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Red Oak Arrest

News

February 3rd, 2015 by admin

A Red Oak man was arrested on a valid Montgomery County Warrant. 37 year old Jeremy Joel Binns was charged on the warrant for violation of parole and was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and was held on no bond

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Harlan @ Atlantic Boys Tonight on KJAN!

Sports

February 3rd, 2015 by Jim Field

Last time these two teams met it took double overtime for Harlan to come away a winner.  Tonight, Atlantic gets to host the Cyclones in boys basketball and we’ll have all the action on KJAN.  Varsity game time is about 7:30 pm and you can listen to it live on AM 1220 and FM 101.1 or on the web at www.kjan.com.  We will also feature live streaming video of tonight’s game on the KJAN.com TV page.  But we would much rather see you sitting with us!  So if you can’t help us pack the gym, check it out on KJAN and KJAN TV!

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Thunder Sign Nick Collison to Multi-Year Deal

Sports

February 3rd, 2015 by Jim Field

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed forward Nick Collison to a multi-year contract extension.

The team made the announcement on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The 34-year-old Collison is the longest tenured member of the organization. The 6-foot-10 Collison ranks among the franchise’s all-time career leaders in rebounds (3rd, 4,370 career rebounds), blocks (6th, 439 career blocks), field goal percentage (2nd, .537) and games played (2nd, 791 career games). He is averaging 3.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 15.9 minutes per game this season, and holds career averages of 6.4 points and 5.5 rebounds.

The Seattle SuperSonics drafted Collison 12th overall in 2003, several years before the franchise moved to Oklahoma City.

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Royals’ Cain ($2,725,000), Moustakas ($2.64M) Reach Deals

Sports

February 3rd, 2015 by Jim Field

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Postseason star Lorenzo Cain and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year contract for $2,725,000, just ahead of what would have been Major League Baseball’s first salary arbitration hearing this year.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas also settled Tuesday, agreeing to a one-year contract for $2.64 million.

Cain had asked for $3.6 million and had been offered $2 million when the sides swapped figures last month. In addition to his salary, the speedy outfielder would earn a $25,000 bonus for 505 plate appearances.

The sides entered the room for the hearing, which was scheduled to start at 2 p.m., then stepped outside the room and reached the agreement.

Cain, 28, hit a team-best .301 with five homers, 53 RBIs and 28 steals in 33 chances last season, when he made $546,000. He was MVP of the Royals’ sweep of Baltimore in the AL Championship Series after batting .533 (8 for 15) with a pair of doubles. He hit .308 in the World Series loss to San Francisco.

The 26-year-old Moustakas would earn a $10,000 bonus if he has 550 or more plate appearances. He hit .212 with 21 doubles and 54 RBIs last year, when he made $549,000. He had asked for $3.1 million in arbitration and had been offered $1.85 million.

Four Royals remain in arbitration: first baseman Eric Hosmer and pitchers Danny Duffy, Kelvin Herrera and Greg Holland.

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1 person hospitalized after crash near Council Bluffs

News

February 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Pottawattamie County say a man from Hastings was transported to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha by helicopter, following a crash late Tuesday morning, near Council Bluffs. The Daily NonPareil, citing officials with the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office, says the head-on crash happened at around 11:20-a.m. at the intersection of 238th Street and U.S. Highway 6. The highway was closed while officials investigated the accident and the scene was being cleared.

Authorities said a white van and green Subaru collided. The driver of the van was uninjured, but the man behind the wheel of the Subaru, who was said to be in his 20’s, was knocked unconscious during the crash. The names of the drivers have not yet been released. Authorities were investigating what caused the crash.

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Seed Treatment Course Scheduled for Feb. 18

Ag/Outdoor

February 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

RED OAK, IOWA Montgomery County will host a Seed Treatment Continuing Instructional Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. The program will be shown at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP).

The local attendance site is ISU Extension and Outreach Montgomery County, 400 Bridge Street Suite 2. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the course will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. The registration fee is $35 on or before Feb. 11 and $45 after Feb. 11. To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, contact Jodie at the ISU Extension and Outreach office in Montgomery County at 712-623-2592.

The course will provide continuing instructional credit for commercial pesticide applicators certified in categories 4 and 10. Topics to be covered include equipment calibration and safe application techniques; pests, pest management and pesticides; and issues concerning treated seed.

Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered. Interested participants should bring their CCA number for the CEU sign-in sheet.

Additional information and registration forms for this and other courses offered by the PSEP team can be accessed at www.extension.iastate.edu/PSEP/.

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Democratic lawmakers seek to boost school aid for fall

News

February 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Democratic lawmakers are proposing a significant boost to school aid for the coming academic year. Leaders in the Democratic-majority Senate said Tuesday they will try to increase funding by over $200 million for the next school year. That’s more than double the amount sought by Gov. Terry Branstad and Republican lawmakers who control the state House. Both proposals include dollars already dedicated to a teacher training program.

Democrats say schools need more money to provide good services. Senate President Pam Jochum, from Dubuque, says in a news release that this was a “serious, meaningful step.” Republicans have said the state cannot afford a substantial increase due to other budget commitments. Branstad spokesman Jimmy Centers said the governor’s proposal was fiscally sustainable.

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Lawmakers back effort to preserve Iowa farmland

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers are getting behind an effort to preserve farmland in the state. Sen. Joe Bolkcom, a Democrat from Iowa City, and Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, a Republican from Wilton, said Tuesday they would serve on an advisory board to the new Sustainable Iowa Land Trust. The organization seeks to preserve land in Iowa for farming and to make it more affordable for beginning farmers.

The legislators said the effort would benefit Iowa. They are not planning any immediate legislation, but will start discussions about what the state could do to help. Suzan Erem is president of the Iowa Land Trust. She said the group will try to help reclassify land to preserve it for farming and will seek to acquire parcels that could be leased to farmers.

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BLANCHE BRANDENBURG, 97, of Menlo (Svcs. 2/6/15)

Obituaries

February 3rd, 2015 by admin

BLANCHE BRANDENBURG, 97, of Menlo died Sunday, Feb 1st, at the Stuart Community Care Center. Funeral Services for BLANCHE BRANDENBURG will be held 11-am Friday, Feb. 6th, at the Stuart-Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, in Stuart. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation will be one hour prior to services, at the church.

Memorial Contributions may be directed to the Stuart Community Care Center Foundation and sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

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ACT alerts Iowa students that exam answers were lost

News

February 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nearly 200 students who took the ACT college entrance exam at Johnston High School in December have been informed they won’t receive their results. The ACT organization sent an email Monday night to 195 students notifying them their answer sheets never arrived at headquarters in Iowa City for scoring. As a result, ACT says score reports cannot be issued for the Dec. 13 national testing date.

ACT spokeswoman Katie Wacker says as many as 6,000 testing centers administer the exam on national test days, making it difficult to immediately identify if one center’s score sheets don’t arrive. She says instances where test packets don’t show up are extremely rare.

Molly Vincent, whose 17-year-old daughter’s answer sheet was among those lost, says ACT’s notification interferes with her daughter’s scholarship application deadlines.

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