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Chiefs’ Charles goes MIA in opening loss to Titans

Sports

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Jamaal Charles had seven carries for 19 yards and four catches for 15 yards in a season-opening loss to Tennessee, stunningly low numbers for the All-Pro running back. His final eight touches? They netted a whopping 11 yards from scrimmage.

Charles said after, “I want to see the ball more and coach knows that,” and coach Andy Reid said Monday that not getting his biggest star the ball was “negligence on my part.”

Especially after the Chiefs gave him a two-year, $18.1 million extension before the season. Reid said the Titans took away much of what the Chiefs were trying to do with Charles, but he also made it clear that No. 25 needs to get the ball more for the team to be successful.

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Severe T-storm update: Audubon-Guthrie-Adair Counties

Weather

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON IA-GUTHRIE IA-ADAIR IA-

123 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN AUDUBON…GUTHRIE AND NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES…

AT 122 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF GUTHRIE CENTER TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANORA TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STUART…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

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Breaking IA News….Man armed with gun fires during county meeting, killed after being tackled by supervisor

News

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 1:43-p.m.)
MAQUOKETA, Iowa (AP) — A man was shot to death during a struggle with a supervisor at a county meeting in eastern Iowa on Tuesday after he fired a shot at the county assessor, a sheriff said.

Jackson County Sheriff Russ Kettmann said Francis Glaser, 71, was killed during a struggle with Supervisor Larry “Buck” Koos in Maquoketa. That followed a shot fired by Glaser inside the Jackson County Courthouse, Kettmann said.

The shooting occurred during a meeting in which officials were discussing property assessments.

Koos was injured during the struggle when his arm crashed through a glass door.

Maquoketa is 175 miles north of Des Moines.

 

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cass/Audubon/Guthrie/Adair Counties

Weather

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
108 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 215 PM CDT

* AT 108 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 16 MILES EAST OF
ATLANTIC…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GUTHRIE CENTER…STUART…PANORA…LAKE PANORAMA…ANITA…ADAIR…
DEXTER…CASEY…DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…MENLO…BAGLEY…YALE…
JAMAICA…LAKIN SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA…LAKE ANITA STATE
PARK…SPRINGBROOK STATE PARK AND ANITA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND

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Special Weather Statement: Madison/Union Counties

Weather

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MADISON IA-UNION IA-CLARKE IA-
1251 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA…

AT 1250 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR CRESTON…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MADISON…NORTHWESTERN CLARKE AND CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES…INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…LORIMOR…EAST PERU…AFTON AND CRESTON
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

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AP source: Chiefs sign DT Kevin Vickerson

Sports

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A person with knowledge of the deal says the Kansas City Chiefs have signed former Broncos defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson to a one-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the team had not announced the move.  Vickerson will likely start right away. The Chiefs lost defensive tackle Mike DeVito to a season-ending ruptured Achilles tendon in Sunday’s loss to Tennessee.

Vickerson has spent the last four years in Denver, making 41 starts and will be returning there for a game with the Chiefs on Sunday. The Chiefs are still looking for a linebacker after losing Derrick Johnson to his own ruptured Achilles tendon.

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Significant Weather Advisory for western/sw Iowa

Weather

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: PAGE-MILLS -HARRISON-MONTGOMERY-POTTAWATTAMIE-FREMONT
1126 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

AT 1125 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF SCHUYLER, NE TO NEAR PACIFIC JUNCTION, IA…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…BELLEVUE…FREMONT…PAPILLION…LA VISTA…
BLAIR…PLATTSMOUTH…RALSTON…RED OAK…GLENWOOD…GRETNA…
VALLEY…SPRINGFIELD…ARLINGTON…NORTH BEND…YUTAN…MALVERN…
TREYNOR AND FORT CALHOUN.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS…AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS…FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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Atlantic Police report 7 arrests

News

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Atlantic Police Department report officers made seven arrests over the course of the past couple of weeks.  The most recent arrest took place Monday. 25-year old Damion Selders, of Atlantic, was arrested on a shoplifting charge (5th degree theft). Last Wednesday (Sept. 3rd), officers with the Atlantic P-D arrested 36-year old Rose Peters, of Atlantic, for violating a No Contact Order.

On Sept. 2nd, 27-year old Aaron Macias, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI and Driving While Suspended. The previous day, 18-year old Nathan Sandbothe, of Atlantic, and 21-year old Joseph Riesberg, of Audubon, were arrested for Interference with Official Acts. Sandbothe faces an addition Minor in Possession, charge, while Riesberg was also charged with Providing Alcohol to Minors. Reisberg was also arrested Aug. 28th,  on a warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree (shoplifting).

And on Aug. 27th, 27-year old Alan Kennedy, of Atlantic, was arrested for Criminal Mischief in the 4th degree.

Each of the subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail and held pending an appearance before a magistrate.

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Alan Peterson of Cass County receives state award

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Conservation Districts of Iowa report Alan Peterson, Assistant Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Commissioner in Cass County, received the Ruth Wagner Award on September 3, 2014 at the 68th Annual Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Districts Commissioners Conference at the Sheraton Hotel in West Des Moines. DSC_0542

The Ruth Wagner Award is an award started in 2001 to honor Soil and Water Conservation District Assistant Commissioners. Johnson SWCD gives the award in memory and honor of Ruth Wagner, who served the Johnson SWCD for 53 years.

Clare Lindahl, Executive Director with Conservation Districts of Iowa, says Peterson is a very dedicated assistant commissioner who attends all of the district, regional and annual meetings. He had been actively participating in federal and state conservation programs even before he showed interest in serving as an assistant commissioner.

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Nebraska, Iowa National Guard units delay drills

News

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska and Iowa Army National Guard units have delayed drills this month because of a federal funding shortage that has affected thousands of Army National Guard units across the country.  Nebraska National Guard spokesman Kevin Hynes said Tuesday that the delays affect about 20 Nebraska Army Guard units – about half of the state’s total. The state has about 3,500 soldiers in the Army Guard.

Col. Greg Hapgood of the Iowa National Guard says the delays affect most of the state’s 7,200 Army National Guard members. The states’ Air National Guard units are not affected.

A $101 million funding gap has led to postponed Guard drills nationwide. Efforts are underway in Congress to get funding reallocated so drills can be held and National Guard members can get paid.

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