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DES MOINES — Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources said Friday, that Iowa received 45 inches of rainfall – nearly 10 inches more than normal, in 2018. That puts 2018 second only to 1993 for average statewide precipitation, according to the year-end Water Summary Update. While there was some dryness in the southwestern portion of the state, 27 northern Iowa counties marked their wettest year on record. Streamflow was above normal for most of the year, while shallow groundwater levels recovered from low levels in southern Iowa to become normal to above normal for the entire state.
Tim Hall, DNR’s coordinator of hydrology resources, said in the report, “The concerns about dryness and drought in southeastern Iowa were ended with the wet summer and fall, and the entire state is in pretty good shape for groundwater going into the normally dry months of winter.” Temperatures were typical of Iowa weather in 2018 – all over the map. April was the coldest on record. May was the third warmest, and this June was the 10th warmest. November was 6.4 degrees below average and December was 5.1 degrees above average.
For a thorough review of Iowa’s water resource trends, go to www.iowadnr.gov/watersummaryupdate. The report is prepared by technical staff from Iowa DNR, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, and the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department.
**Winter Weather Advisories in effect – see a separate post on the kjan.com Weather page***
Today: Cloudy, w/snow this morning (2-3” additional snow today), flurries this afternoon. High 32. N/NE @ 10-20.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/flurries ending. Low 20. N @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High 34. N @ 10.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 37.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 40.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 37. Our Low this morning 29. As of 6-a.m., we had received 3.5” of snow at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date our High was 10 and the Low was -4. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 57 in 1961 & 1987. The Record Low was -37 in 1974.
A man from Nebraska was arrested Friday night in Red Oak, on charges of Public Intoxication and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense. Police say 24-year old Austin Wayne Hale, of Omaha, was arrested at around 9:34-p.m. at the intersection of N. 6th and Joy Streets. Hale was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
A pursuit in eastern Iowa’s Tama County early Friday morning resulted in the death of a man from Montour. The Iowa State Patrol reports 22-year old Royce Grayson Timberwolf, who was not wearing a seat belt, died after being ejected from a 2014 KIA Optima that rolled several times after it left the road and struck a driveway in Montour.
The crash happened at around 12:10-a.m. in the 300 block of Northwood Drive, as the car was being pursued by Meskwaki Nation Police on the Meskwaki Settlement. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Tama County Sheriff’s Department, Toldeo Police & Meskwaki 1st Responders, along with Toledo Fire and EMS, and Meskwaki Nation Police.
Boys games
Ar-We-Va, Westside 64, Coon Rapids-Bayard 44
Audubon 85, Logan-Magnolia 64
Boone 59, ADM, Adel 52
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 58, CAM, Anita 53, OT
Carroll 71, Carlisle 53
Clarinda Academy 57, Fremont Mills, Tabor 37
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 57, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 34
Denison-Schleswig 71, Creston 57
Des Moines Christian 46, Panorama, Panora 41
Diagonal 67, Seymour 49
Earlham 70, Ogden 65, OT
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 90, Glidden-Ralston 22
Glenwood 68, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 54
Harlan 56, Clarinda 45
IKM-Manning 52, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 34
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 80, Red Oak 56
Lawton-Bronson 67, West Monona 38
Lewis Central 64, Atlantic 46
Nodaway Valley 79, East Union, Afton 30
Orient-Macksburg 62, Iowa Christian Academy 35
Pleasantville 59, AC/GC 57, OT
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 77, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 48
Shenandoah 58, Missouri Valley 32
Sidney 50, Griswold 27
Stanton 68, East Mills 31
Treynor 60, Tri-Center, Neola 50
Underwood 64, Riverside, Oakland 35
West Harrison, Mondamin 73, Woodbine 63
Winterset 72, Ballard 53
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
Bedford vs. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center, ppd.
Essex vs. Heartland Christian, ppd.
Southwest Valley vs. Wayne, Corydon, ppd.
Girls games
ADM, Adel 48, Boone 43
Ar-We-Va, Westside 65, Coon Rapids-Bayard 35
Ballard 45, Winterset 20
CAM, Anita 65, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 51
Carlisle 49, Carroll 45
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 43, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 36
Denison-Schleswig 53, Creston 42
Des Moines Christian 47, Panorama, Panora 37
Earlham 50, Ogden 24
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 57, Glidden-Ralston 54
Fremont Mills, Tabor 60, College Springs South Page 25
Harlan 58, Clarinda 28
IKM-Manning 60, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 51
Lewis Central 51, Atlantic 32
Logan-Magnolia 48, Audubon 43, OT
Nodaway Valley 65, East Union, Afton 26
Red Oak 52, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 29
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 62, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 48
Shenandoah 66, Missouri Valley 40
Sidney 54, Griswold 11
Stanton 39, East Mills 32
Treynor 62, Tri-Center, Neola 31
Underwood 58, Riverside, Oakland 26
West Harrison, Mondamin 53, Woodbine 51
Mid American Shootout=
Glenwood 69, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 61
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
Bedford vs. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center, ppd.
Southwest Valley vs. Wayne, Corydon, ccd.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines say they’ve arrested a suspect in the death of a man at a homeless camp on the city’s north side. Police said in a news release Friday that 21-year-old Donterius Jamar Bomar, of Des Moines, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of assaulting a business employee and stealing the employee’s car within hours of being released from jail on a separate attempted murder charge. Police believe Bomar was driving the stolen car when he hit 69-year-old Charles Michael Childs.
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — A former Sioux Center teacher already serving a federal prison sentence for having sexual contact with young boys has been sentenced to additional time in state prison on similar convictions. The Sioux County Attorney’s office says 37-year-old Curtis Van Dam was sentenced Friday to 60 years in state prison. The sentence will be served after his 15-year federal prison term. Van Dam was implicated in dozens of incidents involving boys under age 12 or 13.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Republican congressman Steve King is under new criticism for remarks on white nationalism and white supremacy. They’re coming from South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, who penned a Washington Post op-ed saying King’s remarks in The New York Times questioning how those terms became offensive damage the GOP and the nation. King on Friday said he is not a racist but rather an advocate of Western civilization and American values. House GOP leaders condemned King’s remarks to the Times.
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — An arrest has been made in the death of a woman whose body was found earlier this week on the side of an eastern Iowa highway. The Muscatine Journal reports that police arrested 35-year-old Douglas Foster, of Marion, Thursday night in the death of 20-year-old Lea Renae Ponce, of Fairfield. Investigators say Ponce was last seen alive early Tuesday getting into a pickup truck Foster was believed to have been driving.