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The snow is still falling across northwest and north-central Iowa, with two to four new inches of flakes on the ground. 13 counties across the region are under a Winter Weather Advisory through noon. Meteorologist Mindy Beerends, at the National Weather Service, says the flurries will be flying for a while yet. The light snow and flurries should linger throughout the morning and may start to taper off mid- to late-afternoon. She reminds — the roads are slick and visibility may be reduced by blowing snow.
Here in Atlantic, we received nine-tenths (.9″) of an inch of snow for the 24-hour period that ended today at 7-a.m. That melted into four one-hundredths (.04″) of an inch of liquid precipitation.
From 7-a.m. to 8-a.m., we had picked up an additional tenth-of-an inch (.1″), and light continue was continuing to fall as of 8:40-a.m.
The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon, just south of the Audubon County Airport. Officials say 59-year old Keith Vokt, of Audubon, was traveling south on Highway 71 at around 2-p.m., and in the process of turning east onto 215th Street, when his 1996 Chevy struck a northbound 2011 Jeep, driven by 50-year old Edward Cooper, of Des Moines.
Damage from the accident amounted to $5,000. Authorities say Vokt was cited for making an Unsafe Turn.
Jim Field speaks with Lora Kanning, Cass County Naturalist, about filling the feeder for the Trumpeter Swans and also the upcoming Soiree with the Swans event.
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Two people have been arrested on drug charges in Red Oak. According to the police department, 22-year old Nicholas Dean Wright, of Carson, was taken into custody shortly after 10-p.m. Thursday, on a possession of marijuana charge. Wright was being held in the Montgomery County jail this (Friday) morning, on $1,000 cash bond.
And, 34-year-old Joshua Duane Mohn, of Red Oak, was arrested early this (Friday) morning, on charges of forgery, counterfeiting, driving while revoked and possession of drug paraphernalia. Mohn was transported to the Montgomery County jail where he was being held on $5,000 cash bond.
Cass County: Corn $6.80, Beans $13.99
Adair County: Corn $6.77, Beans $14.02
Adams County: Corn $6.77, Beans $13.98
Audubon County: Corn $6.79, Beans $14.01
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $6.83, Beans $13.99
Guthrie County: Corn $6.82, Beans $14.03
Montgomery County: Corn $6.82, Beans $14.01
Shelby County: Corn $6.83, Beans $13.99
Oats $3.53 (always the same in all counties)
Here’s the Freese-Notis (podcast) forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic….
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The Iowa State and Northern Iowa wrestling teams will be in Evanston, Illinois this weekend for the 50th annual Midlands Championships. The two-day tournament at Welsh-Ryan arena is considered one of the toughest competitions of the season as many former collegiate All-Americans are in the field. UNI Coach Doug Schwab says the Midlands is one of the highlights of the year for the wrestling world. “It’s always been a big event…it’s always a tournament you really look forward to,” Schwab says. “It’s kind of a mid-season gage of where you’re at and where you want to get to. Almost every top team in the country is wrestling over these two days, so it’s great for wrestling. I’m looking forward to having some guys have a lot of success and bringing a lot of hardware home.”
This will be UNI’s first competition since December 13, when the Panthers beat Ellsworth Community College in a dual 46-9. The Midlands will be the second two-day long tournament UNI has participated in, as the Panthers took part in the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas earlier this season. “And now we’re putting ourselves in another tough tournament and giving our guys an opportunity to really set themselves up for the rest of the season and make a name for themselves nationally. That’s what we’ve been talking about trying to do all year,” Schwab says. “I’m ready to get back…the break was way to long for me. We’re getting back at it now and I’m just looking forward to Midlands.”
Top-ranked Penn State is not competing in the Midlands. Instead, the Nittany Lions are wrestling in the Southern Scuffle taking place in Chattanooga, Tennessee next Tuesday and Wednesday (Jan 1-2). Neither UNI or Iowa State are ranked in the top 25. Iowa State enters the Midlands following dual meet losses to Old Dominion and Iowa and a win over North Dakota State. ISU Coach Kevin Jackson says his wrestlers are improving as they continue to develop team chemistry. “I see a tighter connection with our team. I see some bonding going on and some more cheering for each other,” Jackson said. “The guys are pulling together in building this team and building this program. These guys kind of started from scratch a little bit, as far as trying to build back the culture, tradition and mentality in which we’re founded on. I’m starting to see more of that and we just have to continue to build that.”
The second-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes are not sending a full team to this year’s Midlands Tournament. Only a handful of Hawkeye freshman are competing – including Cory Clark, who is considered a top contender at 125 pounds. Clark is 9-0 this season wrestling unattached behind two-time NCAA champion Matt McDonough. The Hawkeyes host fourth-ranked Ohio State in a dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City next Friday, January 4.
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