Today: Partly cloudy. High 79. NW @ 10.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 58.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 83. SW @ 10.
Friday: P/Cldy w/isolated showers & thunderstorms. High 88.
Saturday: P/Cldy to cldy w/scattered showers & tstrms, especially in the morning. High 85.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low this morning, 50. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 80 and Low, 61. The Record High on this date was 105 in 1937, and the Record Low was 41 in 1961.
Lewis Central 10, Harlan 0
Glenwood 13, Clarinda 0
Creston 5, Shenandoah 2
St. Albert 6, Denison-Schleswig 3
Kuemper Catholic 6, Atlantic 1
Missouri River Conference
Abraham Lincoln 13, LeMars 3
Abraham Lincoln 7, LeMars 3
Non-Conference
ACGC 15, Exira-EHK 10
Carroll 13, East Sac County 0
Earlham 17, Glidden-Ralston 1
Martensdale-St. Marys 3, Woodward-Granger 1
Winterset 15, Pleasantville 4
Pride of Iowa
Lenox 8, Nodaway Valley 7
SE Warren 16, East Union 1
Raccoon River
ADM 2, Carroll 1
Western Iowa Conference
Audubon 3, Logan-Magnolia 2
AHSTW 5, Missouri Valley 2
Underwood 12, Riverside 0
SOFTBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Glenwood 9, Clarinda 8
Harlan 8, Lewis Central 3
Shenandoah 10, Creston 8
Atlantic 12, Kuemper Catholic 4
Atlantic 13, Kuemper Catholic 8
Missouri River Conference
LeMars 2, Abraham Lincoln 0
LeMars 11, Abraham Lincoln 2
Non-Conference
Grand View Christian 10, CAM 2
Griswold 15, Tri-Center 3
Mt. Ayr 15, Stanton 1
Ogden 8, Ames 0
River Valley 12, Whiting 1
Woodward-Granger 10, Gilbert 3
Winterset 11, Ankeny Centennial 4
Pride of Iowa Conference
Bedford 18, SW Valley 8
Lenox 13, Nodaway Valley 3
SE Warren 15, East Union 1
Wayne 9, Central Decatur 0
Rolling Valley Conference
Exira-EHK 11, Glidden-Ralston 1
Western Iowa Conference
Audubon 4, Logan-Magnolia 2
Riverside 4, Underwood 3
AHSTW 3, Missouri Valley 2
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has issued a 60-game schedule that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony. This will be MLB’s shortest season since 1878. Each team will play 10 games against each of its four division rivals and four games against each of the five clubs in the corresponding division in the other league, according to details obtained by The Associated Press. The sides expanded the designated hitter to games involving National League teams and will start extra innings with a runner on second base.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have signed first-round draft pick Jordan Walker for $2.9 million, which comes just under the slot value for the 21st overall pick. Walker is a power-hitting third baseman picked out of high school. The Cardinals continued Tuesday to bring their selections from the first-year player draft under contract. The Cardinals already signed their second-round pick, East Carolina outfielder Alec Burleson; third-round pick Levi Prater, a left-hander from Oklahoma; and fifth-round pick L.J. Jones, an outfielder from Long Beach State.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have signed all six of their draft picks, including first-rounder Asa Lacy, along with seven undrafted free agents that together give the rebuilding franchise one of the best incoming crops of first-year players in the majors. The club announced the 13 signings on Tuesday with Lacy being the headliner. The big, rangy left-hander out of Texas A&M was widely considered the top college arm in the draft, yet he slid to the Royals at the fourth overall pick.
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Kansas State guard Brian Patrick is headed to DePaul as a graduate transfer. Patrick will be eligible to play immediately after spending two years at Kansas State and last season at Purdue Fort Wayne. He played in 49 games as a backup at Kansas State before transferring, and averaged 11.1 points for Purdue Fort Wayne after sitting out a year. DePaul went 16-16 overall and finished last in the Big East at 3-15.
UNDATED (AP) — College baseball players who had their seasons end abruptly in March are finding it challenging to stay sharp. That’s largely because the coronavirus pandemic has forced most summer leagues to shut down. That leaves the players to their own devices to get in workouts and do baseball drills. Even if they do play summer ball, the season will be short. Clemson coach Monte Lee says he’s worried about players being overzealous when they return to campus for fall practices. Lee said he plans to have his players ramp up slowly because their routines have been disrupted.
UNDATED (AP) — The rope found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway was not a hate crime. Federal authorities say the rope had been hanging at the Alabama track since at least October. Video evidence showed it had been hanging from the garage door but was the only one fashioned as a noose. Wallace coincidentally was assigned that garage. NASCAR stood by its decision to investigate the discovery found in the stall of its only Black driver. Wallace successfully called for a ban of the Confederate flag and has become an activist for the sport during a push for racial equality.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s workplace safety agency says an inspection didn’t uncover any violations at Tyson Foods’ largest pork processing plant, which employed several people who died after contracting the coronavirus. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration closed its investigation into the Tyson plant in Waterloo earlier this month without sanctioning the meat company.County officials and workers have alleged that in March and early April, Tyson workers did not have adequate personal protective equipment to stop the spread of the virus and were not social distancing. The company says it has taken numerous safety steps since then. Black Hawk County has said more than 1,000 of the Waterloo plant’s 2,800 workers had tested positive for the virus or antibodies by early May.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Within weeks of Gov. Kim Reynolds agreeing to allow bars and restaurants to open to customers, Iowa’s two major college towns are seeing spikes in coronavirus cases among young adults. The trend is raising concerns among local health officials and prompting some businesses to again close their doors. Business owners in Iowa have welcomed the governor’s move to end most restrictions that had been imposed over the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but some in Ames and Iowa City now are unsure what to do as cases rise. The cities are home to Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, the state’s largest colleges.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two organizations filed a lawsuit that seeks to stop a 24-hour waiting period for abortions that was approved by Iowa lawmakers in the closing hours of the legislative session. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and a doctor represented by Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed the suit Tuesday in state court. The suit seeks to block the measure and to impose a temporary injunction to stop it from taking effect July 1. The groups filing the suit expect the bill to be signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds, who is an outspoken opponent of abortion rights. The waiting period was approved on the last day of a shortened legislative session.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has recalled bagged salad distributed to a dozen Midwestern states by Hy-Vee, Aldi and Jewel-Osco grocery stores after 122 people in seven states were sickened. Nineteen have been hospitalized. The salad mix is contaminated with cyclospora, a parasite that can cause severe diarrhea. The salad mix is packaged as Hy-Vee Brand Garden Salads, Jewel-Osco Signature Farms Brand Garden Salads ALDI Little Salad Bar Brand Garden Salads. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the most people sickened are in Iowa with 54 and Illinois with 30. Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin also have reported illnesses.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — (In an update to our earlier reports) The Food and Drug Administration has recalled bagged salad distributed to a dozen Midwestern states by Hy-Vee, Aldi and Jewel-Osco grocery stores after 122 people in seven states were sickened. Nineteen have been hospitalized. The salad mix is contaminated with cyclospora, a parasite that can cause severe diarrhea.
The salad mix is packaged as Hy-Vee Brand Garden Salads, Jewel-Osco Signature Farms Brand Garden Salads ALDI Little Salad Bar Brand Garden Salads.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the most people sickened are in Iowa with 54 and Illinois with 30. Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin also have reported illnesses.
The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will hold a special, electronic meeting 6-p.m. Wednesday, via YouTube. On their agenda, is discussion with regard to: A Return to Learn plan; IASB Legislative Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session, and the August 2020 Board retreat.
Action items include a review and payment of FY 2020 bills, a proposal request for the Atlantic Athletic Facilities Project, and contract recommendations for: Ashley Coffman, Middle School Special Education Teacher, and a transfer for Marnie Leiferman to Title 1 Teacher.
Any member of public can view the meeting live on YouTube at the following link: https://youtu.be/HIfWA8cHPos
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s workplace safety agency says an inspection didn’t uncover any violations at Tyson Foods’ largest pork processing plant, where several employees died after contracting the coronavirus.The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration closed its investigation into the Tyson plant in Waterloo earlier this month without sanctioning the meat company.
Tyson’s Fresh Meat workers file in for a tour of safety measures put into place after the plant had to shut down due to a Covid 19 outbreak, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Waterloo, Iowa. On Tuesday, state officials announced that nearly 1,400 workers at three Tyson Foods pork processing plants in Iowa had tested positive for the virus. (Brandon Pollock/The Courier via AP)
County officials and workers have alleged that in March and early April, Tyson workers did not have adequate personal protective equipment to stop the spread of the virus and were not social distancing. The company says it has taken numerous safety steps since then. Black Hawk County has said more than 1,000 of the Waterloo plant’s 2,800 workers had tested positive for the virus or antibodies by early May.
Six new, positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Pottawattamie County. PCPH officials say one individual is from Crescent, one is from Avoca, and four are from Council Bluffs. One person is 18-to 40 years of age, two are 41-to 60, and three are 61-to 80 years old. They were tested between June 18th and 22nd. The new cases brings to 630 the number of confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis in the county. When epi-linked cases are factored-in, the total is 689.**
PCPH says 188 of the positive cases occurred through community spread. Officials say 213 persons are self-isolating, six are hospitalized and 445 have recovered.
The latest demographics on case positives show the following have tested positive for COVID-19:
**An epi-link (or epidemiologically linked) individual can be epi-linked if their physician or PCPH assumes they have the virus based on close contact with a confirmed case and the demonstration of COVID-19 symptoms. Epi-linked cases are not confirmed by laboratory testing.
The Cass County Board of Supervisors met at 9-a.m. Tuesday. During their in-person and electronic session, the Board discussed the position on the Cass County veteran affairs commission which ends June 30th. Following discussion, the Board voted unanimously to re-appoint Terry Duggan of Griswold to the Cass County Commission of Veteran Affairs for 3-year term beginning July 1, 2020.
The board also discussed the issue of ‘abandoned’ vehicles parked along Highway 92, just north of Massena. Cass County Auditor/Board Secretary Dale Sunderman says Supervisor Frank Waters reported that it appears five of the vehicles are parked in State right of way, and three, one with license plate, are parked on private property. Since the DOT is working on the issue and has notified the persons believed to own the vehicles that are in the State right of way, the board decided it would postpone going forward until the vehicles’ owners respond to the DOT’s request.
Officials with the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau said Tuesday, 36-year old Trent Matthew Suhr, of Walnut, was arrested on two, Class-D Felony charges stemming from an investigation that began in March, 2020. Stuhr faces one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information, and one count of Perjury.
According to criminal complaints filed by the Insurance Fraud Bureau, Suhr made false statements in connection with a workers compensation insurance claim and during sworn testimony. On June 23, 2020, Suhr was arrested by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office after an arrest warrant was issued by the Pottawattamie County District Court.
Suhr was booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail and later released on bond. His trial will be set at a future date.
No additional information will be provided at this time. Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-242-5304.
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