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Old truckstop gets new life

News

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A California company plans to reopen a Hamilton County truck stop that closed last month. Anyway Logistics, Incorporated of Fresno purchased the Boondocks U.S.A. Truck Stop near Williams for $500,000 at an auction held on Wednesday. It will be the first truck stop to be owned by Anyway Logistics. The Boondocks truck stop closed October 20th after 45 years of operation by owners Bob and Miriam Welch. The reason for the closing was due to competition from nearby truck stops and finding enough employees. The truck stop hosts a diner and a 30-unit motel located off Interstate 35 near Williams. The truck stop served as a haven for stranded motorists during adverse winter weather. No date has been set for the reopening of the truck stop.

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ELAINE B. OWEN, 92, of Dallas Center (Formerly of Audubon) – Svcs. 12/1/18

Obituaries

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ELAINE B. OWEN, 92, of Dallas Center (Formerly of Audubon), died Tuesday, Nov. 27th, at the Spurgeon Manor, in Dallas Center. Funeral services for ELAINE OWEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1st, at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is Friday, Nov. 30th, from 4:30-until 6:30-p.m.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery.

ELAINE OWEN is survived by:

Her daughter – Diane Lundgren, of Dallas Center.

Her sister – Martha Leader, of Bellevue, NE.

1 grandson, 4 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren, and her half brother-in-law Bernard (Bessie) Owen, of Audubon.

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Red Oak man arrested on two warrants

News

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak, Wednesday afternoon, arrested a man wanted on warrants out of Carroll and Montgomery Counties. 36-year old Jesse Donald Trost, of Red Oak, was taken into custody without incident after the warrants were served. Trost was taken into custody on a Carroll County warrant for Contempt of Court/Failure to pay child support, and an active warrant out of Montgomery County, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond.

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Skyscan forecast for Atlantic & the area, 11/29/18

Weather

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Increasing cloudiness w/ a chance of scattered light rain this afternoon. High around 37. SE @ 5-10.

Tonight: Cloudy w/a chance of a rain-snow mix early. Low 25. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cloudy. High 40. SE @ 10-20.

Saturday: Cloudy w/a rain-snow mix, late. High 38.

Sunday: Cloudy w/light snow or flurries. High 32.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 32. Our Low this morning 17. Last year on this date our High was 51 and the Low was 15. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 71 in 1998. The Record Low was -8 in 1891.

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Iowa suspends play-by-play broadcaster for hot mic comments

Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Learfield Sports has suspended Iowa play-by-play broadcaster Gary Dolphin for two games for negative comments directed at Hawkeyes guard Maishe Dailey that inadvertently made it to the air during a commercial break on Tuesday.

Iowa announced on Wednesday that Dolphin, who has broadcast Hawkeyes games for over 20 years, will miss Friday’s game against No. 22 Wisconsin and Monday’s game at No. 9 Michigan State after comments dismissive of Dailey’s play aired during Tuesday’s 69-68 win over Pittsburgh.

Iowa athletic director Gary Barta says the suspension is because of those comments “as well as some ongoing tensions that have built up over the past couple of years.” Dolphin apologized for his comments after the win over the Panthers. Dolphin did not swear or use inappropriate language but sounded exasperated as he criticized Dailey for dribbling with his head down into a double team.

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South Dakota women beat No. 23 Iowa State 64-59

Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Ciara Duffy made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, Allison Arens added three 3-pointers and 11 points and South Dakota beat No. 23 Iowa State 64-59 on Wednesday night.
The Cyclones rallied from an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to pull within three points with 1:19 remaining, but Madison McKeever’s free throws with 14 seconds left sealed it for South Dakota.
Hannah Sjerven had 10 points and 10 rebounds for South Dakota (6-1), which hosted Iowa State for the first time since 1984.

South Dakota knocked down six 3-pointers in the second quarter, outscoring Iowa State 22-9 for a 35-18 halftime advantage. Madison Wise made three 3-pointers and scored a season-high 19 points for Iowa State (5-1), which entered one of just 37 unbeaten teams in Division I. Bridget Carleton added 14 points on 5-of-19 shooting. Iowa State returns home to play Arkansas on Sunday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

Wise scored 10 straight during ISU’s 15-0 fourth-quarter run.

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Merrill scores 20, leads Utah State past Northern Iowa 71-52

Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Sam Merrill scored 20 points as host Utah State beat Northern Iowa 71-52 on Wednesday night in the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Conference Challenge. The Aggies (6-1) snapped a two-game losing skid and are now 2-2 in their annual contest.

Merrill, a junior guard who led all scorers with 50 points in two games during the MGM Main Event in Las Vegas, made 7 of 14 field goals and all four of his free-throw attempts. Luke McDonnell scored 14 points to lead Northern Iowa (3-4).

Utah State built a 31-23 halftime lead. The Panthers stayed within double digits until a 5-0 spurt made it 48-35 with nine minutes left and they didn’t get closer. Diogo Brito’s two free throws stretched the Aggies’ lead to 60-42 with 5:22 remaining.

It was the first meeting between the schools.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 11/29/18

Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Learfield Sports has suspended Iowa play-by-play broadcaster Gary Dolphin for two games for negative comments directed at Hawkeyes guard Maishe Dailey that inadvertently made it to the air during a commercial break. Iowa says that Dolphin, who has broadcast Hawkeyes games for over 20 years, will miss upcoming games against No. 22 Wisconsin and at No. 9 Michigan State after comments dismissive of Dailey’s play aired during a 69-68 win over Pittsburgh.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Berry was back on the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice field for the first time since early in training camp, though it remains unclear when the star safety will be ready for games. Berry tore his Achilles’ tendon in last season’s opener but was back on the practice field over the summer. He began training camp but then was sidelined by a troublesome heel problem.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Zylan Cheatham finished an assist short of the second triple-double in school history and Arizona State rolled to an 89-71 victory over Nebraska-Omaha. Arizona State beat No. 15 Mississippi State and Utah State last week to win the MGM Main Event in Las Vegas. The Sun Devils were short-handed against Omaha and started slow before using a big run to turn the game into a rout.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Damien Jefferson scored 18 points, Martin Krampelj added 17 and Creighton shot 60 percent in beating Montana 98-72. Creighton was 32 of 53 from the field, including 13 of 25 from distance, and made 21 of 30 free throws.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Becca Hittner scored 15 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 24 Drake pull away for an 85-69 victory over Creighton. Hittner matched her season high and went over 1,000 points in her career. Sara Rhine added 17 points and Sammie Bachrodt had nine rebounds for the Bulldogs. Drake shot a season-best 13 of 28 on 3-pointers. Creighton’s Temi Carda scored 18 of her career-high 20 points in the second half.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, 11/29/18

News

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Roman Catholic diocese is defending its decision to continue employing a priest who told police he was trying to rape a woman when he was arrested naked in an Iowa mall in 2013. The Diocese of Sioux City acknowledged the 5-year-old arrest of the Rev. Jeremy Wind, describing it as a “mental health episode” from which he recovered. Police reports show Wind was meeting with a parishioner at a Sioux Center bakery in December 2013 when he dropped his pants and chased her to her car.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Police in central Iowa are investigating after they say they found homemade pipe bombs following a traffic stop in Marshalltown. Authorities say 48-year-old Timothy Andrew Kluck has been charged with being a felon in possession of an offensive weapon and other counts. Police say Kluck was stopped earlier this week on suspicion of driving with a suspended license when officers discovered a pipe bomb in his vehicle, and a search of his home turned up another bomb.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the drug overdose deaths of two people in Illinois. Federal prosecutors in Iowa say 50-year-old Larry Lazzez Bolden, of Davenport, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in June to distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death. Investigators say Bolden distributed heroin laced with morphine and fentanyl that led to the deaths of one person in Rock Island, Illinois, and another person in Moline, Illinois.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for bilking a bank out of more than $850,000. Federal prosecutors for Iowa say 63-year-old David Giannetto, of Marion, was sentenced Wednesday in Cedar Rapids’ federal courthouse to 27 months in prison. Officials say Giannetto had operated a freight business and created more than 600 fake invoices over two years that he used to secure more than $850,000 in loans from the bank.

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Deputy issued citation for unlawful possession of Whitetail deer antlers

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A Sheriff’s deputy from Greene County was cited Nov. 12th following an investigation, for unlawful possession of Whitetail deer antlers. Officials with the Iowa DNR said Wednesday, that on November 3rd, 2018, a DNR Conservation Officer received a call from a man who came upon a scene of a woman who had hit a deer on N Ave. between 185th and 190th streets in Greene County. The man waited for a sheriff’s deputy to arrive. Once the deputy arrived, the man asked the deputy about a salvage tag. Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Kirk Hammer declined to issue him salvage tag.

According to state code, a salvage tag should be first issued to the individuals involved in the accident, and if not interested, then to any bystanders at the scene. A salvage tag was not issued. Later in the day, the same man drove past the scene and observed Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Kirk Hammer in uniform near the deer cutting the antlers off of the deer with a saw.

When DNR Conservation Officer Nathan Haupert questioned Deputy Hammer, Deputy Hammer admitted to taking the antlers. Officer Haupert met Deputy Hammer at his home and seized the antlers. Officer Haupert explained to Deputy Hammer that it is unlawful to keep the antlers without a deer tag or salvage permit and with a salvage permit the whole deer would need to be removed from the ditch, not just the antlers.

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