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Tuesday Golf/Soccer Results

Sports

April 8th, 2015 by Jim Field

Boys Golf:

  • Atlantic 152, Kuemper Catholic 163 (Medalist: Kyle Nelson, Atlantic 36; runner-up: Zac Stork, Atlantic 38)
  • Shenandoah 164, Clarinda 166 (Medalist: Carlton Rahn, Clarinda 36)

Girls Golf:

  • Atlantic 182, Kuemper Catholic 200 (Medalist: Erin Olsen, Atlantic 38; runner-up: Brooke Newell, Atlantic 40)
  • Clarinda 191, Shenandoah 202 (Medalist: Maddy Davidson, Clarinda 43)

Boys Soccer:

  • Lewis Central 2, Atlantic 1
  • Kuemper Catholic 2, Harlan 0
  • Creston 8, Chariton 0
  • Tri-Center 8, Riverside 2

Girls Soccer:

  • Atlantic 2, Treynor 1
  • Harlan 4, Creston 2
  • Tri-Center 8, Riverside 0
  • Lewis Central 10, Denison 0

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Posted County Prices for Grains 04/08/2015

Ag/Outdoor

April 8th, 2015 by admin

Cass County: Corn $3.54, Beans $9.40
Adair County: Corn $3.51, Beans $9.43
Adams County: Corn $3.51, Beans $9.39
Audubon County: Corn $3.53, Beans $9.42
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $3.57, Beans $9.40
Guthrie County: Corn $3.56, Beans $9.44
Montgomery County: Corn $3.56, Beans $9.42
Shelby County: Corn $3.57, Beans $9.40
Oats $2.58 (always the same in all counties)

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Iowa field work is starting as farmers are prepping for planting

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The U-S-D-A’s first crop update for the 2015 growing season says nearly 75-percent of Iowa’s cropland has adequate-to-surplus soil moisture. It also finds almost one-third of the state’s fields are short-to-very short of moisture for the upcoming growing season. Iowa State University agronomist Aaron Saeugling, who covers 14 southwest Iowa counties, says many Iowa farmers are starting their field work in preparation for planting.

“We’ve been busy applying fertilizer this spring,” Saeugling says. “A little bit of tillage, very little seeding has occurred at this point in the growing season. As moisture goes, I would say this is one of the drier springs that we have experienced here as of late, although the forecast is for precipitation all week, so hopefully we can get some measureable precipitation out of that.”

Joel DeJong, a field agronomist with the Iowa State University Extension based in Le Mars in northwest Iowa, says the dry conditions during March helped many growers to check off their pre-planting chores. DeJong says a little rain could help, but soil conditions are okay. He says he’s optimistic about the chances of growers getting the needed moisture to recharge the soil once they begin seeding.

Right after planting, he says farmers will need water to re-wet that top surface so the seeds will get started and get those root systems growing down to where that water is stored.

(Radio Iowa)

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Hazardous Weather Outlook for the KJAN listening area: 4/8/15

Weather

April 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

500 AM CDT WED APR 8 2015 – via NWS in Omaha & Des Moines

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN & CENTRAL IOWA.

TODAY AND TONIGHT:
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT APPEARS TO BE LOW…BUT AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SOME STORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA COULD PRODUCE HAIL.

THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY:
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY. SOME STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SAT. NIGHT & SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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MELVIN L. HODGE, 88, of Atlantic (Svcs. 4/11/15)

Obituaries

April 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MELVIN L. HODGE, 88, of Atlantic, died Tue., April 7th, at the Allen Place, in Atlantic. Funeral services for MELVIN HODGE will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., April 11th, at the United Methodist Church in Marne.  Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic is handling the arrangements.

Visitation with his family is from 5-until 7-pm Friday, April 10th, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church in Marne.

Committal services will be held in the Brighton Township Cemetery in Marne.

MELVIN HODGE is survived by:

His wife – Lola Hodge.

His daughters – Jody Ann (Dale) Weideman, of North Platte, NE., & Mary Beth (Mark) Sidebottom, of Persia.

5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

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EDWARD JOHN MILLER, 86, of Portsmouth (Svcs. 4/10/15)

Obituaries

April 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

EDWARD JOHN MILLER, 86, of Portsmouth, died Tue., April 7th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial service for EDWARD MILLER will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., April 10th, at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima church in Portsmouth. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 8-a.m. until noon on Thu., April 9th, and at St. Mary’s Church in Portsmouth, from 2-until 8-pm, Thursday. The family will greet friends at St. Mary’s from 4-until 8-pm Thursday, and a Rosary will be recited at the church beginning at 7-pm, also on Thursday.

Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery.

EDWARD MILLER is survived by:

His wife – Helen Miller, of Portsmouth.

His sons – Randy (Becky) Miller, and Dave Miller (Lisa Schwery),  & Joe (Vicki) Miller, all of Portsmouth; Larry (Cindy) Miller, of Harlan.

His daughters – Kathy (Bryan) Sanford, of Des Moines;  Bev (Dan) Schwery, of Westphalia; Marge (Steve) Denton, of Avoca; Mary (Dennis) Pauley, of Panama, & Amy (Jed) Jensen, of Spirit Lake.

His sisters – Helen Monahan, of Woodbine; Marie Monahan, of Harlan; Margaret Patten, of Omaha, & Theresa (Merle) Kenkel, of Missouri Valley.

28 grandchildren, and 17 great-great grandchildren.

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WILLIAM “BILL” OVERTURF, 71, of Anita & formerly of Adair (Visitation 4/12/15)

Obituaries

April 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

WILLIAM “BILL” OVERTURF, 71, of Anita (& formerly of Adair), died Mon., April 6th, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab Center, in Anita. Services for BILL OVERTURF will be held at a later date. A visitation with the family will take place from 2-until 4-p.m. on Sun., April 12th, at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.

Burial will be at a later date.

WILLIAM “BILL” OVERTURF is survived by:

His wife – Linda Overturf, of Adair.

His children – James Overturf; Shawn (Amy) Miers; Shannon (Galen) Miers-Crozier; Sarah (Cory) Edmunds; Stephanie (Shawna) Johnson-Miers; Nathanial (Molli) Overturf.

His brothers – Joseph (Michele) Overturf; Jerry (Shaunae) Overturf; and John Overturf.

and 14 grandchildren.

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TIMM FAY, 67, of Corning & formerly of the Anita/Wiota areas (Svcs. 4/17/15)

Obituaries

April 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

TIMM FAY, 67, of Corning (& formerly of the Anita & Wiota areas), died Tue., April 7th, at home. A Celebration of Life service for TIMM FAY will be held 11-a.m. Fri., April 17th, at the Pearson Family Funeral Service in Corning.

There is no visitation.

TIMM FAY is survived by:

His son – Jason Fay.

His daughters – Jeanne Fay & fiancé Kyle Marchant , and Kimberly (& husband Manny) Lopez, all of Bakersfield, CA.

His brothers – Paul (& wife Betty) Fay, of Lenox, and Mick Fay, of Oakland.

6 grandchildren, his sister-in-law Karen Fay, of Purdum, NE; other relatives & friends.

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Red Oak man arrested for indecent exposure

News

April 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak have arrested a man wanted on a warrant charging him with Indecent Exposure. 62-year old John M. Rush, of Red Oak, was taken into custody Monday afternoon in Council Bluffs. Rush was transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail and held until he could be picked up by Montgomery County Deputies. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail Monday evening on $10,000 cash bond.

And, Deputies in Montgomery County arrested 40-year old Troy Alan Myers, of Red Oak, Monday afternoon. Myers was wanted on a warrant for Child Endangerment. His bond was set at $2,000.

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Advocates march at Capitol in favor of medical marijuana law

News

April 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Advocates seeking expanded access to medical marijuana in Iowa held a march at the state Capitol. More than 50 supporters of a proposal to expand the use of medical marijuana participated Tuesday. They support legislation that has won committee-level approval in the state Senate and could soon come up for a floor vote.

The legislation would make medical marijuana available to people with certain chronic diseases, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy. Those approved by a doctor could purchase marijuana products produced in Iowa and sold at state-licensed dispensaries.

Last year, the Legislature approved a law allowing some residents with epilepsy to use oil with an ingredient derived from marijuana for treatment. But the law did not establish an in-state program for the production and distribution of the oil.

 

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