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Spring chill damages Iowa crops

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) – A surprisingly chilly April has had an adverse effect on crops in Iowa.     Officials say freezing temperatures last month has damaged crops throughout the state. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that horticulture and agronomy experts say up to 80 percent of the apple crop in eastern Iowa has been ruined.  Apple trees blossomed about a month early because of unseasonably warm temperatures in March. But temperatures dipped to the low 20s for several nights in early to mid-April, killing those blossoms. Thousands of acres of corn may need to be replanted in the northern part of the state and Gail Nonnecke, a horticulture professor at Iowa State University, estimates Iowa strawberry production will be reduced by 20 percent.

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2012 State Track Girls Results Day 1 Final

Sports

May 17th, 2012 by admin

Shuttle Hurdle Relay Prelims 2A

19th Kuemper Cath                                        1:13.60
     1) Sibenaller, Ashley 09           2) Bierl, Kenzie 12
     3) Potthoff, Kerri 12              4) Mosher, Abbie 12

Shuttle Hurdle Relay Prelims 3A

4th Harlan                                              1:08.40q
     1) Baughman, Dena 11               2) Crall, Patrice 12
     3) Knudsen, Katrina 12             4) Boldan, Whitney 11

14th Glenwood                                            1:11.08
     1) Jackson, Devin 11               2) Fisher, Lexi 12
     3) Konfrst, Ashley 09              4) Liparoto, Mercedes 12

18th Atlantic                                            1:12.09
     1) Gude, Amanda 12                 2) Krogman, Lauren 10
     3) McConnell, Sam 12               4) Holmes, Mackenzie 11

3000 Meter Run 2A

16 Hare, Bailey              09 OA-BCIG               11:34.17   11:34.162


3000 Meter Run 3A


5th Krogman, Ali              12 Atlantic              10:47.08    4

100 Meter Prelims 2A

6th Hemer, Madison             09 OA-BCIG                  13.13q -1.2
19th Woodvine, Morgan          12 Panorama, P              13.69  -2.0
20th Sextro, Katie             11 IKM-Manning              13.72  -2.0

100 Meter Prelims 3A

11 Caudill, Kecia            10 Glenwood                 13.38  -2.6 13.378
13 Janning, Lauren           10 Carroll                  13.45  -2.6

4x800 Meter Relay Final 2A

5th Tri-Center, Neola                                    9:57.07    4
     1) Baatz, Emily 11                 2) Alfers, Ashtyn 12
     3) Larsen, Alex 11                 4) Mumm, Michelle 10
10th Maple Valley-A-O                                   10:08.32
     1) Koenigs, Morgan 11              2) Brown, Lindsey 12
     3) Halbur, Sam 10                  4) Sexton, Kendra 09
23rd Shenandoah                                         10:32.08
     1) Hart, Megan 10                  2) Schubert, Jamie 12
     3) Saner, Alexis 11                4) Nielsen, Sydney 09

4x800 Meter Final 3A

6th Harlan     9:48.10    3               
      1) Kuhl, Bailey 10  2) Jacobsen, Shelbie 12    
      3) Kloewer, Ashley 12   4) Feldman, Jess 11
24th Creston  10:31.43                    
     1) Wignall, Emily 11 2) Smith, Raegen   
     3) Mostek, Maria 09   4) Haley, Nicole 09

Shot Put 2A

12th Blake, Kaylee             11 IKM-Manning           36-05.00     11.09m       34-02  36-02.50  36-05
18th Buch, Kaylee              12 Clarinda              35-03.00     10.74m       FOUL  34-01.75  35-03
19th Wilcke, Cheyenne          10 OA-BCIG               34-10.50     10.62m       31-04.75  33-07.75  34-10.50

Discus 3A

8th Sonderman, Abby           12 Harlan                  124-03     37.87m   1
      123-06  124-03  112-03  113-06  116-00  113-02
16th Pudenz, Katie             11 Creston                 109-05     33.35m
      FOUL  109-05  100-06

200 Meter Dash Prelims 2A

12th Hemer, Madison            09 OA-BCIG                  27.50  -2.6

200 Meter Dash Prelims 3A

10th Nielsen, Melanie          12 Atlantic                 26.86  -1.3
17th Evers, Mikayla            09 Harlan                   27.42  -4.3

400 Meter Dash Finals 2A

5th Schlichte, Sarah          11 IKM-Manning              59.59    4
9th Witt, Kari                10 Tri-Center, N          1:01.22

400 Meter Dash Finals 3A

24th Kloewer, Asia             09 Harlan                 1:05.

Long Jump 2A

11th Cates, Mallory            11 OA-BCIG               16-07.75   NWI     5.07m
     FOUL      16-07.75(NWI) FOUL
12th Koenigs, Morgan           11 Maple Valley-A-O      16-06.25   NWI     5.03m
     15-06.25(NWI) 16-06.25(NWI) 16-00(NWI)

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3000 Meter Run Final 1A

1st Topham, Rebekah           09 Griswold              10:33.66   10
2nd Flippen, Alyx             09 Griswold              10:56.67    8
8th Shepherd, Tiffany         11 Corning               11:20.73    1
13th Frels, Therese            11 Guthrie Center        11:41.05
16th Johnson, Dana             12 Audubon               11:46.92
22nd Cox, Ellen                10 Woodbine              12:03.78 

Shot Put 1A

1st Dobernecker, Nicole       12 Charter Oak-Ute       41-02.50     12.56m  10
      FOUL  39-00  37-11.50  36-08.75  38-02  41-02.50
22nd Christensen, Kayli        09 Treynor               31-03.50      9.53m
      31-03.50  FOUL  29-06.50
23rd Vanderhoof, Jill          11 Villisca              30-07.50      9.33m
      27-03.50  30-07.50  28-09.50  

100 Meter Dash Prelims 1A


1st Stroud, Caitlyn           12 Corning                  12.86q -3.7
5th Konkler, Emma             10 Audubon                  13.42q -5.5
6th Schueman, Johnni          12 A-H-S-T, A               13.43q -3.4 13.425
17th Schaaf, Sheri             12 Villisca                 13.85  -3.7
24th Wilkenfeld, Payton        12 EHK-Exira                14.26  -3.4

4x800 Meter Relay Finals 1A 

5th Griswold                                            9:58.23    4
     1) Young, Allison 11               2) Flippen, Alyx 09
     3) Sindt, Jordyn 12                4) Backhaus, Larissa 11
11th Woodbine                                           10:13.53
     1) Sherer, Melissa 10              2) Hackman, Paige 10
     3) Maaske, Megan 09                4) Hall, Shelby 12
12th Treynor                                            10:15.32
     1) Hempel, Laura 09                2) Huff, Madison 09
     3) Kulesa, Brittany 12             4) Killinger, Kaitlin 11
13th Adair-Casey                                        10:19.07
     1) McCorkel, Danni 10              2) Clarke, Katie 11
     3) Mulder, Elizabeth 11            4) Mulder, Anna 10
20th EHK-Exira                                          10:28.56
     1) Petersen, Taylor 12             2) Nelson, Chansea 11
     3) Hoflen, Adriel 10               4) Hoflen, Grace 09 

200 Meter Dash Prelims 1A

2nd Stroud, Caitlyn           12 Corning                   25.80q -3.7
11th Hurley, Kelsey            09 Fremont-Mills            27.38  -3.1 
13th Konkler, Emma             10 Audubon                  27.47  -4.6
15th Kroll, Melissa            12 Boyer Valley             27.54  -3.7

200 Meter Dash Prelims 4A

10th Holman, Peyton            11 CB, A Lincoln            26.88  -1.4  

400 Meter Dash Finals 1A

10th Dukes, Katie              09 Lenox                  1:01.00
12th Kroll, Melissa            12 Boyer Valley           1:01.40              
13th Neville, Jennifer         09 EHK-Exira              1:01.89 
16th Clarke, Katie             11 Adair-Casey            1:02.55   

Shuttle Hurdle Relay Prelims 1A

3rd Treynor                                             1:07.69q             
     1) Snyder, Alex 12                 2) Hempel, Laura 09                  
     3) McNeal, Emmaline 11             4) Rath, Chaley 11  
7th Guthrie Center                                      1:09.07q             
     1) Wilson, Hayley 12               2) Schreck, Kacie 10                 
     3) Meier, Breanne 12               4) Bailey, Keisha 12 
11th Audubon                                             1:09.70              
     1) Nelsen, Emily 11                2) Vokt, Lacey 12                    
     3) Obermeier, Kyra 11              4) Konkler, Emma 10
13th Stanton                                             1:09.86              
     1) Peterson, Paige 12              2) Stephens, Dana 12                 
     3) Elwood, Macy 10                 4) Subbert, Carmen 10 
21st Logan-Magnolia                                      1:12.46              
     1) Fender, Kia 11                  2) Ingham, Jessica 12                
     3) Cunard, Kelsey 09               4) Jones, Maysen 10                  
22nd Griswold                                            1:13.22              
     1) Huerta, Trisha 10               2) Freund, Justine 10                
     3) Kirchhoff, Kayla 09             4) Nicklaus, Kinzey 09

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Posted County Prices for 05-17-2012

Ag/Outdoor

May 17th, 2012 by admin

Cass County: Corn $5.97, Beans $13.50

Adair County: Corn $5.94, Beans $13.53

Adams County: Corn $5.94, Beans $13.49

Audubon County: Corn $5.96, Beans $13.52

East Pottawattamie County: Corn $6.00, Beans $13.50

Guthrie County: Corn $5.99, Beans $13.54

Montgomery County: Corn $5.99, Beans $13.52

Shelby County: Corn $6.00, Beans $13.50

Oats $3.16 (always the same in all counties)

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Backyard and Beyond 05-17-2012

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

May 17th, 2012 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Karla Akers, Cass County Public Health Program Coordinator, about better and healthier choices.

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Alliant Energy warns about phone scams

News

May 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Another major utility company is warning its customers about a potential phone scam. Officials with Alliant Energy said today (Thursday) a small number of their customers have reported receiving calls from individuals claiming to be Alliant Energy representatives. The callers claim a customer’s account is delinquent and demand immediate, full payment to avoid immediate disconnection. The utility company says they do work with customers over the phone to set payment arrangements for delinquent accounts, but an Alliant Energy representative will already have customer account information and will work with the customer to arrange payment through one of the company’s regular payment channels.  A list of these options is available at alliantenergy.com/paymybill. Alliant Energy does not collect payments in person at a customer’s home or place of business. 

Tim Heinrich, Director of Customer Support Services at Alliant, says they already know account details about their customers, and those customers fall behind, they will work collaboratively with them, “To establish mutually acceptable payment arrangements.”  Henirch says if a customer has any concerns about calls claiming to come from Alliant Energy, they should simply hang up and call 1-800-ALLIANT. 

Alliant Energy has received word that similar calls and in-person scams have been occurring with customers at a number of utilities across the country. On Tuesday, KJAN reported officials with MidAmerican Energy was warning its customers about “Past Due” account, phone scams. The company said persons posing as MidAmerican Energy customer service associates or attorneys are calling, claiming the customer’s account is past due, and payment is needed immediately to avoid disconnection. The caller follows-up by asking for your credit card number.

Both utilities are working with local law enforcement to investigate suspicious calls or other activity.

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128-lbs of Pot seized after traffic stop in Pott. County Wednesday

News

May 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department reports a Colorado man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on drug charges, following a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Council Bluffs. According to Pott. County Chief Deputy John Reynolds, at around 3:30-p.m. Wednesday, Deputy Brian Miller conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle traveling at excessive speed, at the seven mile marker of eastbound I-80. While conducting an interview with the driver, 63-year old Mark E. Domreis, of Aurora, CO., Miller became suspicious Domreis was involved in criminal activity.

After Miller completed the traffic stop, Domreis told him that there was a large amount of marijuana underneath the bed cover of the truck. The deputy deployed his K-9 partner Francisco, to conduct a free air sniff of the vehicle. The dog alerted to the presence of narcotics, and a subsequent search of the vehicle revealed that there were several duffle bags and coolers containing vacuum sealed bags of marijuana.

Approximately 128 pounds of marijuana and one half  pound of amphetamines were ultimately seized. Domreis was arrested on one-count each of Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana, Possession with the Intent to Deliver Amphetamines, A tax stamp violation, and, Prohibited Acts. 

Domreis was booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail, where he was being held on $100,000 bond.

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8AM Sportscast 05-17-2012

Podcasts, Sports

May 17th, 2012 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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Report: Hunger, poverty worse in rural areas of Midwest

News

May 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Despite being the breadbasket of the world, a new report shows poverty and food insecurity are rising faster in rural areas of the Midwest than in urban areas. The report from the Center for Rural Affairs covers Iowa and nine other states. Report author Jon Bailey, the center’s research director, says the poverty comes from scarce jobs and paltry salaries. “The jobs in those communities tend to be low-paying jobs,” Bailey says. “So when you add together low pay for the opportunities that are there and then a lack of opportunities, that’s going to lead to economic challenges like poverty and food insecurity.” Bailey’s report finds rural people who were food insecure accounted for nearly 13-percent of the region’s population in 2010. Rural children who were food insecure accounted for almost 24-percent. He says that issue needs to be addressed.

Bailey says “Rural communities are going to have to work on the access to food in their community and then create an economic climate that allows people to live there and afford what they need to live on in those communities.” Bailey says one of the best ways to help rural areas is through the federal Farm Bill, but he says prospects don’t look good right now. “Unfortunately, in some of the early versions of the Farm Bill, there is literally no funding for initiatives that would help that through the rural development section of the Farm Bill,” Bailey says. “We need to change that. We need to have rural communities help put an emphasis on the need for investment in their futures and in their economies to help create those better and well-paying jobs.” The Center for Rural Affairs is based in Lyons, Nebraska. The full report can be found at “cfra.org“.

(Matt Kelley/Radio Iowa)

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8AM Newscast 05-17-2012

News, Podcasts

May 17th, 2012 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Harlan man plays the role of General Grenville Dodge

News

May 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A Shelby County resident is being showcased in a new exhibit at the Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Dan Bieker of Harlan was selected to be General Grenville Dodge in a new exhibit inside the museum. The Union Pacific Railroad Museum was constructing the exhibit to educate visitors on how the railroad was built west of Iowa. Bieker says the museum struggled to find an actor to play General Dodge so his family reached out to him. He says his sister-in-law and his photographer brother asked him to play the role after they were unsuccessful in finding an actor. They said Bieker had the right stature, facial features and age to try the role. He says it was fun, and an experience he never thought he would have. 

Theatrical makeup was applied to him and the camera crew added more silver to his hair to make him look like General Dodge. Once Bieker was ready to go, he was placed in front of the camera. He says after his audition, officials decided to make his character a part of the museum. Bieker is featured several times throughout the museum on a video screen. He introduces himself as “General Grenville Dodge, Union Pacific’s Chief Engineer,” at the start of construction of the U-P Railroad. He’s on three different screens throughout the museum. The other screens talk about how Dodge met President Abraham Lincoln, and how the railroad was built west of Omaha without any locally available materials – they had to be shipped-in, by steamboat. 

The museum officials told Bieker the display will be around for the next 20 to 30 years. The Union Pacific Railroad Museum is located at 200 Pearl Street in Council Bluffs and is open from 10am to 4pm Tuesdays through Saturday. Admission is free. Bieker says it was an honor and a privilege to be chosen to play the role of General Dodge.

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