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Winter Weather Advisory issued for Cass & area Counties

News, Weather

December 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

714 AM CST WED DEC 4 2013

…FROZEN MIX FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING….A TRANSITION FROM LIGHT DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING. THIS SHOULD LAST UNTIL LATE MORNING OVER THE ADVISORY AREA.

COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-CASS-

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE IS EXPECTED AND OVER NORTHWEST IOWA UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…VISIBILITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 2 MILES FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AS WINDS INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATER THIS MORNING THE VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE.

* IMPACTS…ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

Dense Fog Advisory replaced by Winter Weather Advisory

Weather

December 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-CASS

714 AM CST WED DEC 4 2013

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. THIS IS BEING REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS NOW OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR GUTHRIE-DALLAS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES.

(Podcast) Local/Area news, Wed., Dec. 4th 2013

News, Podcasts

December 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A podcast of the 7:07-a.m. news with KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4th

Trading Post

December 4th, 2013 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: Wadsworth breakers, 50 AMP 2 Pole $50, 40 AMP 2 Pole $40, 30 AMP 2 Pole $30, 20 AMP Single Pole $25, Single Slot Double 20 AMP Single Pole $40 Have multiples of most, and may consider offers on multiples. Some are less than 2 years old. Located in Atlantic. Call 712-249-9196 and leave message.

FOR SALE:  6 1/2 – 7 foot artificial Christmas tree with stand.  In good shape.  Asking $35.  Call 641-746-2583.

WANTED: dinner bell for outside. 243-5047.

WANTED: Wooden round dining room table with at least 2 leaves (with or without chairs). Does not have to be in excellent condition. Please call 712-243-1130.

FOR SALE:  16 – 8 ft 2×4’s, treated lumber $3.50 per board; 2 – portable shop/room electric heaters $15 each. 712-243-7792.

Public Hearings set on AHST/Walnut Whole Grade Sharing

News

December 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Two separate public hearings will be held in two weeks with regard to a proposed Whole Grade Sharing agreement between the AHST and Walnut Community School Districts. The first hearing takes place 6:30-p.m. Dec. 16th in Walnut, with the second meeting to be held Dec. 17th at 7-p.m., in Avoca. Persons unable to attend either of the public hearings may contact one of the school district’s secretaries and leave a comment with them to be presented during the hearing.

The AHST and Walnut Districts have been gathering input over the past month, and negotiating key portions of the agreement. School officials say if approved in late January, the 4-year sharing agreement would begin in the fall of 2014.

 

Tuesday Wrestling Results

Sports

December 4th, 2013 by Jim Field

  • Audubon 45, Carroll 25
  • Audubon 63, Panorama 18
  • Carroll 54, Panorama 30

Tuesday Girls High School Basketball

Sports

December 4th, 2013 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10:

  • Clarinda 57, Nodaway Valley 55
  • Abraham Lincoln 49, Glenwood 33
  • Harlan 60, Treynor 18
  • Lewis Central 59, Sioux City East 48
  • Shenandoah 65, Southwest Valley 37

Western Iowa:

  • Bedford 54, Griswold 30
  • Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 66, Missouri Valley 51
  • Underwood 49, Fremont Mills 43
  • South Central Calhoun 70, Audubon 45
  • West Harrison 55, Logan-Magnolia 51

Rolling Valley:

  • Ar-We-Va 59, Adair-Casey 51
  • CAM 30, Glidden-Ralston 28
  • Exira/EHK 53, Boyer Valley 42
  • Woodbine 53, Charter Oak-Ute 40

Others:

  • Des Moines Christian 50, Panorama 33
  • East Mills 54, South Page 25
  • Guthrie Center 41, Madrid 19
  • Heartland Christian 46, Nishnabotna 38
  • Lenox 47, Orient-Macksburg 28
  • Sidney 82, Clarinda Academy 17
  • Stanton 58, Essex 30
  • Woodward-Granger 59, West Central Valley 19

Glenwood man arrested for allegedly having a weapon on school grounds

News

December 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Police in Glenwood say a man was arrested earlier this week at the Glenwood Middle School, after they received a report of a person with a gun. Officers were called to the Glenwood Middle School at around 12:30 p.m., Monday. Following an investigation, 66-year-old Lyle Hillhouse, of Glenwood, was arrested for allegedly carrying a weapon on school grounds. Hillhouse was being held in the Mills County Jail on $5,000 bond.

The Glenwood P-D also reports two Omaha residents were arrested Tuesday, following an investigation into a call about a suspicious vehicle at the B-P Station on Sharp Street, in Glenwood.  When officers responded at around 10-a.m., 24-year-old Colton Garvin took off on foot, but was apprehended at the corner of Coolidge and Vine Street. He faces Possession of Stolen Property, unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs and Interference with Official Acts charges. Another suspect, 32-year-old Niccole Rohde, was arrested at the scene and charged with Possession of Stolen Property. The pair was booked into the Mills County Jail.

The vehicle in question had been reported stolen out of Omaha.

Petition says auditor ran up fees on Monona County credit card

News

December 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A petition seeking the removal from office of the Monona County Auditor alleges she ran up nearly $8,000 in unpaid personal charges and late fees on her county credit card. According to the Omaha World-Herald, 28-year old Auditor Brooke Kuhlmann allegedly used the credit card for a concert and casino charges, expenditures at convenience stores, iTunes, Walmart, McDonald’s and Dairy Queen. The charges were racked-up between June 26, 2012, and July 25, 2013.

The allegations against Brooke Kuhlmann are among several in a document, recently filed by the Monona County Attorney’s Office, that requests a judge to remove her from office. Kuhlmann also faces drug-related charges after getting arrested July 29th. The arrest took place after she allegedly contacted a drug dealer’s cellphone in an attempt to make a buy. She didn’t realize that the person with whom she was speaking was a state trooper — the phone had been seized in a traffic stop. Methamphetamine was left for her in an arranged location. According to authorities, law enforcement officers watched her pick it up, and then Onawa police pulled her over.

Kuhlmann has pleaded not guilty to charges of methamphetamine possession, a serious misdemeanor, and possessing drug paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor. Hertrial is set to take place in February. The World-Herald says the petition claims Kuhlmann has not appeared for a full day’s work since then. Kuhlmann previously told paper that she is working from home.

State law does not dictate how often a county auditor should be at work. Following the petition, a district court hearing will need to be held, with a judge having the final say if Kuhlmann can be removed from office.

Scholarship fund established in the name of two Adams County boys

News

December 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The parents of two boys who died this weekend after falling through ice on a pond in rural Adams County say the proceeds of a calf sale being held today in Creston will benefit a scholarship established in the names of their sons.

According to the Omaha World-Herald, Tom and Leisa Frey, of Prescott, thanked the public for the outpouring of support they have received, and the couple announced a calf sale for the scholarship fund will be held at Creston Livestock Auction, 201 N. Cherry St. in Creston, beginning at Noon. The family operates the Creston Livestock Auction, and Tom Frey is a well-known area auctioneer.

The couples’ adopted sons, 11-year old T-J and 9-year old Nate Frey, died after falling through the ice Saturday on a pond near their home in rural Adams County. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Creston. Visitation is Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home in Creston.

The family asks that memorials be sent the TJ and Nathan Frey Fund at St. Malachy School, 403 W. Clark St., Creston, IA 50801. Persons with questions about today’s benefit sale can be addressed by calling Corey Schultz at 816-645-9357.