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Ticks Are Out – Keep Them Off

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Warmer weather and timely rains mean tick-borne disease season is underway in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds Iowans to protect themselves against tick bites. Ticks can carry the organisms that cause diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Ehrlichiosis.

IDPHThe best way to prevent tick bites is to avoid wooded and grassy areas, where ticks are usually found. If you do spend time in these areas:

  • Wear long-sleeved shirts and long, light-colored pants tucked into socks or boots.
  • Stay on trails when walking or hiking, and avoid high grass.
  • Use insect repellants that contain DEET. Read and follow the label directions for application. DEET is not recommended for use on children under 2 months of age. For more information on DEET, visit http://wiki.idph.iowa.gov/Portals/3/userfiles/5/Files/DEET%20Fact%20sheet.pdf.
  • Check yourself, your children and your pets for ticks. Ticks tend to prefer the back of the knee, armpit, scalp, groin, and back of the neck.

If you discover a tick on your body, remove it right away. Folk remedies, such as burning the tick with a match or covering it with petroleum jelly or nail polish, are not effective. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following instructions for removing a tick:

  • Carefully grasp the tick by using tweezers to grip the tick by its mouthparts which are close to the skin. Do not squeeze the tick’s body.
  • Pull steadily directly away from your skin. Because removing the tick’s body is your main goal, don’t worry if its mouthparts break off in the process.
  • Clean the wound and disinfect the site of the bite.

The most common tick-borne disease is Lyme disease; 319 cases of Lyme disease were reported to IDPH in 2015. Not everyone who gets Lyme disease will have the same symptoms, but the best and earliest sign of infection is a rash that may appear within a few days to a month, usually at the site of the tick bite. The rash will first look like a small, red bump, then expand until it begins to look like a bull’s eye, with a red center and a red ring surrounding a clear area. It is important to contact your healthcare provider immediately if you develop this type of rash or develop flu-like symptoms within a month of having a tick bite or being in an area where ticks are present.

For more information on Lyme disease, visit http://idph.iowa.gov/cade/disease-information/lyme-disease.

Special Weather Statement: Dense Fog to linger until about 10-a.m.

Weather

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES…
824 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016

…DENSE FOG STILL IN PLACE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IOWA…

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
IOWA…WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE FOG IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO LIFT AND SHOULD BE DISSIPATED BY 10 OR 11 AM.

High School Girls Regional Golf Scoreboard Monday 5/16/2016

Sports

May 17th, 2016 by admin

Class 1A

Region 1C @ Quimby Golf Club

Team Scoring

  1. River Valley 343
  2. Storm Lake St Mary’s 391
  3. Newell-Fonda 395
  4. Audubon 426
  5. Coon Rapids-Bayard 436
  6. Charter Oak-Ute 489
  7. Glidden-Ralston 530

Individual Scoring

  1. Jenna Knaack, River Valley 84
  2. Makenna Thomas, River Valley 85
  3. Alycen Knaack, River Valley 87
  4. Christina Martin, River Valley 87
  5. Lexy VanderWoude, St Mary’s 92

Region 2A @ Shadow Valley Golf Course

Team Scoring

  1. West Monona 372
  2. Westwood 417
  3. Nishnabotna 444
  4. Woodbine 544

Individual Scoring

  1. Sam Knight, West Monona 79
  2. Allyson Rose, West Monona 80
  3. Maddie Shook, Westwood 97
  4. Shayna Scheim, Westwood 98
  5. Sierra Marshall, Woodbine 100

Region 2B @ Crestwood Hills Golf Course

Team Scoring

  1. Boyer Valley 407
  2. Griswold 418
  3. Lenox 441
  4. Exira-EHK 459
  5. CAM 499
  6. Guthrie Center 569

Individual Scoring

  1. Mateya Peters, Griswold 98
  2. Claire Gambs, Boyer Valley 100
  3. Lindsey Anderson, Boyer Valley 101
  4. Brooke Hast, Boyer Valley 102
  5. Bry Carlisle, Griswold 104
    Anna Puck, Boyer Valley 104

Class 2A

Region 2A @ Willow Vale Golf Club

Team Scoring

  1. Alta-Aurelia 374
  2. Maple Valley Anthon-Oto 456
  3. Ridge View 460
  4. South Central Calhoun 464
  5. IKM-Manning 475
  6. Manson-NW Webster 489
  7. OA-BCIG 506
  8. Logan-Magnolia 547

Individual Scoring

  1. Annika Patton, Alta-Aurelia 87
  2. Lexie Patton, Alta-Aurelia 89
  3. Erin Lockin, Alta-Aurerlia 95
  4. Brooke Waterbury, IKM-Manning 100
  5. Haylee Halbur, MVAO 101
    Morgan Byson, Manson-NW Webster 101

Region 2B @ Treynor Recreation Club

  1. Treynor 372
  2. Tri-Center 472
  3. AHSTW 505
  4. Underwood 520
  5. Earlham 527
  6. Southwest Valley 570
  7. CB St. Albert 588
  8. Southwest Iowa 643
  9. West Central Valley 764

Individual Scoring

  1. Aly Anderson, Treynor 84
  2. Randi Robinson, Treynor 91
  3. Madelyn Deitchler, Treynor 92
  4. Kayla Chapman, Treynor 105
  5. McKenna Waffle, Treynor 108

Region 3A @ Woodward Golf Club

  1. Pleasantville 382
  2. Ogden 387
  3. Panorama 436
  4. South Hamilton 443
  5. Van Meter 464
  6. Woodward-Granger 466
  7. Central Decatur 494
  8. Des Moines Christian 511

Individual Scoring

  1. Hannah Carter, Ogden 84
  2. Hannah Gordon, Pleasantville 85
  3. Molly Carey, Van Meter 92
  4. Bauley Oliva, Pleasantville 92
  5. Avari Heinz-Pence, Pleasantville 92

Class 3A

Region 1B @ Coldwater Links in Ames

Team Scoring

  1. Gilbert 382
  2. Clarion-Goldfield 393
  3. Kuemper Catholic 401
  4. South Hardin 435
  5. Roland-Story 448
  6. East Sac 457
  7. CMB 467
  8. Southeast Valley 479

Individual Scoring

  1. Alison Schweers, Kuemper Catholic 88
  2. Shanee Tate, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 88
  3. Katie Jenkins, Gilbert 89
  4. Regan Suntken, Gilbert 94
  5. Courtney Snyder, Kuemper Catholic 95

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 5/17/2016

News, Podcasts

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Very Best Chicken Casserole (5-17-2016)

Mom's Tips

May 17th, 2016 by Jim Field

  •  cups cooked rice
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 tablespoon chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup salad dressing
  • 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 cup carrots, shredded
  • 1 cup finely chopped celery
  • 1 cup shredded Velveeta cheese

Mix all ingredients.  Put in a 9″ x 13″ pan.  Refrigerate overnight.  Top with buttered cracker crumbs  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

(Kelly Eick)

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 5/17/2016

Podcasts, Sports

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Griswold School Board approves A-D/M.S.-H.S. Principal contracts

News

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(Corrected background information for Elwood)

The Griswold School District will have a new Athletic Director for the 2016-17 School Year. The School Board, Monday evening approved a contract for Katie Elwood. Elwood had previously served the Griswold District as a teacher from 2005-06 before going to work for the Stanton School District, where she serves as a Social Studies Teacher. In addition to being named Griswold’s A-D, Elwood will serve as the District’s Middle School/High School Principal, beginning July 1st, for the 2016-17 School Year.

Katie Elwood (Stanton School District website photo)

Katie Elwood (Stanton School District website photo)

Elwood is a graduate of the Tri-Center High School. She received her bachelors degree in secondary education and coaching endorsement at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she also played college basketball for the Huskers.

Pawn Shop Theft reported in Creston

News

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Creston Police say a pawn shop owner reported Monday, that someone had stolen a single-stack, .380-caliber compact pistol. The weapon was taken sometime during the afternoon of May 13th or Saturday morning, May 14th, from the Quik Pawn store at 101 W. Taylor Street, in Creston. The gun was valued at $550.

Creston Police said also, 52-year old David White, of Creston, was arrested Monday on a charge of Public Intoxication – 3rd or subsequent offense. White was being held in the Union County Jail on $2,000 bond.

Rainfall Totals from Monday, May 16

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

May 17th, 2016 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .1″
  • Elk Horn  .17″
  • Missouri Valley .22″
  • Oakland  .2″
  • Avoca  .1″
  • Logan  .23″
  • Creston  .26″
  • Shenandoah  .39″
  • Council Bluffs  .24″

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/17/16

Weather

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of dense fog this morning; Partly Cloudy. High near 66. NE @ 5-10.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 38.
Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny. High near 68. E @ 5-10.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High near 70.

Friday: Mo. Cldy w/scattered showers. High 68.  

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 55. We received .1” of rain yesterday. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 38. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 75 and the low was 45. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 92 in 1908 & 1939. The Record Low was 32 in 1912 & 1973.