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Some Iowa land sells for almost $30k per acre in the 1st three months of 2024

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Midwest) – Prices for farmland in Iowa and surrounding States during the first three-months of 2024 approached nearly $30,000 per acre. That’s according to a report by Successful Farming, which shows on average, prices ranged from a low of $7,000 to $16,250 per acre. The highest price in Iowa was $29,600 per acre near Orange City, in northwest Iowa’s Sioux County.

Two tracts of land amounting to slightly more than 117.4-acres, sold on Feb. 27th for a total price of approximately $3.5 million. Both tracts had easements with Summit Carbon Solutions, a carbon pipeline company. Five tracts located near Sioux Center, Iowa, were sold at public auction on March 7th, for a total of about $7-million.

Feb. 23rd, on farmland located 7 miles southwest of Sheldon, Iowa, 80 acres were sold at public auction for $20,300 per acre, for a total of roughly $1.6 million.

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High School Girls Regional Golf Results

Sports

May 11th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

CLASS 1A REGION 1A AT WEST MONONA

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Akron-Westfield 386, 2. Westwood 426, 3. West Monona 429. 

Other Scores: 4. IKM-Manning 44, 5. Boyer Valley 447, 6. Logan-Magnolia 462, 7. Missouri Valley 482 

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Henley Arbaugh, Missouri Valley (92), 6. Jersey Gray, Woodbine (98) 

CLASS 1A REGION 2A AT SOUTH HAMILTON

Regional final qualifiers: 1. BCLUW 384. 2. Newell-Fonda 420 

Other Scores: 5. Glidden-Ralston 463

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Addy Boell, Glidden-Ralston (87), 6. Elizabeth Lloyd, Glidden-Ralston (99) 

CLASS 1A REGION 2B AT LENOX

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Mount Ayr 380, 2. ACGC 493

Other Scores: Southwest Valley 580, Bedford NTS, CAM NTS, East Union NTS, Griswold NTS, Lamoni NTS, Lenox NTS 

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Jaylee Shaffer, Mount Ayr (74), 2. Gwen Nixon, East Union (92), 3. Kami Willis, Mount Ayr (95), 4. Linsey Keiser, Griswold (96), 5. Joanna Reynolds, Griswold (96), 6. Olivia Huntington, Mount Ayr (100) 

CLASS 1A REGION 2C AT SIDNEY

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Sidney 417, 2. Riverside 420, 3. St. Albert 436

Other Scores: 4. Tri-Center 471, 5. Heartland Christian 542, 6. Fremont-Mills 561, NTS. East Mills, NTS. Essex-Stanton, NTS. Hamburg 

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Addison Brink, Riverside (83), 2. Emersyn Burdic, East Mills (94), 3. Eve Brumbaugh, Sidney (99), 4. Leah Sandin, Essex-Stanton (99), 5. Ellie Ward, Sidney (100), 6. Natalie Ausdemore, Tri-Center (100)/Ella Narmi, St. Albert (100) 

CLASS 1A REGION 5A AT LYNNVILLE-SULLY

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Martensdale-St. Marys 406, 2. Nodaway Valley 429

Other Scores: 3. Southeast Warren 483 

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Kathryn Ballard, Martensdale-St. Marys (93), 2. Ashlyn Gutierrez, Nodaway Valley (98), 3. Carly Franey, Martensdale-St. Marys (100), 5. Carly Krogman, Martensdale-St. Marys (104), 6. Mallory Russell, Nodaway Valley (105) 

CLASS 2A REGION 2B AT ROLAND-STORY 

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Roland Story 352, 2. Kuemper Catholic 426, 3. Iowa Falls-Alden 434 

Other area team scores: NTS. Audubon 

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 3. Elsa Tiefenthaler, Kuemper Catholic (90).

CLASS 2A REGION 3A AT RED OAK

Regional final qualifiers: 1. Van Meter 370, 2. Red Oak 401, 3. Shenandoah 402 

Other Scores: 4. Treynor 417, 5. Underwood 432, 6. Clarinda 434

Area individual regional final qualifiers: 1. Sarah Pickens, Shenandoah (84), 2. Sophi Pedersen, Treynor (86), 3. Taylor Rasmussen, Clarinda (87), 6. Brynn Knaus, Red Oak (92)

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High School Boys and Girls Soccer Scores from Friday

Sports

May 11th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

BOYS: 

Carroll 4, Red Oak 1

Treynor 6, St. Albert 1

Denison-Schleswig 10, Atlantic 0 

Riverside 4, Logan-Magnolia 3

Tri-Center 7, Missouri Valley 1

 

GIRLS:

Abraham Lincoln 1, Glenwood 0

Norwalk 4, Lewis Central 0 

Waverly-Shell Rock 4, Lewis Central 0 

Treynor 1, St. Albert 0 

Denison-Schleswig 1, Atlantic 0 

Logan-Magnolia 4, Riverside 2 

Tri-Center 5, Missouri Valley 3

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High School Girls Regional Tennis Scores

Sports

May 11th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Region 1:

First round: 
Applington-Parkersburg 5 Hampton-Dumont, 0
Waverly-Shell Rock 5 Union County, 0
Iowa Falls, Alden 5 Grundy Center, 0
South Harden 5 Independence, 1
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5 St. Edmond, 4
Cherokee-Washington 5 Le Mars, 0
Spirit Lake 5 Storm Lake, 0
Spencer 5 Estherville-Lincoln Central, 1
Saint Albert 5 Audubon, 2
Denison-Schleswig, 5 Harlan, 1

Second Round:
Waverly-Shell Rock 5 Applington-Parkersburg, 3
Spencer 5 Spirit Lake, 2
Denison-Schleswig 5 Saint Albert, 1

Region 2:
First Round:
Pella 5 Centerville, 0
Pella Christian 5 Newton, 2
Ballard 5 Albia, 0
Knoxville 5 Davis County, 1
Lewis Central 5 Glenwood, 1
Atlantic 5 Creston, 4
Shenandoah 5 Red Oak, 3

Second Round:
Pella 5 Pella Christian, 0
Ballard 5 Knoxville, 0
Lewis Central 5 Atlantic, 1

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Bank Robbery in Hamburg

News

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Fremont County, Iowa) – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a bank robbery took place Friday morning, in Hamburg. Authorities received word of the robbery at the First Interstate Bank in Hamburg, a little after 10-a.m., Friday.

A white male entered the bank at around 10-a.m. and demanded money before leaving the scene on a white Harley Davidson Motorcycle with black saddle bags. The vehicle was last seen southbound on Hwy 275 near the Iowa/Missouri state line.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at 712-374-2424.

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Fremont County Sheriff’s report (5/11/24)

News

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports the following individuals were arrested over the past 10 days:

  • On 04/30/2024, deputies arrested David Allan Thompson, age 42 of Hamburg, Iowa for Domestic Abuse 1st Offense. He was released after posting a $300 bond.
  • On 05/02/2024, deputies arrested Beau Doyne Oliver, age 34 of Sidney, Iowa for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He was released after posting a $5,000 cash/surety bond.
  • On 05/03/2024, deputies arrested Philip Keith Penney, age 63 of Percival, Iowa for OWI 1st Offense. He was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
  • On 05/04/2024, deputies arrested David Allen Holste, age 53 of Clarinda, Iowa for Driving Under Suspension. He was released after posting a $566.25 cash bond.
  • On 05/04/2024, deputies arrested Joseph Timothy Rezek, age 40 of Bellevue, Nebraska for OWI 1st Offense. He was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
  • On 05/07/2024, deputies arrested Dennis Clifford Erickson, age 52 of Sidney, Iowa for Domestic Abuse 1st Offense. He was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
  • On 05/07/2024, deputies arrested Jason Nathaniel Crews, age 25 of Council Bluffs, Iowa for Domestic Abuse 1st Offense. He was released after posting a $300 bond.
  • On 05/08/2024, deputies arrested Ryan Carl Nelson, age 29 of Sidney, Iowa for OWI 1st Offense in connection with a 03/05/2024 traffic stop. He was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
  • On 05/10/2024, deputies arrested Chrissy Lee Farnsworth, age 57 of Sidney, Iowa for Violation of Probation. She was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
  • On 05/10/2024, deputies arrested Denell Renae Greene, age 55 of Farragut, Iowa for OWI 1st Offense. She was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond.

Thompson

Rezek

Penney

Oliver

Nelson

Greene

Holste

Farnsworth

Erickson

Crews

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Atlantic Trojans Girls Tennis Team Ends Their Season In Class 1A Semifinals

Sports

May 11th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Atlantic Community School District hosted the Class 1A -Region 2 singles and doubles tennis matches on Friday May 10th. The Trojans picked a 5-4 win over Creston in Class 1A – Region 2 First Round. Here are the results from the Atlantics singles and double results with Creston

-Ava Adamson 11 (Cr) def Lily Willrich 9 (A)           6-4, 6-2

-Sasha Wurster 11 (Cr) def Jacobi Harter 9 (A)          6-3, 6-3

-Maylynn Ferrell 12 (A) def Kolbey Bailey 12 (Cr)   4-6, 6-2,

-Patyn Harter 11 (A) def Violet Marcus 9 (Cr)           6-2, 6-4,

-Gene McCalla 12 (A) def Abbie Wheeler 12 (Cr)     6-4, 6-2

Doubles

-Sorenson/PHarter (A) def Mahan/Marcus (Cr)          6-4, 6-4

-Adamson/Wurster (Cr)Willrich/Jacobi Harter (A) def   6-3, 7-6 (5)

-Ferrell/McCalla (A) def Bailey/Wheeler (Cr) 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-6

The Trojans tennis team then lost 5-1 to Lewis Central in the Second Round of the Class 1A – Region 2.  Here are the results of the Atlantics matches against Lewis Central.

-Lexi Opheim 12 (LC) def Quincy Sorenson 12 (A)   6-4, 6-2

-Mallory Kjeldgaard 12 (LC) def Lily Willrich 9 (A) 6-1, 6-0

-Liv Allely 11 (LC) def Jacobi Harter 9 (A)               6-4, 6-4

-Addisyn McNeal 11 (LC) Maylynn Ferrell 12 (A)    6-1, 6-3

-Patyn Harter 11 (A) def McKenzie McMorris 11 (LC)6-2, 6-1

-Reese Meaike 11 (LC) def Gene McCalla 12 (A)      6-2, 6-2

Coach McDermott commented on how his team did in singles against Creston.

Atlantic had some tough matches in their second round matchup against Lewis Central says coach McDerm0tt.

With the Trojans loss to Lewis Central, that will end their 2023-2024 season.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Satuday, May 11, 2024

Weather

May 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the evening.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low this morning was 43. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 81 and the Low was 62. The Record High for May 11th in Atlantic, was 95 in 2000. The Record Low was 27 in 1891, 1946, and 1981. Sunrise: 6:06. Sunset: 8:28.

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Iowa’s attorney general says it’s time to beef up state & local response to antisemitism

News

May 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has assembled a task force of law enforcement officials and members of Iowa’s Jewish community to address acts of antisemitism in Iowa.

Bird says the task force will help train law enforcement and county attorneys to respond to reports of antisemitism and encourage victims to come forward.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and other members of her antisemitism task force spoke during a news conference at the Iowa Holocaust Memorial. (RI photo)

Jarad (JAIR-ud) Bernstein, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines, says groups on the far right and far left are stoking harassment, vandalism and assault of Jews and there have been dozens of recent complaints in Iowa.

I-S-U professor Christina Gish Hill says the expression of hatred toward Jews is growing bolder throughout the United States and Europe, especially on college campuses — and in Ames.

Bird says the task force will work with Iowa’s college and universities so students understand what antisemitism is.

Bird and other members of the task force spoke this (Friday) afternoon at a news conference staged at the Holocaust Memorical near the Iowa Capitol.

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PATRICK J. CONNORS, JR., 82, of Audubon (Memorial Svcs. 5/22/24)

Obituaries

May 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

PATRICK J. CONNORS, JR., 82, of Audubon, died Friday, May 10, 2024, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Memorial services for PATRICK CONNORS, JR., will be held at 11 am, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation with the family present will be from 9 am till 11 am on Wednesday before service.

Full Military honors will be given following the service at the Atlantic Cemetery in Atlantic.

Memorials can be made to LBDA (Lewy Body Dementia Association) and may be mailed or left at the funeral home at PO Box 523 – Atlantic, IA 50022

Condolences can be sent at: schmidtfamilyfh.com

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