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(Podcast) KJAN News, 4/16/21

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April 16th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Our 7:06-a.m. report from News Director Ric Hanson.

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Coon Rapids man cited following a single-vehicle accident

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April 16th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident Wednesday night. The crash was discovered Thursday morning. Authorities say the driver of a 2014 Dodge Ram Truck had left the scene. When he was interviewed Thursday, 28-year old Schyler Andrew Knudsen, of Coon Rapids, told authorities he swerved to miss a deer while entering a right-hand curve on Justice Road. His pickup struck a curve warning sign and entered the northwest ditch before hitting a tree.

Damage to the pickup was estimated to be $12,000. The Guthrie County Secondary Roads Dept. sign sustained an estimated $250 damage. Knudsen was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.

Creston Police report (4/16/21): Creston man arrested on Criminal Mischief & assault charges; 2 injured in Union County crash

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April 16th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston, late Thursday night, arrested a man for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree, and Simple Domestic Assault. Authorities say 31-year old Christopher Roland Bird, of Creston, was arrested just before 11-p.m., on North Division. He was taken to Union County Jail and held without bond until seen by Magistrate.

And the Union County Sheriff’s Office says two people were injured during a single-vehicle accident that happened at around 6:30-a.m., Thursday. According to the report, 19-year-old Rose Marie Pumel, of Lincoln, NE., was driving a 2004 Dodge Durango, when she fell asleep at the wheel. The SUV went into a ditch and drove over a culvert before crashing into the other side, causing heavy front end damage. The vehicle also crashed into a barbed wire fence before rolling backwards and coming to rest in the ditch.

Pumel and her passenger, 43-year-old Jerome Keith McCallum, of Kellerton, were injured in the crash, and transported to the Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston. The Durango sustained $2,500 damage, while the fence, owned by Daniel Ide, of Afton, sustained about $500 damage.

Residential structure fire in Casey, Thursday

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April 16th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Firefighters from Casey, Adair, Stuart, Menlo, Greenfield and Guthrie Center responded to a fully engulfed structure fire in Casey, Thursday. Stuart Fire was requested to supply additional water, at around 12:30-p.m.  On their social media page, Stuart Fire officials reported crews worked quickly to extinguish the flames and protect adjacent exposures. The fire caused damage to two nearby homes, and destroyed the involved structure. Two pets were lost in the blaze. No injuries were reported.

Additional details were not immediately available.

(Photos by Sean Bovinett via the Stuart F.D. Facebook page)

 

Racing and Gaming Commission approves fines

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April 16th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved fines Thursday for three different gambling violations. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko says the Diamond Jo Worth casino was fined for a violation of the self-gambling ban. He says the first and last name of an individual was transposed and that account was entered improperly on the self-exclusion list. Ohorilko says that allowed the person to sign up for a players club card at the casino.

The casino was fined five-thousand dollars for that violation. Diamond Jo Worth was fined 20-thousand dollars for an underage violation after an 18-year old entered the casino with two adults. “The security officer posted did not challenge the underage individual — specifically did not request I-D. And that individual was on the gaming floor for a little over an hour and had gambled at some slot machines,” Ohorilko explains. He says the two violations were treated separately because they fall under different rules.  He says the self-exclusion violation was the first offense and those violations start at five-thousand, and the first-offense underage gambling fine starts at 20-thousand dollars.

The other violation involved a late audit by the FanDuel sports gambling company. “This particular violation had to do with the daily fantasy sports operation. The annual audits are required by statute and need to be submitted within 180 days of the end of the fiscal year,” Ohorilko says.  He says the audit was submitted 74 days late and the company was fined 20-thousand dollars. The Racing and Gaming Commission took the action at their meeting in Council Bluffs.

Atlantic Alum Newell named MVC Co-Golfer of the Week

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April 16th, 2021 by admin

Three different women’s golfers earned medalist honors this week, and each is being honored by the Missouri Valley Conference.  Brooke Newell of Missouri State, Taylor Ledwein of Bradley are this week’s MVC Golfers of the Week.

Brooke Newell of the Missouri State women’s golf team carded a 75 in the final round of play to win the ORU Spring Invite at The Club at Indian Springs on Tuesday.  Over the course of three rounds, Newell shot a 71-68-75 – 214 to blow away the tournament field as she finished with an eight-stroke advantage on Junie Khaw of Tarleton State.  Overall, MSU carded an 302-290-308 – 900 to finish 2nd among the seven-team field. The Bears were just two strokes behind Little Rock, who won the event.  Johanna Wollenhaupt (74-75-76 – 225) and Abby Cavaiani (74-73-78 – 225) joined Newell in the top-five as they finished tied for fifth.

2021 Shenandoah Fillie Golf Invitational 04/15/2021

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April 16th, 2021 by admin

Team Scores

  1. Shenandoah 383
  2. Creston 394
  3. Glenwood 421
  4. Denison 426
  5. St. Albert 427
  6. Harlan 448
  7. Clarinda 479
  8. East Union 481
  9. Sidney 481
  10. Red Oak 484
  11. Southwest Valley 500
  12. CB Abraham Lincoln 503
  13. East Mills NTS

Individual Top Ten

  1. Rylie Driskell, Creston (77)
  2. Maria Groumoutis, Creston (92)
  3. Morgan McGargill, Shenandoah (93)
  4. Halle Wheatley, Shenandoah (95)
  5. Jocelyn Cheek, Harlan (96)
  6. Bailey Maher, Shenandoah (97)
  7. Brooke Bauer, Shenandoah (98)
  8. Mikaela Downing, Creston (100)
  9. Lainey Sheffield, St. Albert (100)
  10. Haley Woods, Glenwood (101)

Spring Sports Scoreboard 04/15/2021

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April 16th, 2021 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

Atlantic 2, Grand View Christian 1 (Lindley Eblen and Irelyn Gundy each had a goal and an assist for the Trojans)
AHSTW 5, Riverside 0
East Sac County 8, Logan-Magnolia 0
Denison-Schleswig 3, Creston 2
Glenwood 8, Harlan 0
Knoxville 1, Nodaway Valley/WCV 0
Lewis Central 4, Omaha South 1

BOYS SOCCER

Denison-Schleswig 3, Creston 2
Glenwood 3, Harlan 0
Logan-Magnolia 5, East Sac County 1
Riverside 4, AHSTW 1
Sioux City North 1, Lewis Central 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Glenwood 7, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2
Harlan 5, Audubon 4
Kuemper Catholic 5, Boone 4
Red Oak 9, Southwest Valley 0

BOYS TENNIS

Denison-Schleswig 9, Bishop Heelan 0
Glenwood 6, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
Harlan 6, Audubon 0
Southwest Valley 9, Red Oak 0

GIRLS GOLF

Clarke 205, Wayne 232, Southeast Warren NTS. Medalist: Abby Clark, Wayne (50)
Essex 234, Griswold NTS
Missouri Valley 251, Riverside NTS. Medalist: Henley Arbaugh, Missouri Valley (57)
Tri-Center 227, AHSTW 246. Medalist: Ally Meyers, AHSTW (46)

BOYS GOLF

Clarinda 201, Griswold 250. Medalist: Carter Larson, Clarinda (45)
Coon Rapids-Bayard finished 5th at DM Christian Tournament.
Missouri Valley 180, Riverside 201. Medalist: Ethan Reicks, Riverside (39)
Tri-Center 175, AHSTW 188. Medalist: Grant Way, Tri-Center (40)
Wayne 173, Southeast Warren 181. Medalist: Mason Merfeld, Southeast Warren (40)

(Update) 2 injured in Montgomery County collision, Thursday afternoon

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April 16th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two women were injured during a near head-on collision that occurred at around 3:45-p.m. Thursday, at the intersection of Highway 71 and 110th Street. Authorities say Debra Bender was driving a 2012 Chrysler 200 northbound on Highway 71 in the slow lane, while a non-contact vehicle was making a left turn onto westbound 110th Street. A 2000 GMC 1500 pickup driven by Gary Johnson, of rural Villisca, began to turn left (east). When Johnson failed to see Bender’s car in time, the right front side of his pickup struck the right front side of the Chrysler.

Debra Bender and her passenger were transported to the hospital. The passenger was subsequently transported by helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha. Authorities say Gary Johnson was not injured in the crash. No citations were issued. Both vehicles were declared a total loss. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department was assisted at the scene by personnel from the Grant, Griswold and Villisca Fire and Rescue Departments.

Atlantic grabs win at Lewis Central Boys Golf Tournament at Fox Run 04/15/2021

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April 16th, 2021 by admin

Team Scores

  1. Atlantic 329
  2. St. Albert 352
  3. Fremont-Mills 365
  4. Creston 368
  5. Glenwood 377
  6. Shenandoah 279
  7. Lewis Central 382
  8. Omaha Roncalli 386
  9. Red Oak 439
  10. Omaha Bryan 513
  11. East Mills NTS

Atlantic got four top ten individual finishes to grab the team title at Fox Run. Drey Newell led the way with a round of 80 for 3rd Place. Lane Nelson was 4th with an 80 as well, Braden Smith 5th with an 82, and Garrett McLaren was 8th with an 87.

Atlantic Head Coach Ed DenBeste: “Our goal today was to shoot a better team score than we did at Shenandoah Tournament. Great to see our boys come through today. I challenged them to a score between 320 and 330. Drey lead the way for the team. Had some struggles to start but ended well with a 9 over round. Lane also played well today. Great to see him take 10 strokes off of Tuesday’s score. He had a good start with a birdie on his first hole. Braden continued to work on his game today. Not the front score he wanted but played really well on the back except for one hole. Garrett had some struggles at times today. A little higher score than he was hoping. Both Cruz and Roth had some putting issues at times. The greens were fast and hard. However both worked to keep the score down as much as possible. This was a great win for us. Need to take this play into next week.”