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Red Oak woman arrested on an assault charge Monday night

News

February 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, Monday night, arrested a woman on an assault charge after officers responded to a residence in the 1300 block of Sunnyslope Drive, for a physical domestic assault in progress. Officers separated both parties and arrested 26-year old Bailey Anne Bostwick, of Red Oak, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. Bostwick was taken into custody at around 8:30-p.m. and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where she was being held without bond, pending an appearance before the magistrate.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 2/5/2019

Weather

February 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Increasing clouds w/a chance of light rain-freezing drizzle-snow mainly this afternoon. High 26. E @ 5-10.

Tonight: Cloudy w/light snow-freezing drizzle ending (<1″ snow). Low 18. N @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Cldy w/light snow-freezing drizzle mainly in the afternoon. High around 31. W @ 5-10.

Thursday: Cldy w/light snow. Nearly steady temp in the lower teens. NW @ 15-40.

Friday: P/Cldy. High around 12.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 20. We had a trace of snow Monday morning. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was 8. Last year on this date our High was 15 and the Low was -13. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 66in 1948. The Record Low was -26 in 1936.

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GOP settles on slightly more than two percent boost in school funding

News

February 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and key Republicans in the legislature met yesterday (Monday) and settled on a “per pupil” spending level for the 2019/2020 school year. They’ve agreed to boost general state support of public K-through-12 schools by a little more than two percent, slightly less than what Governor Reynolds recommended last month. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver of Ankeny says the deal includes more money to offset transportation costs and address inequities in the state funding formula — for a total package of nearly 90 million more dollars to public schools.

“I think the most important thing when it comes to school funding is we promise an amount that we can actually fund,” Whitver says, “and this amount that we’re promising today is an amount that we’re very confident we’ll be able to fund in the future.”

The state’s education community had been lobbying for more. Melissa Peterson is a lobbyist for the Iowa State Education Association which represents 34-thousand Iowa teachers.  “While we appreciate that 2.06 percent is better than the rates that have been assigned that last couple of years,” she says, “we know that school districts in Iowa need at least three percent to keep up with the cost of inflation.”

Last year, the Republicans at the statehouse approved a one percent hike in per pupil state funding for the current school year. The previous year, the increase was one-point-one percent. Legislative leaders expect the G-O-P’s general school spending level for NEXT year to gain final approval in the House and Senate next week.

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Area Girls Basketball Scores from 2/4/19

Sports

February 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Creston 65, Atlantic 59
Denison-Schleswig 63, OA-BCIG 34
Glenwood 87, Clarinda 45
Red Oak 63, Southwest Valley 43
Shenandoah 52, Tri-Center 35
Sioux City East 53, Harlan 33

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW, Avoca 58, Nodaway Valley 55
IKM-Manning 83, MVAOCOU 45
Logan-Magnolia 57, Underwood 42
Riverside 58, Whiting 54
Treynor 75, Audubon 40

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 58, Paton-Churdan 47
CAM 98, West Harrison 57 (CAM clinches the RVC Championship. Paige McAfee reaches 1,000 career points)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, Boyer Valley 41
Exira-EHK 71, Woodbine 34 (Win 400 for Head Coach Tom Petersen)
Glidden-Ralston 55, West Central Valley 34

Corner Conference

Sidney 59, Fremont-Mills 33
Lenox 61, Stanton 35

Other Scores

ADM, Adel 69, Carroll 57
Boone 37, Winterset 34
Martensdale-St Marys 64, East Union 13
Mount Ayr 67, Interstate 35, Truro 38
Van Meter 49, Earlham 30

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Area Boys Basketball Scores from 2/4/19

Sports

February 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 56, Creston 47
Denison-Schleswig 63, OA-BCIG 34
Glenwood 81, Clarinda 53
Red Oak 54, Southwest Valley 51

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 58, Nodaway Valley 55 (Clayton Akers 20pts, Michael Mantell 14pts, 11reb)
IKM-Manning 41, MVAO-CO-U 35, OT
Logan-Magnolia 57, Underwood 42
Treynor 56, Audubon 36
Tri-Center, Neola 57, Shenandoah 54

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 79, Paton-Churdan 51
Boyer Valley 38, Coon Rapids-Bayard 27
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 98, Woodbine 75 (Cole Burmeister 24pts, reached 1,000 career points, Trever Schulz 23, Josh Pettepier 21, Dakota Rold 21)
West Harrison, Mondamin 66, CAM, Anita 58

Corner Conference

Sidney 56, Fremont Mills, Tabor 51
Stanton 74, Lenox 53

Other Scores

Bedford 60, Lamoni 52
Carroll 62, ADM, Adel 57
Mount Ayr 48, Interstate 35,Truro 39
West Monona 47, River Valley, Correctionville 45
Winterset 59, Boone 46

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 2/5/19

Sports

February 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Lindell Wigginton scored 17 points to help lead No. 17 Iowa State to a 75-74 victory over Oklahoma. Marial Shayok added 16 points, 10 in the final eight minutes, including a crucial off-balance 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 1:19 remaining, for Iowa State (18-5, 7-3 Big 12).

UNDATED (AP) — No. 2 Duke is to face No. 3 Virginia in a rematch of one of the season’s most entertaining games. The Blue Devils won the first meeting 72-70 to hand the Cavaliers their first loss. The rematch will be at Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Missouri’s Cuonzo Martin is downplaying his return to Tennessee as a visiting men’s basketball coach for the first time since the end of his own tenure coaching the Volunteers. Martin already faces enough of a challenge trying to upset the top-ranked Vols. Tennessee will take a school-record 16-game winning streak into Tuesday night’s game against Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have instituted a lifetime ban against a fan accused of flashing a laser at New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during last month’s AFC championship game. The Kansas City Star reports that the Chiefs say the team is also working with authorities to charge the fan “as aggressively as possible.” That decision would ultimately be made by Jackson County prosecutors.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, Feb. 5 2019

News

February 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:350 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state of Iowa will pay $4.15 million to two executive branch employees who were sexually harassed for years by an agency director who had been a longtime friend of Gov. Kim Reynolds. The money will go to former Iowa Finance Authority business development director Beth Mahaffey and its current communications director Ashley Jared. The state appeal board voted 2-1 to approve the deals. State Auditor Rob Sand dissented, saying Jamison and not taxpayers should be required to pay

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill that would dramatically change the way Iowa selects judges for the Iowa Supreme Court and the district court level has been introduced in the Iowa House. The bill would end appointments by attorneys to judicial nominating commissions and gives the power solely to the governor and legislative leaders.

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Police in the Des Moines suburb of Ankeny say a grand jury has declined to indict an officer who killed a Missouri man after he pointed a gun at the officer. Police announced Monday that the Polk County grand jury met last week and decided not to indict officer Todd Webb. Webb responded to a reported robbery on Sept. 15 and located a suspect nearby. Police say the suspect, Christopher Lee Leonard, of Springfield, Missouri, pointed a handgun at the officer, who then shot and killed Leonard.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5th

Trading Post

February 5th, 2019 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  DB8e multi directional bow tie antenna UHF from Antennas Direct, is new, $90 cash.  Call 712-249-9041.

FOR SALE:  Seasoned ash wood. Located in Griswold. Asking $75 for the load. Text 712-249-4914 for more info. Local delivery available to Atlantic or Griswold.

FOUND:  Shurco hand-held Smart Transmitter.  We have it here at KJAN, stop by and claim it.

FOR SALE:  Sawmill cut burr oak lumber, (712) 249-5290.

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Wigginton, Shayok lead No. 17 Iowa State past Oklahoma

Sports

February 4th, 2019 by admin

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Lindell Wigginton scored 17 points to help lead No. 17 Iowa State to a 75-74 victory over Oklahoma on Monday night.

Marial Shayok added 16 points, 10 in the final eight minutes, including a crucial off-balance 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 1:19 remaining, for Iowa State (18-5, 7-3 Big 12). Shayok, who shot just 2-of-7 for six points through the first 32-plus minutes, also had eight rebounds and five assists as the Cyclones won their fourth straight.

Kristian Doolittle had 19 points and nine rebounds, while Brady Manek scored 16 for Oklahoma (15-8, 3-7), which had a very short turnaround after a game at West Virginia on Saturday. The Sooners have lost three in a row.

Iowa State led for most of the second half, going up 64-57 with 5:49 remaining when Wigginton hit two free throws. But Oklahoma battled back, going on a 12-5 run over the next four minutes to tie it 69-69 on Christian James’ layup with 1:51 to go.

The Cyclones pushed the lead to four on Talen Hortton-Tucker’s free throw with 13.5 seconds left, and after Doolittle’s basket pulled OU to within two again with 4.2 to go, Shayok sank two more free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining before Jala Bieniemy hit a meaningless 3-pointer as time expired.

UP NEXT

Iowa State: The Cyclones return home to face TCU on Saturday, the first of two meetings against the Horned Frogs in a span of two weeks.

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Atlantic avenges early season loss with win over Creston

Sports

February 4th, 2019 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans boys basketball team used a solid defensive effort to get by the Creston Panthers on Monday night 56-47. It was a tight game throughout and the Trojans trailed by two at the end of the 1st and by one at Halftime 26-25. Atlantic turned the game in their favor in the third, and led 41-32 heading into the fourth.

The Trojans played strong defensively, especially in the second half. Creston’s Kylan Smallwood dropped 38 on the Trojans in their first meeting of the season and he had 16 by halftime on Monday. Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling said he told the team at the break that they were going to have to slow him down or they wouldn’t win the game. Tyler Moen played tight on Smallwood in the second half and he finished with 24 points, including a couple of late buckets. The Trojans not only slowed down the talented Smallwood but made it difficult on the rest of the Panthers as well with some different looks in the second half.

Atlantic got a strong performance on Senior Night from senior Chase Mullenix who finished with 17 points. Logan Reilly and Skyler Handlos both finished with 10 for the Trojans as they improved to 7-10 on the season. The Trojans are back it on Tuesday with a game at the Atlantic Middle School against Clarinda at 7:30pm.

The Panthers only had four players get in the scorebook and fell to 7-10. They will next travel to Clarinda on Thursday.

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