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Updated Weather Statement concerning slippery roads

News, Weather

February 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

552 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2012

…ROADS MAY BRIEFLY BECOME ICY THIS EVENING…

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE A MIX OF DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW. WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING…WET SURFACES MAY BECOME SLICK AT TIMES…INCLUDING SIDEWALKS AND ROADWAYS…ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING…WITH DETERIORATING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLICK ROADS.

Between 5:50- and 6:00pm, there were reports of 2 vehicle spinning off I-80 in Cass County. No injuries.

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Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association Final Dual Team Rankings

Sports

February 7th, 2012 by Jim Field

CLASS 1-A                                 W-L                                    Pts.
1. Clarion-Goldfield                16-1                                    562
2. Don Bosco                              21-6                                    521
3. Nashua-Plainfield               19-4                                    504
4. Alburnett                               19-2                                    443
5. Underwood                           29-0                                    423
6. Woodbury Central             20-3                                    423
7. Martensdale-St. Marys    22-5                                    233
8. Tri-Center Neola                 22-3                                    218
9. Eddyville-Blakesburg       20-5                                    217
10. Logan-Magnolia               22-5                                    196
11. Audubon                              23-3                                    192
12. Lisbon                                   17-13                                  120
13. West Branch                       19-2                                    118
14. North Linn                          18-3                                    116
15. Sumner-Fredericksburg  22-5                                 112
16. Emmetsburg                       11-9                                    101

CLASS 2-A                                     W-L                                    Pts.
1. Davenport-Assumption         27-1                                   543
2. West Delaware                           19-4                                    460
3. Denver-Tripoli                          16-3                                    428
4. Creston-Orient Macksburg  14-0                                    422
5. Osage                                            24-3                                    356
6. Charles City                               15-7                                    310
7. Atlantic                                       18-1                                    246
8. Spirit Lake Park                        15-6                                    196
9. Williamsburg                             21-2                                    194
10. Mediapolis                               23-2                                    187
11. New Hampton                         18-6                                    159
12. Sergeant Bluff-Luton            18-1                                    159
13. Webster City                            17-4                                    156
14. Union, La Porte City             19-8                                    145
15. South Central Calhoun         34-7                                    111
16. Ballard                                        15-12                                    88

CLASS 3-A                                          W-L                                    Pts.
1. Southeast. Polk                              22-0                                    455
2. Bettendorf                                       11-1                                    454
3. Iowa City West                               32-3                                    394
4. West Des Moines Valley             23-1                                    364
5. Linn Mar                                          26-6                                    326
6. Cedar Rapids Prairie                   27-6                                    308
7. Ankeny                                            24-2                                    287
8. Waverly Shell Rock                     22-4                                    278
9. Mason City                                      20-7                                    266
10. North Scott                                  27-7                                    174
11. Pleasant Valley                           20-7                                    168
12. Urbandale                                     9-8                                     148
13. Epworth Western Dubuque   30-4                                    135
14. Indianola                                      14-9                                     79
15. Dowling Catholic W.D.             8-6                                      61
16. Spencer                                          17-6                                     56

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WALNUT COMMUNITY SCHOOL’S SCIENCE PROGRAM RECEIVES $1,000 FROM WALNUT COMMUNICATIONS

News

February 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Pictured: Breanna Kixmiller, Amy Loverin, Mr. Brian Nichols, Maddie Hamilton, Jolene Jensen, Hana Holtz, Connor Hansen & Ben Ehlers

The science program at the Walnut Community School has been awarded a Walnut Communications Growing Communities Grant totally $1,000. The grant was given to Mr. Brian Nichols and his science students in grades K-12. The money will assist in purchasing several items needed for the science lab to assist in learning and also help to support student science projects for the Iowa Science Fair.

Mr. Nichols has a broader goal to expose students the sciences and possibly develop career intentions in science related fields. Letters of support for the ‘project’ were received from members of the city council, school board and school staff. The Walnut Communications Growing Communities Grant program was started several years ago to give back to the communities Walnut Communications serves (including McClelland, Underwood, Neola, Persia, Minden, Shelby, Avoca and Walnut).

Each year the grant program can award up to $10,000 total across the communities.

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Bluffs fire victims receive help from Red Cross

News

February 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

More than a dozen tenants of the Council Bluffs apartment complex who were displaced by a fire early Monday morning, have received assistance in the form of food, clothing and shelter, from the American Red Cross. The Fire at 215 South 10th Street happened at around 1:15-a.m., Monday.  The blaze destroyed 7 units and displacing 17 residents.The cause remains under investigation. No injuries were reported.

Residents of the apartment complex were provided with the necessities, along with comfort and care, based on need. A team of five volunteers from the Red Cross Metro Disaster Action Team responded to the fire to assist the affected families.

The Red Cross depends on the generous support of Omaha metro residents to respond to its neighbors who are affected by home fires. Officials say you can help the Red Cross continue to be ready to respond and help fire victims by making a financial contribution to Nebraska/SW Iowa Region today.

To make a financial donation, visit www.redcross.org, call 712.322.4017, or mail a check to 705 N. 16th St. Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501.

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Beware of Icy Roads this evening!

News, Weather

February 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-

341 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2012

…ROADS MAY BRIEFLY BECOME ICY THIS EVENING…

AIR TEMPERATURES WERE HOVERING AROUND THE FREEZING MARK LATE THIS AFTERNOON…BUT ROAD SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINED ABOVE FREEZING FROM HIGHWAY 20 TO THE MISSOURI BORDER THANKS TO SEASONAL DAYTIME HEATING…CLOUDS AND MOISTURE. THESE CONDITIONS…WITH JUST WET ROADS AND MAINLY DRIZZLE…SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE EVENING COMMUTE. HOWEVER SHORTLY AFTER THAT TIME…FROM 600 PM UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING WHEN THE DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE END…SCATTERED SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL LATER THIS EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERAL HOURS WITH DETERIORATING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLICK ROADS.

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(Update) Engine problem forces flight to return to Omaha

News

February 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – An American Airlines flight to Dallas had to return to Omaha shortly after takeoff because of a mechanical problem with the right engine.  American Airlines flight 1349 landed safely in Omaha Tuesday morning shortly after it took off from Eppley Airfield around 8:20 a.m. 
 
American Airlines spokesman Ed Martelle says 123 passengers and five crew members were aboard the MD-80. The passengers are being rebooked on other flights, so they can reach their destinations.  Martelle says the plane has been taken out of service until the problem can be identified and repairs made.

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Big Ten Exploring 4-Team Playoff

Sports

February 7th, 2012 by Jim Field

Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis says his peers in the Big Ten are comfortable exploring the possibility of a four-team playoff for the national championship.

Hollis says keeping ties to the Rose Bowl is extremely important to athletic directors in the Big Ten and Pac-12.

The Chicago Tribune reported Monday that one of the ideas before the Big Ten would put the two semifinal games on the campuses of the higher seeded teams. The national championship game would be awarded to cities that bid for it.

The BCS title game pits the nation’s top two teams based on poll and computer rankings.

The plus-one format — two semifinals plus the title game — was proposed in 2008 by the commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference. It was shot down by the leaders of the Big Ten, Pac-10, Big East, Big 12 and Notre Dame.

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Bill would add gun rights to Iowa Constitution

News

February 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A proposed constitutional amendment making it harder for government officials to limit who can get a gun and where they can carry firearms could come up in a House committee as early as this week.  Rep. Clel Baudler, a Greenfield Republican and chairman of the Public Safety Committee, says he’s planning to bring the amendment forward for discussion in his committee soon. He expects it to get enough support to move to the House floor.

The amendment declares the right of individuals to get and carry firearms shall not be denied. It also prohibits fees related to guns and limits restrictions that can be imposed. Polk County Attorney John Sarcone says the measure would be a regression to the wild west, and could create major problems, especially in urban areas.

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Walnut at Exira-EHK Girls and Boys Doubleheader 02-03-2012

Podcasts, Sports

February 7th, 2012 by admin

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the games played Friday, February 3rd in Elk Horn.

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Burn Ban lifted in Montgomery County

News

February 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman says due to the recent precipitation and current snow cover, Montgomery County Fire officials have agreed to lift the Open Burn Ban which was put in place last week. The ban was established due to abnormally dry conditions throughout all of Montgomery County.

As a reminder to all area residents Hamman asks you to call the Montgomery County Communications Center at 712-623-5107 to report any open burns in Montgomery County that are taking place, in order to prevent any unnecessary fire department responses. Hamman says all area fire departments thank you for your consideration of not open burning while the burn ban was in place during the abnormally warm and dry conditions that were present in the previous week.

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