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Freshman Warnock sparks No. 19 Iowa women to victory

Sports

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Freshman McKenna Warnock scored 15 of her career-high 22 points in the fourth quarter when the No. 19 Iowa women broke open a close game and beat Michigan State 74-57 for the Hawkeyes’ eighth straight victory. Warnock bested her previous high of 14 points and also grabbed 10 rebounds.

Kathleen Doyle made seven steals and added 20 points. Taryn McCutcheon scored 12 points and Nia Clouden scored 10 to lead the Spartans. A season-best crowd of 13,420 watched as Iowa retired the No. 10 jersey of Megan Gustafson, just the second Hawkeye to receive such an honor.

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Berhow helps Northern Iowa top Loyola Chicago 67-62 in OT

Sports

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – Trae Berhow scored the first five points of overtime, finishing with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, and Northern Iowa defeated Loyola Chicago 67-62 to pull even with the Ramblers atop the Missouri Valley Conference standings. Green and Austin Phyfe topped Northern Iowa (17-3, 6-2) with 14 points apiece. Cameron Krutwig topped the Ramblers (14-7, 6-2) with 19 points and a career-best 14 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season.

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Drake slips past Missouri State 71-69

Sports

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Anthony Murphy made 1 of 2 free throws with 4 seconds remaining in the game and Keandre Cook missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Drake edged Missouri State 71-69. Roman Penn paced Drake (15-6, 5-3 MVC) with 17 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Prim topped Missouri State (10-11, 4-4) with career highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double.

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Chiefs arrive in Miami for Super Bowl week

Sports

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

MIAMI, Fl. (AP) – Super Bowl week is here. The Kansas City Chiefs were the first team to arrive in Miami on Sunday, a week before they’ll take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 54. The first media session of the week for the Chiefs and the 49ers is Monday night, when the NFL has Super Bowl Opening Night at Marlins Park.

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ROSEMARY DREES, 89, of Manning (Mass of Christian Burial 1/31/20)

Obituaries

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

ROSEMARY DREES, 89, of Manning, died Sat. Jan. 25th, at Accura Healthcare of Manning. A Mass of Christian Burial for ROSEMARY DREES will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, Jan. 31st, at the Sacred Heart Church in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the Sacred Heart Church in Manning, on Friday, from 9-until 10-a.m., with a Rosary at 10-a.m.

Burial is in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Manning.

ROSEMARY DREES is survived by:

Her sons – Gary (Julie) Drees, and Matt (Jennifer) Drees, all of Sloan; and Mark (Karen) Drees, of Medford, OK.

Her daughters – Anna (Paul) Weber, of Ames; Mary (Eric) Echterling, of Dallas Center, & Madonna (Gary) Gardner, of Lancaster, TX.

Her brother – Lawrence (Betty) Higgins, of Omaha.

Her sister – Monica (Ed) Smith, of Ft. Calhoun, NE.

and several grandchildren.

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Des Moines couple reports dog fought coyote in backyard

News

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – State wildlife officials are urging central Iowa residents to be vigilant in safeguarding pets after a Des Moines couple reported their German shepherd mix dog was attacked by a coyote. Television station KCCI reports that the couple reported the attacked happened Thursday night less than a mile from the Drake University campus after they let their dog, Sildi, out in the backyard around dusk.

Within minutes, they heard what sounded like a dog fight, rushed outside and found Sildi and the coyote fighting. The coyote ran away when the couple came outside. The dog was treated for bite wounds to its face and head.

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Iowa man arrested in Minnesota on vehicular homicide warrant

News

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – A Dubuque man has been arrested in Minnesota on a vehicular homicide charge related to a fatal motorcycle crash in August. The Telegraph Herald reports that 40-year-old Shannon Katka was recently arrested in Albert Lea, Minnesota, on a warrant charging him with vehicular homicide while operating under the influence.

Police say Katka was driving the motorcycle the night of Aug. 29 in Dubuque when he lost control on a highway entrance ramp and crashed. His passenger, 43-year-old Shelly Brenke, was thrown from the bike and died at the scene. Police say Katka’s blood alcohol level above the legal limit to drive at the time of the crash.

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High School Wrestling Scoreboard Saturday 01/25/2020

Sports

January 26th, 2020 by admin

@ PLATTSMOUTH

Harlan finished in a tie for second with 134 points. Ethan Lemon and Carter Bendorf were champs at 126 and 170 respectively. Nathan Henry was runner-up at 195.

@ LOUISVILLE

Underwood scored 264 to win the team title. Niles Solazzo (113), Stevie Barnes (120), Nick Stephens (126), Zane Ziegler (132) and Nick Hamilton (145) claimed titles for the Eagles. AHSTW was second with 195 points. Jaedan Rasmussen (152) and Gavyn Fischer (195) took individual titles.

@ URBANDALE

Glenwood finished 19th at the Ed Winger Classic. Dalton Book was the top finisher for the Rams, taking 7th at 152 pounds.

@ HEELAN

Logan-Magnolia finished second in the team standings. The Panthers scored 183 points and had three champions Hagen Heistand (120), Wyatt Reisz (126) and Rex Johnsen (220). Lewis Central finished fourth behind runner-up finishes from Taber Dominguez (126), Tanner Higgins (145) and Jake Lear (152).

@ INTERSTATE 35

Kuemper Catholic finished ninth as a team. Benjamin Schmitz and Shea Parkis paced the Knights with runner-ups at 120 and 138.

@ COLFAX MINGO DUALS

Treynor finished dual action 4-1. The Cardinals beat Des Mones, Hoover (48-20), Newton (60-6), HLV-Victor (51-18) and Pleasantville (42-40). Their lone loss was a 45-24 loss to Colfax-Mingo.

CB Araham Lincoln finished 3-2. The Lynx beat Hoover (53-21), Lynnville-Sully (59-18) and North Mahaska (51-15). They lost to Pleasantville (42-35) and Knoxville (54-30).

@ ALTA-AURELIA DUALS

Coon Rapids-Bayard went 0-4 with losses to Alta-Aurelia, Eagle Grove, Manson-Northwest Webster, West Monona.

@  IDA GROVE

Audubon’s Luke Mosinski took fourth place at 220.

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4 Missouri River states unite to try to limit flooding

News

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb (AP) – Four states along the Missouri River are joining forces to look for ways to avoid the kind of flooding that caused millions of dollars in damage last year. Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas are pooling their money to pay for half of a $400,000 study with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to measure how much water flows down the Missouri River. State officials hope to present a united front to federal officials to gain more influence over how the river is managed after devastating floods in 2011 and 2019.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 1/26/2020

Weather

January 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Today: **DENSE FOG ADVISORY until 10-a.m.** Areas of dense fog before noon. Areas of dense freezing fog between 7am and 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog between midnight and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 31. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 20. Light north wind.
Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high near 29.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 33. Our Low was 25. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 31 and the Low was 4. The record High for Jan. 26th in Atlantic, was 67 in 2002. The Record Low was -24 in 1963.

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