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Gov. Reynolds announces appointments to Boards & Commissions

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March 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced appointments today (Thursday) to fill Iowa’s boards and commissions. Locally, the following appointees begin their terms on May 1, 2018, and are subject to Senate confirmation:

Accountancy Examining Board: Robert Snodgrass, Creston

Commission on Community Action Agencies: Kelly Busch, Creston; Leland Shipley, Nodaway.

Credit Union Review Board: Timothy Marcsisak, Atlantic.

Early Childhood Iowa State Board: Jean Statlander, Manning.

Board of Educational Examiners: Kathy Behrens, Carroll.

Enhance Iowa Board:  John Burns, Council Bluffs.

Iowa Great Places Advisory Board: Trevor Toft, Denison.

Investment Board of IPERS: Michael Warmuth, Adel.

Board of Medicine: Kyle Ulveling, Carroll .

Board of Nursing Home Administrators: Charleen Schlepp, Coon Rapids.

Racing and Gaming Commission: Penny Gonseth Cheers, Afton.

Board of Respiratory Care: Lisa Kingery, Casey.

Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology: Douglas Leonard, Atlantic.

Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control: Chad Jensen, Carroll.

Iowa Workforce Development Board: Becky Jacobsen, Denison, & John Krogman, Atlantic.

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Bluffs man taken into custody for harassment

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March 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A man was arrested this (Thursday) morning in Council Bluffs, following a report of a person threatening to come to a towing business and shooting those inside the building. Council Bluffs Police say they were dispatched at around 10:50-a.m., to Arrow towing at 505 S. 15th St.

Officers then received a call that the suspect, later identified as 45-year old Brian Arrowsmith, of Council Bluffs, was at the Perfect Stay Inn at 802 Veteran’s Memorial Hwy room 17. As officers arrived they were told the suspect had just fled the hotel. Officers put Heartland Christian School on lock down and began to search the area. The hotel was checked and cleared.

Officers then deployed the police K-9 to track the suspect. Arrowsmith was located in a ditch hiding approximately three-quarters of a mile to the north east of the hotel. The man was taken to Pottawattamie County Jail. No weapon was ever located.

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Girls State Basketball Scoreboard Thursday 03/01/2018

Sports

March 1st, 2018 by admin

Class 5A Semifinals

Iowa City High 58, Johnston 52
Iowa City West 58,  Indianola 45

Class 4A Semifinals

Marion 56, Center Point-Urbana 46
Grinnell 68, LeMars 47

Class 3A Semifinals

Crestwood 72, North Polk 48
Sioux Center 65, Monticello 57

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Police ID Sioux City man whose body was found in burned SUV

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March 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City authorities have released the name of a man whose body was found inside a burned sport utility vehicle. Police identified the man Thursday as 41-year-old Matthew Fisher, who lived in Sioux City. The fire was reported the evening of Feb. 18 in a SUV parked outside a residence. The fire and death are still being investigated.

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2018 Class 4A Boys Basketball State Pairings

Sports

March 1st, 2018 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the bracket for the Class 4A Boys State Basketball Tournament next week in Des Moines. Take a look at the full bracket by following the link below.

2018-State-Basketball-Bracket-Class-4A

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Atlantic Sesquicentennial T-Shirts available at the Chamber

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March 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

To commemorate Atlantic’s Sesquicentennial this year, the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce is selling t-shirts on behalf of the Sesquicentennial Committee to celebrate the milestone. Chamber Executive Director Baily Smith said “We’re happy to provide the community with something to remember the year by. Community members will be able to keep these shirts as a memento for this community accomplishment.”

T-Shirts are available at the Rock Island Depot, located at 102 Chestnut Street, for $15. Sizes range from small to 3XL, with a limited amount of each size. There are also youth sizes available for $10. All proceeds from the shirt will go towards fireworks for the 4th of July. Sesquicentennial Co-Chair Steve Livengood said “The committee felt this was a great way to visually represent the city’s 150th birthday and a way to get the community involved to help celebrate.”

For information regarding events scheduled throughout the year, visit www.atlanticiowa.com or call City Hall at 712.243.4810. The Sesquicentennial Committee, co-chaired by Steve Livengood and Barb Barrick, meets the third Tuesday of every month at 5:30 PM at City Hall for those who are interested in getting involved.

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IA Gov. ordered flags at half-staff for Billy Graham

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March 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all state flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Friday, March 2, 2018, in honor and remembrance of Reverend Billy Graham. The governor’s order is issued in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s proclamation to lower all United States flags to half-staff for the same length of time.

Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.

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Cass County man sentenced to 3-years on MO. rape charge

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March 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Nodaway County Missouri Attorney’s Office reports a man from Cass County, IA, was sentenced Monday to three-years in prison on a rape charge. 21-year old Hunter Bechtol, of Atlantic, was found guilty by a grand jury, of Felony 2nd Degree Rape. The jury handed-down its unanimous verdict after just three-hours of deliberation, following a two-day trial in late January.

Bechtol was charged with having sexual intercourse without consent, with a confidential victim on the Northwest Missouri State University campus, last April. Second degree rape in Missouri is punishable by up to seven years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or any combination of the two penalties. The prosecution had argued for a seven-year sentence, while Bechtol’s attorneys asked for probation.

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“STEM Kids” after school program enjoyed by East Pott. County youth

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March 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The East Pottawattamie County 4-H program offered “STEM Kids” after school program on Wednesday’s in February from 3:00 – 4:30pm at the Carson Fire Station Meeting Room for all 4th grade youth.  11 excited youth spent Wednesday afternoons leaning about science, technology, engineering and math through hands on activities, teamwork and experiments.  Throughout the month of February, youth learned about the engineering design process by making their own “machines” to move and sort candy; force and energy through making their own roller coasters with loops and hills out of pool noodles; did experiments with popcorn, and learned why bubbles are round along with different bubble experiments.

The Cooking with Kids Afterschool program is being offered to 4th graders attending the AHSTW Schools on Tuesday’s during the month of March.

STEM Kids Riverside – Dane Martens, Trent Spiering, Bailey Richardson, Jackson Allen, Jayka Mark, Adaline Martens, AJ Kremkoski, Sam Bernard, Keagan Allensworth, Danika Feigenbutz

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Suspect in north Iowa slaying ends standoff peacefully

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March 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 10:40-a.m.) CRESCO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of killing a woman in northern Iowa has been taken into custody, ending his standoff with officers. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation spokesman Mitch Mortvedt said Thursday that an Iowa State Patrol SWAT team sent to the Cresco home early Thursday morning negotiated a peaceful surrender.Cresco officers had been dispatched around 1:30 a.m. to check a report of gunshots. Mortvedt wasn’t sure how long the man kept officers at bay, nor could he say whether any shots had been exchanged. The woman’s body was found inside the home after the man gave up. Mortvedt says he can’t yet release any names or provide other details.Law enforcement had asked local schools to delay classes two hours as a safety measure.

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