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Jim Field speaks with Griswold FFA Leader Kevin Blair and Griwold FFA President Jake Steinbeck about their program during National FFA Week.
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Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are investigating the shooting of a Golden Eagle northwest of Woodbine, in Harrison County. The DNR isn’t sure whether the federally protected bird was shot in western Iowa or eastern Nebraska, and are uncertain when the incident happened, but it’s believed the eagle was shot sometime Tuesday or early Wednesday. Authorities think an organized group of people are targeting the birds in an attempt to put them on the black market.
Any Harrison County resident with information regarding the eagle shooting, is encouraged to call the Turn in Poachers Hotline at 800-532-2020, or on the web, log-on to Iowadnr.gov/tip. You may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
The (podcast) Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather stats for Atlantic.
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A man and a woman from Red Oak were arrested on assault charges early this (Friday) morning. According to Police, 29-year old Billy Lyn Leeper and 24-year old Tarah Jasmin Hoffman, both of Red Oak, were taken into custody at a residence in the 100 block of B Street, at around 12:10-a.m. The pair were charged with Domestic Abuse Assault and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center where they were being held without bond.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is getting $3 million from the U.S. Department of Education to help turn around low-achieving schools. U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the appropriations subcommittee that provides funding for the School Improvement Grants program, says improvement in the quality of education centers around focusing resources on schools with the greatest need. Iowa was one of nine states selected for the funding announced Thursday. Nine states received more than $71 million.
The grants are awarded to state educational agencies and they in turn make competitive grants to school districts that demonstrate the greatest need for the funds and the strongest commitment to provide adequate resources to substantially raise student achievement in their lowest-performing schools.
Authorities in Fremont County said Thursday a 66-year-old man from Sidney was arrested Wednesday following an investigation into allegations he sexually abused a 5-year-old girl. In a Press Release, the Sidney Police Department says Roger C. Kissel was arrested on charges of second-degree sex abuse, lascivious acts and indecent exposure. Kissel was being held without bond in the Fremont County Jail.
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the incident.
BOYS BASKETBALL
1A District 14 Substate 7
Quarterfinal
Clarinda Academy 72, Fremont Mills, Tabor 59
East Mills 67, Essex 37
1A District 15 Substate 8
Quarterfinal
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 55, West Harrison, Mondamin 53
Underwood 57, Logan-Magnolia 38
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
· Class 1A District 12 @ Mount Ayr: Bedford vs. Central Decatur, Leon PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 6:30 PM. Murray vs. Mount Ayr PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 8:00 PM
· Class 1A District 12 @ Lamoni: Diagonal vs. Lenox PPD to Friday, February 21st @ 6:30 PM. Lamoni vs. Mormon Trail, Garden Grove PPD to Friday, February 21st @ 8:00 PM
· Class 1A District 13 Boys BB tournament play for tonight (2/20) @ Griswold is postponed to Saturday, Feb. 22nd @ Griswold: Orient-Macksburg vs. Guthrie Center 6:30pm, Exira-EHK vs. Griswold 8:00pm.
· Class 1A District 13 @ Nodaway Valley: Earlham vs. Adair-Casey PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 6:30 PM Nodaway Valley vs. CAM, Anita PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 8:00 PM
· Class 1A District 14 @ Sidney: Heartland Christian vs. A-H-S-T, Avoca PPD to Friday, February 21st @ 6:30 PM. Sidney vs. Nishnabotna PPD to Friday, February 21st @ 8:00 PM
· Class 1A District 15 Boys BB @ West Monona, Onawa (2/20) postponed to Saturday: Ar-We-Va, Westside vs. Woodbine PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 6:30 PM/ West Monona, Onawa vs. Tri-Center, Neola PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 8:00 PM
· Class 1A District 16 Boys BB @ Coon Rapids-Bayard (2/20) postponed to Saturday: Glidden-Ralston vs. Paton-Churdan PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 6:30 PM / Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. Laurens-Marathon PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 8:00 PM
· Class 2A District 15 @ Treynor: St. Albert, Council Bluffs vs. Shenandoah PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 6:30 PM. Treynor vs. Clarinda PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 8:00 PM
· Class 2A District 16 @ Kuemper Catholic, Carroll: IKM-Manning vs. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 6:30 PM. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. OA-BCIG PPD to Saturday, February 22nd @ 8:00 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee, Illinois and Iowa are receiving a grant to increase public safety by sharing criminal justice information. According to a news release from the National Governors Association, state-level reforms aimed at reducing recidivism, lowering corrections costs and improving safety may not work as well if states don’t have a good way of sharing corrections information with each other.
The states receiving the grant will get guidance and technical assistance from the National Governors Association and experts in the private sector, research organizations and academia. The program is called the Cross Boundary Corrections Information Exchange Policy Academy. It is made possible through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance.