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Griswold teen crashes SUV after falling asleep at the wheel

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October 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Griswold teen escaped serious injury during an accident late Wednesday afternoon, north of Red Oak. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Dept. says 17-year old Lane Dorscher was traveling south on Highway 48 at around 4:50-p.m., when he fell asleep at the wheel of a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee he was driving.

Dorscher awoke and over-corrected, causing the SUV to slide out of control backwards onto a bridge over the Nishnabotna River. The vehicle made contact with the east side bridge guard rail before coming to rest. Damage to the Jeep, registered to Deana Dorscher, of Griswold, was estimated at $1,500. No citations were issued.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Dept. was assisted at the scene by Red Oak Police, Red Oak Fire and Rescue, and the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency.

Red Oak man arrested Thu. morning for disorderly conduct

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October 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak conducted a traffic stop early this (Thursday) morning, and ended-up arrested the driver for having an open container of alcohol in the front cup holder of the vehicle. 31-year old Christopher Ivan Long, of Red Oak, was pulled over at around 1:40-a.m. in the 1100 block of E. Corning Street. Long was released on a citation, but taken into custody about 35-minutes later for Disorderly Conduct. He was subsequently released on a $300 cash bond.

KJAN listening area weather forecast, 10/8/2015

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October 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Mostly cloudy. South wind near 10 mph.
Today: Mostly sunny. High in the upper 70s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Low in the mid 40s. North wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Cooler. High in the lower 60s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 40s. Northeast wind near 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny. High in the lower 70s. South wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Warmer. Low in the mid 50s.

Sunday: Sunny…warmer. High in the lower 80s.

Experienced Hawkeyes set for new challenge

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October 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa basketball team will be a mix of veterans and newcomers this season. Aaron White is gone from last year’s team that finished third in the Big Ten and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament but several familiar faces are back on a roster that includes six seniors. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery,said “We’ve got the experience with four starters back. I almost consider Clemmons a starter because he started half the time, so maybe we have five. But after that, there’s very little experience, and that would be a concern to anybody, but I do like the group, I do like the chemistry, I think the guys, having gotten here in June, have locked in to trying to learn what we’re doing.”

McCaffery considers this a different team and a new challenge. “And can we get to the point where we have a team that’s capable of playing in the NCAA Tournament…it’s great that we got there, it’s great that we won a game, but you just want to consistently try to get better and improve from there…as we all know, that’s very difficult.”

McCaffery says while happy with the progress of the program they are not satisfied with back to back trips to the NCAA Tournament. “You have to remain humble and hungry, especially in this league. Because whoever finished behind you last year, does not expect to finish behind you this year. They’re going to put time and money into improving their lot and try

The Hawkeyes open at home on November 13th against Gardner-Webb.

(Learfield Sports)

Besides Lackey in Game 1, Matheny mum on rotation

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October 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Lackey gets the start in Game 1 of the NL Division Series for the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. At the beginning of a two-hour workout for the NL Central champions on Tuesday, manager Mike Matheny said he was not ready to announce the rest of his playoff rotation or his roster. Matheny said he will likely reveal the roster after a workout Thursday.

The 36-year-old Lackey went 9-4 with a 1.93 ERA in 17 starts at home. Overall, he was 13-10 with a 2.77 ERA — the first sub 3.00 ERA of his big career. Matheny has Jaime Garcia (10-6, 2.43), Lance Lynn (12-11, 3.03) and Michael Wacha (17-7, 3.38) for Games 2, 3 and 4, in some order. Wacha could be pushed back after going 2-3 with a 7.88 ERA in five September start

 

Arrieta, Cubs silence Pirates 4-0 to win NL wild-card game

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October 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Arrieta allowed four hits in nine dominant innings and the Chicago Cubs rolled to a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL wild-card game on Wednesday night. Arrieta struck out 11 without a walk. He also dusted off getting plunked by Pittsburgh reliever Tony Watson to send the Cubs to the NL Division Series in St. Louis starting on Friday.

Dexter Fowler homered and scored three times for the Cubs. Kyle Schwarber added a towering two-run shot off Pittsburgh starter Gerrit Cole as Chicago raced to an early lead and let Arrieta do the rest.

The largest crowd ever at PNC Park failed to rattle Arrieta or one of baseball’s youngest teams. Manager Joe Maddon’s club played with swagger and confidence and looked right at home while snapping a nine-game playoff losing streak that dated to the 2003 NL Championship Series.

 

Iowa early News Headlines: Thu., Oct. 8th 2015

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October 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she opposes the big Pacific Rim trade accord backed by President Barack Obama. The Democratic presidential candidate says in an interview with PBS there are too many “unanswered questions” about the Trans-Pacific Partnership. She joins Democratic rivals Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley who warn it could lead to lost American jobs.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Dubuque is getting more street lighting and security cameras as part of an effort to address safety in the city. The Dubuque City Council voted 6-1 Monday to spend more than $500,000 to add 96 cameras and install 216 light-emitting diode, or LED, streetlights. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports 25 existing lights will get converted to brighter fixtures.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Duke University researcher says three lemurs at a northeast Iowa zoo at the center of a lawsuit likely have stressful lives being apart from fellow members of their species. The Des Moines Register reports Peter Klopfer testified Tuesday during the trial of the federal lawsuit against Cricket Hollow Zoo in Manchester.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An auto shop owner in Waterloo has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a man last year. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Judge Todd Geer on Wednesday sentenced Anthony Albert Tronca to the mandatory sentence following his conviction last month of first-degree murder in the death of 44-year-old Ronald Randall.

City Administrator: Empty storefronts in Atlantic may become a serious problem

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October 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Empty storefronts in downtown Atlantic are becoming so much of a concern for some City Officials in Atlantic, that the City Administrator said if the matter isn’t addressed quickly, it will become a “Serious Problem.” During his report to the Council, Wednesday, Administrator John Lund said he sat down Tuesday with Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Director Ouida Wymer, to discuss the problem. He said he intends to utilize Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds to conduct a downtown assessment for the purpose of economic development, and a market analysis conducted by the IEDA (Iowa Economic Development Authority), that might help to attract more businesses to the downtown area.

Lund said the study would include public surveys to identify areas of need, as far as businesses and services are concerned. Mayor Dave Jones said the City paid a good deal of money (About $40,000) about 15 years or so ago, to have a similar study conducted through what at that time, was the recently established Community Promotion Commission. He suggested the Chamber go back through those results and see if some of the goals and needs have been fulfilled, before spending more money for another study.

Jones said the City itself shouldn’t have to be involved in the role of business recruitment, since it has a Chamber of Commerce whose purpose is to promote and recruit new businesses, as well as retain current establishments. He says there seems to be some confusion and finger pointing as to which entity is responsible for recruiting new retails businesses, the Chamber, or the Cass-Atlantic Development

He says someone “Needs to tackle that bull. My personal opinion is, CADCO is a County-wide organization, the Chamber is an Atlantic organization….they should do more attracting retail to that area.” The funds he says, are going to come out of the CPC anyway, which is funded by the City each year. Councilman Bob Cord said CADCO shouldn’t be excluded from the recruitment process, and Jones agreed, but he said they tend to focus on bringing more industry to communities in the County, not so much retail.

Jones said even if CADCO managed to bring in a new business with the potential for 250 jobs, the question remains, where would the employees come from, because Atlantic has a relatively low unemployment rate. He said the City needs to focus on mid-range housing to bring qualified people into town who can fill those jobs.

Atlantic F.D to handle Fire Extinguisher Inspection & Services

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October 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday evening, gave the go ahead for Fire Chief Mark McNees, to begin the process of training three department personnel plus himself, for Fire Extinguisher Inspections and Servicing. Their approval means McNees can also purchase the necessary equipment to service commercial and public fire extinguishers, some the which will come from a local man who is no longer in the business. McNees said the fire department has the facilities and the people, so “It’s right up our alley.”

He said there is a big demand right now for a local fire extinguisher and inspection service, since no one in or near Atlantic provides that service. The total cost of the upstart service is estimated at $5,000-to $6,000, which includes the necessary equipment, parts, supplies and training. McNees proposed paying for the program through the Fire Trust and Agency Account, which was donated for projects above and beyond equipment. Those funds would then be replaced by billing customers for the service and inspections, just like a commercial business would do.

The Chief would handle the billing and collect receipts, which he would turn over to City Clerk Deb Field to document and place into the proper account. The service itself would fall under the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshals Office. McNees said he doesn’t want the Fire Department to be in competition with someone who may want to start their own, so anyone who wants to open such a business is welcome to do so. Or, residents and business owners may choose to go to one of the other communities such as Red Oak, Carroll, Omaha or Des Moines.

One person receives minor injuries in Red Oak accident Wednesday

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October 7th, 2015 by admin

A Red Oak woman was cited for Failure to Yield from a Stop Sign following an accident late Wednesday morning. Police responded to the crash at around 11:50-a.m. at the intersection of N 2nd and East Oak Streets, in Red Oak.  An investigation determined  a 2005 Cadillac Deville driven by 67-year-old Ladonna Johnson, of Red Oak was traveling northbound on North 2nd Street and continued through the intersection before it was clear.

Johnson’s Cadillac struck a 2007 Dodge Caliber driven by 47-year-old Charlene Telschow, of Red Oak, as she was traveling westbound on East Oak Street.  Telschow was transported by Red Oak Rescue to the Montgomery County Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.  Damage from the collision amounted to $8,000.

Red Oak Fire and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.