No adjournment in sight for Iowa Legislature

May 15th, 2015 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Legislature will face another week of negotiations as they struggle to reach a budget compromise that will allow them to conclude their session.

Leaders said Thursday there was still work to do before they can adjourn. The Republican-led House and Democratic-majority Senate have not been able to agree on an overall spending level or how much new money to provide to schools.

Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, a Democrat from Council Bluffs, said the two sides were trying to find ways to make some one-time payments to make up the difference between their budget proposals.

House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, a Hiawatha Republican, did not detail why lawmakers are having difficulty, but said they were dealing with a perennial problem: “Democrats want to spend more than Republicans.”

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Des Moines challenging state ruling on traffic cameras

News

May 15th, 2015 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Des Moines officials intend to keep operating its traffic cameras along Interstate 235 while the city goes to court, challenging a state ruling that the cameras must be turned off.

Deputy city attorney Carol Moser told The Des Moines Register that the cameras “are in our jurisdiction, and we enforce traffic violations in that area.”

The Iowa Transportation Department recently rejected requests from Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Muscatine and Council Bluffs to keep operating their camera systems.

Council Bluffs Mayor Matt Walsh said his city likely won’t challenge the state directive. Officials in Cedar Rapids haven’t decided on whether to appeal, and Muscatine Mayor DeWayne Hopkins has said the city is considering its options.

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Iowa posts 2 additional bird flu cases, 1 in Plymouth Co.

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 15th, 2015 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Two more Iowa farms have tested positive for bird flu.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture says two northwest Iowa farms raising young chickens to eventually lay eggs likely have the virus. No estimate of numbers was immediately released for a farm in Sioux County, the 12th case in that county and one in Plymouth County, the first case there.

Iowa has 52 bird flu cases in 14 counties. Nearly 25 million chickens and 970,000 turkeys will die.

South Dakota announced Thursday its first chicken farm with 1.3 million egg layers. The state earlier found the virus on turkey farms.

Nebraska officials confirmed their second case, a chicken flock, and Minnesota reported two new cases.

The USDA lists 162 confirmed cases nationwide affecting more than 33 million birds.

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Posted County Prices for the grains, 05/15/2015

Ag/Outdoor

May 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Cass County: Corn $3.39, Beans $9.38
Adair County: Corn $3.36, Beans $9.41
Adams County: Corn $3.36, Beans $9.37
Audubon County: Corn $3.38, Beans $9.40
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $3.42, Beans $9.38
Guthrie County: Corn $3.41, Beans $9.42
Montgomery County: Corn $3.41, Beans $9.40
Shelby County: Corn $3.42, Beans $9.38
Oats $2.40 (always the same in all counties)

(Information from the USDA’s Farm Service Agency offices)

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Boys 3A state track qualifying meet in Atlantic

Sports

May 15th, 2015 by admin

Boys Class 3A State Track Qualifying Meet in Atlantic Thursday, May 15, 2015.

Team Standings:1. Glenwood 132. 2. Atlantic 110. 3. Harlan 109. 4. Carroll 107. 5. Greene County 80. 6. Creston 56. 7. Winterset 49. 8. Denison-Schleswig 45.

The top two individuals in each event automatically qualify for the state track meet with the next 8 best performances in the state qualifying as well.

1600 Meter Run
1. Jaxon Eden, Atlantic, 4:44.74
2. Chandler Hagen, Carroll, 4:47.17
3. Ryan Hawkins, Atlantic, 4:56.56

3200 Meter Run
1. Ryan Hawkins, Atlantic, 10:28.07
2. Chandler Hagen, Carroll, 10:28.55
3. Michael Sciranko, Harlan, 10:46.73

1600 Meter Relay
1. Carroll, (Dylan Millermon, Mason Millard, Cooper LaRue, Thomas Feldman,) 3:40.14
2. Harlan, 3:43.39
3. Glenwood, 3:47.05

100 Meters
1. Mavrick Decker, Glenwood, 11:49
2. Max Neese, Greene County, 11:68
3. Josh Lee, Glenwood, 11.69

200 Meters
1. Caleb Rassmussen, Harlan, 23.16
2. Mavrick Decker, Glenwood, 23.40
3. Max Neese, Greene County, 23.50

400 Meters
1. Jay Wolfe, Creston, 50.34
2. Nhial Biliew, Denison-Schleswig, 51.07
3. Nick Nelson, Winterset, 51.17

800 Meters
1. Jay Wolfe, Creston, 1:59.26
2. Nhial Biliew, Denison-Schleswig, 51.07
3. Nick Nelson, Winterset, 51.17

4×100 Meter Relay
1. Glenwood, (Dane Kruse, Josh Lee, Jon Van Scoy, Mavrick Decker) 44.54
2. Carroll, 44.72
3. Harlan, 44.83

4×200 Meter Relay
1. Harlan, ( Marcus Klein, Will Lansman, Garrett Esser, Caleb Rasmussen) 1:31.44
2. Carroll, 1:31.67
3. Glenwood, 1:32.05

4×400 Meter Relay
1. Glenwood, (Dane Kruse, Caleb Petersen, Brogan Weddum, Carter Von Essen), 3:24.86
2. Harlan, 3:25.94
3. Carroll, 3:30.73

4×800 Meter Relay
1. Harlan, (Nick Hough, Andrew Mumm, Levi Preston, Jacob Feldman), 8:09.28
2. Creston, 8:20.68
3. Winterset, 8:34.80

110 Meter High Hurdles
1. Dane Kruse, Glenwood, 14.68
2. Peyton Renning, Carroll 15.50
3. Brad Benshoof, Winterset, 15.86

400 Meter Hurdles
1. Brendon Holmes, Atlantic, 55.51
2. Daric Whipple, Greene County, 55.84
3. Carter Von Essen, Glenwood, 56.24

Shuttle Hurdle Relay
1. Atlantic, 59.12, (Gratt Reed, Drake Roller, Brendan Holmes, Robbie Bodine)
2. Glenwood, 59.13
3. Carroll, 1:00.56

High Jump
1. Alec Hayes, Atlantic, 21-01.50
2. Nathan Simmons, Carroll, 20-05.50
3. Marcus Klein, Harlan, 20-03.00

Long Jump
1. Robbie Bodine, Atlantic, 21-01.50
2. Nathan Simmons, Carroll, 20-05.50
3. Marcus Klein, Harlan, 20-3.00

Shot Put
1. Alex Rasmussen, Greene County, 47-01.00
2. Brett Snyder, Carroll, 45-07.00
3. Jon Bieker, Harlan, 44-10.00

Discus
1. Alex Rassmussen, Greene County, 147-07
2. Dru Little, Glenwood, 141-05
3. Travis Petersen, Atlantic, 139-03

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Girls 3A track state qualifying meet in Atlantic

Sports

May 15th, 2015 by admin

Class 3A Girls State Qualifying track meet at Atlantic Thursday, May 14, 2015

Team Standings: 1. Glenwood 147. 2. Greene County 142. 3. Harlan 112. 4. Creston 107. 5. Winterset 82. 6. Denison-Schleswig 67. 7. Atlantic 46 8. Carroll 25.

Top two individuals receive automatic births to the state meet. The next 8 best performances around the state also qualify.

1500 Meter Run
1. Ellie Mendlik, Denison-Schleswig, 5:04.75
2. Tiffany Williams, 5:05.34
3.Maria Mostek, Creston, 5:06.14

3000 Meter Run
1. Tiffany Williams, Atlantic, 11:41.30
2. Riley Kaufman, Winterset, 12:05.09
3. Emily Finch, Greene County, 12:16.79

Distance Medley
1. Denison-Schleswig, (Sarah Branning, Peyton Lee, Megan Ellerbeck, Ellie Mendlik) 4:22.82
2.Creston, 4:27.65
3. Atlantic, 4:32.14

100 Meters
1. Macy Johnson, Winterset, 12.82
2. Megan Ellerbeck, Denison-Schleswig, 13.09
3. Courtney Magnussen, Glenwood, 13.32

200 Meters
1. Mikayla Evers, Harlan, 26.36
2. Olivia Hansen, Greene County, 26.59
3. Megan Ellerbeck, Denison-Schleswig, 27.28

400 Meters
1. Asia Kloewer, Harlan, 59.41
2. Breanna Wallace, Creston, 1:05.06
3. Ashley Konfrst, Glenwood, 1:06.81

800 Meters
1. Natalie Mostek, Creston, 2:23.45
2. Maria Mostek, Creston, 2:26.67
3. Ellie Mendlik, Denison-Schleswig, 2:30.27

100 Meter Hurdles
1. Eme Johnson, Greene County, 15.99
2. Miranda Ruth, Glenwood, 16.21
3. Allison Bruck, Harlan, 16.23

400 Meter Hurdles
1. Molly Dean, Glenwood, 1:06.74
2. Kyla Dickey ,Winterset, 1:08.47
3. Eme Johnson, Greene County, 1:08.77

Shuttle Hurdle Relay
1. Glenwood, 1:07.22 (Olivia Scarborough, Ashley Konfrst, Molly Dean, Miranda Ruth)
2. Greene County, 1:09.15
3. Harlan, 1:10.30

Sprint Medley
1. Harlan, (Kassidy Craig, Courtney Scheffler, Mikayla Evers, Asia Kloewer) 1:51.62
2. Greene County, 1:53.75
3. Creston, 1:57.19

4×100 Meter Relay
1. Harlan, (Courtney Scheffler, Asia Kloewer, Kassidy Craig, Mikayla Evers) 50.89
2. Glenwood, 51.47
3. Greene County, 52.08

4×200 Meter Relay
1.Glenwood, (Devon Bomer, Kaycee Clark, Courtney Magnussen, Molly Dean)
2. Greene County, 1:49.04
3. Harlan, 1:51.42

4×400 Meter Relay
1. Creston, (Devin Bomer, Kaycee Clark, Courtney Magnussen, Molly Dean), 4:12.40
2. Harlan, (Peyton Hoegh, Marissa Klindt, Allison Bruck, Asia Kloewer), 4:12.73
3. Glenwood, 4:15.12

4×800 Meter Relay
1. Creston, 10:00.33 (Lexie Little, Maria Mostek, Taylor Briley, Natalie Mostek)
2. Harlan, 10:16. 41 (Payten Hoegh, Marissa Klindt, Baylee Hoegh, Mercede Mayberry)
3. Winterset, 10:19.74

High Jump
1. Megan Durbin, Greene County, 5-01.00
2. Nadia Fisher, Greene County, 5-00.00
3. Breana Wallace, Creston, 4-10.00

Long Jump
1. Mikayla Evers, Harlan, 17-02.50
2. Emma Saddoris, Greene County, 16-08.00
3. Courtney Magnussen, Glenwood, 15-08.25

Discus
1. Linnea Konfrst, Glenwood, 117-00.00
2. Jacy Embray, Glenwood, 110-11
3. Hannah Onken, Greene County, 109-10

Shot Put
1. Jacy Embray, Glenwood, 43-01.50
2. Hannah Hood, Creston, 40-05.00
3. Bianca Irlbeck, Carroll, 36-03.00

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OWI 3rd Offense arrest in Montgomery County

News

May 15th, 2015 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest Thursday night at 8:25pm. Officers arrested 32-year-old Joseph Alan Smith of Red Oak for OWI 3rd Offense, Driving While Suspended, and valid Warrant for Probation Violation. Smith was transported to the Montgomery County Jail where he was booked in and held on $5,000 cash bond.

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Dense Fog Advisory this morning in listening area

Weather

May 15th, 2015 by admin

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1144 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2015

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING…

* VISIBILITY…ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY…AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAY BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH 7 AM.

* IMPACTS…DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE
PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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Skyscan Forecast 05-15-2015

Podcasts, Weather

May 15th, 2015 by admin

Skyscan Forecast Dan Hicks Friday, May 15, 2015

Dense Fog Advisory until 8:00am for Cass and the central and eastern counties in the listening area. Dense Fog Advisory for far Westernd and Southwestern counties until 7:00am.

Today: Areas of Dense Fog early. Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms possible later. S @ 10-20. High 78.

Tonight: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms. S @ 5-10. Low 63.

Saturday: Partly Cloudy. Scattered Thunderstorms, especially after 4:00pm. S @ 10-20. High 80.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 64. SSSE @ 10-15. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Partly Cloudy. Scattered Thunderstorms. High 80.

Monday: Partly Cloudy. High 66.