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Coburg and Red Oak residents arrested following separate raids

News

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Authorities say several people were arrested and numerous items of drug paraphernalia were seized, following the execution of a search warrants at residences in Coburg and Red Oak, Friday. Among the items taken as evidence was more than 4-grams of marijuana, drug packaging materials, digital scales, and manufacturing equipment.

Officials say 20-year old Justin Lewis Marsden, of Coburg, was arrested on three counts of delivery of marijuana and violation of a no contact order. 20 year old Cassandra Dawn Redd, of Coburg, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers also took a small child into protective custody and placed her with a family member at the direction of DHS. Marsden and Redd were being held in the Montgomery County Jail on full bond.

Police in Red Oak  report 19-year old Trevor Jon Stapleton, of Red Oak, was arrested in Red Oak, on charges that include: Delivery of marijuana, Possession of marijuana, and Possession of drug paraphernalia. And, 18-year old Bryce Dalton Uhlenberg, of Red Oak, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both men were held at the Montgomery County Jail.

Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Sheriff’s Office K9 unit assisted in conducting the raids.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Sat., March 23rd 2013

Podcasts, Weather

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the National Weather Service forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic…

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Winter Weather Advisory (Expanded area/replaces Watch)

Weather

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-HARRISON-POTTAWATAMIE
434 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013
    
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
    
* TIMING…ALTHOUGH SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON…A STEADIER
SNOW PROBABLY WILL NOT MOVE IN UNTIL THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL
MODERATE OR EVEN BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BEFORE
THE SNOW DECREASES TO FLURRIES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECAST IN MILLS, MONTGOMERY, FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES, 2-4 INCHES IN HARRISON AND POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY
THE SNOW TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE STEADIER AND OCCASIONALLY MODERATE OR BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WILL BRING SNOW PACKED
CONDITIONS TO UNCLEARED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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SAM R. WEIGEL, 66, of Harlan (Svcs. 3/27/13)

Obituaries

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SAM R. WEIGEL, 66, of Harlan, died Fri., March 22nd, in Omaha. Funeral services for SAM WEIGEL will be held 11-a.m. Wed., March 27th, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Tue., March 26th, from Noon-until 9-pm, with the family present to greet friends from 5-to 8-pm.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

SAM WEIGEL is survived by:

His wife – Rozan Weigel, of Harlan.

His daughter – Erica (Larry, Jr.) Allison, of Omaha.

His son – Alex Weigel, of Overland Park, KS.

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GROVER M. DAVIS, 86, of Audubon (svcs. 3/25/13)

Obituaries

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

GROVER M. DAVIS, 86, of Audubon,  died Fri. March 22nd, at home. Funeral services for GROVER DAVIS will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., March 25th, at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where a family visitation will be held from 4 until 6 pm Sunday, and a Masonic service begins at 5-p.m.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

GROVER DAVIS is survived by:

His wife – Rosalie Davis.

His children – Kathleen (Mel) Malachosky, of Keosauqua, and Tim (Tereza) Davis, of Naples, FL.

His son-in-law, 4 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

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Red Oak man arrested on drug charges Friday night

News

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report a Red Oak man was arrested Friday night on drug charges. Officials say 19-year old Trevor Jon Stapleton, of Red Oak, was taken into custody in the 1200 block of East Summit Street at around 8:40-p.m., for Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Stapleton was being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $5,000 bond.

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Winter Weather Advisory issued (replaces Winter Storm Watch)

Weather

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA: CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
359 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

…LONG DURATION SNOW EVENT EXPECTED FOR SOUTHERN IOWA THIS WEEKEND… .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO TEXAS LATE SATURDAY AND THEN LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY. SNOW OF VARIED INTENSITIES WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING…AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO SUNDAY EVENING. DUE TO THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW…A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LIKELY TO REMAIN SOUTH OF IOWA.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING…SPREADING INTO MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA INTO THE NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING…LIGHTER AMOUNTS OR FLURRIES MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...ALTHOUGH THESE CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE CONTINUOUS…VISIBILITIES MAY DIP TO A HALF MILE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY DURING THE PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY SUNDAY WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS RESULTING IN SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING ACROSS THE REGION.

* IMPACTS…SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SOME COMPACTION OF SNOW EARLY MAY LEAD TO ICY PATCHES AND SLICK TRAVEL AS WELL. DURING THE DAY SUNDAY…THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES NEAR OR A LITTLE ABOVE FREEZING BY AFTERNOON AND FILTERED SUNSHINE THROUGH THE CLOUDINESS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN THE MELT OFF OF MOST OF THE SNOW ON MAIN ROADS BY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in Iowa: Sat., March 23rd 2013

Weather

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

344 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY…

TODAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. BREEZY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 4 INCHES. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY…CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S.

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Record crop insurance payout stirs subsidy debate

Ag/Outdoor

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farmers are filing a record $16 billion in crop insurance claims for 2012 because of widespread drought, and the staggering amount has critics calling for changes in the federal crop insurance program. Farmers buy crop insurance, but the federal government pays 62 percent of their premiums and picks up the tab for losses over a certain amount. One analyst estimates the federal tab for 2012 will come to about $11 billion.

It’s the second consecutive year of record crop insurance payments, with flooding and drought in 2011 followed by an even worse drought. The Federal Crop Insurance Corp. puts the total losses so far at $15.91 billion, with some claims still pending. That’s at least a 47 percent increase from the $10.8 billion in losses in 2011.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sat., March 23rd 2013

News

March 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad is ordering flags to fly at half-staff next week to honor an Iowa soldier killed in Afghanistan. Branstad has ordered all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to honor U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Steven Blass. The 27-year-old from Estherville in northwest Iowa died on March 11th when a helicopter crashed in Kandahar province.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A panel of budget experts says overall state revenue will come in slightly higher than expected for the current fiscal year. The Revenue Estimating Conference met yesterday to project state revenue numbers. The three-member panel includes the governor’s top budget adviser, the financial adviser to the Legislature and an independent member, Mason City economist David Underwood.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — An attorney for an eastern Iowa school superintendent accused of drunken driving wants evidence collected during his arrest to be inadmissible at trial. Robert Bembridge says neither a witness nor officer saw Jeff Corkery (KORK’-ur-ree) turn on his car or drive it when he was arrested in November. A Buchanan County judge has pushed Corkery’s trial to May.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Freshman Georges Niang matched a season high with 19 points and Iowa State dismantled Notre Dame 76-58 last night in Dayton, Ohio. The 10th-seeded Cyclones will play Number 2 seed Ohio State tomorrow in the NCAA tournament.

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