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Wright Singles, Flashes Leather: Mets Beat Cards 6-3 Monday

Sports

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – David Wright singled and made a fine fielding play in his first spring training game, helping the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Monday. Wright had missed the entire Grapefruit League schedule because of a torn abdominal muscle. He lined Jake Westbrook’s full-count pitch into left field in the first inning. He grounded out to short in the fourth.  In the second inning, Wright dived to his right to snag Rafael Furcal’s one-hopper behind third base, popped up and threw to first in time.  Johan Santana walked three of the first four Cardinals – two scored. Coming in, Santana had walked just four in 13 1-3 innings.  Matt Holliday extended his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI single. Tyler Greene’s sacrifice fly to right brought in the second run.

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BILL BOUDLE, 65, of Atlantic (Svcs. 3-30-12)

Obituaries

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

BILL BOUDLE, 65, of Atlantic, died Mon., March 26th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for BILL BOUDLE will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., March 30th, at the 1st United Methodist Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation is open daily at the funeral home, from 8am-5:30pm, through Thursday, March 29th.

BILL BOUDLE is survived by:

His wife – Charlotte.

His daughter – Shannon Schmitt-Boudle. 

His sons – Brent (Lorie) Boudle, of Ozark, MO; & Mike (Shari) Boudle, of Ft. Calhoun, NE. 

6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area

Podcasts, Weather

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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ROLAND H. ESKOV, 87, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 3-30-12)

Obituaries

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ROLAND H. ESKOV, 87, of Elk Horn, died Mon., March 26th, in Elk Horn (IA). Funeral services for ROLAND ESKOV will be held 2-p.m. Fri., March 30th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from Noon-9pm Thu., March 29th, with the family greeting friends from 4-7pm., and a Prayer service at 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.

ROLAND ESKOV is survived by:

His wife – Martha Eskov, of Elk Horn.

His brother – Lawrence Eskov, of Elk Horn.

His sister-in-law: Mary (Richard) Anderson, of Kimballton.

other relatives, and friends.

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Wind Advisory & Fire Weather Watch in effect for parts of western IA today

Weather

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service says a Wind Advisory will be in effect from 11-am until 4-pm today (Tuesday), for parts of the KJAN listening area, along with a Fire Weather Watch, due to the danger posed by strong winds and extremely dry conditions. The Advisory and Fire Weather Watch (which is in effect from this morning through this evening), includes Audubon, Crawford, Carroll and Greene Counties in our listening area.

Strong westerly winds of 25-to 45-miles per hour, combined with low relative humidity are forecast for today. With the grasslands already being very dry, and other near dormant vegetation, there is a very real danger for quickly spreading, extremely explosive fires. All outdoor burning should be avoided.

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Red Flag Warning – Monona County, Iowa

Weather

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service in Valley, NE has issued a “Red Flag Warning” for western Iowa’s Monona County. The warning is in effect from Noon today until 8-p.m., and means that critical fire weather conditions exist or will exist, that can create explosive fire growth potential. The Weather Service says dangerous fire weather conditions are possible this afternoon over parts of western & northwest Iowa and northeast Nebraska. Much drier air is moving into the region today, with westerly winds gusting from15-to 35-miles per hour behind a front that will be passing through. The combination of very low humidity and gusty winds will create an extremely high fire danger this afternoon.

 

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Forecast for Tue., March 27th 2012 – Cass County, IA & the area

Weather

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

341 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 Nat’l Weather Service/Des Moines

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.

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Iowa Board suspends license of Bluffs Chiropractor

News

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Board of Chiropractic Medicine last week, ordered the license of a chiropractor in Council Bluffs to be suspended for an indefinite period of time. The order came down March 22nd, against Deanne J. Rogge, who works at Broadway Chiropractic, in Council Bluffs. Rogge was ordered by the Board to surrender her original license because it received a “Certificate of Non-Compliance” from the Iowa Department of Revenue’s Centralized Collection Unit (CCU).

If a licensed professional in the State of Iowa owes at least $1,000 in debt, the CCU can request that the persons professional license be suspended, revoked, denied insurance, or denied renewal. The debt may include delinquent court fines, unpaid taxes, or debt owed to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

A person whose license has been suspended or revoked is prohibited from practicing in the state of Iowa. The Chiropractic Board had issued a warning to Rogge that it would suspend her license within 30-days, on January 20th, unless she complied with the CCU’s request for payment.

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Carroll County man dies after being hit by a semi in Waterloo over the weekend

News

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in the eastern Iowa community of Waterloo say a western Iowa man died Sunday, after he was hit by a semi along Highway 20. According to KWWL-TV in Waterloo, 19-year old Kyle Pudenz, of Carroll,  died, after he was hit by a semi as Pudenz was walking along the highway eastbound, near the Highway 63 ramp, at around 9:15-p.m. Sunday. Pudenz was found laying in the median, suffering from massive head and chest injuries. He died at a local hospital.

The driver of the semi, 49-year old Valoree Blake, of Vermillion, South Dakota, told authorities she tried, but failed to avoid hitting Pudenz when he walked into the semi’s path. Pudenz’s vehicle was found by police in the parking lot of a nearby motorcycle dealership. The accident remains under investigation.

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2 Injured in Pottawattamie County crash Monday

News

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol says a distracted driver caused a rear-end collision that sent two people to the hospital Monday evening, in Pottawattamie County. Officials say a 2001 Honda Civic driven by 30-year Jeffrey Vana, of Logan, was stopped in the outside lane of  northbound Interstate 29 due to a previous accident, when his car was rear-ended by a 2004 Chevy Impala. The driver of the Impala, 26-year old Teddy E. Mahoney, of Onawa, was distracted by a bag in the passenger compartment of his vehicle, just before the collision occurred.

The Patrol says following the collision, both cars ended-up in the east ditch. Even though they were wearing their seat belts, both drivers were injured in the crash, with Vana being transported by Crescent Rescue to Mercy Hospital, in Council Bluffs. The accident happened at around 5:50-p.m., at the 67.65-mile marker, or about two-miles north of the Honey Creek exit.

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