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Cass County Extension Report 02-08-2012

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

February 8th, 2012 by admin

w/ Kate Olsen talking about healthy lifestyle initiatives.

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Underwood Advances to 1-A State Dual Wrestling Meet

Sports

February 8th, 2012 by Jim Field

CLASS 1-A REGIONAL DUALS  (CLICK HERE for 1-A State Dual Pairings)

@ GRISWOLD:

  • Audubon 44, Riverside 27
  • Underwood 55, Guthrie Center 15
  • Underwood 39 Audubon 31 (Underwood qualifies for state duals)

@ LOGAN:

  • Tri-Center 51, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 21
  • Woodbury Central 44, Logan-Magnolia 18
  • Woodbury Central 45, Tri-Center 27  (Woodbury Central qualifies for state duals)

CLASS 2-A REGIONAL DUALS

@ LEON:

  • Winterset 42, Davis County 36
  • Creston/O-M 63, Albia 12
  • Creston/O-M 64, Winterset 16 (Creston/O-M qualifies for state duals)

Tuesday Girls High School Basketball Results

Sports

February 8th, 2012 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10:

  • Denison-Schleswig 53, Atlantic 34
  • Lewis Central 46, Harlan 27
  • Creston 52, Clarinda 49
  • Glenwood 86, Shenandoah 26

Western Iowa:

  • IKM-Manning 45, Tri-Center 29
  • Underwood 43, Heartland Christian 32

Rolling Hills:

  • Adair-Casey 63, Paton-Churdan 15
  • Iowa Christian 49, CAM 31
  • Orient-Macksburg 72, Ankeny Christian Academy 58
  • Exira/EHK 80, East Greene 56

Others:

  • Carroll 54, Dallas Center-Grimes 41
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 52, West Central Valley 37
  • Corning 65, East Union 27
  • Essex 47, Diagonal 45
  • Nodaway Valley 38, Bedford 35
  • Panorama 73, Earlham 27
  • Ar-We-Va 52, Charter Oak-Ute 41
  • Villisca 62, North Nodaway 47

Slick roads cause numerous minor accidents, Tuesday

News

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A light dusting of snow and freezing road surfaces contributed to numerous, minor accidents Tuesday evening along Interstate 80 in Cass and Pottawattamie Counties. The accident reports starting coming in to the Cass County Communications Center in Atlantic, at around 5:50-p.m. Within minutes, two separate accidents were reported. Other accidents included a semi that tipped over near on or about exit 54 (The Elk Horn exit). Despite the various mishaps, no injuries were reported. Cass County Sheriff’s deputies transported some of the motorists whose vehicle became stuck, to “The Valley,” at exit 71, where they obtained lodging or were able to seek other assistance.

Snowfall in Atlantic amounted to two-tenths of an inch late Tuesday afternoon and evening. That melted into just One one-hundredth of an inch of liquid precipitation.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast for Wed., Feb. 8 2012

Podcasts, Weather

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the Freese-Notis 4-day forecast for the KJAN listening area, & the weather stats for Atlantic…

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Another gun bill pending in Iowa House, this one about gun bans

News

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Iowa cities and counties would not be allowed to ban firearms in government-owned buildings if a bill gun rights advocates are pushing for becomes law. The legislation would establish a fine of as much as five-thousand dollars for city and county officials who would let such gun restrictions stand. Representative Matt Windschitl, a Republican from Missouri Valley, says he’s aware of at least 13 localities in Iowa that have some type of ban on firearms in public places. “A lot of people think that if we put restrictions on firearms that all of a sudden that’s going to make our city streets safer. Really? There’s criminals out there that don’t abide by the law right now,” Windschitl says. The bill cleared an initial, three-person panel Tuesday and now awaits action in a House committee.

Kate Carlucci, of the Iowa League of Cities, says communities should be able to decide whether public places should be weapons-free zones, as many businesses are making that call. “A city should have the power to exercise that same right as a private business owner,” Carlucci says. Windschitl also would like to let gun owners bring their weapons inside the statehouse.   “I’m appalled that they’re not allowed to, and that’s actually an administrative rule and I’ve looked at trying to change that for years,” Windschitl says. “But I know in the current climate there’s people that wouldn’t want to see that changed.”

After the 9/11 attacks metal detectors and security guards were stationed at the public entrances to the statehouse.

(O. Kay Henderson/Radio Iowa)

JOHN JOSEPH WATERS, 89, of Atlantic (2-10-12)

Obituaries

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JOHN JOSEPH WATERS, 89, of Atlantic, died Tuesday, February 7th at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Services for JOHN WATERS will be held Friday, February 10th at 10:30 am in the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic.  Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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Open visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.  A scriptural wake service will be held at 6:00 pm followed by family visitation from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Catholic Cemetery.

John Joseph Waters is survived by:

Wife: Martha

Son: Michael Waters of Omaha

Daughter: Teresa (Carey) Noland of Adair

3 Grandchildren

Walleye tagging helps DNR manage fish population

Ag/Outdoor

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (AP) — A system for netting and tagging walleye is helping Iowa Department of Natural Resources biologists track and study population trends of the fish that is one of the most popular game species in North America. For 21 years the DNR has netted walleye in Northern Iowa lakes during April to tag them. It has built a database of about 24,000 walleyes. The database allows biologists to track annual abundance, survival and growth rates It also is used to support research projects aimed at improving walleye fisheries.

DNR Biologist Jonathan Meerbeek says the agency bases management decisions, like regulations or stocking rates, on several years of data to maintain adequate fishing supplies. The state’s record walleye catch was 14 pounds, eight ounces, caught in September 1986 in the Des Moines River.

NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties, Wed. 2-8-12

Weather

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

335 AM CST WED FEB 8 2012

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH AROUND 15. LOW NEAR ZERO.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S.

Iowa News Headlines, Wed., Jan. 8th, 2012

News

February 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The lawyer for seven court reporters who claim their layoffs were illegal says she’s considering an appeal of a federal judge’s dismissal of the workers’ lawsuit. Judge Mark Bennett upheld the Iowa Judicial Branch’s decision to lay off dozens of court reporters as a cost-saving move in 2009.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Three people face murder charges in the shooting of a Marshalltown man who later died. Marshalltown police say 41-year-old Benjamin Benda was shot in the head at an apartment Monday night. He died yesterday at an Iowa City hospital.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines man who drove his SUV into a house last year, killing a 73-year-old woman, will be sentenced February 20th on a vehicular homicide while under the influence charge. A Polk County jury found Loren Bishop guilty yesterday in the death of Mary Miller.

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a 75-year-old man in Wisconsin fought off two Iowa teens who tried to steal his car. Sheriff’s officials in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, say one of the teens is from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and the other from New London, Iowa. Both are 19. They’re accused of pulling into the man’s driveway and saying they were out of gas and later trying to attack him and take his car.