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Iowa counties likely to revisit security measures following fatal shooting in Jackson County Courthouse

News

September 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The executive director of the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) expects officials in many of Iowa’s 99 counties will be reevaluating their courthouse security measures following the fatal shooting yesterday (Tuesday) in Jackson County. Bill Peterson says it’s been a few years since the I-S-A-C has surveyed its members on the use of metal detectors or other methods to screen visitors entering county buildings.

“But, I would say the vast majority of counties do not have any security that would evaluate whether or not an individual was bringing a weapon into a county facility, whether it’s the administration building or the county courthouse,” Peterson says.

A Maquoketa man shot himself on Tuesday inside the Jackson County Courthouse. Authorities say 71-year-old Francis Glaser — upset about a property tax assessment — went to a board of supervisors meeting and fired a shot at the county assessor. He missed and was then tackled to the ground. Glaser shot himself in the head, but investigators aren’t sure if he intended to kill himself or if he was trying to shoot others. The Jackson County Courthouse does not have permanent security measures. Peterson says most counties simply can’t afford the necessary machines or manpower.

“I think it does, in many cases, become just a financial decision that they would not provide that,” Peterson says. The Jackson County sheriff said Glaser did not have a permit to purchase or carry a gun. Glaser was the former city manager of Maquoketa.

(Radio Iowa)

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NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area: 9/10/2014

Weather

September 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

430 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
TODAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS BEFORE NOON. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOW IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S.

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Mesoraco homers, leads Reds over Cardinals 9-5

Sports

September 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CINCINNATI (AP) – Devin Mesoraco homered and drove in three runs, and Mike Leake pitched into the seventh inning and doubled home a run, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-5 victory on Tuesday night that ended their six-game losing streak against the St. Louis Cardinals. The NL Central leaders lost for only the second time in 11 games and maintained their 4 1/2-game lead over Pittsburgh. St. Louis is 10-4 against the Reds and 40-25 overall in the division.

The Reds won for the third time in 11 games. They are 17-33 since the All-Star break, a slide that has dropped them out of contention. Leake was coming off his worst start of the season, giving up a season-high seven runs and three homers during a 9-7 loss in Baltimore last Thursday. Against the Cardinals, Leake allowed three runs and eight hits.

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Flood Warning for Madison County until 3:45-p.m. Wed. (9/10)

Weather

September 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

348 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN…
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 342 AM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING MAY STILL
BE ONGOING AT SEVERAL URBAN AND RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
EARLIER IN THE NIGHT PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 92 NEAR BEVINGTON AND A
ROAD SOUTH OF TRURO WAS FLOODED. ALONG WITH THAT PAMEL PARK AND
THE 2400 BLOCK OF CARVER ROAD IN WINTERSET WAS FLOODED. CUMMING
ROAD WAS ALSO FLOODED EARLIER IN THE NIGHT. ROADS MAY STILL BE
IMPACTED OR DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON DUE TO HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAINS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

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Flash Flood Warning for Nodaway River at Clarinda until Thu. morning

Weather

September 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

438 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER…NODAWAY RIVER AT CLARINDA AFFECTING PAGE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO PASS SAFELY.

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NODAWAY RIVER AT CLARINDA.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.8 FEET…OR 0.2 FEET BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 24.0 FEET BY THIS MORNING.THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT…AT 24.0 FEET…ADDITIONAL LOWLANDS, SOME FARMLANDS, AND
COUNTY ROADS FLOOD.

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Flash Flood Warning update: Cass,Adair, Madsion, Union, Adams Counties

Weather

September 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CASS IA-MADISON IA-ADAIR IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-
351 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

…THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CASS…MADISON…ADAIR…NORTHERN UNION AND ADAMS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED…

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED…AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT.

AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AREAL FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. ROADS IN MADISON COUNTY MAY STILL BE IMPACTED OR PERHAPS DAMAGED BY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING FROM THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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Nebraska storms cause flooding, power outages

News

September 10th, 2014 by admin

(Updated 6:57-a.m.)

Emergency officials in Madison County report motorists in two separate vehicles had to be rescued early this (Wednesday) morning, when those vehicles became stranded in low spots on the road that were covered with water. The incidents occurred about 8-miles south-southwest of Earlham in the 1700 block of Pitzer Road. No injuries were reported.

Heavy rainfall also caused flooding and power outages in Omaha, with the storms bringing down tree limbs and high waters stranding some motorists.  Omaha firefighters tell the World-Herald a woman and three children had to be rescued from a minivan, which was trapped under a bridge. In some places, manhole covers popped off because the runoff overwhelmed storm sewers. More than 2,100 residents were without electricity Tuesday night. For about half an hour, the Douglas County, NE.,  911 system also wasn’t working properly. Mark Conrey, director of the 911 call center, says he’ll be working to find out what happened.

According to reports, in Shenandoah, a portion of a downtown building slated for demolition collapsed sometime between 4-and 6-pm Tuesday, when a strong thunderstorm swept through the community. As a result of the damage, the Shenandoah City Council voted to block Blossom Street between West Sheridan and the alley north of the street, out of concerns more of the building would collapse.

Union County emergency management coordinator Jo Anne Duckworth says up to 4 inches of rain fell in 45 minutes in the southern side her County. There were road washouts in Ringgold and Clarke Counties, and some bridges damaged. Hail slightly larger than the size of golf balls fell in Adams and Taylor Counties late Tuesday afternoon. Tree limbs blocked some roads in and near Griswold late Tuesday night. There was also some brief flooding of Bull Creek here in Atlantic, according to the Cass County Communications Center.

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JANE M. GREEN, 67, of Council Bluffs & formerly of Shelby – Svcs. 9/13/14

Obituaries

September 10th, 2014 by admin

JANE M. GREEN, 67, of Council Bluffs (& formerly of Shelby), died Tue., Sept. 9th. A Memorial service for JANE GREEN will be held 2-p.m. Sat., Sept. 13th, at the Shelby United Methodist Church (In Shelby). Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the Shelby United Methodist Church from 1-to 2-pm Sat. (prior to the service).

Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery at Shelby.

JANE GREEN is survived by:

Her sister – Sally Casey, of Omaha.

Her half-brother: Larry (Coralyss) Krohn, of Persia.

other relatives, and friends.

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JANICE MUNN, 93, of Manning (9-11-14)

Obituaries

September 10th, 2014 by admin

JANICE MUNN, 93, of Manning died Tuesday, September 9th at the Manning Hospital.  Funeral services for JANICE MUNN will be held on Thursday, September 11th at 10:30 am in the First Presbyterian Church in Manning.  The Ohde Funeral Home in Manning is in charge of the arrangements.

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Burial will be held at a later date.

JANICE MUNN is survived by:

Children:  James Munn of LaCrosse, WI; Nancy Smith of Woodland Hills, CA; Ann McNaul Miller of Hartsel, CO; Susan Ulrickson of Manning.

10 Grandchildren

17 Great-Grandchildren

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Rainfall and storm report 9/10/14 (from storms 9/9-9/10)

Weather

September 10th, 2014 by admin

Rainfall in Atlantic, at the KJAN studios through 3:40-a.m. today (9/9/14), amounted to 3.12″ since the rain began to fall at around 12:30-p.m., Tuesday. Elsewhere in town, a resident near 7th & Birch reported 7.10″ over the past 24-hours, while 3.8″ was reported at a business on Chestnut Street.

Other reported rain totals include (as of early this morning):

4.2″ in Massena (Ardell McCunn); 4.4″ in Villisca;2.5″ 3 miles west of Oakland; 6.10″ in Afton (Union County); 4.25″ in Adair & Greenfield;  3.30″ 3 miles w. of Pacific Junction;  3+” of rain e. of Winterset; 3.34″ at Earlham; 2.1″ just south of Guthrie Center; 2″ in Corning; 2.20″ 3 miles s. of Creston; 2.02″ in Shenandoah; 3.30″ near Hamburg; 2.25″ in Emerson.

Other events:

9-p.m. Tues. – Numerous tree limbs down in and near Griswold, some blocking roads. Unspecified damage reported by Cass Co. Sheriff’s Deputy at or near the Conklin Fish Farm.

2″ diameter hail (slightly large than golf-ball size) 5-mile e/se of Corning at around 4:40-p.m. Tues.

2″ dia. hail in Lenox reported at 5:05-p.m. Tues.

1.75″ (Golf ball size) hail reported 7-miles s/se of Prescott, in Adams Co., at around 5:10-p.m. Tues.

1″ hail reported 2 miles s. of Lenox at around 5:20-p.m. Tues.

7:47-p.m. water reported over some secondary roads in Union County, near Kent.

 

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