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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023

Weather

November 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 5. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 30. Our Low this morning was 19. We received 2 inches of snow at the KJAN studios from late Saturday morning through early Sunday. That melted into .15″ liquid value. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 57, and the Low was 33. The Record High on Nov. 26th in Atlantic, was 69 in 1960. The Record Low was -9 in 1898. Sunrise is at 7:21. Sunset is 4:53.

Area roads partially to completely covered w/snow this morning (11/26)

News, Weather

November 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Iowa DOT Road report, 11-26-23, 5 a.m.) – “We have nearly 300 plows out this morning, but roads are partially to completely covered in many parts of Iowa.

Winter driving skills are a must this morning:
✔️Check www.511ia.org or the Iowa 511 app for current conditions
✔️ Leave space between vehicles
✔️slow down
✔️pay attention
✔️wear your seat belts.”

Ames man dies in an early Saturday morning crash

News

November 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Pleasant Hill, Iowa) –  A crash at around 2:56-a.m. Saturday (Nov. 25, 2023) in Polk County, claimed the life of a man from Ames. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2013 Lincoln MKS driven by 24-year-old Jacob DeVries, of Ames, was traveling north on NE 112th Street, when DeVries failed to stop at the intersection with Highway 163.

His car struck the trailer being pulled by 2018 International Semi that was traveling east on Highway 163.  DeVries was not wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semi was not injured.

The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by numerous agencies.

Fatal head-on crash in SE Iowa Saturday afternoon

News

November 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

ISP CORRECTION to original report (Richland, Iowa) – A head-on crash early this (Saturday) afternoon in southeast Iowa’s Keokuk County, claimed one life and resulted in two people being injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2017 Chevy pickup driven by 47-year-old Kathy L. Wagaman, of Brighton (IA), was traveling northbound on the 31,500 block of 323rd Avenue, north of Richland, when the pickup crossed the center line of the road and collided head-on with a 2019 Ford Explorer (SUV) driven by 79-year-old Marsha E. Patterson, of West Chester, that was traveling southbound. The accident happened at around 12:33-p.m., north of Richland.

Following the collision, the SUV came to rest in the west ditch. The pickup stopped on the east shoulder of the road. A passenger in the SUV, 82-year-old Frank. L. Patterson, who was not wearing a seat belt, died from his injuries at the Keokuk County Hospital. Marsha Patterson and Kathy Wagamon, both of whom were wearing their seat belts, were injured, and transported to the Univ. of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Patterson was flown to the facility by air ambulance. Wagaman was taken by ambulance. A report on their injuries was not available.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office, Medical Examiner and Ambulance Services, Richland Fire Dept., Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Ambulance Service.

Iowa defeats Nebraska, 13-10, in the Heroes Game

Sports

November 25th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

POSTGAME NOTES
Iowa (10-2, 7-2) defeated Nebraska (5-7, 3-6), 13-10, in the Heroes Game on Friday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
– The Hawkeyes regain control of the Heroes Trophy for the eighth time in nine seasons.
– It is the sixth straight year the game has been decided by seven points or less.
– Iowa finishes the regular season with a 3-1 record in rivalry trophy games.
– The Hawkeyes are 27-9 in their last 36 rivalry trophy games.
– It is the seventh time the Hawkeyes have notched their 10th victory during the regular season, including five under head
coach Kirk Ferentz and two under Hayden Fry.
– It is the 11th time Iowa has reached the 10-win mark in program history (1985, 1987, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2015,
2019, 2021) – the eighth time under Ferentz.
– Iowa has won 18 of its last 19 games in November.
– The Hawkeyes are 5-1 in games decided by seven points or less in 2023.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
– K Marshall Meeder connected on a game-winning 38-yard field goal as time expired to give Iowa the 13-10 victory.
– It was Meeder’s first career attempt as a Hawkeye in his first career game.
– Meeder made 30-of-45 FG attempts in his three-year career at Central Michigan, including 5-of-11 last season.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes return to action Dec. 2, traveling to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship Game. Iowa will face the winner of
Saturday’s Michigan/Ohio State at 7:15 p.m. (CT) at Lucas Oil Stadium.

DNR continues to monitor for Chronic Wasting Disease

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Iowa DNR News) – The Iowa DNR is working with hunters again this gun season to collect deer tissue samples to test for chronic wasting disease. So far this year, tissue samples from eight individual deer are suspected positive for the always fatal disease. Hunters interested in participating in the surveillance effort are encouraged to contact their local wildlife biologist to arrange for sample to be collected. If the sample quota has filled, the DNR will assist them in submitting their sample through the hunter submission system, in partnership with Iowa State University. Submitting a sample through the hunter submission system comes with a fee of $25.

Chronic wasting disease has been found in 16 Iowa counties, including Fremont, Greene and Woodbury, in the western part of the State. If hunting in an area where chronic wasting disease has been found, hunters are encouraged to hold the deer meat separately until the test results are available. Hunters can check the results online at the Iowa CWD dashboard at www.iowadnr.gov/cwdresults. If a hunter’s deer tests positive, the DNR will contact them to offer to collect the meat and any other parts of the animal for proper disposal.

Hunters in areas where the disease has been found need a plan for carcass disposal. The DNR recommends a trash service or landfill that accepts deer carcasses. If that’s not possible, they recommend leaving the deer carcass on the property where it was harvested. The idea is to avoid accidentally transporting the disease to a new area, and responsible carcass transport is the best way to prevent it.”

Virtual meeting

The Iowa DNR is hosting a virtual public meeting on chronic wasting disease on Nov. 29, at 7 p.m., when staff will provide an update on the science of the disease, its status in Iowa, and current management efforts. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and staff will answer as many as time allows. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. Interested individuals can register through the link https://bit.ly/IowaDNR-CWD.

First of Iowa’s popular gun deer hunting seasons opens Dec. 2

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Iowa DNR News) – Iowa’s most popular hunting seasons are less than two weeks away when more than 100,000 blaze orange clad hunters will be walking, posting, sitting and standing in Iowa’s timber and field edges hoping to tag an Iowa deer. The first deer gun season is Dec. 2-6; the second deer gun season is Dec. 9-17. The good news is, that Iowa’s deer population is stable to slightly increasing across much of the state, with the exception of certain parts of northwest, west central and southwest Iowa. Jace Elliott, state deer biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says “The gun seasons are the most popular of all of our hunting seasons, a lot of great tradition and memories are made during this time. These two seasons also play an important role for our deer herd management with more than 50 percent of the total harvest typically occurring during these 14 days in December.”

In 2022, hunters reported harvesting 109,600 deer and Elliott is predicting a similar harvest this year. So far in 2023, more than 25,000 deer have been harvested, which is slightly higher than each of the last two years’ harvest up to this point. While hunter success in earlier seasons has been good, Mother Nature can play a role when hunting opportunities are much shorter. Cool weather with snowfall on opening day leads to higher harvest; warm weather with rain leads to lower harvest. The way too early forecast calls for above normal temperatures.

Method of take for the gun seasons

Over time, the type of firearm allowed in the gun season has expanded from the original shotgun-only, to include muzzleloaders, handguns and, most recently, rifles. Rifles shooting expanding type bullet with a maximum diameter of no less than .350 of an inch and no larger than .500 of an inch with a publish or calculated muzzle energy of 500 foot pounds or higher are allowed as a method of take in the gun season. The hunting regulations has a list of allowable cartridges that has generated the most questions. Based on the recent deer hunter survey, the method of hunting during the gun season is split nearly 50-50 between hunters who prefer drive hunting (pushing deer towards hunters on post) and those who prefer stationary hunting (sitting in a tree stand, ground blind, etc.).

Changes to deer seasons

  • The antlerless deer quota has been adjusted in 24 counties.
  • The Population Management January antlerless-only season will be offered in Allamakee, Winneshiek, Decatur, Appanoose, Monroe, Lucas and Wayne counties if the number of unsold antlerless licenses on the third Monday in December exceeds 100 tags. This season allows the use of any legal method of take, including shotguns, handguns, muzzleloaders, bows, crossbows, and center-fire rifles .223 and larger.
  • The Excess Tag January antlerless-only season will be held in any county that still has unsold county antlerless tags by January 10. Only centerfire rifles .223 caliber and above are allowed during this season.
  • A new requirement for hunters who harvest an antlered deer is reporting the length of the main beam of each antler.

Phone use while hunting

Reminder to hunters that the use of cellphones, one or two-way radios to communicate the location or direction of game or furbearing animals or to coordinate the movement of other hunters is prohibited. Outside of very few and specific exceptions, modern technology, including social media and instant messaging apps, is not allowed to assist with the hunt. Hunters are encouraged to keep their phone on their person and not in a backpack for safety reasons.

Be sure to report your harvest

Hunters who harvest a deer are required to report their harvest by midnight on the day after it is tagged or before taking it to a locker or taxidermist. The hunter whose name is on the transportation tag is responsible for making the report. If no deer is harvested, no report is necessary. Successful hunters have the option to report the harvest by texting the registration number to 1-800-771-4692 and follow the prompts, through the Go Outdoors Iowa app, online at www.iowadnr.gov, by phone at the number listed on the tag, or through a license vendor during their regular business hours.

Main beam antler length added to harvest reporting requirement

Beginning this year, Iowa deer hunters who harvest a buck will have a quick, additional piece of information to report as part of the harvest reporting requirement – the length of the main antler beam. Specifically, hunters will be asked if the main beam length is below or above 14 inches, but will not be required to provide the exact length. This information will provide buck age structure to the DNR’s harvest data, producing a better overall picture of Iowa’s deer herd from year to year.

Online hunting atlas

Hunters have an online tool that may improve their in-field experience, even before opening day. The Iowa hunting atlas is an interactive map that shows all available public hunting land that is managed by the state, county or federal governments. The atlas is online at www.iowadnr.gov/hunting. A mobile version is also available. A click on an area will show basic information like size, habitat type and likely species available.

Deer donation program

The Iowa DNR, the Food Bank of Iowa and 34 meat lockers are participating in the Help Us Stop Hunger program for 2023. Hunters are encouraged to contact a participating locker before they harvest a deer to see if the locker has any additional drop off instructions. Hunters may also sign up as a deer donor with the Iowa Deer Exchange at www.iowadnr.gov/deer then scroll down to Iowa’s Deer Exchange Program link. There, donors can provide their information on what they are willing to donate. The database creates a map and table with information deer donors and deer recipients can use to get connected.

There are currently 23 hunters registered who are willing to donate deer, and 287 registered recipients wanting venison. Hunters and recipients who had previously registered for the Deer Exchange Program should review their information to make sure it is still accurate and active. There is no cost to participate. It is illegal to sell wild fish and game in Iowa.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023

Weather

November 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today
A slight chance of flurries between 10am and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of snow before 1am, then a slight chance of flurries between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 3pm, then a slight chance of flurries between 3pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 29. Our Low this morning, 20. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 53, and the Low was 18. The Record High on Nov. 25th in Atlantic, was 71 in 1960. The Record Low was -6 in 1991. Sunrise is at 7:21. Sunset is 4:543.

Texas Clinches #1 Seed in the 2023 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship

Sports

November 25th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Following their 57-7 victory over Texas Tech, the Texas Longhorns have clinched the #1 seed in the 2023 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship. The Longhorns will finish league play with the best winning percentage in the Conference standings at .889 with an 8-1 record and are currently 11-1 overall.

The Longhorns will be designated as the home team and occupy the South bench. Texas is making its seventh appearance in the Big 12 Football Championship – the Longhorns captured the Conference’s first-ever Football Championship trophy in 1996 and earned titles in 2005 and 2009.

The #2 seed for the 2023 Big 12 Football Championship will be determined during tomorrow’s slate of Big 12 Football matchups. Updated clinching scenarios for the #2 seed are listed below:

  1. If Oklahoma State defeats BYU, the Cowboys clinch a berth to the Championship as the #2 seed. This is by virtue of their head-to-head wins versus both Oklahoma and Kansas State.
  2. If Oklahoma State loses on Saturday, Oklahoma clinches the #2 seed. This is by virtue of Oklahoma’s win over Texas, giving Oklahoma the tiebreaker over Kansas State due to win percentage over highest placed common opponent (Texas).
  3. Kansas State has been eliminated by virtue of the Wildcats loss to Oklahoma State and Oklahoma having the tiebreaker advantage over Kansas State. This outcome is regardless of tomorrow’s results.

Broadcast information for Saturday’s slate of games is listed below:

Saturday 11/25/2023
Houston at UCF, Noon ET / 11 a.m. CT on FS1
BYU at Oklahoma State, 2:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 p.m. MT on ABC
West Virginia at Baylor, 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT on FS1
Kansas at Cincinnati 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN 2
Iowa State at Kansas State, 7 p.m. CT on FOX

Iowa Falls to Northwestern

Sports

November 25th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

EVANSTON, Ill. — University of Iowa volleyball fell to Northwestern, 3-0, Friday night inside Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Senior setter Bailey Ortega moved up in the all-time assist ranks, posting 13 assists to amass 2,164 in her career. Ortega passed Jitka Stehnova’s 2,159 career assists from 2002-03.

Redshirt freshman Nataly Moravec led the way for the Hawkeyes with 11 kills, hitting at a percentage of .333. Redshirt junior Amanda Darling recorded 12 digs for the Hawkeyes, with fifth year Caitlan Buettner and freshman Kaia Mateo posting 10 digs a piece. Ortega and Mateo each registered 13 assists for Iowa.

Set 1 (Northwestern, 25-23): Northwestern came out with a kill, but Moravec responded, putting one down herself. Freshman Gabby Deery also posted a kill, bringing the set to a tie, two-all. A couple of Wildcat errors gave Iowa the lead. Moravec and freshman Rosa Vesty teamed up at the net to shut down a Northwestern attack attempt. Vesty then paired up with redshirt junior Anna Davis on the other side of the net for a block. The set stayed tight throughout the beginning, and the teams met at nine after a kill by redshirt senior Delaney McSweeney. Following an Iowa timeout, the Hawkeyes capitalized on a Northwestern error. The Wildcats pushed ahead, but a kill by Deery shortened the gap to two. Iowa pushed Northwestern into a timeout, scoring off three-consecutive possessions. The Wildcats only led by one after Moravec and McSweeney stood strong at the net for block, and forced Northwestern into another timeout. Both teams battled at the end, exchanging points. Deery put down a kill to put the ball back into the Hawkeye’s hands, down 23-24. Iowa fought but fell short, and Northwestern took the set.

Set 2 (Northwestern, 25-14): Iowa clinched the first point of the set thanks to a kill by Buettner. Northwestern went on an offensive run early, but a Wildcat error and a Vesty kill brought the set within one. Iowa trailed closely behind throughout the beginning. The Hawkeyes posted back-to-back kills by Davis and Moravec. Northwestern jumped ahead, until Moravec posted another successful attack from the outside. The Wildcats put down a couple of kills, leading the Hawkeyes to take a timeout. Moravec found an open spot on the other side of the net for a kill. Hawkeye duo Buettner and Vesty paired up at the net for a block, making it a three-point spread. Northwestern jumped ahead, and Iowa took a timeout. Iowa came out of the timeout strong when Vesty and Deery teamed up for a block. The Wildcats stretched the spread, and ended the set on top.

Set 3 (Northwestern, 25-23): Deery put one down out of the right side to start the set, and Buettner served an ace to follow. Northwestern met Iowa at two. The teams tied again at three after a kill by Moravec. Moravec stopped a Wildcat run with a kill and gave Iowa the possession back. Iowa went on a 3-0 run, registering back-to-back kills by Buettner and McSweeney. After a Buettner kill, the Hawkeyes took advantage of a couple Wildcat errors to lessen the spread to two. The two teams exchanged kills for six possessions, and the Hawkeyes trailed closely behind. Iowa shortened the gap to one, down 17-16, and forced Northwestern into a timeout. Buettner came through swinging from the outside and put down a kill, bringing the set to a tie at 17. Northwestern jumped ahead, but Iowa called its own timeout came out strong with three-consecutive points, including a kill by Buettner to tie the set at 20. The teams met again at 21, 22, and 23. Both teams battled, but Northwestern won the last point and ultimately the match.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes travel to Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday, Nov. 25 to play the Badgers. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on B1G+ (subscription required).