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Cass County Fair Schedule – Monday, July 30th

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July 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The last, full-day of activities take place today at the Cass County Fair, in Atlantic. On the schedule:

8:00-a.m. Beef Show (Outdoor Show Ring), with the Beef Fitting contest to follow one-hour afterward.

4-H Exhibits open

9:00-a.m. Best of Iowa (Community Center)

11:00-a.m. Rotary Watermelon Feed (Outdoor Show Ring)

The Noon Special today at the Foodstand is Roast Beef. And don’t forget hot beef is sold each day of the Fair after 4:30-p.m. Other food can be found on the fairgrounds at the FFA Foodstand and Chuckwagon.

4:00-p.m. Building Awards (Community Center)

5:45-p.m. Parade of Champions, Woodcarving & Bucket of Junk Auction (Outdoor Show Ring)

6:30-p.m. Grand Champion Beef Selection (Outdoor Show Ring)

7:15-p.m. Villa Dance Performance

7:45-p.m. Livestock released

8:00-p.m. Youth Council Activity

The 2018 Cass County Fair concludes Tuesday morning, with the Livestock Sale.

2018 Hawkeye 10 Baseball All-Conference

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July 30th, 2018 by Jim Field

1st Team

  • Bryce Neal, SR, Clarinda (Unanimous)
  • Brett Sears, JR, Harlan (Unanimous)
  • Ryan Doran, SR, Harlan (Unanimous)
  • Ben Berg, SR, Kuemper (Unanimous)
  • Drake Nettles, JR, Lewis Central (Unanimous)
  • Garret Reisz, SR, St. Albert (Unanimous)
  • Ben Pardun, SR, Denison-Schleswig
  • Jaden Langenfeld, SR, Denison-Schleswig
  • Cy Patterson, FR, St. Albert
  • Lance Wright, SO, St. Albert
  • AJ Herold, SO, Shenandoah
  • Jared Moser, SR, Harlan
  • Nick Foss, SR, Harlan
  • Jaden Driskell, SR, Creston
  • Dane Theobald, SR, Lewis Central
  • Chase McLaren, JR, Atlantic

2nd Team

  • Chase Mullenix, JR, Atlantic
  • Noah Bruckner, SR, Atlantic
  • Kam Fulk, JR, Clarinda
  • Michael Scherer, SR, Creston
  • Dawson Dorhout, JR, Denison-Schleswig
  • Cade Van Ness, JR, Glenwood
  • Colton Schutte, JR, Glenwood
  • Conner Bruck, SO, Harlan
  • Luke Schaben, JR, Harlan
  • Cole Halbur, SR, Kuemper
  • Kyle Berg, SO, Kuemper
  • Jake Powell, JR, Lewis Central
  • Zach Brown, SR, Lewis Central
  • Kyle Owens, SR, Shenandoah
  • Carson Kress, SR, St. Albert
  • Ethan Bernard, JR, St. Albert

Honorable Mention

  • Cooper McDermott, SR, Atlantic
  • Mason Goergen, SR, Atlantic
  • Parker Rock, SO, Clarinda
  • Beau Barncastle, JR, Creston
  • Jade Magnuson, SR, Denison-Schleswig
  • Jacob Irwin, SR, Denison-Schleswig
  • Kaden Wray, JR, Glenwood
  • Eli Bales, JR, Glenwood
  • Izak Baumhover, SR, Kuemper
  • AJ Schreck, JR, Kuemper
  • Colbey Roth, SO, Lewis Central
  • Ryan Messinger, SR, Red Oak
  • Carter Bruce, JR, Red Oak
  • Josh Lehman, SR, Shenandoah
  • Jake Hubbard, SR, St. Albert

2 men injured by fire at construction trailer

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July 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two men were injured by a fire at a construction trailer in Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said in a news release that firefighters were dispatched around 3:40 p.m. Saturday. They found the trailer engulfed in flames, which had spread to a nearby wooden fence and had melted yard and garbage containers.

The department says the men were hurt when they tried to remove tools and equipment from the trailer. One man was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital. The other was treated at the scene. Their names haven’t been released. The fire cause is being investigated.

Hand foot and mouth cases up

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July 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa Department of Public health says a mild but highly contagious viral disease has been widespread in the state this summer. D-P-H Medical Director Caitlin Pedati says the heat may be contributing the high number hand-foot-and-mouth disease cases. The symptoms include a sore throat and a miserable rash. “And that rash can look like either flat red spots or raised red bumps and sometimes it looks like blisters as well,” Pedati says “We tend to see these on the hands, feet and mouth of kids which is where it gets its name, although it’s possible it could occur on other parts of the body.”

Doctor Pedati says while hand-foot-and-mouth disease makes kids feel miserable, they rarely need to go to the hospital. “It’s not typically very serious, you know usually what will happen is you’ll recover on your own in about seven to ten days,” according to Pedati.  The disease is contagious so Pedati says it’s important that those who have it stay home for several weeks after the symptoms are gone. “There’s no specific treatment for it, it’s one of those where we say getting some rest and staying hydrated, providing supportive care is really the way to go,” Doctor Pedati says.

While Pedati says anecdotally there are more cases than usual this time of year, the department doesn’t count incidences of hand-foot and mouth disease.

Red Oak man arrested for Criminal Mischief/2nd degree

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July 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, Sunday evening, arrested a man for Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree. 24-year old Devon Ray Briggs, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 7:50-p.m. in the 700 block of north 3rd Street. Briggs was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $5,000 bond.

UPDATED: 135 million robocalls to Iowa area codes in 2017!

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July 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — An estimated 30-BILLION “robo-calls” were made in the U.S. last year — and so far this year, the pace of these nuisance calls in Iowa and the rest of the country is dramatically accelerating. According to YouMail.com, three-point-three billion automated robocalls were made in the U.S. in April — a 34 percent increase from April of 2017. The area code in Iowa getting the most automated calls is the 515. So far this year, there have been more than 33 million robocalls to phones with a 515 area code. In the 319 area code, there have been nearly 19 million robocalls this year and there’s been nearly 12 million into the 563 area code. People with the 712 area code code got nearly nine-point-nine million robocalls and in the 641 area code there were about six-point-two million.

By YouMail.com’s calculation, people with one of the five Iowa area codes got more than 135 million robocalls in 2017. A small percentage are legitimate, like pharmacies notifying patients they can pick up a prescription, but the vast majority are recorded messages from spammers.

Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 7/30/18

Weather

July 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Partly cloudy w/isolated afternoon showers & thunderstorms possible. High 80. N @ 10.

Tonight: Any rain will be ending this evening; P/Cldy. Low 58. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 82. N @ 10.

Wednesday: P/Cldy w/isolated shwrs & tstrms possible late. High around 86.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High around 88.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low this morning was 55. Last year on this date our High was 85 and the Low was 55. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 102 in 1931 & 1947. The Record Low was 39 in 1971.

Midwest Sports Headlines: 7/30/18

Sports

July 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Hendricks struck out eight over seven sharp innings, Ben Zobrist had four hits and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 to salvage the finale of their weekend series. Hendricks retired his last 17 batters, settling into a nice little groove after Marcell Ozuna’s two-run homer in the first inning. The right-hander allowed four hits and walked none in just his second win in his last eight starts.

NEW YORK (AP) — J.A. Happ made the midseason impact the Yankees hoped for, pitching one-run ball over six innings to win his New York debut 6-3 over the Kansas City Royals. New York acquired the 35-year-old left-hander from Toronto for infielder Brandon Drury and outfield prospect Billy McKinney last week app took a shutout into the fifth before Salvador Perez’s home run.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Phillips’ bats never got to Yankee Stadium after getting lost on his flights from Colorado. His glove arrived, and that’s what mattered more in his Kansas City Royals debut. Phillips jumped and robbed Austin Romine of a possible three-run homer in the fourth inning of the Royals’ 6-3 loss to New York Yankees. And his eyes were closed at the ball landed in his glove at the top of the right-field wall.

Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, 7/30/18

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July 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:47 a.m. CDT

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A new health center in Mason City is expected to provide much-needed medical and dental care to low-income residents of the community who currently need to travel to other cities for help. The Globe Gazette reports that the Community Health Center of Fort Dodge is set to open another location in Mason City in October. Officials say one of the center’s main goals is to help those who’ve been incarcerated or are facing social challenges.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa school advocates hope a bipartisan push to extend a statewide sales tax for schools receives legislative approval early next year. State Sen. Dan Dawson, a Council Bluffs Republican, says a bill to extend the 1 cent sales tax until 2050 will be a top priority next session. A bill passed the House last session but didn’t receive a vote in the Senate.

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The reward for information into the disappearance of a University of Iowa student has doubled to $2,000, thanks to a pledge from the power utility in the woman’s hometown. The FBI, state and local investigators have been searching for 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts since she was last seen jogging in her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa, the evening of July 18.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Patrol says an 18-year-old woman has died after her car was hit by a train in southeastern Iowa. Television station KCCI reports that the crash happened just after 1 a.m. Saturday at a railroad crossing in Mount Pleasant. A report by the State Patrol says Lydia Johnson, of Brighton, tried to drive around crossing gates when her car was hit by a westbound train.

Council Bluffs man attacked – suspect at large

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July 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs said Sunday that a transient man was attacked by another transient Sunday afternoon, who fled the scene. Officers were called at around 3-p.m. to assist the medics at the Joshua House (1435 N 15th St). When officers arrived with medics they located a victim, 57-year old Douglas E. McCall, of Council Bluffs, who was bleeding from his head and hands.

McCall was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital and treated for his injuries. The man told police he was sitting in a chair in the 1700 block of N. 15th Street in a wooded area when the suspect attacked him with a sharp object. The suspect fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival.

None of McCall’s injuries appeared to have been life threatening. If anyone has information on this case please contact the Criminal Investigations Division at (712)328-4765 or, to remain anonymous (712)328-STOP.