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Iowa gets creative in hopes of selling football tickets

Sports

June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

As season ticket sales continue to drop Iowa officials are getting creative in hopes of filling Kinnick Stadium for the upcoming football season. The Hawkeyes will begin offering fans three game ticket packages today and Associate Athletic Director Rick Klatt says fans will be allowed to design their own three game plan.

As recently as 2011 Iowa sold out Kinnick Stadium for the entire season but season ticket sales for this season are expected to only reach 30 thousand. Klatt says if there is a silver lining it may be the opportunity to get new fans into the stadium.

A home schedule with no marquee opponents is a factor in the drop in season ticket sales but the biggest factor is fan dissatisfaction in a program that has declined in recent years and finished with a 7-6 record in 2014. The cost of the three game ticket package is 157 dollars. Iowa opens the season at home on September fifth against Illinois State.

(Learfield Sports)

Red Oak man arrested on meth-related charge Mon. morning

News

June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak on foot patrol early this (Monday) morning, arrested one person on a drug charge. Officials say 23-year old Justin Lewis Marsden, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 3:30-a.m. in the 500 block of E. Washington Street, for Possession of Methamphetamine, with the Intent to Deliver. Marsden was being held in the Montgomery County Jail, on $5,000 bond.

Union Pacific uses social media to warn about track dangers

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June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Union Pacific is turning to social media to help keep people off railroad tracks. img_up_safety_senior-1 The railroad unveiled a new campaign last week about the dangers of railroad tracks. The short animated videos are designed to persuade photographers and high school seniors to refrain from taking pictures on or near train tracks.

The videos show a high school senior posing in the middle of a highway before getting hit by a truck. img_up_safety_senior-2-shareThe videos are designed to be easily shared on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites. Federal statistics show that more than 500 people were killed nationwide last year while walking or standing on railroad property.

NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, Mon., 6/22/15

Weather

June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Missouri River claims man who tried to save his daughters

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June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Father’s Day turned tragic for a family whose father drowned trying to rescue his daughters as they were being pulled-in by the Missouri River current while wading and playing in the river Sunday afternoon. The Omaha World-Herald says the incident happened during a Father’s Day outing at NP Dodge Park, on the Nebraska side of the river, near Omaha.

31-year old Elias Salvador, of Omaha, jumped into the river to try to save his two daughters and two other children. The children were rescued by three fisherman and family members. They tried to save Salvador, but were unable to pull him from the river current’s grip.

Search and rescue teams from around Omaha and Pottawattamie County looked for Salvador’s body until and it was recovered by an Omaha Fire Department dive team just after 8-p.m., Sunday.

Harlan Police investigate Sunday evening shooting

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June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Harlan were called to a location off of Industrial Parkway Sunday evening for a report of a gunshot victim. When they arrived shortly after 7:40-p.m., officers initially determined a man in his mid-to late 30’s had suffered an apparent, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was conscious and breathing prior to medics arriving on the scene, according to dispatch reports. The man was transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan.

No other information is currently available.

Atlantic man arrested on drug charges in Greenfield

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June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Atlantic and a woman from Greenfield were arrested on separate drug charges over past few days. 26-year old Marshall Brandon Fischer, of Atlantic, was arrested just before 5-a.m. Friday in Greenfield, on charges that include Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (a pipe allegedly used to smoke meth), Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense – Meth, and Driving While Barred. Fischer, who had a previous conviction on a meth charge in 2014 in Cass County, was being held in the Adair County Jail on $2,000 bond.

And, at around 3:40-p.m. Thursday, 48-year old Kristina Marie Merical, of Greenfield, was arrested on charges that include: Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense; Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine – 3rd or subsequent offense; two counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; A Prescription Drug Violation, and, Theft in the 3rd Degree (for allegedly taking property valued at more than $500, but less than $1,000).

Merical was released from the Adair County Jail Friday evening, on $5,000 bond.

Iowa early News Headlines: Mon. June 22nd 2015

News

June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Restaurants are struggling to deal with higher egg prices and an inability to get enough eggs in the midst of a shortage brought about by a bird flu virus that has wiped out millions of chickens on commercial farms. An Omaha breakfast and lunch eatery owner says his supplier’s inventory has dwindled because of demand and production is down because of federal testing.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Governor John Kasich is hitting the road again later this week. The Republican will be making his first trip to Iowa since he began exploring whether to enter the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Kasich has yet to officially announce his decision on the 2016 presidential race. Kasich’s trip to Iowa on Wednesday will have him making several stops in Des Moines and Council Bluffs.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Data show motorists in Iowa’s largest cities don’t often appeal citations from traffic enforcement cameras. The Des Moines Register reports just 2.7 percent of motorists in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Sioux City appeal such citations. The city of Davenport doesn’t track the information and officials in Muscatine didn’t provide the data.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 27-year-old man was stabbed to death after a fight broke out at a party in Des Moines. Police say officers responded to a 911 early Sunday and found the 27-year-old man along with 23-year-old person. Both had stab wounds and were taken to a Des Moines hospital. The 27-year-old man later died from his injuries.

Defending champ Vandy, Virginia to meet in CWS finals again

Sports

June 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Defending national champion Vanderbilt and Virginia will meet for the second straight year in the College World Series finals beginning Monday night at TD Ameritrade Park. The Commodores went 3-0 in bracket play. Virginia was 3-1, securing its spot in the finals with its 5-4 win over Florida on Saturday.

Virginia will be trying to win the Atlantic Coast Conference’s first national title in baseball since Wake Forest in 1955. The Cavaliers will send Connor Jones (7-2, 3.05 ERA) to the mound against Carson Fulmer (13-2, 1.95 ERA) in Game 1. Jones went six innings and got a no-decision in a 5-3 win over Arkansas on June 13. Fulmer pitched six innings against Cal State Fullerton on June 14 and got a no-decision in a 4-3 victory.

Morgan wins big league debut, leads Phils past Wacha, Cards

Sports

June 21st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Adam Morgan won his major league debut in surprising style, outpitching Michael Wacha and leading the Philadelphia Phillies past the St. Louis Cardinals 9-2 Sunday. Winless in the minors this year, Morgan (1-0) allowed one run and six hits in 5 2-3 innings, striking six and walking two against the team with the best record in the majors.

The 25-year-old lefty had been 0-6 in 13 starts at Triple-A this season, and was 13-28 lifetime in the minors. He was called up before the game to pitch in place of Jerome Williams, who’s out with a strained left hamstring. Morgan snapped a 25-game stretch without a win for a Phillies starter dating to May 23, a string that stretched from Memorial Day to Father’s Day. Wacha (9-3) gave up five runs and eight innings in five innings.