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Atlantic Trojan Golf Tourney @ Nishna Hills

Sports

May 2nd, 2018 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Kuemper  298   (1st Score Card Playoff )
  2. Glenwood  298
  3. Atlantic  301
  4. ADM  306
  5. Norwalk  310
  6. LC  313
  7. Harlan  330
  8. Ballard  331
  9. Denison  334
  10. Winterset  338
  11. Clarinda  345
  12. Creston  346
  13. Shenandoah  373
  14. Red Oak  409

Individuals:  

  1. Ben Renud Atlantic  69
  2. Eli Bales Glenwood  72
  3. Jarred Tigges Kuemper  72
  4. Colton Book Glenwood  73
  5. Micah Moyer ADM  73
  6. Nate Mertz Kuemper  74
  7. Kevin Campbell Harlan  74
  8. Ryan Leath Glenwood  75
  9. William Shull Clarinda  75
  10. Tanner Dunn Norwalk  75
  11. Dawson McDermott Kuemper  75
  12. Matt Gearheart Atlantic  75

Betty Heflin Invitational @ Atlantic Golf & CC

Sports

May 2nd, 2018 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Creston 349
  2. Atlantic 363
  3. Kuemper Catholic 373
  4. Harlan 390
  5. Glenwood 411
  6. Clarinda 414
  7. Shenandoah 414
  8. Denison-Schleswig 422
  9. Red Oak 437
  10. ADM  472

Individuals:

  1. Rylie Driskell, Creston  78
  2. Alyssa Ginter, Atlantic  80
  3. Baylee Newell, Atlantic 85
  4. Ashton Carter, Creston 86
  5. McKenna Ludwig, Kuemper 86
  6. Somer Sinnard, Carroll  89
  7. Lexie Holloway, Harlan 89
  8. Sophia Groumoutis, Creston 90
  9. Sydney Haakenson, Carroll  91
  10. Grace Pettitt, Carroll  92
  11. Josie Pettitt, Carroll  93
  12. Katie Schweers, Kuemper 93

Man’s body found in bedroom rubble of burned house

News

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

JEWELL, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man’s body was discovered after a fire that heavily damaged a garage, a house and three cars at a salvage business in central Iowa. Firetrucks were dispatched early Monday morning after explosions were reported at the site about 3 miles (5 kilometers) southwest of Jewell in Hamilton County. Jewell Fire Chief Duane Hendrickson says firefighters from two other departments helped bring the blazes under control by 5 a.m.

The man’s body was found in a bedroom of the home. His name hasn’t been released. An autopsy was ordered. The cause of the initial fire hasn’t been determined.

Midwest Sports headlines, 5/2/18

Sports

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter homered to start a ninth-inning rally and Yadier Molina ended it with a single to drive in the winning run, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Greg Holland is out as the Cardinals’ closer and Bud Norris is in. John Mozeliak, the team’s president of baseball operations, made the announcement. The Cardinals signed Holland to a one-year, $14 million deal on opening day and the three-time All-Star is 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in 10 appearances. He has one blown save. Norris has five saves in five opportunities with a 2.03 ERA.

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Gordon hit a tying home run off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning, Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer against Brian Johnson in the 13th and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox. Jon Jay had four singles and a sacrifice fly in the 12th that put Kansas City up 4-3. But Eduardo Nunez homered against Kelvin Herrera (1-0) in the bottom half.

BOSTON (AP) — Pitcher Clay Buchholz was released from a minor league contract by the Kansas City Royals. The 33-year-old right-hander signed with the Royals in March as he attempted to return from right forearm surgery that caused him to miss most of last season. Buchholz started for Triple-A Omaha on Saturday, allowing one earned run and four hits over five inning. In two appearances with Omaha and one with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, Buchholz had a 1.13 ERA but walked seven in 16 innings.

BOSTON (AP) — Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas was not in the starting lineup against Boston, a day after he was hit by a pitch from Eduardo Rodriguez. The Royals said after Monday’s game that Moustakas had a bruised right forearm. Yost was unsure whether Moustakas would return to the lineup for Wednesday’s final of the three-game series for Thursday’s homestand opener against Detroit. Moustakas is hitting .302 with eight homers and 19 RBIs in 28 games this season.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — After completing the draft without a fullback on their roster, the Atlanta Falcons have added two candidates who were undrafted college free agents. Among the 27 undrafted players who have agreed to terms with Atlanta are fullbacks Luke McNitt of Nebraska and Daniel Marx of Stanford. Fullback was a priority position in the Falcons’ search for college free agents because 2017 starter Derrick Coleman was not re-signed.

Severe storms cause damage in parts of western Iowa

News, Weather

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Severe storms that ripped through Nebraska Tuesday evening brought hail the size of baseballs, tornadoes and funnel clouds. When the storms entered Iowa, they caused damage to a machine shed and grain bin near Walnut, according to KETV. The National Weather Service says at around 4:30-p.m., marble-size hail was reported two-miles east/northeast of Yale, while penny-size hail was reported a few minutes later near Jamaica, in Guthrie County.

In northwest Iowa, the Pocahontas County community of Laurens saw golf ball-size hail fall at around 5:45-p.m., and half-dollar size hail fell twice, at around 5:30-and 5:54-p.m.  A spotter near Charter Oak reported marble size hail at around 7:40-p.m., and 45-mile to 50-mile per hour winds blew near Bayard, in Guthrie County, at around 8:40-p.m., along with pea size hail.  One-inch diameter (quarter-size) hail fell near Nevada (IA) at around 5:45-p.m., and ping-pong ball size hail fell near Napier, in Story County, at around 5:30-p.m. The same size hail was also reported to have occurred near Boone. Golf ball size hail was reported north of Madrid, a little after 5-p.m., as well. Other sites saw heavy rain cause minor street flooding, and in some places, hail covered the ground, making it look more like snow.

Another round of severe weather is possible late this afternoon into this evening, with large hail and damaging wind gusts being the greatest risks, though a tornado cannot be ruled out completely. Thunderstorms are expected to develop by later in the afternoon to our southwest over Kansas and then move northeast into the state. A localized heavy rainfall threat may develop, especially in areas that see repeated rounds of thunderstorm activity.

Villisca woman arrested for Probation Violation

News

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 21-year old Amilee Mylie Squires, of Villisca, was arrested at around 10-p.m., Tuesday. Squires was taken into custody for Violation of Probation. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 cash bond.

Republicans in state legislature pass nation’s toughest anti-abortion measure

News

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate have voted for what would be the country’s most restrictive anti-abortion policy if the governor signs it into law. After nine hours of debate, 51 Republicans in the House approved a bill that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about the sixth week of a pregnancy. Representative Shannon Lundgren, a Republican from Peosta, acknowledges the bill is designed to challenge Roe v Wade, the decision that legalized abortion. “The science and technology have significantly advanced since 1973,” Lundgren said. “It is time for the Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue of life.”

Lundgren says the bill draws an important line.  “A heartbeat is that logical line that is now backed not only by what people understand as a recognizable sign of life, but by the advancement of science,” she said. Twelve hours after Lundgren’s remarks, Republican Senator Rick Bertrand of Sioux City celebrated as Republicans in the Iowa Senate were poised to pass the same bill at about 2:20 this (Wednesday) morning.

“My God, doesn’t it feel good when Republicans vote like Republicans?” Bertrand asked. “…My friends, today we will make history. Today we will begin this journey as Iowa becomes ground zero now, nationally, in the life movement and the starting line back to the Supreme Court.” Democrats like Senator Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City predicted the state will waste millions in court defending a law that’s been overturned in several other states. “This extreme bill is the new form of GOP coersion of Iowa women,” Bolkcom said. “It’s time for you to quit playing doctor.”

Senator Matt McCoy, a Democrat from Des Moines, called the bill “anti-woman.”  “This is unconstitutional and this will not stand,” McCoy said. “….All you have done is disenfranchise more women, as if you need to give them one more reason to vote against you this fall.” Representative Sandy Salmon, a Republican from Janesville, says the bill “thrusts Iowa to the right side of history” in challenging Roe v Wade. “With this bill, we make Iowa one of the safest places for the baby in the womb in the entire nation,” Salmon said.

Representative Amy Nielsen of North Liberty is among the many House Democrats who spoke against the bill Tuesday evening, arguing it basically bans nearly all abortions in Iowa since few women realize they’re pregnant at week six.  “I and every woman in this state deserves to have someone stand up for them and say: ‘Your choice is worth saving,'” Nielsen said.

Representative Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, a Democrat from Ames, says if the bill becomes law, women with the resources will travel to another state, like neighboring Illinois, to get an abortion.  “These restrictions do nothing to reduce or eliminate abortion,” Wessel-Kroeschell says, “but put roadblocks between a woman and her physician and making the best medical decision for her.”

And Wessel-Kroeschell suggested House Republicans passed the bill because they’d been “backed into a corner.”  “You see no way out of this legislative session until this bill passes,” Wessel-Kroeschell says. “The Senate is holding you hostage with their extreme agenda and you are willing to take this extreme vote, just to get out of here.”

A handful of Republican senators threatened to block progress on budget bills if the House failed to pass this bill. A spokeswoman for Governor Kim Reynolds says the governor is “100 percent pro-life,” but Reynolds “will not comment on any bill until she sees it in its final form.” The bill would allow abortions AFTER the sixth week of pregnancy in limited circumstances, such as a medical emergency, a fetal abnormality or if the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. The bill also would ban selling or donating fetal tissue from abortions or still births for medical research.

(Radio Iowa)

Skyscan forecast for Atlantic & the area, Wed., 5/2/18

Weather

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High 76. SE @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. Low 60. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/scatt. shwrs & tstrms. High 76. SE @ 10-20.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 74.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 76.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 77. Our Low was 57. We received .35” rain overnight (as of 5-a.m. today) at the KJAN Studios. Last year on this date our High was 66 and the Low was 39. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 91 in 1968. The Record Low was 17, in 1908.

Hamburg woman arrested on assault & willful injury charges

News

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Deputies in Fremont County, Monday, arrested a woman in connection with an assault that took place April 21st. Authorities says 50-year old Cynthia Devault, of Hamburg, was arrested for Willful Injury and Domestic Abuse 2nd Offense. Additional charges are pending.

Devault

Officials say Deputies were called to a home in Hamburg on April 21st, following a report of a man having possibly been stabbed.  Deputies determined that Devault had stabbed the man during an argument, and fled the scene prior to law enforcement arrival.  The unidentified male subject was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Devault is being held on $7,000 bond at the Fremont County Jail.

2 from Thurman arrested on drug charges, Tuesday

News

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop Tuesday by Deputies with the Fremont County K9 Unit, resulted in the arrest of two men on drug charges. The vehicle was pulled over for speeding, near the intersection of 380th Ave and Hwy 2 near Farragut, Iowa.

McCart

Vanatta

During the traffic stop, a K9 was deployed and indicated to the presence of controlled substances in the vehicle.  A subsequent search uncovered marijuana and a loaded handgun concealed inside the vehicle. The driver, 20-year old Brandon Vanatta, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, (marijuana.)  A passenger, 20-year old Anthony McCart, was placed under arrest for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Carrying a Loaded Weapon. Both men are from Thurman.

Vanatta was being held on a $1,000 bond, while McCart was being held on a $2,300 bond at the Fremont County Jail.  Two minors in the vehicle were released to the custody of their parents.