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Today: Mostly sunny, high near 79. N/NW wind 8-10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, low around 59. NW wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening
Tomorrow: Sunny with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming S/SW 5-9 mph in the morning
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy, low around 66. S winds around 6 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. S/SW wind 3-8 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny with a high around 86.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 84. The Low this morning was 67. We received .44″ rain. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 86 and the Low was 64. The Record High in Atlantic on July 12th, was 106 in 1939. The Record Low was 47 in 1895 & 1975. Sunrise today: 5:56; Sunset tonight: 8:54.
The Atlantic baseball team’s 2025 season came to an end Friday night in a 7-1 loss to the Harlan Cyclones. Harlan was awarded four free bases to begin the game and score the first run of the game. Junior Jack Muller settled into the game by only giving up one hit in his outing, but three runs allowed. A pair of Trojan defensive miscues gave Harlan a 3-0 lead after three. Junior Jonas Reynolds went six innings on the hill, striking out six and allowing just one run. A big four-run sixth inning for the Cyclones secured the 7-1 victory.
It was a rocky start for the Atlantic ace, as Muller began the game issuing three walks and a hit batsman. The Cyclones scratched two across with the bases loaded no outs opportunity. Muller dialed back with a pair of strikeouts and an infield popup.
Muller settled into the game with a hitless second and third innings. In the fourth, a leadoff Atlantic error to begin the fourth followed up by a 3-1 count ended the evening on the hill for Muller. He was replaced by Junior Hudson McLaren. McLaren, being put in a difficult situation, walked and hit a batter which allowed Landon Kaufman to score.
Heading into the fifth, Atlantic trailed 3-0. A hit batsmen and back-to-back singles gave Atlantic a bases loaded no outs situation. A Gavin McLaren bases-loaded walk would be the only run the Trojans drive in on the night. Later in the inning, confusion on the basepaths on a lineout to right field caused a double play and ended the momentum.
Harlan ahead two going into the bottom of the sixth put up four runs on three hits. The frame was highlighted by a two-run double off the bat of Senior Hayden Soma. After Soma’s at bat Cade Nelson brought in another two runs with a single to right field.
Sophomore Colton Schneider came into pitch in the seventh for Harlan and began the final frame by striking out the first two hitters he faced. Gavin McLaren poked one into right field to keep the game alive for one more batter until a called strike three ended the game.
Head Coach Nathan Block said the team knew the challenge that was in front of them
Jack Muller kept the Trojans in the game
Junior Kale Jensen went 3/3 tonight but had a tremendous year all around.
The team loses one senior in the offseason who left a remarkable impact.
Atlantic ends the season at 9-16 and winning three of their final six games.
(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says a new collaboration between Iowa’s social services agency and a network of evangelical churches is a revolutionary approach that will be mimicked in other states.
Reynolds said also…
Reynolds spoke at The Family Leader’s annual summit — a few hours after the organization’s director of church engagement and Iowa Department of Health and Human Services director were on stage discussing the partnership.
Reynolds announced in April she would not seek reelection and grew emotional this (Friday) afternoon as she was ending her speech.
Reynolds told the crowd she looks forward to spending time with her family once she leaves office, but Reynolds says she intends to find some way to stay involved in the public sphere once her term as governor ends in early 2027.
Adair, IA (July 11, 2025) — Officials with ITC Midwest says the company has committed $5,000 through a “Power of Connection” grant, to support Little Smiles & Company’s initiative: Investing in the Future of Childcare Options in Adair & Surrounding Communities. This funding, the company says, will enable a comprehensive childcare market analysis and financial modeling consultation to address the growing childcare needs in Adair, Casey and nearby areas.
Little Smiles & Company is a state-licensed childcare center in Adair, currently serving approximately 30 children from the region. Due to recent changes in the Department of Health and Human Services’ age grouping policies and a growing wait-list, the center – alongside the City of Adair and the Adair-Casey School District – identified the need to explore expansion options to better support working families and ensure long-term sustainability.
Local Government and Community Affairs Manager Scott Arnold gathers with
Board Member of Little Smiles & Company Erika Lundy-Woolfolk and two care providers at Little
Smiles & Company in Adair. (Photo & story submitted)
Little Smiles & Company Board Member Erika Lundy-Woolfolk said “We are grateful for ITC Midwest’s support as we take this important step toward expanding childcare access in our small-town communities. This funding will help us work with First Children’s Finance to understand the true demand for childcare and evaluate the feasibility of building a new center in
Adair.”
The $5,000 Power of Connection grant will help fund the engagement of First Children’s Finance, a third-party organization specializing in childcare business planning. Their analysis will guide data-based decisions to improve access to affordable and quality childcare and strengthen provider retention in the region.
“Childcare is essential to the vitality of rural communities,” said ITC Midwest President Dusky Terry. “We are proud to support Adair’s efforts to create sustainable solutions that benefit families, employers and the future of the community.”
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About the Power of Connection Program
The Power of Connection community grant program is an initiative of ITC Midwest and the Iowa Rural Development Council (IRDC). This innovative economic development program is designed to pair rural communities seeking assistance with IRDC resource teams. Those teams drive both community conversations and solution development for problems or projects. Communities eligible for the Power of Connection program must have populations of under 10,000 and be outside of a metropolitan area. Power of Connection grant dollars cannot be used for construction, real estate or equipment.
About ITC Midwest
ITC Midwest LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp., the nation’s largest independent electricity transmission company. ITC Midwest operates more than 6,600 circuit miles of transmission lines in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin. ITC Midwest is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and maintains regional operating facilities in Dubuque, Iowa City and Perry, Iowa; and Albert Lea and Lakefield, Minnesota. For further information visit www.itcmidwest.com. ITC is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., a leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry. For further information visit www.fortisinc.com.
(Carroll County, Iowa) – A vehicle that failed to stop at a controlled intersection late this (Friday) morning, in Carroll County, was struck by two other vehicles, resulting in the death of two people and injuries to another person. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 11:20-a.m. at the intersection of Highway 71 and 120th Street, east of Breda.
Authorities said a 2023 Toyota RAV4 driven by 79-year-old Jack Parks Brown, of Breda, was eastbound on 120th Street. A 2022 Chevy Equinox driven by 79-year-old Jeanette Mary Bolster, of Lake City, was southbound on Highway 71, and a 2025 Freightliner semi driven by 47-year-ol Tyler Jon Ward, of Ankeny, was northbound on Highway 71.
When the Toyota failed to stop at the posted intersection stop sign, it was struck by the Chevy in the intersection, and then hit by the semi. The RAV4 entered the east ditch after being struck by the semi. The Patrol says Jack Parks Brown was pronounced deceased at the local hospital. A passenger in the Chevy, 82-year-old Frances Norbert Bolster, also died in the crash.
Jeanette Bolster was injured and transported by ambulance to St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll. The driver of the semi and a passenger in his vehicle were not injured. All of the crash victims were wearing seat belts. The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by Carroll Police and Carroll EMS.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s golf team will host the Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course for a second straight fall, it was announced by head coach Megan Menzel. The Hawkeyes released the complete 2025-26 slate on Thursday.
SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS | COMPLETE SCHEDULE
The Hawkeyes return seven letterwinners, including four players — senior Riley Lewis, juniors Ximena Benites and Maura Peters and sophomore Lily Huether — who competed in the 2025 Big Ten Championships. The team also welcomes a pair of freshmen to the nine-player roster.
LIMA, Peru – Two University of Iowa women’s wrestlers had first-place finishes at the 2025 U20 Pan-American Championships on Friday in Peru. Sophomore Cadence Diduch (65 kg) and incoming freshman Bella Willams (59 kg) went undefeated on their way to gold. Junior Lilly Luft took second-place at 62 kg.
At 59 kg, Williams went 4-0 in a round robin format with two falls and two technical falls. She defeated Talita Caballero Orozco of Peru via fall, 0:43, to start her day. Williams then dominated Allison Valdez Obando of Guatemala, 11-0. Williams closed out her day with victories over Ella Finding of Canada and Cecilia Barranco Solano of Mexico to secure gold.
Diduch was dominant at 65 kg starting the day winning both her matches by tech. fall, 10-0 to advance to the semifinals. In the semis, she pinned Valeria Perez Pacheco of Mexico in 2:46 to secure her spot in the gold medal match. In the finals, Diduch had her third tech. fall of the tournament defeating Mackenzie Cayer of Canada, 10-0.
At 62 kg, Luft punched her ticket to the gold medal match with a semifinal pin over Diana Estarita Martinez of Colombia in 4:32. Luft fell in the finals, 2-1, to Annika Fines from Canada.
(Omaha, NE) – The Omaha Police Department reports a man from western Iowa was arrested following an investigation into a fatal crash involving two vehicles, that occurred at around 2:10-a.m. today (Friday) on westbound I-480 near 14th Street. Police say their preliminary investigation revealed that one vehicle, a Ford pickup, was traveling the wrong direction on I-480 and struck another vehicle, a Buick sedan, nearly head-on. The impact caused the Buick to catch fire.
Two occupants inside the Buick were pronounced deceased at the scene by Omaha Fire Department personnel. Two additional occupants, both teenage girls, were taken to Nebraska Medicine with serious injuries. The two occupants of the Ford were also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 
Alcohol is being investigated as a factor, and the investigation remains ongoing. The driver of the Ford, 22-year-old Christian Stephens, of Earling (IA), was booked into the Douglas County, NE Jail, on two counts of misdemeanor Motor Vehicle Homicide and Willful Reckless Driving.
Additional information will be released once next of kin notifications have been made and the investigation allows.
(Radio Iowa) – A pow wow this weekend in northwest Iowa will highlight the issue of Native Americans who have had relatives killed or go missing. The non-profit Red Sky Nation was founded by the family of Terri McCauley, who was a Native American murdered in Sioux City in 1983. Red Sky Nation executive director Trisha Rivers says native people face higher rates of violence, poverty, drug abuse and homelessness.
Rivers says Native Americans face higher rates of violence, poverty, drug abuse, and homelessness, and the non-profit hopes to change that.
Terri McCauley’s cold case finally led to the arrest of Thomas Popp recently, and his trial is scheduled to start next month (August 12th).
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Pow Wow gets started this afternoon (Friday) at Riverside Park in Sioux City and continues through the weekend.
(By Sheila Brummer, Iowa Public Radio)
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