cameron 72 Central Decatur 4
Cameron 71 East Union 9
Martensdale-St. Marys 54 Mount Ayr 6
Martensdale-St. Marys 50 East Union 10
Durant 51 Mount Ayr 12
Durant 37 Central Decatur 36

GIRLS WRESTLING

Perry Invitational

SWAT finished in 2nd place in the team race with 131 points. Adyson Lundquist (115), Grace Britten (170) and Haley Armstrong (235) all won titles for SWAT. Jazz Christensen (100) and Ellen Gerlockc (190) were runners-up. Evy Marlin (135), Lilly Applegate (140) and Rio Johnson (155) took third-place finishes.
Full results HERE

Lady Raptor Duals at Ridge View

Denison-Schleswig 36 South O’Brien 18
MOC-Floyd Vallely 30 Denison-Schleswig 18
Ridge View 57 Denison-Schleswig 16
South Central Calhoun 42 Denison-Schleswig 30
Spencer 60 Denison-Schleswig 18

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Big early deficit too much to overcome for Atlantic boys at Harlan

Sports

January 13th, 2023 by admin

The Harlan Cyclones started the game on a 14-0 run and led 18-3 at the end of the first quarter on their way to a 71-64 win over Atlantic on Friday night. The Trojans rallied back valiantly in the second half but couldn’t quite overcome the deficit. The Trojans trailed by 17 at halftime but got all the way back within 3 in the final minutes before Harlan shut the door. Bradley Curren had a couple of big driving baskets in the last two minutes to help seal the Cyclone win. Atlantic head coach Derek Hall said the slow start was just a bit too much to overcome.

As disappointing as the start to the game was it was impressive that Atlantic got as close as they did. Coach Hall said that no quit attitude has become a part of the program.

Harlan was led by 20 points from Bradley Curren and 16 from Teagon Kasperbauer. The Cyclones improved to 7-3 on the season and will host Kuemper Catholic next Tuesday for their next contest.

Atlantic got 22 points from Nolan Waters and 20 points from Colton Rasmussen. The Trojans drop to 4-8 on the season and will now get ready to host Red Oak on Tuesday.

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Atlantic goes cold in second half and falls at Harlan

Sports

January 13th, 2023 by admin

The Atlantic girls basketball team went cold from the field in the second half and Harlan got collective contributions to give the Cyclones a 57-46 win on Friday night in Harlan.

Atlantic led by three at the end of the first and built the lead to 11 mid-way through the second quarter. Harlan battled back at the end of the half to make it a one-point Atlantic lead at the break. Atlantic then went a bit cold from the field and Harlan had 5 different players hit a three in the third quarter to pull ahead. Atlantic head coach Dan Vargason said the cold spell hurt their chances but he was proud of the fight.

The Cyclones also did a phenomenal job of icing the game at the foul line, going 8-8 in the fourth quarter. Coach Vargason said you just have to give credit to an opponent that made the shots they needed.

Harlan was led by 14 points from Hannah Sonderman and 13 from Aubrey Schweiso. The Cyclones improved to 9-3 on the season and will next up host Kuemper Catholic on Tuesday.

Atlantic was led by 20 points from Paytn Harter and 9 from Maddie Richter. The Trojans drop to 9-4 on the season and will now prep to host Red Oak on Tuesday.

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High School Basketball Scoreboard 01/13/2023

Sports

January 13th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 57, Atlantic 46
Boone 44, Denison-Schleswig 32
Kuemper Catholic 53, Glenwood 50
Lewis Central 71, Creston 47
Shenandoh 47, Clarinda 29
St. Albert 59, Red Oak 23

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 38, Riverside 25
Treynor 72, Missouri Valley 18
Tri-Center 44, Audubon 18
Underwood 40, AHSTW 23

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley 63, West Harrison 56
CAM 69, Ar-We-Va 25
Coon Rapids-Bayard 47, Paton-Churdan 26
Exira-EHK 54, Glidden-Ralston 38

Corner Conference

East Mills 63, Fremont-Mills 52
Stanton 83, Griswold 14

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 45, Southeast Warren 36
Nodaway Valley 77, East Union 27
Southwest Valley 47, Wayne 39

Other Scores

Bishop Heelan 65, CB Abraham Lincoln 39
Carroll 44, Gilbert 43
Earlham 51, ACGC 38
Pleasantville 60, West Central Valley 56
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 64, CB Thomas Jefferson 18

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 71, Atlantic 64
Clarinda 64, Shenandoah 23
Creston 57, Lewis Central 56
Denison-Schleswig 62, Boone 50
Kuemper Catholic 76, Glenwood 70
Red Oak 84, St. Albert 48

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 59, Riverside 53
Tri-Center 56, Audubon 22
Treynor 64, Missouri Valley  35
Underwood 54, AHSTW 53

Rolling Valley Conference

Exira-EHK 85, Glidden-Ralston 33
West Harrison 77, Boyer Valley 30

Corner Conference

East Mills 67, Fremont-Mills 50
Essex 57, Heartland Christian 45
Stanton 83, Griswold 38

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 49, Southeast Warren 46 (B: Quentin King with buzzer-beating three to win it, had 12pts)
Lenox 76, Martensdale-St. Marys 48
Nodaway Valley 71, East Union 50 (NV: Boston DeVault 28pts)
Southwest Valley 68, Wayne 41

Other Scores

ACGC 66, Earlham 46
Bishop Heelan 59, CB Abraham Lincoln 56
Gilbert 71, Carroll 59
Pleasantville 62, West Central Valley 45
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 56, CB Thomas Jefferson 46
Van Meter 69, Panorama 63

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Woodbury County Auditor details evidence that led to voter fraud charges

News

January 13th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The FBI says it is continuing the investigation of alleged voter fraud by the wife of Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor.

Kim Taylor was arrested and charged Thursday with 52 counts of alleged voter fraud in the 2020 primary and general elections. Woodbury County Auditor Pat Gill says he became aware of an issue when a local voter who was an Iowa State University student contacted him about his name being used on a ballot.

“The person said that they had requested an absentee ballot and they went to the Secretary of State’s website where we all enter that information. And when they looked at the Secretary of State’s website, they said, you have a ballot that says that you have a ballot from me, and I didn’t vote that night,” Gill says. The brother of that student also reported his name was used on an absentee ballot.

Gill contacted the Secretary of State, and was advised to call the FBI. Gill says two of his staff members alerted him to several write-in ballots from the 2020 primary that had been cast, but didn’t look right. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen this. When you could tell by looking at them that they were all filled out by the same person,” Gill says. “that was my read on it and that’s why they called me over they said ‘take a look at this Pat.’ They had the same opinion they were filled out by the same person,” Gill says.

Gill says Jeremy Taylor’s name was the name on all the ballots in question. “Jeremy Taylor was on that ballot for the congressional seat but written in were 150 primary write-in votes for district three (Woodbury supervisor) — which was open at that time. And then also, there were 135 write ins for Jeremy Taylor for auditor,” according to Gill.

Gill says the FBI asked to see all the ballots, and then started their investigation. He says the election safeguards in place to validate ballots and identify voters works — and led to the charges in the case. Jeremy Taylor has not released a statement about the allegations.

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PRIDE Capital Campaign announced for the Riverside School District

News

January 13th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Oakland, Iowa) – The Riverside Community School District is launching a PRIDE Capital Campaign collaborative effort between the District and the cities of Oakland, Carson and Macedonia. School officials say it will generate funding in support of positive experiences for current and future students, staff, alumni, and the community through the completion of identified infrastructure development projects.

This project, according to school officials, provides an opportunity to strengthen economic growth, increase existing social capital and provide infrastructure development that positively impacts all these cities and the school district. High quality educational opportunities and access to physical infrastructure play an important role in developing rural communities and helping them overcome their challenges. The project is designed to enhance existing community assets by encouraging growth by supporting new infrastructure projects. The campaign will generate funding to support positive school and community experiences for current and future students, staff, alumni, and community.

Superintendent Dr. Tim Mitchell says there are three Riverside Pride Capital Campaign Goals:

1) Maintenance of a safe and high-quality environment for academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities.

2) Completion of one-time facility improvements needed to promote growth and success in the community and school.

3) Lasting impact through a legacy of positive academic and economic growth for future generations of the Riverside communities.

You can learn more, and get regular updates on the Riverside PRIDE Committee Fund Facebook page. For a complete informational packet about the campaign or to set up a meeting on how you can help,  please contact Tim Mitchell at 712-484-2212 or tmitchell@riverside.k12.ia.us or if you wish to donate to the Riverside PRIDE Expendable Fund:

You can go online to https://bit.ly/RiversidePride

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No. 12 Iowa women host Penn State on Saturday

Sports

January 13th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

The 12th ranked Iowa Hawkeye women are at home tomorrow morning to play Penn State. The Hawkeyes are 5-1 in the Big Ten and need to be ready for Penn State’s pressure defense.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder who says the Hawkeyes want to attack the press.

Penn State is 2-4 in the Big Ten.

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No. 14 Iowa State visits No. 2 Kansas Saturday

Sports

January 13th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

It is a battle on unbeaten’s Saturday in Big 12 play as 14th ranked Iowa State visits number two Kansas. The Cyclones are 4-0 in the league race and already have road wins at Oklahoma and TCU.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger who says success on the road begins with defense.

And a big defenive effort will be needed against a Jayhawk team that is averaging nearly 78 points per game.

Kansas is also 4-0 in conference play.

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