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Confirmed damage in Shelby County from Tue. storms

News, Weather

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Shelby County Emergency Management Agency Operations Officer Jason Wickizer said today (Wednesday), at around 7:30-p.m. Tuesday, the Shelby County EMA received a report from the Walnut Fire Dept., of damage to buildings from severe weather that produced high winds, which were verified by Shelby County Sheriff Neil Gross, who was patrolling in Elk Horn at the time. Wickizer and Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert responded to the area and verified no one was injured or displaced. Contact was made with the National Weather Service, and a preliminary damage report was made.

Emergency Management employees will make a damage assessment this morning. Wickizer advises area residents to “Please make sure you have a storm plan, and notification system like “Alert Iowa.” If you need assistance registering for this free storm notification system, call 712-755-2124, and an on-duty dispatcher will help you register, so you can receive a call on your home, office or cellular phone.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 5/2/2018

News, Podcasts

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Atlantic VFW offers college scholarships

News

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Commander of Atlantic VFW Post 3415 reports college scholarships are available to students in grades six through 12. Dean Barber says every year they offer college scholarships, and in the past 10-years he’s been a member of the Veterans organization, he knows of just three students who have applied for it. The scholarships are designed to help with the rising cost of tuition. Scholarships of up to $30,000 are available to students in high school, and $5,000 to middle school students.

For more information on application requirements, go to https://www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth-scholarships

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Union County man arrested on drug charges in Taylor County

News

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports a Union County man was arrested on drug charges, Tuesday. 47-year old John Leroy Pace, Jr., of Creston, was arrested in the 400 block of Front Street in Sharpsburg. He was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana and methamphetamine) and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. Pace, Jr. was is being held at the Taylor County Jail on $2,000 bond.

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Tuesday, May 1 Soccer/Tennis/Golf Results

Sports

May 2nd, 2018 by Jim Field

GIRLS SOCCER

  • Abraham Lincoln 2, St. Albert 1
  • Creston 3, Chariton 1

BOYS SOCCER

  • AHSTW 2, Atlantic 1
  • Kuemper Catholic 3, Gilbert 1
  • Abraham Lincoln 3, Treynor 1
  • Des Moines Christian 10, Nodaway Valley 0

GIRLS TENNIS

  • Audubon 3, Southwest Valley 3
  • Glenwood 9, St. Albert 0

BOYS TENNIS

  • Audubon 5, Southwest Valley 4
  • Clarinda 5, Maryville 4
  • Glenwood 8, St. Albert 1

GIRLS GOLF

Audubon 231, AHSTW NTS (Medalist: Lexy Knop (AHSTW) 48,Runner-up: Jasmine Turner (Audubon) 49

Boyer Valley 195, CAM 213, Exira/EHK 225, Coon Rapids-Bayard 239, Glidden-Ralston 240, Woodbine 244

Abraham Lincoln 217, St. Albert 247

BOYS GOLF

Audubon 196, AHSTW 219 (Medalist: Dylan Obermeier (Audubon) 47,Runner-up: Jordan Jacobsen (AHSTW) 48

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Atlantic Trojan Golf Tourney @ Nishna Hills

Sports

May 2nd, 2018 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Kuemper  298   (1st Score Card Playoff )
  2. Glenwood  298
  3. Atlantic  301
  4. ADM  306
  5. Norwalk  310
  6. LC  313
  7. Harlan  330
  8. Ballard  331
  9. Denison  334
  10. Winterset  338
  11. Clarinda  345
  12. Creston  346
  13. Shenandoah  373
  14. Red Oak  409

Individuals:  

  1. Ben Renud Atlantic  69
  2. Eli Bales Glenwood  72
  3. Jarred Tigges Kuemper  72
  4. Colton Book Glenwood  73
  5. Micah Moyer ADM  73
  6. Nate Mertz Kuemper  74
  7. Kevin Campbell Harlan  74
  8. Ryan Leath Glenwood  75
  9. William Shull Clarinda  75
  10. Tanner Dunn Norwalk  75
  11. Dawson McDermott Kuemper  75
  12. Matt Gearheart Atlantic  75

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Betty Heflin Invitational @ Atlantic Golf & CC

Sports

May 2nd, 2018 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Creston 349
  2. Atlantic 363
  3. Kuemper Catholic 373
  4. Harlan 390
  5. Glenwood 411
  6. Clarinda 414
  7. Shenandoah 414
  8. Denison-Schleswig 422
  9. Red Oak 437
  10. ADM  472

Individuals:

  1. Rylie Driskell, Creston  78
  2. Alyssa Ginter, Atlantic  80
  3. Baylee Newell, Atlantic 85
  4. Ashton Carter, Creston 86
  5. McKenna Ludwig, Kuemper 86
  6. Somer Sinnard, Carroll  89
  7. Lexie Holloway, Harlan 89
  8. Sophia Groumoutis, Creston 90
  9. Sydney Haakenson, Carroll  91
  10. Grace Pettitt, Carroll  92
  11. Josie Pettitt, Carroll  93
  12. Katie Schweers, Kuemper 93

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Man’s body found in bedroom rubble of burned house

News

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

JEWELL, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man’s body was discovered after a fire that heavily damaged a garage, a house and three cars at a salvage business in central Iowa. Firetrucks were dispatched early Monday morning after explosions were reported at the site about 3 miles (5 kilometers) southwest of Jewell in Hamilton County. Jewell Fire Chief Duane Hendrickson says firefighters from two other departments helped bring the blazes under control by 5 a.m.

The man’s body was found in a bedroom of the home. His name hasn’t been released. An autopsy was ordered. The cause of the initial fire hasn’t been determined.

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Midwest Sports headlines, 5/2/18

Sports

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter homered to start a ninth-inning rally and Yadier Molina ended it with a single to drive in the winning run, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Greg Holland is out as the Cardinals’ closer and Bud Norris is in. John Mozeliak, the team’s president of baseball operations, made the announcement. The Cardinals signed Holland to a one-year, $14 million deal on opening day and the three-time All-Star is 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in 10 appearances. He has one blown save. Norris has five saves in five opportunities with a 2.03 ERA.

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Gordon hit a tying home run off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning, Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer against Brian Johnson in the 13th and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-6 win over the Boston Red Sox. Jon Jay had four singles and a sacrifice fly in the 12th that put Kansas City up 4-3. But Eduardo Nunez homered against Kelvin Herrera (1-0) in the bottom half.

BOSTON (AP) — Pitcher Clay Buchholz was released from a minor league contract by the Kansas City Royals. The 33-year-old right-hander signed with the Royals in March as he attempted to return from right forearm surgery that caused him to miss most of last season. Buchholz started for Triple-A Omaha on Saturday, allowing one earned run and four hits over five inning. In two appearances with Omaha and one with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, Buchholz had a 1.13 ERA but walked seven in 16 innings.

BOSTON (AP) — Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas was not in the starting lineup against Boston, a day after he was hit by a pitch from Eduardo Rodriguez. The Royals said after Monday’s game that Moustakas had a bruised right forearm. Yost was unsure whether Moustakas would return to the lineup for Wednesday’s final of the three-game series for Thursday’s homestand opener against Detroit. Moustakas is hitting .302 with eight homers and 19 RBIs in 28 games this season.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — After completing the draft without a fullback on their roster, the Atlanta Falcons have added two candidates who were undrafted college free agents. Among the 27 undrafted players who have agreed to terms with Atlanta are fullbacks Luke McNitt of Nebraska and Daniel Marx of Stanford. Fullback was a priority position in the Falcons’ search for college free agents because 2017 starter Derrick Coleman was not re-signed.

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Severe storms cause damage in parts of western Iowa

News, Weather

May 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Severe storms that ripped through Nebraska Tuesday evening brought hail the size of baseballs, tornadoes and funnel clouds. When the storms entered Iowa, they caused damage to a machine shed and grain bin near Walnut, according to KETV. The National Weather Service says at around 4:30-p.m., marble-size hail was reported two-miles east/northeast of Yale, while penny-size hail was reported a few minutes later near Jamaica, in Guthrie County.

In northwest Iowa, the Pocahontas County community of Laurens saw golf ball-size hail fall at around 5:45-p.m., and half-dollar size hail fell twice, at around 5:30-and 5:54-p.m.  A spotter near Charter Oak reported marble size hail at around 7:40-p.m., and 45-mile to 50-mile per hour winds blew near Bayard, in Guthrie County, at around 8:40-p.m., along with pea size hail.  One-inch diameter (quarter-size) hail fell near Nevada (IA) at around 5:45-p.m., and ping-pong ball size hail fell near Napier, in Story County, at around 5:30-p.m. The same size hail was also reported to have occurred near Boone. Golf ball size hail was reported north of Madrid, a little after 5-p.m., as well. Other sites saw heavy rain cause minor street flooding, and in some places, hail covered the ground, making it look more like snow.

Another round of severe weather is possible late this afternoon into this evening, with large hail and damaging wind gusts being the greatest risks, though a tornado cannot be ruled out completely. Thunderstorms are expected to develop by later in the afternoon to our southwest over Kansas and then move northeast into the state. A localized heavy rainfall threat may develop, especially in areas that see repeated rounds of thunderstorm activity.

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