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Snowfall report: Tue., Feb. 25 2014

Weather

February 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here are some of the observed snowfall reports for the past 24-hours as of 7-a.m. today (2/25), as compiled by the National Weather Service in Des Moines. (Will be updated)

Reports submitted by NWS trained spotters….

Atlantic/KJAN, 1.9-inches (.09 liquid precip.); Adair, 3.2-inches; Carroll, 2.8-inches; Denison, 2.5-inches; Jamaica & Yale (Guthrie County), 2.4-inches; Sac City, 2-inches; Audubon, 1.3-inches; Bedford, 1.2-inches; Massena, 1.0-inches.

Monday Girls Regional Final Results

Sports

February 25th, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 1-A  

  • Adair-Casey 74, Kingsley-Pierson 61 (London Vais, A-C 35 points)
  • Bedford 56, Stanton 51 (OT)
  • Rockford 60, Tripoli 49
  • Newell-Fonda 72, George-Little Rock 53
  • Janesville 40, Midland 39
  • Lynnville-Sully 54, English Valleys 35
  • Colo-Nesco 54, Martensdale-St. Marys 31
  • Burlington Notre Dame 80, Winfield-Mount Union 62

Class 2-A

  • Woodbury Central 83, Treynor 78 (2 OT)
  • South Central Calhoun 50, Panorama 43
  • Des Moines Christian 48, Fort Dodge St. Edmond 47
  • NW Webster 45, Dike-New Hartford 37
  • Hudson 45, North Butler 32
  • Western Christian 89, Pocahontas Area 81
  • North-Linn 67, Iowa Valley 34
  • Cascade 51, Iowa City Regina 46

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Tue., Feb 25 2014

Podcasts, Weather

February 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

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

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Applications being accepted for Trevor Fredericksen Mem. Scholarship

News

February 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Melanie Petty, the mother of Trevor Frederickson, says applications are now being accepted for the 5th Annual Trevor Frederickson Memorial Scholarship.  Applications may be obtained from the Atlantic High School guidance office at 1201 E. 14th Street or the Atlantic High School website: www.atlanticiaschools.org. Two $750 scholarships are available to those graduating from Atlantic High School in the spring of 2014.

Trevor Frederickson

Trevor Frederickson

Applicants must plan to attend a college or vocational school, show involvement in school and/or community activities, supply a copy of their college acceptance letter, provide two letters of reference along with their 7 semester transcripts, and maintain academic achievement of 2.5 or better.  The scholarships will be awarded at the Atlantic High School Class Night held in May.

Funds for the scholarships are raised at an annual golf tournament.  Plans are already in the works for the 6th Annual TFred Memorial Golf Tournament to be held on Saturday, August 9th, 2013.  Organizers look forward to another successful tournament so they can continue to grant scholarships for many years to come.

Trevor Frederickson graduated from Atlantic High School in 2006.  He went on to further his education at Southwestern Community College in Creston where he studied automotive mechanics and played baseball for the Southwestern Spartans.  Two additional $750 scholarships will be available for Southwestern Community College students this fall.

Frontier will resume Sioux City flights

News

February 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Frontier Airlines says it will resume flights into the Sioux City airport beginning this summer. The Sioux City Journal reports Frontier in June will begin flights three days a week between Sioux City and Denver.

Denver-based Frontier will return to Sioux City six years after it pulled out of the market. Frontier will become the second carrier at Sioux Gateway Airport, joining American Airlines. The new flights will use 138-seat Airbus 319 jets.

Two New DNR Hunter Listening Session Locations

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our story on Feb. 4th, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports a meeting over the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) designed to gather the public’s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall, that was originally scheduled to be held at the St. Albert High School in Council Bluffs, has instead been moved to Lewis Central Middle School. Also another meeting location has been added at the public library in Atlantic.DNR logo

The Lewis Central Middle School is located at 3504 Harry Langdon Blvd in Council Bluffs. Park in the single lot in front of the building along Langdon Blvd and enter the front door by the sign for the ICN room. The Atlantic Public Library is located at 507 Poplar Street. Both meetings will be held February 26th, from 6 to 9 p.m.

These meetings are part of the process for making rules in state government. At each meeting DNR staff will facilitate a discussion about what went well last fall, what didn’t, and what changes hunters and trappers would like to see for this fall. The discussions along with the data that the wildlife bureau collects on harvest and population numbers will be used to develop recommendations for any rule changes this fall. Any changes must be approved by the Natural Resource Commission and then go back to the public for further comment before taking effect next fall.

If you have questions call Matt Dollison at (712) 350-0147.

 

GLADYS HALL, 91, a long-time Atlantic resident (3-1-14)

Obituaries

February 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

GLADYS HALL, 91, a long-time Atlantic resident, died Monday, February 24th at the Heritage House.  Funeral services for GLADYS HALL will be held on Saturday, March 1 at 10:00 am in the Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic.  Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be held on Friday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home.

Burial in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

GLADYS HALL is survived by:

Son:  Bob (Carol) Andersen of Omaha.

Wacha workload not a concern for Cardinals

Sports

February 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – The Cardinals are not putting a limit on the workload for young pitching star Michael Wacha. Pitching coach Derek Lilliquist says there’s no reason to. Wacha pitched 170 innings last year and his coach says he could be a 200-inning guy this year. Wacha’s readiness became more important this weekend after Jaime Garcia returned to St. Louis to have his surgically repaired shoulder examined.

Last season, only Adam Wainwright and Lance Lynn eclipsed the 200-inning mark for the Cardinals. Shelby Miller exceeded 170 innings as a rookie, but the team slowed him down.

Wind Chill Advisory issued for parts of western/central IA on Wed.

Weather

February 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-ADAIR and MADISON COUNTIES: WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AMCST WEDNESDAY

354 AM CST TUE FEB 25 2014

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND THE WIND WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT.

NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Tue., 2/25/14

Weather

February 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 3:56-a.m.)

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Thursday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. North wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 15.