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Snowfall reports – Mon., Feb. 17th 2014

Weather

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Information from Nat’l. Weather Service observers*, and area media….

Atlantic (*KJAN/Official NWS reporting site) 2.0″ as of 7-am (24-hr) .10″ liquid value.; .5″ additional snowfall from 7am-8am…..total snowfall 2.5“.

7 miles N-NE of Atlantic 2.8″ of snow

Audubon, Carroll & Oakland* 1.6″

Massena* 2.0″

3 miles w. of Oakland 1.5″ reported by the public

4 miles NE of Hastings* (Mills County), 1.5″

Jamaica (Guthrie County)* 1.4″

3 miles E of Manning 1.4″

Red Oak* 1.1″

Logan 1.0″*

2 miles s. of Persia 2.0″

8 miles n/nw of Woodbine 1.2″

2 miles nw of Little Sioux 2.0″

 

 

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MO.River levels may end up even this spring, somewhere between drought & flood

News

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The experts are keeping a close eye on Missouri River conditions as they try to predict whether water levels will be high or low in the coming months. Jody Farhat is chief of the Missouri River Water Management Office of the U-S Army Corps of Engineers. Farhat, who’s based in Omaha, says low river levels and above-normal runoff may balance each other out.
“The drought situation in the basin is much improved from a year ago, however, the main stem reservoirs remain drawn down five to 11 feet as result of the 2012 drought,” Farhat says. “Soil moistures going into the winter were quite wet across much of the upper basin, which creates the potential for above-normal runoff this spring, even if precipitation is normal.”

From one point of view, it’s fortunate that river levels are still quite low since the drought, or else significant flooding might be in the forecast. Bill Doan, an engineer in the Corps’ water management office, says they expect higher-than-normal runoff along the upper end of the Missouri River basin. “The 2014 calendar year runoff forecast is 26.7-million acre feet above Sioux City. This is 106% of normal,” Doan says. “Above Gavins Point Dam, we’re forecasting 24.3-million acre feet. This is, again, 106% of normal.” The figures represent an increase since the January forecast due to several factors: a greater than expected January runoff, a higher precipitation forecast for February and slight increases in the runoff forecast for May through July.

(Radio Iowa)

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Iowa imprisoned for enticement, child porn

News

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A 54-year-old registered Iowa sex offender has been given nearly 30 years in prison for child pornography and enticing a child into sexual activity.  Timothy Koenck, of Fenton, was given 355 months earlier this month after pleading guilty to several charges in September. He was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Sioux City.

Koenck also was convicted in 2002 of enticement of a minor and possession of child pornography. Koenck must serve 10 years of supervised release after leaving custody.

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LELAND LANDON, 83, of Atlantic (Svcs. 2/20/14)

Obituaries

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LELAND LANDON, 83, of Atlantic, died Sun., Feb. 16th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for LELAND LANDON will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Feb. 20th, in the Chapel at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation with the family will be from 10-to 11-am, Thursday, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Cass County Historical Museum.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

LELAND LANDON is survived by:

His brothers – Don (Norma) Landon, of Griswold & Harland Landon, of Tacoma, WA.

His sisters – Helen Tritt, of Kennesaw, GA, & Linda Landon, of Bethany, OK.

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CATHERINE BUMAN SCHOMERS, 82, of Harlan & formerly of Portsmouth (Svcs. 2/22/14)

Obituaries

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CATHERINE BUMAN SCHOMERS, 82, of Harlan (& formerly of Portsmouth), died Sun., Feb. 16th, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial service for CATHERINE SCHOMERS will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Feb. 22nd, at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church, in Portsmouth. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

A visitation at the church will be held from 1-to 8-pm Friday, with a Wake service at 7-pm.

Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth.

CATHERINE BUMAN SCHOMERS is survived by:

Her sons – Jim (Diane) Buman, of Harlan; Paul (Ann) Buman, of Portsmouth & Larry Buman, of Council Bluffs.

Her daughters – Sharon (Mike) Coenen, of Defiance, & Susie (Dennis) Schwery, of Panama.

Her step-sons:  Jerry (Patricia) Schomers, Randy (Lisa) Schomers, & Bill (Tracy) Schomers, all of Omaha; and Don (Judy) Schomers, & David (Rose) Schomers, all of Westphalia.

Her stepdaughters: Shirley (Ted) Herbst, of Cedar Rapids; Nancy (Greg) Thrasher, & Linda (Jim) Gidley, all of Omaha; Mary (Craig) Rasmussen, of Cincinnati, OH, & Julie (Kurt) Andersen, of Waukesha, WI.

Her brothers – Tony (Mildred) Reinig, & Alvin (Millie) Reinig, all of Harlan; Joe (Arlene) Reinig, of Portsmouth;  & Don (Joyce) Reinig, of Hood River, OR.

Her sisters – Mary Slaven, of Portsmouth, & Cecelia Tunnell, of CA.

7 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 30 step-grandchildren & many step great-grandchildren.

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(podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Mon., Feb. 17, 2014

Podcasts, Weather

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

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

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Iowa foster care program seeks volunteers

News

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A program that assigns a volunteer to speak on behalf of a child in Iowa’s foster care system is looking for more participants. Organizers behind the Court Appointed Special Advocate program say they currently have 460 volunteers advocating for more than 900 children in the system. They want to double the number of volunteers over the next two years.

Jim Hennessey, an administrator who helps oversee the program, says judges and service providers believe an increase in volunteers would benefit the children. The volunteer’s main job would be to represent the interest of a child during any judicial proceeding. A volunteer will complete a 30-hour training course and spend an average of 10 hours per month getting to know the child and his or her circumstances.

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Winter Weather Advisories continue Monday morning

Weather

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Winter Weather Advisories continues for the entire KJAN listening area this (Monday) morning. In far west/southwest Iowa (Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont and Page Counties), the Advisory is in effect until 8-a.m. For the remainder of our listening area, the Advisory is in effect until Noon today.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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Significant Weather Alert for far west/sw IA 2/17/14

Weather

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT–

PAGE….351 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014

A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN NEBRASKA AND INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. A BAND OF OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW FROM NEAR WAYNE AND PENDER THROUGH DAVID CITY…WAHOO…LINCOLN AND BEATRICE WILL MOVE TO THE MISSOURI RIVER BY 5 AM…AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA BETWEEN 5 AND 6.

THE SOUTHERN PART OF THIS BAND FROM LINCOLN SOUTH COULD START OUT AS FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME AS IT MOVES TOWARD NEBRASKA CITY AND FALLS CITY…THEN TOWARD RED OAK AND SHENANDOAH. AREAS NORTH OF LINCOLN WILL SEE VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A MILE AT TIMES…WITH ABOUT A HALF INCH OF SNOW…INCLUDING THE OMAHA METRO…TEKAMAH…FREMONT AND WEST POINT…THEN INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA NEAR MISSOURI VALLEY…HARLAN AND ONAWA.

THIS WILL BE ON TOP OF AREAS THAT RECEIVED LIGHT ICING FROM EARLY FREEZING RAIN. SLIPPERY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA…AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE. AS THE SNOW COMES TO AN END AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER BEGINNING.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PUSH SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION…HELPING TO BEGIN THE MELTING OF THE ICE AND SNOW AFTER SUNRISE.

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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA 2/17/14

Weather

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Update 3:50-a.m. 2/1/7/14)

**Winter Weather Advisory in effect until Noon**

EARLY THIS MORNING…FREEZING RAIN…SNOW AND SLEET LIKELY. SOME NEW SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. A LIGHT GLAZING EXPECTED. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN MOSTLY  SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE NOON. SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…WARMER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WIND NEAR 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.

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