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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19th

Trading Post

October 19th, 2011 by admin

FOR RENT: 1 bedroom house, available in 30 days, no smoking, no pets, off street parking $275 per month, $350 deposit. 712-249-6223

WANTED: 6-12 good solid wood chairs.  402-740-0109.

FOR SALE: Exercise bike $50.00 or best offer, 712-764-5102

FOR SALE: Solid wood bunk beds, double bed on bottom, twin bed on top, comes with ladder, in great shape. $100. 249-2642.

FOR SALE: Newer Baby stroller, in excellent condition, very clean and very nice, $20.  Retro and really fun pink 3 piece luggage set, the hard-side, last forever Samsonite, in good condition, $50 for the matching set.  Call 243-2388 and leave a message.

Who’s Gonna Win? – Week 9 (10-21-11)

Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

October 19th, 2011 by Jim Field

Games:

  • Murray (7-1, 5-1) @ CAM (7-2, 5-1)
  • Fremont-Mills (7-0, 5-0) @ East Mills (8-0, 5-0)
  • Bedford (7-1, 2-1) @ A-H-S-T (3-5, 2-1)
  • Underwood (4-4, 2-4) @ Tri-Center (5-3, 3-3)
  • St. Albert (8-0, 6-0) @ Logan-Magnolia (8-0, 6-0)
  • Clarinda (5-3, 4-2) @ Shenandoah (3-6, 2-4)
  • Creston (7-1, 6-0) @ Harlan (6-2, 5-1)
  • Red Oak (0-8, 0-6) @ Atlantic (3-5, 3-3)

Our Picks:

  • CAM (Doug, Matt, Chris, Jim)
  • Fremont-Mills (Doug, Chris), East Mills (Matt, Jim)
  • Bedford (Doug, Matt, Chris, Jim)
  • Underwood (Doug), Tri-Center (Matt, Chris, Jim)
  • Logan-Magnolia (Doug), St. Albert (Matt, Chris, Jim)
  • Clarinda (Doug, Matt, Chris, Jim)
  • Creston (Doug, Matt, Chris), Harlan (Jim)
  • Atlantic (Doug, Matt, Chris, Jim)

Results:

  • Chris 57-15 (6-2)
  • Matt 47-25 (5-3)
  • Jim 44-28 (4-4)
  • Doug 43-29 (4-4)
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Williams, Hawkins Shine for Atlantic in Middle School XC State Meet

Sports

October 19th, 2011 by Jim Field

Two local athletes ran well Saturday at the state middle school cross country championships.  More than 600 athletes took part in eight divisions in a meet held at Saydel High School which featured runners from all over Iowa.  Tiffany Williams finished 7th in the 3-A Girls 8th Grade Division with a time of 14:17.  8th Grader Ryan Hawkins was 8th in the Boys 3-A Division with a time of 12:55 over the two mile course.  Approximately 70 runners were in each race.  The two AMS students completed successful cross country seasons.  Both Williams and Hawkins were individual champions at the Atlantic Cross Country Invitational.

(from Bruce Henderson)

Interstate-680 in southwest Iowa may re-open well ahead of schedule

News

October 19th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Interstate-680 in southwest Iowa may re-open well ahead of schedule. Crews have been working non-stop for several weeks to rebuild the three-mile stretch of I-680 from I-29 north of Council Bluffs west into Omaha. It was reduced to rubble because of the months-long Missouri River flood. The Iowa D-O-T’s goal was to have that section open by the end of the year but now say it might be as soon as Thanksgiving. Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says funding for repairs, around 20-million dollars, will be funded by the federal D-O-T.

(Radio Iowa)

Backyard and Beyond 10-19-2011

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

October 19th, 2011 by admin

Lavon speaks with Jackie Wickey, Margaret Sontagg, and Janice Brown about the BPW Craft Show and National Business Women’s Week.

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Cass County farmers will see adjustments to property valuations

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 19th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Last week it was announced that rural property owners in Adams County are facing 26.4-percent jump in adjustments to their 2011 valuations of real property. They’re not alone, though. In the October 10th edition of the local newspaper, the Cass County Assessor published a notice there would be a 37-percent increase in valuations for farmland only. Auditor Dale Sunderman says there is a window for persons to file their objections to the adjustment in valuations, with County Board of Review. He says a form available at the Assessor’s Office must be completed and filed with the Board of Review between now, and November 4th. The final adjustments to 2011 property valuations were ordered by Iowa’s Director of Revenue.

In Mills County, Assessor Christina Govig says an Ag Equalization Order was issued for a 39.4 percent increase on agricultural land, and ag structures are seeing a 29 percent increase. The increases are based on a five-year production formula. She says there will likely be a rollback, but it’s not clear what that will be, therefore the impact on the valuations is uncertain.

Montgomery County is looking at 31.6 percent valuation increase in agricultural land. Other counties facing valuation increases in agricultural land only include, Harrison, Pottawattamie, Shelby, and Union. Adams and Ringgold Counties are facing an increase in the valuation of agricultural land and agricultural structures.

Road work to temporarily close Iowa 83 in Avoca beginning Oct. 28

News

October 19th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Transportation said today (Wednesday), road construction work will cause the closure of Iowa 83 in both directions in Avoca from Friday, October 28th, through Thursday, November 3rd, weather permitting. The closure will be in place between U.S. 59 and Pottawattamie County Road M-47. A detour will be in place. 
The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations can more than double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles and wear seat belts.

(updated 12:34-p.m.) IA Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Atlantic School District in ACLU case

News

October 19th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled the Atlantic School District does not have to release records on the discipline of two employees involved in a controversial strip search of students. The court says the information is part of confidential employee records. The alleged strip searches were conducted on five teenage girls during a gym class in August of 2009 after another student reported that 100 dollars had been stolen from her. Atlantic assistant principal/activities director Paul Croghan resigned in November, and was one of the two employees identified by the district as being involved. The other employee was identified as Heather Turpen, but nothing was said about their punishment. Iowa A-C-L-U executive director, Ben Stone, says they will seek further review from the Iowa Supreme Court.

Stone says they are “troubled” by the way the appeals court interpreted the law, as it “makes it likely that school districts and other government entities are gonna have an incentive to keep some employees that are engaged in bad or negligent conduct on staff in order to keep things secret.” He says the interpretation allows employers to hide behind the law protecting confidential employee records.  Stone says if an employee is fired, the public can learn the reasons for the firing throught the open recores law. But, he says if the employee is not fired, then the information does not have to be distributed to the public. Stone says this case is not about an every day review of an employee’s performance.

Stone says they argued that this is a very specific incident where the district has voluntarily identified the people involved and the basic facts. “So this is not like going on a fishing expedition to find out which employees might be doing something that the public doesn’t like, this is a very specific situation,” Stone says. Stone says they believe the specific situation should be weighed against the employee’s rights to determine if the information should be released. Stone says they are looking for a situation “where the public’s right to know is properly balanced.” He says one of the justices on the appeals court agreed with them, so they are encouraged and will try to get the Iowa Supreme Court to take the case. 

Atlantic Superintendent, Mike Amstein, had this to say to KJAN News, about the ruling:  He says he thinks the decision “Affirms the District’s Court’s Decision on the Open Records Issue, and that’s good news for the district to hear,” so it can move on with the “business of educating.” There was one dissenting opinion, but Amstein says the ruling is strong.  He says the decision speaks for itself, that the district court was correct in its findings. Amstein commented on the possible appeal by the A-C-L-U: He says the opportunity is there for them to appeal, but he’s just glad for right now the decision has been affirmed.

The majority ruling of the court said “We acknowledge the public interest in open access to governmental records and the conflict between access and the interest in protecting privacy rights of employees. But we agree with the district court that any expansion of the public’s right to these records is a matter for the legislature to determine.” Justice Amanda Potterfield disagreed with the majority ruling. She said ” While the disciplinary measures may implicitly contain information regarding the job performances of the two individual employees, the privacy interests implicated here, the measures relate most directly to the response of the school district in which the public has a legitimate interest. My analysis of the decisions of the Iowa Supreme Court in cases involving the exemption to our open records law for “personal information in personnel records” leads me to believe disclosure of the narrow piece of information requested by the ACLU should not be categorically denied under the circumstances here.”

(Radio Iowa/KJAN News Dir. Ric Hanson)

8AM Sportscast 10-19-2011

Podcasts, Sports

October 19th, 2011 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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8AM Newscast 10-19-2011

News, Podcasts

October 19th, 2011 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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