Today: Areas of fog this morning: P/Cldy. High 38. W @ 10-15.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 28. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/sprinkles or flurries. High 36. SE-NW @ 10-20.
Friday: P/Cldy. High near 40.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High around 40.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 36. Our Low 19. Last year on this date our High was 43 and the Low was 11. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 62 in 1921 & 1968. The Record Low was -20 in 1932.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse has rejoined his team in Los Angeles after the death of his 94-year-old mother. Nurse says his mother, Marcella Nurse, died in Iowa, where he was born in the city of Carroll.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Cornhuskers are a hungry and humble basketball team. Hungry because they just missed out on making the NCAA Tournament last season despite winning 22 games, setting a school record with 13 conference wins and finishing fourth in the Big Ten. Humble because for all the success they’ve had getting out to an 8-2 start, they still have a couple disappointing losses to remind them they aren’t good enough to win most nights unless they bring their best effort.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and speedy outfielder Billy Hamilton have finalized a $5.25 million contract that includes up to $1 million in performance bonuses and a mutual option for 2020. His deal calls for a $4.25 million salary next year and a $7.5 million mutual option with a $1 million buyout He can earn $100,000 each for making 325 plate appearances and every additional 25 through 550.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill returned from a wrist injury and a heel injury to help Kansas City beat the Ravens in overtime last week. In doing so, Hill proved he has more in his arsenal than simply world-class speed.
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Melvin Gordon wants to suit up for the Los Angeles Chargers’ biggest game of the season Thursday at Kansas City, but he says his status will likely not be decided until 90 minutes before kickoff. The fourth-year running back was listed as limited on the team’s Tuesday practice report, which was the first time he has participated in a practice since the injury.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse has rejoined his team in Los Angeles after the death of his 94-year-old mother. Nurse says his mother, Marcella Nurse, died Monday in Iowa, where he was born in the city of Carroll. He plans to coach tonight (Wednesday night) at Golden State before returning to Iowa.
In June, Nurse was promoted from assistant to head coach of the Raptors after Dwane Casey was fired. He has led the team to a record of 21-7, best in the NBA. “She had a big impact because she had nine of us and I was the last one,” the 51-year-old coach said. “Lots of games — 94 years, nine kids and about 80,000 games watched are her final stats.”
Marcella Nurse lived in Carroll for more than 60 years. She endured a suspenseful wait in June before Nurse was elevated to head coach of the Raptors. “The anticipation was just something you wouldn’t imagine,” she told the Daily Times Herald newspaper in Carroll. Marcella Nurse followed her youngest son’s playing exploits in basketball, football, baseball and track and field. “He was always busy, trying to learn about all kinds of sports,” she said.
Marcella Nurse was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice. He died in July 2015 at age 89.
Girls Hoops
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Glenwood 67, Atlantic 39
Creston 47, Harlan 38
Denison-Schleswig 37, Red Oak 36
Lewis Central 47, Shenandoah 31
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 63, Clarinda 26
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 63, Underwood 38
IKM-Manning 59, Riverside 12
Logan-Magnolia 54, Missouri Valley 29
Treynor 56, Audubon 25
Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 64, Exira-EHK 53
Boyer Valley 56, Glidden-Ralston 18
Paton-Churdan 63, West Harrison 36
Woodbine 52, Coon Rapids-Bayard 50 2OT
Corner Conference
East Mills 42, Heartland Christian 29
Griswold 44, South Page 23
Sidney 62, Fremont-Mills 28
Stanton 51, Essex 33
Pride of Iowa Conference
Nodaway Valley 61, Bedford 29
ADM, Adel 67, Carlisle 37
Southwest Valley 56, Lenox 42
Other Scores
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 70, Sioux City, North 36
Earlham 64, ACGC 56 (OT)
OA-BCIG 70, River Valley 38
Panorama 45, Van Meter 33
Pleasantville 52, West Central Valley, Stuart 49
Westwood, Sloan 71, Lawton-Bronson 40
Woodbury Central 67, MVAOCOU 14
Boys Hoops
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic 85, Glenwood 74
Denison-Schleswig 54, Red Oak 31
Harlan 63, Creston 55
Lewis Central 83, Shenandoah 36
St. Albert 63, Clarinda 42
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 60, Underwood 49
IKM-Manning 70, Riverside 22
Logan-Magnolia 46, Missouri Valley 39
Treynor 70, Auudbon 62
Rolling Valley Conference
Exira-EHK 67, CAM 52
Coon Rapids-Bayard 58, Woodbine 45
Corner Conference
East Mills 67, Heartland Christian 30
Sidney 50, Fremont-Mills 38
Stanton 77, Essex 29
Pride of Iowa Conference
Nodaway Valley 69, Bedford 45
Southwest Valley 54, Lenox 36
Other Scores
Pleasantville 68, West Central Valley, Stuart 27
Van Meter 67, Panorama, Panora 27
Westwood, Sloan 43, Lawton-Bronson 41
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:54 a.m. CST
PRINCETON, Iowa (AP) — Eastern Iowa officials are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in the rubble of a house fire. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says the fire happened early Monday morning at a rural Princeton home. Arriving firefighter found the house fully engulfed in flames, and firefighters and emergency crews from seven different departments responded to the scene. After the fire was extinguished, a search of the debris turned up a body. Officials have not released the victim’s name.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has named a new chief of staff as she assembles an administrative team to run the office after winning election in November. A statement released from the governor’s office on Tuesday says Sara Craig Gongol will begin work on Saturday.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s cost for a children’s health insurance program is set to soar from $7 million to $37 million over the next two years because of changes approved by Congress that reduce federal funding. The Des Moines Register reports that the HAWK-I provides health insurance to 70,000 children from families with moderate income. Congress in January decided to phase out extra federal financing for children’s health insurance programs, which had been part of the Affordable Care Act.
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Ankeny police have arrested a man suspected of engaging in a drag race that ended when one of the vehicles crashed, killing its two occupants. A news release says 21-year-old Brandon Ferin, of Johnston, was arrested Tuesday. Court records don’t list an attorney for him. Police say Ferin was racing his pickup truck against another the night of Aug. 25 when the other truck went out of control and crashed into another vehicle in a restaurant parking lot. The two occupants in the other truck died.
Voters in 13 area counties went to the polls Tuesday and, according to unofficial results, for the most part, overwhelmingly approved an $11.5-million bond issue to finance infrastructure improvements on the main campus of Iowa Western Community College, in Council Bluffs. The main focus is on replacing the steam lines with a hot-water system that provide heat to campus facilities. The bond measure passed 2,763Yes votes, or 68.1 percent, to 1,294 No votes, or 31.9 percent.
Iowa western officials have said that issuing the general obligation bond will not result in a tax increase for residents of the college’s service area, instead it takes the place of a bond that is set to expire.
In Cass County, Auditor Dale Sunderman reports the IWCC Bond issue passed with 197 Yes votes (77%) to 60 No votes (23%).
Other Counties’ unofficial preliminary results:
The Atlantic boys basketball team climbed out of a 6-point halftime deficit to Glenwood by erupting for a *29-8 advantage in the third quarter Tuesday night. The Trojans were efficient down the stretch and secured an 85-74 victory over the Class 3A 8th rated Rams. The Trojans led 18-16 at the end of the first quarter but the Rams grabbed back some momentum in the second. A shot at the buzzer before halftime by Cade Van Ness gave Glenwood a 41-35 halftime lead.
Halftime would flip a switch for the Trojans. Atlantic got hot from downtown and forced some timely turnovers in the third quarter to grab a lead that would grow to as much as 15. Chase Mullenix hit a three late in the quarter and Atlantic got the ball back with just a few seconds left in the period. Skyler Handlos fresh off the bench nailed a three from the right side at the horn to give Atlantic a ton of momentum heading into the fourth. The Trojans hit 6 threes off the hands of five different players in that big third quarter run.
Glenwood would get it all the way back to a three point game late in the fourth but Atlantic secured the win at the foul line. The Trojans went 13 of 17 at the charity stripe in the fourth, including six straight makes from Chase Mullenix.
Chase Mullenix was the leading scorer with 31 points on the night for the Trojans. Tyler Moen dropped in 23 and Logan Reilly had 11 for Atlantic. With the win Atlantic moves to 3-2 on the season and will host Shenandoah on Friday night.
Christian Stanislav led the Rams with 34 points and Zach Carr had 15. Glenwood falls to 3-2 and will host Denison-Schleswig on Friday.
Listen to full postgame interviews with Atlantic’s Nathan Behrends, Coach Jeff Ebling, and Jalen Petersen below.
(*Original story had incorrect 3rd quarter total for Atlantic and typo on halftime score)
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The Glenwood girls basketball team grabbed control early and never looked back in a 67-39 win over Atlantic on Tuesday night. The Rams raced out to a 19-2 lead by the end of the first and led 32-8 at halftime. Turnovers were a huge factor as the Trojans had 17 giveaways in the first half and 28 for the game.
Glenwood spread the scoring out as well with all but one Ram in the scorebook getting some points on the night. Elle Scarborough led the way with 15 points and Brooklyn Taylor had 9. The Rams improved to 4-2 on the season and will next host Denison-Schleswig on Friday.
Atlantic was led by McKenzie Waters with 12 points. The Trojans fell to 0-6 on the season and they will travel to Shenandoah on Friday.
Listen to a postgame interview with Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason below.
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Firefighters from Audubon and Exira responded to a hog confinement operation fire this (Tuesday) morning, about three-miles east of Ross. The incident at the Lawrence Handlos farm at 1599 Mockingbird Avenue was reported at around 10:15-a.m., according to the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office. Audubon Fire Chief Tyler Thygesen told KJAN News the first crews arrived around 12 minutes later, and found the flames confined to the southwest part of one of the confinement buildings and got the flames knocked down.
A firewall operated as it should and kept the damage to that part of the building, still the structure contained a significant amount of interior damage. The fire was declared under control at around 11:25-a.m. Audubon firefighters remained on the scene overhauling the site until around 12:45-p.m.
Thygesen said Exira Fire provided extra water to fight the flames, and everyone worked well together, including the owners, who worked to shut-off the power and gas. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. All the confinements were empty fortunately, so no animals died, and no firefighter injuries were reported.
(Radio Iowa) — Just over one-quarter of Iowa employers plan to add more workers over the first three months of 2019. That’s according to a survey released today (Tuesday) by ManpowerGroup. Spokesman Dave Wheeler says over 12,500 businesses across the U.S. took part in the survey. “In the state of Iowa, of all the employers we surveyed, 26-percent plan to hire additional employees from January through March,” Wheeler said. “That is only offset, marginally, by six-percent that plan to reduce payrolls.”
Another 67-percent of Iowa employers responded by saying they plan to maintain current staffing levels over the first quarter of next year. Manpower’s last survey, covering hiring intentions for October through December, found 21-percent of Iowa businesses expected to add workers.
“Q1 is looking to be a very strong quarter for Iowa, even up from what was considered a good fourth quarter in 2018,” Wheeler said. The Manpower survey shows, nationwide, 23-percent of U.S. businesses expect to add employees between the months of January and March. Another five-percent anticipate a decline in their payrolls.
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