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Late this morning (Friday) a legislative panel will review Iowa D-O-T rules that would restrict the use of traffic enforcement cameras on state-maintained highways. The rules could spell the end for traffic cameras on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids, on Interstate 29 in Sioux City and Interstate 235 in Des Moines if local officials cannot convince the D-O-T the cameras improve safety. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Gronstal is from Council Bluffs, where traffic enforcement cameras are installed along a busy city street.
“In my community traffic accidents in the past decade because of automated traffic enforcement have gone from 3800 to 700. They’re now back up maybe to 1100, but that’s still a two-thirds reduction in the number of crashes in Council Bluffs,” Gronstal says. Gronstal is hoping the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee votes later today (Friday) to reject the D-O-T’s proposal.
“I think the Department of Transportation has done an over-reach in terms of their rules,” Gronstal says. “I think they go too far.” Gronstal argues legislators should make this decision, although he says in the past few years advocated who wanted to limit the fines from traffic enforcement cameras clashed with those seeking an out-right ban on the cameras. Senate President Pam Jochum, a Democrat from Dubuque, serves on the committee that will review the D-O-T rules. She favors “home rule” rather than the D-O-T’s approach to traffic cameras.
“I understand the need to have some kind of consistency from county-to-county and city-to-city, but it still is a decision up to cities to decide whether or not they believe that is a public safety issue,” Jochum says. D-O-T officials are scheduled to go before the Legislature’s Rules Review Committee at 11: 15 this morning (Friday) to brief the panel on the rules. Legislators will then vote to either approve the rules or they could vote to delay them. That would give the legislature time to pass a bill that would overrule the D-O-T’s approach.
(Radio Iowa)
AVERELL J. KARSTENS, 80, of Des Moines (Formerly of Anita) died Saturday, Feb. 1st. Memorial services for AVERELL KARSTENS will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, Feb 10th, at the First Christian Church in Des Moines (2500 University Ave.). Iles Funeral Home/Dunn’s Chapel in Des Moines is in charge of the arrangements.
Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the services, Monday.
Burial will be in the First Lutheran Church Cemetery near Wiota.
Memorial contributions may be directed to First Christian Church Foundation or the Des Moines Playhouse.
AVERELL J. KARSTENS is survived by:
His son: Brad (Gina) Karstens.
His daughter: Tara Karstens.
His brother: Gene (Kathy) Karstens.
4 Grandchildren & 2 Great-Grandchildren
Following a decision Monday night not to renew the contract of Superintendent Jay Lutt, the Hamburg School Board will gather this evening to discuss their options for hiring a new superintendent. The Board had earlier also vote to stop sharing a superintendent with Farragut. The Omaha World-Herald says in the interim, Lutt will continue to be Farragut’s superintendent.
The Hamburg and Farragut school districts are in the third year of a four-year whole-grade sharing contract, which created the Nishnabotna school district. About 300 people attended Monday’s meeting. About a dozen addressed the board, including several members of the Farragut school board.
A special meeting is scheduled for this evening at 6:30 in the Hamburg Middle School, and the Hamburg Board will meet Feb. 17th in a joint session with Farragut’s board.
Jim Field speaks with Derry Hallmark with the Narcanon Arrowhead Agency about dealing with heroine addiction.
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Newell-Fonda
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17-2
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1
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2
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Burlington-Notre Dame
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16-2
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2
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3
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Janesville
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18-1
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3
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4
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Colo-Nesco
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17-1
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4
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5
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Lynnville-Sully
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16-2
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5
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6
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Stanton
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18-1
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6
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7
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Dunkerton
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17-3
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7
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8
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Adair-Casey
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16-3
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8
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9
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Ar-We-Va
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15-2
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9
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10
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Murray
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16-2
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10
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11
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LeMars Gehlen Catholic
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11-5
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13
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12
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Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton
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14-4
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NR
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13
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Rockford
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11-7
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NR
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14
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Fremont-Mills
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15-3
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12
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15
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Ankeny Christian Academy
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15-3
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13
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Western Christian
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19-1
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1
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2
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Cascade
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19-0
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2
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3
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Fort Dodge St. Edmond
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18-1
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5
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4
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Hinton
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17-2
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4
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5
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Hudson
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17-1
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6
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6
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North-Linn
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19-1
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3
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7
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North Butler
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14-1
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7
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8
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Dike-New Hartford
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14-2
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8
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9
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Manson-NW Webster
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15-2
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9
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10
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Treynor
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16-2
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12
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11
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Iowa Valley
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16-1
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13
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12
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Panorama
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15-2
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14
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13
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Maquoketa Valley
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18-2
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15
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14
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Iowa City Regina
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16-3
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10
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15
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South Central Calhoun
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16-3
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11
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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MOC-Floyd Valley
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18-1
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1
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2
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Crestwood
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17-2
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3
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3
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Clear Lake
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15-2
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2
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4
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Mediapolis
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17-1
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4
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5
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Williamsburg
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16-2
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7
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6
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Unity Christian
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14-4
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6
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7
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North Polk
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14-4
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9
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8
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Bondurant-Farrar
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14-4
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8
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9
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Nevada
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14-4
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5
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10
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Center Point-Urbana
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13-5
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11
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11
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Spirit Lake
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15-4
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12
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12
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Northeast
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13-5
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14
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13
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Hampton-Dumont
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14-5
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15
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14
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Mount Vernon
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12-6
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NR
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15
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Sergeant Bluff-Luton
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10-7
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NR
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Harlan
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16-0
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1
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2
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Sioux City Bishop Heelan
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14-3
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2
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3
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Ballard
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16-2
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3
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4
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Perry
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16-2
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4
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5
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Davenport Assumption
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12-6
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5
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6
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Western Dubuque
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17-1
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6
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7
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Lewis Central
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13-4
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7
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8
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Dallas Center-Grimes
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15-2
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8
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9
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North Scott
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14-5
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9
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10
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Waverly-Shell Rock
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14-3
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10
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11
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Cedar Rapids Xavier
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9-9
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12
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12
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West Delaware
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15-3
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14
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13
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Carlisle
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13-6
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14
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14
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Indianola
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10-6
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14
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15
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Grinnell
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14-3
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11
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Record
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1
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Iowa City High
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18-0
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1
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2
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Dowling Catholic
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16-1
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3
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3
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West Des Moines Valley
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17-1
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2
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4
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Waukee
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15-0
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4
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5
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Des Moines East
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15-2
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5
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6
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Waterloo West
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16-2
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6
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7
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Southeast Polk
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12-5
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9
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8
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Cedar Rapids Washington
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14-4
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8
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9
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Cedar Rapids Kennedy
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14-4
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NR
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10
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Ankeny Centennial
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11-6
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10
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**Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 9-a.m.**Here’s the (Podcast) Freese-Notis Skyscan Weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…
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346 AM CST FRI FEB 7 2014
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING…
EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. NOT AS COLD. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
SATURDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 10 BELOW. HIGH AROUND 10.