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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 4/6/2017

News, Podcasts

April 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

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

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Sioux City man accused of biting baby daughter’s face

News

April 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Sioux City man has been accused of biting his 7-week-old daughter on the face. Court records say 22-year-old Edward Valdez is charged with child endangerment resulting in injury.

A court document says the child was bitten on March 24, when Valdez was alone with her. He told an officer that the girl had been sick and wouldn’t stop crying. Valdez said he became frustrated and bit her right cheek. The document says the bite left a white mark that lasted several days.

Heartbeat Today 4-6-2017

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

April 6th, 2017 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with ISU Field Agronomist Aaron Saeugling about Palmer Amaranth.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 4/6/2017

Podcasts, Sports

April 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 4/6/2017

News, Podcasts

April 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

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

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Minor injuries during Council Bluffs construction zone accident Wed. night

News

April 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Council Bluffs Police say only minor injuries were reported following a collision Wednesday in a Council Bluffs construction zone. Authorities say officers were dispatched to the area of Interstate 80 westbound near mile marker 3, just before 11-p.m.

When they arrived, they found a 2014 International semi driven by a 54-year old man from Lincoln, NE., and a Ford Taurus driven by an 18-year old male from Omaha, collided with each other in the construction zone. Both vehicles were west bound when crash occurred. The driver’s side rear trailer of the semi and the passenger side of the Ford Taurus are what made contact. Officials say the Taurus may have been stuck to the side of the semi-trailer before it spun out of control. Some of the occupants of the Ford Taurus were treated for minor injuries. The crash is still under investigation.

Council Bluffs Police would like to remind drivers to take extra caution, slow down and increase following distances while driving through constructions zones. Please remember also to slow down and move over for stopped Emergency Vehicles, Tow Recovery Vehicles and Maintenance Vehicles that are stopped on the side of the roadway. Everyone’s safety depends on it.

Montgomery County Extension Receives a $1,000 Grant for Young and Beginning Ag Producer Education

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Officials with ISU Extension report the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Montgomery County has received a $1,000 grant for its Beginning and Young Agricultural Producers program. Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) provided the Working Here Fund grant to support a yearlong educational program focused on the business end of farming.

FCS America’s Mike Thomas and Michelle Sandin, a consumer lending officer in the Red Oak office, presents a check to Chelsea Cousins.

Chelsea Cousins, program coordinator for the Montgomery County Extension, says “The overarching goal of this project is to increase the number and success of new Iowa farm operations. This requires a continued learning for existing farm businesses and the creation of a fresh pool of individuals who are able to stake out an equity position in farming.”

About 15 enrollees have participated in two of four planned meetings.  Participants include young and beginning producers involved in an existing operation, such as a family member’s, and aspiring full-time producers who work off the farm while they build capital and know-how.

Cousins said there is space in the two remaining meetings for additional enrollees. Meetings combine financial education and farm business development with visits to area agricultural operations, with a focus on beef production. Included in the financial topics are financial statements, cash flow management and key financial ratios. Among the production topics: winter nutrition, low-stress weaning and pregnancy checking.  Interested enrollees for the August and December meetings can call Cousins at the Montgomery County Extension at 712-623-2592.

ISU Extension and Outreach in Montgomery County was one of 53 organizations to receive a Working Here Fund grant in the fourth quarter of 2016. FCSAmerica awarded $81,140 during the fourth quarter grant cycle that ended December 31, 2016.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 4/06/17

Weather

April 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High around 59. NW @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 30.

Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny. High 66. S @ 10-15.

Saturday: Mo. Sunny & windy. High 78.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/afternoon showers. High near 70.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 57. Our Low this morning was 34. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 53 and the low was 25. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 1972. The Record Low was 6 in 1982.

WILMA M. SORENSEN, 82, of Audubon (& formerly of Harlan) – Svcs. at a later date

Obituaries

April 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

WILMA M. SORENSEN, 82, of Audubon (& formerly of Harlan), died Tuesday, April 4th, in Audubon. A Celebration of Life service for WILMA SORENSEN will be held at a later date. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

WILMA SORENSEN is survived by:

Her son – Donald (Dee) Sorensen, of Harlan.

Her sisters – Elizabeth Walling, of Sierra Vista, AZ.; Gladys (Donald) Robinson, of Irwin, and Alice (Jerry) Nollen, of Arion (IA).

4 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Theft, drug and Federal warrant-related arrests in Montgomery County

News

April 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested Wednesday night on separate charges in Montgomery County. Red Oak Police report 40-year old Billy Ray Hunter, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 11:06-p.m. in the 900 block of E. Hammond Street, for Theft in the 5th Degree. His bond, at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, was set at $300. And, at around 10:45-p.m., 20-year old Destiny Ann Walz, of Red Oak, was arrested by Red Oak Police for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Walz was also being held at the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 64-year old Patrick Emile Clark, of Elliott, was arrested at around 9:45-p.m., Wednesday in Elliott, on a Federal ATF warrant for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Clark was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, while awaiting extradition by the U-S Marshals service.