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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 10/02/17

Weather

October 2nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Scattered showers & thunderstorms this morning; Partly cloudy this afternoon. High 82. S @ 15-25.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/shwrs & tstrms redeveloping. Low 68. S @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/scattered morning shwrs & tstrms. High 75. NW @ 10-15.

Wednesday: Shwrs ending early; P/Cldy to Cldy. High near 70.

Thursday: Cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High around 70.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 76. Our Low this morning 56. We received .59″ of rain at the KJAN studios from 7-a.m. Sunday thru 7-a.m. today.  Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 75 and the low was 46. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 93 in 1892. The Record Low for this date was 18 in 1974.

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AGNES GOETZINGER, 91, of Harlan (Svcs. 10/4/17)

Obituaries

October 2nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

AGNES GOETZINGER, 91, of Harlan, died Saturday, Sept. 30th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial for AGNES GOETZINGER will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Oct. 4th, at the Saint Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia on Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, from 5-until 8-p.m., with the family present to greet friends. A Rosary will be held 7-p.m. Tuesday, also at St. Boniface.

Burial will be in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia.

AGNES GOETZINGER is survived by:

Her daughters – Anna Mae (Dale) Gross, of Harlan, and Marilyn (Ron) Zimmerman, of Elkhorn, NE.

Her sons – Bill Goetzinger, and Larry (Julie) Goetzinger, all of Harlan.

Her daughter-in-law: Jane Goetzinger, of Westphalia.

Her sisters – Theresa Henscheid, of Harlan, and Sr. Joan Wageman, of Omaha.

14 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

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HORACE P. GRAVES, 91, of Harlan (Svcs. 10/06/2017)

Obituaries

October 2nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

HORACE P. GRAVES, 91, of Harlan, died Sunday, Oct. 1st, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan. Funeral services for HORACE GRAVES will be held Friday, October 6th at 2:00pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 4th from 4:00pm-8:00pm on Wednesday, October 4th at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Visitation will resume on Thursday, October 5th from 8:00am-8:00pm with family greeting friends from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

HORACE P. GRAVES is survived by:

Wife: Leona Bea (Sandage) Graves of Harlan.

Daughters: Janet (Byron) (Graves) Linden of Moville. Lauree (John) (Graves) James of Perkins, OK. Rachel (Kurt) (Graves) Vollers of Central City, NE.

Sons: Philip (Janet) Graves of Bovill, ID. Paul (Harriet) Graves of Lowell, MI.

17 Grandchildren

15 Great-Grandchildren

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Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, Oct. 2nd 2017

News

October 2nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

JACKSON JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) — When a northeast Iowa school board was faced with a costly bill for repairing a baseball outfield, officials decided to seek help from volunteers instead. A week later, the work is finished and officials happily note they saved about $25,000. KWWL-TV reports the work was needed at Turkey Valley High School in Jackson Junction, where the outfield’s uneven surface would cause balls to take weird bounces. School board vice president Don Blazek says about 25 people quickly completed the job.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A stagnant farm economy is reverberating hard through Nebraska and Iowa, both of which posted the nation’s weakest income growth in a recent federal report. The trend helps explain why both states are facing budget problems, but lawmakers have differing views on how to address the problem. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis says Nebraska and Iowa posted the slowest income growth in the second quarter of 2017.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Democratic candidate for Iowa governor intervened when a woman had a medical emergency at a political fundraiser. The Des Moines Register reports that Andy McGuire rushed to help the woman at the Polk County Steak Fry on Saturday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A House Democrat seen as a rising star says the party is to blame for allowing President Donald Trump to claim voters in reliably Democratic territory. Congressman Tim Ryan of Ohio told Democrats at a fundraiser in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday that those voters don’t think Democrats are with them anymore and don’t listen to them. Another House Democrat at the gathering, Illinois’ Cheri Bustos, says the election shows that the party lost touch with small-town America.

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Aaron Wilkerson pitches Brewers past Cardinals, 6-1

Sports

October 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Aaron Wilkerson took a perfect game into the sixth inning, Brett Phillips hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers closed out their near-miss of a season with a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.

Jesus Aguliar added a two-run homer in the eighth for the Brewers, who finished 86-76, 13 games ahead of last year’s pace. They were in first place or tied for the top spot in the NL Central for 65 days, but ultimately they were eliminated from wild-card contention with a loss on Saturday.

St. Louis finished the season 83-79, three games worse than last year. The Cardinals failed to make the postseason in back-to-back to years for the first time since 2007-2008.

Wilkerson (1-0) allowed one run on two hits over seven innings. He set down the first 17 hitters before Jose Martinez delivered a pinch-hit single to right with two out in the sixth. Phillips, a September call-up, highlighted a four-run first inning with his fourth homer of the season.

 

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ROBERT J. DOTZLER, 90, of Defiance (Svcs. 10/7/17)

Obituaries

October 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT J. DOTZLER, 90, of Defiance, died Sat., Sept. 30th, 2017, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial for ROBERT DOTZLER will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7th, at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at St. Peter’s Parish Hall in Defiance, on Saturday, Oct. 7th, from 9-a-.m. until 11-a.m. (Prior to the Mass of Christian Burial).

Burial will be in the Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery at a later date.

ROBERT J. DOTZLER is survived by:

His wife – Jeanette, of Defiance.

His son – Mike (Diane) Dotzler, of Boone.

His daughters – Janie (John) Bruck, of Omaha; Nancy (Myron) Schaben, of Defiance, and Debbie (Dennis) Pfeifer, of Arlington, TX.

His brothers – Raymond Dotzler, of Omaha, and Donald Dotzler, of Defiance.

17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

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Red Oak man arrested Sunday afternoon

News

October 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police conducted a traffic stop at around 2:30-p.m. Sunday, and arrested the driver of the vehicle for Driving While Barred. 24-year old Ozzy Ray Hunter, of Red Oak, was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond.

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Villisca man arrested on drug & weapon charges in Adams County

News

October 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A man from Montgomery County was arrested Saturday night in Adams County on drug & weapon charges. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports 50-year old Charles Samuel Williams, of Villisca, was taken into custody at around 8-p.m., following a traffic stop. Upon further investigation, Williams was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd or subsequent offense, Possession of an offensive weapon by a Felon, and Possession of drug paraphernalia. In the vehicle, Deputies located a machete’, which was concealed next to the driver’s seat. Williams was booked into the Adams County Jail and held on a $10,300 cash only bond.

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September 2017 weather data for Atlantic

Weather

October 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The month of September was nearly five-degrees warmer than normal for a High and three-degrees warmer than the average Low. It was deficient in the form of rainfall, however.

Weather data compiled here at KJAN (the official National Weather Service records-keeping site for Atlantic) show the Average High for the month was 81, which was 4.6-degrees warmer than the norm of 76.4.  The hottest day was Sept. 22nd, at 92 degrees. The Average Low was 54.1-degrees, which was 2-degrees above the norm of 51.1. The coolest mornings were on the 6th and 7th, when our Low dropped to 40.

Our normal High for the month of October in Atlantic, is 64, while the average Low is 39.

Rainfall during the month amounted to 1.65 inches. We normally see 3.81 inches. The most amount of rain (.72″) fell on the 25th. Rainfall in October typically amounts to 2.76″ in Atlantic.

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JUNELLYN PIERCE, 93, of Oakland (Svcs. 10/3/17)

Obituaries

October 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

JUNELLYN PIERCE, 93, of Oakland, died Saturday, Sept. 30th, 2017, at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services for JUNELLYN PIERCE will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be Monday evening from 5-7 PM at the Oakland United Methodist Church.

Interment will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery.

JUNELLYN PIERCE is survived by:

Her son Steven and wife Marge, of Oakland

Her brother – Donald (Fay), Scheffler, of Oakland

2 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, many other relatives and friends.

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