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Health officials: 2 cases of Zika virus reported in Nebraska

News

February 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Health officials say two travel-related cases of Zika virus have been reported in Nebraska. A statement Thursday from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says the cases in Douglas and Sarpy counties are the first in the state. The department says the people infected are women in their 20s who recently traveled to Zika-affected countries. The outbreak has mainly hit Latin America and the Caribbean. Neither woman was hospitalized.

The virus is mainly transmitted by mosquito. There has been one reported case in the U.S. of sexual transmission. While most people infected with the virus do not get sick, health officials are investigating whether there is a link between Zika infections in pregnant women and a rare birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads.

 

Area basketball scores from Thursday, 2/4/16

Sports

February 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 79, Atlantic 68
Shenandoah 78, Red Oak 75, OT
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 60, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 37

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 61, Missouri Valley 54
IKM-Manning 66, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 62
Logan-Magnolia 67, Tri-Center, Neola 57
Treynor 71, Griswold 40
Underwood 88, Riverside, Oakland 59

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 50, CAM, Anita 48
Glidden-Ralston 60, West Harrison, Mondamin 47

Corner Conference

Lenox 76, Clarinda Academy 64
Nishnabotna 49, Tarkio, Mo. 37
Sidney 55, Essex 51
Whiting 69, Heartland Christian 43

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 68, Southwest Valley 50
Lenox 76, Clarinda Academy 64
Nodaway Valley 81, Mount Ayr 55

Other Scores
ADM, Adel 74, Perry 68
Ballard 66, Carroll 46
Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 70, Orient-Macksburg 42
Woodward Academy 66, West Central Valley, Stuart 45

Western Valley Conference Tourney
Consolation
Kingsley-Pierson 64, West Monona, Onawa 54
OA-BCIG 82, River Valley, Correctionville 32
Siouxland Community Christian 59, Westwood, Sloan 30

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Creston 61, Clarinda 18
Shenandoah 66, Red Oak 46
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 45, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 43

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 49, Missouri Valley 32
IKM-Manning 74, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 35
Logan-Magnolia 61, Tri-Center, Neola 52, OT
Treynor 58, Griswold 31
Underwood 71, Riverside, Oakland 26

Rolling Valley Conference

Glidden-Ralston 63, West Harrison 20
Guthrie Center 55, Coon Rapids-Bayard 49, OT

Corner Conference

Essex 49, Sidney 48
Nishnabotna 50, Tarkio, Mo. 21

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 55, Southwest Valley 39
Nodaway Valley 66, Mount Ayr 53

Other Scores

ADM, Adel 55, Perry 34
Ballard 76, Carroll 28

Western Valley Conference Tourney
Consolation
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 64, Woodbury Central, Moville 58
OA-BCIG 57, River Valley, Correctionville 55
Ridge View 47, Westwood, Sloan 38
West Monona, Onawa 52, Siouxland Community Christian 44

Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., Feb. 5th 2016

News

February 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill proposed by House Republicans would require local police and county sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration officials by disclosing when they have in custody immigrants living in the country without legal permission. The measure would prevent local governments from adopting policies or procedures that limit or restrict the enforcement of any federal immigration law.

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Stung by his second-place finish in Iowa, Donald Trump is facing new pressure to prove he can translate his massive crowds and poll leads into election wins. On Thursday, he increased the day’s number of planned New Hampshire events from two to five — the most he’d ever advertised.

KEYSTONE, Iowa (AP) — Three people were killed in a four-vehicle crash in eastern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says three people died and several others were injured Thursday morning after the driver of a minivan lost control of the vehicle on ice and another car crashed into it. The crashes occurred around 5:20 a.m. on an ice-covered section of Highway 30 near Keystone, west of Cedar Rapids.

MEDIAPOLIS, Iowa (AP) — A group of contractors has united to complete a custom-built home in Mediapolis after the original contractor died in a single-vehicle accident before finishing the project. The Burlington Hawk Eye reports that Darin Bush, co-owner of Schulte and Bush Contracting, died January 22nd in the accident near Sperry, about 13 miles north of Burlington.

Democrats propose bill to end Medicaid privatization

News

February 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrats in the Iowa Senate plan on passing a bill next week that would halt Gov. Terry Branstad’s plans to turn over management of the state’s Medicaid program to three private companies. The bill introduced in a subcommittee Wednesday directs the Iowa Department of Human Services to give a 30-day notice of contract termination to the three companies with which the state has contracted for private management of Medicaid.

It also directs the agency to continue previous efforts to improve patient outcomes, increase access to care and make the public management of Medicaid more efficient.

Senate leaders said Thursday they plan to pass the bill out of committees on Monday making it eligible for debate next Thursday. House Speaker Linda Upmeyer says the bill has no chance in the House.

Pollster warned University of Iowa of ‘party school image’

News

February 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A pollster warned the University of Iowa last year that its public standing was suffering from an image as a heavy-drinking school where sexual assault was too common. In a report obtained by The Associated Press, Washington-based pollster Chris Perkins tells university leaders that those perceptions mean the school “loses credibility as a serious academic institution.” He recommends specific messages for a communications strategy to combat the image.

The university has refused to release the December 2014 poll and others conducted by Perkins, who received the work under a no-bid contract. The AP obtained the report from a university employee who requested anonymity because the school didn’t authorize its disclosure. University spokeswoman Jeneane Beck said Wednesday the polling helped inform its communications and marketing strategies.

LOREN BAUDLER, 78, of Greenfield (Svcs. 2/8/16)

Obituaries

February 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LOREN BAUDLER, 78, of Greenfield, died Thursday, February 4, at his home in Greenfield. Funeral services for LOREN BAUDLER will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Feb. 8th, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends on Sunday at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial will be in the Fontanelle Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the burial.

Memorials may be directed to the Loren Baudler memorial fund to be established by the family.

LOREN BAUDLER is survived by:

His son – Matthew Baudler and wife Wendy, of Panora

His sisters – Judy McDowall and husband Rex of Fontanelle, and Leora Kingery and husband Neil of Casey

8 grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

RONALD R. AVEY, 74, of Lawrence, KS (Svcs. 2/8/16)

Obituaries

February 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

RONALD R. AVEY, 74, of Lawrence, KS, died Mon., Feb. 1st, at home. Funeral services for RONALD AVEY will be held 2-p.m. Mon., Feb. 8th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita.

Visitation with the family will be from 1-until 2-p.m. Monday, at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Anita.

Memorials may be directed to the Trinity Family of Faith Church, in Basehor, KS.

RONALD AVEY is survived by:

His wife – Connie Avey, of Lawrence, KS.

His sons – Jay (Mandy) Avey, of Belton, MO. & Nicholas (& fiance’ Stephanie), of Lawrence, KS.

His daughters – Marissa Ayotte, and Chris, of Lincoln, NE.

His brother – Maynard Avey.

and 7 grandchildren.

Livestock Master Matrix adopted in 88 out 99 IA Counties

Ag/Outdoor

February 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) report 88 of 99 Iowa counties notified the DNR in January that they plan to evaluate construction permit applications and proposed locations for animal confinements by using the master matrix. Animal producers in those counties must meet higher standards than other confinement producers who also need a construction permit. They must earn points on the master matrix by choosing a site and using practices that reduce impacts on air, water and the community.

With 11 exceptions, all counties will use the matrix during the next 12 months. Among the counties that will not use the matrix in 2016, is Fremont. Officials say Counties that adopt the master matrix can provide more input to producers on site selection, the proposed structures and proposed facility management. Participating counties score each master matrix submitted in their county and can also join in DNR visits to a proposed confinement site.

While all counties may submit comments to DNR during the review process for permit applications, counties that adopt the master matrix can also appeal approval of a preliminary permit to the state Environmental Protection Commission.

The deadline for enrolling in the program is Jan. 31st of each year.

Harlan and Atlantic boys meet on hardwood tonight

Sports

February 4th, 2016 by admin

The Atlantic Boys Basketball team is set to square off against the Harlan Cyclones tonight in Harlan.  The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was pushed back due to the winter weather conditions.

Atlantic is excited to get another crack at the Cyclones after Harlan won the first meeting 57-50 at the Atlantic High School gym back on January 5th.  Caleb Rasmussen had 16 points in the first meeting while Ethan Knudson chipped in 14.  Ryan Hawkins had 23 points in the loss.

Atlantic Junior Garrett Franken talked about the opportunity after a win at Red Oak Friday. “We definitely want to go in there and get a win in there gym.  They beat us in our home gym, so it’d be nice to go in there and return the favor.”

Atlantic Coach Alan Jenkins says his team will be ready, “Everybody knows how tough Harlan is in their gym.  We feel like we have a lot to prove.  We got beat up there last year in double overtime in a game we really felt like we could of/should of won. Harlan is not in our substate so for a lot of our guys we don’t know if we are going to get to play them again.  This is who we want to play, we want to play the best teams.   We’ll be ready. We are going to have to hit open shots and keep the ball moving.  There is nothing to lose, we are going to be well prepared and we are going to fly around the court and have fun.”

The Trojans and Cyclones are set for a 7:30pm tip-off at Harlan Community High School. We will have coverage for you here on KJAN AM 1220 and FM 101.1.  You can also listen online or on the KJAN mobile app and live video can be found on our TV page at kjan.com.

Atlantic Public Library offers music downloading and streaming

News

February 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Public Library is now offering music downloading and streaming. Library Director Natalie Struecker broke the news during Wednesday night’s meeting of the Atlantic City Council. Struecker says they began offering the downloading and streaming of music on Wednesday. The service was to have begun Monday, but got pushed back a couple of days. She says if you have a library card, you can download three songs a week and keep them, or you can stream three-hours of music.

The service comes through the online resource Freegal Music. In addition to your library card, you will need a password to access the service, which offers about 8 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of artists. There is no software to download.

Freegal Music, which allows users to select pre-set music lists or create their own playlists, is available as an app for both Android and Apple devices. Songs can also be downloaded to a computer and transferred to an mp.3 or IPod device.

For more information, stop by the Atlantic Public Library or give them a call.