LaVon Eblen talks about grilling season.
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LaVon Eblen talks about grilling season.
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The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.
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“Grow Another Row, Cass County!” is a campaign to encourage residents to grow more food to share in 2020. The campaign is launching to address food challenges created by COVID-19, as more people are finding themselves needing a little extra help keeping food on the table. Did you get some plants in the ground last week? Need a little help getting started? We hear you.
Need seeds? The Griswold Library will donate seeds to area gardeners this year. Just call the Griswold Library at (712) 778-4130, and talk to Lisa about what she has available. Lisa will then set the seeds out for you to pick up on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. This is open to any grower in Cass County.
Caring for plants in the spring: Although, this IS the time to plant cool season crops, it can also be a difficult time with cool nights dipping into the low 30’s and small animals looking for a treat. What can we do to keep those young crops ‘safe’? Here are some ideas.
1. Milk jugs with the bottom cut out can be placed over fresh transplants to help keep the chill off on cold nights and give a nice greenhouse effect during the day. As an added bonus, the jugs also protect the transplants from rabbits and small rodents looking for a snack. Pro tip: instead of cutting the bottom completely off the jug, cut just 3 sides and bend the flap that you have created to the side – place a rock or clod of dirt on the flap to keep milk jug from blowing away.
2. Baby powder or cornstarch is a great way to deter bugs, rabbits, and other small creatures from devouring your tiny seedlings. Just sprinkle some on at planting and remember to reapply after each rain. Be careful to not ‘poof’ the baby powder or cornstarch into your face. Can we call that a pro tip?
For more information, please contact: Brigham Hoegh, Wellness Coordinator Cass County ISU Extension 712-249-5870
3. Mulch. Weeds are not only a nuisance but can hurt garden yields. One fast, easy remedy is to mulch your plants. Mulch between rows and around plants. Whole sheets of newspapers may be used. Most are printed with organic ink. Layer 2 or 3 sheets, water them down so they stick together and to the soil surface, then weigh them down with a little soil to prevent them from blowing away in the wind. The extra work now saves time and energy later.
For more gardening tips and to sign up to participate in Grow Another Row visit https://www.extension.iastate.edu/cass/content/grow-another-row-cass-county.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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(Radio Iowa) — Training facilities and football offices may be shut down at Iowa State and Iowa but the recruiting season is in full swing. Both the Cyclones and Hawkeyes have reeled in several commitments from players entering their senior season of high school.
That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell who says they had many of the prospects on campus before the COVID-19 pandemic shut things down.
While many schools are offering virtual tours of campus Campbell says they have been focused on answering questions.
Not having recruits on campus this spring has had little impact on an Iowa class that has featured several high profile commitments in recent days.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says most of the recruiting is done via the phone.
(Radio Iowa) — Churches are reacting to decision by Governor Kim Reynolds to lift the coronavirus limit of holding public gatherings to 10 or fewer people to allow churches to hold worship services. The governor has limited the opening of businesses to 77 counties that have lower cases of COVID-19 and she was asked Tuesday why she is allowing churches in all 99 counties to hold services.”I think it comes down to constitutional liberties and the First Amendment. So, we are going to continue to work with our churches across the state,” Reynolds said. “We would continue to encourage them to offer online services — especially for our most vulnerable Iowans.”
Reynolds said she is confident the church leaders will do the right thing in deciding whether to restart worship services in their buildings. “We are also encouraging them — and they will — to practice social distancing. To think about different measures that they can put in place. The Department of Public Health has put together guidelines that they should follow — but they’ll make sure that they are practicing safe worship,” Reynolds said. She says worshipers also have a responsibility. “Iowans also need to be responsible — so if you are sick you need to stay home — continue to utilize the online services. We also know that social distancing works, so we should incorporate that into opening up the services,” Reynolds says.
The four Catholic bishops of Iowa announced that public Masses will continue to be suspended for now in light of the expectation that positive cases of COVID-19 will peak in Iowa in the next few weeks. A group of denominational leaders issued a statement of recommendation urging all religions to refrain from in-person religious gatherings. Reverend Ian McMullen of the Presbyterian Church signed on to the statement, and says they also feel it is not yet time to bring people together for services. “Our first call is to love our neighbor. And most of our congregations are made up of people who are in a high-risk group — 65 and older, underlying conditions — so that is why we have put forth this recommendation,” he says.
McMullen hopes all religious leaders will feel the same way. “I appreciate that the governor has left it up to us. I know that she has the best intentions when she gave us the freedom to do that and I appreciate that,” according to McMullen. “So, with that freedom, we have made the decision to love our neighbors by physically staying apart.” McMullen says the coronavirus pandemic has brought a powerful urgency to the religious community. “We had this glorious moment when our world was upended and we were scrambling to share the gospel news with the world around us — as opposed to living in our regular rut of weekly worship,” McMullen says. ” We were scrambling for our Facebook passwords and figuring out how to work webcams, and caring for those people who could not leave their home or had become sick. It was, and is, a time of great transition in the church.”
McMullen says the pandemic impacts everyone and no denomination is left out. “We’ve been in conversation with folks in mosques and synagogues and churches and meeting house all over the country. And they all say the same thing — this has heightened their awareness of what is really important in our faith,” McMullen says. He says they’ve learned again it is not about the building where you gather — it is about the message. “Love your neighbor, feed the hungry. Those are all things that are much more important than stained glass windows and brick and mortar,” McMullen says.
More than 20 leaders of various denominations signed onto the recommendation.
DOROTHY D. McCUNE, 103, of Audubon, died Friday, April 24th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. A private family funeral service for DOROTHY McCUNE will be held at the Kessler Funeral Home, in Audubon.
Burial is in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
Memorials may be directed to the Good Neighbor Center in Audubon.
DOROTHY D. McCUNE is survived by:
Her sons – William (Nancy) Moore, of Audubon; and John (Teresa) McCune, of Urbandale.
Her daughter – Janet (Edward) Collins, and Anna (Phillip) Elmquist, all of Audubon.
10 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren, & her daughter-in-law, Patti McCune, of Omaha.
KEVIN R. CHRISTENSEN, 53, of Brayton, died April 20th at Bergan Mercy Hospital, in Omaha. A Celebration of Life for KEVIN CHRISTENSEN will be held at a later date. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
KEVIN R. CHRISTENSEN is survived by:
His father – Robert Christensen, of Manning.
His step-father: Bill Larsen, of Brayton.
And his Aunt: Lana Darling, of Atlantic.
Red Oak Police were called at around 10-p.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of E. Elm Street, for a reported altercation. Upon further investigation, officers arrested 22-year old Skylar Lee Bingham, of Red Oak, on charges of Simple Assault and Breach of Peace/Disorderly Conduct. His bond was set at $300. Red Oak Police were assisted at the scene by Deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, along with Red Oak Fire and Rescue.
Today: Partly cloudy-to-Cloudy w/isolated showers. High around 62. Winds NW @ 20-35 w/gusts to around 45 possible. A Wind Advisory is in effect from Noon until 7-p.m.
Tonight: Becoming mostly clear w/diminishing winds. Low 38.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 73. S @ 5-10 mph.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 78.
Saturday: P/Cldy w/scattered showers and thunderstorms possible, late. High around 78.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our Low this morning, 51. We received .08″ rain at the KJAN Studios Tuesday morning and overnight into this morning. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 65 and the Low was 45. The Record High on April 29th was 93 in 1987. The Record Low was 22 in 1958.