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Mowing and the Senior Activity Area keeps Atlantic Parks & Rec crews busy

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Department Board of Director will meet Monday evening, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. During the 5:15-p.m. session, Parks and Rec Director Roger Herring will report on the Summer Rec Program, including slow pitch softball and the status of pool repairs as well as future pool maintenance.

Herring will also talk about progress on the Senior Activity Area at Sunnyside Park. The recent wet weather has slowed progress on some projects in that area. Herring is expected to inform the Board a retaining wall is still being constructed. Once completed, the park’s staff will place topsoil down along with seed, with final grading to finish the project.

The Atlantic Parks and Rec Board will also receive an update on the Boy Scout Cabin and the Eagle Scout fire pit project at Sunnyside, which Herring says is nearly complete. Herring will also provide a wrap on the Disc Golf Tournament, which was held Aug. 30th and 31st, and drew participants from five states. He’s also expected to note that mowing and the Senior Activity Area retaining wall have dominated the park department’s schedule over the past month.

2 arrests Sunday afternoon in Red Oak

News

September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report two arrests Sunday afternoon. At around 12:15-p.m, 21-year old Cody Jackson Shiflet, of Red Oak, was arrested on a valid Red Oak Police Department warrant for Simple Assault. Shiftlet was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

And at around 3:20-p.m. Sunday, Red Oak Police arrested 36-year old Kevin Duane Staley, of Red Oak, for Driving While Suspended. Staley was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

Chiefs’ Charles leaves game with ankle injury

Sports

September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DENVER (AP) – Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro running back Jamaal Charles has left the game with a left ankle injury after being brought down in the first quarter Sunday against the Denver Broncos. His return was questionable. Charles was stopped on a run up the middle by Broncos safety T.J. Ward and then hobbled to the bench. Charles was examined by the Chiefs medical staff as Knile Davis replaced him in the backfield.

Kansas City was trying to get Charles more involved in the offense this week after giving him just seven carries against Tennessee. Charles rushed for 1,287 yards a season ago, which was third-most in the NFL. The Chiefs are already missing Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Johnson and defensive tackle Mike DeVito as both ruptured their right Achilles tendons last weekend.

Semi and pickup collide in Adair County – no injuries

News

September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

No injuries were reported after a semi and a pickup truck collided Sunday morning, in Adair County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2013 Kenworth semi driven by 42-year old Michael Shane Cordova, of Herriman, UT, was traveling north on Elk Avenue at around 11:08-a.m., when Cordova failed to stop at the intersection with 130th Street., or about two miles southeast of Adair.

The rig struck a 1994 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 41-year old Gary Vogl, of Adair, as Vogl was traveling west on 130th. After the pickup was hit in the left side, it ended up in the northwest ditch. The semi ended up in the northeast ditch.

Both drivers were cited for failing to wear their seat belts. In addition, Cordova was cited for Failure to Stop at a stop sign.

Clarinda Academy escapees caught

News

September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Three males who escaped from the Clarinda Academy Sunday morning have been caught. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers said in a Press release at 9:50-a.m., that three students (an Hispanic male, a black male, and a white male) had escaped from the Clarinda Academy in an unknown direction of travel.

Less than 50-minutes later, Brothers said the three escapees were captured in the south part of Clarinda, in the area of Orange Street. The Clarinda Police Department, the Page County Sheriff’s Department and Clarinda Academy staff assisted in the capture. It was the third time in less than four months escapes from the facility were reported.

On June 2nd, two students at the Academy were on the run for about two-hours before being captured. On May 23rd, three students escaped from the Clarinda Academy. They too, were captured. The Clarinda Academy provides treatment and shelter care to at-risk and delinquent male and female youth from several states.

Red Oak man arrested Sunday morning

News

September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop early this (Sunday) morning in Red Oak, resulted in an arrest. Red Oak Police say 26-year old Richard Dean Pierce, the 3rd, of Red Oak, was pulled over just before 5-a.m., at the intersection of Highway 34 and Highway 48. Pierce was taken into custody for Driving While Suspended. His bond was set at $566.

Hawaii holds off Northern Iowa 27-24

Sports

September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

HONOLULU (AP) – Steven Lakalaka rushed for a career-high 124 yards and a touchdown as Hawaii beat Northern Iowa 27-24 Saturday. The Rainbow Warriors (1-2) rushed for 148 yards against the Panthers (0-2) and also saw their defense and special teams put points on the board.

Defensive lineman Beau Yap opened the scoring by recovering a UNI fumble in the end zone and Tyler Hadden had a field goal in each half. Lakalaka shouldered the load with standout Joey Iosefa out with a fractured ankle suffered in a loss to Oregon State last week. Lakalaka averaged 3.9 yards on a career-high 32 carries and scored on a 30-yard run late in the third quarter. His previous career-best was a 104-yard performance on 19 carries against Army last year.

Quarterback Ikaika Woolsey threw for 188 yards on 14-of-30 passing, including a 15-yard touchdown to Harold Moleni in the second quarter.

Nat’l. Weather Svc. forecast for the KJAN listening area: 9/14/2014

Weather

September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

330 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SUNNY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW AROUND 40. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.

TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S.

WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 70.

Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, 9/14/2014

News

September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A proposal by law enforcement leaders could soon see all Iowa City and Coralville police officers wearing body-mounted cameras to record their interactions with the public. The city councils of both Iowa communities are considering requests from their respective police departments to purchase the cameras, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported on Saturday.

KALONA, Iowa (AP) — Twin County Dairy in southeast Iowa has closed its doors. The Iowa Press-Citizen reports the dairy, more commonly known as the Kalona Cheese Factory, closed on Thursday. It had employed about 50 people. The Cheese House, a cheese shop located in the factory, will remain open.

MACEDONIA, Iowa (AP) — The pilot of a helicopter that crashed last week in western Iowa’s Pottawattamie County died Thursday at the Omaha hospital where he was being treated. The Omaha World-Herald reports Chris Moore was operating the crop-dusting helicopter over a bean field near Macedonia, Iowa when it hit a power line on September 6th and crashed.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Cole Netten hit a 42-yard field goal with two seconds left and Iowa State rallied to beat Iowa 20-17 yesterday. Sam Richardson had 255 yards passing and 2 TDs for the Cyclones (1-2), who beat the rival Hawkeyes for the third time in four tries. Iowa State took a 17-14 lead with 7:33 left on Richardson’s 27-yard TD pass to DeVondrick Nealy. Iowa answered with Marshall Koehn’s 44-yard field goal with 4:08 to go.

Pott. County Atty. clears deputy U-S Marshal in fugitive shooting incident

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September 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber announced on Friday that criminal charges will not be filed against a U.S. Marshals Service deputy who shot a fugitive during standoff in Council Bluffs in May. According to the Omaha World-Herald, Deputy U.S. Marshal Scott Cannon of the Southern District of Iowa office was cleared of criminal wrongdoing after an investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Department. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reviewed that investigation. Cannon, however, could face further scrutiny from the Marshals Service after giving inconsistent statements in the case.

Authorities arrested 39-year old Daniel Hannan Jr.,  after he was shot during an incident that started around 11-a.m. on May 29th, when a fugitive task force served a high-risk warrant on the suspect at his home. The bullet merely grazed the man’s arm. Council Bluffs police described the warrant as “high risk” because of Hannan’s history of assault and drug arrests, saying the suspect has a history of methamphetamine use and erratic behavior.The suspect was also known to possess guns, though on the scene his mother indicated Hannan had only an air-soft gun.

As members of the task force arrived at the scene, Cannon fired a single shot through the front door, which struck Hannan in the upper right arm. Matt Wilber said after reviewing the evidence..which included a video taken by a neighbor…the incident was a case of the deputy’s weapon discharging accidentally.

Wilber said his report will be sent to the U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., and the Southern District of Iowa office in Des Moines, with the service’s internal affairs unit expected to investigate. Hannan remains held without bond, at the Pottawattamie County Jail.