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Nationals rally past Cardinals in Game 1

Sports

October 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch hitter Tyler Moore blooped a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals won in their postseason debut, beating the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in 3-2 Sunday in an NL playoff opener. The Nationals overcame a wild start by 21-game winner Gio Gonzalez, then watched their bullpen shut down St. Louis in the late innings. Ahead 2-1 in the seventh, the Cardinals didn’t score after loading the bases with no outs. The NL East champion Nationals led the majors with 98 wins this season, and go for a 2-0 series lead today (Monday) when Jordan Zimmermann opposes Jaime Garcia. You can cathc the game this afternoon, on KJAN.  The Cardinals made it to the best-of-five division series by beating Atlanta in the wild-card matchup Friday.

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Chiefs unhappy over fans cheering injury to Cassel

Sports

October 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Members of the Kansas City Chiefs angrily spoke out Sunday against thousands of fans who cheered when quarterback Matt Cassel left a 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens with a head injury. Cassel has been the focus of frustrated fans for the past couple years, many of them booing him when he appeared during a celebrity softball game this summer. The angst reached a tipping point when Cassel, who committed four turnovers against Baltimore, was hammered by the Ravens’ Haloti Ngata while completing a pass in the fourth quarter. Cassel remained on his back for several minutes while fans began to cheer. He eventually got to his feet with some help and walked off the field under his own power. “It’s 100-percent sickening,” Chiefs tackle Eric Winston said of the fans’ reaction.

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Omaha truck driver and his passenger suffer minor injuries during collision & explosion between 2 semi’s on I-80 in Cass County Monday morning

News

October 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Two people suffered only minor injuries during a two-vehicle collision and fire early this (Monday) morning near a bridge on interstate 80 in Cass County.

Semi’s collided on I-80 eastbound, at the East Nishnabotna River Bridge, Monday morning. (Ric Hanson photo)

According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and emergency crews responded to a report of a two-semi collision on I-80 eastbound just past the 60-mile marker (Highway 71) on-ramp to Interstate 80, at around 1:30-a.m.  Officials say a 2006 Sterling truck driven by 57-year old Roland A. Delezene, of Omaha, NE, was eastbound on I-80 when it struck the rear of a 2006 Freightliner, driven by Ali Rana Younis, of, Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The impact of the collision forced both semis nearly two-thirds of the way across the bridge before they came to rest in the outside lane.Younis and an unidentified passenger in the cab of his truck, were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital by Medivac Ambulance. Delezene was uninjured.

Approximately 300 gallons of fuel was spilled at the location of the accident and were later cleaned up by a private company. A small fire on the engine of Delezene’s vehicle had extinguished itself upon emergency crews’ arrival. Damage to Delezene’s truck is estimated at $50,000, while the damage to Younis’ truck is estimated at $5,000. The Sheriff’s Department says Delezene was cited for Following too Close. Atlantic Fire and Rescue remained on the scene for a little more than two and a-half hours.

 

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Elevated Fire Danger for the area on Mon., Oct. 8th

Ag/Outdoor, News, Weather

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service in Des Moines, says there will be an increased Fire Danger risk across the northwestern two-thirds of Iowa Monday afternoon. Locally, counties included in the Elevated Fire Danger advisory are: Crawford, Carroll, Audubon, Guthrie, Dallas, Cass, Adair, Madison, Adams, Union, Taylor and Ringgold.

Much warmer temperatures are expected by mid-afternoon, Monday. Along with warm readings, dry relative humidity of 20-to 25%, and winds at 20-to 25-mph with higher gusts, may push fire conditions to near critical levels for several hours, Monday afternoon. With harvesting occurring in many areas, caution is advised, due to the increased potential for fires to spread rapidly.

Monitor later forecasts and statements for possible Fire Weather Watches or Warnings.

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Record Low Temps set in Atlantic over the weekend

News, Weather

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic broke two old record low temperatures and tied another, this weekend.The 24-hour Low for Friday, Oct. 5th was 22-degrees, breaking the old record of 25 set in 1966. The 24-hour Low for Saturday, Oct. 6th, was 15-degrees, which beat the record of 19 set in 1952. Sunday’s low of 16-degrees tied the record for October 7th, which was first set in 1952.

KJAN is the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic. The 24-hour cycle of record keeping starts and ends at 7-a.m. each day. It includes the high and low temps, rain and or snowfall amounts.

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Atlantic’s “Walk to School” program continues Monday

News

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic say the “Walk to School” Program, sponsored by Healthy Cass County, will continue this week (Mon., Oct. 8th through Friday, Oct. 12th). As many as 15 kids walked daily from several of the sites in Atlantic last week. It’s hoped more students will participate as the program builds momentum.

Children will continue to walk with volunteers, beginning from four different starting points: The Cass County Community Center; Pellet Park (18th & Chestnut); Sycamore Village; and, 14th St. and Redwood Drive. The groups and volunteers will gather at those locations beginning at 7:15-a.m., and proceed to the Washington, Schuler and Middle Schools, at 7:30-a.m. Other students are welcome to join as the groups make their way to school. An added incentive this week: kids will get to walk with athletes from the Atlantic High School’s Cross County and Football teams. The kids will also receive charms or other prizes each day of the week, and if they walk every day, will receive a certificate of recognition for their accomplishment.

If it is too cold, or rain threatens during the morning of the walk, it will be cancelled by 6:30-a.m. Parents and volunteers can call the YMCA at 243-3934, or listen for any weather-related announcements, on KJAN.

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Harlan P-D arrests and incident report

News

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Harlan Police Department, on Friday, released a list of arrests and incidents from over the past week. On Oct. 4th, 38-year old Vicki Harris, of Harlan, was arrested on a charge of Interference with Official Acts, after she allegedly became unruly and uncooperative, following a traffic stop.  On Oct. 3rd, 23-year old Kyle Tearney, of Tennant, was arrested on Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Prohibited Acts, charges. Tearney was also cited for having a defective muffler. The charges were the result of a traffic stop.

On Oct. 1st, 27-year old David Coenen, of Harlan, was arrested on Possession of Stolen Property in the 2nd degree, Possession of Stolen Property in the 5th degree, and Ongoing Criminal Conduct, charges. His arrest followed the execution of a search warrant at a home in the 600 block of Broadway Street, in Harlan. That same day, 14-year old Elias Shaeffer, of Harlan, was cited for Possession of Tobacco, after officers called to the Harlan High School found the substance allegedly in the teens’ possession. Schaeffer was cited for the offense and released.

And on Sept. 29th, officers with the Harlan Police Department investigated several instances of unknown persons disturbing Halloween decorations and yard ornaments. No arrests have been made. Officials ask citizens to report any suspicious activity to the Police Department, and when you call, provide as much information as possible, such as a suspect description, and any vehicle they may have been using.

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(Updated story) NFL Final: Baltimore 9 Kansas City 6

Sports

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Ray Rice ran for 101 yards, Justin Tucker made all three of his field goal attempts and the Baltimore Ravens defense kept the Kansas City Chiefs out of the end zone in the fourth quarter to preserve a 9-6 victory Sunday.  Joe Flacco threw for 187 yards and was picked off once, but the Ravens (4-1) were still able to come up with enough points to beat the Chiefs (1-4), who turned it over four times.

Matt Cassel threw for 92 yards, was intercepted twice and credited with two lost fumbles before leaving in the fourth quarter with what the Chiefs described as a head injury.  Brady Quinn entered and led Kansas City to another field goal by Ryan Succop, but the Chiefs defense couldn’t get the ball back and Baltimore ran out the clock.

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IA High School Football – How teams fared Friday

Sports

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

By The Associated Press
 Class 4A
1. Ankeny (7-0) beat Sioux City North 63-13.
2. Iowa City West (7-0) beat Iowa City High 44-0.
3. Pleasant Valley (7-0) beat Davenport Central 41-12.
4. Cedar Rapids Xavier (7-0) beat Waterloo West 49-14.
5. Cedar Falls (7-0) beat Dubuque Wahlert 35-0.
6. West Des Moines Dowling (5-2) beat Ottumwa 41-7.
7. Sioux City East (6-1) beat Urbandale 27-21.
8. Southeast Polk (5-2) beat Sioux City West 63-14.
9. Urbandale (5-2) lost to Sioux City East 27-21.
10. West Des Moines Valley (5-2) beat Des Moines Lincoln 37-7.
 Class 3A
1. Decorah (7-0) beat Cresco Crestwood 35-15.
2. Sioux City Heelan (7-0) beat Carroll 17-14.
3. Norwalk (6-1) lost to Pella 27-0.
4. Grinnell (7-0) beat Ballard 35-14.
5. Boone (6-1) lost to South Tama County, Tama 37-14.
6. Creston-Orient-Macksburg (6-1) beat Glenwood 14-0.
7. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (5-2) lost to Harlan 35-10.
8. Adel ADM (5-2) lost to Newton 17-13.
9. Williamsburg (6-1) beat Keokuk 33-27.
10. Solon (5-2) lost to Marion 24-14.
(tie) Harlan (6-1) beat Council Bluffs Lewis Central 35-10.
 Class 2A
1. Boyden-Hull-RV (7-0) beat MOC-Floyd Valley 47-6.
2. Mediapolis (7-0) beat Mid-Prairie, Wellman 41-0.
3. State Center West Marshall (7-0) beat East Marshall, Le Grand 55-16.
4. Carroll Kuemper (7-0) beat OA-BCIG 44-2.
5. Spirit Lake (6-1) beat Clarion-Goldfield 46-7.
6. New Hampton (7-0) beat Osage 26-13.
7. La Porte City Union (6-1) beat Hampton-Dumont 52-27.
9. Bondurant Farrar (7-0) beat Davis County, Bloomfield 32-13.
10. Dyersville Beckman (6-1) beat Monticello 31-12.
 Class 1A
1. Iowa City Regina (7-0) beat Wilton 50-18.
2. Dike-New Hartford (7-0) beat Hudson 42-6.
3. Calmar South Winneshiek (6-1) lost to Waukon 45-6.
5. Emmetsburg (6-1) beat Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 42-0.
6. Aplington-Parkersburg (6-1) beat Eagle Grove 62-16.
7. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (6-1) beat Manson Northwest Webster 21-7.
8. Council Bluffs St. Albert (6-1) beat Red Oak 62-13.
9. St. Ansgar (6-1) beat Jesup 56-13.
10. Mount Ayr (7-0) beat Central Decatur, Leon 41-24.
 Class A
1. Fairbank Wapsie Valley (7-0) beat Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 37-0.
2. Woodward-Granger (7-0) beat Madrid 52-14.
3. Akron-Westfield (7-0) beat Alta/Aurelia 34-18.
4. Britt West Hancock (6-1) beat Southeast Webster-Grand, Burnside 42-6.
5. Packwood Pekin (6-1) lost to Montezuma 28-20.
6. Traer North Tama (6-1) idle.
7. West Lyon, Inwood (6-1) beat Lawton-Bronson 57-3.
8. Lawton-Bronson (5-2) lost to West Lyon, Inwood 57-3.
9. Lisbon (6-1) beat New London 69-0.
(tie) Logan-Magnolia (6-1) beat Underwood 48-0.
 Class 8-Man
1. Newell-Fonda (7-0) beat CWL, Corwith 73-16.
2. Murray (7-0) beat Colo-NESCO 87-44.
3. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (7-0) beat Riceville 34-14.
4. Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira (7-0) beat Villisca 72-18.
5. Sidney (7-0) beat Essex 65-24.
6. HLV, Victor (7-0) beat Seymour 56-14.
7. Marcus MMC (7-0) beat River Valley, Correctionville 80-38.
8. Fremont Mills, Tabor (6-1) beat Nishnabotna 68-6.
9. Adair-Casey (6-1) idle.
10. Buffalo Center North Iowa (6-1) beat Ruthven-Ayrshire 20-0.

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Chiefs’ Cassel knocked out of Ravens game

Sports

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Quarterback Matt Cassel has been knocked out of the Chiefs’ game against Baltimore on Sunday after getting hit by the Ravens’ Haloti Ngata while attempting a pass.  Cassel remained flat on his back for several minutes before getting helped up and walking off the field under his own power. Brady Quinn started warming up and entered the game to a round of applause.  Cassel has been the subject of much angst by Chiefs fans during a 1-3 start to the season, and a banner towed by an airplane before the game implored coach Romeo Crennel to bench Cassel – and the Chiefs to fire general manager Scott Pioli.  Cassel was 9 of 15 for 92 yards and two interceptions when he left the game.

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