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Nikki Haley makes a stop near Atlantic, Tuesday

News

December 20th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Republican Presidential Candidate and former Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley, made a campaign stop Tuesday morning at Wickman Chemical, northeast of Atlantic. She was the guest of company owners Erich and Tammy Wickman. During her visit, Haley spoke of growing up on a farm near a small rural town in South Carolina.

Haley spoke of her time serving as United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and she harped on “How bad things are,” economically.

She said the decline in our economy can’t be blamed entirely on the Biden Administration, as most would like to do. She said Republicans have to take responsibility as well.

Nikki Haley in Atlantic 12-19-23; Photo credit: Jim Field/KJAN.

Nikki Haley said Republicans put $7.4-billion worth of pet projects and earmarks in the 2024 appropriations budget. Democrats put in $2.8-billion.

She said the nation’s education problems existed before COVID, and nothing’s changed to improve scores and proficiency in Reading and Math.

She also spoke about the “Border situation,” saying she has “truly run out of things to say about this,” except to say….

Nikki Haley criticized some of her Republican opponents who are in Iowa this week, accusing Donald Trump of cozying up to dictators. The Des Moines Register said Haley told a crowd in Carroll that Trumps policies were good, but his praise of dictators in this campaign puts our national security at risk.

Haley has stops scheduled today (Wednesday) in a trio of eastern Iowa communities.

Heartbeat Today 12-20-2023

Ag/Outdoor, Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

December 20th, 2023 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Kitt Tovar Jensen, Iowa State University Beginning Farmer Center Manager, about the 2024 Farm Transitions Conference scheduled for February 8-9, 2024 in Ames.  CLICK HERE for more information!

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Iowa State women host Northern Iowa Wednesday night

Sports

December 20th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Iowa State women’s coach Bill Fennelly senior guard Emily Ryan will see limited action on Wednesday night when the Cyclones host Northern Iowa. The All-Big 12 guard played nine minutes in Sunday’s win over Troy after being sidelined with a lower leg injury suffered during the summer.

Fennelly says Ryan gives the Cyclones a much-needed boost of experience.

Cass County Extension Report 12-20-2023

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

December 20th, 2023 by Jim Field

w/Kate Olson.

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Montgomery County Supervisors acknowledge Union proposal; approve application for roads grant

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December 20th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors in Montgomery County, Tuesday morning, acknowledged reciept of an initial bargaining proposal from the Union representing the County’s Secondary Roads Department. The Board passed a Resolution authorizing Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert to submit an application for a $500,000 Fiscal Year 2024 Surface Transportation Block Grant, to repair a road that’s been on the County’s five-year construction plan”for quite a while,” according to Albert.

In order to qualify for the grant, the County must agree to certain stipulations. Supervisor Donna Robinson read the conditions set forth in the Resolution the Board approved.

The application deadline is January 31st. The project is expected to go out for a local bid-letting in May or June, 2024. Albert then updated the Board on Secondary Roads Department projects.

She mentioned also her department is still seeking applicants to fill a truck driver position.

In other business, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved the final plans for the L Avenue pipe culvert project.

Tuesday High School Wrestling Results and Atlantic Wrestling Specifics at Logan Magnolia

Sports

December 20th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Girls Wrestling

S.W.A.T. Valkyrie 50, Riverside 30
S.W.A.T. Valkyrie 72, Urbandale 9
Riverside 40, Urbandale 30

Independence 69, Clear Creek Amana 3

Raccoon River-Northwest 69, Perry 9

Boys Wrestling

Shenandoah 40, Treynor 36
Underwood 43, Shenandoah 32
Underwood 42, Treynor 37

Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 48, ADM 31
Des Moines East 51, ADM 27

Atlantic 63, Woodbine 18
Atlantic 54, OABCIG 18
Logan-Magnolia 47, Atlantic 30
Logan-Magnolia 53, Woodbine 22
Logan-Magnolia 63, OABCIG 18
OABCIG 42, Woodbine 28

Atlantic went 2-1 at Logan Magnolia

Atlantic 63 Woodbine 18

157: Connor Murdock (WOOD) over (ATLA) (For.)
165: Spencer Monk (WOOD) over (ATLA) (For.)
175: Donovan Hedrington (ATLA) over Tony Kuker (WOOD) (Fall 1:14)
190: Cohen Bruce (ATLA) over Nick Carlin (WOOD) (Fall 1:19)
215: Zayden Parker (ATLA) over (WOOD) (For.)
285: Evan Sorensen (ATLA) over Glenn Promnitz (WOOD) (Fall 0:25)
106: Collin Harris (ATLA) over (WOOD) (For.)
113: Taye Jordan (ATLA) over (WOOD) (For.)
120: Braxton Hass (ATLA) over (WOOD) (For.)
126: Aiden Smith (ATLA) over Caden Arocho (WOOD) (Fall 1:10)
132: Jayden Harter (ATLA) over (WOOD) (For.)
138: D`artagnan Hansen (ATLA) over (WOOD) (For.)
144: Carter Hadley (ATLA) over Layne Thomas (WOOD) (Dec 9-6)
150: Brenner Sullivan (WOOD) over Nico McBride (ATLA) (Fall 0:56)

Atlantic 54 OABCIG 18

106: Collin Harris (ATLA) over (OABC) (For.)
113: Taye Jordan (ATLA) over Myles Beck (OABC) (Fall 5:58)
120: Braxton Hass (ATLA) over (OABC) (For.)
126: Aiden Smith (ATLA) over Jackson Wulf (OABC) (Fall 1:19)
132: Jayden Harter (ATLA) over Matt Knudsen (OABC) (Fall 1:16)
138: Caden Spetman (OABC) over Carter Hadley (ATLA) (Fall 2:44)
144: Dreven Smith (ATLA) over Michael Greder (OABC) (Fall 2:16)
150: Dayton Ullrich (OABC) over Nico McBride (ATLA) (Fall 0:43)
157: Double Forfeit 165: Double Forfeit
175: Donovan Hedrington (ATLA) over Gage Leed (OABC) (Fall 2:42)
190: Cohen Bruce (ATLA) over Karter Wulf (OABC) (Fall 1:01)
215: Gavin Remer (OABC) over Zayden Parker (ATLA) (Fall 0:47)
285: Evan Sorensen (ATLA) over (OABC) (For.)

Logan-Magnolia 47 Atlantic 30

165: Tyson Jenkins (LOMA) over (ATLA) (For.)
175: Donovan Hedrington (ATLA) over Rex Meeker (LOMA) (Dec 10-4)
190: Cohen Bruce (ATLA) over (LOMA) (For.)
215: Carson Edney (LOMA) over Zayden Parker (ATLA) (Fall 1:12)
285: Evan Sorensen (ATLA) over Grant Brix (LOMA) (Fall 0:46)
106: Crosby Yoder (LOMA) over Collin Harris (ATLA) (TF 19-4 5:41)
113: Taye Jordan (ATLA) over Noah Archibald (LOMA) (Fall 1:45)
120: Braxton Hass (ATLA) over Gavin Kiger (LOMA) (Dec 7-0)
126: Aiden Smith (ATLA) over Lyrick Stueve (LOMA) (Fall 1:11)
132: Max Wingert (LOMA) over D`artagnan Hansen (ATLA) (Fall 1:50)
138: Kai Carritt (LOMA) over Jayden Harter (ATLA) (Fall 1:11)
144: Corbin Reisz (LOMA) over Dreven Smith (ATLA) (Fall 0:41)
150: Wyatt Hawkins (LOMA) over (ATLA) (For.)
157: Logan Bratetic (LOMA) over (ATLA) (For.)

Tuesday Boy’s Highschool Basketball Scores

Sports

December 20th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Harlan Community 54, Clarinda 47
Kuemper Catholic 101, St. Albert 51
Atlantic 68, Shenandoah 43
Lewis Central 75 Glenwood, 57
Denison-Schleswig 76 Red Oak, 56

Western Iowa Conference:
Audubon 51, Logan-Magnolia 33
Treynor 74, Riverside 62
Underwood 74, Tri-Center 37
IKM-Manning 81 Missouri Valley, 56

Rolling Valley Conference:
Ar-We-Va 63, Boyer Valley 49
Woodbine 62, Coon Rapids-Bayard 45
Glidden-Ralston 44, CAM 41

Corner Conference:
Grand View Christian 94, Stanton 50
Griswold 74, Heartland Christian 49

West Central Conference:
ACGC 84, West Central Valley 65
Madrid 60, Ogden 34
#3 Des Moines Christian 71, Van Meter 59

Tuesday Girls Highschool Basketball Scores

Sports

December 20th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
#6 Harlan Community 63, Clarinda 42
#10 Lewis Central 54, Glenwood 42
Denison-Schleswig 70, Red Oak 35
Shenandoah 56, Atlantic 47
#6 St. Albert 59, #14 Kuemper Catholic 45

Western Iowa Conference:
#14 Treynor 48, Riverside 42
Underwood 46, Tri-Center 36

Rolling Valley Conference:
#11 CAM 77, Glidden-Ralston 37
Corner Conference:
Stanton 52, Grand View Christian 41
Bedford 48, East Mills 38
Griswold 52, Heartland Christian 21

West Central Conference:
Madrid 34, Ogden 29
#3 Panorama 69, Woodward-Granger 43
ACGC 55, West Central Valley 25
#3 Des Moines Christian 50, Van Meter 36

Massena Mayor requests County assistance in rerouting truck traffic by fixing a road

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December 20th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday morning, heard a request from Massena Mayor Phil Przychodzin on behalf of the citizens of the town, for assistance with regard to fixing a road leading out of town.

The idea is to minimize the number of heavy trucks making their way through town.

He says the City recently purchased two properties that were on the north side of Clarke Street, so they could flatten the “S” curve and allow heavy trucks to bypass Main Street and keep the wear-and-tear on Clarke Street to a minimum. The plan is to re-route trucks through Clark Avenue.

Massena Mayor Phil Przychodzin (on the right in the camo jacket) speaks with the Cass BOS on 12-19-23

The road in question is about one-quarter of a mile long. The Supervisors noted that since Main Street is a designated Farm-to-Market Road, the City cannot place a weight restriction on it. It was explained that if the City of Massena wants to remove the Farm to Market designation, it would have to surrender an estimated $9,000 in funding for the road, as well attending a quarterly meeting with the Farm to Market Board.

Mayor Pryzchodzin said the City is willing to give-up those funds if it means Main Street would be prevented from continued damage from the overweight loads.

The board tasked Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken with finding solutions to the issue, including meeting with the Iowa Department of Transportation. Issues that remain include finding a replacement road to receive the Farm-to-Market funding, but that may be a project to include in the County’s 5-Year Road Plan.

Another Case Of Bird Flu Discovered

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 20th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture has confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mahaska County. The case involves a Iowa. backyard mixed species flock. There have been 19 outbreaks of bird flu found in Iowa since October. Seven have been in backyard flocks, four have been in game bird flocks, and the rest are in commercial turkey and chicken flocks,

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the recent HPAI detections in birds do not present a public health concern. It remains safe to eat poultry products. As a reminder, consumers should always utilize the proper handling and cooking of eggs and poultry products, including cooking to an internal temperature of 165˚F.