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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Fri., 9/12/2014

Podcasts, Weather

September 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The (podcast) Freese-Notis forecast and weather information (including precip/HI-LO temps) for Atlantic.

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Authorities warn of storm damage repair scams

News

September 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in southwest Iowa are warning residents to be cautious about phone calls and visits from persons offering home repairs, following the recent storms and heavy rain. The caller or person who comes knocking on your door may claim they represent the insurance company that handles your homeowner’s insurance.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says if you do not know the caller, and/or question the reputability of the person you speak with, ask for your claim number and call your local insurance agent directly to verify the legitimacy of the call or visit.

Residents are also cautioned to be careful if you are asked to sign a contract to complete the work, and the contractor will file with your insurance company. Insurance companies provide their own insurance adjustors to handle an estimate and will provide you with a copy. Fraudulent operators will often ask for money in advance, then fail to perform as promised.

You’re also asked to report and fraudulent activity to your local law enforcement agency.

Red Oak man arrested on warrant for Trespassing

News

September 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest Thursday evening of 23-year old Michael Eugene Sickels. The Red Oak man was taken into custody on a warrant for Trespassing, at around 5:45-p.m.  Following his arrest in the 100 block of west Coolbaugh Street, Sickels was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and later released on $300 bond.

NWS/KJAN listening area forecast: 9/12/14

Weather

September 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

401 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…LIGHT RAIN LIKELY. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

TODAY...CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. COLDER. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FROST THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.

MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S.

Atlantic @ Glenwood Football Tonight on KJAN!

Sports

September 12th, 2014 by Jim Field

Atlantic will try to build off of last week’s home victory with a trip to Glenwood tonight to open up district play. Glenwood coach Cory Faust says he sees tremendous improvement in Atlantic from week one to week two.

Both teams are 1-1 for the year, and Atlantic coach Eric Waldstein feels Glenwood is very similar to his squad.

Waldstein says Glenwood sophomore quarterback Kolten Wilwerding looks very familiar.

You can hear more from Atlantic coach Eric Waldstein at 4:45 this afternoon on “Trojan Preview.” Our high school football coverage begins with “Who’s Gonna Win?” at 6:00. Then our one hour long pre-game show begins at 6:30. Kick-off is at 7:30. You can listen live at AM 1220 or FM 101.1, online at kjan.com or on your smartphone with the free KJAN app. You can also watch our live streaming video of the game on the TV page at kjan.com.

2014 High School Football Schedule – Week 3, September 12

Sports

September 12th, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 3-A District 8
Dallas Center-Grimes @ ADM
Atlantic @ Glenwood
Winterset @ Creston
Lewis Central @ Harlan

Class 2-A District 8
Clarinda @ A-H-S-T-W
Prairie Valley @ East Sac County
West Central Valley @ Kuemper Catholic
Red Oak @ Shenandoah

Class 1-A District 1
Clarinda @ A-H-S-T
Treynor @ IKM-Manning
Underwood @ Missouri Valley
West Monona @ OA-BCIG

Class 1-A District 8
Central Decatur @ Des Moines Christian
Interstate 35 @ Woodward-Granger
Panorama @ Southwest Valley
Ogden @ Van Meter

Class A District 1
Griswold @ Audubon
St. Albert @ Logan-Magnolia
Tri-Center @ Maple Valley
Westwood @ Riverside

Class A District 8
SE Warren @ Bedford
Clarinda Academy @ Mount Ayr
Earlham @ Nodaway Valley
Pleasantville @ Martensdale-St. Marys

8-Man District 1
West Harrison @ Ar-We-Va
Newell-Fonda @ Boyer Valley
Exira/EHK @ River Valley
Woodbine @ Kingsley-Pierson

8-Man District 7
NE Hamilton @ Adair-Casey
Glidden-Ralston @ Ankeny Christian Academy
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Guthrie Center
Murray @ East Union

8-Man District 8
Stanton @ CAM
Nishnabotna @ East Mills
Essex @ Lenox
Sidney @ Fremont-Mills

DCI, Oelwein Police Seeking Public’s Help in Search for Man

News

September 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Oelwein Police Department are seeking the public’s help in locating Abel Quijas Jr. of 145 7th Street North in Maynard, IA.

Abel Quijas, Jr.

Abel Quijas, Jr.

 Quijas is 33 years old and described as 5’8” tall, 185 pounds.  Quijas is wanted for one count of Attempted Murder involving a Peace Officer in Oelwein on the afternoon of September, 11, 2014.  Quijas was last seen on foot in the area of northeast of Oelwein.

Anyone with information regarding Quijas’ location is asked to contact the Oelwein Police Department at (319) 283-4311.

Iowa’s deer population levels off, number of hunting licenses to be cut

News, Sports

September 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

State wildlife officials say hunters in Iowa have sufficiently thinned down the deer herds, so the number of hunting licenses that will be issued is being scaled back to stabilize the population. Iowa Department of Natural Resources director Chuck Gipp says all signs indicate the statewide deer population declined between 2006 and 2013. “Reported harvest is down by 33%. Number of road kills of deer hit by vehicles is down by 39%,” Gipp says. “The number of deer that are observed by bow hunters, which is a good way because they’re up in the tree individually, is down by 22%.”

Some parts of Iowa are still overrun by deer, what are considered “hot spots,” while the animals are very scarce in other areas. Gipp says striking a balance with hunters isn’t easy. “We’re getting shot at from both sides, some people are saying there’s not enough deer and others say there’s too many depending on where you sit on this issue,” Gipp says, “We feel very comfortable where the deer herd is and we still have to work on those hot spots.” He says the D-N-R may expand the number of so-called depredation licenses issued which allow landowners to kill animals that cause property damage.

The D-N-R plans to scale back the number of so-called “antlerless” deer licenses, which were designed to thin herds by targeting female deer.

(Radio Iowa)

Third district candidates clash over balanced budget amendment, other federal fiscal issues

News

September 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The two major party candidates seeking Iowa’s third congressional district seat differed sharply over key fiscal issues during an hour-long televised debate last night (Thursday) on Iowa Public Television. For example, the candidates were asked if they support a balanced budget amendment. Democrat Staci Appel went first. “I think we need to have a balanced budget that carves out for Social Security and Medicare,” Appel said.

Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson, a panelist, asked: “So you would vote, if it had those conditions, to amend the U.S. constitution, requiring a federally balanced budget.” Appel replied: “I do not believe I would.” Republican David Young said he would, under certain conditions. To make sure that in wartime there could be a possibility of busting those caps if there were emergencies and we had to protect our homeland, things like that and we had to make sure that our priority was the mandatory spending, the benefits that folks receive under Social Security and Medicare,” Young said.

Appel interjected: “A balanced budget amendment could be a 20 percent across-the-board cut. That would effect Social Security, Medicare, our education budget. We have to be extremely careful when we do things like that.” Young replied: “That’s why you make sure the mandatory spending is a priority.” As for worries about the solvency of Social Security and Medicare, Appel said Medicare costs could be cut if the government could negotiate the bulk purchase of prescription drugs.

“I would keep my promise to seniors and the 40-year-olds and the 50-year-olds that are paying into the system,” Appel said. “Social Security and Medicare’s not a goal. It’s a promise. The best way to shore up Social Security and Medicare is to create great paying jobs, so there’s more people paying into the system and that’s the best way to do it.” Young said he’d be willing to consider a variety of options to fix the systems for future seniors.

“We need to do what conservative President Ronald Reagan did along with liberal Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill did and they got together and put everything on the table,” Young says, “And then you can take things off the table. I would take raising the retirement age, right away, off the way.” But Young says he’d consider getting rid of the income cap and requiring wealthier Americans to pay Social Security taxes on all their income. Appel suggested Young would vote to “privatize” Social Security, but Young said that won’t be an option under consideration.

“I think seniors need to know where he stands on these issues,” Appel said. Young responded: “Can you quote where I said I wanted to privatize Social Security?” Appel said: “You applauded it and I will make sure that after (the debate) that we will give all the citations.” Young continued: “I’d like to know where I said that.” Kathie Obradovich of The Des Moines Register, a debate panelist, asked: “Is that off the table for you, any sort of private account for Social Security?” Young replied: “It’s become such a political issue, it’s amazing that so many Americans when they want to get a better investment on their dollar, they look to mutual funds or stocks, but it’s been so politicized, it’s going to be taken off the table.”

Both said, if elected, they would vote to raise the federal minimum wage to 10-dollars-and-10-cents an hour, although Young would only vote for a bill to raise the minimum wage if tax cuts for small businesses were included in the legislation. On the gas tax, both expressed concern about the condition of roads and bridges, but Appel said she would oppose any increase in the gas tax. Young said it’s time for a more creative way to finance the nation’s transportation system to take into account electric cars and propane-fueled vehicles that are running on fuel that isn’t subject to the federal gas tax.

The debate was held at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs and Iowa Public Television will rebroadcast the event tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. The two candidates are seeking the seat currently held by Republican Tom Latham. Latham announced last December that he would not seek reelection in 2014.

(Radio Iowa)

Thursday Volleyball Scores

Sports

September 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Western Iowa:

  • (3-1) Griswold 25-24-25-25, Missouri Valley 18-26-12-16
  • (3-0) IKM-Manning 25-25-25, Logan-Magnolia 6-9-14
  • (3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, Riverside 11-5-10
  • (3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-25, Audubon 14-16-17

Rolling Valley:

  • (3-0) Adair-Casey 29-25-25, Ar-We-Va 27-22-20
  • (3-1) Exira/EHK 25-27-21-25, Glidden-Ralston 23-25-25-14
  • (3-0) Boyer Valley 25-25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 13-18-9
  • (2-0) Dallas Center-Grimes 21-21, Coon Rapids-Bayard 5-15

Others:

  • (3-0) Central Decatur, Leon 25-25-25, Lenox 15-22-21
  • (3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, Heartland Christian 5-4-5
  • (2-1) Panorama 22-19-15, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter 20-21-11
  • (2-0) Sidney 25-25, Wymore Southern, NE 19-12
  • (3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, South Page 11-5-9
  • (2-1) Weeping Water, NE 13-25-25, Sidney 25-13-21