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Heartbeat Today 02-14-2014

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

February 14th, 2014 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Todd Hudspeth, new CEO of the Cass County Health System, getting to know him and his goals.

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7AM Newscast 02-14-2014

News, Podcasts

February 14th, 2014 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Iowa ag land value dropped 2 pct in 2013, feds say

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Federal Reserve says the value of agricultural land dropped a percentage point in the last quarter of 2013 and a total of 2 percent for the year. The drop suggests the surge in farmland prices over the past few years may be coming to an end, depressed by lower commodity prices that have reduced farmer income.

Iowa State economics professor Chad Hart told The Des Moines Register that “we’ll likely see lower farm values tied to those lower farm incomes that we’re going to experience in the next year to year and a half.”  An Iowa State University survey suggested that land values might have peaked in some parts of the state last year, with prices dropping in northwestern Iowa.

DNR takes enforcement action against Crawford Co. business

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says it has taken enforcement action on a Crawford County business. The DNR ordered Farmland Foods to pay a $10,000 penalty for past wastewater violations. The administrative consent order reports Farmland Foods has consistently violated the terms of the industrial treatment agreement since September 2010. The violation was primarily exceeding the nitrogen, biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids.

Denison Municipal Utilities is also mentioned in the order as they issued notices of noncompliance and assessed surcharges against Farmland for the violations of the treatment agreement. To date, Farmland Foods told the DNR they have spent more than $3.7 million on corrective action projects and maintenance since 2010. The processing plant continues to give DMU progress reports bimonthly according to the order.

Preliminary Area Snowfall reports 2/14/14

Weather

February 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Information from the National Weather Service & its Cooperative Observers/Spotters & various media outlets:

Atlantic (KJAN) 1.5″ snow & a thin coating of ice (24-hr total as of 7-a.m.) Liquid value .09″

Audubon 1.0” of snow (as of 4:50-a.m.)

Avoca 1.0″ of snow

Bedford 1.2″ snow w/some sleet mixed in

Guthrie Center 2.0” snow (as of 7:45-a.m.) .1″ liquid value

Shenandoah & Clarinda .50″ snow (as of 6:20-a.m.)

3 miles NE of Yale in Guthrie County .3″ snow

ROY NEWBERG, 81, of Atlantic (Svcs. 02-18-2014)

Obituaries

February 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ROY NEWBERG, 81, of Atlantic, died Thu., Feb. 13th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Memorial Services for ROY NEWBERG will be held Tuesday, Feb. 18th at 11:30am at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation with the family will be held Monday, Feb. 17th from 5:00-7:00pm at the funeral home.

A private family burial service will be held in the Arlington Cemetery Northwest of Villisca.

Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.

Condolences may be left to the family online at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.

ROY NEWBERG is survived by:

Wife: Ruth Newberg of Atlantic

Children: Pat (Denise) Newberg of Oakland.  Sheila (Kendal) Kunze of Lewis.

Twin Brother: Ray (Charlotte) Newberg of Clarinda.

Sister: Dorothy Briggs of Ohio

7 Grandchildren

20 Great-Grandchildren

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Fri., Feb. 14th 2014

Podcasts, Weather

February 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The (podcast) Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: 2/14/14

Weather

February 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

418 AM CST FRI FEB 14 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING...SNOW. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW BEFORE NOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING. WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN…A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

Special Weather Statement: Cass & area Counties 2/14/14

News, Weather

February 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: SAC-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

403 AM CST FRI FEB 14 2014

…SNOW TO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE…

AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS IOWA THIS MORNING AFFECTING THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS. THE SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL VARY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW BUT ALSO INCLUDE SHORTER BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOW AS WELL. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST AN INCH AND LOCALLY UP TO TWO INCHES. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR EXTRA TRAVEL TIME THIS MORNING…SLOWING DOWN…DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY…AND ALLOWING FOR EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES.

Hawkeye women claim win #20

Sports

February 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Bethany Doolittle scored 16 points as the Iowa Hawkeye women pulled away in the second half in a 69-55 victory over Illinois. The Hawks overcame 19 turnovers and four of 18 shooting from three point range to post their 20th victory of the season. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder says the Hawkeyes were more efficient in the second half.

Freshman Ally Disterhoft scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes who improve to 8-4 in the Big Ten.

(Radio Iowa)