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EHK School Board to meet Monday

News

June 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Members of the Elk Horn-Kimballton School District’s Board of Education will hold a regular monthly meeting Monday evening at the High School, in Elk Horn. Among the action items on the agenda for their 7-p.m. session is: The purchasing school buses and an SUV; Bussing students for Whole Grade Sharing, and, approval of changes to the School Calendar for the 2013-2014 school year. The Board is also expected to act on contracts with Kristen Wickensham, for the Middle School Math position, and Special Education teacher Kim Leinen, and they will consider and possibly act on the transferring of funds from the General Fund to the Activity Fund, for the Yearbook Account, if there is a negative balance at the end of June.

Their next regular meeting will take place July 15th.

Griswold School Board to hold a regular meeting Monday evening

News

June 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Griswold School District’s Board of Education will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday, in the Central Office Board Room at the Middle School/High School Building, beginning at 5:30. During the session, the Board will receive information pertaining to Reading Recovery, and hear a presentation from Massena Telephone.

They’re also expected to discuss and then act on: School lunch prices; The appointment of Level 1 and Level 2 Child Abuse investigators; Legislative priorities; Registration fees; Mileage compensation; Auto and property insurance; A Sharing agreement for swimming and diving; The High School Dance/Drill Team; Negotiations; Fuel bids; Technology support, and various board policies.

Atlantic Parks & Rec Board to meet Monday evening

News

June 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Members of the City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Board will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday evening, in the Gazebo at the East Ridge Park. During the session, which begins at 5:15-p.m., the Board will receive updates from Parks and Rec Director Roger Herring, on: the Schildberg Recreation Area campground; Reconstruction of the Sunnyside Park tennis court; the Park Maintenance Building construction project; Boat ramp near the wastewater treatment plant; Summer Recreation Programs, and the Trees Forever Dog Park.

The Board will also discuss holding a special meeting on June 25th, for end-of-year fiscal bill paying.

Corning man arrested after altercation

News

June 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says one person was arrested Sunday morning following an investigation into a fight. 18-year old Conner Thibodeaux, of Corning, was taken into custody at around 1:40-a.m., on charges of Minor in Possession of Alcohol, and Public Intoxication.

Officials say the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a fight which occurred at a residence in Corning. Upon arrival, deputies learned Thibodeaux, who was allegedly involved in the altercation, had left the scene.

He was eventually located in Corning, and brought to the hospital to be checked for injuries before being arrested and brought to the Adams County Jail, where Thibodeaux was being held on $600 bond, pending an appearance before a magistrate.

Ricky Nolasco, Marlins beat Cardinals 7-2

Sports

June 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MIAMI (AP) – Ricky Nolasco allowed one run and three hits in seven innings Sunday to help the Miami Marlins take the rubber game of their three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2.   NL Central leader St. Louis lost a series for the first time since April 26-28 against Pittsburgh.
 
The Marlins climbed above .300 at 21-47, still baseball’s worst record. They scored 19 runs in the series against a team with the lowest ERA in the majors.  The abundance of offense was a refreshing change for Nolasco (4-7), who has endured the worst run support of any pitcher with at least 14 tarts. Luxuriating in a lead, he retired 11 in a row during one stretch.

(updated) KJAN listening area forecast – Sun., June 16th 2013

Weather

June 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

729 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

TODAY…CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGH AROUND 80.

Patchy Dense Fog possible this (Sunday) morning (6/16/13)

Weather

June 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD- 646 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
 
 …PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING…
 
 PATCHES OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR
 LESS IN SOME AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. DRIVERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS
 FOR RAPIDLY DECREASING VISIBILITY WHEN ENTERING DENSER FOG. THE
 FOG WILL STEADILY IMPROVE AND COMPLETELY DISSIPATE BY LATE
 MORNING.

Area High School Baseball/Softball Scores from Sat., June 15th 2013

Sports

June 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

BASEBALL
Treynor 12 Atlantic 2 (6 inn)
Roland-Story 15 East Mills 0 (4 inn)

West Harrison Tournament
Fremont-Mills 9 West Monona 1
Fremont-Mills 8 West Harrison 5
West Monona 8 West Harrison 1

Other Scores….
Glenwood 4 Pleasant Valley 1
Ames 10 Glenwood 3
Waukee 5 Abraham Lincoln 1
Des Moines Hoover 5 Abraham Lincoln 1
Thomas Jefferson 4 Pleasant Valley 3
Ames 7 Thomas Jefferson 0
Waukee 4 North Scott 3
North Scott 2 Des Moines Hoover 1

Guthrie Center Tournament – Cancelled

Red Oak vs. ClarindaAcademy – postponed

SOFTBALL
Fort Dodge Tournament
Winterset 1 Harlan 0
Atlantic 2 Sioux City East 0 

AHST Tournament
AHST 7 Essex/South Page 1
Woodbine 14 Nishnabotna 11
Essex/South Page 17 Nishnabotna 3

The Griswold, and IKM-Manning Tournaments were cancelled.

GuthrieCenterTournament
Guthrie Center 10 West Harrison 9
(The rest of the Tournament was cancelled)

Treynor Classic
Glenwood 2 Treynor 0
Abraham Lincoln 11 Glenwood 7
Abraham Lincoln 12 Charter Oak-Ute 2
Charter Oak-Ute 8 Treynor 3

Shenandoah Tournament
Shenandoah 12 East Mills 7
Shenandoah 8 Stanton 0
Shenandoah 7 Missouri Valley 0 (called after 5 innings due  to rain)
Missouri Valley 14 East Mills 5
Stanton 7 Missouri Valley 5
East Mills vs. Stanton (did not finish due to rain)

NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sun., June 16th 2013

Weather

June 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

DeNato pitches Indiana to 2-0 win over Louisville

Sports

June 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Joey DeNato threw a four-hitter and Indiana looked right at home in beating Louisville 2-0 on Saturday night in the Hoosiers’ first appearance in the College World Series. The Hoosiers manufactured their runs early, and DeNato (10-2) made them stand up in a masterful performance in front of a TD Ameritrade Park-record crowd of 27,122.
 
Indiana (49-18) has beaten the Cardinals (51-13) in three of four meetings, shutting them out twice. The Hoosiers will play Monday against Mississippi State, and the Cardinals will face Oregon State in an elimination game. DeNato allowed three singles and a double in his second complete game. He struck out eight and walked three. Louisville starter Chad Green (10-4) left after Indiana loaded the bases with none out in the third inning. 

Indiana is the first Big Ten team in the CWS since Michigan in 1984 and gave the conference its first win in Omaha since the Wolverines beat Stanford in 1983.