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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties: Sun., 3/2/14

Weather

March 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Wind Chill Advisory in effect until Noon for Counties along & south of I-80; Wind  Chill Warning in effect until Noon for Counties north of I-80.

Today: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -18. Wind chill values as low as -30. North wind 5 to 11 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -30. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -15. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. South wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.                                                                                                                                           Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

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Wind Chill Advisories & warnings remain in effect Sunday

News, Weather

March 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-ADAMS-TAYLOR-UNION & RINGGOLD; 330 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…

* WINDS…NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING.

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-CRAWFORD & CARROLL COUNTIES: WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY…

* WIND CHILL VALUES….WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 32 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…THESE COLD WIND CHILL VALUES COULD CAUSE FROST BITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

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Iowa News Headlines: Sun., March 2nd 2014

News

March 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowans hoping that March would usher in warmer spring-like weather following what has been a brutal winter will no doubt be disappointed today. Parts of the state were expected to get about half-a-foot of snow this weekend, along with bitter cold temperatures below zero Sunday.

FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) — Winnebago County voters will decide the fate of a $5.25 million bond proposal that would fund a proposed 20,000-square-foot jail and law enforcement office center. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that voters go to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to approve the bond. The center would be built in Forest City and would house a 22-bed jail and offices for the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department.

BELMOND, Iowa (AP) — The police chief in the northern Iowa town of Belmond has announced his plans to retire this month. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that Chief Frank Beminio will retire at the end of March. Mayor Al Mattison said he hopes to appoint someone from within the police department as the new chief soon.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Minors who head into tanning salons to bronze their skin could no longer use the facilities under a plan being considered by Iowa lawmakers. A bill would order tanning salons to ban anyone under age 18 from using commercial tanning devices and would require salons to post and hand out written warnings to customers. Democratic Senator Herman Quirmbach, who sponsored the bill, says reducing the risk of skin cancer in any way is crucial.But pro-tanning groups worry that the benefits associated with indoor tanning, such as vitamin D development, are being ignored.

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Will Iowa women make gains in 2014 elections?

News

March 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With six women running in House and Senate primaries in Iowa this year, some are starting to wonder if 2014 might be the year that the state finally sends a woman to Washington. Women’s groups have long bemoaned the fact that Iowa is one of just two states — the other being Mississippi — that has never elected a woman governor or member of Congress.

Just why Iowa lags in electing women remains unclear. One likely factor is the state’s limited number of seats and low turnover in those jobs. But this year is different, with an open Senate seat and two open House seats. Some more high profile candidates opted out of these races last year, but a diverse group of women are now seeking the seats.

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Boys Basketball Class 1A and 2A Substate Finals Saturday

Sports

March 1st, 2014 by admin

BOYS BASKETBALL

  •  1A Substate 4 Championship: Easton Valley 55, Danville 33
  •  1A Substate 5 Championship: Keota 53, Van Buren, Keosauqua 42
  •  1A Substate 6 Championship:  Lamoni 64, Pleasantville 41
  •  1A Substate 7 Championship: East Mills 66, Nodaway Valley 65 OT- on KJAN
  •  1A Substate 8 Championship: Newell-Fonda 66, Ar-We-Va, Westside 54
  •  2A Substate 4 Championship: Cascade,Western Dubuque 41, MFL-Mar-Mac 38
  •  2A Substate 5 Championship:  North Cedar, Stanwood 63, Mount Vernon 48
  •  2A Substate 6 Championship: Albia 61, Notre Dame, Burlington 50

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

  •  1A Substate 1 Championship:  West Lyon, Inwood vs. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars, ppd. to Mar 3.
  • 1A Substate 2 Championship: Gladbrook-Reinbeck vs. Belmond-Klemme, ppd. to Mar 3.
  •  1A Substate 3 Championship:   Jesup vs. Dunkerton, ppd. to Mar 3.
  •  2A Substate 1 Championship:  Western Christian, Hull vs. Sioux Center, ppd. to Mar 3.
  •  2A Substate 2 Championship:  South Hamilton, Jewell vs. St. Edmond, Fort Dodge, ppd. to Mar 3.
  •  2A Substate 3 Championship:  West Fork, Sheffield vs. New Hampton, ppd. to Mar 3.
  •  2A Substate 7 Championship:  Des Moines Christian vs. West Marshall, State Center, ppd. to Mar 3.
  •  2A Substate 8 Championship: Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. Treynor, ppd. to Mar 3. –Will be played at Atlantic High School

 

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K-State Knocks Off Iowa State in Manhattan

Sports

March 1st, 2014 by admin

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Shane Southwell had 13 points and Kansas State overcame a huge game by Iowa State star Melvin Ejim to beat the 15th-ranked Cyclones 80-73 on Saturday night.

Thomas Gipson and D.J. Johnson added 12 points apiece for the Wildcats (20-9, 10-6 Big 12), who can still earn the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. They play at Oklahoma State on Monday and then host Baylor on Saturday to end the regular season.

Kansas State has won 15 straight at Bramlage Coliseum, its longest home winning streak since the 1981-82 season.

Ejim had 30 points and 16 rebounds, and DeAndre Kane added 24 points and eight rebounds to pace the Cyclones (22-6, 10-6).

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Drake Defeats Bradley Saturday

Sports

March 1st, 2014 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Richard Carter, who finished with 18 points, hit a jump shot and made two free throws in the final 14 seconds to give Drake a 71-66 victory over Bradley Saturday.

Bradley had a 37-26 halftime lead, but Drake started the second half with a 16-4 run to take the lead 42-41 with 14:32 remaining. The teams exchanged the lead until a Carter free throw with 3:39 left gave Drake a 64-63 advantage. Chris Caird hit a 3-point jumper for a 67-63 lead at the 2:58 mark. Walt Lemon Jr. dunked to close to 67-66 but Carter closed the door with his four points in the final seconds.

Aaron Hawley led Drake (15-15, 6-12 Missouri Valley Conference) with 23 points, hitting 5 of 8 3-point attempts.

Bradley (12-19, 7-11), which has now lost five of its last six games, was led by Lemon, Jr with 20 points.

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This is Your Nishna Valley 03-01-2014

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

March 1st, 2014 by admin

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Lynn solid for Cardinals, Marlins win 5-4

Sports

March 1st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Cardinals starter Lance Lynn allowed one hit in two shutout innings Saturday as a split squad of Miami Marlins beat St. Louis 5-4. Lynn is coming off his first season of pitching at least 200 innings. He says he hasn’t experienced any ill effects following that workload. The Marlins won on Avery Romero’s game-ending single in the ninth. St. Louis hit Nathan Eovaldi hard but only managed one run off the Marlins starter.

Randal Grichuk, acquired in the trade that sent David Freese to the Angels, appeared to be fooled by Eovaldi’s offspeed pitch yet still generated enough power with a one-handed swing to send a line drive over the head of center fielder Marcell Ozuna for an RBI triple. Miami scored four times in the fourth, with Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Greg Dobbs, Jeff Mathis and Ozuna all getting RBIs. Scott Moore’s solo homer in the Cardinals eighth made it 4-all.

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Northern Iowa beats Indiana State 71-69

Sports

March 1st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Seth Tuttle scored 23 points Saturday as Northern Iowa beat Indiana State 71-69 in a game in which both teams lost double-digit leads. Indiana State (21-9, 12-16 Missouri Valley) had a chance to win, but Jake Odum’s 3-point try at the buzzer missed.

The win guarantees Northern Iowa (16-14, 10-8) the No. 3 seed in the MVC Tournament and gives coach Ben Jacobson his 166th victory, tying him with O.M. “Hon” Nordly (1938-43 and 1946-54) for all-time UNI wins. Nate Buss scored 14 and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Panthers and Deon Mitchell scored 10.

Odum led the Sycamores with 16, Khristian Smith had 15, Manny Arop and Dawon Cumming scored 10 apiece and Arop grabbed 11 rebounds. Northern Iowa had a 27-17 first-half lead, but Indiana State rallied to lead 39-35 at halftime. The Sycamores’ 11-point second-half lead fizzled and Tuttle’s 3 at 3:37 put Northern Iowa up 70-67.

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