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Atlantic freshman football game to be played at High School tonight

Sports

September 20th, 2019 by admin

Atlantic Athletic Director Andy Mitchell has announced that due to wet field conditions the freshman football game tonight against Harlan will be played at the High School field. The move is being made in order to not tear up the field at the Trojan Bowl prior to the varsity contest tonight. Game time for the freshman game will still be at 4:15pm.

Backyard & Beyond 9-20-2019

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

September 20th, 2019 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Lynn Hockenberry, a Literary Consultant with Green Hills Area Education Agency.

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Blair XC Meet 09/19/2019

Sports

September 20th, 2019 by admin

The Abraham Lincoln boys and girls cross country teams competed at the Blair, NE cross country meet on Thursday. Missouri Valley also competed in the boys race. AL took 6th in both the boys and girls team race. Moriah Heilesen was the top girls finisher for the Lynx in 18th. Steven Hornberg finished 8th in the boys race for AL. Missouri Valley came in 10th in the boys race.

Full results: BlairXC2019

Man accused in corn rake killing testifies: I didn’t do it

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September 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa hog farmer accused of using a corn rake to kill his wife says he didn’t do it and doesn’t know who did. The Telegraph Herald reports that 43-year-old Todd Mullis also testified Thursday in Dubuque that he didn’t know who used his iPad to conduct internet searches about cheating spouses. He said his wife, Amy, and others knew his password.

Mullis is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Amy Mullis on Nov. 10 at the farm about 40 miles west of Dubuque. A prosecutor has said Todd Mullis was irate over his wife’s affair. A state investigator testified that Mullis never denied killing his wife. Mullis said he told the investigator that he wanted Mullis “to confess to something I didn’t do.”

Creston girls, Central Decatur boys win at SW Valley XC Invite

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September 20th, 2019 by admin

The Creston girls and Central Decatur boys cross country teams picked up team wins at the Southwest Valley Invite on Thursday. Creston’s Braelyn Baker was the girls individual champion. Noah Jorgensen of Sidney took the boys race.

Girls Team Scores

  1. Creston 51
  2. Shenandoah 79
  3. Clarinda 79
  4. Red Oak 96
  5. Central Decatur 112
  6. Southwest Valley 134
  7. East Union 168
  8. Martensdale-St. Marys 175

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Braelyn Baker, Creston 22:06
  2. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda 23:07
  3. Paige Davis, Creston
  4. Alexa McCunn, Red Oak
  5. Brenna Godfread, Shenandoah
  6. Gabrielle Valencia, East Union
  7. Chloe Devries, Red Oak
  8. McKinna Hogan, Lenox
  9. Christene Johnson, Shenandoah
  10. Ashlyn Eberly, Clarinda

Full results: SWValleyGirls2019

Boys Team Scores

  1. Central Decatur 36
  2. Red Oak 74
  3. Clarinda 103
  4. Shenandoah 106
  5. Creston 121
  6. Riverside 173
  7. Bedford 180
  8. Sidney 203
  9. East Union 228
  10. Martensdale-St. Marys 268
  11. East Mills 280
  12. Southwest Valley 296

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Noah Jorgensen, Sidney
  2. William Gillis, Central Decatur
  3. Baylor Bergren, Red Oak
  4. Tate Swartz, Central Decatur
  5. Clayton Stafford, Creston
  6. Connor Koppa, Red Oak
  7. Jon McCall, Clarinda
  8. Vincent Carcamo, Central Decatur
  9. Luke Baker, Clarinda
  10. Junior Oesch, Central Decatur

Full results: SWValleyBoys2019

Cass County City/School Board elections set for Nov. 5th

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September 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

With the closing of the nomination filing period Thursday, the stage is set for the Nov. 5th City/School Elections in Cass County. This list will be updated with School Board candidates later today. Here is current list of candidates whose names will appear on the ballot (I= Incumbent, TFV= To fill a vacancy):

City of Atlantic

  • Ward 1 – Jim Behrens
  • Ward 3 – Pat McCurdy (Incumbent by appointment)
  • Ward 4 – Linda Kartkopf (I)
  • At Large (vote for 1) – Grace N. Garrett, Dana Halder (I)
  • Parks  Recreation Board (elect 2)- Erin McFadden (I), Ashley Hayes.

City of Anita

  • Mayor – Thomas R. Harris
  • City Council (elect 2) – Mark Harris, Kevin Littleton and Pat Cassell

City of Cumberland

  • Mayor – N. Virginia Coughlin (I)
  • City Council (Elect 2) – Sandra Eversole (I), Scott Becker (I)

City of Griswold

  • City Council (elect 3) – Carmen Sorensen (I)

City of Lewis

  • Mayor – Russell Hansen
  • City Council (elect 3) – Richard L. Clark, Ryan Lockwood (I), and Duane Scott Anderson (I).
  • The following is the Public Measure that will be included on the ballot for the City of Lewis voters: “Shall the City of Lewis, Iowa be authorized to amend Section 5-1-2 of the City of Lewis 2018 Code of Ordinances changing the composition of the Lewis Library Board of Trustees as follows from: “Five (5) voting members shall be from the Community At-Large, and one (1) non-voting member shall be the Librarian” And changing to: “Five (5) member Board of Trustees with Four (4) Bona Fide Citizens and Residents of the City and One (1) Non-Resident?”

City of Marne

  • Mayor – Randall I. Baxter (I)
  • City Council (elect 5) – Vergil W. Anderson, Jericho Schmitt, Mark Opbroek, Wayne Preister, Aaron Williams, and Angela Redler (I).

City of Massena

  • City Council (elect 3) – Micah Lee, Kevin McCunn and Adam McCunn, all incumbents.

City of Wiota

  • City Council – Jim Fisher and Steven R. Havens, both incumbents.

Griswold School Board

At Large – Ryan Askeland.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 9/20/19

News, Podcasts

September 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 9/20/19

Podcasts, Sports

September 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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Man who embezzled from union gets 18 months in prison

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September 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man who admitted embezzling from his union has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. U.S. District Court records say 54-year-old Theodore Watson had pleaded guilty to embezzlement and mail fraud. He was sentenced Tuesday in Des Moines and ordered to pay restitution of more than $125,000. The Altoona resident was employed as business manager for Local 74 of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers.

Prosecutors say Watson took cash advances and made unauthorized purchases on a union credit card and then submitted altered credit card statements and false monthly reports to the union. Prosecutors also say Watson defrauded United Way of Central Iowa by sending fraudulent requests for grant funds to train adults.

Creston man arrested Thursday evening

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September 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report a traffic stop Thursday evening resulted in the arrest of 19-year old Elyice Bolin Stow, of Creston. Stow was taken into custody for Driving While Suspended. He was being held in  the Union County Jail on $300 bond.  (7-a.m. News)