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ERIC JOHNSON, 82, of Atlantic, died Sunday, August 3, 2025. A Memorial service for ERIC JOHNSON will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, August 9, 2025, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to the Atlantic Community School Foundation, Attention: Steve Tjepkes, Foundation Treasurer, AMU, 15 West 3rd Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022.
ERIC JOHNSON is survived by: his wife, Beth.
Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says her office will thoroughly investigate undercover videos that suggest University of Iowa staff are circumventing Iowa’s law barring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programming on campus.
“Basically it is people who work at the university talking about how they are disregarding and getting around the law that the legislature passed that said they can’t do D.E.I.,” Bird said Saturday. “…Instead of changing and following the law, according to the video, it looks like they just renamed it.”
One of the undercover videos was featured on Fox News last week and Governor Reynolds filed a complaint with Bird’s office. The second video of a different University of Iowa staffer appeared on the Townhall website. Both university employees have been placed on leave.
Bird said her office plans to review internal university documents. “We’re going to let the facts go where they go and investigate all of it, pull that curtain back and get some sunlight on what is going on at the University of Iowa,” Bird said.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird speaks at a campaign fundraiser in Adel on August 2, 2025. (RI photo)
Bird cautions the probe will “take some time,” but when it’s done she says the results will be made public. “Here in Iowa, our taxpayer funded universities are supposed to be about education, not indoctrination,” Bird said. “It’s your tax dollars.”
Bird made her remarks this weekend to a crowd at a fundraiser for her 2026 campaign. Bird announced this summer that she would not run for governor and would seek a second term as attorney general. “I was born and raised on a farm…and I learned something on the farm. You don’t quit halfway through the job, do ya? You keep on going until you get the job done and we’ve done some good things in the attorney general’s office to help Iowa, but we are not done,” Bird said. “The work is not done and I’m not going to leave that unfinished to run for something else.”
Bird told the crowd her reelection campaign is in “high gear.”
“I believe 2026 is going to be a pivotal election and it’s nothing tht we can take for granted,” Bird said. “…Last time we kind of caught them napping in the attorney general’s office a little, but this time around they already have a candidate running against me for the last three months.”
Bird defeated Democrat Tom Miller in 2022 by a 1.7% margin. Nate Willems, an attorney from Mount Vernon, is the only Democrat to enter the race for attorney general.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz, the winner of the Iowa GOP’s 2016 Caucuses, and Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt were scheduled to speak at Bird’s fundraiser, but both remained in Washington, D.C. for senate votes on Saturday.
Beni Ngoyi hopes to be Iowa State’s starting corner opposite Jontez Williams season. The redshirt sophomore played in all 14 games last season as a reserve receiver and was approached about switching to defense during bowl practice.
Ngoyi says the switch to defense has been a smooth one.
The Cyclones have had a lot of success with players switching positions.
ISU opens August 23rd in Dublin, Ireland, against Kansas State.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Organizers of Produce in the Park says they have another great lineup at the park in Atlantic, this week, including fire truck water fights, a foam party, face painting, and–scheduled in a hurry by popular demand–another sushi truck! The event is themed “Back to School, Back to COOL.” Please note: Chestnut Street will be closed between 6th and 7th Street during PiP for our Fire Truck Water Fights. The rest of Chestnut is open!
Produce in the Park takes place from 4:30-until 6:30-p.m., Thursday, August 7th, at the downtown Atlantic City Park. There is no cost to attend. Food Trucks this week include Liza’s Sushi & More, B&D’s Ice Cream, and Amos Fabulous Foods. 
More than 25 vendors will have on-hand: Fresh Produce (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and more); Farm-Fresh Eggs; Local Meats (lamb, chicken, pork, beef); Baked Goods & Desserts; Freeze-Dried Snacks; Local Honey; Arts & Crafts; Garden Decorations, and Compost.
Visiting community organizations and businesses with tables or booths at the event include: Zion, Healthy Cass County, Atlantic Public Library, Civil Air Patrol, Cass Health, T.S. Bank, and more.
Sam Mayer took command on a restart with 17 laps remaining a went on to become a repeat winner, Saturday, of the Hy-Vee Perks 250. It was the first win of the season for the native of Franklin, Wisconsin, and his second straight win at the Iowa Speedway.
He won despite a pit road mishap that saw him slide through his stall.
It is Mayer’s third win at Iowa.
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers more than 200 hunter education courses each year, and now is the time to enroll before hunting seasons arrive.
Hunter education is a mandatory program designed to introduce students to firearms safety and several other life-long skills that are important to the many different types of outdoor recreational activities.
A person who is 11 years old or older may enroll in a course, but those who are 11 and successfully complete the course will be issued a certificate which becomes valid on their 12th birthday.
Students may certify in several ways, such as the traditional classroom course or a hybrid online/field day course. Students 18 years of age and older may certify completely online with no field day requirement. For more information on course options, visit: https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/hunting-trapping/hunter-education-safety
“Our courses are taught by volunteer instructors who are also hunters, so very few classes take place after mid-November,” said Jamie Cook, program coordinator with the Iowa DNR. “Many new hunters, and parents of new hunters, tend to delay in finding a hunter education course until classes become unavailable. My advice is to check the website weekly.”
To find a course and begin the registration process visit https://license.gooutdoorsiowa.com/Event/EventsHome.aspx
Hunter education is required for anyone born after Jan. 1, 1972, in order to purchase a hunting license. Iowa recognizes hunter education certificates issued by another state and some foreign nations.
(Guthrie Center & Adair, Iowa) – The Guthrie Center and Adair-Casey School Boards will hold Special, separate meetings Monday (Aug. 4th) to act on approving a Part-Time Business Consulting Agreement with Patricia Townsend – School Business Official (SBO), CPA (Certified Public Accountant).
The A-C Board meeting takes place at 7:30-a.m. in the AC/GC Junior High Superintendent’s Office. The Guthrie Center Board meeting begins at 7-p.m. in the AC/GC High School Superintendent’s Office.
(Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources) – Three western Iowa beaches remain on the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) latest list of State beaches where swimming is not recommended, following recent testing for E.coli bacteria levels that are higher than State health standards. A total of 15 state beaches are on the swimming advisory list, including one each in Pottawattamie, Shelby and Taylor Counties.
The affected beaches are listed below:
Many of these beaches have been under a swimming not recommended advisory for several weeks due to persistent high E. coli levels. Advisories will be in place until the levels drop below the state standard. For more information about the advisories and the other state beaches, visit the DNR’s website. The website is updated every Friday with the most recent test results.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. S/SE winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Wind becoming S/SE at around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 77. The Low was 53. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 93 and the Low was 64. The Record High in Atlantic on August 3rd was 107 in 1930. The Record Low was 42 in 1907. Sunrise today: 6:15; Sunset tonight: 8:35.
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