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POSTED COUNTY PRICES, 10/14/15

Ag/Outdoor

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Cass County: Corn $3.32, Beans $8.38
Adair County: Corn $3.29, Beans $8.41
Adams County: Corn $3.29, Beans $8.37
Audubon County: Corn $3.31, Beans $8.40
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $3.35, Beans $8.38
Guthrie County: Corn $3.34, Beans $8.42
Montgomery County: Corn $3.34, Beans $8.40
Shelby County: Corn $3.35, Beans $8.38

Oats $2.17 (always the same in all counties)

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

Imprisoned woman ordered to pay nearly $432K in restitution

News

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CRESTON, Iowa (AP) – A 45-year-old south-central Iowa woman who’s been sentenced to 20 years in prison has been told to pay back the vehicle dealership she stole from while working there. Online court records say Lyndsay Huntsman was ordered last week to pay restitution of nearly $432,000 to Creston Automotive in Creston, where she’d worked for several years in the bookkeeping department.

She’d made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to five of the six theft counts against her. Prosecutors dropped a charge of ongoing criminal conduct in exchange for Huntsman’s pleas.

REV. SAMUEL J. HAHN, 85, of Audubon (Svcs. 10/15/15)

Obituaries

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

REV. SAMUEL J. HAHN, 85, of Audubon, died Sat., Oct. 10th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. Funeral services for REV. SAMUEL HAHN will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Oct. 15th, at the 1st United Methodist Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is this (Wed., Oct. 14th) evening, at 6-p.m.

Burial will be in the Sharon Center Cemetery north of Kalona, at 3:30-p.m., Thursday.

REV. SAMUEL J. HAHN is survived by:

His children – Eunice (Philip) Mennenoh, of Audubon, & Jonathan (Laurie) Hahn, of Castle Rock, CO.

His sister – Mary (Rev. Armin) Vogt, of Lincoln, NE.

3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, his in-laws, other relatives & friends.

Massena firefighters called-out early Wed. morning

News

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Firefighters from Massena responded early this (Wednesday) morning, to a report of a possible residential fire at 202 Pine Street. The call from a woman who said her fire alarm was going off and who smelled smoke, came in at around 1:15-a.m.  A Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy who was in the area and was first on the scene, said he could smell smoke in the home, but wasn’t able to observe any flames.

After about an hour on the scene, authorities were able to determine a motor on an appliance had burned-up, causing the smoky smell. There were no injuries and no damage was reported. All fire units were back in-station by 2:20-a.m.

KJAN listening area forecast from the NWS, 10/14/15

Weather

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Clear. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Today: Sunny. High in the lower 70s. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 40s. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. High in the upper 60s. West wind near 10 mph shifting to the north with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Colder. Low in the mid 30s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Sunny…cooler. High in the mid 50s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Low in the lower 30s.
Saturday: Sunny. High in the upper 50s.

Lagging farm economy worries state financial experts

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A three-member panel of financial experts is lowering its estimate of state tax collections. The Revenue Estimating Conference is still predicting overall state tax revenue will be up three-point-four percent for the year, but the group shaved 121 million dollars off the total compared to its March prediction. Iowa Department of Management director Dave Roederer says he and the other two panel members are concerned about what’s happening in the farm economy.

“When producers are producing corn and soybeans at a loss, that means that there’s going to be less revenue coming into the state,” Roederer says. Roederer says when farmers have a down year, that tends to have a ripple effect throughout the Iowa economy. Roederer, though, points to Iowa’s low unemployment rate as a positive sign.

“The economy is more partly cloudy than anything else,” Roederer says. The state is just three months into the budgeting year and Roederer says there’s no cause for alarm since the group is still predicting Iowans will pay 235 MILLION dollars MORE in taxes this year than last.

(Radio Iowa)

Eleven counties northern IA counties institute a burn ban

News

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Eleven counties in northern Iowa are now under burn bans that prohibit any open burning. Howard County Emergency Management Director, Darrell Knecht requested the ban after seeing conditions worsen. “Just very, very dry conditions. The standing crops are dry, the grass is getting dry and drying down, and of course with the wind, everybody’s burning leaves this time of year and we’re hoping to get ahead of it a little bit,” Knecht says. He also saw issues in other counties.

IA counties (in red) w/a ban on open burning as of 10/13/15.

IA counties (in red) w/a ban on open burning as of 10/13/15.

“Around us there have been a few fires where combines have caught fire, so again, we just wanted to get a little ahead of it,” Knecht says. Knecht says people don’t always pay attention to the conditions when they burn. “I think always their intentions are usually good, sometimes they want to get stuff done before they think a little bit,” he explains. He says with the burn ban in place it sends a message to not take any chances. Knecht says Howard and some of the surrounding counties have not had the rain needed to make conditions safer.

He says it would take a pretty good rain to make a significant difference. A fire in eastern Iowa destroyed around two-thousand acres of crops and two firefighters had to be treated for smoke inhalation. Knecht says even a small fire can get out of hand quickly. “Especially if there is some wind blowing, it’s gone in no time,” Knecht says. The other counties joining Howard under a burn ban are: Hankcock, Winnebago, Worth, Mitchell, Chickasaw, Fayette, Wright, Franklin, Bremer, and Buchanan.

Currently no counties in southwest or western Iowa have implemented a ban on open burning, but area fire chiefs and emergency managers are asking the public to be very cautious, especially on dry and windy days.

(Radio Iowa)

Royals pay tribute to 2 firefighters killed in KC blaze

Sports

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals honored two firefighters who were killed while fighting a massive blaze that engulfed an apartment building. Two other firefighters were injured when the building collapsed in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday night, shortly after fire crews evacuated its residents and rescued two people from the second story. The two injured were hospitalized in stable condition.

Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer, whose father Mike is a retired Miami firefighter, wore a Kansas City Fire Department shirt during batting practice on Tuesday. So did third baseman Mike Moustakas, while pitcher Jeremy Guthrie wore a hat honoring the department.

The Royals forced Game 5 in their AL Division Series against the Houston Astros with a dramatic late-inning comeback. The decisive game is tonight (Wednesday).

 

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Oct. 14th 2015

News

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal prosecutor says two top aides to Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign were involved in a “cover-up” when they tried to hide payments to a state lawmaker. Justice Department attorney Jonathan Kravis says email records and testimony will show Jesse Benton and Dimitri Kesari concealed payments to former Iowa Senator Kent Sorenson. Paul is expected to testify during the nearly two-week trial.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A panel of state budget experts is lowering Iowa revenue projections for the current fiscal year. The Revenue Estimating Conference met Tuesday to project state revenue. The group predicts the state will take in about $7.05 billion for the fiscal year that began July 1st. That’s less than the $7.18 billion they estimated earlier this year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state agency will delay the implementation of a proposed tax break expansion. The Department of Revenue agreed to a request from lawmakers in the administrative rules review committee on Tuesday that the tax change date would be moved from January to July. The Department of Revenue plans to change a law exempting certain items used during manufacturing to broaden the exemption.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University is proposing a three-year, $1,500 tuition surcharge that would affect thousands of international students. Board of Regents documents show the school wants to add an extra $500 annually for three years to the nonresident rates international students already pay. Regents will consider the proposal next week.

Area high school Volleyball scores from Tue., 10/13/2015

Sports

October 14th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10 Conference

(3-0) Glenwood over Lewis Central
(3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Creston 16-22-17
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 25-25-25, Clarinda 18-13-23
(3-1) Red Oak 25-25-23-25, Shenandoah 12-14-25-15
(3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, Atlantic 12-9-16
(3-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 15-20-14

Western Iowa Conference Tournament

(3-0) Tri-Center, Neola 25-25-25, IKM-Manning 23-15-15
(3-0) Treynor over Underwood
Consolation: IKM-Manning vs. Underwood Thursday at 6:00pm at Avoca
Championship Tri-Center at Treynor 2nd Match Thursday at Avoca

Rolling Valley Conference

(3-0) Adair-Casey 25-25-25, CAM, Anita 19-13-16
(3-0) Boyer Valley 25-25-25, Exira-EHK 22-19-21
(3-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-27-25, Paton-Churdan 10-25-20

Corner Conference

(3-2) Essex 21-25-18-29-15, Fremont-Mills 25-16-25-27-13
(3-0) Nishnabotna 25-25-25, South Page 15-7-14
(3-0) Sidney over Hearland Christian

(3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, Clarinda Academy 4-6-6

Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament

Semifinal: (3-2) Lenox 11-25-22-25-15, Bedford 25-16-25-19-9
Semifinal: (3-0) Mount Ayr 25-26-25, Nodaway Valley 15-24-14
Consolation: Bedford vs. Nodaway Valley
Championship: (3-0) Mount Ayr 25-25-25, Lenox 9-7-19

Other Scores

(3-0) Bondurant-Farrar 25-25-25, A-D-M, Adel 23-22-18
(3-0) Carroll 25-25-25, Winterset 19-10-21
(3-0) Kingsley-Pierson 27-25-25, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 25-18-16
(3-0) Ogden 25-25-25, Panorama 20-12-14
(3-0) Van Meter 25-25-25, Guthrie Center 15-18-14
(3-1) Woodward-Granger 18-25-25-25, Earlham 25-15-9-11