Jim Field visits with Randy Maas about a concert fundraiser in Iwin on August 1 for Atlantic Alzheimers.
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Jim Field visits with Randy Maas about a concert fundraiser in Iwin on August 1 for Atlantic Alzheimers.
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The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.
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Police in Creston report 31-year old Jeremy Lund, of Chariton, was arrested Monday night. Lund was taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Clarke County Warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Theft in the 5th Degree. He was subsequently released to the custody of Clarke County Deputies.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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FREE: Free-standing steel shower stall. If you want it you will have to bring it up from the basement (solid stairway). Currently disassembled and ready to go. We may be able to transport locally if needed.Call Steve 712-243-2585 (leave message)
FOR SALE: Werner 6ft. Aluminum Step Ladder, $15 and 5 gallon wet/dry Shop Vac, $15. Both are in very good condition. 712-250-0266.
FOR SALE: 2004 Kia Sedona Minivan. Runs but needs some work. $300 but willing to talk. Call 712-243-2361. SOLD
FOR SALE: 2003 Suzuki Aerio, 4 door, blue, excellent shape. $3,100. 712-420-3016.
WANTED: Black raspberries. 712-249-5286.
FOR SALE: Justin square toe boots, size 6 1/2; teal tops with black toe, NEW, worn once, paid $125, asking $90. Just in time for the fair, rodeo or whatever you want. Queen size comforter with bedskirt, shams and decorative pillows, NEW condition, asking $50. NEW-crib mattress, never used, asking $50, also have 3 crib sheets never used. Griswold, 712-789-0479, have pix on my phone if you would like to see.
FOR SALE: 5-person paddle-boat. Comfortably seats 3 adults and a couple of kids. Decent shape. $175 firm. Call 712-243-1014 and leave a message. SOLD!
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Scott County jury has convicted a man of killing a man whose body was found burning near a Davenport street. Tremayne Thomas was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the May 30, 2017, slaying of 35-year-old Brandon Brooks. Brooks’ body was found burning near a Davenport street. Authorities say Thomas set the fire in an attempt to cover up his crime.
Thomas will be given the mandatory life sentence at his sentencing hearing Sept. 6. Police say they believe Thomas was an accomplice of Brooks in a January burglary. Brooks lived in Rock Island, Illinois.
A pizza restaurant in Creston sustained about $1,000 damage, Monday afternoon, after a large utility trailer pulled by a pickup truck struck the awning covering a portion of the drive-thru lane. Creston Police say 39-year old Dale Lee Shatto, of Orient, was driving a 2000 Ford F-150 through the Little Caesar’s Pizza restaurant’s drive-thru at around 2:10-p.m., when the trailer hit the awning, causing it to fall. Damage to the pickup/trailer was estimated at $200. No injuries were reported, and no citations were issued.
Today: Partly cloudy. High 83. N @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 60.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/isolated showers/thunderstorms late. High 86. S @ 5-10.
Thursday: Any showers ending early; Becoming P/Cldy. High 83.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 83.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 86. Our Low this morning was 55. Last year on this date our High was 86 and the Low was 56. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 110 in 1901. The Record Low was 42 in 1905.
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Pepperidge Farm is voluntarily recalling four varieties of Goldfish Crackers because of fears they could potentially have salmonella. The company on Monday took the action after one of its ingredient suppliers notified it that whey powder used in a seasoning may be contaminated. The products were distributed in the United States and no illnesses have been reported.
The Goldfish recall covers Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar, Flavor Blasted Sour Cream & Onion, Goldfish Baked with Whole Grain Xtra Cheddar and Goldfish Mix Xtra Cheddar + Pretzel. The company has posted a chart with the product codes on its website. The products can be returned to place of purchase for a refund.
Consumers can call customer service at 800-679-1791.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Nebraska are significantly ahead of schedule and looking very good for a plentiful harvest this fall. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its weekly crop progress report Monday says Nebraska corn is rated 87 percent good to excellent and in Iowa its 79 percent. Soybeans are 85 percent good to excellent in Nebraska. In Iowa it’s 76 percent. The crops are significantly ahead in development in both states.
Corn silking is more than a week ahead of schedule in Iowa with 88 percent silked. It’s 82 percent in Nebraska. Soybean blooming in Nebraska is at 78 percent compared with 71 percent of the five-year average and in Iowa 81 percent of the crop is blooming ahead of the 66 percent average.