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Three arrests in Atlantic over the weekend

News

January 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested in Atlantic over the weekend. As we mentioned during our news and on the web Sunday, 26-year old Prudence Page, of Atlantic, was arrested early Sunday morning outside of a local bar,  following a stabbing incident. Page was charged with Willful Injury Causing serious injury, in connection with the incident outside of Desperado’s Bar. Prudence also faces a Tampering with a Witness charge. She was being held in the Cass County Jail, pending a court appearance. The victim of her alleged assault, Christopher Castillo, of Atlantic, suffered a wound to the upper torso, and was transported from the Cass County Memorial Hospital to a hospital in Omaha.

Also arrested over the weekend, was 28-year old Christopher Schrader, of Council Bluffs. Schrader was taken into custody Saturday on Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and 3rd offense Public Intoxication charges. He was booked in to the Cass County Jail, along with 52-year old John Jamison, of Atlantic. Jamison was arrested Friday, on a Cass County warrant for Criminal Trespassing.

Backyard and Beyond 01-21-2013

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

January 21st, 2013 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Susan Oliver, 4-H and Youth Coordinator, about some activities for 4-Hers and friends.

 

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Manning woman escapes injury during rollover accident in Aud. County

News

January 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Audubon County say no injuries were reported following  a rollover accident Sunday afternoon, in the northwestern part of the county. Authorities say 21-year old Hannah Elizabeth Daiker, of Manning, was traveling east on a snow-covered County Road F-24, when her 1998 Chevy Malibu drove onto the south shoulder.

When Daiker tried to get the car back on the road, the vehicle slid sideways across the road and entered the north ditch, where it rolled onto its top. The accident happened at around 2:45-p.m. near the intersection with Bluebird Avenue, or about three-miles north of Fiscus.

Damage to the car was estimated at $2,000.

Adair County Supervisors to work on budget Tuesday morning

News

January 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Adair County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday this week, instead of Wednesday. During their 9-a.m. session at the courthouse in Greenfield, the Board will work on the budget, discuss and possibly act on a Substance Abuse Grant draw-down, and hear a report from the County Engineer, with regard to Longevity increases, in addition to his regular maintenance and activity report.

Fans honor Musial at ballpark statue

Sports

January 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Flowers, balloons, cards and other remembrances are crowding around the Stan Musial statue at Busch Stadium as fans pay tribute to the man once described as “baseball’s perfect knight.”  Musial, the St. Louis Cardinals great and a beloved figure in St. Louis, died Saturday at his home in St. Louis County. He was 92.

Within hours of his death, fans began leaving tributes at the Musial statue that first stood outside the old Busch Stadium and was moved to the new ballpark when it opened in 2006.  Musial hit .331 for his 22-year career, all with the Cardinals. He died less than a year after his wife of 71 years, Lil, who died in May.

Mills County Sheriff’s report

News

January 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday) released their report on arrests and incidents. Officials say 26-year old Damon Leaustin Jones, of Lincoln, NE, was arrested Jan. 12th, for speeding…having no insurance…and no valid driver’s license. And, on Jan. 11th, 48-year old David Dwayne Propp, of Sidney, IA, was arrested on a charge of OWI/2nd offense.

Authorities in Mills County said also: A Hamburg man reported an incident of burglary and vandalism, while another man reported a 3rd degree burglary and the theft of items from a vehicle. Both incidents were reported Jan. 14th; On Jan. 9th, a Sidney, IA man reported to the Sheriff’s Department an incident of trespassing resulting in damage; A Hamburg man reported on Jan. 8th, the theft of a vehicle. That same day, a woman from Imogene also reported a theft. And, on Jan. 7th, a Hamburg man reported to the S-O a burglary and theft from a building. The incidents remain under investigation.

8AM Sportscast 01-21-2013

Podcasts, Sports

January 21st, 2013 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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8AM Newscast 01-21-2013

News, Podcasts

January 21st, 2013 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Bicycle lovers pedal to Des Moines for Iowa Bicycle Summit

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

January 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Iowa bicycling enthusiasts may not be able to do much pedaling in the freezing cold right now, but they’ll be flocking by the thousands to Des Moines later this week for the Iowa Bicycle Summit. Mark Wyatt, executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, says it’s actually three big events rolled into one weekend. “We have the Iowa Bicycle Summit which is our education conference,” Wyatt says. “We train people to build trails and teach people how to install bike lanes and build better bicycling facilities into communities. The second thing we have is the Iowa Bike Expo which is our big outdoor enthusiast’s place to see new gear, new bicycles and find new destinations to vacation with your bicycle next summer.”

The third event is the Route Announcement Party for the annual RAGBRAI, a statewide ride that draws more than 10-thousand cyclists from across the world every summer. Wyatt says this statewide summit event at the Iowa Events Center continues to grow every year. “We’re actually setting a record for the Iowa Bicycle Summit at 140 people so far registered, so that’s outstanding,” Wyatt says. “The Iowa Bike Expo, last year we had great weather and had about 3,000 people attend. We have over 90 vendors that are going to be present to talk about bikes and gear and destinations.”

Iowa has some two-thousand miles of bike trails, with some of the longest continuous trail systems in the country. “Over half of Iowans, and we have 3-million Iowans, over half own a bicycle,” Wyatt says. “They may not ride them but certainly we know people have access to bicycles. It’s not too difficult to see the large increases in the amount people bicycling, especially with the introduction of a lot of trails and bike lanes and other infrastructure we have that really make it easy to go out and enjoy yourself.”

Learn more about the events on Friday and Saturday at www.bikeiowa.com.

Heartbeat Today 01-21-2013

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

January 21st, 2013 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Susan Oliver, 4-H and Youth Coordinator for ISU Cass County Extension, about STEM.

 

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