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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 11/26/2015

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November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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NWS forecast for Atlantic & weather data for Atlantic, 11/26/15

Weather

November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

**FREEZING RAIN & WINTERS STORM WARNINGS are in effect (see the KJAN weather page for details)**
Thanksgiving Day: Rain before 4pm, then freezing rain. Temperature falling to around 31 by 5pm. N @ 15-25mph. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.
Tonight: Cloudy w/a snow-freezing rain mix. Low around 22. N @ 15-30. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. N @ 15-25. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. N/NE @ 10-20.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Sat. Night: Mo. Cldy w/a slight chance of freezing rain. Low around 23.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 55. Our 24-hour low ending today at 7-a.m. was 35. We received 0.16” of an inch of rain overnight through 7-a.m. today, here in Atlantic. Last year on this date we reached 28 for a High and 4 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 69 in 1990, while the Record Low was -9 in 1898.
Sunrise is at 7:21-a.m.. Sunset is 4:53-p.m.

DANIEL ALLAN SCHIMEROWSKI, 26, of Clinton (Svcs. 11/28/15)

Obituaries

November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DANIEL ALLAN SCHIMEROWSKI, 26, of Clinton, died Mon., Nov. 23rd. A Memorial service for DANIEL SCHIMEROWSKI will be held 11-a.m. Sat., Nov. 28th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.

The family will greet friends at the funeral home one-hour prior to the memorial service on Saturday (10am-11am).

DANIEL SCHIMEROWSKI is survived by:

His mother – Deb Schimerowski & husband Craig Wehr, of Park View.

His father – Mike Schimerowski & wife Lee Bertoncella, of Earling.

His sisters – Sarah Schimerowski (& Jeff Ryland), of Clinton; Nicole Schimerowski (& fiance’ Evan Miller), of Ames; and Katie Schimerowski, of Park View.

His devoted friend – Dru Redler, of Maquoketa.

His maternal grandfather – Nick Springman, of Portsmouth.

His Paternal grandmother – Mary Lou Schimerowski, of Earling.

DOREEN PETERSEN, 52, of Avoca & formerly of Council Bluffs (Svcs. 11/30/15)

Obituaries

November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DOREEN PETERSEN, 52, of Avoca (& formerly of Council Bluffs), died Tue., Nov. 24th, at the Avoca Nursing & Rehab Center. A Celebration of Life service for DOREEN PETERSEN will be held from 11-am until 1-pm Mon., Nov. 30th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

DOREEN PETERSEN is survived by:

Her father – Dallas Petersen, of Villisca.

Her sons – Channing Petersen, of Red Oak, and Cole Smith.

Her brother – Darryl (Barb) Petersen, of Council Bluffs.

Her sisters – Donna (Scott) Saggs, of Council Bluffs, and Diana (Jared) Jensen, of Omaha.

Tools and equipment stolen from trailer in Afton

News

November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Union County Sheriff’s Office says an Afton man reported Nov. 13th, that someone had entered his work trailer parked at his residence. During the incident, an Air compressor, Milwaukee tool set & 5 batteries, DeWalt trim nailer, Big Speed square, siding tabbers, Stiletto hammer, snips, air hose, and shop vac, were taken. The loss was estimated at $2,490.

The incident, which took place sometime after 8-p.m., remains under investigation.

VYRL CADWELL, 95, of Manilla (Svcs. 12-05-2015)

Obituaries

November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

VYRL CADWELL, 95, of Manilla, died Wed., Nov. 25th, at the Eventide Nursing Home, in Denison. Funeral Services for VYRL CADWELL will be held Saturday, December 5th at 10:30am at the United Church in Manilla. Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Nishnabotna Cemetery near Manilla.

Friends may call on Friday, December 4th from 4:00pm-6:00pm at the funeral home.  Visitation will resume Saturday at 9:30am at the church prior to the services.

VYRL CADWELL is survived by:

Children: Keith Cadwell of Ames.  Martha Pearson of Fortney, TX.  Kathy Hout of Sioux Falls, SD.  Dorothy Ackley of Farmington, NM.  Anita LeStrange of Paullina. Bryan Cadwell of Oxford, WI.

Sister-in-law: Evelyn Cadwell of Spencer.

17 Grandchildren

5 Great-Grandchildren

 

Red Oak man arrested for OWI following pickup rollover

News

November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

An investigation into a rollover accident Wednesday afternoon southwest of Red Oak resulted in the driver of a pickup being arrested for operating while intoxicated. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year old Dylan J. Hambright, of Red Oak, was traveling south on G Avenue at around 12:30-p.m., and had just exited the railroad underpass, when he lost control of the 2000 Chevy Silverado pickup he was driving.

When Hambright over-corrected, the vehicle went into the east ditch and landed on its side, sustaining $5,000 damage. Hambright was arrested on a charge of OWI/1st offense. He was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $2,000 cash bond.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Red Oak Police and Red Oak Fire and Rescue.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, 11/26/15

Weather

November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT

EARLY THIS MORNING…LIGHT RAIN. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.

TODAY…RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…BREEZY…COLDER. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

 

Stay home if you are sick

News

November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

If you’ve been sick and get up ready to head out to a family Thanksgiving celebration, you might want to think about staying home. Iowa Department of Health State Medical Director, Patricia Quinlisk, says you could be taking more than your favorite pie to relatives. Quinlisk says if you have the flu you could spread it to family members, especially if you are inside with them all day.

“When it is cold out we tend shut our windows — therefore the ventilation factor just goes down — and our air is more stagnant. So if somebody coughs in the air, it sticks around longer, and you are more likely to breathe it in,” Quinlisk says. Doctor Quinlisk says the cold weather adds another factor that may help the spread of the flu.
She says the amount of humidity in the air goes down when it is cold and our nasal membranes and throats get dry. “And the drier they are, the more susceptible they are for the influenza virus invading into our body,” Quinlisk explains. You may love the closeness of family during the holiday, but the closeness can put you at a greater risk.

“Once you are closer to people, well then you are more likely to be within three to five feet of somebody when they’ve got the flu,” Quinlisk says. Being that close means you are in the perfect range of a flu laden cough. Quinlisk says the best advice is to stay home if you are sick. You might miss out on the holiday, but you will keep your friends and relatives from picking up your sickness. If you got a flu shot early this week, you may still not be safe from getting the flu.

“Basically you start getting immunity as soon as you get vaccinated, but it could take up to two weeks to have full immunity,” Quinlisk says. If you got the flu shot beyond that two-week window, Quinlisk says this year’s shot should do a good job of protecting you. And she says continued good personal hygiene that includes washing your hands will help you keep from attracting or spreading the flu.

(Radio Iowa)

SW IA farmer carves half-an-acre wide campaign sign in bean field

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 26th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A southwest Iowa farmer has carved the first name of his favorite presidential candidate into the landscape. “I had a couple of yard signs stolen and I was out on my tractor there that day and it just kind of hit me. I though: ‘Geez. I’ve got a perfect place for this.’ It’s soybean stubble which would make it show up good, over next to the road. So I just thought: ‘I’ll go try it. It probably won’t work. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll just scratch through it if it doesn’t’ and it just seemed to turn out perfect.”

68-year-old Michael Pattavina, of Clarinda, is a Bernie Sanders supporter. He didn’t map out a plan for his bean field. Pattavina just used a chisel plow on the back of his tractor to cut a seven-foot-wide swath as he wrote out “Bernie” in his field. “It probably took me about 20 to 30 minutes to do it,” Pattavina says. “The ‘B’ is about 60 feet tall.” Pattavina’s “flat Bernie” billboard is the talk of the town.

“Whenever I see somebody on the street, they talk to me about it and say they really like it and everything — even the conservatives,” Pattavina says. “I might mention that I live in an ultra-conservative area.” The sign can clearly be seen from the air, as the name “Bernie” covers about half an acre in Pattavina’s field. Pattavina says he didn’t do it “to be popular” but he would love to hear from his favorite candidate at some point.

“It only cost me a few cents for the fuel and a little bit of time and that’s exactly what Bernie’s all about,” Pattavina says. The farm Pattavina lives on has been in his family for 158 years and Pattavina has farmed the ground all his life.

(Radio Iowa)