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The (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Dan Hicks, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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NORMA JOAN KOHLES, 76, of Omaha, died Sat., Feb. 16th, at the Hospice House of Omaha. A Mass of Christian Burial service for NORMA KOHLES will be at 10:30-a.m. Wed., Feb. 20th, at the St. Pius X Catholic Church in Omaha. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
A visitation will be held at the Saint Pius the 10th Church in Omaha, from 6:30-p.m. to 9-pm on Tue., Feb. 19th, with a Wake service beginning at 7:30-p.m.
Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, in Earling.
NORMA KOHLES is survived by:
Her husband – Ronald Kohles, of Omaha.
Her sons – Michael (Sue) Kohles, of Cairo, NE, and Daniel (Barbara) Kohles, of Omaha.
Her daughters – Christine (Bill) Brewer, Angela (Jeff) Miller, and Michelle Kohles, all of Omaha.
13 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.
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Members of the CAM, Elk Horn-Kimballton and Griswold School District’s Boards of Education all have separate meetings scheduled for this evening. In Anita, the CAM School Board will gather at the High School Media Center for a 7-p.m. session, during which they will hear a presentation on Innovative Classrooms, and then discuss and possibly act on: A Resolution approving contracts and bonds for the multipurpose building; A contract; and, Setting the date and time for a public hearing on an early start date for the 2013-2014 school year. In addition, the CAM School Board will take time to review the budget, set the date and time for a budget hearing, and, act on a School Funding Resolution. Prior to adjournment, the board will enter into a closed session to discuss negotiations for the 2013-2014 school year.
In Elk Horn, the EHK School Board will meet in the Family/Consumer Science Room at the High School, beginning at 7-p.m. During their meeting, the Board will act on a contract for Special Education Instructor Andrea Wilch. They’ll also hear a report from Superintendent Dean Schnoes, with regard to the Reorganization Timeline, and discuss the 2013-2014 School Calendar, for which a public hearing will be held, in March. In other business, the EHK Board will act on: Approving a Whole Grade Sharing agreement, with regard to the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA); a School Funding Resolution; and, a matter pertaining to the Heat Pumps.
And finally, the Griswold School Board will meet at 5:30 in the Central Office Board Room, to go over and possibly act on a Budget Guarantee Resolution, bids for chemical application to the lawns, the selection of an Engineer/Designer for the school Track Project, an agreement with Estes Construction, and School-based Interventionist.
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Friday, February 15th at 7:00pm
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Saturday, February 16th at 7:00pm
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347 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013
TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. LOW AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.
THURSDAY…SNOW…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOW 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S.
345 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING, FOR PARTS OF WESTERN IOWA, INCLUDING CRAWFORD AND CARROLL COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.
* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN INTO THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING VERY GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT.
* WINDS…SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.
* IMPACTS…THE WIND WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT AND BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS ABOUT.
329 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MONONA AND HARRISON COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.
* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SLIGHTLY.
* WINDS...SPEEDS SHOULD REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A businessman from Cedar Rapids is the first Republican to declare he’s running for the northeastern Iowa congressional seat that will be vacated by U.S. Representative Bruce Braley. Steve Rathje said Friday he will run for the 1st Congressional District seat. He is the founder and president of International Procurement Services Incorporated in Hiawatha. The 1st District includes 20 northeast Iowa counties.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police say an Iowa man fatally shot his girlfriend before taking his own life this weekend. Council Bluffs Police Sergeant Chad Meyers said 38-year-old Stephony Metzger died Saturday morning in the bedroom of her mobile home. Police say that after 42-year-old Terry Francis shot his girlfriend, and then shot himself. The shooting was discovered after Metzger’s 18-year-old daughter called police around 10:15. Saturday morning.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Family members say the 33-year-old man who died in an Iowa police chase while his son rode along was a veteran who abducted his son last fall out of concern for his safety. Relatives of Jeremiah Johnson told The Des Moines Register this weekend he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Devyn Marble and Aaron White each had 15 points as Iowa shrugged off an early 16-point deficit and rolled past Minnesota 72-51 yesterday for its third straight win. Freshman Mike Gesell added 11 for the Hawkeyes in Iowa City.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Samantha Logic scored 26 points Sunday to lead Iowa to a 72-52 win over No. 18 Purdue. Logic made 10 of 13 shots and contributed nine assists, while Theairra Taylor had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. The Hawkeyes (17-10, 6-7 Big Ten) ended a five-game losing streak and won for the first time in West Lafayette since 1998; Purdue had won the last 12 meetings at home.
Morgan Johnson scored 12 points and Melissa Dixon scored 10 for Iowa. The Hawkeyes swept Purdue – winning the earlier meeting 62-46 in Iowa City – and are 7-1 against ranked teams, losing only to No. 8 Penn State 81-69 on Thursday. Sam Ostarello led Purdue with 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Boilermakers (19-6, 8-4) lost for the second time at home in 11 games.