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August 2021

Birthday Club

July 30th, 2021 by Jim Field

August 1st:

  • Bonnie Madden of Exira (Winner)
  • Larry Jessen of Exira

August 2nd:

  • Toby Thomas of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Perry Kelley of Harlan
  • Judy McClure of Atlantic

August 3rd

  • Clarissa Terpstra of Exira (Winner)
  • Rachel Jensen of Exira

August 4th:

  • Rita Rohde of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Linda Petersen of Exira

August 5th:

  • Melanie Heinnichs of Exira (Winner)
  • Eric Wilson of Exira
  • Camryn Jean Nelson of Creston

August 6th:

  • Jim Finnell of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Wendell Weideman of Atlantic
  • Dwain Thompson of Exira

August 7th:

  • Linda Marek of Anita (Winner)
  • Chuck Sorensen of Exira

August 8th:

  • no birthdays

August 9th:

  • Ann Martin of Exira (Winner)
  • Doug Weston of Audbon

August 10th:

  • Larry Johnson of Exira (Winner)
  • Danielle Schwarte of Wiota

August 11th:

  • Sharon Hansen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Diane Rattenborg of Audubon

August 12th:

  • Michael D. Murphy of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Hava Dannler of Atlantic
  • Jane Livingston of Atlantic
  • Harold Fairbairn of Atlantic

August 13th:

  • Dianna Williams of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Herb Wahlert of Exira

August 14th:

  • Finn Sothman of Cumberland (Winner)
  • Denise Lowary of Atlantic
  • Linda Riesberg of Exira

August 15th:

  • Braxton Androy of Elk Horn (Winner)
  • Mike E. Murphy of Lewis
  • Betty Weiman of Exira
  • Bob Sothman of Atlantic

August 16th:

  • no birthdays

August 17th:

  • Margo Wolfe of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Janice Peterson of Atlantic

August 18th:

  • Larry Leander of Lewis (Winner)
  • Colby Madsen of Kimballton
  • Bobbie Davis of Atlantic
  • Pat Saltmarsh of Atlantic

August 19th:

  • Chad Dreyer of Audubon (Winner)

August 20th:

  • Jayden Jensen of Exira (Winner)
  • Carol Van Bemmell
  • Carroll Hayes of Atlantic

August 21st:

  • Craig Parmely of Brayton (Winner)
  • Ardella Petersen of Exira

August 22nd:

  • Margie Herbert of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Todd Nielsen of Exira

August 23rd:

  • Jovie Trailer of Atlantic (Winner)
    Michael Winston of Atlantic
  • Tatum Santisteban of Exira
  • Glenna Thompsen of Atlantic

August 24th:

  • Sharon Foster of Griswold (Winner)
  • Sandy Kneisel of Griswold
  • Claire Asbery of Exira
  • Linda Waters of Atlantic
  • Doug Jensen of Audubon
  • Charlie Wheeler of Exira
  • Mark Jesepersen of Atlantic

August 25th:

  • Jessica Mathisen of Lewis (Winner)
  • Nancy Poore of Audubon
  • Pat McCurdy of Atlantic
  • Terry Mathisen of Atlantic
  • Brenda Swope of Atlantic
  • Andi Crane of Exira
  • Margo Chester of Massena

August 26th:

  • Jannice Kinnison of Atlantic (Winner)

August 27th:

  • Milo Sager of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Peggy Mortensen of Kimballton
  • Galen Sornson of Exira
  • Chance Lauritsen of Exira

August 28th:

  • Isabella Davis of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Madonna Nisson of Atlantic
  • Toni Moore of Atlantic

August 29th:

  • Codi Jo Olsen of Adubon (Winner)
  • Melanie Larsen of Audubon
  • Marilyn Munch of Exira

August 30th:

  • Fern Lindvall of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Charlene Johnson

August 31st:

  • Shelby McKinley of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Madison Reece Hart of Atlantic
  • Scott Damon of Cumberland
  • Aiden Petersen of Atlantic

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Another arrest made in Lake Park woman’s death

News

July 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A second person has been charged with murder in the 2020 death of a Lake Park woman. Twenty-four-year-old Justice Berntson was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder in connection slaying of 25-year-old Angel Bastman. Bastman’s body was found in her Lake Park home on December 22nd but a vehicle listed in her name was missing from the scene which led to a search that ended a few days later when Berntson is said to have been found driving the vehicle and ultimately led police on a pursuit.

Berntson and 26-year-old Allison Decker, who was charged with first-degree murder in the case earlier this week, are both being held in the Dickinson County Jail on one million dollars bond.

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(Podcast) KJAN morning News #2, 7/30/21

News, Podcasts

July 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The broadcast News at 8:07-a.m., with Ric Hanson.

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Heartbeat Today 7-30-2021

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

July 30th, 2021 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Cass County Fair Prince Garrett Reynolds, Cass County Fair King Craig Alan Becker, Cass County Fair Princess Caroline Pellett and Cass County Fair Queen Emily Plagman.

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(Podcast) KJAN morning Sports report, 7/30/21

Podcasts, Sports

July 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

With Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN Friday morning Newscast #1, 7/30/21

News, Podcasts

July 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The broadcast News at 7:06-a.m., from Ric Hanson.

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UI grad student wins Tillman scholarship

News, Sports

July 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A University of Iowa student and military veteran has won the prestigious Pat Tillman Scholar Award. Fort Dodge native Jake Schillo is working on his P-H-D after serving six years in the U-S Air Force as a nuclear weapons specialist. Schillo says he hopes winning the scholarship will open doors for other veterans from Iowa. “Iowa has a large community of veterans pursuing an education that would have incredible applications for the scholarship,” Schillo says. “I’m fortunate enough that the foundation saw something in me that they wanted to invest in and I hope that being the first scholar at Iowa helps to pave the way for future Tillman scholars within our state.”

The award is named after a former N-F-L player who gave up his pro football career to enlist in the U-S Army following the Nine Eleven attacks of 2001. Tillman was killed in 2004 while serving in Afghanistan. Schillo is working on his doctorate in the field of cancer genetics and hopes to open his own cancer research facility in the future. “I’m really focusing on creating new technologies that allow us to understand why patients relapse in cancer therapies,” he says, “so a lot of my research is just in that technology development.”

Schillo is among the 2021 Class of Tillman Scholars, 60 students who were selected from a group of several thousand applicants. Schillo says he’s on pace to graduate from the U-I in May of 2022. He graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High in 2005, and has a degrees in biology and chemistry from Minot State University in North Dakota.

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Drake’s Darian DeVries on coaching his son

Sports

July 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Drake coach Darian DeVries got to see up close what it was like to coach your son while serving as an assistant at Creighton. Doug McDermott was a three time All-American and the national player of the year in 2014 while playing for his father, Greg. Tucker DeVries joins the Bulldog program after leading Waukee High School to the class 4A state championship.

DeVries calls it a unique situation.

He says a key is treating Tucker like the other players.

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Drake runner ruled ineligible at Tokyo Olympics

Sports

July 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A Drake runner has been ruled out of the Tokyo Olympics. Yinka Ajayi won’t get the chance to fulfill her Olympic dream. According to the BBC Ajayi is one of 10 track and field standouts from Nigeria who have been ruled ineligible due to improper drug testing leading up to the games. None of the 10 athletes failed a drug test and many were based in the United States and compete collegiately in the U-S. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has accepted responsibility for the botched testing. Ajayi was hoping to be on the track this (Friday) morning to take part in the mixed 4×400 meter relay. Ajayi took part in a Zoom conference last week shortly after arriving in Tokyo.

Ajayi said she was proud to represent Drake at the Olympics.

Ajayi has won three Missouri Valley Conference titles in her first two years with the Bulldogs.

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Iowa’s Joe Wieskamp and Luka Garza taken in NBA Draft

Sports

July 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s Joe Wieskamp and Luka Garza were both selected in the second round of the NBA Draft. Wieskamp was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 41st pick. He became the first Hawkeye to be drafted since 2015 and the highest draft pick since Ricky Davis went 21st overall back in 1998.

Wieskamp felt going into the draft the Spurs would be a good fit.

Wieskamp helped his draft stock with a strong performance at the NBA Combine.

Garza was taken by the Detroit Pistons with the 52nd pick after a senior season in which he was named the National Player of the Year.

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