LaVon Eblen visits with Jeff Quinn about his magic program.
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LaVon Eblen visits with Jeff Quinn about his magic program.
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WELLSBURG, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man killed in a weekend crash in northern Iowa. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office identified the man Monday as 51-year-old Scott VanGorder, who lived in Evansdale. The crash was reported shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 20 near Wellsburg in Grundy County, about 3 miles (5 kilometers) west of Iowa Highway 14.
Deputies say the vehicle was headed west when it ran off the north shoulder and entered a ditch, striking a fence and a tree. VanGorder was pronounced dead at the scene.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska dentist has been sentenced to 10 months for submitting fraudulent bills to Nebraska and Iowa Medicaid programs. Authorities say 59-year-old Gregory Garro, of Omaha, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. He was ordered to pay restitution of more than $82,500 to the Nebraska Health and Human Services Department and more than $4,700 to Iowa’s Inspections and Appeals Department. Garro pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud. He originally was indicted on 24 counts. Authorities say Garro provided dental services at several nursing homes in Omaha and in Iowa and submitted false claims between Feb. 12, 2013, and Jan. 22, 2016.
Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report a possible “rolling disturbance” between the occupants of two vehicles, Monday afternoon, resulted in the arrest of a Nebraska man. At the time of the call, the vehicles were located on Rolling Hills L-P property. The suspect, 19-year old Cody Grant Smith, of Omaha, left the scene, but his 2013 Hyundai Sonata was located traveling northbound on Wabash Ave. His car was stopped and a investigation started. Smith was found to be revoked in the state of Iowa. He was taken into custody on the moving violation.
The Griswold School Board, during their regular monthly meeting, Monday evening, made some changes to the Student Handbook. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News the most significant change is with regard to backpacks. Next year students at the High School will not be allowed to carry around backpacks for safety reasons, including because some classrooms are too small for all those backpacks and it’s hard to get around. Another is that it reduces the potential for concealing anything inappropriate.
Henrichs said also, the Board also filled some open teacher and sponsor positions. Those include Kelly Williams – Science Teacher; Donna Forsythe – yearbook sponsor; Alex Wulkekuhle as 3rd Grade Teacher in Elliott; Amy Smith as Co-Music and Co-Speech sponsor; Larissa Potter as Cross Country Coach. He said they’re still trying to find a Middle School/High School TAG (Talented and Gifted) Teacher for a couple of hours per day. The Griswold School Board also discussed the sale of the District’s Elementary buildings in Lewis Griswold, since those students will be combined into the new facility.
He said they’re putting together a proposal for a bid, with advertising to begin on or about August 1st. The bid request will not only request an offer on each building, but what the buyer intends to use them for as well as how they plan to maintain each building. The bids will be due by November 1st, with the prospective buyers meeting with the School Board and either the Lewis or Elliott City Council. The Council will determine who has the best plan to maintain the structures, which was important to the District’s patrons, who didn’t want the buildings to fall into disrepair and become an eyesore.
The Board also discussed, but took no action on crosswalks. Henrichs said they’ve been working with City officials to make sure once the new building is erected the kids have a safe way to get there. Their initial goals are to get some speed zones reduced from 45 or 35 down to 25, especially on Highway 48, and have push-button crosswalk traffic control devices installed at strategic locations so kids could cross safely. In both case, they found they have to work with the DOT, and the City of Griswold is leading the way with that effort. The DOT, Henrichs said, will not allow push-button crosswalks to be installed unless there are sidewalks leading to those areas, which is very expensive. The City, he said is exploring ways to fund those crosswalks. In the interim, four-way stop signs near the school may be erected to further try and keep the kids safe.
The 8:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Chris Parks.
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Flood Advisory National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska 800 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018 The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for... Northwestern Mills County in southwestern Iowa... Southwestern Pottawattamie County in southwestern Iowa... Northeastern Sarpy County in east central Nebraska... Eastern Douglas County in east central Nebraska... * Until 1100 AM CDT. * At 759 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Eastern Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Offutt AFB, Carter Lake, Crescent, Lake Manawa State Park and Narrows River Park.
More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Softball
AC/GC 9, West Central Valley, Stuart 8
ADM 4, Carroll 0
Creston 11, Clarinda 10 (9)
Creston 12, Clarinda 2
Denison-Schleswig 6, Harlan 0
East Mills 24, Essex 5
Fremont-Mills 3, Stanton 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 10, CB Thomas Jefferson 2
Wayne 8, Lenox 0
Baseball
ADM 15, Carroll 7
Clarinda 10, Creston 0
Clarinda 7, Creston 6
Des Moines Christian 5, Panorama, Panora 3 (Game suspended in top of the 4th)
East Mills 13, Essex 4
Harlan 9, Denison-Schleswig 3
MVAOCOU 3, West Monona, Onawa 1 (Suspended in the third inning)
Sidney 20, Clarinda Academy 0 (4 innings)
Stanton 7, Fremont-Mills, Tabor 5
Wayne 7, Lenox 6
West Central Valley, Stuart 15, AC/GC 0 (4. Innings)
ICED TEA FROSTING:
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and lemon juice. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition, batter will be thick.
Fill 30 lined muffin cups with 1/4 cup batter. Bake at 350 degrees until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, combine butter and confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy. In a small bowl, stir together milk and iced tea mix until dissolved. Add to butter mixture; beat until smooth. Frost cupcakes.
(Jesse Arriaga, Reno, NV)