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July 16th, 2011 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: Like new sage green reclining couch and love seat.  $500 OBO.  Call 712-249-3487 if interested.

FOR SALE: I have a xbox 360 and controller for sale 120.00 dollars.  Also controller with
vps  35.00  and a hard drive 80.00.  Call 712-773-2434.

FOR SALE: Maytag Heavy Duty Super Capacity Washer and Heavy Duty Dryer excellent condition Wife wants energy efficient. First $150 for each takes them NO SCRATCHES or DENTS Phone 712-243-2072
WANTED: Coupons, can drop off at 708 Hickory, Atlantic  in mailbox.  Thank you.
FOR SALE: 8 HP Briggs & Stratton vertical shaft engine, runs fine $95; 21″ Lawn Boy self propelled mower, runs fine $80; 20″ Mastercut  3 1/2 HP Briggs & Stratton push mower, runs fine $60. 712-268-2656.

Saturday Baseball Schedule

Sports

July 16th, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 1-A District Finals (7:00 pm)

District 13 @ Lenox:  Corning vs. Orient-Macksburg

    District 14 @ Essex:  Bedford vs. Nishnabotna

      District 15 @ Oakland:  Adair-Casey vs. Walnut

        District 16 @ Coon Rapids:  Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. West Harrison

          Class 2-A District Finals (7:00)

          District 14 @ Treynor:  St. Albert vs. Logan-Magnolia

            District 15 @ Carroll:  Kuemper Catholic vs. Northwest Webster

              Friday Class 3A/4A Playoff Baseball Scores

              Sports

              July 16th, 2011 by admin

              Class 3-A

              • Carroll 7, Atlantic 1
              • Harlan 6, Perry 3
              • Winterset 7, Red Oak 3
              • Glenwood 10, Creston 0 (6 inn)
              • Storm Lake 12, Spencer 0 (5 inn)
              • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2, Denison 1

              Class 4-A

              • Lewis Central 7, Thomas Jefferson 0
              • Abraham Lincoln 1, Waukee 0

              Heavy rain event

              News, Weather

              July 16th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

              Heavy rain and intense lightening ripped through the area early this morning. The storms dumped 3.32-inches of rain in Atlantic (here at the KJAN studios) between 1-and 2-a.m., and caused street flooding and scattered power outages. Higher rainfall amounts were reported further to the northwest, near the Marne area.

              Excessive run-off from the rainfall was expected to cause flash flooding to occur. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for northwestern Cass County until 8:30-a.m.   A Flash Flood warning that had been in effect for eastern Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties until 5-a.m., was cancelled just before 4 o’clock, as excess runoff from the heavy rain had ended, and streams and creeks in the warned area were expected to have begun receding, therefore ending the flood threat. If flooding is or has been observed, you’re asked to report the incident to law enforcement.

              A lightening strike may also have sparked a barn fire a few miles south of Marne, at around 3:40-a.m. Cass County Communications dispatched Marne and Atlantic Fire to the Sonya Schuler residence at 55242 560th Street. The barn, which contained a snowmobile and camper, was reported to have been fully engulfed in flames minutes after the first firefighters’ page went out.

              HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN IN ATLANTIC

              News, Weather

              July 16th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

              Here at the KJAN Studios in Atlantic, the official reporting station for the National Weather Service, we’ve received 3.32-inches of rain since 1-a.m. The heaviest rain and intense lightning occurred between 2-2:45-am.

              A Flood warning remains in effect for NW Cass County until 8:30-a.m., and for eastern Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties until 5-a.m.

              Atlantic Girls Golfers Honored

              Sports

              July 16th, 2011 by Jim Field

              Atlantic golfers Senior Kristen Schuler and Freshman Brooke Fletcher were
              both named to the 3A West District golf team for the spring season.
              Kristen and Brooke led the Trojanns from the top 2 playing positions most
              of the season, each earning medalist honors several times.

              This award is given through nominations made by the district coaches and
              is sponsored by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association.

              Other Hawkeye 10 golfers making the 3A team were Ashley Powers, Denison,
              and Taylor Hance, Creston.

              NE woman injured during Mills Co. Crash

              News

              July 15th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

              A crash between three vehicles Friday evening on Interstate 29 in Mills County resulted in a Nebraska woman being flown to the hospital in serious condition. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 5:15-p.m. near the Glenwood exit.

              Officials say three vehicles, a 1998 Harley Davidson motorcycle, a 2000 Chevy S-10 pickup, and a 2003 Toyota Highlander were all traveling south on I-29 when the pickup, driven by 21-year old Maegen Duran, of Johnstown, NE hit the cycle.

              Following the impact, the pickup entered the ditch, rolled over, and was hit by the Toyota SUV. Duran was flown by Lifenet Helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where a report on her condition was not available late Friday night.

              Neither driver of the motorcycle, 27-year old Luke Edmonds, of Plattsmouth, NE, nor the driver of the Toyota, 35-year old Tara Marie Cowherd, of Omaha, were injured.

              The accident remains under investigation.

              Omaha/Council Bluffs hosts annual dog show

              News

              July 15th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

              From pomeranians to labradors, more than a thousand dogs and their handlers from across the region are competing in a dog show in Omaha/Council Bluffs this weekend. Pam Swisher, with the Nebraska Kennel Club, says there are 11-hundred pampered, purebred pooches registered for the main event.

              “They’re entered in confirmation which is really the beauty show of the dog show world, where judges look at the dogs and judge the dog which represents the breed standard the closest,” Swisher says. “They’re not really judged against one another. They’re judged against the breed standard.” She says the obedience and rally divisions of the show are also something to see.

              “The judge is watching the way the team works together, the way the dog responds to the handler,” she says. “Some of the obedience work is done with verbal commands, some with hand commands. Then we have rally, which is really less formal than obedience, and that’s where different dogs are doing different functions at different stations around the ring.” Swisher says a new feature this year will give those attending a chance to meet the breeds and ask the experts a few questions.

              She says, “On Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 10 and 3, a variety of breeders have volunteered to bring their specific breed to the NKC Education booth and let people pet them and get to know a little bit more about what this particular breed was bred for, what kind of temperament they have, what kind of pets they’ll make.” The dog show got underway this afternoon (Friday) and runs through Sunday at the Qwest Center in Omaha. For more information, visit: “nebraskakennelclub.com”.

              (Matt Kelley/Radio Iowa)

              Roberts Dairy closing Iowa City plant. Moves ops to Omaha & Dubuque

              News

              July 15th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

              IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Roberts Dairy says it’s closing its plant in Iowa City immediately and moving operations to Dubuque and Omaha, Neb.

              The Iowa City Press-Citizen says the company sent a letter to the mayor, saying the closure is effective Friday. Forty-seven workers will be affected. Roberts Dairy will continue to employ 30 workers as drivers and support personnel. In the letter, the company says the closure is the result of lower volumes and the need to consolidate operations.

              The dairy says it will continue to have 250 employees in Iowa.

              Muslim woman makes history at weightlifting event in C. Bluffs

              Sports

              July 15th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

              COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Kulsoom Abdullah has become the first woman to compete in the U.S. weightlifting championships while wearing clothing that covers her legs, arms and head.

              Abdullah was cleared to compete in accordance with her Muslim faith after the International Weightlifting Federation ruled two weeks ago that athletes could wear a full-body “unitard” under the customary weightlifting uniform.

              Abdullah, a 35-year-old from Atlanta who weighs roughly 105 pounds, lifted before a small crowd Friday in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Wearing a flowing black hijab and matching top with a tan, long-sleeved undershirt and long black socks, Abdullah cleared a snatch of 41 kilograms, or just over 90 pounds, and 57 kilograms in the clean and jerk.

              Abdullah finished fifth out of six competitors in her weight class.