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King says there should be no federal limits on ethanol blending

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — As mentioned earlier this week, President Trump is due to speak at a rally in Council Bluffs next Tuesday and is expected to announce the E-P-A will allow year-round sales of gasoline with a higher blend of ethanol. Republican Congressman Steve King says the E-P-A shouldn’t set any blending limits.  “Let’s not say E15. Let’s go beyond that. I don’t want to create another blend wall at E15. There’s no reason we would do that except it’s just got stuck in our vernacular,” King says. “You know how (if) you control the language, you control the policy.”

The federal Clean Air Act requires gasoline be blended with products like ethanol to reduce carbon emissions. King says it’s time to let market forces determine how much ethanol is added. “Then the consumers can choose,” King says. “And with gas prices going up and ethanol prices going down, we need to open this up.”

King met with President Trump in the White House this past Tuesday and this was among the topics they discussed.

STEVEN BRADLEY BECKMAN, 57, of Boone (Svcs. 10/08/2018)

Obituaries

October 5th, 2018 by admin

STEVEN BRADLEY BECKMAN, 57, of Boone died Tuesday, October 2nd. A Family Visitation will be held for STEVEN BRADLEY BECKMAN on Monday, October 8th from 1:00pm-3:00pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

STEVEN BRADLEY BECKMAN is survived by:

Father: Doug Beckman of Glenwood.

Wife: Paula Beckman of Boone.

Son: Joshua Beckman of Boone.

Sisters: Sherry Ford of Glenwood. Kristi (Bill) Norgaard of Anthem, AZ.

Mother-in-law: Ginny Nickles of Council Bluffs.

Father-in-law: Don Nickles of Council Bluffs.

Glenwood edged out Harlan in girls race at Atlantic XC Invite

Sports

October 5th, 2018 by admin

Official results from the girls race at the Atlantic Cross Country Invitational on Thursday evening have now been released. Glenwood’s Janette Schraft was the individual winner and her team edged out Harlan for the team title. Glenwood scored 76 points in first place and Harlan was three points back at 79. Dallas Center-Grimes finished 3rd with 114 points and Atlantic was 4th with 114. Creston finished 5th with 200 points.

Schraft ran 18:04.72 to win the race. Peyton Pogge of Tri-Center was Runner-Up with a time of 18:09.14. Atlantic’s Taylor McCreedy was 3rd with a time of 18:13.01. Amber Aesoph of Bishop Heelan and Brielle Baker of Creston rounded out the top 5.

Full results: atlantic invite v girls 10.4.18

Afton man arrested for false imprisonment

News

October 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Union County report 28-year old Tyree Jermaine Millsap, of Afton, was arrested at around 8:30-a.m., Thursday, in Afton. Millsap was taken into custody for false imprisonment. He was later released from the Union County Jail on his own recognizance before being transferred to Madison County authorities, where Millsap was to be held on warrants out of their county.

Heartbeat Today 10/05/2018

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

October 5th, 2018 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Atlantic Fireman Tom Cappel about Fire Prevention Week that gets kicked off on Sunday with the Fireman’s Breakfast and will conclude with the Fireman’s Parade on the 13th.

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Avoca man arrested on an assault charge Thu. night

News

October 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A 37-year old Avoca woman told authorities in Pottawattamie County, Thursday night, that her husband had allegedly assaulted her at their home during a domestic disturbance, but no injuries were reported. The Pott. Couty Sheriff’s Department says following an investigation, 40-year old Leo K. Hanson, of Avoca, was taken into custody for aggravated Domestic Assault. He was being held in without bond in the Pott. County Jail.

And, a Jasper County woman was arrested early this (Friday) morning, in Pott. County, following a traffic stop on her SUV on Interstate 80, near Magnolia Road. 21-year old Bayli Diane Vanmanen, of Sully, was taken into custody at around 1:30-a.m., on an OWI/1st offense charge. Her bond was set at $1,000.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 10/5/2018

News, Podcasts

October 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Annual free dental clinic is today and tomorrow in Sioux City

News

October 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The11th annual Iowa Mission of Mercy (IMOM) free dental clinic is on the western side of the state this year in Sioux City. Dentist Richard Hettinger says all the patients will be treated in the Tyson Events Center. “We’ve got a hundred dental chairs set up on the surface that normally has ice on it for hockey this time of year,” Hettinger says.

Doctor Hettinger practices in Sioux City and says they will treat patients on a first-come, first-serve basis.”We can do fillings and extractions and cleanings and root canals. We’ll be able to do some partial dentures for people who have missing front teeth.” He says the dentures are something he particularly enjoys making because of the impact they can have. “Those are the kinds of things that allow people to go apply for a better job or maybe get a promotion in the job that they’ve got, according to Hettinger. “When they can have the confidence that they can smile and talk to somebody and not look like a picket fence.”

He says it is important to treat dental issues people have to avoid longer term problems. “Infections that can reside in the mouth can be kind of long-term and chronic. And then flare up into something that can be life-threatening if it happens to invade into the brain or something like that,” Doctor Hettinger says. “And it’s not something that happens every week — but it does happen someplace every month in this country.”

Hettinger says they are able to get a lot done in their makeshift dental office. “We will probably take care of about a thousand people in the next two days. We’ll do about 900-thousand dollars worth of dental care,” Hettinger says. All of the care is donated. He says they’ll have around 900 volunteers who are dentists, dental assistants, hygienists and other doctors to clear the patients to have the dental care.

Hettinger says people already had started lining up Thursday to get in when the doors opened at 6:30 in the morning today (Friday). The free dental clinic continues Saturday from 6:30 a-m until 5 p-m in Sioux City. This is the second time the free clinic has stopped in Sioux City.

Iowa wind turbine owners fight court order to tear them down

News

October 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

WEST UNION, Iowa (AP) — Owners of three eastern Iowa wind energy turbines are fighting a court order to tear them down. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that attorneys asked Judge John Bauercamper on Wednesday to put a hold on his previous order to remove the turbines by Dec. 9th. The turbine owners are appealing a decision by the Fayette County Board of Adjustment to deny a variance that would have legalized their towers. The wind towers built in 2015 drew opposition from housing developers and homeowners in nearby Fairbank who believed they would be detrimental to the town.

The city and housing developers filed a lawsuit claiming the county issued construction permits for the turbines without following zoning ordinances. Bauercamper sided with the city in 2016, and the Iowa Supreme Court upheld that ruling.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 10/5/18

Podcasts, Sports

October 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Chris Parks.

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