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July 5th, 2012 by admin

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MYRNA HIATT, 87, formerly of Atlantic (Svcs. pending)

Obituaries

July 5th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

MYRNA HIATT, 87, formerly of Atlantic, died Thu., July 5th, at the Loring Hospital in Sac City. Funeral services for MYRNA HIATT will be held 11-a.m. Sat., July 7that the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

There will be an open visitation at the funeral home on Fri., July 6th, from 8am-5pm, with a family visitation Saturday, one-hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

MYRNA HIATT is survived by:

Her children – Phillip Hiatt, of Rayville, MO., & Judith (Charles) Paulsen, of Denison.

Her sisters-in-law and brother-in-law.

7 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren.

Thursday Regional Softball Schedule

Sports

July 5th, 2012 by Jim Field

All games begin at 7:00 pm

Class 1-A:

  • A-H-S-T @ Charter Oak-Ute
  • Ar-We-Va @ Woodbine
  • Exira/EHK @ Walnut
  • Glidden-Ralston @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
  • East Mills vs. Stanton (@ Tabor)
  • Essex/South Page @ Corning
  • Villisca @ Lenox
  • Orient-Macksburg @ Earlham

Class 2-A:

  • Tri-Center @ Missouri Valley
  • Underwood @ Treynor
  • Griswold @ IKM/Manning
  • Panorama @ Van Meter

Class 4-A:

  • Perry @ Carroll
  • Lewis Central @ Harlan
  • Denison @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Class 5-A:

  • Thomas Jefferson @ Sioux City East

 

USDA Report 07-05-2012

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

July 5th, 2012 by admin

w/ Denny Heflin

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THURSDAY, JULY 5th

Trading Post

July 5th, 2012 by admin

FOR SALE: White Baby Cradle $40.  7 1/2′ pro light Christmas tree w/ all the bulbs $30.  Small 13 inch TV with the stand $35.  Call 641-742-3263.

FOR SALE: Lennox 3 ton Elite Series air conditioner with coil. 10-12 Seer. 712-764-4132.

FOR SALE: 88 Dodge 3/4 ton 4×4, 91400 miles. Rough body, sound mechanically. 712-755-5906.

FOR SALE: 1988 Boss V snow plow. Mountings for 88 Dodge. 712-755-5906.

FOR SALE: Ematic Eglide pro XL 2 10″ touch screen tablet with 4.0 android ..$140. 712-314-7398.

FOR SALE: Pool table 7 ft long by 3 ft wide $75.   Phone number 712-314-7398.

WANTED: Odd jobs, yard work, hauling, labor.  Call 712-789-1928.

FOR SALE: Two tires, P225/70R15 & P215/75R15, in good condition.  $10 each. Call 712-789-1928.

FOR SALE: Sweet cor, shucked, cleaned & bagged.  7 ears to a bag for $3.00.  Stop by 304 Oak Street in Atlantic.

FOR SALE: Firewood in the Griswold area.  Also, available to cut trees, not more than 2 feet across and not in Atlantic.  Call 712-778-4672.

WANTED: smaller motorcycles from the 1970’s or 1980’s.  They do not need to be in running condition.  Must be reasonably priced and complete.  Call 712-304-4262.

WANTED: Air conditioner, 110, around $30.  Call 712-304-4568.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast – Thu., July 5th 2012

Podcasts, Weather

July 5th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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

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IRENE ELIZABETH GREEN, 89, of Harlan (Svcs. 7-7-12)

Obituaries

July 5th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

IRENE ELIZABETH GREEN, 89, of Harlan, died Wed., July 4th, at Mercy Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial service for IRENE GREEN will be held at 11-a.m. Sat., July 7th, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home will be from 8am-9pm Fri., July 6th, with a Rosary at 7-p.m.  Family will greet friends from 5-8pm on Friday.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

IRENE GREEN is survived by:

Her daughters – Mary Jo (Darrell) Klein, of Omaha; Teresa (Tom) Scherer, of Centennial, CO., & Geralyn (Arian) Christensen, of Harlan.

Her sons – Robert Green, and Leo (Sandy) Green, all of Omaha, and Tom (Colette) Green, of Harlan.

Her sisters – Pat Shea, and Rita Gubbles, both of Council Bluffs, and Sister Jeanne O’Rourke, of Omaha.

Her brothers – Don O’Rourke, of Council Bluffs, & Rev. Charles O’Rourke, of Bellevue, NE.

17 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.

Latest forecast for Cass and area Counties in Iowa

Weather

July 5th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

326 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 National Weather Service/Des Moines

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT AND HUMID. HIGH IN THE UPPER 90S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. HEAT INDEX READINGS 103 TO 108.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 103 THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. VERY HOT. HIGH AROUND 100. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. HEAT INDEX READINGS 102 TO 107.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 103 THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 90S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S.

Wainwright leads Cards over Rockies

Sports

July 5th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched six strong innings and Matt Holliday had three hits to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Wainwright (7-8) gave up one run, struck out seven and allowed eight hits to help the Cardinals win for the third time in four games. He fanned seven of the first 13 hitters and threw a first-pitch strike to nine of the first 10 batters. Wainwright was coming off one of his worst performances of the season. He gave up seven earned runs in five innings of a 14-5 loss to Pittsburgh on Friday. Holliday, who went 3-for-4, is 33-for-64 (.516) with four homers and 19 RBI in his last 16 games.

(Update) – Divers recover a female’s body from river at Cold Springs State Park

News

July 5th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

In an update to a story we posted on KJAN.com and our related social media sites Thursday night, divers late that same evening recovered the body of a female who drowned while swimming in the West Nishnabotna River near Cold Springs State Park south of Lewis, in Cass County, Wednesday night. Cass County9-1-1 Director Rob Koppert told KJAN News a 31-year old western Iowa female was out with some friends and family in an area known as the “Rock Cuts.”  He said the woman “apparently got herself into a situation where she couldn’t get herself out of, and unfortunately drowned.” The incident was reported to authorities at around 9:15-p.m., Wednesday. Her body was recovered at around 11:24-p.m. The woman’s name has not yet been released. Koppert said early this (Thursday) morning, that they were still looking into getting ahold of the victim’s relatives. He said it’s likely the name will be released sometime before noon today.

The area known as the “Rock Cuts” is popular destination for family picnics and swimming during the summer, but it is very remote, and has dangerous currents. Koppert said “Unfortunately, where the Rock Cuts are….because of the currents, it’s awfully deep there…about 30-to 40-feet deep.”  The currents can create a whirlpool effect, and create a “Very dangerous situation,” even if  you are very good swimmer.” The same site was also where a four-year old Atlantic boy drowned in July, 2005.

Koppert said families with children need to keep eyes on them at all times. He said if you are going to go to the Rock Cut area, keep in mind it is very accessible only on foot or with an ATV. Rescuers have issues getting to the scene, because it is three-quarters of a mile from the nearest access road, and they can’t easily bring their vehicles and equipment to the area fast enough to effectively safe the life of a drowning victim. Because the remoteness of the site complicates rescue efforts,  Koppert recommends people not swim in the area, at all.

A few hours before the Cass County incident, three children, ages nine and seven, drowned while swimming in the Iowa River, near Marshalltown. Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper says the two girls, one 7 and the other 9, and one 7-year-old boy found Wednesday night, were family members. Authorities searched the river for more than three hours after they were separated from others who were swimming. Tupper said the search effort there was also hampered because of the difficulty in rescuers getting to the location in the river where the children went under the water.  Tupper says drought has left the river shallow, and difficult to launch a rescue boat. There are places where it’s only ankle deep, but other pockets of 12-plus feet of water. No names have been released in connection with that incident. Last month, another child drowned in the same river about two miles away.

On Sunday, a Council Bluffs man died after jumping out of a boat in a Sarpy County, NE, lake, and failed to resurface. The body of 34-year old Michael Hartsook was recovered at around 7:30-p.m. Tuesday, by some of the same members of the Midwest Regional Dive Team who searched the West Nishnabotna River Wednesday night for the latest drowning victim. The dive team is comprised of members from Cass and Ringgold Counties, along with the Red Oak and Clarinda Fire Departments. Also aiding in the Cass County Rescue efforts, was the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Atlantic Fire & Rescue, Lewis 1st Responders, Griswold Rescue, Medivac Paramedic Ambulance Service, Cass County Emergency Management, the Iowa State Patrol.

(Posted 2:20-a.m.)