VIOLET GRIFFIN, 96, of Atlantic, died Saturday, Feb. 9th, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Memorial services for VIOLET GRIFFIN will be held at a later date. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic is assisting the family.
VIOLET GRIFFIN, 96, of Atlantic, died Saturday, Feb. 9th, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Memorial services for VIOLET GRIFFIN will be held at a later date. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic is assisting the family.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker says having been a big city mayor distinguishes him from his rivals for the 2020 Democratic nomination. Asked during a campaign stop in Marshalltown what separates him from fellow Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, he said it’s that he’s “run something.”
Booker was mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013 before being elected to the U.S. Senate. He says the experience running a troubled urban center during a financial crisis would help him as president.
Harris, a senator from California, was attorney general of her state for eight years before her 2016 election to the Senate. Warren, a Massachusetts senator, was a law school professor and a leading advocate for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before entering the Senate.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Kendric Davis scored a season-high 22 points, and TCU stunned No. 17 Iowa State 92-83 on Saturday for its first road win over a Top 25 team in 21 years. Kouat Noi, Desmond Bane and Alex Robinson each had 17 for the Horned Frogs (17-6, 5-5 Big 12). They used a staggering 27-4 first-half run to blow past the beleaguered Cyclones and greatly boost their NCAA Tournament chances.
TCU, a 9-point underdog that had lost its previous two road games by an average of 22.5 points, capped a stretch of seven straight makes to open the second half with a layup by Noi to jump ahead 54-36 with 15:32 left. The Horned Frogs opened the second half shooting 13 of 17 from the floor, and Davis’ scoop layup made it 69-50 with 8:14 to go. Bane’s steal and lay-in a few minutes later pushed TCU’s lead to 75-56.
Iowa State went on a late 10-0 run, but TCU had answers for everything the Cyclones threw at them. Marial Shayok scored 24 points and Michael Jacobson had 16 to lead the Cyclones (18-6, 7-4), who saw their winning streak snapped at four games. Iowa State missed 12 of its first 13 3s, falling into a hole that was too deep to climb out of.
Iowa State will likely stay in the rankings after beating Oklahoma on the road on Monday, but it’ll slide down at least a few spots. UP NEXT: Iowa State plays at Kansas State on Saturday.
ASBURY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of water-soaked library books in eastern Iowa are in a deep-freeze while officials figure out how to save the publications. The Telegraph-Herald reports the books were damaged Feb. 1 when a pipe burst in the Dubuque County Library’s branch in Asbury. Officials estimate about 10 percent of the branch’s 18,000 books became soaked.
When books get wet, they must be frozen within hours to prevent the growth of mold. The books were first moved to a refrigerated semi-trailer provided by Hy-Vee, which could accommodate the books for a few days. About 50 volunteers then carried the books to another trailer provided by Hirschbach Motor Lines, a Dubuque-based transportation company.
“I am ecstatic that they stepped up to help,” Library district Director Michael Wright said. “It didn’t surprise me that much. I know we live in a terrific community where people want to help.” Wright said some of the books will be dried with fans, some might go to a specialized freeze dryer and some will be thrown away.
Crews were making repairs at the library, and Wright said it probably will remain closed through February and maybe longer. Kyle Alexander, operations manager at Hirschbach, said it took some work to make the trailer available, but he’s happy the company could help.
“Whenever you lose an asset, there are some adjustments you have to make,” he said. “But this was a high priority. It was very important for us.”
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Two men have been arrested after being accused of leading police in northern Iowa on a chase reaching speeds of more than 100 mph in near-blizzard conditions. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports the chase happened Thursday night after a Cerro Gordo County sheriff’s deputy tried to stop a car reported as stolen.
Officials say the car fled through the town of Clear Lake as high winds whipped up fallen snow and caused blizzard-like conditions. Poor road conditions caused the driver to crash west of Clear Lake.
Police say 31-year-old Jared Scott Schneckloth, of Clear Lake, was charged with felony car theft, driving under suspension, speeding 100 mph in a 45 mph zone and several other counts.
Twenty-six-year-old passenger Dylan Patrick Dimig, of Schleswig, was charged with misdemeanor interference with official acts.
Semi-Finals
106
113
120
126
132
138
145
152
160
170
182
195
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Finals (State qualifiers in bold)
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113
120
126
132
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145
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170
182
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KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly talk on Atlantic sports. This week we catch up with Boys Basketball Coach Jeff Ebling, Girls Basketball Coach Dan Vargason, and Atlantic/CAM Wrestling Coach Tim Duff.
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The Atlantic girls basketball team will head to Shenandoah tonight for a Class 3A Quarterfinal game and we’ll have it on KJAN. The Trojans are coming off a hard fought game against Harlan in which they came up short but showed some good things. The 4-17 Trojans will try to carry some of the positives from that game into this postseason game with a 12-9 Fillies squad.
The Fillies are led by Logan Hughes who is averaging 24.2 points per game and also led her team with 235 rebounds and 35 steals. The Fillies were able to beat the Trojans in their lone meeting of the regular season back on December 14th 70-46. Logan Hughes had 26 points and 15 rebounds in that first meeting. Atlantic had a nice outing from Haley Rasmussen with 21 points in that game and she’s coming off an 18 point performance against Harlan.
Rasmussen has averaged 11 per game for the Trojans and is joined in double figure output by McKenzie Waters who has dropped in 10 per contest. Baylee Newell is right behind them with 9.4 points per outing. The Trojans will need everyone firing on all cylinders if they want to keep their season moving tonight.
Chris Parks will have the call of the game on KJAN with pregame starting at 6:50pm and tip-off set for 7:00pm tonight. You can listen to the game on AM1220, FM101.1, and online at kjan.com. No video feed tonight, as it is not allowed in the postseason by the IGHSAU.
Regional basketball is on tap Saturday for a few Class 1A first round match-ups that were postponed from Thursday. Quarterfinal action is on deck today for Class 3A and 2A will have first round games. We’ll have one in Class 3A Region 8 on KJAN tonight. Atlantic will travel to Shenandoah for a Quarterfinal game that tips at 7:00pm.
Here’s a look at the schedule this evening.
Class 1A Region 6
Mormon Trail at Lenox 7:00pm
Class 1A Region 8
Riverside, Oakland at Ar-We-Va 1:00pm
Whiting at Boyer Valley 6:00pm
Class 2A Region 6
Interstate 35 at Mount Ayr 7:00pm
Colfax-Mingo at East Marshall 7:00pm
Cardinal at Wayne 7:00pm
Pella Christian at Pleasantville 7:00pm
Class 2A Region 7
Woodward-Granger at Madrid 7:00pm
AC/GC at Southwest Valley 7:00pm
South Hamilton at Ogden 7:00pm
West Central Valley at Earlham 7:00pm
Class 2A Region 8
Underwood at St. Albert 7:00pm
Tri-Center at AHSTW 7:00pm
MVAOCOU at West Monona 7:00pm
Missouri Valley at Logan-Magnolia 7:00pm
Class 3A Region 2
Pocahontas Area at Clear Lake 7:00pm
Southeast Valley at Kuemper Catholic 7:00pm
Humboldt at Roland-Story 7:00pm
Greene County at Carroll 7:00pm
Class 3A Region 8
Clarinda at Red Oak 7:00pm
Atlantic at Shenandoah 7:00pm ON KJAN
Saydel at Des Moines Christian 7:00pm
Clarke at Creston 7:00pm
A former Cass County Attorney who was appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds as Fourth District Judge for Cass and eight other area counties in January, was sworn-in Friday afternoon at the Cass County Courthouse. Iowa Supreme Court Justice Susan Christensen, from Harlan, administered the Oath of Office to Michael Hooper in a ceremony held in the Courtroom at the Courthouse.
His appointment and swearing-in marks the first-time in recent years that a District Judge will have an office at the courthouse. Judge Hooper received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and his law degree from Creighton University Law School.
The Cass County Board of Supervisors, on Feb. 1st, appointed Vanessa Strazdas, a private practice attorney from Omaha to fill Hoopers’ vacated Cass County Attorney seat. Strazdas, a member of the Iowa Bar, is a National Merit Scholar with a degree in Computer Science from the University of NE at Omaha. She graduated with honors from Creighton Law School, where she concentrated her studies in Litigation and Criminal Law.
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