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Juco hoops star in North Dakota commits to Iowa

Sports

March 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Williston State college point guard Trey Dickerson plans to play for the University of Iowa the next three years.  The 6-foot freshman from New York City gave a verbal commitment to the NCAA Division I Hawkeyes over the weekend.  Williston State says Dickerson had received interest from numerous schools and offers from Iowa, Nebraska, Iona, Washington, Washington State, Arkansas, Alabama-Birmingham, St. Louis, and Fordham.

Williston State is a two-year junior college in northwestern North Dakota. Dickerson this season helped lead the Tetons to a 26-5 regular season record and a Mon-Dak Conference title.  He was named most valuable player in the conference, with an average of 20 points, six assists and four rebounds per game.

Monday Boys State Basketball Tournament Schedule

Sports

March 10th, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 1-A Quarterfinals:

  • 10:30 am – Keota (24-1) vs. Easton Valley (21-2)
  • 12:15 pm – Newell-Fonda (25-0) vs. West Lyon (20-5)
  • 2:00 pm – Dunkerton (25-1) vs. East Mills (23-3)
  • 3:45 pm – Lamoni (25-0) vs. Belmond-Klemme (22-3)

Class 2-A Quarterfinals:

  • 6:35 pm – Western Christian (24-0) vs. Albia (17-7)
  • 8:15 pm – South Hamilton (21-3) vs. Cascade (21-3)

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Mon., 3/10/2014

Podcasts, Weather

March 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis Weather forecast and weather info. for Atlantic.

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Red Oak woman arrested Sunday evening

News

March 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report a Red Oak woman was arrested Sunday evening on a charge of Driving While Barred. 32-year old Michelle M. Storm was pulled over at around 7:30-p.m. for allegedly making an unsafe turn and Failure to use a continuous signal. A check of Storm’s driving record revealed she was barred from operating a motor vehicle for being a habitual violator.

Storm was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and released after posting a $2,000 bond.

Weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area

Weather

March 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

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

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY…BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN BEFORE NOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., March 10th 2014

News

March 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Civil rights groups and some Democrats in the Legislature say Iowa has a wage theft problem and it needs to be fixed. Senator Bill Dotzler, a Waterloo Democrat says it’s an epidemic involving up to 1,000 workers a year in Iowa. He’s proposed a bill that holds employers responsible and forces them to tell workers up front in writing how much they’ll get paid and what deductions will be taken from their checks.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The chairman of Iowa’s Republican Party will step down later this month once a replacement can be chosen. The Iowa GOP said Saturday that A.J. Spiker had submitted his letter of resignation. The party will chose a new chairman on March 29th. Spiker plans to become a political adviser to U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s political action committee after supporting Paul’s father, former Texas Congressman Ron Paul.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The streets of Waterloo are a bit smoother now thanks to the efforts of a group of volunteers who spent part of their weekend filling potholes. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the volunteers filled about 400 potholes Saturday.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities have identified the 34-year-old Waterloo man who died in the Black Hawk County Jail. The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s office says James Terrell Taylor died Friday evening after being found unresponsive in a cell. The State Medical Examiner performed an autopsy on Taylor Sunday, but toxicology reports are still pending.

High Speed Pursuit in Cass & Audubon Counties Sun. night

News

March 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

One of two high speed pursuits that took place Sunday evening and night began in Cass County. The first began just after 7-p.m., when Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh McLaren tried to stop a vehicle whose driver was wanted on Polk County warrant. The chase started on North Olive Street near the KJAN studios when McLaren initiated a traffic stop of a 2014 VW Passat.

Richard Randall Eatwell (Polk County Sheriff's office photo) - 2013

Richard Randall Eatwell (Polk County Sheriff’s office photo) – 2013

The driver, 39-year old Richard Randall Eatwell, was wanted on a Polk County warrant for Parole Violation. The chase ended in a foot pursuit of the suspect, who was apprehended without further incident in the fenced-in back yard of a residence in Audubon, near the intersection of Poplar and Maple Streets, at around 7:26-p.m.

During the chase, the car traveled north on Olive Street towards Interstate 80, at speeds of up to 117-miles per hour. The VW then turned east onto Boston Road and reached speeds of 80-to 90 on the gravel, before it turned north on Highway 71.

The vehicle hit 118-miles per hour on the stretch between the Valley (Highway 71/Interstate 80), and Brayton. Along the way driver made several passes in a No Passing Zone and entered Brayton doing about 95 miles per hour.

Approaching Exira, speeds topped 120-miles per hour. The suspect’s vehicle turned east onto 250th Street near the Greenbriar Country Club in an effort to avoid stop-sticks, and then headed north on Lark Avenue until it came to the T-intersection with 220th, where it turned west while maintaining about 80-to 90 miles per hour. At 7:19-pm the car turned north onto Highway 71 heading into Audubon.

Assisting in the chase and arrest were deputies with the Audubon, Carroll and Shelby County Sheriff’s Offices, Audubon Police and the Iowa State Patrol. None of the officers or any civilians were injured during the chase and arrest.

Eatwell was previously arrested on March 27th, 2013 by Atlantic Police on a Feb. 2013 warrant out of Polk County, for a Parole Violation associated with Work Release. The second chase involved deputies with the Mills, Montgomery, Fremont, Cass, Adams and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Departments, and Omaha Police Helicopter Able 1. Details are currently not available on that incident.

 

Iowa GOP chairman surprises with plan to resign

News

March 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The chairman of Iowa’s Republican Party will step down later this month once a replacement can be chosen. The Iowa GOP said Saturday that A.J. Spiker had submitted his letter of resignation. The party will chose a new chairman on March 29.

Spiker plans to become a political adviser to U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s political action committee. Rand Paul is a potential 2016 presidential candidate, and Spiker had previously backed Paul’s father, former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. Spiker became chairman in 2012 after tea party conservatives and Paul supporters worked at the precinct level to take control of the state GOP leadership.

On Saturday most of the GOP state convention delegates chosen were moderate candidates who back Gov. Terry Branstad.

Strasburg settles down, Nats rout Cardinals 11-1

Sports

March 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

VIERA, Fla. (AP) – Stephen Strasburg overcame a shaky first inning and the Washington Nationals’ offense came up big again in an 11-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.  Making his second start of the spring, Strasburg walked two and gave up an RBI single to his first three batters before settling down. He went three innings, allowing two hits while throwing 28 of 48 pitches for strikes.

Anthony Rendon homered and Wilson Ramos had two hits and three RBIs for the Nationals, who have scored 27 runs in their last three games.  Allen Craig had two of St. Louis’ three hits, including an RBI single. Cardinals starter Joe Kelly gave up five runs and seven hits in 2 1-3 innings.

BETTY J. VOGGESSER, 87, of Avoca (Svcs. 3/13/14)

Obituaries

March 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BETTY J. VOGGESSER, 87, of Avoca, died Sun., March 9th, at Avoca Nursing & Rehab. Funeral services for BETTY VOGGESSER will be held 10-a.m. Thu., March 13th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 8:30-a.m. until 5:30-p.m. Tuesday, and from 8:30-a.m. until the time of family visitation on Wednesday, from 5-to 7-pm. Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com. Memorials may be directed to the church.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

BETTY VOGGESSER is survived by:

Many nieces and nephews, and their families.