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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 9/15/2016

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September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 9/15/16

Weather

September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Partly Cloudy to Cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 75. SE @ 10-20.

Tonight: Scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 64. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/scattered morning showers & tstrms. High 77. W @ 10-15.

Saturday: P/Cldy High 77.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High near 80.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 72. Our 24-hour Low (ending today at 7-a.m.) was 56.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 86 and the low was 65. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 99 in 1939. The Record Low was 31 in 1961.

Prices are lousy, but corn & soybean exports are picking up

Ag/Outdoor

September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Harvesting will begin in Iowa soon on what some believe will be the nation’s largest-ever corn crop, but prices are still in the basement for the third straight year. On the plus side, agricultural exports for corn are picking up, according to U-S-D-A ag economist Bryce Cooke. For Iowa’s other top crop, soybeans, Cooke says national exports for June came in at 432-million dollars.

“Compared with almost $1.2 billion in soybean exports in July, which is a 170% increase,” Cooke says. “That’s not necessarily a usual thing at this time of year. That, in part, is because Brazil had a bad year for production and the U.S. has, by and large, had a better year.” Overall, Cooke says July’s total export value came in at 10-point-6-billion dollars, led by a jump in soybean sales. He says the picture isn’t nearly as bright when comparing the value of the two commodities to the numbers from 2015.
“The value of corn is down 5% and the value of soybeans is down 15%,” he says.

Cooke also looked at volume, which is starting to show signs of slipping.  “The volumes are relatively stable,” Cooke says. “The volume of corn exports is down 1% and the value of soybean exports are also down 1%.”

Total U-S exports are down 11-percent compared to a year ago. Due to the low commodities prices and rising input costs, some Iowa farmers may face spending more than they earn this year.

(Radio Iowa)

Posted County Grain Prices: 9-15-16

Ag/Outdoor

September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Cass County: Corn $2.81, Beans $9.20
Adair County: Corn $2.78, Beans $9.23
Adams County: Corn $2.78, Beans $9.19
Audubon County: Corn $2.80, Beans $9.22
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $2.84, Beans $9.20
Guthrie County: Corn $2.83, Beans $9.24
Montgomery County: Corn $2.83, Beans $9.23
Shelby County: Corn $2.84, Beans $9.20

Oats $1.87 (always the same in all counties)

(Information from the USDA’s Farm Service Agency offices)

DULA THOMPSON, 92, of Lewis (Svcs. 9/20/16)

Obituaries

September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DULA THOMPSON, 92, of Lewis, died Wed., Sept. 14th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for DULA THOMPSON will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Sept. 20th, at the Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

Friends may call at the funeral home one-hour prior to the service, Tuesday. Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation in his son’s memory.

Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Lewis.

DULA THOMPSON is survived by:

His wife – Betty Thompson, of Lewis.

His sons – Marvin (Melinda) Thompson, of Oakland, & Ken (Kathy) Thompson, of Grand Island, NE.

His daughter – Lanette (Rick) Crone, of Cedar Rapids.

12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great granddaughter.

ROSE ANN SCHNUETTGEN, 84, of Harlan & formerly of Defiance (Svcs. 09-17-2016)

Obituaries

September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ROSE ANN SCHNUETTGEN, 84, of Harlan (& formerly of Defiance), died Wed., Sept, 14th, at the Avoca Nursing & Rehab Center. Mass of Christian Burial for ROSE SCHNUETTGEN will be held Saturday, September 17th at 11:00am in the St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Saturday, September 17th from 9:00am-11:00am at the church prior to services.

Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Portsmouth.

ROSE ANN SCHNUETTGEN is survived by:

Her daughters – Debbie (Ron) Lewis, of Council Bluffs, & Mary Ann (Gene) Arkfeld, of Colorado Springs, CO.

Her sons – Steve (Dede) Schnuettgen, of Defiance, & Chuck (Tracey) Schnuettgen, of Mesa, AZ.

Her sisters – Mary (Robert) Finken, of Earling, & Bonnie (Gene) Thielen, of Denver, CO.

Her brothers – Alvin (Ethel) Heller, Richard (Barbara Rose) Heller, and Philip (DoraMae) Heller,  all of Portsmouth, and Veral (Mary) Heller, of AZ.

and 5 grandchildren.

Red Oak Police arrest report (9/15/16)

News

September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest this (Thursday) morning, of 25-year old Devon Keith Hale, of Council Bluffs. Hale was taken into custody at around 12:30-a.m., following a traffic stop. He was charged with Driving While Revoked and Failure to have SR-22 Insurance. Hale was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond. And, at around 3:50-p.m. Wednesday, Red Oak Police arrested 57-year old Mary Helen Adams, of Red Oak, on an active warrant out of Cass County, for felony Violation of Probation. Adams was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond.

Shooting in Council Bluffs Thursday morning

News

September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Council Bluffs Police are looking for a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting that took place early this (Thursday) morning. Authorities say uniformed officers were called to the area of 71 Glenview Drive at around 1:10-a.m. for possible shots fired. Officers located the victim in the 3600 block of Ave G. He was identified as 29-year old Terry L Eddy the third, of Omaha. The man had suffered a single gunshot wound to his left upper arm.

Eddy was transported by Council Bluffs Rescue to Creighton Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska with a serious, but non-life threatening injury.Bluffs Badge An initial investigation indicated Eddy had an altercation with another subject in the 4100 block of Ave B. After the altercation, Eddy left the area and was confronted by the unknown white male suspect in the 500 block of Benson St. The suspect produced a small caliber handgun and fired several times toward Eddy.

The suspect has facial hair, is about 20 to 25 years of age. He stand 5’7” tall and has a thin build. The investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that may have been in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact this Division at 712-328-4728, or they may call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, 9/15/16

News

September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Attorneys representing a union leader and several state lawmakers argued to the Iowa Supreme Court that Gov. Terry Branstad violated state law by closing two state mental health institutes last year. The lawyers told justices Wednesday that state law requires the continued operation of now-closed institutes in Clarinda and Mount Pleasant as well as Cherokee and Independence facilities. They want the closed centers to reopen. Iowa’s solicitor general reiterated the governor’s veto authority.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa State University student is suing the school for allegedly mishandling the response to her sexual assault by another student in 2014. The 21-year-old woman alleges in the lawsuit that university officials discouraged her from reporting the assault, then took months to investigate and take action against her assailant. In the meantime, the university placed the two in the same housing complex during the next semester.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court must now decide whether to weigh in on a lawsuit that pits Des Moines Water Works against upstream farmers accused of contaminating rivers with nitrates from fertilizer. The justices heard arguments Wednesday in the case, which asks the court to decide whether agriculture drainage districts have immunity from lawsuits and whether the water utility can seek monetary damages.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Police have arrested a 34-year-old Dubuque man charged in Wisconsin with attempted murder and battery in the assault of another Dubuque man there three years ago. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Department says Anthony Runde has been arrested in Iowa after being indicted in Wisconsin on suspicion of causing 30-year-old Joshua Milligan’s severe brain trauma. The sheriff’s office says the assault happened at a concert in Bridgeport, Wisconsin, in July 2013.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 9/15/16

Weather

September 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

337 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS BEFORE NOON. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.