The Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.
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HUGH ROSS, 89, of Atlantic, died Sun., Dec. 21st, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. A gathering for HUGH ROSS will be held from 2-to 4-pm Jan. 3rd, at the Heritage House. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic has the arrangements.
The family requests donations be made to Heritage House to purchase medical equipment.
HUGH ROSS is survived by his wife Donella, of Atlantic.
MARVIN HOCKENBERRY, 93, of Anita, died Sat., Dec. 20th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for MARVIN HOCKENBERRY will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Dec. 23rd, at the Hockenberry Funeral Home, in Atlantic.
Visitation with the family at the funeral home, is from 5-to 7-pm Monday (12/22).
Burial will be in the 1st Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery at 9-a.m. Tuesday (Prior to the funeral).
MARVIN HOCKENBERRY is survived by:
His sons – Duane (Marcia) Hockenberry, Darrell (Lynn) Hockenberry, and David (Laurie) Hockenberry, all of Anita, & Dennis (Janelle) Hockenberry, of Wiota.
5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
Today: Rain. Temperature falling to around 39 by 8am. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain before 1am, then rain and snow likely. Low around 31. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday: Snow likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow between noon and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tue. Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy.
Wed. Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
The Iowa Association of Realtors found the number of homes sold in November were down from one year ago. Association president, Jon Yocum, says that’s only part of the story. “We did have a decrease over a year ago in the number of homes sold, but our sale price is up, so that’s telling us that the market is still strong,” Yocum says. Home sales were down nearly 11 percent from the same month last year to 26-hundred homes. He says several factors held back sales in November, including the election.
“Everybody was bombarded with advertisements on a regular daily basis. Every time you watched a program it seemed like you had to watch what seemed like five hours of election coverage,” Yocum says. “I think that just weighed heavy on peoples’ decision to say ‘hey let’s see what happens, see what plays out’.” Yocum says the weather also had an impact. He says the temperatures were a little colder in October and early November than usual and that kept people from getting out.
The average sale price of a home sold in Iowa was up four-point-one percent over November of last year. Yocum says the November numbers are based on the sales that closed, so the transactions that started in late November aren’t reflected. He says it appear business picked up late in the month and into this month. “A lot of agents are busy, even though it is the holiday season. So, there’s still a lot of activity going on,” Yocum says. He says the little warm spell we had recently should translate into some more sales.
Gas prices have been steadily going down, and Yocum says that impacts one segment of the housing market. “When you get into your smaller rural communities where people want to live in that rural area, but the drive time and fuel cost weighs heavy on their decision, ” Yocum says. “With the fuel prices dropping as much as they have, that’s opening the doors for people to say now is maybe the time to make the purchase out in the smaller communities.” Yocum says interest rates remain very low, which also continues to be a factor in people making a decision on home ownership.
(Radio Iowa)
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Texas Governor Rick Perry will attend a conservative summit in Iowa next month. Jeff Marschner, a spokesman for the conservative group Citizens United, said yesterday that Perry will attend the Iowa Freedom Summit on January 24th in Des Moines. The event is being sponsored by Citizens United and Republican Congressman Steve King of Iowa.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The future of the former Iowa Juvenile Home facility in Toledo remains murky, and questions about how the state will care for delinquent girls linger. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports supporters of the facility hope the state will decide soon what to do with it, but lawsuits related to the closure of the juvenile home complicate the situation. Bill Skow says it’s sad to see the facility set empty like a ghost town.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 22-year-old man is dead after police say he accidentally shot himself in the face inside a Des Moines apartment. KCCI reports the incident happened shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday. According to police reports, investigators believe Fabiano Aguiniga accidentally shot himself with a shotgun while five other people were in the apartment.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Samantha Logic’s contested drive through traffic with less than 3 seconds remaining gave Number 23 Iowa a wild 100-98 win over Drake on Sunday in a game that saw the teams combine for 24 points in the last 65 seconds. Melissa Dixon hit 10 3-pointers and scored 31 points for the Hawkeyes.
Red Owens Classic @ SE Polk
Team Standings:
Tiger/Knight Invitational @ Carroll
Team Standings:
Local Individual Champions:
Shenandoah Mustang Duals
Silver Results:
1st Place – East Mills
2nd Place – St. Albert
3rd Place – Southwest Iowa
4th Place – Clarinda Academy
1st Place Match – East Mills defeated St. Albert 45-30.
3rd Place Match – Southwest Iowa defeated Clarinda Academy 31-30.
Gold Results:
1st Place – Westwood
2nd Place – Shenandoah
3rd Place – Bishop Heelan Catholic
4th Place – Red Oak
1st Place Match – Westwood defeated Shenandoah 54-21.
3rd Place Match – Bishop Heelan Catholic defeated Red Oak 40-36.
Team Standings:
Round 1:
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Round 3:
Round 4:
Round 5:
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Round 8:
Round 9:
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Samantha Logic’s contested drive through traffic with less than 3 seconds remaining gave No. 23 Iowa a wild 100-98 win over Drake on Sunday in a game that saw the teams combine for 24 points in the last 65 seconds. Melissa Dixon hit 10 3-pointers and scored 31 points for the Hawkeyes (9-2). Logic and Ally Disterhoft each had 18 points and Logic had 11 rebounds
Sophomore Lizzy Wendell hit a 3-pointer with 8.6 seconds left to tie the game and finished with a Knapp Center record 43 points for the Bulldogs (5-6). Becca Jones had 19 points and 13 rebounds, both career highs, and Caitlin Ingle, who missed a tough shot at the buzzer, had 17 points and 10 assists.
Drake led by as many as seven in the first half and was up 48-43 at the break. Iowa’s big lead was 88-80 with 2:56 to play. Both teams shot better than 50 percent and made 13 3-pointers. Iowa was just 17 of 27 from the line to help Drake down the stretch.
A fire late Sunday afternoon in Harlan resulted in the destruction of the former St. Michael’s Catholic Church, despite the efforts of firefighters from Harlan and at least four other communities, to limit the damage. The blaze at the vacant building on 8th Street took several hours to bring under control, but no injuries were reported. Crews from Harlan, Denison, Kirkman, and elsewhere responded to the scene. Crews were called-out again Monday morning to deal with a rekindle of the flames. The cause of the blaze remained under investigation.