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Heartbeat Today 10-21-2011

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

October 21st, 2011 by admin

Jim talks about Halloween Food Safety with Barb Fuller.

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7AM Newscast 10-21-2011

News, Podcasts

October 21st, 2011 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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2 arrests & 2 accidents reported in Harlan

News

October 21st, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Harlan Police Department say two persons were arrested, and two accidents were investigated over the course of the past couple of weeks. In a report issued Thursday, the H-P.D. says 33-year old Robin Hensel, of Harlan, was arrested October 13th following a traffic stop, on a charge of Driving Under Suspension. Hensel plead guilty to the offense Tuesday in Shelby County District Court. He was ordered to pay a fine of $250.    And, 48-year old Christina Hansen, of Harlan, was arrested October 15th following a trafic stop, for Driving Under Suspension, Operating a Non-registered vehicle, and for Failure to Prove Security against Liability.  

Harlan Police also report non-injury accidents occuring on October 3rd and 5th caused a total of $14,000 damage, and resulted in two separate citations. Anita Dargy, of Harlan, was cited for Failure to come to a complete stop in an assured clear distance, following an accident October 3rd in the 1000 block of Chatburn Avenue.  During the accident, Dargy’s vehicle rear-ended one driven by Adam Phifer, of Harlan, as he was about to turn into a bowling alley driveway.

Kaitlyn Ladehoff, of Templeton, was cited October 5th, for Failure to Yield to a vehicle on her right, following an accident at 9th and Laurel Streets, in Harlan. Her vehicle collided with one driven by Peggy Ahrenholtz, of Manilla, at the uncontrolled intersection. The impact spin Ladehoff’s car around 180-degrees.

Week 9 High School Football Schedule (10-21-11)

Sports

October 21st, 2011 by Jim Field

CLASS 3A:

District 1

Creston at Harlan
Glenwood at Carroll
Red Oak at Atlantic
Winterset at Lewis Central

District 2

LeMars at Denison-Schleswig

CLASS 2A:

District 2

Cherokee, Washington at Missouri Valley (ND)
Kuemper Catholic at Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto

District 8

Clarinda at Shenandoah
Interstate 35 at Colfax-Mingo
PCM, Monroe at Bondurant-Farrar
Pella Christian at Clarke

CLASS 1A:

District 1

IKM-Manning at Prairie Valley

District 7

Central Decatur at Panorama
Wayne, Corydon at Nodaway Valley
West Central Valley at Des Moines Christian

District 8

Audubon at Treynor
Griswold at Clarinda Academy
St. Albert at Logan-Magnolia
Underwood at Tri-Center

CLASS A:

District 7

Guthrie Center at Van Meter

District 8

Bedford at A-H-S-T
Corning at EHK-Exira

CLASS 8-Man:

District 6

Adair-Casey at Lamoni
Ankeny Christian Academy at Lenox
Mormon Trail, Garden Grove at East Union, Afton
Murray at CAM (Live on KJAN & KJAN.com)

District 7

Ar-We-Va at East Greene
Charter Oak-Ute at Woodbine
Glidden-Ralston at Coon Rapids-Bayard

District 8

Essex at Nishnabotna
Fremont-Mills at East Mills
Heartland Christian at Stanton (ND)
Sidney at Villisca

Boys Cross Country State Qualifying Results

Sports

October 20th, 2011 by Jim Field

(Top 3 teams and top 10 individuals qualify for state meet at Fort Dodge on October 29)

Class 3-A Boys at Atlantic

  1. Boone 30
  2. Glenwood 54
  3. Ballard 76
  4. Shenandoah-Essex 110
  5. Harlan 138
  6. Winterset 159
  7. Dallas Center-Grimes 175
  8. Saydel 221
  9. Denison-Schleswig 227
  10. Atlantic 266
  11. Creston 318
  12. Perry 324
  13. A-D-M, Adel 376

Top 10 Individuals

  1. Chandler Austin (10) Boone 16:16
  2. Mark Abrams (12) Glenwood 16:28
  3. Nick Yaeger (12) Boone 16:42
  4. Albert Meier (10) Boone 17:06
  5. Michael Wuestenberg (11) Ballard 17:15
  6. James Fuller (9) Glenwood 17:16
  7. Jeff Reeve (11) Glenwood 17:17
  8. Sean Skillern (11) Shenandoah-Essex 17:19
  9. Trevor Turner (12) Winterset 17:21
  10. Scott Hansen (12) Boone 17:22

Class 2-A Boys at Atlantic

  1. North Polk 19
  2. OA-BCIG 109
  3. South Central Calhoun 114
  4. Missouri Valley 119
  5. Jefferson-Scranton 132
  6. Red Oak 154
  7. Bondurant-Farrar 156
  8. Clarinda 195
  9. Woodward Academy 233
  10. Clarke 257
  11. Madrid 266
  12. Southwest Iowa 354

Top 10 Individuals

  1. Thad Subra (12) North Polk 16:55
  2. Peter Smith (10) North Polk 17:26
  3. Andrew Miller (12) Jefferson-Scranton 17:30
  4. Seth Harjes (12) North Polk 17:37
  5. Reed Smith (10) North Polk 17:38
  6. Alan Perry (11) Bondurant-Farrar 17:39
  7. Ryley Sandberg (10) North Polk 17:48
  8. Cassidy Warson (11) Madrid 17:49
  9. Alex Jorgensen (10) Red Oak 17:50
  10. Ryan Daisy (9) South Central Calhoun 17:51

Class 1-A Boys at Panora

  1. St. Albert 56
  2. Riverside 81
  3. Guthrie Center 83
  4. Tri-Center 117
  5. Panorama 162
  6. Nodaway Valley 171
  7. Logan-Magnolia 186
  8. Woodbine 281
  9. Orient-Macksburg 282
  10. Treynor 287
  11. Griswold 301
  12. Adair-Casey 311
  13. Clarinda Academy 335
  14. EHK-Exira 340
  15. Underwood 342
  16. Audubon 405
  17. Corning 444

Top 10 Individuals

  1. Josh Sindelar (11) St. Albert 17:02
  2. Cade Cleaveland (12) Riverside 17:23
  3. John Gunderson (12) Riverside 17:31
  4. Emmit Wheatley Adair-Casey 17:50
  5. TJ Bower (10) Nodaway Valley 17:56
  6. Auston Carter (12) Coon Rapids-Bayard 17:57
  7. Scott Theulen (11) St. Albert 18:00
  8. Ean Patrick (11) Riverside 18:05
  9. Spencer Rochholz Adair-Casey 18:08
  10. Jordan Christensen (11) Guthrie Center 18:09

Girls Cross Country State Qualifying Results

Sports

October 20th, 2011 by Jim Field

(Top 3 teams and top 10 individuals qualify for state meet at Fort Dodge on October 29)

Class 3-A Girls At Atlantic

1. Harlan 57
2. Dallas Center-Grimes 59
3. Shenandoah-Essex 65
4. Ballard 127
5. Atlantic 144
6. Creston 169
7. Boone 188
8. Winterset 198
9. Glenwood 238
10. ADM 290
11. Denison-Schleswig 296
12. Perry 347
13. Saydel 378

Top 10 Individual Finishers

1. Madison Waymire, DC-Grimes 14:33
2. Ali Krogman, Atlantic 15:31
3. Jess Feldman, Harlan 15:45
4. Maria Mostek, Creston 15:45
5. Bailey Kuhl, Harlan 15:46
6. Marissa Klindt, Harlan 15:57
7. Jenna Leland, Ballard 16:06
8. Mariah Johnson, Shenandoah-Essex 16:07
9. Megan Hart, Shenandoah-Essex 16:12
10. Alexis Saner, Shenandoah-Essex 16:15

Class 2-A Girls At Atlantic

1. North Polk 48
2. Missouri Valley 102
3. OA-BCIG 104
4. Bondurant-Farrar 115
5. Clarinda 153
6. Interstate-35 156
7. Jefferson-Scranton 180
8. Madrid 181
9. Clarke 182
10. West Central Valley 184

Top 10 Individual Finishers

1. Bailey Hare, OA-BCIG 16:11
2. Maria Claussen, North Polk 16:18
3. Sybbie Sears, North Polk 16:27
4. Breezy Weaver, Missouri Valley 16:31
5. Madison Pottebaum, Bondurant-Farrar 16:39
6. Paige Pauley, Missouri Valley 16:46
7. Holly McKinney, Interstate-35 16:48
8. Sydney Lawrence, Madrid 16:50
9. Michaela Graffunder, SC Calhoun 16:52
10. Maddie Beeler, Interstate-35 16:56

Class 1-A Girls At Panorama

1. Griswold 55
2. Corning 83
3. Tri-Center 91
4. Audubon 107
5. Guthrie Center 130
6. Treynor 148
7. Woodbine 151
8. Panorama 160
9. Underwood 192
10. Logan-Magnolia 268
11. Riverside 289
12. Bedford 326

Top 10 Individual Finishers

1. Rebekah Topham, Griswold 15:07
2. Ashtyn Alfers, Tri-Center 16:01
3. Tiffany Shepherd, Corning 16:09
4. Megan Deist, Audubon 16:13
5. Jordyn Sindt, Griswold 16:18
6. Shelby Hall, Woodbine 16:26
7. Leah Courtney, Guthrie Center 16:28
8. Michelle Mumm, Tri-Center 16:29
9. Alyx Flippin, Griswold 16:36
10. Therese Frels, Guthrie Center 16:37

Bow deer hunting season opens at DeSoto Refuge

Ag/Outdoor, Sports

October 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

BLAIR, Neb. (AP) — The DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge will open for archery deer hunting this weekend. The season will begin Saturday and run through Jan. 18, 2012. The refuge says in a news release that hunters must be properly licensed and carry a permit from the refuge. Officials say the permit has a map of the areas open to bow hunting, which have changed because of this year’s flooding along the Missouri River. The refuge is located 25 miles north of Omaha on U.S. Highway 30 between Blair and Missouri Valley, Iowa.

IA DOT releases additional details on temporary closure of U.S. 30 in Harrison County

News

October 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Transportation late Thursday released details on the planned, temporary closure of U.S. 30 between Interstate 29 (west of Missouri Valley) and the Missouri River (near Blair, Neb.), which is scheduled to begin next week. An accelerated work schedule and special traffic control measures are being employed to get traffic moving as quickly as possible.

Closure points
·  Western end – one mile east of the Missouri River (near Blair, Neb.)
·  Eastern end – approximately ½ mile east of Harrison County Road K-45
·  No access will be available to U.S. 30 from side roads, including Corning Avenue
and Harrison County Road K-45/Austin Avenue

The project will be completed in two stages.
Stage 1
·  Work during this stage will involve removal of granular material from the TrapBags, stockpiling of the material at various locations, disposal of the plastic bag material, broom and wash the surface of the pavement and paved shoulders, dispose of all sandbags and plastic materials, and place final pavement markings.
·  U.S. 30 will be closed to all traffic, around-the-clock, for five continuous days, beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24.
·  Due to the importance of this highway and river crossing to regional traffic, the contract includes an incentive/disincentive provision. The contractor is allowed a maximum of five calendar days to complete the work. An incentive is available to the contractor for reopening the roadway in fewer calendar days. Liquidated damages would apply if the roadway is not opened within this period.
·  Because the contractor will be working quickly to restore traffic, it is unknown precisely when the road will be reopened to traffic. However, the closure is not expected to extend beyond 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.
Stage 2
·  Repairs to the foreslopes and shoulders will be completed during this stage.
·  U.S. 30 will be open to single-lane traffic during daylight hours with use of flaggers and pilot cars. During nighttime hours, all lanes of U.S. 30 will be open to traffic by using a shoulder closure.
·  The contractor has 20 working days to complete this stage. Weather can impact available working days.
·  Contract specifications allow traffic control to be set up starting 30 minutes after sunrise, and must be taken down and off the roadway 30 minutes before sunset.

Detour: Persons wishing to cross the Missouri River may take the following detour on
the Iowa side of the river.
·  Starting at the I-29/U.S. 30 interchange near Missouri Valley
·  Travel south on I-29 to I-80
·  Then west on I-80 across the Missouri River into Omaha, Neb.

As a reminder, I-680 is closed from I-29 west to the Missouri River. This road is currently being rebuilt following the flooding.

WILBUR “PETE” HOSKINS, 83, of Nevinville, (svcs 10-25-11)

Obituaries

October 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

WILBUR “PETE” HOSKINS, 83, of Nevinville, died Thursday, Oct. 20th, at the Winterset Care Center North, in Winterset. Funeral services for “PETE HOSKINS will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Oct. 25th, at the Orient United Methodist Church, in Orient. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Visitation is from 2-8-p.m Mon., Oct. 24th, at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-8pm.

Burial, with full military rites, will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Nevinville.

Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

PETE HOSKINS is survived by:

His sisters – Elise Crosswhite, of Cedar Falls, and Alice (Ervin) Holmes, of Aurora, CO.

Other relatives, and friends.

5 persons arrested on drug charges in Audubon

News

October 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon Police Department reports five western Iowa residents were arrested Wednesday on numerous drug charges. Police Chief David Simonsen said the arrests stemmed from an investigation into alleged drug activity, and the execution of a search warrant, at a residence in Audubon.

Among those taken into custody, Wednesday was: 25-year-old  Nina Gross of Audubon, who was charged with Possession of Marijuana, Gathering Where Drugs are Used/Marijuana, and Gathering Where Drugs are Used/Methamphetamine. 28-year-old Anthony Bruns of Manning, was charged with Possession of Marijuana, Gathering where Drugs are Used/Methamphetamine, Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Knowingly keeping a Dwelling for the Purpose of Using a Controlled Substance. 38-year-old Chad Darrow of Denison, was charged with Gathering Where Drugs are Used/Methamphetamine, and Possession of Methamphetamine. 36-year-old Michael Stessman of Defiance, was charged with Possession of Marijuana/3rd or Subsequent Offense, Possession of Methamphetamine/Subsequent Offense, and Gathering Where Drugs are Used/ Methamphetamine. And, 31-year-old Nickolas Schwenn of Denison, was charged with Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Gathering Where Drugs are Used/Methamphetamine.

All five suspects were booked into the Audubon County Jail and held pending an appearance before the magistrate. The Audubon Police Department was assisted in their investigation and arrests by deputies with the Audubon County Sheriff’s Department, and the County Attorney’s Office.