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THURSDAY, MAY 30th

Trading Post

May 30th, 2013 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  alto sax with case and strap in great condition $350.00 call 712-254-1618.

FOR SALE:  Clarinet with case, used in middle school band.  In great condition.  $250.00 OBO call 712-249-2692.

WANTED: WWII & Japanese military antiques and collectibles. 243-4131.

GARAGE SALE:  Friday, May 31st from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm and Saturday, June 1st from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm at 807 & 809 East 10th Street in Atlantic.  Clothes, rugs, many household and auto items.

GARAGE SALE:  509 Cass Street Adair, Iowa, Friday May 31, 2013 3:30pm  nice set of dishes, lamp, lots of nice Jr, womens & mens clothing lots of misc items! Part of White Pole Road Garage Sales.

WANTED: 50’s or 60’s older car or truck to buy and work on; newer style hospital bed; electric wheelchair or scooter. 712-304-4262.

FOR SALE:  Little Tikes Outdoor Climber Gym with Slide and Steering Wheel in Used but good condition. Some fading from the sun. Avoca, Iowa. 712-343-2558. $60.00.

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Heartbeat Today 05-30-3013

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

May 30th, 2013 by admin

W/Jim Field talking about grilling tips

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(Podcast) Local/Western IA News – Thu., May 30th 2013

News, Podcasts

May 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A podcast of the 7:06-a.m. news with KJAN News Director Ric Hanson….

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USDA Report 05-30-2013

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

May 30th, 2013 by admin

w/ Max Dirks

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Strong Storms & Heavy Rain possible…again

News, Weather

May 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

An upper level low pressure system will push a fairly strong disturbance across Iowa today. This will lead to periods of strong to severe storms across the state…especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Some storms will also produce heavy rain which may lead to additional flooding. Monitor forecasts for the latest updates on this storm system. (NWS/Des Moines)

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Iowa sex offenders unit to remove bathroom cameras

News

May 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A treatment center for Iowa sex offenders will remove surveillance cameras from bathrooms and pay $22,000 in legal fees to settle a lawsuit brought by patients.    The settlement confirmed Wednesday comes after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that the cameras violated offenders’ right to privacy.  The Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders in Cherokee houses sexually violent predators that are involuntarily locked up for treatment after their prison terms expire.
 
The cameras were installed after a sexual assault and another incident in which a patient with a disease had sex with another patient unaware of his condition. The appeals court said cameras might deter such behavior, but there are less intrusive ways to do so.  Plaintiffs’ attorney Pamela Wingert says the ruling “breaks new ground.”

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Thu., May30th 2013

Podcasts, Weather

May 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & surrounding area: Thu., May 30th 2013

Weather

May 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Today: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

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Flash Flood Watch continues through this (Thursday) evening

Weather

May 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

FLOOD WATCH/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA – 301 AM CDT THU MAY 30 2013

…MORE HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING..ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL IOWA AGAIN TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HEAVIER RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED AREAS WILL LEAD TO MORE FLASH FLOODING THROUGHOUT CENTRAL IOWA.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION- TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-

….FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…

* WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS IMPACTED MUCH OF IOWA OVER THE PAST 5 DAYS. CURRENT CONDITIONS INCLUDE EXTREMELY SATURATED SOILS…SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER IN FIELDS AND STREAMS RUNNING AT BANKFULL OR ARE CURRENTLY IN FLOOD. ADDITIONALLY…THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY MAY PRODUCE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.

* SIGNIFICANT AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE SHOULD HEAVY RAINFALL OCCUR OVER AREAS HARD HIT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. PERSONS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS! AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF RUNNING WATER CAN SWEEP A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. WITH MORE HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE…SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AFTER THIS EVENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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Iowa early News headlines: Thu., May 20th 2013

News

May 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DAYTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are halting their search for an Iowa teenager who was abducted more than a week ago. The Iowa Department of Public Safety announced yesterday that investigators have exhausted their ground search efforts for 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard. Officials also say flooding has affected their efforts. Officials have searched more than 250 square miles in the Dayton area, about 60 miles north Des Moines.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa says it will shut down three buildings on its arts campus ahead of flooding that is forecast to hit in the coming days. University official Rod Lehnertz said yesterday that an art building, a former art museum now used for music programs, and a theatre building would be emptied and closed by tomorrow.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say a 2-year-old girl has survived a fall from a second-floor window. The Des Moines Register reports officers and medics were called to a home Tuesday evening. Medics took the girl to a hospital, where police say she was in stable condition.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Donna Ginter, a Dubuque philanthropist who organized a longstanding Thanksgiving dinner for the needy, has died. She was 84. Ginter’s daughter, Genny, told the Telegraph Herald of Dubuque that her mother died Tuesday at Unity Point Health-Finley Hospital.

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