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Posted County Prices for Grains 04/21/2015

Ag/Outdoor

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Cass County: Corn $3.55, Beans $9.32
Adair County: Corn $3.52, Beans $9.35
Adams County: Corn $3.52, Beans $9.31
Audubon County: Corn $3.54, Beans $9.34
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $3.58, Beans $9.32
Guthrie County: Corn $3.57, Beans $9.36
Montgomery County: Corn $3.57, Beans $9.34
Shelby County: Corn $3.58, Beans $9.32
Oats $2.60 (always the same in all counties)

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5 bar employees cited in Council Bluffs alcohol compliance check

News

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Employees of five businesses in Council Bluffs were cited for selling alcohol to minors, during a check conducted last Friday. Members of the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force conducted an undercover operation into the illegal sale of booze to minors at nine businesses. The sting was conducted with the assistance of two females, ages 18 and 19.

The businesses cited for selling alcohol to minors and their employees include: Driftwood Inn/35-year old Michelle Hamilton, of Omaha; Oskies for Sports/24-year old Hannah Dolson, of Council Bluffs; Victory Sports Bar/39-year old Rueben Serenil, of Omaha; Hounds Lounge/23-year old Makayla May, of Carter Lake; and T’z Bar/38-year old Timothy Evans, of Council Bluffs.

The four bars found to be in compliance with the law include: BadonkaRonks, Big Al’s, J&B’s Lounge, and the O’Face Bar, all in Council Bluffs.

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Red Oak man arrested Monday night

News

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Red Oak man was arrested at around 9:30-p.m. Monday. Police say 45-year old Mark Douglas Berggren was taken into custody in the 1900 block of Sunnyslope Drive, in Red Oak, for Violation of a No Contact Order. Berggren was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

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Drug & alcohol-related arrests in Adams County

News

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report the arrest of a woman on a drug charge. Authorities say 26-year old Vanessa Rae Jones, of Nodaway, was at residence in Corning on April 13th, when a search warrant was executed at the home just before 11-a.m. on that date. Jones told deputies she had used meth, and consented to a urine sample at the Sheriff’s Office. The results of the test showed positive for the use of methamphetamine. Jones was charged with Possession of Meth and held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

And, on April 11th, Adams County Sheriff’s deputies took a report of an under age party. Found at the home located on Orange Avenue in Corning, were open containers of alcohol and several, under age individuals. A small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was also located. Officials say 18-year old’s Jacob Benjamin Wilson and Christian Leroy Bohn, of Corning, face Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia, charges. Their bonds were set at $1,300.

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JIM FULLER, 67, of Manilla (Svcs. 4/24/25)

Obituaries

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

JIM FULLER, 67, of Manilla, died Mon., April 20th, at the Manning Regional Healthcare Center. Funeral services for JIM FULLER will be 10:30-a.m. Fri., April 24th, at the United Church of Manilla. Ohde Funeral Home, in Manilla has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-until 7-pm Thursday, and at the United Church of Manilla on Friday, from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service at 10:30.

Burial will be in the Nishnabotna Cemetery in Manilla.

JIM FULLER is survived by:

His wife – Georgeann Fuller, of Manilla.

His daughters – Jennifer (Grabriel) Nunez, of Cedar Falls; Jessica Slater & fiance’ Dan Hayesof, of Dow City, & Susie Slater & fiance’ Ryan Simonson, of Phoenix, AZ.

His sister – Corene (Fred) Whitmore, of Valhermoso Springs, AL.

and 4 grandchildren.

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MAYNARD L. NIELSEN, 63, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 4/23/15)

Obituaries

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MAYNARD L. NIELSEN, 63, of Elk Horn, died Friday, April 17th, near Kimballton. Funeral services for MAYNARD NIELSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., April 23rd, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Kimballton. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is at 6-p.m. on Wed., April 22nd.

Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Kimballton.

MAYNARD NIELSEN is survived by:

His sister – Muriel (Dale) Petersen, of Elk Horn.

His brother – Myron “Mike” Nielsen & wife Barb, of Council Bluffs.

Other relatives and many friends.

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Bluffs City Council stands behind Google incentive request

News

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Council Bluffs City Council gave a unanimous thumbs up Monday evening to a new investment in the city by Google. The Daily NonPareil reports that on a 5-0 vote, the council got behind Google’s request for additional tax incentives — totaling nearly $20 million — through the High Quality Jobs Program for its southern Council Bluffs site under construction. The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved the request last Friday. Council members considered the same $19.8 million package as the IEDA.

The tax incentives for the project were originally approved in 2012. To get those incentives, Google promised to create an additional 35 jobs and make an additional investment of $1 billion. The new project will bring the company’s total investment to the area to $2.5 billion since the 2007 announcement of the first Council Bluffs data center, which opened in 2009 along Veterans Memorial Highway.

The new investment will go toward completing the massive southern campus, which opened in 2013. Several buildings are under construction, with the largest – a four-story structure – set to open in 2019. Google’s data centers, two of which are in Council Bluffs, handle incoming Google searches and other services, such as Gmail email, Android smartphones, and YouTube videos

Currently, Google employs approximately 300 people, including those in services and security, at its facilities along Bunge Avenue and Veterans Memorial Highway, according to the company. Most of the hiring has been local, according to Chris Russell, Council Bluffs data center manager. Other jobs could be created in the community as a result of a spill-over effect of the new investment.

In addition, more than 2,000 construction workers currently are employed building the new structures on the southern campus, according to Bluffs Mayor Matt Walsh.

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Planting season is underway

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Some farmers were able to get the planters rolling last week. The U-S-D-A’s weekly crop report shows farmers used some warmer weather to get into the fields and seven percent of the corn crop is now planted. The report says the planting is four days ahead of normal compared to last year — but right at what the state has seen in the five-year average.

Nearly one-third of the State’s expected oat crop was planted during the week, third highest percentage seeded for the third week of April in 20 years. Seventy-four percent of the oat crop has been planted, over two weeks ahead of last year, and one week ahead of the average. Some areas are seeing faster planting of corn than others. Iowa State University extension agronomist, Angie Reik-Hinz, monitors nine counties from Hamilton to Cerro Gordo.

“Right around Webster City, Fort Dodge, Stanhope, Stratford area, we’re seeing a lot of corn in the ground. Maybe upwards of thirty to forty percent,” Reik-Hinz says. The temperature has kept some parts of the state from keeping up early on. “As we move a little further east, it’s a little bit less corn in the ground, and as we go north it significantly tapers off. It’s been a lot colder and wetter up north.”

Another I-S-U agronomist, Mark Licht, in Ames, has also heard a lot of different results when it comes to planting progress. “Reports of farmers who are either 100-percent done, 50-percent done or maybe, three-four-five percent,” Licht says. He also has found central Iowa saw the most progress. “From where I’m getting my reports, it seems like really the area west of Ames — kind of between Ames and Carroll — was where a lot of the progress was made before the rains finally came on Saturday,” according to Licht”

The U-S-D-A crop report says north-central and west-central Iowa have the highest soil moisture reserves, with ninety-to-one-hundred-percent adequate to surplus moisture.

(Radio Iowa)

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Chiefs’ Houston skips report date for offseason program

Sports

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs reported for the start of their offseason program on Monday. Well, most of them did. The most notable absence was All-Pro linebacker Justin Houston, who was given the franchise tag after a record-setting sack season. Houston still has not signed his tender as the Chiefs and his representatives try to reach an agreement on a long-term deal.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he was not surprised that Houston skipped the voluntary workout, and that he understands the business side of the equation. But Reid also sounded certain that the two sides would eventually come to an agreement.

Houston set a Chiefs record with 22 sacks last season.

 

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KJAN listening area forecast from the NWS, 4/21/15

Weather

April 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

330 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY...SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  CLOUDY. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE MID 50S.

 

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