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Accident in Page County sends 1 person to the hospital

News

February 26th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Page County Sheriff’s Office said today (Tuesday), that an accident last week resulted in one-person being sent to the hospital in Shenandoah. Officials say 33-year old Amy Valquier-Argumaniz, of Shenandoah, suffered non-incapacitating injuries when the minivan she was driving went out of control on a gravel road at around 12:15-a.m. Wed., Feb. 20th.

The van entered the north ditch off of 140th Street, slid sideways, and hit a small embankment before rolling over. Valquier-Argumaniz was not wearing her seat belt, and was partially ejected through the windshield. She was brought to the hospital by private vehicle.

Officials say the 1999 Mercury Villager van sustained $2,800 damage, and was considered a total loss. Valquier-Argumaniz was cited by the authorities for Failure to Maintain Control, and Failure to wear a seat belt.

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Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Portion of KJAN Listening Area

Weather

February 26th, 2013 by admin 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
846 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TODAY
AND TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH ILLINOIS TODAY BRINGING SNOW TO
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. INCREASING NORTH
WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE DAY...WITH TRAVEL CONDITIONS BECOMING DIFFICULT
IN MUCH OF THE HEADLINE AREA.

IAZ038-039-048>050-059>061-071>073-081-082-092-262300-
/O.EXA.KDMX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T1200Z/
GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-ADAIR-
MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...AMES...
MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...CORNING...CRESTON...BEDFORD
846 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
  THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
  6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON THE SOUTHEAST
  SIDE OF THE ADVISORY.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
  AND REDUCE VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THROUGHOUT
  MUCH OF TODAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY AS THE SNOW
  CONTINUES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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8AM Sportscast 02-26-2013

Podcasts, Sports

February 26th, 2013 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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8AM Newscast 02-26-2013

News, Podcasts

February 26th, 2013 by admin

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Cream Puffs (2-26-13)

Mom's Tips

February 26th, 2013 by Jim Field

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 4 eggs, unbeaten

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Combine water with butter and salt in large saucepan.  Heat until butter melts and water boils.  Turn heat low; add flour all at once and beat vigorously with wooden spoon until it leaves the sides of pan in a smooth compact ball.  Remove from heat.  Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth and satiny.  Drop by tablespoonful onto large greased cookie sheet.  Six on a sheet.  (Have a point at top.)  Bake 40 to 50 minutes until high and golden.  Put on wire rack to cool.   Refrigerate until serving time, then fill with cream puff filling and serve.

(Bev Owen)

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Girls State Basketball Tournament

Sports

February 26th, 2013 by Jim Field

Monday Results

Class 1-A Quarter-Finals:

  • Newell-Fonda 75, Villisca 28
  • Marquette Catholic 65, Ar-We-Va 57 (OT)
  • Burlington Notre Dame 60, Colo-Nesco 43
  • Central Lyon 67, Earlham 43

Class 2-A Quarter-Finals:

  • Western Christian 65, Pella Christian 28
  • Aplington-Parkersburg 48, Panorama 38
  • Lawton-Bronson 71, Iowa City Regina 67

Tuesday Schedule

Class 2-A Quarter-Finals:

  • 10:00 a.m. – Maquoketa Valley (19-5) vs. IKM-Manning (23-1)

Class 3-A Quarter-Finals:

  • 11:45 a.m. –Red Oak (13-11) vs. Davenport Assumption (22-2)
  • 1:30 p.m.. – Bondurant-Farrar (17-6) vs. Cascade (22-2)
  • 3:15 p.m. -Mid-Prairie (18-7) vs. MOC-Floyd Valley (23-1)
  • 5:00 p.m. -Spirit Lake (16-8) vs. Estherville-Lincoln Central (21-3)

Class 4-A Quarter-Finals:

  • 6:45 p.m. – Harlan (21-2) vs. Benton Community (21-2)
  • 8:30 p.m.. – Winterset (18-5) vs. Waverly-Shell Rock (21-2)

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HSBB: Atlantic vs. Harlan Boys 3A Substate Final 02-25-2013

Podcasts, Sports

February 26th, 2013 by admin

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the game played at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High School.

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Court cases moves forward for 2 out of 3 men accused in Atlantic Stabbing Incident

News

February 26th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Two men charged in the stabbing of an Atlantic man late last month are set to stand trial after pleading not guilty to two felony charges associated with the incident, while a third person agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge. Appearing at their arraignment hearings Monday in Atlantic, 18-year old Bryce Baker and 23-year-old Mykel Thoren entered written pleas of Not Guilty to felony Willful Injury and Going Armed with Intent charges, while 21-year-old Austin Nelson plead guilty to an amended charge of Accessory after the Fact, and was given a two-year suspended prison sentence.

Baker and Thoren are set to appear for their pre-trial conference on March 11th, with their trial slated for March 26th. All three men had been charged in connection with the stabbing of 43-year-old Robert Leslie, of Atlantic, during an incident which occurred on January 28th.

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Winter weather summary for Feb. 26th 2013

Weather

February 26th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

(National Weather Service/Dsm) — A storm system moving across the Southern Plains and lifting into the Ohio Valley will produce snow over Southeast Iowa today through Wednesday morning. Moderate to heavy snowfall is still expected across far Southeastern Iowa and parts of Missouri and Illinois. Strong north winds will cause blowing snow and reduced visibility in these areas, making travel hazardous. Winter storm warnings are posted for parts of Southeast Iowa with winter weather advisories for parts of South central to East central Iowa. The snow will end on Wednesday, with cool and dry weather expected for the remainder of the week.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Tue., Feb 26th 2013

Weather

February 26th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

From Freese-Notis Meteorologist Harvey Freese, and the weather data for Atlantic….

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