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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20th

Trading Post

June 20th, 2012 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: Men’s golf clubs starter set, caddie cart, & bag $50 and Ladies’ golf clubs starter set, hand cart & bag $50. Hardly used. Call for more information 712-243-1714.

FOR SALE: Neutral colored queen hide-a-bed, like new, $200 or best offer.  Neutral colored large Recliner, new, $200 OBO.  25″ Sharp TV with glass front stand, works great, $85 OBO.  Call 712-249-5489.

WANTED: Front wheel tractor tire size 500 x 15.  Call 712-243-3369.

FOR SALE: Jida 4 string banjo great shape 300 dollars  Tomos 05 moped 1000 firm call to see either 712-254-4246.

FOR SALE: Elliptical, $150 OBO, gently used, 3 months old, only 11 miles. Call 712-579-0908.

FREE: FIREWOOD to anyone who wants to cut down an Oak tree in Atlantic. Call 712-249-5292.

FOR SALE: Dog kennel.  243-2632.

WANTED: A treadmill…doesn’t have to be anything fancy.  249-3807.

WANTED: Odd or misc. jobs…can be outdoor or indoor.  789-1928.  FOR SALE: 1,000 night crawlers…$1 for a dozen.  789-1928.

FOR SALE: We have a Lionel train set from the 1950s for sale with track.  Also have a Marx train set with track for sale.  Lionel is $200 and the Marx is $50.  Call 712-328-2197.

 

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Communities across Iowa host Relay for Life events

News

June 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Thousands of Iowans in dozens of communities statewide are taking part in charitable walks during the next several weeks. They’re known as the Relay For Life and the walks are fundraisers for the American Cancer Society. Agency spokesman Chuck Reed says the number of relays is growing, year by year. “We have 88 events around the state,” Reed says. “That’s one more than we had last year and if you break it down, 99 counties, 88 events, just about every county has a Relay For Life.” 

The events are designed with several purposes in mind, including raising money, educating people about how to reduce their risk of getting cancer, and honoring cancer survivors. “That’s always a terrific moment at a Relay For Life event, when we have that survivor lap, where they get to walk around the track and are recognized by everyone there as having beaten cancer,” Reed says. “We do celebrate survivorship.” 

Participants also remember those they’ve lost to cancer, often by lighting luminaries that spell out “HOPE.” Reed says Iowa isn’t a very populous state, but we’ve distinguished ourselves in the fundraising efforts. “It’s not always the biggest counties that raise the most money,” he says. “In fact, Carroll County is the #1 Relay For Life in the country as far as raising money per capita.” 

2012 Relay For Life events are being held this Friday (June 22nd), in Cass County: At the Atlantic High School, from 6-11pm; in Montgomery County, at the Red Oak High School, beginning at 6-p.m.; in Union County, at the Creston High School. 

To find other events near you, or for more information, log-on to www.relayforlife.org, or call 1-800-227-2345.

(Matt Kelley-Radio Iowa/Ric Hanson-KJAN)

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Hazardous Weather Outlook for Western/West Central IA

Weather

June 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Wed., June 20 2012 – NWS Des Moines (issued 4:58-a.m.)

A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS IS FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SHARP COLD FRONT. THE GREATEST SEVERE THREAT WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL…WHILE A LOWER THREAT OF A TORNADO EXIST. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Wed., June 20th 2012

Podcasts, Weather

June 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the (Podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for Atlantic  the KJAN listening area, and today’s weather data for Atlantic….

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Wed., June 20th

Weather

June 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 5:05-a.m.)

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 87. Windy, with a south southwest wind between 15 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 16 mph decreasing to between 5 and 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind between 6 and 13 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind between 3 and 7 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

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Tuesday High School Baseball Results

Sports

June 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Atlantic 11, St. Albert 1 (5 inn – Austin Conrad homered)
  • Creston 14, Shenandoah 11
  • Denison-Schleswig 7, Lewis Central 6 (8 inn)
  • Glenwood 14, Red Oak 4 (6 inn)
  • Kuemper Catholic 7, Harlan 3

Rolling Hills:

  • Exira-EHK 9, Walnut 5
  • Orient-Macksburg 7, Glidden-Ralston 6

Others:

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 9, Woodward-Granger 1
  • Abraham Lincoln 13-5, Thomas Jefferson 5-2 (2nd game 8 inn)
  • East Union 9, Lenox 8
  • Essex 13, East Mills 3
  • IKM-Manning 7, Ar-We-Va 4
  • Logan-Magnolia 15, Whiting 2
  • Mount Ayr 5, Corning 3
  • Nishnabotna 10, Stanton 2
  • Ogden 3, West Central Valley 2 (8 inn)
  • Ridge View 11, West Harrison 0 (5 inn)
  • Villisca 10, Fremont-Mills, Tabor 8

 

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Tuesday High School Softball Results

Sports

June 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Carroll 10, Atlantic 0
  • Creston 12, Shenandoah 0
  • Denison-Schleswig 7, Lewis Central 2
  • Harlan 12, Kuemper Catholic 0
  • Glenwood 1, Red Oak 0

Western Iowa Tourney:

  • Treynor 8, Riverside 0
  • Underwood 4, Griswold 0
  • Semifinal: Treynor 10, Underwood 0 (5 inn)
  • Tri-Center 3, Audubon 2
  • A-H-S-T 8, Missouri Valley 7
  • Semifinal: Tri-Center 10, A-H-S-T 5

Rolling Hills:

  • Walnut 3, Exira-EHK 2
  • Orient-Macksburg 6, Glidden-Ralston 2

Others:

  • Essex 20, East Mills 13
  • Fremont-Mills 11, Villisca 1
  • Nishnabotna 9, Stanton 8 (10)
  • Panorama 11, Guthrie Center 2
  • Ridge View 11, West Harrison 1
  • Villisca 7, St. Albert 5
  • Woodward-Granger 4, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
  • Logan-Magnolia 10, Whiting 0
  • Charter Oak-Ute 5, Woodbine 0

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Verlander, Tigers hold off Cardinals 6-3

Sports

June 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander allowed one earned run in seven innings, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Verlander (7-4) retired 12 of the first 13 hitters he faced and worked out of a seventh-inning jam to help Detroit hold on. He struck out Allen Craig with the bases loaded with his final pitch. Verlander allowed five hits and walked four, striking out only three. Joaquin Benoit worked the eighth, and Phil Coke pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the year. Lance Lynn (10-3) allowed five runs and nine hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked two. Austin Jackson hit a two-run double for the Tigers, part of their three-run second inning.

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Florida State’s 4-1 victory ousts Bruins from CWS

Sports

June 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Scott Sitz gave up five hits and struck out eight in a season-high 6 2-3 innings, and Florida State eliminated UCLA from the College World Series with a 4-1 victory Tuesday night. Florida State (50-16) plays Arizona on Thursday, needing to beat the Wildcats twice to reach the championship round. No. 2 national seed UCLA (48-16) was knocked out a day after No. 1 Florida was eliminated from the opposite bracket. Sitz (4-3) had not made it through five innings in six of his previous seven outings. The junior held the Bruins to two singles through five innings and struck out the side in the sixth after UCLA loaded the bases. UCLA starter Zack Weiss (3-3) was pulled after getting just one out. Bases-loaded walks in the opening inning produced the Seminoles’ first two runs.

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Fla St. CWS player suspended after shoplifting arrest

Sports

June 19th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Florida State coach Mike Martin suspended infielder John Holland indefinitely Tuesday after the freshman was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at an Omaha sporting goods store. The suspension was announced a few hours before the Seminoles faced UCLA in the College World Series. Holland was the Seminoles’ designated hitter in their first two CWS games. The infielder was batting .243 for the season, and appeared in 41 games, 16 as a starter. Martin said that Holland “made a serious error in judgment.” The coach said the university would have no further comment. Omaha police said security at the Scheels store spotted the 19-year-old Holland and 23-year-old Steve Holland about 4:20 p.m. Monday changing the price tag on merchandise. The two attempted to purchase the items for the lower price. It was unknown if or how the Hollands were related. The men were booked for shoplifting and released after posting bond.

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