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Tuesday Soccer Results

Sports

May 2nd, 2012 by Jim Field

Girls:

  • Kuemper Catholic 5, Denison 0

Boys:

  • Denison 2, Kuemper Catholic 0

Tuesday Tennis Results

Sports

May 2nd, 2012 by Jim Field

Girls:

  • Audubon 5, Corning 4
  • Lewis Central 5, Denison 4

Boys:

  • Audubon 7, Corning 2
  • Denison 6, Shenandoah 3

Trojanns Win Betty Heflin Tourney

Sports

May 2nd, 2012 by Jim Field

Trojann/Betty Heflin Tournament 5/1 @ Atlantic Country Club

  1. Atlantic – 351
  2. Harlan – 401
  3. Clarinda – 412
  4. Norwalk – 423
  5. Shenandoah – 426
  6. Winterset – 441
  7. Denison – 446
  8. Glenwood – 467

Creston & Nodaway Valley – no score

Medalist:  Bailey Walter, Atlantic  43-42-85
Runnerup:  Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic 40-46-86
3rd – Kaitlynn Walter, Atlantic 45-45-90
4th – Shelby Worth, Atlantic 45-45-90
Malachi Wickman, Atlantic 67-72-139
Katie Blake, Atlantic 77-107-184

5th – Kate Schomers, Harlan 51-47-98
6th – Courtney Leinen, Harlan 50-49-99
7th Bailey Nielsen, Harlan  47-53-100
8th Corie Woodard, Clarinda  52-49-101
9th Heather Auffert, Clarinda  49-52-101
10th – Rachel Koch, Denison  53-50-103
11th – Corrine Harvey, Winterset  51-52-103
12th Kaitlyn Ludlow, Norwalk 52-51-103

Coach Kathy Hobson says:  What a day!!  To take the top 4 individual spots in a quality tournament was beyond my expectations for the day but what a nice accomplishment for the girls. I am so pleased with their performances!  This could be a real momentum builder going into the post season if the girls stay focused on doing their best and stay away from the negatives.  This was our best 18 holes score in 6 years, bettering last seasons 356 in this tournament.

NW Iowa packing plant to close by end of year

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ORANGE CITY, Iowa (AP) – An Ohio-based company has told employees that its northwest Iowa meat plant in Orange City will close by the end of the year. Shuttering the AdvancePierre Foods plant will eliminate an estimated 300 jobs. Mayor Les Douma says the plant manager told him about the closing late Tuesday. Douma says the plant has “a great economic impact on the entire region.”  The company supplies meat products and sandwiches to food-service, school, retail, club store, vending and convenience store markets.

Hazardous Weather Outlook – May 2nd 2012

Weather

May 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES

604 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FAR WEST/SOUTHWEST IOWA: STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA…THEN SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. THE MAIN THREAT AREA FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT…AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO IS POSSIBLE.

WEST CENTRAL/CENTRAL IOWA: LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE WITH A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FROM CENTRAL INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND A SLIGHT RISK ELSEWHERE. DAMAGING WINDS…LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINS AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR AS WELL.

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON RIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

9-1-1 service was out in parts of Pott. Co. Tuesday

News

May 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A message relayed through the Emergency Alert System Tuesday morning notified residents of Pottawattamie County about a phone outage that affected their 9-1-1 land line service. According to the Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency, the incident was caused by a phone company problem. Residents of Carson, Oakland, and Treynor were affected by the phone system outage that prevented them from dialing 9-1-1 for a little more than two-hours. Cellular phone customers were not affected by the outage.

Persons without a cell phone and in need of 9-1-1 service, were asked to go to their local fire station, where persons on-duty could contact the proper authorities. Land-line 9-1-1 service was restored by around 1:15-p.m., Tuesday.

Fertilizer fire put out at western Iowa co-op site

News

May 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

HORNICK, Iowa (AP) – Residents in the western Iowa town of Hornick have returned to their homes after a fertilizer fire at a co-op building.  The fire at the Western Iowa Cooperative broke out Tuesday afternoon. The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office was concerned about air quality and residents’ safety and urged the evacuation as a precaution.  Co-op general manager John Bender says a phosphorus-based fertilizer is stored in the building but the building was 90 percent empty, however. Fire officials say the fire was under control within an hour. No injuries were reported.  Hornick, which has about 220 residents, is around 30 miles southeast of Sioux City.

ISU’s Leonard Johnson Signs with Tampa Bay

Sports

May 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Former Iowa State cornerback Leonard Johnson has signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Johnson started 44 games for the Cyclones and had 247 tackles and six interceptions. Many thought he’d be selected in last week’s NFL Draft, but Johnson was passed over.  Iowa State says former offensive lineman Hayworth Hicks has also signed a free agent deal.  Hicks will go to training camp with the Indianapolis Colts in hopes of landing a roster spot.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast for the KJAN listening area

Podcasts, Weather

May 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the (Podcast) forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area for Wed., May 2nd, 2012…

Rainfall in Atlantic through 5-a.m. was .67″.

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Audubon Co. Auditor has temporary custody of the Treasurer’s Office

News

May 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

(Correction to earlier version of this story – updated 8:50-a.m. 5/2/12)

The Audubon County Board of Supervisors have set May 9th as the date to appoint an interim County Treasurer, to fill the vacancy created by the death Sunday, of Audubon County Treasurer Connie Johnson. Auditor Lisa Fredericksen told KJAN News, per Iowa Code section 69.3, the Treasurer’s Office was temporarily closed once officials learned of Johnson’s passing. Fredericksen came into the office and took possession of the keys and books, and count the money on hand.

The Board of Supervisors held a special meeting Tuesday to decide whether to hold a special election to fill the position, or to appoint. They chose to appoint a person to the job. The notice will be posted in Friday’s edition of the local paper in Audubon. Fredericksen says the notice needs to be in the paper no less than four days and no more than 20, so the soonest an appointment can be made is next Wednesday, May 9th, at 9-a.m.

In the meantime, Fredericksen said so she doesn’t handle both sides of money transactions, the Board approved Deputy Treasurer Deb Campbell and Fredericksen going to the bank together, to handle any financial transfers, so their is no appearance of impropriety. The Supervisors passed a resolution to allow Fredericksen to become bonded until an appointment is made next Wednesday. She has custody of the office until such time as an appointment is made.

All Audubon County offices will be closed on Thursday, May 3rd,  so that County employees who choose to do so, may attend Johnson’s funeral. Connie Johnson was 53-years old. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira is in charge of the funeral arrangements.