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ISU Seeks Livestock Producers’ Input for Ethanol Coproducts Survey

Ag/Outdoor

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State University in Guthrie County reports ISU is conducting a nationwide survey of livestock producers’ use of feed-related coproducts from ethanol production.  The feedback gained from the survey will be used to help improve coproduct quality, which can help livestock producers with their feed costs and livestock performance.  The survey is focused on the beef, dairy, swine and poultry sectors.  

It is being funded by a coalition consisting of the Renewable Fuels Association, the Distillers Grains Technology Council, and the Corn Utilization Councils of Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska.  Livestock producers are invited to take the survey online until June 19th, at http://humansciences.ethanolcoproducts.sgizmo.com/s3/

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Plan to ride your bike today? Log those miles to help Iowa win national competition

News, Sports

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Iowa’s cold, rainy weather may be less than ideal for two-wheeling it this morning, but the National Bike Challenge opens today (Wednesday). Iowa placed in the top ten in the competition last year. Mark Wyatt, executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, says it’ll be nice out soon and Iowa’s cycling enthusiasts can start adding up their miles. “We’re going to be working to try to boost Iowa to the top,” Wyatt says. “This is a state-by-state and a bicyclist-by-bicyclist and a community-by-community challenge to see who can ride their bikes more.” There are many different ways Iowans can take part in the countrywide contest and there’s an online leader board.

“You can look at individual riders and see who’s amassing the most points,” Wyatt says. “You can form a team of a group of people that can work together and encourage each other. Your workplace can compete against other workplaces and communities can compete against other communities to see who has the most bicycling in the state.” To take part in the challenge, log on to the website: Iowa Goes By Bicycle-dot-com.

“That will take you to the sign-in page,” Wyatt says. “It will ask you a few simple questions or you can log in with Facebook. There’s even a smartphone app so if you really don’t like typing in your miles, you can just pull out your phone and hit ‘start’ and it will record when you’re riding your bike.” The event kicks off National Bike Month. To learn more, visit: www.iowabicyclecoalition.org.

(Radio Iowa)

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9AM Newscast 05-01-2013

News, Podcasts

May 1st, 2013 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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8AM Sportscast 05-01-2013

Podcasts, Sports

May 1st, 2013 by admin

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April 2013 weather data for Atlantic

News, Weather

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

With the month of May underway, let’s look back at the weather stats for Atlantic last month. In April 2013, the average High temperature in Atlantic was 57 -degrees. The normal average High is 62. The average low for the month was 32, which is slightly cooler than the norm of 37. Precipitation for the month was more than an inch above normal, at 4.55-inches, which included melted snowfall (and that amounted to only a “Trace”). Normal precipitation in April here in Atlantic, is 3.43-inches.

The hottest days of the month were the 29th and 30th, both of which topped out at 82. The coolest day was 13-degrees, which occurred on April 1st. Looking ahead to the month of May, our records indicate the average high is 73, while the average low has been 49. Precipitation for the month typically amounts to 4.32-inches.

KJAN is the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic.

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8AM Newscast 05-01-2013

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May 1st, 2013 by admin

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Cass County Extension Report 05-01-2013

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May 1st, 2013 by admin

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Heartbeat Today 05-01-2013

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

May 1st, 2013 by admin

Jim Field speaks with long-time Atlantic Teacher and Coach Steve Blazek about his career and future retirement.

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Updated NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA

Weather

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

715 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

TODAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN BEFORE NOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. MUCH COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH    WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…BREEZY…COLDER. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLEET AFTER    MIDNIGHT. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION
JUST UNDER A HALF INCH EXPECTED. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
90 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. LITTLE OR NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

FRIDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE
MORNING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. LITTLE
OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 10 TO
20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH
MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 30S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

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Tuesday Golf, Tennis, Soccer Results

Sports

May 1st, 2013 by Jim Field

Atlantic Trojan Golf Invitational

Team Scores:

  1. Atlantic   304
  2. Creston   314
  3. Harlan    337
  4. Nodaway Valley  339
  5. Norwalk    342
  6. Winterset   343
  7. Denison  346
  8. Kuemper  353
  9. Shenandoah  360
  10. Red Oak  387
  11. Glenwood  389
  12. Clarinda  400

Individuals:

  1. Carson Whittington, Creston 69
  2. Ross Martins, Harlan 74
  3. Travis Olsen, Atlantic 74
  4. Evan Schuler, Atlantic 74
  5. Hunter Sickles, Creston 77
  6. Sam Markham, Atlantic 77
  7. Ben Nelson, Atlantic 79
  8. Nick Barry, Atlantic 80
  9. Brandon Bjoin,  Harlan 80
  10. Delson Granthan,  Nodaway Valley 80
  11. Parker Eller, Denison 80
  12. Brandon Mahlstedt, Norwalk   81

Atlantic Betty Heflin Memorial

Team Scores:

  1. Clarinda  373
  2. Atlantic  374
  3. Norwalk  398
  4. Shenandoah  400
  5. Harlan  424
  6. Denison  425
  7. Creston  425
  8. Winterset  427
  9. Glenwood  498

Individuals:

  1. Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic  80
  2. Ellie Shane, Clarinda  89
  3. Madison Hance, Creston  90
  4. Bailey Walter, Atlantic  91
  5. Kristen Fichter, Shenandoah  91
  6. Adrian Ruzek, Shenandoah  93
  7. Beth Anderson, Clarinda  94
  8. Maddie Davidson, Clarinda  94
  9. Marissa Andersen, Clarinda  96
  10. Rachel Weber, Norwalk  97
  11. Marea Ferry, Harlan  98
  12. Courtney Leinen, Harlan  98

Boys Scores:

  • Audubon 173, A-H-S-T 204 (Andy Hoffman, Audubon 38)

Girls Scores:

  • Audubon 183, A-H-S-T 241 (Susie Bylund, Audubon 43)

Girls Tennis:

  • Corning 6, Audubon 3

Boys Tennis:

  • Audubon 6, Corning 3

Boys Soccer:

  • Des Moines Christian 9, Nodaway Valley 0
  • Glenwood 2, Sioux City North 1 (OT)
  • Thomas Jefferson 1, Harlan 0
  • Denison-Schleswig 4, Kuemper Catholic 0

Girls Soccer:

  • Kuemper Catholic 1, Denison-Schleswig 0
  • St. Albert 4, Abraham Lincoln 1
  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 4, Thomas Jefferson 0

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