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BARBARA LEA HUFF, 91, of Oakland (Svcs. 9/6/16)

Obituaries

September 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BARBARA LEA HUFF, 91, of Oakland, died Saturday, Sept. 3rd, at Methodist Hospital, in Omaha. Funeral services for BARBARA HUFF will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Sept. 6th, at the 1st Congregational Church, in Oakland. Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

The family will meet with friends from 5:30-to 7-p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Interment will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Oakland.

BARBARA HUFF is survived by:

Her sons – Fred Turner, of Oakland; & Dr. Kelly (Dawn) Turner, of Oakland.

Her son-in-law: Richard Walentine, of Ft. Calhoun, NE.

7 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, her Special Friend Phyllis Lehr, of Lincoln, NE, other relatives & friends.

New trial set for ex-coach previously convicted of sex abuse

News

September 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A new trial has been set for a former western Iowa youth softball coach previously found guilty of sex abuse. The Daily Nonpareil reports  49-year-old John Osborn again faces trial on Nov. 15 on counts accusing him of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl.

Osborn was convicted of four counts in the spring of 2015 and faced up to 40 years in prison. But the judge ordered a new trial when new evidence surfaced before Osborn could be sentenced. The new trial has been delayed as prosecutors appealed. On Tuesday, the Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the judge’s order granting a new trial.

Council Bluffs police say Osborn and the girl engaged in sex acts when the girl stayed at Osborn’s house for a sleepover with his daughter.

Midwest earthquake – update 11-a.m. 9/3/16

News

September 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A Pawnee, OK., business owner says the 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook his house “like a rubber band” and knocked items off cabinets and broke glass. Furniture store owner Lee Wills told The Associated Press he was awake when the quake struck at 7:02 a.m. Saturday and first thought it was a thunderstorm. But then his home, which is about 2½ miles outside of town, started shaking. Wills said buildings in the downtown area are cracked and sandstone facing on some buildings fell and described the scene as “a mess.” The quake was felt as far away as Nebraska and Iowa.

The Pawnee County emergency management director says no injuries have been reported and no buildings have collapsed following a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that ties a 2011 temblor for the strongest in Oklahoma history. Mark Randell said the Saturday morning quake did cause cracks and damages to city buildings, some of which date to the early 1900s.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake struck at 7:02 a.m. about nine miles northwest of Pawnee, a town of about 2,200 about 70 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. The U.S.G.S. also reports a 3.6 magnitude aftershock in the same area at 7:58 a.m.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 9/3/2016

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September 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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Family Fun in the Kitchen 09-03-2016

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September 3rd, 2016 by admin

Lavon and Miss NiNi talk about using fresh raspberries.

Rasp Cake 1 Rasp Cake 2 Rasp Cake 4 Rasp Cake 3

 

 

 

 

FRESH RASPBERRY BUTTERMILK CAKE—adapted from chocolatechocolateandmore.com

Ingredients:

  • 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/4 t. baking powder
  • ½ t. salt
  • 1 c. plus 3 T. granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 t. vanilla extract
  • ½ t. raspberry emulsion (optional)
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ c. buttermilk (Make your own by putting a shy teaspoonful of vinegar into a glass measuring cup and adding enough milk to make ¾ c. sour milk/buttermilk.)
  • 1-1/2 c. fresh raspberries OR 1 c. fresh raspberries and ½ c. pomegranate infused frozen cranberries, thawed
  • Coarse white sugar crystals for sprinkling on top of cake (optional)

Method:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare 8” x 8” round cake pan by putting a parchment circle in the bottom of pan. Spray sides of pan and parchment circle with baking nonstick spray with flour. Set aside.

In medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

Place butter in a large mixing bowl. Turn mixer on low, gradually add 1 c. sugar. Cream on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, stopping to scrape down sides with a silicone spatula, 3-4 minutes.

Add vanilla and raspberry emulsion.

Add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating the first egg before adding the next.

At low speed, add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with four, and mixing until just combined. Spoon batter into cake pan, smoothing top.

In a small bowl, gently toss raspberries and cranberries with remaining 3 T. sugar. Evenly distribute berries over top of cake, pushing some down into batter. Sprinkle sugar crystals over the top.

Bake until cake is golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30-35 minutes.

Cool cake in pan for 10-15 minutes and turn out to wire rack. Remove parchment paper from bottom of cake. Turn cake over to cool further. Just before serving, sprinkle top with powdered sugar.

Yields: About 8 servings.

Miss NiNi

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 9/3/2016

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September 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 9/3/2016

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September 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:05-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Earthquake in Oklahoma felt in Atlantic this morning!

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September 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(Update 8:32-a.m. Aftershock felt just before 8-a.m. 9.3 miles NW of Pawnee, OK, 3.6 magnitude, about 1.1 miles deep)

CHICAGO (AP) – An earthquake has rattled a swath of the Great Plains, from Iowa and Nebraska to as far south as northern Texas. The temblor shockwave was felt in Atlantic, Brayton, Des Moines and Omaha at around 7:05-a.m.. KJAN received several phone calls from residents saying their lights were swaying and they felt a rumble. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake happened at 7:02-a.m., and measured 5.6 on the Richter Scale and was centered about 8.5-miles northwest of Pawnee, Oklahoma. It occurred at a depth of about 4-miles, or very shallow by most standards. It also tweeted that aftershocks may occur. (One aftershock felt just before 8-a.m. 9.3 miles NW of Pawnee, OK, 3.6 magnitude, about 1.1 miles deep)

The light blue dot on the map is the epicenter of the quake.

The light blue dot on the map is the epicenter of the initial quake that happened at 7:02-a.m. CDT 9/3/16

Sean Weide in Omaha, Nebraska, said he’d never been in an earthquake before and thought he was getting dizzy. Weide said he and one of his daughters “heard the building start creaking” and said it “was surreal.” People in Kansas City, Missouri; Fayetteville, Arkansas; and Norman, Oklahoma, all reported feeling the earthquake. Dallas TV station WFAA tweeted that it felt the quake, too.

Red Oak man arrested for Driving While Revoked & OWI/2nd offense

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September 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police early this (Saturday) morning, arrested a man for Driving While Revoked and on an OWI/2nd offense, charge. 47-year old Jeffrey Scott Blackburn, of Red Oak, was arrested following a traffic stop at the intersection of N. 1st and W. Hammond Streets, in Red Oak. Blackburn was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond.

Red Oak Fareway Store employee arrested on Theft charge

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September 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested an employee of the Fareway Store in Red Oak, Friday afternoon. 30-year old Sara Sue Batten, of Red Oak, allegedly stole money from the store. She was arrested on a felony 2nd Degree Theft charge, and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where her bond was set at $5,000.