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Northey says southwest Iowa corn waist- to shoulder-high

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

State Ag Secretary Bill Northey has been touring the state to survey crop conditions and on Tuesday he made stops in the southwest Iowa communities of Council Bluffs, Hamburg, Shenandoah and Nodaway. “It’s easier to see the good stuff between the wet spots now, whereas two weeks ago we were just seeing the wet spots,” Northey says.

Northey reports corn in southwest Iowa is waist- to shoulder-high. That’s in contrast to fields in northeastern and north central Iowa where corn was planted very late and it’s still quite short. Northey notes the weather has taken a turn for the better.

“It’s great to be getting to real summer weather and seeing those crops grow,” Northey says. “We’ve got a long ways to go, but all the farmers I’ve talked to are optimistic that even with the struggles they’ve had, the rest of the year is going to be good and we’re going to have big crops and hopefully prices as well are comfortable for livestock producers.”

Congressman Tom Latham, who represents the southwest quadrant of the state, joined Northey on the two-day southwest Iowa tour. The latest Iowa crop and weather report from the U-S-D-A indicates the 2013 Iowa corn crop is about three weeks behind normal; soybeans are about two weeks behind. Warmer, drier weather has improved the condition of both crops. About 72 percent of the pastures in Iowa are rated good or excellent and the first cutting of alfalfa is about 89 percent complete.

(Julie Harker/The Brownfield Network)

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Wed., July 3rd 2013

Podcasts, Weather

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the (podcast) Freese-Notis, weather.net forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic…

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KENNY B. MITCHELL, 61, of Wiota (Svcs. 7-7-2013)

Obituaries

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

KENNY B. MITCHELL, 61, of Wiota, died Wed., July 3rd, at home. A potluck picnic for KENNY MITCHELL will be held at 4:00-p.m. Sun., July 7th in the Wiota City Park. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

KENNY MITCHELL is survived by:

His wife – Barbara Mitchell of Wiota

His sons – Bryant Mitchell and C.J. Mitchell and step-son Matthew Baker

His brothers – Cliff (Sue) Mitchell of West Palm Beach, FL & Bob Mitchell, of Bronson, IA.

His sisters – Mary (Mark) Thompson, of Bronson, IA;  Sharon Davis, of Sioux City; Jackie (Kevin) Ogren, of Carrington, ND; and Sheila (Rick) Mefferd of Bonner Springs, KS.

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NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area, 7/3/13

Weather

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

400 AM CDT WED JUL 3 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

INDEPENDENCE DAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 70.

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S.

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Tuesday’s Softball/Baseball Scores (7-2-2013)

Sports

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Softball Scores…

Hawkeye 10

  • Creston 10, Red Oak 0
  • Denison-Schleswig 6, Kuemper Catholic 0
  • Harlan 14, Tri-Center, Neola 0
  • Shenandoah 13, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 1
  • Winterset 8, Atlantic 0

Western Iowa

  • Harlan 14, Tri-Center, Neola 0
  • Missouri Valley 11, Audubon 7
  • Missouri Valley 13, Audubon 3
  • Treynor 1, Exira-EHK 0
  • Underwood 5, IKM-Manning 3

Rolling Hills

  • Treynor 1, Exira-EHK 0
  • Orient-Macksburg 7, Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 6 (8)

Other

  •  Carlisle 10, Carroll 4
  • Central Decatur, Leon 5, Mount Ayr 4
  • Fremont-Mills 11, Stanton 3
  • Fremont-Mills 12, East Mills 8
  • OA-BCIG 4, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 0
  • Woodward-Granger 12, Guthrie Center 0

 

Baseball scores…

Hawkeye 10

  • Creston 12, Red Oak 2
  • Denison-Schleswig 11, Audubon 6
  • Kuemper Catholic 12, Shenendoah 0 (5 innings)
  • Lewis Central 3, Missouri Valley 1
  • St. Albert, Council Bluffs 9, Glenwood 4

Western Iowa

  • Treynor 4, Riverside, Oakland 3
  • Tri-Center, Neola 8, EHK-Exira 3

Rolling Hills

  • Tri-Center, Neola 8, EHK-Exira 3

Other

  • Bedford 22, Corning 9
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, West Central Valley, Stuart 2
  • Fremont-Mills, Tabor 5, Stanton 1
  • Fremont-Mills, Tabor 7, East Mills 6
  • Nishnabotna 10, Sidney 5
  • Nodaway Valley 13, Lenox 2
  • OA-BCIG 10, River Valley, Correctionville 1
  • Sioux City, West 6, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 2
  • Woodward-Granger 5, Earlham 0
  • Woodward-Granger 8, Guthrie Center 0

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Angels host Cardinals for 1st time, win 5-1

Sports

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jered Weaver earned his second win of an injury-plagued season with help from a five-run second inning, and the Los Angeles Angels extended their winning streak to seven games Tuesday night with a 5-1 victory over St. Louis in the Cardinals’ first game at Angel Stadium. St. Louis was the only National League club that had never played at the “Big A,” having hosted the three previous interleague series between the teams in 2002, 2007 and 2010.

Three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols, who spent his first 12 major league seasons with the Cardinals before signing a $240 million, 10-year contract with the Angels in December 2011 as a free agent, played his first game against his former club and was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk as the designated hitter while Mark Trumbo started at first base.

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Riverside bond vote count official after Tuesday’s canvass

News

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors have confirmed the results of the June 25th bond election for the Riverside Community School District. The Daily NonPareil reports the votes canvassed Tuesday show turnout for the $15.1-million dollar bond issue was 68-percent. A 60-percent supermajority was needed for the measure to pass. Officials say 1,096 voters approved building a new, 7th through 12th grade facility, 709 voted against it. If just 14 voters changed their minds, a sixth election would have been required if school officials wanted to pursue the matter again.
The district tried but failed to get the bond issue passed, during four previous attempts. The building will be constructed on land purchased by the district at the intersection of U.S. highways 59 and 6. Officials told the paper, the cost of the election was $8,900. The previous election cost $5,000. The increase in cost this time around was attributed to voting centers set up in Carson, Macedonia and Oakland. During the previous election, only one polling place was established in Carson.
An election official said 73-percent of the absentee voters approved the bond measure, while less than 60-percent who actually went to the polls did likewise. It was the absentee voters who allowed the measure to carry over the 60-percent majority needed for the bond issue to pass. The Pott. County Auditor’s office said the bond would raise taxes $2.70 per $1,000 of taxable value, meaning for a house assessed at $100,000 taxes would increase about $124 per year.

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1 dead, at least 2 injured during motorcycle crash in Pottawattamie County

News

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

An accident involving multiple motorcycles and an SUV Tuesday evening in Pottawattamie County has left one person dead, and at least two others critically injured. The Daily NonPareil reports the nearly head-on crash happened between 8:30-and 8:45-p.m. on Old Lincoln Highway, north of Council Bluffs.

Witnesses told Omaha television station KETV that three motorcycles were heading south on the two-lane highway when they collided with another motorcycle carrying two people traveling north. A man riding the motorcycle traveling north was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office and others said he was traveling at a high rate of speed.

The persons on the three southbound motorcycles were said to have been related. A husband and wife were on separate bikes, and the third bike had two people riding on it. The motorcyclist who died at the scene was wearing a helmet. Two other motorcyclists were transported in critical condition to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. A fourth person on one of the cycles and the driver of the SUV were not hurt.

The accident remained under investigation late Tuesday night.

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Audubon County receives disaster proclamation

News

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Governor Terry Branstad, Tuesday, issued a proclamation of disaster emergency for Audubon County in response to recent storms and flooding. The county and other parts of western Iowa were hit by high winds and heavy rains on June 24th. Several outbuildings on farms were destroyed, and trees fell on homes. In the city of Audubon, a grain dryer at the West Central Cooperative toppled over, and ruptured a gas line. The incident triggered an evacuation and an hourlong closure of U.S. Highway 71.

The governor’s proclamation activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Program in Audubon County. The Iowa Individual Assistance Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level, or a maximum annual income of $39,060, for a family of three. Grants are available for home or car repairs, replacement of clothing or food, and for the expense of temporary housing. Original receipts are required for those seeking reimbursement for actual expenses related to storm recovery. The grant application and instructions are available at the “Disaster Assistance” link on the Iowa Department of Human Services website: www.dhs.iowa.gov

And, President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration for 47 Iowa counties hit by recent storms and flooding. Branstad announced Tuesday that Obama had approved his request for a presidential declaration. The declaration means the counties will be eligible to receive federal funding for recovery efforts. Those funds could go to repairs, debris removal, loans for communities or grants to schools. Branstad also said that as part of this declaration the state will receive funding to take steps to strengthen infrastructure and limit the impact of future natural disasters.

Among the western Iowa counties included in the declaration are: Crawford, Greene, Monona and Sac.

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Lance Armstrong commits to RAGBRAI event in Iowa

Sports

July 3rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong says he’ll return to his bike later this month for a state-long trek across Iowa. Armstrong tells the Des Moines Register that he and staffers from his Austin, Texas-based bicycle shop will ride for “three or four days” in RAGBRAI, an annual event sponsored by the newspaper that runs from the Missouri to Mississippi rivers.

This will mark the fifth visit to RAGGRAI for Armstrong, who told interviewer Oprah Winfrey in January after years of denials that he doped for all seven of his Tour de France wins from 1999-2005. Armstrong says his impending trip to Iowa isn’t a statement or an experiment. He says he simply wants to ride with what is typically “a friendly group of people that share the same interests.”

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