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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 9/9/2017

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September 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:05-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Business hosting ‘appreciation dinner’ for farmers with prosthetics in NW Iowa

Ag/Outdoor

September 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A company that’s been in Sioux City for over 20 years is hosting an event this weekend to honor the many farmers they’ve helped over those two decades. Wally Kuntz is the clinical manager for the Sioux City office of Clark and Associates Prosthetics and Orthotics. Kuntz says he grew up on a farm and knows how much pride farmers have in their work. But, it’s also a dangerous job.

“We’ve helped a lot of farmers in the area who suffer from amputation or limb loss,” Kuntz said. “We get them into well-fitting, comfortable prosthesis and get ’em back to working and farming.” Kuntz’s businesses is hosting an “appreciation dinner” for the farmers they’ve served Sunday night in Merrill.

“A lot of people don’t realize how many individuals, whether they’re a farmer or not, are walking around on a prosthetic device,” Kuntz said. The dinner, according to Kuntz, will honor those that push through their disability to stay on the farm. Clark and Associates has seven offices in Iowa. They’re located in Sioux City, Clive, Mason City, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Dubuque.

(Radio Iowa)

Iowans help launch Japan’s first-ever Bacon Fest in Iowa’s sister city

Ag/Outdoor

September 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Organizers of the world’s largest bacon festival, held every winter here in Iowa, are launching the first-ever bacon festival in Japan — in Iowa’s sister state of Yamanashi. Brooks Reynolds, chairman of the Iowa Bacon Board and co-founder of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, says they’re donating at least one-thousand pounds of Iowa bacon to jump-start the Japanese event in November.

“Twenty percent of Iowa pork is already sent to Japan. They’re one of the largest importers of Iowa pork,” Reynolds says. “We just thought why not try to do what we do here in Iowa — over there?” The Japan Bacon Festival will take place in Kofu, the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture on November 3rd. Those who attend will get to sample Japanese and American-style bacon. There will also be bacon-inspired contests, beverages, music, a chef exchange, and more. Reynolds says, “We’re going to have 20 different food vendors using bacon in various ways, whether it’s bacon yakitori, bacon ramen, or fun, interesting bacon sushi items.”

Japan Bacon Festival

The Iowans have launched successful bacon festivals elsewhere, including in Keystone, Colorado and in Reykjavik, Iceland. Reynolds says the large shipment of bacon to Japan will arrive with specialty cookbooks to assure the delicacy is prepared just right, a combination of crispy with a little bit of chewy. “I’m going over for 11 days so I’ll be in the Kofu area for a week, working with the various food vendors,” Reynolds says. “If they have any questions or need any help, hopefully I’ll teach them the right way to cook quality bacon.”

The popularity of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, held in downtown Des Moines, has continued growing exponentially year after year. “We started in 2008 with 200 people and for the first six years, we doubled, going from 200 to 400 to 800 to 2,000 to 4,000 to 8,000,” Reynolds says. “This year was our 10th year and we had 11,000 people from 40 states and seven different countries attend the largest bacon festival in the world.”

Next year’s bacon festival is set for February 17th at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The Japan Bacon Festival was inspired by a historic humanitarian effort in 1959. Japan was devastated by two huge typhoons and Iowa’s response was to airlift 36 breeding hogs and ship 100,000 bushels of corn to help with the recovery. The so-called Iowa Hog Lift is credited with setting the stage for Iowa and Yamanashi becoming Sister States by formal agreement, opening markets in Japan for U-S goods and services, and initiating agricultural cooperative programs between the two nations.

More info. at: www.blueribbonbaconfestival.com

(Radio Iowa)

2 Public Intox arrests in Red Oak Sat. morning

News

September 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A man and woman from were arrested this (Saturday) morning in Red Oak, for Public Intoxication. Red Oak Police report 30-year old Tracy Joe North, and 27-year old Holly Irene Gross, both of Red Oak, were taken into custody in the vicinity of N. 5th and E. Coolbaugh Streets, a little after 2-a.m.  The pair were being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond, each.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 9/09/17

Weather

September 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny. High 83. S @ 5-10.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 62. S/SE @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 83. S @ 10-20.

Tom. Night: Mo. Clear. Low 61.

Monday & Tuesday: Mo. Sunny. High’s around 84 both days.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our 24-hour Low as of 5-a.m. today was 48. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 79 and the low was 52. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 100 in 1893. The Record Low for this date was 36 in 1959.

Weaver, Nicasio pitch Cardinals past Pirates 4-1

Sports

September 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Luke Weaver pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and also drove in a run Friday night, helping the St. Louis Cardinals improve their postseason hopes with a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cardinals have won seven of nine, pulling within four games of the NL Central-leading Cubs. St. Louis is even closer in the chase for the second wild-card spot. The Pirates have lost three in a row.

Waver (5-1) has won four straight decisions, not allowing more than two runs in any of them. He gave up seven hits, walked none and struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings. Weaver drove in the Cardinals’ first run with a broken-bat groundout and scored a run. Juan Nicasio made his St. Louis debut and got four outs for his third. The Cardinals got him from Philadelphia for a minor leaguer earlier in the week.

Nicasio pitched most of the season with Pittsburgh before being plucked off waivers by the Phillies in late August. He spent just six days with the Phillies, appearing in two games. Trevor Williams (6-8) allowed four runs in 4 2/3 innings.

Iowa early News Headlines: Saturday, 9/9/17

News

September 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:00 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say the former owner of an Iowa boarding school used his position to coerce one teenager into a sexual relationship and others to undress for his arousal. Former Midwest Academy owner Benjamin Trane is charged with third-degree sexual abuse, sexual exploitation by a counselor and child endangerment. He turned himself in Thursday after a 19-month investigation into abuse allegations at the private, for-profit boarding school Trane operated in Keokuk

CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — A southern Iowa high school football coach says five players who appeared in a photo on social media wearing white hoods and waving a Confederate flag next to a burning cross were kicked off the team. Creston/Orient-Macksburg football coach Brian Morrison tells the Des Moines Register that the five Creston High School students are off the team, which played Friday night.

LANSING, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a man killed in a northeastern Iowa farm accident. The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office says 55-year-old Richard Weber was killed when he was caught in a piece of farm equipment. Another person, identified as 52-year-old Christopher Weber, was seriously injured when he, too, became caught in the forage wagon. The accident occurred around 2 p.m. Thursday about 5 miles (8 kilometers) west-northwest of Lansing.

WINTHROP, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa grain storage facility has been fined $4,000 following the death of a worker in May. The Courier reports that the Iowa Occupational Health and Safety Administration cited the Viafield co-op facility in Winthrop for a serious violation, saying employees weren’t properly trained in safety procedures for clearing jammed spouts. The fine came after 74-year-old James “Jim” Schweitzer was buried while moving soybeans in a grain cart on May 16.

DARWIN CARL BADGER, 81, of Guthrie Center (Svcs. 9/11/17)

Obituaries

September 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DARWIN CARL BADGER, 81, of Guthrie Center, died Thursday, Sept. 7th, at Methodist Medical Center, in Des Moines. Funeral services for DARWIN BADGER will be held 10-a.m. Monday, Sept. 11th, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, from 5-until 7-p.m., with the family present. ; Online condolences may be left at www.twiggfuneralhomes.com.

Burial will be in the West Cemetery at Panora.

DARWIN BADGER is survived by:

His Son – Gordon (Amy) Badger

His Daughters – Cheryl (Frank) Jensen, and Paula (Nick) Fox.

2 injury accidents in Montgomery County, Friday night

News

September 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Two people were injured during separate accidents Friday night, in Montgomery County. The Sheriff’s Office reports deputies were called to the 2500 block of Highway 48 for a single-vehicle accident, at around 8:45-p.m. that involved a pedestrian bicyclist. Deputies determined during an investigation, that a 2008 Dodge Avenger driven by 17-year old Samantha Ann Esaias, of Clarinda, was traveling south on Highway 48, when she side-swiped a pedestrian bicyclist who was also traveling southbound, just off the paved roadway. The bicyclist was identified as 44-year old Shawn Allen Ponton, of Red Oak.

Ponton was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by Red Oak Rescue, for treatment of suspected, serious but non-life threatening, injuries. The car sustained about $1,500 damage during the accident. The investigation determined Esaias failed to yield the right of way to Ponton, and, Ponton failed to have sufficient front an rear lighting as required by Iowa Code. There were no citations issued upon the initial investigation.

And, at around 9:50-p.m., Friday, deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office were called to the intersection of 240th Street and G Avenue, for a single-vehicle accident. Upon arrival, and after an investigation, it was determined 16-year old Kristian Kelly Schooling, of Red Oak, was driving a 1999 Dodge 1500 pickup westbound on 240th Street, when he failed to successfully negotiate a curve onto southbound Avenue G.

The pickup went out of control due to excessive speed, and entered the west ditch, where it rolled over onto its side. Schooling was transported by private vehicle to MCMH, for treatment of suspected serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The pickup sustained about $2,000 damage. Schooling was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.

Atlantic drops heart-breaker at Denison

Sports

September 9th, 2017 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans came out on the short end of a nail-biter on Friday night at Denison-Schleswig 31-28. The game was a methodical back and forth battle for about two and a half quarters before big plays took over down the stretch.

After a 14-all halftime score the Monarchs would score on their first possession of the second half to grab a 20-14 after a botched extra point attempt. The Trojans took a while to get the offense going in the second half but took a 1 point lead on a Chase Mullenix touchdown grab from Jaxson Eden with 11;53 left in the game. Trey Cappel’s extra point put Atlantic up 21-20.  Erik Jaime popped in a 22-yard field goal to give Denison the lead back 23-21 on the next possession. The teams would then trade three straight interceptions before a Denison punt gave the ball back to Atlantic with 3:02 to go on their own 7-yard line.

The Trojans mounted an improbable six play drive that traveled 93 yards and scored with 1:47 left in the game to lead 28-23. The drive was capped off by a 52-yard hook up between Jaxson Eden and Tyler Moen as he broke a tackle down the home sideline and scampered to paydirt.

But the Monarchs would answer right back.  Jaden Langenfeld had a terrific kick return that came out to midfield and set Denison up for the would be winning drive. Monarch quarterback Drew Polzin would hit Evan Wiebers for a 36-yard pick up on the first play of the drive. Three plays later the Monarchs scored on a Polzin lob to Cesar Rodriguez in the corner of the end zone. Rodriguez was right along the sideline but managed to make the catch on a jump and get his feet down in-bounds before falling over outside the boundary. Denison then lead 31-28. On Atlantic’s ensuing drive Rodriguez got his third interception of the quarter to seal the win.

Drew Polzin finished 11-16 for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns. Luke Staley led the ground game for the Monarchs with 81 yards on 17 carries and two scores.  Evan Wiebers led the Monarchs with 129 yards receiving and 1 TD.  Denison-Schleswig improves to 2-1 on the season and 1-0 in the district.

In the loss Atlantic’s Jaxson Eden threw for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns. Chase Mullenix caught 5 balls for 104 yards and one score.  Atlantic falls to 2-1 on the season and 0-1 in Class 3A District 7 play.

The Trojans return home to the Trojan Bowl next week to face Winterset.