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Freese-Notis Weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, 2/27/15

Weather

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly-to Mostly Sunny. High 15 West winds becoming SE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Clear to Partly Cloudy. Low 2. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/a 50% chance of snow late in the afternoon. High 25. S @ 10-15. (new snow accumulation of less than ½” is expected)
Tom. Night: An 80% chance of snow. Low 18. (new snowfall 1-2” possible)
Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/snow ending by around 7-am (less than ½” expected). High around 30. S/SW winds becoming NW during the afternoon, @ 5-10.
Sun. Night: A 20% chance of snow before 7-p.m., otherwise P/Cldy. Low 13.
Monday: P/Cldy w/a slight chance of snow during the afternoon. High near 30.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 13. Our low this morning (Through 6:30-a.m.). -13.

NORBERT R. THELEN, 79, of Anita (Svcs. 2/28/15)

Obituaries

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

NORBERT R. THELEN, 79, of Anita, died Wed., Feb. 25th, at Methodist Hospital, in Des Moines. Funeral services for NORBERT THELEN will be held 1-p.m. Sat., Feb. 28th, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family is from 5-until 7-pm today (Fri., 2/27) at the funeral home, with a Rosary at 5:30-p.m.

Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Anita.

NORBERT THELEN is survived by:

His wife – Virginia Thelen, of Anita.

His daughters – Jean (Jeff) Gregersen, of Anita; Mary (Mark) Miller, of Anita, & Jacquie (Terry) Aupperle, of Wiota.

His sons – Richard Thelen (& Jennifer Parker), of Lenox; Randy Thelen (Dee Montchal), of Creston, & Mark (Christy) Thelen, of Kellogg.

His brothers – Norman Thelen; Eugene (Kay) Thelen; Sylvester (Kay) Thelen; Ralph Thelen, & Lawrence (Cecilia) Thelen.

His sisters – Mary Ann (Allen) Ludwig; & Lynette (Mike) Schaffer.

14 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren, his brother- and sister-in law, other relatives & friends.

ARDITH STURM, 86, of Manning (Svcs. 3/2/15)

Obituaries

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ARDITH STURM, 86, of Manning, died Thu., Feb. 26th, at the Manning Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial service for ARDITH STURM will be held 2-p.m Mon., March 2nd, at the Sacred Heart Church in Manning.  Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 3-until 7-pm on Sun., March 1st, with a Rosary at 4-p.m.; Visitation will also be held from 1-until 2-pm on Monday, at the Sacred Heart Church.

Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Manning.

ARDITH STURM is survived by:

Her sons – Kenneth (Claudia) Sturm, of Mesa, AZ; Robert (Barbara) Sturm, of Halbur; Larry (Dawn) Sturm, of Manilla; Randy (Denise) Sturm, of Ankeny, & Russell (amy) Sturm, of Avoca.

Her daughters – Karen (Carl) Herreman, of Omaha, & Donna (Jeff) Alfers, of Manning.

Her brothers – Glenn (Sharon) Bluml, of Spencer, & Don (Carol) Bluml, of Dubuque.

Her sisters – Ardella Irlbeck, of Templeton; Margaret Hinners, of Manning, & Charlene Stork, of Glidden.

17 grandchildren & 15 great-grandchildren.

Clarinda man arrested Thu. night on drug charges

News

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says a Clarinda man was arrested Thursday night, on drug  charges. 24-year old Jacob Allen Washburn was taken into custody at around 11:30-p.m., in the 2700 block of Highway 71, just south of Villisca. Washburn was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and OWI Drugged/1st offense.

Washburn was being held this (Friday) morning in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 cash bond. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted in handling the incident, by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Drug Recognition Expert.

NWS/KJAN listening area weather forecast: Fri., 2/27/2015

Weather

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

352 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR. VERY COLD. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW 15 TO 20. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.

MONDAY…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.

Rural Pott. County man injured in Wed. crash

News

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A rural Pottawattamie County man was injured in a single-vehicle accident near Underwood on Wednesday. Sheriff’s official told the Omaha World-Herald, Kenneth Foote was driving west on Magnolia Road near 300th Street about 9:20 a.m. when he lost control of his 2006 Chevy Silverado pickup. The truck went off the road into the south ditch, went through a fence, crossed a field and stopped at a hay bale and a tree. The wreck occurred just east of the small town of Bentley.

Rescue personnel were able to help the man, initially thought to be trapped, out of the truck through the passenger door and transported him to Jennie Edmundson Hospital for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening. The man was said to be conscious and breathing when taken to the hospital.

College students urged to complete FAFSA

News

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa College Aid is reminding current and future college students to file and important form that could help them pay for college. The spokesperson for the Iowa College Student Aid Commission, Heather Doe, says it’s the Free Application for Federal Student Aid — more commonly called FAFSA. “It’s a federal form that you do have to complete to determine eligibility for any type of federal aid program – that includes PELL Grants, it also includes student loans that you are going to borrow. And it’s used by the state of Iowa and many other states to determine eligibility for state grants and scholarships,” Doe says. She says it is important to get the form done as soon as possible.

Doe says a lot of colleges have a March first priority deadline for financial aid filing. “And we families to get out there and get that completed, even if they don’t have their taxes completed yet,” Doe says. You can use your tax information from last year to file the FAFSA, and then update the information once the information for this year is available. Any student who hopes to get financial aid has to fill out the form.

“One thing to make sure to point out to everyone is you have to complete a FAFSA every year,” according to Doe. “So, even if you already filed one last year and you are going back for your second or third year of college, you have to complete it again.” Doe says it doesn’t take that long to complete the application. “The best way and most convenient way and fastest way is to file it on-line at www.fafsa.gov. And I do want to point out that dot-gov, because there are sites that look very similar to that with like a dot-com (address) and they’ll try to charge a fee,” she explains. “FAFSA is free to file, so if you are ever on a site where they want some credit card information — make sure to just get yourself out, because you are not in the right place.”

Iowa College Aid says Iowa high school graduates left approximately 22 million dollars in federal grant money unclaimed in 2013 simply by not completing the FAFSA.

(Radio Iowa)

Panic buying of gas in Iowa this weekend could bring shortages due to gas tax hike

News

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

There’s fear of potential “panic buying” of gasoline in Iowa over the next few days as pump prices will rise a dime a gallon on Sunday, thanks to legislators and the governor passing an increase in the state fuel tax. Rose White, with Triple-A-Iowa, says there may be a boost in sales at gas stations and convenience stores through Saturday, especially in metro areas along state borders like Sioux City, Omaha/Council Bluffs and the Quad Cities.

“Certainly with the change, there may be some impacted, specifically along the Missouri border as that difference will be almost 15 cents a gallon,” White says. “The other states however, the variances will be minimal.” With the higher tax, Iowa’s gas prices will be about three cents higher than Minnesota, a penny higher than Illinois, six cents higher than Nebraska, and a dime a gallon higher than South Dakota. Wisconsin is the only border state where gas prices will remain higher that Iowa, by about a penny. The increase of ten cents a gallon may not seem like much, but it can add up. Still, White says to resist the urge to dash out and fill your tank.

“We do encourage motorists not to participate in any panic buying just to save ten cents a gallon,” White says. “Instead, we just encourage you to not deviate from your normal fuel purchasing. If a lot of people do go out and buy fuel this weekend, that could actually create some shortages and we certainly do not want that to happen.” Some gas station owners in Iowa border cities may face a financial squeeze due to the new pricing structure.

“Many of them may have to lower their profit margins just to stay competitive, especially along that Missouri route,” White says. The 15-cent difference between Iowa and Missouri is nothing compared to disparities elsewhere. The gas in New Jersey, for example, is 36-cents lower than neighboring Pennsylvania. This is the first hike in Iowa’s gas tax since 1989, a move that’s expected to generate 215-million dollars a year to benefit road and bridge construction and repairs.

(Radio Iowa)

Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., Feb. 27th 2015

News

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Commerce says Iowa companies exported a record $15.1 billion worth of merchandise last year which contributed to the nation’s record export level exceeding $2.3 trillion. In the report released yesterday the government says machinery led Iowa exports totaling about $3.6 billion in value. That was followed by food and related products and agricultural products. Canada was the leading destination for Iowa products followed by Mexico, Japan and China.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state insurance official says nearly 173,000 Iowans may have been affected by the recent data breach at health insurer Anthem Incorporated. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart said yesterday that 172,727 policyholders in Iowa may have had their personal information compromised.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Three people remain in the hospital following a house fire in Fort Dodge that killed a woman and two young children. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports that Ashley Ulrich, her infant son Matthew Osborne and his father Lucas Osborne were undergoing treatment for burns Wednesday at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. Three people died when flames engulfed their home Sunday afternoon, and others in the house escaped uninjured.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A mechanical problem forced a charter plane carrying the Evansville University men’s basketball team to turn around and land in Waterloo. Local television station KWWL reports the team spent Wednesday night at a hotel after an uneventful landing at Waterloo airport.

Area Boys High School District Basketball Scores from 2/26/15

Sports

February 27th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

1-A District 12 Championship
Earlham 74, Murray 48

1-A District 13 Championship
Nodaway Valley 66, Paton-Churdan 48

1-A District 14 Championship
Fremont Mills 67, Sidney 62

1-A District 15 Championship
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 74, Ar-We-Va 59

3-A District 15 Championship
Denison-Schleswig 68, Carroll 65

3-A District 16 Championship
Glenwood 58, Harlan 56, OT