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Shelby County Fair Queen crowned

News

July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A teenager from Panama was crowned Queen of the 2015 Shelby County Fair, Thursday night. Chelsea Assmann received the honors. She’s the daughter of Larry and Christine Assmann.

Haley Klein, daughter of Bob and Julie Klein, was the first runner-up. Mackenzie Goshorn, daughter of Darren and Kay Goshorn, was second runner-up.

Audubon County Fair Queen crowned Thursday

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 17th, 2015 by admin

The Audubon County Fair Queen contest was held Thursday night at the grandstand on the Audubon County Fairgrounds.  2014 Fair Queen Cassie Irlmeier passed along her crown to Tess Albright, an 18-year-old recent graduate of Audubon High School.  Albright was crowned queen out of a field of 7 contestants.  1st Runner-Up was Deann Irlmeier, an 16-year-old Sophomore at Exira-EHK.  2nd Runner-Up went to Jessica Wood, an 18-year-old recent graduate of Exira-EHK High School.

The candidates met on Thursday, July 9th at the Audubon County Extension Office to enjoy a meal catered by Simply Sweet.  That night they were interviewed as part of the judging process on criteria that included community involvement, speaking abilities and poise.  The Audubon County Fair Board supports the contestants by providing the meal, crown and sash, prizes, and State Fair accommodations to the winner.

Albright will now participate in the Iowa State Fair Queen Contest August 11th-15th. Coronation of the State Fair Queen will be Saturday, August 15th at 7 pm on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage.

The full list of candidates were: Tess Albright, Emily Campbell, Ashley Hansen, Deann Irlmeier, Sarah Mosinski, Aly Vance, and Jessica Wood.

(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 7/17/2015

Podcasts, Weather

July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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Scammers pose as Sac County Clerk of Court representatives

News

July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s Officials in Sac County said Thursday, several residents of the County have been receiving phone calls from someone posing as a deputy with the Sac County Clerk of Court. The caller tells the victims that they have a bad check and that they can resolve this with a credit card payment over the phone.

The phone number on caller ID shows that it is a local number but the caller is telling the victim to call an (872) number. Authorities say this is a SCAM and you SHOULD NOT give out your credit card number to anyone calling you on the phone.

The 872 phone number is a trac phone out of the Chicago area.

Jindal to attend Madison County Fair

News

July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Madison County Republican Central Committee reports Republican presidential candidate Gov. Bobbie Jindal, will attend the Madison County Fair this weekend. The Governor of Louisiana will hold a “Meet and Greet” event in the Republican Food Booth Tent from 5-until 7-p.m., Sunday.  After he meets with the public, Jindal will attend the Madison County Fair Mud Bog races. The event is open to the public.

4 underage people cited for alcohol possession Thu. night

News

July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report four Red Oak residents under the legal age were arrested at around 11:45-p.m. Thursday, cited and then released, for allegedly being in possession of alcohol. 17-year old Elias Guerra was cited into Juvenile Court, 18-year old’s Gavin Dean French and Luis Rodriquez Ibarra, along with 19-year old Todd Michael Rensch were also cited and released.

And, at around 8:30-p.m. Thursday, Red Oak Police were called to the scene of a man out of control with weapons. When they arrived in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue, officers found 31-year old Christopher Long, of Red Oak. After speaking with the man, Long agreed to take a preliminary breath test, the results of which came back as .083 (point Oh-eight-three), or over the limit for legal intoxication. He was taken into custody and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where Long was charged with Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $300.

NWS forecast for Atlantic and the area, 7/17/15

Weather

July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT from 1-pm to 7-pm

Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Heat Advisory for Cass & area Counties 1-pm to 7pm today

Weather

July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES
357 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURE…90 TO 95 WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 105 BY THIS
AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…PEOPLE AND PETS MAY GET HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE IF APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

Heat Advisories remain in effect this afternoon & Saturday

Weather

July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES….

346 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AND A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO NEAR 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY AND SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

 

Early morning pursuit in Pott. County

News

July 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Deputies in Pottawattamie County were led on a high-speed chase early this morning that ended sometime after 2-a.m., just north of Interstate 80, in Harrison County. Details are sketchy at this time, but scanner traffic indicated the vehicle being pursued on L-34 in northwestern Pott. County reached speeds of just over 100-miles per hour before the right front tire blew out. It’s believed the car may have run over stop-sticks laid down by a deputy.

The suspect and the vehicle continued north into Harrison County before he ditched the vehicle and took-off on foot at around 2:19-a.m.. Multiple law enforcement agencies including K9 units attempted to locate the individual, a man with no shirt and blue jeans, but as of 3:30-a.m., the subject had not been located.

We’ll update this story as more details become available.