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Iowa lakes deemed safe following fish kills

Ag/Outdoor, News

August 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say two northwest Iowa lakes have been found to be safe for swimming and boating after fish kills were discovered there earlier this week. The Sioux City Journal reports that dead freshwater drum, a species of fish, washed up on the northwest shore of East Lake Okoboji on Thursday. Fisheries biologist Mike Hawkins with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says thousands of small fish also washed up on a one-mile portion of Big Spirit Lake the same day.

Hawkins says the kills are not connected. He says the drum were most likely killed by disease spread through overpopulation. He says the small fish died from a pocket of low oxygen on Big Spirit Lake.

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(Updated) NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area

Weather

August 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

1015 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

REST OF TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS BEFORE NOON…THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH AROUND 80. EAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

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Family Fun in the Kitchen 08-09-2014

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August 9th, 2014 by admin

Lavon and Miss NiNi talk about making pie crust.

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7AM Sportscast 08-09-2014

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August 9th, 2014 by admin

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Boil Advisory continues for parts of the KJAN listening area

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August 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with SIRWA (The Southern Iowa Rural Water Association), said that as of Friday, August 8th, the Boil Water Advisory is still in effect for customers in NW Adams, Montgomery, SE Cass Counties and the Cities of Grant, Carbon, Brooks, Bridgewater and Lyman; account numbers beginning with 047, 048, 081, 082, 084 and 005.

For more information, click on this link: http://www.sirwa.org/html/outages.html

Boil Advisory affected area map

Boil Advisory affected area map

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7AM Newscast 08-09-2014

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August 9th, 2014 by admin

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Deer hunts set at DeSoto, Boyer Chute refuges

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

August 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says there will be deer hunts this fall at DeSoto and Boyer Chute national wildlife refuges. There will be two hunts at DeSoto: Oct. 18-19 and Dec. 20-21. Both hunts are muzzleloader and antlerless deer only.

All hunters must possess a DeSoto access permit for the hunts. These are free and can be obtained on the DeSoto’s website, http://www.fws.gov/refuge/desoto/, at the visitor center or by contacting Mindy Sheets at mindy_sheets@fws.gov or 712-388-4802.

The Boyer Chute hunt will run Dec. 13-21. This hunt also will be antlerless and muzzleloader only. DeSoto and Boyer Chute national wildlife refuges sit north of Omaha, Nebraska, along U.S. Highway 30 between Missouri Valley, Iowa, and along U.S. Highway 75 near Fort Calhoun, Nebraska.

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JACKSON TANNER RABE, 2 1/2 Mo., of Harlan (Svcs. 08-11-2014)

Obituaries

August 9th, 2014 by admin

JACKSON TANNER RABE, 2 1/2 months, of Harlan died Tuesday, August 5th in Harlan.  Funeral services for JACKSON TANNER RABE will be held on Monday, August 11th at 2:00pm at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

The family will greet friends Sunday, August 10th from 6:00-8:00pm at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

JACKSON TANNER RABE is survived by:

Parents: Trenton and Samantha (Smith) Rabe of Harlan.

Sister: Bailey Rabe of Harlan.

Grandparents: Leslie Smith of Council Bluffs. Steve and Sandi Rabe of Primgar.  Shauna and Gene Laver of Harlan.  Jefferey and Kathryn Larson of McClelland, IA.

Great-Grandparents: Patricia and Dale Ruha of Sioux Falls, SD.  Fred and Barbara Rabe of Audubon.  Frances and Ralph Smith of Logan.  Doug and Karen Thompson of Harlan. Vera Laver of Elk Horn.

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Skyscan Forecast 08-09-2014

Podcasts, Weather

August 9th, 2014 by admin

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

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Mills County arrest report

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August 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five recent arrests. On Tuesday, Aug, 5th, deputies arrested: 30-year old Thomas Lee Roush, of Council Bluffs, for Driving Under Suspension. Bond was set at $300; 32-year old Justin Wayne Schomburg, of Malvern, was arrested in Malvern, for being a Fugitive from Justice. Shomburg was being held in the Mills County Jail without bond. And, 26-year old Kody Joseph Hastie, of Omaha, was arrested Tuesday for OWI 1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.

And on Thursday, Aug, 7th, Mills County deputies arrested 36-year old Cory James Chilton, of Hastings, for OWI/1st offense. Bond was also set at $1,000. 37-year old Billy Ray Hunter, of Glenwood, was arrested on a warrant for Burglary in the 3rd, Theft in the 4th and Theft in the 5th degrees. High bond was set at  $5,300.

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