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4 starving horses rescued from SW Iowa farm

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

An animal rescue operation group is in the process of trying to find new homes for four horses that were found emaciated on a Fremont County farm. The one Arabian and three quarter horses were confiscated from a farm near Farragut, on Monday. Sheriff’s officials and a local veterinarian visited the farm late Monday afternoon, after they received a telephone tip.

The veterinarian examined the horses and determined they had been neglected. Two of the animals were said to be several hundred pounds underweight. A 22-year old man who released the animals while authorities were making arrangements to have them removed from the property, was cited on suspicion of interfering with official acts and livestock neglect. The unidentified man was taken to jail, plead guilty Tuesday, and paid a fine.

The horses were removed from the land by court order. Their current location has not been disclosed. Anyone interested in adopting the animals can call the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at 712-374-2424. Hooves and Paws Rescue of the Heartland is trying to find homes for the horses.

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Tuesday High School Wrestling Results

Sports

January 23rd, 2013 by Jim Field

  • Griswold 48, Exira/EHK 27
  • East Mills 48, Exira/EHK 20
  • East Mills 46, Griswold 18
  • Shenandoah 51, Griswold 22
  • Shenandoah 60, Exira/EHK 18
  • Shenandoah 44, East Mills 27
  • Red Oak 63, Corning 18
  • Clarinda 63, Corning 12

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Cass Co. Supervisors to take action on road detour for bridge replacement

News

January 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are expected to act this (Wednesday) morning, on approving an agreement for the Use of a Local Agency Road as a detour, while a bridge is being replaced. The bridge is located over a small stream one-mile west of Iowa Highway 148 on Highway 92.

In other business, the Board will review and discuss proposed Fiscal Year 2014 departmental budgets. The meeting begins at 9-a.m. in the Supervisor’s Board Room at the Cass County Courthouse in Atlantic.

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Posted County Prices 01-23-2013

Ag/Outdoor

January 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Cass County: Corn $7.17, Beans $14.17

Adair County: Corn $7.14, Beans $14.20

Adams County: Corn $7.14, Beans $14.16

Audubon County: Corn $7.16, Beans $14.19

East Pottawattamie County: Corn $7.20, Beans $14.17

Guthrie County: Corn $7.19, Beans $14.21

Montgomery County: Corn $7.19, Beans $14.19

Shelby County: Corn $7.20, Beans $14.17

Oats $3.50 (always the same in all counties)

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Wed., Jan. 23rd 2013

Podcasts, Weather

January 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic…

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LOIS HILL, 91, of Manning (Svcs. 1/26/13)

Obituaries

January 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

LOIS HILL, 91, of Manning, died Tue., Jan. 22nd, at the St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll. Funeral services for LOIS HILL will be held 2-p.m. Sat., Jan. 26th, at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-to 7-pm Friday, and again after 1-p.m. on Saturday, at the 1st Presbyterian Church (prior to the service).

Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery.

LOIS HILL is survived by:

Her children – Gerald (Bonnie) Hill, of Deloit; Richard Hill, of Honolulu, HI; Charlie (Pat) Hill, of Carroll; and Scott Hill, of Ogden.

Her brothers – Dr. Bill (Kathy) Erps, of Carroll, and Bob (Wanda) Erps, of Arcadia.

Her sisters – Elaine (Calbin) Berge, of Carson City, NV, and Ruth (Jim) Buddenhagen, of Humboldt.

6 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: Wed., Jan. 23rd 2013

Weather

January 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

343 AM CST WED JAN 23 2013/National Weather Service, Des Moines

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH AROUND 30. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOW AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. HIGH IN THE MID 20S.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Jan. 23rd 2013

News

January 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines man accused of sexually abusing three of his nine children has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Television station KCCI reports the man pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of second-degree sexual abuse. He will be sentenced in March.

GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) — Mississippi River traffic is halted near St. Louis as crews try to sort out how to fix an auxiliary lock’s gate damaged by a barge. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Mike Petersen says the accident that occurred around 5 a.m. yesterday damaged the backup lock near Granite City that’s about half the size of the adjacent main one. That main lock was closed for repairs early last month.

CENTERVILLE, Iowa (AP) — A nursing home in northern Iowa has been fined $15,000 following the death of two patients. The Des Moines Register reports state inspectors say the Golden Age Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Centerville has repeatedly failed to provide the minimum level of nursing care for its residents.

GOWRIE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say no one was hurt after a train derailment in north-central Iowa. Television station KCCI reports a Union Pacific freight train derailed early yesterday morning near Gowrie. The train was loaded with corn and was bound for Texas.

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Tuesday High School Basketball Scores

Sports

January 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

  • Atlantic 40, Glenwood 34
  • Denison-Schleswig 63, Kuemper Catholic 58

Western Iowa:

  • A-H-S-T 55, Audubon 21
  • Griswold 77, Missouri Valley 65
  • Riverside 76, Tri-Center 60
  • Treynor 53, Underwood 46

Rolling Hills:

  • Ankeny Christian Academy 62, Adair-Casey 46
  • Exira/EHK 70, Orient-Macksburg 46
  • Glidden-Ralston 55, Iowa Christian Academy 47
  • Grandview Park Baptist 73, CAM 43

Others:

  • Carroll 56, ADM 54
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 48, Guthrie Center 31
  • East Mills 62, Nishnabotna 55
  • Fremont Mills 58, Essex 32
  • Lenox 68, East Union 42
  • Mount Ayr 44, Bedford 43
  • Nodaway Valley 115, Corning 24
  • Panorama 40, Woodward-Granger 28
  • Sidney 62, Heartland Christian 39
  • Sioux City West 65, Thomas Jefferson 54
  • South Page 48, Stanton 44
  • Villisca 45, Clarinda Academy 44
  • Columbus Scotus, NE 70, St. Albert 50

Western Valley Conference Tournament – First Round

  • Ar-We-Va 45, Logan-Magnolia 39
  • Boyer Valley 70, West Harrison 58
  • Charter Oak-Ute 44, Westwood 33
  • IKM-Manning 85, Whiting 35
  • Lawton-Bronson 83, Siouxland Community Christian 35
  • Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 71, Kingsley-Pierson 50
  • OA-BCIG 47, Ridge View 42
  • West Monona 80, Woodbine 45
  • Woodbury Central 54, River Valley 44

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

  • Glenwood 44, Atlantic 30
  • Kuemper Catholic 65, Denison-Schleswig 31
  • Stanton 67, Red Oak 60

Western Iowa:

  • Audubon 64, A-H-S-T 45
  • Missouri Valley 40, Griswold 25
  • Treynor 64, Underwood 21
  • Tri-Center 56, Riverside 38

Rolling Hills:

  • Adair-Casey 68, Ankeny Christian Academy 47
  • Exira/EHK 68, Orient-Macksburg 16
  • Grandview Park Baptist 45, CAM 36
  • Iowa Christian 53, Glidden-Ralston 19

Others:

  • ADM 62, Carroll 61 (OT)
  • Bedford 48, Mount Ayr 38
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 26, Guthrie Center 18
  • Corning 56, Nodaway Valley 49
  • Abraham Lincoln 56, Sioux City North 34
  • East Union 45, Lenox 36
  • Panorama 48, Woodward-Granger 46
  • Sioux City West 64, Thomas Jefferson 31
  • St. Albert 47, Grand Island Central Catholic, NE 36
  • Nishnabotna 59, East Mills 52
  • Fremont-Mills 55, Essex 41
  • Sidney 47, Heartland Christian 35

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Cards make deal with reliever

Sports

January 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Reliever Jason Motte and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $12 million, two-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration. The 30-year-old right-hander had a career-high 42 saves in 49 chances last year, when he was 4-5 with a 2.75 ERA. He made $2 million. Motte is 17-13 with a 2.87 ERA and 54 saves since his major league debut in 2008. He will be eligible for free agency after the 2014 season. St. Louis announced the deal on Tuesday.

Two Cardinals remain in arbitration: third baseman David Freese and left hander Marc Rzepczynski. If they fail to reach agreements, hearings would be held next month in Phoenix before three-arbitrator panels.

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