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McCaffrey leads Stanford’s 45-16 Rose Bowl romp over Iowa

Sports

January 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Stanford barely missed out on the College Football Playoff, and Christian McCaffrey almost won the Heisman Trophy. McCaffrey and the mighty Cardinal didn’t miss a thing in their Rose Bowl romp over Iowa.

McCaffrey caught a 75-yard touchdown pass on the opening snap and returned a punt 66 yards for another score while setting the Rose Bowl record with 368 all-purpose yards, propelling No. 5 Stanford to a 45-16 victory over the sixth-ranked Hawkeyes on Friday.

Kevin Hogan passed for 223 yards and three TDs in his final game for the Cardinal (12-2), who won the Rose Bowl for the second time in three trips over the past four years for this unlikely football powerhouse. McCaffrey was sublime in his debut at the Granddaddy of Them All, breaking the all-purpose yards record set by Wisconsin’s Jared Abbrederis in 2012.

 

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Chiefs’ Houston returns to practice, could play vs Browns

Sports

January 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs pass rusher Justin Houston returned to practice for the first time in more than a month on Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. Fellow linebacker Tamba Hali is also questionable after missing a game with a broken thumb.

Houston has not played since hyperextending his knee against Buffalo on Nov. 29. The Chiefs have considered him day to day ever since, though he has not participated in any workouts.

Even if Houston or Hali does not play Sunday, the fact that they are questionable increases the likelihood they’ll be available for the playoffs. Kansas City (10-5) has already secured a wild-card spot and could still win the AFC West.

 

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Iowa coach remains atop salary list of state’s workers

News, Sports

January 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa’s head football coach remains atop the list of the state’s highest-paid employees. Database information provided by the state shows Kirk Ferentz made almost $4 million in the fiscal year ending June 30. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa State head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg made $2.1 million over the same period. He’s since departed for professional basketball’s Chicago Bulls.

In third place on the list is Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads at $1.85 million. He was fired in November. The highest-paid person on the list who isn’t a coach is Kenneth Kates, chief executive officer of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He was paid more than $1.6 million in fiscal 2015.

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Backyard and Beyond 01-01-2016

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

January 1st, 2016 by admin

Lavon Eblen talks about calenders as we head into the new year.

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Dec. 2015 weather stat & 2015 annual stats for Atlantic

Weather

January 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The month of December was much warmer and wetter than normal. Our average High for the month (at the KJAN studios, the Official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic), was 39.1 degrees, or 6.2 degrees warmer than the average. The average Low for Dec. 2015 was 22.3 degrees, which was 7.9 degrees warmer than normal.

Precipitation for the month (both rain and melted snowfall), amounted to 6.08 inches, which was well above the average of 1.11 inches for December. Snowfall for the month was 12.1 inches.

Precipitation for 2015 in Atlantic was 46.94 inches, or 12 inches greater than the normal annual average of 34.94 inches. The average annual high temperature for 2015 in Atlantic was 61.3 degrees, which was 1.3 degrees warmer than normal, while the average low for the 12 month period was 37.8, or 11 degrees cooler than normal.

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JANUARY 2016

Birthday Club

January 1st, 2016 by admin

January 1st

  • Shirley Jensen of Atlantic (Winner)

January 2nd

  • John Oehlertz of Avoca (Winner)

January 3rd

  • no birthdays

January 4th

  • Tyler Will of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Margene Hill of Atlantic
  • Tammy Keithley of Atlantic

January 5th:

  • Joyce Bower of Massena (Winner)

January 6th:

  • Bryan Clemsen of Brayton (Winner)
  • Cheryl Wahlert of Exira
  • Mary Ellen Knop of Atlantic
  • Todd Martens of Griswold
  • Mary Nelsen of Anita

January 7th:

  • Jenny Dolch of Wiota (Winner)

January 8th:

  • Vicki Schueman of Avoca (Winner)
  • Jenny Alexander
  • Eddie Jensen of Atlantic
  • Alan Zellmer of Atlantic
  • Peggy Toft of Exira
  • Deane Erickson of Exira
  • Brad Madsen of Kimballton

January 9th:

  • Ronald Petersen of Kimballton (Winner)

January 10th:

  • Sonya Clausen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Betty Benfeldt of Exira
  • Jeanine Christensen of Wiota
  • Terri-Cook Thielen of Atlantic
  • Merv Templeman of Atlantic

January 11th:

  • Emma McMillan of Griswold (Winner)

January 12th:

  • Saran Robinson of Atlantic (Winner)

January 13th:

  • Irene Baylor of Exira (Winner)
  • Evelyn Duskin of Atlantic
  • Gary Oppold of Atlantic
  • La Rue Wheelack

January 14th:

  • Becky Bonney of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Brade Riepe of Griswold
  • Pat Marshall
  • Sandi Rhoads of Atlantic

January 15th:

  • Kathy Hayes of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Tom Muhr of Exira
  • Bill Stockwell of Elk Horn
  • Carson Parks of Atlantic

January 16th:

  • Tristan Jensen of Lewis (Winner)
  • Paul Harry of Lewis
  • Tiffany Milarch of Atlantic
  • Kaley Miller of Atlantic

January 17th:

  • Nathan & Jakob Anderson of Exira (Winner)
  • Karla Eilts of Witoa
  • Doug Parker of Elk Horn

January 18th:

  • Peggy Mendenhall of Audubon (Winner)
  • Carol Finken of Atlantic

January 19th:

  • Larry Madden of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mary Hull of Corning

January 20th:

  • Kathy Nelson of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mary Loe of Atlantic

January 21st:

  • Jan Lauritsen of Audubon (Winner)
  • Melissa Pope of Harlan
  • Janet Maynard
  • Melissa Nantz

January 22nd:

  • Ben Ketchum of Casey (Winner)

January 23rd:

  • Evan Riesgaard (Winner)

January 24th:

  • Lorinda Patchin of Adair (Winner)
  • Becky Riesgaard of Brayton

January 25th:

  • Beverly Henningsen of Elk Horn (Winner)
  • Mary Ann Wulf of Exira
  • Gavin Anthofer of Exira
  • Jodie Knudsen of Atlantic
  • Dan Huey of Atlantic
  • Zeliana Rasmussen of Harlan

January 26th:

  • Dani Harry of Lewis (Winner)
  • Ben Riesgaard
  • Sue Schwanke of Atlantic

January 27th:

  • Emily Maynard of Anita (Winner)

January 28th:

  • Michael Buskirk of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Lucille Nelson of Exira
  • Bud Lindeman of Atlantic
  • Liz Toft of Atlantic

January 29th:

  • no birthdays

January 30th:

  • Vera Nielsen of Exira (Winner)

January 31st:

  • Dawn Brown of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Lydia Madsen of Harlan
  • Albert Smith of Atlantic
  • Jane Mathisen of Atlantic
  • David Wallace of Griswold

 

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Heartbeat Today 01-01-2016

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

January 1st, 2016 by admin

Jim Field talks about preserving family history.

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 1/1/2016

News, Podcasts

January 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 1/1/2016

Podcasts, Sports

January 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Chris Parks.

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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 1/1/2016

Weather

January 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly Sunny, with a high near 32. W/SW winds 10-15mph w/gusts to near 20.Wind chill values as low as zero.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 12. W/NW @ 5-10. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 31. W @ 5-10. Wind chill values as low as zero. Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 12.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 27. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25
Mon. Night.: Mo. Clear. Low 10.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 22. Our 24-hour ending at 7-a.m. today, was -1. Last year on this date we reached 34 for a High and 9 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 55 in 1939, while the Record Low was -22 in 2010.

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