Today: **Wind Chill Advisory until Noon** Partly cloudy. High 22. S @ 10-20 mph. Wind chill as low as -25.
Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Low 18. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cldy. High 32. NW @ 10-20.
Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 28.
Monday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 35.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 12. Our Low was -7. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 41 and the Low was 14. The Record High on this date was 58 in 1933. The Record Low was -32 in 1976.
ERIC WALTON, 45, of Walnut, died Wed., Jan. 19th, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Funeral services for ERIC WALTON will be held at 2-p.m. on (Saturday) January 29th, in the Walnut Community Center, in Walnut. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.
A public visitation will be held at the Walnut Community Center from 10-am until 2-p.m., on January 29th.
ERIC WALTON is survived by:
His mother & father -Mary [Meyer] Walton & Clarence “Butch” Walton, both of Walnut.
His wife – Shyla Walton, of Walnut.
His daughter – Emma Jade Walton, of Omaha.
Shyla’s sons – Westley (Kimber) English, of Denver, CO., & Alexander (Cryssy) English, of LaVergne, TN.
His brothers – Marcus (Deanna) Walton, of Coconut Creek, FL., & Reid Walton (& partner Jeni Calhoun), of Harlan.
His nieces – Eva & Bailey Walton, of Harlan, and Shyla’s 3 grandchildren.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s record 2021 corn harvest led to a significant increase in traffic on the rail lines that run through Iowa. “The car loads of grain in 2021 were the most since 2008. This is mostly due to the high volumes that were being exported. That’s a great spot for our state here in Iowa.” That’s Iowa D-O-T director Scott Marler, who says railroad traffic nationwide increased seven percent in 2021, but has not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
Marler says the volume of cars and trucks on Iowa streets and highways dropped over 40 percent at the beginning of the pandemic. “Our traffic levels are pretty much back to pre-pandemic levels, but they’re different than what they used to be,” Marler says. “…In our cities and urban areas, we’re still seeing a slightly depressed amount of traffic volumes. We think this might be one of the trends from teleworking that we hear about. In our rural areas, by contrast, our traffic levels are actually a little higher than pre-pandemic levels.”
Marler says that’s likely because of the high volume of trucks carrying freight on Iowa highways and interstates. Passenger traffic at Iowa airports that offer commercial flights dropped significantly during the first year of the pandemic and Marler says it’s bouncing back. “We’re not back to pre-pandemic levels with passenger counts at our eight commercial service airports, but we’re close,” he says, “within about 10-15% of pre-pandemic levels.”
Marler made his comments during a briefing yesterday (Thursday) for the Iowa House Transportation Committee.
The Class 1A top-ranked Grand View Christian Thunder proved too much for Atlantic to handle in boys hoops on Thursday night at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny. After the Trojans went bucket for bucket with the Thunder through 1 1/2 quarters, Grand View Christian hit the gas and pulled away for a 96-68 win. The game was tied at 24 at the end of the first, and it was an 8-point Thunder lead at half. The Thunder erupted for a 31-12 advantage in the third to take control. Atlantic Head Coach Derek Hall said the team got a little gassed after a good start.
William Penn recruit Manny Hammonds and his fellow backcourt mate Josh Baucum were tough to slow down. Hammonds finished with 30 points on the night and Baucum added 29. The Thunder stay unbeaten at 15-0. They will travel to West Marshall on Friday. Coach Hall said it was great experience to play a great team like Grand View Christian.
Atlantic got 15 points each from Dayton Templeton, Colton Rasmussen, and Carter Pellett. The Trojans fall to 3-11 on the season. They will travel to Creston for their next game on Monday.
After a dismal third quarter the Atlantic girls basketball team rallied in the fourth to pick up a 46-43 win over Grand View Christian on Thursday night in Ankeny. The Trojans trailed by three at half and only managed 2 points in the third quarter to fall behind by 10 at 41-31. The Trojans chipped away at the lead, with Jada Jensen leading the way with 10 points in the period. Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason thought the Trojans’ press and zone paid off down the stretch.
Jensen finished the night with 20 points and Aubrey Guyer added 12. The Trojans had a chance to fully ice the game with free throws in the final minute but couldn’t get that one extra point to make it a two possession game. It didn’t matter as the Thunder didn’t have enough time to get a shot off after Paytn Harter’s freebie miss with 2 seconds left. Coach Vargason was really proud of the fight the team showed, overcoming a couple tough stretches of the game.
Atlantic improves to 6-10 on the season. Next up for the Trojans is a home tilt with Shenandoah next Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. We’ll have that game on KJAN.
The 25th ranked Hawkeye women outscored Minnesota 37-12 in the third quarter to blow the game open in a 105-49 win in the Twin Cities. Caitlin Clark had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.
The Hawkeyes connected on 59 percent, including nine of 17 from three point range. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder.
The deficit was the worse loss in program history for Minnesota. The Hawkeyes improved to 11-4 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Atlantic 46, Grand View Christian 43 – ON KJAN
Ar-We-Va 59, Paton-Churdan 31
Audubon 56, Tri-Center 45 (A: Aleah Hermansen 29 points)
Carroll 49, Harlan 46
Clarinda 49, Riverside 30
Earlham 56, Lenox 46
East Union 50, SW Valley 48
West Harrison 34, Whiting 21
Woodbine 50, Coon Rapids-Bayard 43
BOYS BASKETBALL
Grand View Christian 96, Atlantic 68 –ON KJAN
Ar-We-Va 59, Paton-Churdan 44
Exira-EHK 63, Glidden-Ralston 42 (E: Aiden Flathers 18 points)
Tri-Center 41, Audubon 33
Saydel 59, West Central Valley 35
Southwest Valley 64, East Union 49
West Harrison 86, Whiting 10
Woodbine 44, Coon Rapids-Bayard 42
Corner Conference Tournament Semifinals
Stanton 49, Sidney 44 (OT)
East Mills 64, Fremont-Mills 50
School
|
Record
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LW
|
|
1
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Newell-Fonda
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12-1
|
1
|
2
|
Bishop Garrigan
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12-3
|
2
|
3
|
Exira-EHK
|
12-0
|
3
|
4
|
North Linn
|
14-1
|
4
|
5
|
Springville
|
15-1
|
5
|
6
|
MMCRU
|
12-0
|
6
|
7
|
Burlington Notre Dame
|
13-0
|
7
|
8
|
North Mahaska
|
12-1
|
8
|
9
|
Storm Lake St. Mary’s
|
10-1
|
9
|
10
|
Martensdale St. Mary’s
|
14-0
|
10
|
11
|
East Buchanan
|
10-2
|
11
|
12
|
Stanton
|
13-0
|
12
|
13
|
Westwood
|
14-1
|
13
|
14
|
Montezuma
|
12-2
|
14
|
15
|
Remsen St. Mary’s
|
13-2
|
15
|
School
|
Record
|
LW
|
|
1
|
Dike-New Hartford
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12-1
|
1
|
2
|
Denver
|
13-2
|
2
|
3
|
Central Lyon
|
13-1
|
3
|
4
|
Treynor
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13-1
|
5
|
5
|
Sibley-Ocheyedan
|
11-3
|
6
|
6
|
Panorama
|
14-1
|
4
|
7
|
Jesup
|
12-2
|
8
|
8
|
Iowa City Regina
|
11-3
|
9
|
9
|
Grundy Center
|
13-2
|
10
|
10
|
Mediapolis
|
14-0
|
11
|
11
|
Aplington-Parkersburg
|
10-3
|
12
|
12
|
West Hancock
|
10-4
|
7
|
13
|
South Central Calhoun
|
11-2
|
13
|
14
|
West Branch
|
10-3
|
15
|
15
|
North Union
|
12-3
|
NR
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School
|
Record
|
LW
|
|
|
1
|
Unity Christian
|
13-1
|
1
|
|
2
|
West Lyon
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13-0
|
2
|
|
3
|
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
|
11-2
|
6
|
|
4
|
Ballard
|
12-3
|
3
|
|
5
|
Estherville-Lincoln Central
|
12-2
|
4
|
|
6
|
Center Point-Urbana
|
11-2
|
5
|
|
7
|
West Marshall
|
14-1
|
7
|
|
8
|
West Liberty
|
10-3
|
9
|
|
9
|
Forest City
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11-3
|
8
|
|
10
|
Roland-Story
|
10-3
|
12
|
|
11
|
Cherokee
|
10-5
|
11
|
|
12
|
Clear Lake
|
8-3
|
10
|
|
13
|
Harlan
|
9-4
|
13
|
|
14
|
Monticello
|
11-3
|
14
|
|
15
|
Williamsburg
|
10-5
|
15
|
|
School
|
Record
|
LW
|
|
1
|
Glenwood
|
11-1
|
1
|
2
|
Bishop Heelan
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12-1
|
2
|
3
|
North Polk
|
14-1
|
3
|
4
|
Dallas Center-Grimes
|
10-3
|
4
|
5
|
Indianola
|
10-3
|
5
|
6
|
Grinnell
|
11-1
|
6
|
7
|
Cedar Rapids Xavier
|
9-4
|
7
|
8
|
North Scott
|
10-4
|
8
|
9
|
Waverly-Shell Rock
|
10-3
|
9
|
10
|
Central DeWitt
|
10-4
|
10
|
11
|
Spencer
|
10-3
|
11
|
12
|
Keokuk
|
10-3
|
12
|
13
|
Pella
|
9-4
|
13
|
14
|
Benton Community
|
11-3
|
14
|
15
|
Bondurant-Farrar
|
7-5
|
NR
|
School
|
Record
|
LW
|
|
1
|
Johnston
|
14-0
|
1
|
2
|
Iowa City High
|
11-0
|
2
|
3
|
Waterloo West
|
11-1
|
3
|
4
|
Ankeny Centennial
|
10-2
|
4
|
5
|
Dowling Catholic
|
12-1
|
5
|
6
|
Des Moines Roosevelt
|
11-2
|
6
|
7
|
Iowa City West
|
10-2
|
7
|
8
|
Pleasant Valley
|
11-3
|
8
|
9
|
West Des Moines Valley
|
11-3
|
9
|
10
|
Linn-Mar
|
9-3
|
12
|
11
|
Southeast Polk
|
7-6
|
15
|
12
|
Ankeny
|
9-4
|
10
|
13
|
Waukee Northwest
|
9-5
|
11
|
14
|
Cedar Falls
|
8-5
|
14
|
15
|
Iowa City Liberty
|
7-5
|
NR
|
Double Dual @ Atlantic
Atlantic-CAM 49, Glenwood 22
(Atlantic-CAM got pins from Aiden Smith, Easton O’Brien, Tanner O’Brien, and Kadin Stutzman. Cruz Weaver took a major decision win and Dane Hedrington picked up a decision win.)
Atlantic-CAM 64, Clarinda 9
(Atlantic-CAM had pins from Aiden Smith, Tay Jordan, Dante Hedrington, Brian South, Owen Hoover, Brenden Casey, and Miles Mundorf. Easton O’Brien won by major decision, Jarrett Armstrong by decision, and Kadin Stutzman won a sudden victory overtime match)
Glenwood 46, Clarinda 27
Tri @ Carlisle
Winterset 47, Carroll 28
Winterset 33, Carlisle 31
Carlisle 50, Carroll 18
Tri @ Denison-Schleswig
Creston 71, Denison-Schleswig 10
Creston 67, Shenandoah 6
Shenandoah 42, Denison-Schleswig 36
Quad @ Martensdale-St. Marys
West Central Valley 48, Martensdale-St. Marys 28
West Central Valley 39, Earlham 30
West Central Valley 57, Collins-Maxwell 18
Martensdale-St. Marys 48, Collins-Maxwell 24
Martensdale-St. Marys 30, Earlham 24
Earlham 41, Collins-Maxwell 18
Quad @ Red Oak
Harlan 40, Red Oak 31
Harlan 51, AHSTW 29
Harlan 35, Kuemper Catholic 34
Kuemper Catholic 60, Red Oak 21
Kuemper Catholic 46, AHSTW 30
AHSTW 42, Red Oak 41
Quad @ Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
Interstate-35 78, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 6
Interstate-35 60, Van Meter 20
Interstate-35 48, Panorama 28
Panorama 42, Van Meter 31
Panorama 51, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 24
Van Meter 33, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 30
Quad @ St. Albert
Lewis Central 45, Abraham Lincoln 15
Lewis Central 77, Thomas Jefferson 0
Lewis Central 60, St. Albert 18
Abraham Lincoln 78, Thomas Jefferson 6
Abraham Lincoln 60, St. Albert 24
St. Albert 24, Thomas Jefferson 12