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Creston man arrested for Indecent Exposure; Winterset woman arrested for assault

News

June 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston say one person was arrested for Indecent Exposure, and another was arrested for assault, last Friday. 60-year old Richard Woodard, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) at around 6:45-p.m., Friday, on a charge of Indecent Exposure. He was later released on $1,000 bond.

And, 38-year old Leanna Kristine Dunham, of Winterset, was arrested at 607 S. Maple Street in Creston at around 5-p.m., Friday. Dunham faces Assault with Injury, and Trespassing, charges. She was also later released on $1,000 bond.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 6/15/2015

News, Podcasts

June 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:05-a.m. report w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast & weather info. for Atlantic, 6/15/15

Podcasts, Weather

June 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic, including 24-hour rainfall.

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Saturday Baseball/Softball Results

Sports

June 15th, 2015 by Jim Field

Softball:
Regular Season
IKM-Manning 7, Exira/EHK 0

Creston Classic
Dallas Center-Grimes 4, Atlantic 1
Atlantic 3, Nodaway Valley 1
Treynor 6, Clarinda 5
Nodaway Valley 6, Clarinda 0
Creston 9, Treynor 0
Creston 12, Dallas Center-Grimes 7 (12 inn)
Mount Ayr 12, Red Oak 2 (5 inn)
Griswold 12, Red Oak 4
Griswold 5, Mount Ayr 4 (8 inn)

Underwood Tournament
Shenandoah 11, Sidney 0
Sidney 18, East Mills 7
Underwood 11, Sidney 0
Riverside 13, Thomas Jefferson 7
Riverside 13, Underwood 12
Charter Oak-Ute 13, Thomas Jefferson 1
Charter Oak-Ute 14, East Mills 4

OA-BCIG Tournament
Kuemper Catholic 8, MMC-Remsen Union 2
Kuemper Catholic 10, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 8
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 14, Carroll 0
Newell-Fonda 13, OA-BCIG 3
OA-BCIG 9, East Sac County 6
Denison-Schleswig 2, East Sac County 0
Championship – Denison-Schleswig 7, Newell-Fonda 1

Lenox Tournament
Earlham 9, Fremont-Mills 1
Interstate 35 6, Lenox 2
Lenox 9, Earlham 8

Southeast Valley Tournament
Southeast Valley 9, Glidden-Ralston 1
Southeast Valley 6, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
Panorama 13, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3
Panorama 13, Glidden-Ralston 1

Baseball:
Regular Season
Atlantic 10, Perry 3
Atlantic 13, Treynor 3
Perry 5 Treynor 2
CAM 7, Red Oak 5
Southwest Valley 18 Essex 3
Orient-Macksburg 13 Southwest Valley 1

Battle of the Bluffs
Burlington 4, Thomas Jefferson 3
Sioux City East 12, Burlington 0
Sioux City East 5, Des Moines Lincoln 4
Des Moines Lincoln 7, Thomas Jefferson 4
Waukee 11, Abraham Lincoln 3
Waukee 5, Sioux City North 4 (8 inn)
Pleasant Valley 8, Sioux City North 6
Abraham Lincoln 7, Pleasant Valley 1
Lewis Central 3, Mason City 2
Lewis Central 5, Ames 1
North Scott 14, Glenwood 0 (5 inn)
Glenwood 4, Clear Lake 2

Carroll Tournament
Denison-Schleswig 8, Logan-Magnolia 6
Carroll 4, Hampton-Dumont 1
Kuemper Catholic 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5, Algona 4
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2, Kuemper Catholic 0
Carroll 3, Denison-Schleswig 1

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Boy rescued after jumping off trail bridge in Le Mars, Iowa

News

June 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) – A boy has been rescued after injuring his leg while jumping off a trail bridge into water with friends in Le Mars. The Le Mars Daily Sentinel reports firefighters were called Sunday afternoon to an area behind the old Department of Transportation building. According to a Le Mars police officer, the victim had jumped into a shallow area of a river and his friends helped him out of the water, but couldn’t get him up the riverbank. Firefighters rescued the boy, and he was transported to a hospital for treatment.

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Informational meeting in Atlantic today on river restoration benefits and practices

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Rivers Revival is collaborating with Golden Hills RC&D to host a series of meetings across Southwest Iowa that will provide an introduction to natural river restoration benefits and practices.

Nishnabotna River

Nishnabotna River

Landowners, farmers, conservationists, educators, and the public are invited to the free informational meetings. The presentations will focus on the West Nishnabotna River, but will have relevant information for other streams in the region.  One of the presentations takes place today (Monday) in Atlantic, beginning at 2-pm. The event will be held at the Iowa Western Community College/Cass County Campus – 705 Walnut St.

John Thomas, Project Director of the Hungry Canyons Alliance, will lead the presentations.  The meetings and Q&A will last approximately one hour. Natural river restoration provides many benefits to landowners and surrounding community.  It:

* Offers affordable and sustainable options to reduce streambank erosion.
* Improves water quality by reducing sediment and nutrient loading into the stream.
* Reduces flooding and flood effects.
* Protects local infrastructure such as bridges and roads from erosion and flooding, and reduces taxpayer expense to repair, replace and maintain.
* Enhances aquatic and riparian wildlife habitat and ecosystem.
* Improves river recreation, fishing, and hunting – boosting local economies and providing public health and quality of life.

Iowa now lacks the resources and expertise to offer natural river restoration opportunities to landowners and communities across Iowa.  An Iowa River Restoration Program (comparable to the Iowa Lakes Restoration Program) would provide guidelines, criteria, funding, training, and expertise necessary to offer cost-share opportunities for protecting Iowa’s landscape, streambanks and riverways.

The Southwest Iowa meetings provide an opportunity to learn and discuss the benefits and techniques of natural river restoration.  More information about the meetings can be found at www.westnishwatertrail.weebly.com/river-restoration.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook for the KJAN listening area

Weather

June 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

552 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2015

TODAY AND TONIGHT:
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL ON TOP OF LAST NIGHTS RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON SOUTHEAST OF A CRESTON TO TAMA LINE WITH WIND BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY:
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS LOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURN FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE WEEK AND WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME BUT RAINFALL
REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

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Summer’s coming and heat can kill. Take precautions.

News, Weather

June 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Summer will arrive this coming weekend and along with the fun in the sun many Iowans have planned, they’re reminded heat kills more Americans each year than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes and floods combined. Meteorologist Kelsey Angle, the warning coordinator at the National Weather Service office in Johnston, says it’s been cooler lately, but don’t be fooled. Angle says, “Temperatures will be increasing as well as the humidity and with that does come the danger if people don’t take the necessary precautions.”

It’s unfortunate, but every summer there are many Iowans hospitalized — or killed — by heat-related illnesses. “I just want to make sure people are drinking plenty of water, wearing light-colored and loose-fitting clothing if they’re going to be working outside during the hot summer months,” Angle says, “and if they’re starting to feel the impact from the heat, that they’re taking frequent breaks.”

When it’s really hot and humid, evaporation doesn’t take place and the body can’t cool well. Your body temperature can increase to a potentially-fatal 106 degrees in as little as ten minutes and then, heat stroke can strike. Most animals are just as susceptible.

Angle says, “It’s important to remember pets during the hot summer months, that we’re providing them shade as well as plenty of water so that they can cool their bodies efficiently and effectively.” Learn more about the heat and humidity at www.weather.gov/dmx

(Radio Iowa)

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TCU takes advantage of LSU starter’s struggles in 10-3 win

Sports

June 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Preston Morrison limited LSU to five hits and a run in seven innings, and TCU capitalized on LSU starter Jared Poche’s stunning middle-inning struggles in a 10-3 victory at the College World Series on Sunday. The Horned Frogs (50-13), in the CWS for the second straight year and third time overall, will play a Bracket 2 winners game against Cal State Fullerton or Vanderbilt on Tuesday night. The Tigers (53-11) meet one of those teams in an elimination game that afternoon.

Morrison (12-2) earned his first win in nine career starts in the NCAA tournament. The Chicago Cubs’ eighth-round draft pick struck out five, walked none and retired the last 12 batters he faced.

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Fullerton leads Vandy 3-0 in CWS game suspended by weather

Sports

June 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Heavy rain and lightning forced the suspension of the Cal State Fullerton-Vanderbilt game at the College World Series on Sunday night. Play will resume at 11:05-a.m. Central Time today (Monday) with the Titans leading the defending national champion Commodores 3-0 with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

The weather disrupted a magnificent performance in progress by Cal State Fullerton ace Thomas Eshelman. Eshelman was on the mound when the teams were pulled off the field because of lightning near TD Ameritrade Park. The two-time Big West pitcher of the year had allowed four hits, walked none and struck out eight.

Fullerton scored against Vandy’s Carson Fulmer on Taylor Bryant’s RBI single in the third and on a wild pitch and Josh Vargas’ base hit in the fifth.

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