The 7:06-a.m. report w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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Girls (CLICK HERE for complete list of qualifiers)
Shot Put: Jacy Embray, Glenwood; Serena Parker, Shenandoah
Discus: Linnaea Konfrst, Glenwood
High Jump: Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills
Long Jump: Mikayla Evers, Harlan
100: LaKendra Black, Thomas Jefferson
800: Rebekah Topham, Griswold
1500: Rebekah Topham, Griswold
3000: Rebekah Topham, Griswold
100 Hurdles: Laura Hempel, Treynor
4 x 100: Clarinda; Denison-Schleswig; Harlan; Thomas Jefferson
Shuttle Hurdle: Glenwood
Boys (CLICK HERE for complete list of qualifiers)
High Jump: Alec Hayes, Atlantic; Sam Obert, Coon Rapids-Bayard; Colt Scott, Bedford; Sam Wegner, IKM-Manning
Long Jump: Avery Thomas, Abraham Lincoln
100: Emmitt Wheatley, Adair-Casey; Mavrick Decker, Glenwood; James Fuller, Glenwood
800: Bryce Briley, Creston; Eldon Warner, Thomas Jefferson; Jay Wolfe, Creston
110 Hurdles: Dane Kruse, Glenwood
4 x 100: Carroll; Clarinda; Glenwood; Harlan; Lewis Central
4 x 400: Harlan
1600 Medley: Thomas Jefferson
Shuttle Hurdle: Glenwood
The Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather info. for Atlantic
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The emerald ash borer (EAB) is spreading across Iowa and scam artists are likely to follow. The destructive beetle, which kills ash trees, has been confirmed in 21 Iowa counties. Donald Lewis, an entomologist at Iowa State University, is advising property owners who’d like to try and save their ash trees to only do business with certified arborists who are properly insured. “So, a beat-up truck coming down your street offering a cheap treatment may not be your best option,” Lewis said. “So, as you’re approached with possibilities…it will pay to shop around, it will pay to contact reputable companies and it will pay to get their references.”
There are about three million urban ash trees in Iowa and an estimated 52 million ash trees in the state’s forests. Ash trees can be protected with insecticide treatments, but the treatments are most effective when the ash tree is still healthy. “If it’s half dead, if it’s half broken, if it’s got dead branches at the top already, if it’s got loose bark in the trunk, it’s probably not a good candidate for treatment,” Lewis said.
The best time to make preventive applications for EAB is during the spring, according to Lewis. More information about emerald ash borer can been found online through Iowa State University Extension or the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
(Radio Iowa)
WATERLOO, Iowa – As Iowa continues to look for ways to improve water quality and reduce erosion with some 30 million acres of farmland in the state, one growing challenge is the number of absentee landowners. Clark Porter, who manages Porter Family Farms in Waterloo, says more than half of farmland in Iowa is now farmed by someone other than the owner, and owners need to better connect with their tenant farmers on conservation practices.
“Whether it’s for healthy soil and conservation of soil and clean water and various other environmental goals,” he states. “So I think that’s the challenge or the opportunity – really, it’s the same thing – is to develop this partnership between the landowner and the farmer.” Clark points out more than 16 million acres of Iowa farmland is rented out and a significant number of those landowners have either never farmed, live out of state or rarely visit their land.
Clark says while the landowners must be more actively engaged, the tenant farmers also must be vocal in wanting to establish sustainable farming practices such as waterways and cover crops, which when planted can help reduce nitrate loss by as much as 60 percent. Clark notes that the conversation can be tricky, because of any possible associated costs and must be handled with diplomacy.
“A tenant farmer may not be in the best position to bring it up because they’re already financially at risk when they’re renting the land,” he points out. “There’s a heavy amount of competition to rent and hold land among tenant farmers and a thin margin on which they’re operating. And to bring up anything that might be potentially uncomfortable or whatever with a landowner, it could be a delicate situation.”
Porter says for tenant farmers and landowners who want to begin the conversation on lease agreements that support sustainable practices, there are helpful resources available from organizations such as the Drake Law School, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Practical Farmers of Iowa.
(Iowa News Service)
CAROL BERNITA NELSON CHRISTENSEN, 88, of Stuart (& formerly of Menlo), died Sat., April 18th, at the Stuart Community Care Center. A funeral service for CAROL CHRISTENSEN will be held 2-p.m. May 1st, at the Johnson Family Funeral Home, in Stuart.
Visitation will held one-hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home, on May 1st.
Burial will be in the South Oak Grove Cemetery in Stuart.
Memorials may be directed to the Carol Christensen Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.
345 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM TODAY FOR THOSE COUNTIES ALONG & NORTH OF I-80 IN WESTERN IA.
EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TODAY…SUNNY…WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S.
THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.
345 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY. .A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY…ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
Wind Advisory for counties shaded in tan.
SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON COUNTIES… WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM.
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6-PM.
* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS…AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny says outfielder Randal Grichuk, put on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain, will have to change his workout routine to avoid further problems. Grichuk, who was batting .200 with a homer and two RBIs in 10 at-bats, was injured lifting weights and was placed on the DL retroactive to Friday. Infielder Dean Anna, a left-handed hitter, was recalled from Triple-A Memphis in time for Sunday night’s game against the Reds.
Matheny said Grichuk altered the plan after hurting the back in spring training and now will have to do things “probably radically different.” The 28-year-old Anna was batting .393 with two doubles and two RBIs in seven games as the leadoff man in the minors. He appeared in 12 games with the Yankees last season and could be used at second base, shortstop and third base.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A southwest Iowa home may have to be abandoned after a large oak tree fell on it and caused significant damage. The tree fell across the house’s living room in Glenwood during a thunderstorm Saturday. Fortunately, no one was home at the time. Katie Davis said she was surprised when authorities called her about the incident while she was shopping in Council Bluffs with her mother. Friend Travis Overhue says it looks like Davis’ family will have to tear down the house and rebuild because the damage is so extensive.
GLADBROOK, Iowa (AP) — The central Iowa town of Gladbrook is preparing to lose its only school this summer. Some residents worry the closing will make it harder to attract families and businesses to the community of nearly 1,000 people. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck school board decided earlier this year to consolidate all of its schools in Reinbeck.
URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating after two bodies were discovered at an Urbandale apartment complex in what appeared to be a murder-suicide. The identities of the bodies weren’t released Sunday, but police spokesman Sgt. Gary Lang says that autopsies are scheduled for Monday. He said the department wasn’t able to comment on the type of weapon used. Police were called to conduct a welfare check at the apartment complex Sunday morning. Officers say they later found the bodies in a detached garage. Further details weren’t released.
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A small plane spun off the runway while landing in Independence over the weekend, but all four people aboard walked away unharmed. A strong crosswind may have been a factor in the crash. The Cessna 195 spun around as it touched down and veered off into the grass.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Cedar Rapids say a fleeing suspect crashed his pickup truck into a city van and injured a worker who later died at a hospital. The chase happened Friday and city worker Stephen Justin Cook died Saturday. A Hiawatha man has been charged with vehicular homicide and could face more charges.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A two-year-old dog from Des Moines named Tank won the Beautiful Bulldog contest at Drake University. The 36th annual tongue-in-cheek beauty pageant featured 50 dogs yesterday It is the kickoff event for the Drake Relays track meet.
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