The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their weekly volleyball rankings late Thursday. Follow the link to see the full rankings.
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their weekly volleyball rankings late Thursday. Follow the link to see the full rankings.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Officials say heavy rainfall has overwhelmed Waterloo’s sewer system, letting untreated sewage reach rivers and streams. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier says Waterloo Waste Management Services reported three locations where sewage escaped manholes and six more spots where workers bypassed sanitary sewer lines into street drains to relieve pressure and prevent other spills.
Service director Steve Hoambrecker says the untreated wastewater has been heavily diluted, owing to the nearly 8 inches of rain in the past week, “minimizing the sanitary concern.”
Rain runoff and groundwater are meant to go into storm sewers, while human waste and other contaminants are go into separate sanitary sewer lines. But cracks in sanitary mains and home footing tiles connected to sanitary lines let groundwater infiltrate the sanitary sewer system during heavy rain.
The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Thursday, of 45-year old Michael John Kidder, from Clarinda. Kidder was arrested at the Page County Courthouse on a Page County warrant for Probation Violation. He was transported to the Page County Jail bond was set at $10,000, pending future court proceedings.
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five recent arrests. On Thursday, 23-year old Alfred James Hutchings, of Omaha, NE, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance-Marijuana 1st and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $1,900. And, 39-year old Jacquelyn Renee Pratt, of Glenwood, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance-2nd Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. her bond was set at $2,300.
30-year old Aaron Wade Opdyke, of Malvern, was arrested Thursday at the Mills County Jail for Violation of Probation, with bond set at $2,000. And, 41-year old Sean Joseph Cecil, of Leavenworth, KS, was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations. He was also arrested at the Mills County Jail, where bond was set at $1,000.
On Wednesday, 55-year old Timothy John Digiacomo, of Malvern, was arrested for OWI 1st Offense, with bond set at $1,000.
The Atlantic Area ATHENA award recipients have announced a scholarship to the Iowa Women Lead Change (IWLC) Conference in Des Moines in November. The scholarship will be given to a woman who is interested in improving her leadership skills while in college or in her career. The Iowa Women Lead Change conference will be held November 6th & 7th in Des Moines. It will include speakers Cy Wakeman, Elias Johnson, Gale V. King, Geena Davis, Jeannette Walls, Jeffery Tobis Halter, Joanne Lipman, Sabrina Ahmed and Stedman Graham. Past conferences have included introductions by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
Interested applicants, or those interested in nominating an individual, can pick up a nomination form at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, 102 Chestnut Street, or visit www.atlanticiowa.com. Nominations are due Friday, September 28th to Dolly Bergmann at bsktcola@gmail.com or the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce.
The ATHENA Leadership Award identifies eight distinct attributes that are reflective of women’s contributions to leadership: living authentically, learning constantly, advocating fiercely, acting courageously, fostering collaboration, building relationships, giving back and celebrating. Over 7,000 recipients around the world have been honored with the ATHENA Leadership Award since its inception in 1982. Presented to leaders, woman and men, in the professional sector, the ATHENA Leadership Award is on of the most prestigious leadership awards one can receive – and Atlantic is one of the few communities in Iowa with an active ATHENA Leadership group.
Local winners include: LaVon Eblen, Judy Marnin, Leanne Pellett, Denise O’Brien, Margaret Slepsky, Glenda Farrier, Carole Schuler, Jan Kinnison, Janelle Hansen, Ann Pross, Wendy Richter, Dolly Bergmann, Pat Markham, Lanette Plambeck, Kathie Hockenberry, Dr. Tressa Wilcox and Heather McKay.
FOR SALE: I have a four drawer metal filing cabinet with key, asking $25.00 (firm) for it. Contact # 712_249-7699. Atlantic area. SOLD!
WANTED: used Stihl chainsaw. 712-420-3016.
FOR SALE: Whole set of 16 Smurfs in original package from 2013 from McDonald’s. Asking $45.00 for them all. Will not separate. Contact # is 712-249-7699.
LaVon Eblen visits with Greg Bannwarth of the accapella group Tonic Sol Fa.
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During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to support kids, teens and young adults battling cancer, as well as others in need of transfusions. According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 15,000 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. Childhood cancer patients may need blood products on a regular basis during chemotherapy, surgery or treatment for complications.
Blood and platelet donors of all blood types, especially type O negative and O positive, are urgently needed to replenish the blood supply following a critical summer blood shortage. Make an appointment to donate by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
Atlantic
9/13/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Atlantic YMCA, 1100 Maple Street
Council Bluffs
9/13/2018: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Mercy Hospital, 800 Mercy Drive
Mount Ayr
9/11/2018: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., First Christian Church, 201 W Monroe
How to donate blood
A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
(Radio Iowa) — Officials with the U-S-D-A say cattle producers in Iowa should not be concerned about the recent discovery of a cow in the southeastern U-S with B-S-E or mad cow disease. The agency’s chief veterinarian Dr. Jack Shere says there’s -no- risk of a spread. Dr. Shere says, “The Veterinary Services Laboratory diagnosed an atypical H-type BSE in a six-year-old mixed-breed beef cow that was located in Florida.”
B-S-E, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, was first found in the U-S in December of 2003. This latest case wasn’t in its usual form and was considered atypical. “There’s basically two types of BSE that we look for,” Shere says. “One is the classical and that’s the type that we saw in England during their huge outbreak. That was linked to Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans. This is not that type. This is a spontaneously-generated type of BSE that occurs in all cattle all over the world.”
The cow in the Florida case was destroyed and Shere says it did not put the food supply at risk. “We do want to be as transparent as we can be when we find these,” Shere says, “a to let the world know as soon as possible.”
The Florida case marks the sixth time B-S-E has been found in the country. The first case, in 2003 in Washington state, was a case of the “classical” B-S-E in a cow that was brought in from Canada. The others have all been in the atypical category. According to the Iowa Beef Industry Council, Iowa is home to almost 28-thousand cattle operations and nearly four-million cattle. The beef industry supports more than 32-thousand jobs and is worth more than six-BILLION dollars a year to the state.
The Griswold Tigers (0-2) will travel to face the East Mills Wolverines (2-0) in 8-man football tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. Griswold has been working to get a young team to improve while making the transition to 8-player football this year. East Mills is off to an undefeated start after a big opening win against East Union and a shootout victory in week two over Lamoni. Wolverines Co-Head Coach Kevin Schafer said it’s been two very different performances for his squad to start the season.
Coach Schafer’s son Michael is the quarterback for the Wolverines and he has been pretty efficient so far this season with 559 yards through the air with 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Schafer has a wealth of weapons to throw to with Nic Duysen, Anthony Rainey, and Riley Story all capable of having big games. Coach Schafer said the Wolverines like to throw the ball but know they have to be more balanced.
Griswold Head Coach Andy Everett said the transition from 11-player to 8-player from his team has been fun.
The Tigers like to run the ball and the have three backs with over 100 yards rushing on the season. Brendan Atkinson leads the team with 201 yards on the ground and one score. With so many young players getting up to speed the start of the season has been tough for Griswold but Coach Everett likes his team’s work ethic thus far.
We’ll have coverage of the Tigers and Wolverines tonight on KJAN. Our Dvorak Tire and Service pregame show starts at 6:30pm with kickoff set for 7:00pm in Malvern. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at kjan.com, on the web app, or you can watch the live video stream of the game on our KJAN facebook page. The night will start with our weekly pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00pm and stay tuned after the game for all the scores from the state on the Iowa High School Scoreboard Show from 10:00pm-11:30pm.