Sorensen officially files for Iowa House District 20 race

March 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II (R-Greenfield) filed papers last week for the Iowa House District 20 race. Iowa District 20, which is currently represented by Clel Baudler who recently announced his retirement. The district includes the counties of Adair, Guthrie, and portions of Dallas and Cass. Sorensen says “My priorities are to work for the district by providing reliable constituent services and giving the people a voice in our legislative process. As a small business owner and lifelong resident of the district, I can be an advocate for rural Iowa with a common-sense approach.”

Ray and Maria Sorensen & family

“Bubba” is a life-long resident of Adair County where in Greenfield he operates his business, Sorensen Studios, with his wife Maria. They are the parents of two children. A graduate of Bridgewater-Fontanelle (now Nodaway Valley), he was active in sports and showing cattle in 4-H. Engaged in local, state, and national politics, Sorensen served as an intern for former Iowa State Senator JoAnn Johnson and clerked for former Representative Steve Olson.

Sorensen is well known for painting the Freedom Rock® just south of Interstate 80 near Menlo, Iowa. Painting the original Freedom Rock® each year as a volunteer effort, he is now commissioned to paint the smaller Freedom Rocks® in every county in Iowa. He currently has sixty-nine of the county Freedom Rocks® completed. He said “It was great to get up to our capitol building, getting to see some familiar faces and meeting the House leadership. I want to thank Representative Baudler for showing my family around, my kids are still talking about it!”

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Injury accident in Union County, Friday evening

March 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports one person suffered unknown/possible injuries, following a single-vehicle accident Friday evening. 55-year old Ronald Dale Brammer, of Afton, complained of pain following an accident that happened at around 7:15-p.m., Friday. Officials say Brammer was traveling north on Adams/Union Avenue, when he lost control of his 2000 Ford Contour. The vehicle crossed the intersection with 140th Street, and entered a ditch. It also crashed through a fence before coming to rest in a field. Brammer was transported by a Union County Sheriff’s Deputy to his mother’s residence.

Damage from the accident amounted to $2,600, including $100 damage to a barb wire fence owned by Allen Tanner, of Creston. Brammer was cited for Driving While License Suspended, Failure to Maintain Control, and Failure to provide proof of insurance.

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Virginia unanimous #1 in final AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 03/12/2018

March 12th, 2018 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Mar. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Virginia (65)	31-2	1625	1
2. Villanova	30-4	1554	2
3. Xavier	28-5	1383	3
4. Kansas	27-7	1379	9
5. Michigan St.	29-4	1304	4
6. Cincinnati	30-4	1230	8
7. Michigan	28-7	1213	7
8. Gonzaga	30-4	1199	6
9. Duke	26-7	1179	5
10. North Carolina	25-10	1100	12
11. Purdue	28-6	1047	10
12. Arizona	27-7	918	15
13. Tennessee	25-8	771	13
14. Texas Tech	24-9	716	14
15. West Virginia	24-10	663	18
16. Wichita St.	25-7	604	11
17. Ohio St.	24-8	600	17
18. Kentucky	24-10	528	–
19. Auburn	25-7	501	16
20. Clemson	23-9	439	19
21. Houston	26-7	430	21
22. Miami	22-9	134	24
23. Florida	20-12	102	23
24. Nevada	27-7	93	22
25. Saint Mary’s (Cal)	28-5	71	20

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 69, Loyola of Chicago 68, Rhode Island 66, TCU 40, Providence 22, New Mexico St. 15, Butler 9, St. Bonaventure 8, Southern Cal 7, Kansas St 6, UCLA 5, Seton Hall 5, Buffalo 5, Creighton 4, South Dakota St. 3, Virginia Tech 2, Murray St. 2, Middle Tennessee 2, San Diego St. 2, Davidson 1, Missouri 1.

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Iowa’s unemployment rate steady at 2.9 percent

March 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state says Iowa’s unemployment rate remained steady at 2.9 percent in January. Iowa Workforce Development said in a news release Monday that the December rate of 2.9 percent was revised upward from the preliminary rate of 2.8 percent reported Jan. 23. Iowa’s unemployment rate compares to a 4.1 percent national rate. The department says Iowa gained 900 jobs in January, lifting total non-farm employment up to 1,583,500 jobs.

The number of Iowans without jobs decreased to 48,300 in January from 49,300 in December. The current estimate is 9,100 lower than in January 2017. The total number of working Iowans decreased to 1,625,300 in January — 300 lower than in December and 800 lower than a year ago.

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Atlantic Archery State Tournament results

March 12th, 2018 by admin

The Atlantic middle school and high school archery teams competed at the state tournament on Saturday and Sunday March 10th and 11th at the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center in Des Moines.

The high school team finished 16th out of 28 teams. The middle school team finished 14th out of 28 teams.

The top middle school boys finish was Cooper Jipsen placing 6th out of 408 middle school boys. Jipsen scored a 285 and hit 15 tens. Zane Berg scored a 279 and Alex Mata had a 277.

The top middle school girls finish was Josie Colton placing 22nd out of 321 middle school girls. Colton scored a 275 and hit 15 tens. Halle Copeland scored a 268 and Dayna Dreager had a 259.

The top high school boys finish was Clayton Jipsen 26th out of 336 high school boys. Jipsen scored a 282 with 17 tens hit. Dustin Dreager scored a 280 and Zach Colton had a 277.

The top girls high school finish was Heather Freund 73rd our of 332 high school girls. Freund shot a score of 275 with 12 tens hit. Bailey Roland scored a 272 an Lia Lillard a 271.

Find a full list of results here: https://nasptournaments.org/tournamentdetail.aspx?tid=2896#collapseOne

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City of Atlantic Audit (Updated report)

March 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our report last week with regard to the City of Atlantic’s Audit for the year ending June 30, 2017, the auditors (Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & Co., P.C. CPA’s) said the City’s receipts for its governmental funds totaled slightly more than $7.92-million dollars. The receipts included

$3.57-million in property tax,
$100,547 in other city taxes.
$953, 212 in Local Option Sales Tax (LOST),
$109, 263 in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) collections,
$1.95-million from intergovernmental sources,
$123, 545 from use of money and property.
$67,957 from licenses and permits
$369,368 from charges for services
$2,000 from sale of assets
$360,000 from debt proceeds
and, $307,422 in miscellaneous revenues.

The City’s receipts for its proprietary funds totaled $1.876-million, of which $1.838-million was from charges for services. Disbursements for its governmental funds totaled $9.43-million, and included:

$2.04-million for public safety
$1.33-million for public works
$13,220 for health and social services
$896,860 for culture and recreation
$409, 359 in community and economic development
$654,726 in general government
$2.56-million for capital projects
and $1.54-million for debt service.

Disbursements of the City’s proprietary funds totaled $1.806-million, which was attributable to its business-type activities. As previously mentioned, the Auditor’s report contains recommendations to the City Council and other City officials. The City has responded that corrective action is being taken for each items. A copy of the Audit report is available for review at the Auditor of State’s office and the Atlantic City Administrator’s Office.

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Felony forgery cases spike in Dubuque

March 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Dubuque authorities say a spike in counterfeit currency has led to an increase in felony forgery cases. The Dubuque County Attorney’s Office saw a 128 percent jump in felony forgery cases last year with 73 cases filed compared to 32 in 2016. Dubuque Police Department Lt. Joe Messerich tells the Telegraph Herald that officials identified a “significant spike in counterfeit cases,” particularly during last fall.

He says some forged bills are made locally, while another source is the “dark web.” It’s a part of the internet only accessible using specialized software which allows users to remain anonymous.
Messerich says they’ve seen a recent trend of person-to-person forgeries through services including Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. He says they’re working to educate the public on how to spot fake money and avoid scams.

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Police say man who set child’s bedroom aflame was arrested

March 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say officers have arrested a man who set a child’s bedroom aflame and threatened to kill a woman. Officers who were dispatched around 1 a.m. Monday noticed the smell of gasoline from outside the home. Sgt. Paul Parizek says they soon saw a man pouring gas around the bedroom upstairs and lit the child’s bed on fire before throwing the can at officers.

Parizek says the officers took him into custody and got him and everyone else outside as the flames spread. Firefighters arrived to put out the blaze. The man’s been identified as 38-year-old Antonio Starks. Court records say he’s been charged with arson, assault, domestic abuse and related crimes.

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Police Seizing cars involved in high-speed chases

March 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A bill that faces a House deadline this week would let authorities seize vehicles involved in a high-speed police chase. The bill cleared the Senate last week on a 41-to-nine vote. Senator Dan Dawson, a Republican from Council Bluffs, says seizures would only be allowed if the chase involves speeds 25 miles an hour over posted limits. “Eluding is a serious crime,” Dawson says. “Elements to meet eluding are serious.”

Democratic Senator Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids says it’s a “meanspirited” bill that allows seizure of property before someone has been convicted of a crime. “I thought we lived in a society where you were innocent until proven guilty,” Hogg says. Hogg says under current law, a person has the right to apply to get a seized vehicle back unless the vehicle is needed as evidence in a criminal case. Another bill which passed the senate and is pending in a House committee would allow police to charge someone accused of a felony with ANOTHER felony if they borrowed or stole a car to commit the crime.

There’s a legislative deadline for action on policy proposals at the end of this week. Bills that deal with taxing and spending are eligible for debate at any time. However, bills that solely deal with policy issues must pass either the House or the Senate AND a committee in the opposite chamber by this Friday. Policy bills that fail to clear those hurdles by Friday are NOT eligible for consideration for the rest of the legislative session.

(Radio Iowa)

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Glenwood P-D report

March 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Glenwood Police Department reports 38-year old Scott Reed, of Glenwood, was arrested Sunday, for Domestic Abuse Assault. Reed’s cash only bond was set at $5,000.

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