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Man from Georgia arrested early Sunday morning in Red Oak

News

September 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, investigating a noise complaint early Sunday morning, ended-up arresting a man for Public Intoxication. 40-year old Tourry Brown, of Atlanta, Georgia, was taken into custody at around 1:10-a.m. in the 1100 block of N. 1st Street. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond.

Area Volleyball Scores from Saturday (9/7/19)

Sports

September 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(2-0) AHSTW 21-21, Ogden 14-13
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21, Ogden 16-4
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21, Paton-Churdan 9-19
(2-0) Audubon 21-21, Belmond-Klemme 16-15
(2-0) Audubon 21-21, IKM-Manning 11-14
(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, AHSTW 17-16
(2-0) East Sac County 21-21, MMCRU 17-18
(2-0) East Sac County 21-21, Woodbury Central 15-6
(2-0) East Sac County 25-25, OABCIG 22-23
(2-0) East Sac County 25-25, West Monona 21-14
(2-1) IKM-Manning 21-20-15, Greene County 19-22-13
(2-0) IKM-Manning 21-21, Belmond-Klemme 13-17
(2-1) Lewis Central 21-17-16, Bettendorf 16-21-14
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Iowa City High 14-7
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, Exira-EHK 16-16
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, Griswold 11-19
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, Woodbine 13-9
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-22, Boyer Valley 15-20
(2-1) MOC-Floyd Valley 21-20-15, Sioux City East 17-22-13
(2-0) MOC-Floyd Valley 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 13-16
(2-0) MOC-Floyd Valley 21-21, MVAOCOU 6-9
(2-0) MOC-Floyd Valley 21-21, Sioux City North 12-15
(2-0) MOC-Floyd Valley 21-21, Sioux City West 11-11
(2-1) Nodaway Valley 21-17-15, Tri-Center 13-21-10
(2-0) Nodaway Valley 21-21, West Central Valley 2-12
(2-0) OABCIG 22-21, East Sac County 20-17
(2-1) Panorama 21-19-15, Paton-Churdan 19-21-11
(2-1) Pocahontas Area 18-21-15, IKM-Manning 21-14-13
(2-0) Pocahontas Area 21-21, Audubon 15-17
(2-0) Riverside 21-21, Boyer Valley 8-17
(2-0) Riverside 21-21, Exira-EHK 5-16
(2-0) Riverside 21-21, Griswold 14-19
(2-0) Riverside 21-21, Missouri Valley 19-8
(2-0) Riverside 21-21, Woodbine 14-15
(2-1) Shenandoah 19-21-17, Nodaway Valley 21-13-15
(2-1) Sioux City East 21-19-15, Denison-Schleswig 9-21-7
(2-1) Sioux City East 21-21, MVAOCOU 7-10
(2-0) South Central Calhoun 21-21, Audubon 12-19
(2-0) South Central Calhoun 21-21, IKM-Manning 15-14
(2-0) South Hamilton 21-21, Audubon 18-13
(2-0) South Hamilton 21-21, IKM-Manning 17-16
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Nodaway Valley 16-15
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Stanton 15-8
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Tri-Center 13-8
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Wayne 1-6
(2-0) Tri-Center 21-21, Clarinda 11-14
(2-0) Tri-Center 21-21, Shenandoah 13-11
(2-) Tri-Center 21-21, West Central Valley 6-11

NWS forecast for Atlantic & the area: 9/8/2019

Weather

September 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 66. Our Low 54. We received .28″ rain Saturday afternoon & late Saturday night. Last year on this date (Sept. 8th), the High in Atlantic was 76, and the Low was 47. The All-Time Record High was 100 in 1947, and 36 in 1986.

Midwest Sports Headlines: 9/8/19

Sports

September 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer to break out of his slump and Adam Wainwright pitched seven strong innings, helping the St. Louis Cardinals maintain their lead atop the NL Central with a 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ozuna hit his 26th homer. The cleanup hitter also walked twice after having two hits in his 35 at-bats. Wainwright helped himself with a double and single while lasting seven innings for the second straight start.

MIAMI (AP) — Ryan McBroom doubled twice and had three RBI and the Kansas City Royals beat the Miami Marlins 7-2. McBroom’s bases-clearing double off Miami reliever Ryne Stanek in the seventh capped a six-run seventh inning. Jorge Soler hit his 41st homer, a solo blast in the ninth, and Hunter Dozier had two hits for the Royals, who have won six of seven.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit to beat No. 25 Nebraska 34-31 in overtime. The Buffs and Cornhuskers combined for 38 fourth-quarter points. Colorado took its first lead on James Stefanou’s 34-yard field goal and won it when punter Isaac Armstrong didn’t come close on a 49-yarder with the Huskers’ regular kicker out with an injury.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Nate Stanley threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns and No. 20 Iowa rolled past Rutgers 30-0 in its Big Ten opener. New Jersey native Ihmir Smith-Marsette caught two TD passes for the Hawkeyes, who’ve allowed just 14 points in two games ahead of next week’s rivalry showdown at No. 25 Iowa State.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kelly Bryant threw three touchdown passes, Missouri held rebuilding West Virginia to 171 yards of total offense, and the Tigers rolled to a 38-7 victory in their home opener. Albert Okwuegbunam had two touchdown grabs. Larry Rountree added 99 yards and a score on the ground. Nick Bolton had a pair of interceptions and returned the second for a fourth-quarter touchdown. West Virginia’s lone TD came in late in the game.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Malik Knowles had 99 receiving yards and two touchdown catches and Skylar Thompson threw for 151 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Kansas State beat Bowling Green 52-0 on Saturday afternoon.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A two-touchdown performance by CJ Marable fueled Coastal Carolina to a slim 12-7 victory over Kansas despite the heavily-anticipated return of Pooka Williams Jr.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State has announced a $105 million capital improvement project that includes a large renovation of Bill Snyder Family Stadium and additional projects to help other athletic programs. The school already has raised $69 million for the work, which will begin in May.

Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019

News

September 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:50 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The 14th Iowa City Zombie March takes place Sept. 21 in downtown Iowa City. Zombies will assemble at College Green Park, and assistance with zombie make-up will be available starting at 4 p.m. The march will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m., when participants will shamble through Iowa City, ending with an after-party. Proceeds from the march will go to support programs to feed the hungry, homeless and at-risk.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s attorney general says his office is joining a multistate investigation to determine whether Facebook has violated any antitrust laws. Attorney General Tom Miller says Facebook’s dominance over communications and information is concerning and warrants the investigation he’s leading along with 8 other attorneys general. Miller says the goal is to determine whether Facebook’s actions “may have endangered user data, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, or stifled competition.”

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — Officials say the Sheaffer Pen Museum has reopened in Fort Madison. The museum closed in May last year amid financial concerns and worries about the fate of company archives. The Fort Madison Daily Democrat reports that the archives had been on loan from A.T. Cross, Sheaffer’s owner. The museum board president, Tim Gobble, says Cross has agreed to donate virtually all of the company archives to the museum. Grants and other financial pledges of support since have allowed the museum to reopen.

Osklaloosa truck driver killed in Polk County crash Sat. morning

News

September 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A semi tractor-trailer driver from Oskaloosa died, and two people were injured Saturday, when a car turned in front of the semi in Polk County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2018 Nissan Sentra driven by 50-year old Lisa Kay Pearson-West, of Des Moines, was traveling east on Highway 163 in Pleasant Hill at around 9:15-a.m., when she turned in front of a 2018 Peterbilt Semi driven by 63-year old Kevin John Deronde, of Oskaloosa, as he was traveling west on Highway 163, approaching the intersection with NE 70th Street.

The semi struck the car on its passenger side. Following the collision, both vehicles left the road and went into the northwest ditch, where the semi rolled onto its driver’s side. Kevin Deronde died at the scene. His passenger, 59-year old Linda Jean Deronde, of Oskaloosa, and Lisa Pearson-West, were transported to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, with Pearson-West suffering serious injuries. She was flown by Life Flight to the hospital. Linda Deronde suffered what were described as minor injuries and transported by ambulance.

All occupants of the vehicles were wearing their seat belts. The accident remains under investigation.

DARVIN LUND, 66, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 9/10/19)

Obituaries

September 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DARVIN LUND, 66, of Elk Horn, died Thursday, Sept. 5th, at Bergan Mercy Medical Center. Funeral services for DARVIN LUND will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Sept. 10th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday, Sept. 9th, from 3-until 8-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 8-p.m.

Burial is in the Harlan Cemetery.

DARVIN LUND is survived by:

His daughters – Tina (Kirk) Dekker, of Harlan; Shelli Lund, of Claremont, MN; & Amy (Derek) Genck, of Clarksville, TN.

6 grandchildren and two cousins.

BRUCE ALLEN WALTER, 56, of Walnut (Svcs. 9/11/19)

Obituaries

September 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

BRUCE ALLEN WALTER, 56, of Walnut, died Wednesday, Sept. 4th. Funeral services for BRUCE WALTER will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Sept. 11th, at the Walnut Community School/Community Center, in Walnut. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home in Tues., Sept. 10th, from 2-until 7-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial will be held at a later date.

BRUCE WALTER is survived by:

His mother – Betty [Weston] Walter-Sievers, of Walnut.

His wife – Brenda [Bladt] Walter, of Walnut.

His son – Brian (Amanda) Walter, of Boone.

His daughter – Brandi (John) Wittrock, of Anita.

and 6 grandchildren.

No. 20 Iowa rolls past Rutgers 30-0, Stanley throws 3 TDs

Sports

September 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Nate Stanley threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns and No. 20 Iowa rolled past Rutgers 30-0 on Saturday in its Big Ten opener. New Jersey native Ihmir Smith-Marsette caught two TD passes for the Hawkeyes (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten), who’ve allowed just 14 points in two games ahead of next week’s rivalry showdown at No. 25 Iowa State.

Iowa wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette, center, makes a reception for the first down as Rutgers defensive back Avery Young, right, defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Iowa City. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney)

Stanley found Smith-Marsette and Tyrone Tracy for first-half touchdowns to help Iowa take a 20-0 lead at the break. Stanley then connected with Smith-Marsette from 23 yards out to make it 27-0. Smith-Marsette finished with 113 yards receiving. Iowa’s defense smothered Rutgers (1-1, 0-1), which scored 48 points in its opener over UMass. The Scarlet Knights gained just 125 yards, punted 10 times and turned it over three times.
THE TAKEAWAY
Iowa: Rutgers has yet to beat a ranked league opponent since joining the Big Ten, so it’s not as though the Hawkeyes faced a ton of resistance. Still, Iowa’s defense crippled the Scarlet Knights from their opening drive, and the 97-yard touchdown drive the Hawkeyes put together in the second quarter was a good sign for their surging offense.
Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights thought they had found their quarterback when McLane Carter threw for 340 yards last week. But Rutgers made the switch back to Artur Sitkowski at halftime after Carter threw for just 22 yards — only to watch Sitkowski throw for 19 in 11 attempts. It could be another long year in Piscataway.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Iowa could move up a few spots after thoroughly dominating a conference opponent.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes travel to face rival Iowa State next week.
Rutgers has a bye next week. The Scarlet Knights host Boston College on Sept. 21.

Iowa attorney general says Facebook’s power merits inquiry

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September 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s attorney general says his office is joining a multi-state investigation to determine whether Facebook has violated any antitrust laws. Attorney General Tom Miller says Facebook’s dominance over communications and information is concerning and warrants the investigation he’s leading along with 8 other attorneys general.

Miller says the goal is to determine whether Facebook’s actions “may have endangered user data, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, or stifled competition.” He says the inquiry is in the early stages and has reached no conclusions.

Facebook said in a statement Friday it plans to “work constructively” with the state attorneys general and welcomes a conversation with policymakers about competition. The other states involved in the inquiry are Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia.