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Atlantic boys track team competes at Central College Indoor

Sports

March 22nd, 2021 by admin

The track and field season is starting to get revved up and the Atlantic boys team competed at the Central College Indoor meet in Pella on Saturday. Here is some of the finishes for the Trojans.

Long Jump
21st- Jackson McLaren

High Jump
9th Jayden Proehl

1600 Meters
19th Zane Berg
23rd Drew Engler

60 Meter Hurdles
5th Collin Mullenix

400 Meters
7th Collin Mullenix

800 Meters
6th Craig Alan Becker

200 Meters
27th Garrett Reynolds
34th Zane Vance

3200 Meters
9th Zane Berg
14th Drew Engler

4×400 Meter Relay
10th Atlantic (Zane Vance, Bennett Whetstone, Craig Alan Becker, Collin Mullenix)

Full results and times HERE.

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(Podcast) KJAN morning News, 3/22/21

News, Podcasts

March 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The news at 8:05-a.m., with Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN morning Sports, 3/22/21

Podcasts, Sports

March 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

With Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN News, 3/22/21

News, Podcasts

March 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The 7:07-a.m. Newscast from News Director Ric Hanson.

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WEEK OF MARCH 22, 2021

Trading Post

March 22nd, 2021 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  A heavy duty 1/2″ air impact wrench, works fine, asking $50.  Also, 2 vertical shaft lawnmower motors, one is a 5HP Tecumseh and the other a 6 HP Briggs & Stratton.  Asking $25 each.  Call 712-304-4998 in Hamlin.

FOR SALE: Turbo charged 2005 Mazda, modified car with open hood, 5 speed, 4 cylinder, running lights in front, won 2nd place at AtlanticFest last year, only selling because no garage to keep it in, currently in a friends garage in Atlantic so has been kept dry. 651-376-8696.

 

 

 

 

 

FOR SALE:  Landscaping blocks. Can be seen at 510 East 22nd Street in Atlantic.  Asking $1.00 each. SOLD!

FOR SALE:  Bicycle $60.00 Men’s Phone 712-249-6210.

FOR SALE: Aluminum 28′ extension ladder. $140 OBO. Call 712-249-8667.

FOR SALE:  5 Jeep aluminum wheels with p225/75R15 tires (87 to 95 wrangler) 4.5″ bolt pattern $150 SOLD!.  Also, 1998 Ford Taurus with 137,000 + miles $1200.00.  SOLD!

FOR SALE: 1985 El Camino, bronze color, located at 1413 Bryn Mawr Circle in Atlantic. 480-688-3236.

WANTED:  I am in search of an old feed bunk no longer in use. Preferably no wider than 5-6 feet.  Elk Horn/Exira area.  Call 253-230-8453.

FOR SALE:  Two refurbished Green Mountain pellet grills (like a Traeger). Easily can smoke or grill. Temperature ranges from 200 to 500 degrees. Call Jeff at 712-249-1716 for any questions. Asking $350.00 each OBO. If want to look at grills they are at Anita Lumber Yard in Anita, Iowa. Questions/negotiations should be made with Jeff, not anyone at Anita Lumber Yard.

FOR SALE:  Large Plush (Stuffed) Rabbit is 31″ long stretched from tip of nose to tip of back paw and is 24″ wide from paw to paw. Nice and clean. Like new. Never been played with – only placed on a bed in a non-smoking home. Price is a bargain compared to new in stores.  Will make a nice Easter gift. – $10   Item located in Exira.   Call 515-943-6471.

FOR SALE: Brown overstuffed recliner. Call if you are interested or would like to see it. 712-243-4509 at Allen Place #138. Best offer will take it.

WANTED: Looking for 2 used 28′ aluminum extension ladders. Call 712-243-2860.  FOUND!

FOR SALE:  8 ft. tall,  Ficus patio/deck tree.   $20 o.b.o.  712-250-0266.  SOLD!

FOR SALE: Stacked washer & dryer $100 SOLD!; full size washer & dryer $80 for set. 243-4914.

FOR SALE:  Small rocking horse, like new, $15.  Bumbo seat for $10.  Can deliver to Atlantic or Exira.  Call 712-254-0217.

FREE:  a very large bag of very good clothes, men’s jeans ladies clothes.  Anita- come get them or give me a call-712-254-6842.  CLAIMED!

FOR SALE:  TREK 7.3 (7300) FX Hybrid Bicycle, Silver. Popular bike is a “perfect combination of road bike speed and city bike comfort”..  Lightweight, comfortable. Excellent condition. 14″ or 15″.  Exira, IA.  712-304-0084.  $90.00.  SOLD!

FOR SALE:  4-Drawer Metal Vertical  File Cabinet  Gray   Excellent condition.  Letter size documents. Smooth opening and closing glides.  15″x26″x52″.  $25.00.  712-304-0084.  SOLD!

FOR SALE:  Antique Five- drawer wood veneer chest of drawers.  Drawers open and close nicely.  $25.00.  712-304-0084.  SOLD!

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Rural Iowa Communities Urge More Factory-Farm Regulations

Ag/Outdoor

March 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

by Lily Bohlke (Iowa News Service) DES MOINES, Iowa — Advocates for family farms, rural neighborhoods and the environment are asking Iowa lawmakers to find a more equitable balance between the interests of factory farms and of the communities they’re in. Research has shown higher levels of nitrates and phosphorus in the water, as well as air quality issues, in communities with nearby concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).

Pigs at a factory farm.

Aaron Lehman, president of the Iowa Farmers Union, said the current standards for factory farms, from manure storage to air-quality standards, aren’t strong enough to protect their neighbors or natural resources. “When a facility more resembles an industrial factory than a part of a farm community, it ought to be treated as an industrial operation,” Lehman argued. “And the neighbors in the communities ought to be protected.” The Iowa Farmers Union has joined the call for a moratorium on new CAFOs and expanding existing ones.

Opponents of the bill, House Fire 440, point out Iowa is the nation’s top pork-producing state, and contended a moratorium on factory farms would harm the state’s ag industry. Drew Mogler, public policy director for the Iowa Pork Producers Association, said the state’s economy depends on livestock and other agricultural production, particularly in rural communities. He noted livestock processing has created many jobs as well. “This piece of legislation has surfaced, you know, almost every year that I’ve been up at the Statehouse,” Mogler observed. “But you know, every year it hasn’t moved, even into a subcommittee.”

Lehman pointed out despite the fact a moratorium likely won’t be in the cards for this legislative session, their work must persist. “Our neighbors still need to continue to work and talk to their policymakers about trying to strike a balance, to put in stronger protections for the neighbors of these facilities,” Lehman asserted. “And at least to have the current laws enforced.” He added the goal is simply to protect neighboring communities’ water, air and property values.

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It’s poison prevention week

News

March 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – This is “Poison Prevention Week” and a spokesperson with the Iowa Poison Control Center in Sioux City says it’s a good time to look under our kitchen sinks and storage areas when it comes to cleaners, medicine, and materials that may fall into younger hands. Tammy Noble says the week is a good reminder to break bad habits that could lead to problems. She says sometimes the little things you do, such as reading the label to make sure you are not mixing things that shouldn’t be mixed. Or with medicine, be sure you are taking your own medicine and not someone else’s.

Noble says all chemicals should be handled properly to avoid accidental poisoning. Things like not putting poisons in things like pop bottles. Sometimes people think about gasoline and I’ve got to put it in a container and they might find a pop bottle or something to put it in,” she says. “A child when they look at that — they are going to going to think that is pop.” She says that could lead to the child drinking the gasoline. Noble says the center has been busy during this pandemic period with things you might expect — like calls about hand sanitizer. There has also been an increase in calls about bleach as people use it to sanitize things.

“Sometimes people aren’t always aware of how to do that safely. So we have people who will sometimes be overcome by the fumes of the cleaners or have an eye exposure, or breathe too much of it in — so they call the Poison Center for help,” she says. Noble said the late afternoon and evenings have been the busiest time for calls to the center. “Ninety-percent of poisonings happen at home — and most of them can actually be treated at home also,” according to Noble. “So we will give you advice on what to do and what side effects to watch for. And oftentimes we will even call you back and make sure things are going okay.”

The phone for the Iowa Poison Control Center is 1-800-222-1222 and the website is iowapoison.org. The center’s Facebook and Twitter sites will have special activities throughout the week aimed at young people.

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Get ‘tornado smart’ and be prepared during Severe Weather Awareness Week

News, Weather

March 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – In the past few weeks, Iowa’s seen a long run of subzero temperatures and snowfall as well as the first Tornado Watch of the year. Today, the first Monday of spring, marks the start of Severe Weather Awareness Week. Meteorologist Chad Hahn, at the National Weather Service in Johnston, says some Iowans could use a refresher course on the dangers that likely lay ahead. Each day will have a different theme. “We talk about the severe thunderstorm criteria, what we use for a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, what we base that on, and that’s either one-inch or larger in diameter hail or 58 mile per hour winds, or greater,” Hahn says.

FILE PHOTO – Hope Gettler submitted this photo to the KJAN Facebook page. She said “We watched the rotation that formed a rope like tornado. It bounced up and down for 10 minutes while it was moving northwest towards Guthrie. This was taken 5 miles north of Adair at 320th St and Elm St.”

Tomorrow’s (Tuesday) focus will be on how Iowans get their weather information and the importance of having multiple sources, like weather radios and apps on your phone, in case severe storms knock out your usual source.  “On Wednesday, we start to talk about tornadoes and the threat that those pose,” Hahn says, “and the plans that folks should have in their place of business or their home of where they’re going to shelter and have that thought through and that muscle memory in place.”

The annual statewide tornado drill is also planned for Wednesday, but with a small change this year. “We will not be issuing an official National Weather Service tornado warning product,” Hahn says. “Despite that, we still want folks to practice their procedures when it comes to where they’ll go in the event of a tornado. We want folks to drill. That is still an incredibly important part of the Wednesday of Severe Weather Awareness Week.”

Learn more about the week at weather.gov/dmx. There were 28 tornadoes in Iowa last year, and 54 twisters in 2019. Severe weather spotter classes are being offered this Wednesday, as well as March 31st, April 6th and April 19th.

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Red Oak woman arrested for Probation Violation

News

March 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, Sunday night, arrested a woman on a Felony Probation Violation warrant. 30-year old Kirstin Lynn Wilwerding, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 8:53-p.m. and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where her bond was set at $10,000.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 3/21/21

Weather

March 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Today: Cloudy w/rain. High around 56. NE wind @ 10 mph.
Tonight: Rain. Low 42. E @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: Showers & thundershowers. High near 60. W/SE @ 5-10.
Wednesday: Mo. Cldy w/light rain in the morning. High near 50.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/light rain. High again near 50.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our Low this morning, 43. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 39 and Low 34. The Record High on this date was 86 in 1910. The Record Low was -6, in 1912.

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