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BERTHA JOHNSON, 100, of Halbur (Svcs. 10/27/14)

Obituaries

October 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BERTHA JOHNSON, 100, of Halbur, died Fri., Oct. 24th, at St. Anthony Nursing Home, in Carroll. A Mass of the Christian Burial service for BERTHA JOHNSON will be 10:30-a.m. Monday, Oct. 28th,  at  Saint Augustine Church, in Halbur. Ohde-Twit Funeral Home of Carroll has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4-pm Sunday (10/26), where a rosary will be held at 5-pm, and a Prayer service at 6:30-p.m.

Visitation will resume Monday from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service, at St. Augustine Church.

Burial will be in the Saint Augustine Cemetery in Halbur.

Bertha Johnson is survived by her nieces and nephews

Auto dealer discusses massive recall involving exploding airbags

News

October 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A lot of auto dealerships across the state are fielding calls from concerned car owners. That’s after federal officials have increased a recall to a total of 7.8 million vehicles equipped with Takata brand airbags. Dave Wright, of Dave Wright Auto in Cedar Rapids, told KCRG-TV that his receptionists are keeping busy on the phone. “We’ve experienced several calls each day from customers with questions about how to handle the recall,” Wright said.

The recall involves cars of many makes and models, manufactured from 2000 to 2008. Three million additional vehicles are being recall than previously announced. Safety experts said the airbag can explode, shooting shrapnel into the faces of the people in the car. Now, dealerships are watching and waiting for updates, especially with the growth of that list of cars involved.  “Nissan acknowledged it a year ago and have repaired or at least had the campaign so customers had the opportunity to come in as much as a year ago and have their airbags replaced,” Wright said.

Auto companies send out a letters to everyone impacted with instructions on what to do. If your car is on that list of recalls, it’s also important to remember that it does not typically include every single car made during that time frame. “If you provide your (vehicle identification number), we’ll run it, and we will be able to tell you if you are in there and if you need the part replaced,” Wright said.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the airbags are more of an urgent issue in places of high humidity and temperatures. So, it is especially urging people in warm-weather states to see that the problem is fixed quickly.

(KCRG-TV/Cedar Rapids via Radio Iowa)

Heartbeat Today 10-24-2014

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

October 24th, 2014 by admin

Jim Field talks about the annual KJAN Herman the Hog Promotion going on today as part of our Pork Month celebration.  Come out and guess the weight of Herman and you could win him fully processed to your specifications. We will be at HyVee from 11am-1pm and Fareway from 1pm-3pm in Atlantic so stop out and give it a guess.

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(Podcast) 8-a.m. KJAN News, 10/24/14

News, Podcasts

October 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Area Boys Cross Country State Qualifiers

Sports

October 24th, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 1-A @ Panora
1. Nodaway Valley 48
2. Tri-Center 109
3. St. Albert 113

Individual Top 10
1. Trey Thompson, Ogden 17:38
2. Andrew Stumbo, Ogden 17:48
3. Shane Breheny, Nodaway Valley 17:50
4. Sam Bassett, Panorama 18:23
5. Tim Brink, Riverside 18:28
6. Christopher Jarrett, Tri-Center 18:29
7. Brycen Wallace, Nodaway Valley 18:31
8. Mitchell Nelsen, Audubon 18:31
9. Cale Billheimer, Adair-Casey/CAM 18:31
10. Max Ross, St. Albert 18:32

Class 2-A @ Panora
1. Red Oak 54
2. Shenandoah 62
3. Southeast Valley 97

Individual Top 10
1. Austin Feller, Shenandoah 18:17
2. Joe Blake, Shenandoah 18:21
3. Logan Lerette, Red Oak 18:27
4. Carter Asche, Eagle Grove 18:30
5. Austin Smith, North Polk 18:36
6. Nate Hoyt, Shenandoah 18:43
7. Weston Rolenc, Red Oak 18:46
8. McCauley King, Eagle Grove 18:51
9. Spencer Warehime, Southeast Valley 18:51
10. Rylan Heffernan, West Central Valley 18:54

Class 3-A @ Perry
1. Gilbert 36
2. Algona 59
3. Dallas Center-Grimes 72

Individual Top 10
1. Wesley Greder, Gilbert 16:30
2. Thomas Pollard, Gilbert 16:31
3. Cooper McDermott, Creston 16:49
4. Jay Wolfe, Creston 17:03
5. Nathan Stumme, Algona 17:04
6. Bradley Richard, Gilbert 17:05
7. Peter Hollinger, Algona 17:07
8. Alex Thompson, Dallas Center-Grimes 17:08
9. Owen Whitham, Gilbert 17:11
10. Loren Shellabarger, Algona 17:28

Class 3-A @ Kuemper Catholic
1. Bishop Heelan Catholic 56
2. Harlan 76
3. MOC-Floyd Valley 102

Individual Top 10
1. Alec Pavone, Bishop Heelan Catholic 17:23
2. Josef Rogers, Denison-Schleswig 17:44
3. Ben Eastman, Bishop Heelan Catholic 18:00
4. Michael Sciranko, Harlan 18:01
5. Ryan Maris, Spirit Lake 18:02
6. Preston Burris, Harlan 18:03
7. Alec Harrington, Spirit Lake 18:04
8. Chandler Hagen, Kuemper Catholic 18:04
9. Carter Foughty, MOC-Floyd Valley 18:11
10. Miles Scott, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 18:18

Class 4-A @ Lewis Central
1. Johnston 29
2. Dowling Catholic 39
3. Urbandale 90

Individual Top 10
1. Ryan Schweizer, Dowling Catholic 15:51
2. Patrick Bose, Johnston 15:55
3. Drew Hershey, Johnston 16:13
4. Eldon Warner, CB Thomas Jefferson 16:31
5. Ben Renner, Johnston 16:34
6. Michael Westphal, Urbandale 16:43
7. Skyler Reisberg, Dowling Catholic 16:43
8. Ben Poss, Johnston 16:45
9. Jack Fink, Dowling Catholic 16:50
10. Matt Fraizer, Dowling Catholic 17:03

Creston man arrested Friday on drug & other charges

News

October 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report the arrest this (Friday) morning of 50-year old Ronald Griffin II, of Creston. Griffin was taken into custody at around 12:18-a.m. on charges that include Disorderly Conduct, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Discharge of Weapon within City Limits and Trespass. He was being held in the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond.

And, 40-year old Curtis Bunnell, of Creston, was arrested at around 8:20-p.m. Thursday, on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 2nd degree. Bunnell was taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Center and held on $5,000 bond.

(Podcast) 7:20-a.m. KJAN Sports, Oct. 24 2014

Podcasts, Sports

October 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

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Danish Windmill wins Iowa Tourism award

News

October 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

An attraction in Shelby County has been awarded the Iowa Tourism Office and Travel Federation of Iowa’s “Outstanding Attraction” award in the rural division. The award was presented to the Danish Windmill Thursday evening during the 2014 Iowa Tourism Conference at the Mid-America Center, in Council Bluffs.

Danish Windmill Mgr. Lisa Steen-Riggs is presented with an award Thursday in Council Bluffs.

Danish Windmill Mgr. Lisa Steen-Riggs (center) is presented with an award Thursday in Council Bluffs.

Iowa Tourism Office Manager, Shawna Lode said “The tourism conference gives us the opportunity to annually recognize the best of the best in our industry. All nominations are reviewed and scored by industry members, people who know and appreciate tourism in Iowa.”

Danish Windmill Manager Lisa Steen-Riggs was on-hand to receive the award. Steen-Riggs, who is also President of the Travel Federation of Iowa, said “The Iowa tourism industry is full of hard-working, dedicated and passionate individuals. These awards recognize their contribution to Iowa’s tourism economy.”

In other award categories, the “Outstanding Niche Marketing Initiative” in the rural division was presented to Living Loess, western Iowa. And, The Council Bluffs Convention and Visitor’s Bureau received the “Outstanding Website” award, in the Metro Division.

The annual Iowa Tourism Conference brings together more than 250 industry representatives from across the state to network, attend educational sessions and discuss emerging industry trends.

Tourism in Iowa generates more than $7.75 billion in expenditures, employs 65,400 people statewide and generates $353.9 million in state taxes. The Iowa Tourism Office is part of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. For more information, visit traveliowa.com, call 800.345.IOWA or stop at any Iowa Welcome Center.

(Podcast) 7:07-a.m. KJAN News & funeral report, 10/24/14

News, Podcasts

October 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24th

Trading Post

October 24th, 2014 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  2003 VW Passat W8 runs great, auto , 8 cyl, 4 door, loaded with options. sun roof 184,000 miles.  Will text or email pics if interested. $3500.00.  712-243-9849.

FOR SALE:  I have a box of CDs rock and country. Around 100 for sale would like $20. Can be reached at 712-254-0655.  SOLD!

WANTED: Good riding lawn mower in excellent working condition. 712/684-2483 Coon Rapids area.