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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Nov. 13 2013

News

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CUSHING, Iowa (AP) — A tie in the race for the mayor of Cushing has been broken by pulling a name from a hat. The Sioux City Journal reports Supervisor David Tripp pulled the name of incumbent Mayor Gary Merkel from a hat Tuesday. The selection broke a tie with challenger Donald Joy Jr. and means Merkel can serve another two-year term as mayor of Cushing. The men had tied with each receiving 22 votes.

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — Le Mars-based ice cream maker Wells Enterprises says it’s eliminating 58 jobs. The Sioux City Journal reports the maker of Blue Bunny ice cream says the job cuts were needed “in the midst of a challenging economic environment.” Company spokesman Dave Smetter says 38 positions will come from the corporate offices in Le Mars and 20 will come from field staff.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tickets to a popular bacon festival in Des Moines will go on sale next month. Organizers of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival will sell tickets online Dec. 12 beginning at 12:12 p.m., at precisely 13 seconds past the minute. The Feb. 1 festival at the Iowa State Fairgrounds will have a Las Vegas theme that pays homage to Elvis Presley. There also will be a bacon-themed chapel for couples looking to get married at the event.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Government leaders in Iowa will gather in Des Moines next month to consider the costs and implications of the extreme weather swings that have increasingly hit Iowa. The University of Iowa Public Policy Center is among the hosts of the symposium on Dec. 11 at Hy-Vee Hall. Top Iowa leaders in the fields of transportation, agriculture, higher education, natural resources and insurance are among those expected to attend.

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Iowa cattlemen raising funds for blizzard victims in South Dakota

Ag/Outdoor

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association has launched an effort to help cattle ranchers in South Dakota who are trying to recover from a natural disaster. The untimely blizzard that hit western South Dakota in early October killed anywhere from 20-to-30-thousand (20,000 to 30,000) cattle, according to government estimates. Matt Deppe is CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, which is calling on its members to donate toward the relief efforts in South Dakota. Deppe is hoping $2,000 will come from each Iowa county.

“That’s about the value of a bred heifer right now,” Deppe says. The storm that struck the Black Hills on October 4 packed 70 mile per hour winds and left behind snow drifts that were up to 10 feet high. The collection of Iowa donations from cattle producers is being coordinated by the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation. Deppe says the foundation will send 100-percent of the Iowa dollars to the South Dakota Rancher Relief Fund.

“We’d like to get our donations in by the middle of December and turn around and send right up to the South Dakota crew,” Deppe says. Payments from individuals, businesses and county groups should be made out to the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation with a notation that the money is for the South Dakota ranchers. Those donations can be mailed to: Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation, 2055 Ironwood Ct., Ames, IA 50014. Deppe is asking donations be made prior to Iowa Cattle Industry Convention in Altoona, December 9-11.

(Radio Iowa)

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NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area

Weather

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

314 AM CST WED NOV 13 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

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

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 30. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE MID 50S.

SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOW IN THE MID 40S.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGH IN THE MID 50S.

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State Volleyball Tournament 1st Round

Sports

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Tuesday Results:

Class 5-A First Round

  • (3-2) Dowling Catholic 25-11-25-18-18, Ankeny 17-25-19-25-16
  • (3-1) Urbandale 25-21-25-25, Pleasant Valley 27-25-23-27
  • (3-0) Ankeny Centennial 25-25-27, Johnston 22-16-25
  • (3-0) Bettendorf 25-25-25, Dubuque Hempstead 15-20-14

Class 4-A First Round

  • (3-2) Charles City 23-17-25-25-15, Waverly-Shell Rock 25-25-23-23-8
  • (3-1) Harlan 22-25-25-25, LeMars 25-8-18-20
  • (3-2) Davenport Assumption 25-25-19-23-15, West Delaware 16-17-25-25-8
  • (3-1)  Solon 25-21-25-25, Indianola 11-25-6-18

Class 3-A First Round

  • (3-1) MOC-Floyd Valley 23-25-25-25, Independence 25-16-7-16
  • (3-0) Mount Vernon 25-25-25, Sheldon 17-16-21

Wednesday Schedule:

Class 3-A First Round

  • 10:00 a.m. – Nevada (32-11) vs. Union (27-7)
  • 10:00 a.m. – Red Oak (27-6) vs. Kuemper Catholic (26-4)

Class 2-A First Round

  • Noon – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (34-5) vs. St. Albert (27-4)
  • Noon – Hinton (26-7) vs. Sumner-Fredericksburg (37-3)
  • 2:00 p.m. – Iowa City Regina (19-11) vs. Dike-New Hartford (42-1)
  • 2:00 p.m. –  Grundy Center (29-8) vs. Western Christian (43-2)

Class 1-A First Round

  • 4:00 p.m. – Stanton (37-5) vs. LeMars Gehlen Catholic (23-11)
  • 4:00 p.m. – Springville (30-10) vs. Janesville (35-4)
  • 6:00 p.m. – Guthrie Center (23-6) vs. Holy Trinity Catholic (45-4)
  • 6:00 p.m. – Tripoli (24-14) vs. Central Lyon (27-6)

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Board: County Attorney should consider removing western IA auditor from office

News

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Omaha World-Herald reports the Monona County attorney is considering filing a petition to remove Auditor Brooke Kuhlmann from office. Kuhlmann was arrested earlier this year on methamphetamine-related charges. The Monona County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday said County Attorney Mike Jensen should consider Kuhlmann’s removal pursuant to state law, and it appears that’s what he will do.

Brooke Kuhlmann

Brooke Kuhlmann

The Iowa Department of Public Safetey has said Kuhlmann was arrested in July after she contacted a drug dealer’s cellphone in an attempt to make a buy. The woman didn’t know the person with whom she was communicating was a state trooper and the phone he was using had been seized in a traffic stop. A quantity of 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. Conviction would not automatically mean removal from office.

State code allows an elected official to be removed from office for such reasons as willful misconduct and maladministration. The county attorney would have to file a petition. A hearing would be held in district court, and ultimately a judge would decide.

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Shenandoah man sentenced for raping 15-year old female

News

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A Shenandoah man charged in connection with the rape of a 15-year old girl has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, and was sentenced to serve a maximum of 17-years in prison. According to the Daily NonPareil, 45-year old Tony Lee Stogdill pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of a minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in an unlawful sex act. As part of a joint recommendation from the prosecution and defense, Stogdill was sentenced to 210 months in prison, plus 10 years of supervised release and an undetermined number of years registering as a sex offender. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa still has to accept terms of the agreement, which both parties in the Tony Stogdill case expect to happen.

His wife, Jennifer Stogdill, plead guilty to compounding a felony for her role in allowing Tony Stogdill to engage in sexual acts with an underage victim. For Jennifer Stogdill, the compounding a felony charge is an aggravated misdemeanor, with a maximum sentence of up to two years. Her deal stipulates that the court not give a deferred judgement or sentence in the case, with the intent to make sure the conviction be a part of her permanent court record.

The initial indictment of the Stogdills noted the couple willfully and knowingly transported one or more individuals under the age of 18, with the intent of engaging in sexual activity at their private residence, on family trips in interstate commerce and over-the-road trucking trips. The indictment also stated the Stogdills used alcohol and controlled substances on the minors in order to induce them into engaging in said sexual activities.

The indictment said Jennifer allegedly transported minors to Shenandoah, Imogene and Council Bluffs for the purpose of meeting Tony, and accompanying him on his trucking trips. According to court records, the incidents were to have begun in 1996 and continued until the present and involved one minor teen male and several females ranging in age from 7 to 16 years old.

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Iowa State thumps Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 80-50

Sports

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — DeAndre Kane led five players in double figures with 15 points and Iowa State rolled past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 80-50 on Tuesday night. Dustin Hogue and Matt Thomas each had 13 for the Cyclones (2-0), who overcame a somewhat sluggish start with an 18-2 run to start the second half.

Georges Niang, who added 12 points and five assists, put the Cyclones ahead by 20 with a jumper. Thomas’s layup with 14:44 left made it 50-28 Iowa State. Monte Morris converted a four-point play with 8:20 left to give the Cyclones a 30-point lead. Morris finished with 11 points for Iowa State, which faces its first major test of the season at home against No. 7 Michigan on Sunday.

Jeff Beverly had 14 points for the Islanders (1-1).

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Drake Overwhelms Iowa Wesleyan in 104-49 Rout

Sports

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Blake Danielak, in just his second college basketball game, scored 18 points to pace Drake in a 104-49 win over Iowa Wesleyan on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs (2-0) used a 16-2 run midway through the first half to open up a 31-9 lead and never looked back. They took a 53-22 advantage into halftime.

Danielak shot 7 of 10 from the field, including 4 of 7 from behind the 3-point line. He added six rebounds and four assists in just 20 minutes of action. Drake made 39 of 61 (63.9 percent) field goals and dished out 25 assists as a team. The Bulldogs committed just five turnovers and outscored the Tigers 30-6 in the paint.

Dion Lightner was the lone Iowa Wesleyan player in double figures, finishing with 10 points. The game served as an exhibition for the Tigers, who will open their regular season on Saturday night.

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Iowa corn harvest 88 percent complete

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The corn harvest is 88 percent complete in Iowa, about 8 percentage points ahead of normal and soybeans are 98 percent done, three days ahead of average. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says farmers finished with harvest have begun fall field work including tilling, fertilizer applications, and conservation practice construction.

He says the 12 percent of the corn crop still in the field represents an estimated $1 billion worth of grain yet to be harvested in Iowa. Much if it is showing high moisture levels and may require drying before it’s marketed. Iowa is on track for a 2.2 billion bushel corn crop, up 18 percent from last year.

Soybean production is estimated at 415 million bushels, slightly above last year’s 414 million bushels.

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Clarinda Police Report

News

November 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers issued his most recent report on arrests and incidents Tuesday evening.The report included three OWI/1st offense arrests. Those charged included: 43-year old Krista Sue Nelson, and 43-year old Roger Dale Foster (aka “Buzzy” Foster), both of Clarinda, and 18-year old Wyatt Dale Williams, of Bedford.

Brothers says on Nov. 7th, 30-year old Kyle Edward Nook, of Clarinda, was arrested on a mittimus warrant for violation of a domestic abuse protection order issued by the Taylor County Magistrate Court. And, on Oct. 31st, 25-year old Jared Martin Kuhns, of Joplin, Missouri, was arrested for misdemeanor trespass and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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