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Injury accident in Atlantic Friday night

News

October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A rollover accident within the City limits of Atlantic Friday night resulted in one person being sent to the hospital. Atlantic Police said a juvenile was driving the vehicle and had been backing up near the Schildberg Rec Area bike trail construction site, when the teen turned too sharply, causing the vehicle to roll onto its top.

Photo courtesy Cass County Emergency Mgmt Coordinator Mike Kennon.

Photo courtesy Cass County Emergency Mgmt Coordinator Mike Kennon.

Four people were in the SUV when the accident happened at around 10:40-p.m., north of 4th and State Streets. One of the individuals suffered from head and leg pain and reportedly had difficulty breathing. They were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital by Medivac Ambulance.

The names of the individuals who were in the vehicle, have not yet been released.

Millenials’ home buying habits

News

October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Data from Realtor-dot-com (www.Realtor.com) finds Iowa’s capital city has a higher percentage of so-called “millennials” buying a home than any other city in the country. In the first six months of this year, 59 percent of the borrowers who took out a loan to buy a home in the Des Moines metro were between the ages of 25 and 34. Iowa State University finance professor Tracy Turner says home ownership rates are rising faster in mid-sized cities like Des Moines where there’s plenty of housing available.

“Is it supply or demand?” Turner asks. “Demand in the sense of: Is there something unique about millennials at this point in time in their life that gives them the incentive and the ability to buy? Maybe. Or is it that the housing stock is still recovering and the millennials happen to be here at the right moment to buy when prices are relatively low?” According to the National Association of Realtors, the median age of a first-time home buyer, nationally, was 31 last year and 65 percent of first-time home buyers were married. Turner says people tend to marry earlier in Midwestern cities.

“Married households are far more likely to purchase,” Turner says. “Among first-time home buyers, they will be disproportionately married and what often happens is that young people in less urbanized places, we tend to see them marrying at younger ages. They’re more likely to marry.” The total number of homes sold throughout the state of Iowa is higher so far this year compared to last. And homes that are up for sale are on the market for a shorter period of time.

(Radio Iowa)

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 10/17/2015

News, Podcasts

October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

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

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Iowa streams have good flow heading into winter

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

You won’t have much trouble traveling most of Iowa’s waterways this fall. Tim Hall with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources keeps an eye on water levels. He says the U-S Geological Survey looks at around 100 gauges across the state to get a composite stream flow. “We’ve been running just slightly on the wet side or normal for the year — so stream flow is a little big higher than it would be normally this time of year — which is a pretty good place to be,” Hall says. He says the water in the streams and creeks is important.

“Stream flow contributes to a lot of things, it provides for habitat for fish and aquatic species, for migratory birds, its’ an ecosystem indicator. So, we kind of like to see stream flow at normal,” according to Hall. Stream flows often drop down in the winter time. “Being a little big higher than normal is great going into the winter….it’s going to replenish farm ponds, it’s gonna keep low-lying areas with some water in them, so that there’s plenty of moisture out there when spring rolls around,” Hall says.

The statewide average precipitation was a little more than four inches in September, and ranked it as the 50th wettest September in 143 years of records.

(Radio Iowa)

Family Fun in the Kitchen 10-17-2015

Podcasts, Family Fun in the Kitchen

October 17th, 2015 by admin

ROASTED PUMPKIN OR SQUASH SEEDS

Don’t toss the seeds after opening a squash or carving a pumpkin Make a simple salty crunch or try jazzing them up with cayenne pepper, garlic powder, grated Parmesan or even sweeten with sugar and cinnamon.

  • 1 1/2 cups seeds
  • 2 teaspoons melted butter, olive oil or vegetable oil
  • Salt, to taste or other spices you might like (garlic powder, seasoning salt, cayenne pepper, grated hard cheese, etc.)

Preheat oven to 300°F. Cover baking sheet with parchment paper. Clean strings from seeds. It’s okay to leave some strings and pulp on seeds (it adds more flavor!); remove any large chunks. They may burn in the oven. Add cleaned seeds to a bowl along with salt or other seasonings. Pour melted oil over seeds and mix. Spread seeds in a single layer on baking sheet. Bake for about 45 minutes or until seeds are golden brown. Stir seeds occasionally. Cool on baking sheet. When ready to eat, either crack the seed’s shell to remove the inner seed or eat them whole.

PUMPKIN DIP

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate

Blend all ingredients. Chill. Dip can be used with varied fruit, graham crackers or Teddy Grahams.

Notes: This makes a very large batch for a dip. The recipe could be cut in half.

Pumpkin Dip

KEEP IT SIMPLE PUMPKIN DIP
1 cup (or half 15 oz. can) solid pack pumpkin
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
Blend ingredients. Cinnamon Teddy Grahams are a perfect companion. Apples are good too.
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Frost Advisory cancelled for parts of s.w. Iowa

Weather

October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-COUNTIES…. 743 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9-A.M.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 10/17/2015

Podcasts, Sports

October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:16-a.m. Sportscast w/Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, Sat., Nov. 17th 2015

News, Podcasts

October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

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

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Freese-Notis forecast & weather data for Atlantic: Saturday, Oct. 17th 2015

Weather

October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today: **Frost Advisory until 9-a.m.**
Becoming P/Sunny. High around 59. S @ 5-10.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southeast wind around 5-10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny & windy. High near 67. S @ 10-20 w/gusts to near 30.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear & breezy. Low around 49. S @ 15-30.
Monday: Mostly sunny & windy, with a high near 79.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: P/Sunny w/a 30 percent chance of showers. High near 75.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 57. Our 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today was 29.
Last year on this date, our High was 63, and the Low was 34.
The All-time Record High in Atlantic on Oct. 17th was 87 in 1947. The All-Time record low was 12, in 1976. Sunrise today is at 7:33, and sunset tonight will take place at 6:36.

IPIB dismisses complaint against Red Oak School Board

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October 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB), this past week, dismissed a complaint filed by a patron of the Red Oak Community School District, that alleged the district failed to provide adequate notice for a meeting of its School Improvement Advisory Committee, or SIAC. According to the Daily NonPareil, the complaint, which was filed by Red Oak resident Margaret Stoldorf, alleged the district failed to provide a 24-hour notice to the media about the meeting, which was held in January.

Margaret Johnson, deputy director of the IPIB, said the state board found a lack of probable cause to move forward with a full investigation of the SIAC concerns. The complaint also brought up other allegations that were found to lack sufficient evidence for additional investigation. The IPIB members voted unanimously Thursday to dismiss the complaint.