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HS Football Quarterfinal Schedule

Sports

November 2nd, 2012 by Jim Field

All games on Friday, November 2 at 7:00 pm

8-Man:

  • Glidden-Ralston @ Exira/EHK  —on KJAN at 5:30—
  • Adair-Casey @ Murray
  • M-M-C @ Newell-Fonda
  • Clarksville @ Don Bosco

Class A:

  • Logan-Magnolia @ Woodward-Granger
  • Hinton @ Akron-Westfield
  • North Tama @ Wapsie Valley
  • BGM @ Lynnville-Sully

Class 1-A:

  • Mount Ayr @ St. Albert
  • Emmetsburg @ IKM/Manning
  • Aplington-Parkersburg @ Dike-New Hartford
  • Maquoketa Valley @ Iowa City Regina

Class 2-A:

  • Kuemper Catholic @ West Marshall
  • Spirit Lake @ Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
  • Waukon @ Dyersville Beckman Catholic
  • Bondurant-Farrar @ Mediapolis

Class 3-A:

  • Lewis Central @ Bishop Heelan Catholic
  • South Tama County @ Grinnell
  • Central Clinton @ Decorah
  • Winterset @ Williamsburg

Class 4-A:

  • Ankeny @ WDM Valley
  • Dowling Catholic @ SE Polk
  • Cedar Falls @ Pleasant Valley
  • Cedar Rapids Prairie @ Cedar Rapids Xavier

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3 arrested on drug charges in Red Oak

News

November 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Red Oak Police Department reports three people were taken into custody late Thursday night on drug-related charges. Authorities say 18-year-old Mason Philip Roach and 22-year-old Devin Alexander Davis, along with 17-year old Nikolus Brenton Schooling, all from Red Oak, were arrested in the 1400 block of North Broadway Street. Roach and Davis face Possession of Marijuana charges. Schooling was cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was later released into the custody of a parent, while Roach and Davis remain in custody on $1,000 bond each. The trio were arrested just before midnight, Thursday.

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14th-ranked Sooners try to bounce back at Iowa St

Sports

November 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – This hasn’t been a pleasant week at Oklahoma. For the second time this season, the 14th-ranked Sooners (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) are coming off a tough home loss to a national title contender. Fourth-ranked Notre Dame stomped the Sooners 30-13 last weekend in Norman, and Kansas State’s unbeaten march toward Miami has made even the Big 12 title a long shot.  Sounds about as good a time as any to get Iowa State.

Oklahoma’s domination of the Cyclones (5-3, 2-3) has been nothing short of staggering. The Sooners, who face Iowa State on the road on Saturday, are 69-5-2 against the Cyclones and have lost to them just once in 42 years.

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NW Iowa fish kill traced to Sioux Center pork processing plant

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Department of Natural Resources officials have found the likely source of a massive fish kill in northwest Iowa.

Floyd River fish kill Oct 2012

Ken Hessenius, with the DNR, says the discharge into the West Branch of the Floyd River south of Sioux Center was traced to a local business. “Sioux-Preme Packing Company is a hog kill packing plant and they have a wastewater system,” Hessenius said.

The reason for the discharge is still under review and it’s unclear if the company was aware it was happening. DNR staff were notified of the situation on Monday by a local resident who reported the stream looked “murky.” Elevated ammonia levels were discovered in the stream, along with dead fish. The fish kill is still being counted.

“The preliminary information is the kill will be in the thousands, not hundreds, as initially reported,” Hessenius said. The dead fish have been found at least nine miles downstream of the plant, according to the DNR. Hessenius said potential enforcement action and fines against Sioux-Preme Packing are under review.

(Radio Iowa)

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast – Fri., Nov. 2nd 2012

Podcasts, Weather

November 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather data for Atlantic…

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SOPHIA SHERWIN, 102, of Atlantic (Svcs. 11-10-12)

Obituaries

November 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SOPHIA SHERWIN, 102, of Atlantic, died Fri., Nov. 2nd, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for SOPHIA SHERWIN will be held 1-p.m. Sat., Nov. 10th, at the 1st Lutheran Church in Wiota. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 8am-to 5pm Wed., Thu., & Friday, with the family visitation taking place from 5-7pm Friday.

Burial will be in the 1st Lutheran Cemetery, south of Wiota.

SOPHIA SHERWIN is survived by:

3 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

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University coaches top Iowa’s state salary list

Sports

November 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Coaches at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University are the state’s highest-paid employees. The Gazette in Cedar Rapids says the Iowa Department of Administrative Services released a state salary database for fiscal 2012 on Thursday. It includes employees in all branches of state government. Coaches and doctors are always the top earners, with many of the largest salaries being paid in part with private money.

Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz tops the list at $3.7 million. Next is ISU football coach Paul Rhodes, who was paid $1.4 million. ISU men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg earned over $908,000, while Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery was paid $872,000. Rounding out the top five is University of Iowa professor Mark Iannettoni, at $867,000.

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Iowa morning News Headlines – Fri.. Nov. 1st 2012

News

November 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SMITHLAND, Iowa (AP) — Investigators have ruled out an explosion as the cause of a fatal fire that destroyed an old gas station in Smithland in western Iowa. The owner, 76-year-old Robert Jones, was found dead outside the building on Wednesday. The results of an autopsy are pending. The state fire marshal’s office says officials are still investigating the fire, but they don’t believe it was caused by an explosion. John Ticer says explosions people heard were likely aerosol cans popping from the heat. Ticer says there are no signs of foul play. Smithland is about 40 miles southeast of Sioux City.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Fertilizer maker CF Industries Incorporated says it plans to invest $1.7 billion in Iowa to expand its facility on the south edge of Sioux City. Governor Terry Branstad says the project announced today will be the largest capital investment ever for the state of Iowa. The project will add new ammonia and granular urea production plants, creating 100 new jobs with an average wage of about $20 an hour.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Boss will help President Barack Obama make his closing case to voters in Iowa. First lady Michelle Obama will meet up with the president, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen and rapper Jay-Z later Monday in Des Moines. It’s set to be Obama’s last scheduled event of the campaign. Obama plans to return home Monday night to Chicago, where he and the first lady will watch Election Day results.

FORT DODGE, IOWA (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is making a pitch for bipartisanship, telling voters in Iowa that it’s reassuring to see Democrats and Republicans working together in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Campaigning yesterday in Fort Dodge, Biden said Americans always work better when they work together.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An ex-Des Moines police officer has been given three years of probation on a weapons charge in violation of his probation in a drug case. Brandon Singleton was fired after he was caught with drugs in his patrol car after he hit a parked car last April. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of drug possession and was given a deferred judgment and placed on probation for a year. Yesterday a Polk County judge sentenced Singleton to probation, at the request of both the prosecutor and defense attorney.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State senior guard Chris Babb has been suspended for three games for violating team rules. Cyclones coach Fred Hoiberg says Babb won’t play in Sunday’s exhibition against Minnesota State or in regular season games against Southern and Alabama A&M. Hoiberg declined yesterday any further comment on why Babb is suspended.

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NWSForecast for the KJAN listening area: Friday, Nov. 2nd 2012

Weather

November 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN CLEARING. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOW IN THE MID 30S.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGH AROUND 50.

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Cargill production facility in Panora to close early next year

News

November 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials with Cargill have announced the closing early next year, of the company’s shell egg production facility in Panora. The move means the elimination of some 55 jobs from the area. Two shift lines operate at the Panora plant, producing premium breakfast products for a variety of companies. One is expected to shut down in January, the other in March. A third shift is tasked with sanitizing the facility.

In a press release, Cargill says “After careful consideration, Cargill Kitchen Solutions has decided to close its hard-cooked egg facility in Panora and shift production to Big Lake, Minnesota. This was a hard decision to reach, especially due to the impact on our people. This decision allows Cargill Kitchen Solution to consolidate all products that require shell eggs as their raw material into one facility that can handle current and future demand. It also enables greater efficiency by focusing our production, supply chain, and quality assurance efforts in one location. We expect that we will shift production over the next six months and will add additional staff at the Big Lake location to accommodate the increased production there.”

The company says Cargill Kitchen Solutions’ business continues to perform well.

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