712 Digital Group - top

USDA to announce $308 million in aid to states

Ag/Outdoor

January 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is expected to announce that 33 states and Puerto Rico will receive a share of more than $300 million in emergency funds to help them recover from an unusually intense year of natural disasters.  Missouri and Utah will receive more than one-third of that total after record flooding in both states. Missouri suffered through months of flooding after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released unprecedented amounts of water from northern Missouri River basin reservoirs, while Utah saw record snow melt that caused heavy flooding.  Of the $308 million in aid to be announced Wednesday, roughly $109 million goes to the two states.  Vilsack noted that 2011 was unusual because almost every part of the country was hit by some type of disaster.

Posted in Ag/Outdoor |

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast, Wed., Jan. 18th 2012

Podcasts, Weather

January 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and the weather stats for Atlantic….

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (1.2MB)

Subscribe: RSS

Posted in Podcasts, Weather |

Cyclones take on OK State tonight in Ames

Sports

January 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State is one of just six teams in the country with four players who have made at least 25 3-pointers. Babb has 43, Allen 36, Christopherson 30 and Tyrus McGee 25. White is on pace to become just the second ISU player to lead the team in scoring, rebounding and assists. The first: Fred Hoiberg, now the Cyclones’ coach. Oklahoma State has five freshmen in its eight-man rotation and three are starters: Williams, Nash and Cobbins. The Cowboys are holding opponents to 39 percent shooting from the field and 31 percent from 3-point range. Okie State has won four straight against ISU and 12 of the last 14. Tip-time at Hilton Coliseum is at 8-p.m.  The game is being televised on ESPNU/ESPN3.

Posted in Sports |

NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties on Wed., Jan. 18th 2012

Weather

January 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

351 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH AROUND 15. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 10.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.

Posted in Weather |

Tuesday Boys High School Basketball Results

Sports

January 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

Western Iowa:

  • Missouri Valley 52, A-H-S-T 44
  • Tri-Center 65, Audubon 55
  • Riverside 52, Underwood 28
  • Treynor 76, Griswold 39

Rolling Hills:

  • CAM 60, Glidden-Ralston 45
  • Exira/EHK 59, Adair-Casey 42
  • Iowa Christian 45, Walnut 39

Others:

  • Archbishop Bergan, Neb. 58, St. Albert 55
  • Carroll 69, Perry 46
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 66, Van Meter 49
  • Corning 64, Bedford 36
  • Des Moines Christian 69, Panorama 27
  • Nodaway Valley 79, Lenox 25
  • Guthrie Center 65, West Central Valley 46
  • IKM-Manning 67, Westside Ar-We-Va 28
  • West Monona 55, Boyer Valley 52
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 79, Abraham Lincoln 46
Corner Conference Tournament
First Round
  • Clarinda Academy 59, Nishnabotna 54
  • East Mills 52, Villisca 33
  • Sidney 41, Stanton 33
  • Fremont-Mills 57, Essex 32

 

Posted in Sports |

Hummel leads Purdue past Iowa 75-68

Sports

January 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Robbie Hummel scored 17 points to help Purdue defeat Iowa 75-68 on Tuesday night. Hummel also had 11 rebounds and affected the game in many ways, despite shooting just 5 for 14 from the field. Lewis Jackson scored 14 points, Ryne Smith scored 12, Kelsey Barlow had 11 points and seven rebounds and Terone Johnson added 10 points for the Boilermakers (14-5, 4-2 Big Ten), who bounced back from a 67-62 loss to Wisconsin that ended their 26-game home winning streak. Zach McCabe scored 20 points, Roy Devyn Marble had 18 and Matt Gatens added 12 for the Hawkeyes (11-9, 3-4), who were coming off a 75-59 win over Michigan. The Hawkeyes led by 11 points in the first half, but didn’t shoot well after that. Purdue swept the season series, having won 79-76 in Iowa City on Dec. 28.

Posted in Sports |

Iowa lawmakers study tax increment financing rules

News

January 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers in tax committees are considering changing an economic development tool that some say puts an unfair burden on property taxpayers and can be misused. Members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee heard a presentation Tuesday on tax increment financing, a system in which cities and counties can pay for infrastructure work in specified areas by dedicating future tax revenue to those projects. Some lawmakers say the practice, put in place in 1969, has been crucial to redeveloping urban areas. But others say the tool is being misused. One proposal would limit the manner and duration of the practice, as well as strengthen reporting requirements.

Posted in News |

DNR reports fewer deer killed

Ag/Outdoor, Sports

January 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The number of deer killed during the recent hunting season was down about 4 percent from last year. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says in a news release Tuesday that Iowa hunters killed nearly 113,000 deer during the season that ended Jan. 10. That is also down about 21 percent from 2006. Although the numbers of deer taken are down, the DNR says the number of deer licenses issued has remained about the same since 2006. Dale Garner, chief of the DNR’s Wildlife Bureau, says the reduced kill numbers are the result of the reduced deer population. He says officials will review the deer harvest and make proposals to reduce the number of deer killed and stabilize the state’s deer population.

Posted in Ag/Outdoor, Sports |

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17th

Trading Post

January 17th, 2012 by admin

FOR SALE: 3 sets of tractor tires:  16-9-26 – $700, 218-4-42 – $600, and 12-4-24 – $500.  Call 304-4262 in Audubon.

FOR SALE: Craftsman 22 inch 2 stage snow blower.  Its 5 feet forward and 2 reverses with chains and been through the shop.  $250.  243-3073.

FOR SALE: Diamond plate toolbox that fits in a full size toolbox.  Very shiny and chrome.  $125.  243-3073.

Posted in Trading Post |

Atlantic City Council to hold public hearing on Capital Improvement Projects

News

January 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council Wednesday, will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2012-2013 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). The hearing will take place during the Council’s regular meeting, which begins at 5:30-p.m.  Following the hearing, the Council is expected to act on a motion to authorize the advertising of bids for those projects. 

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will hold the first reading of an amendment to the City’s Traffic Control Ordinance, which calls for the adding of a stop sign on Pine Ridge Road, at 22nd Street. They’ll also consider a Resolution granting approval of an application by John and Rita Welch, for an Industrial Property Tax Exemption on a new 9,000 square foot building, located at 800 Park Drive, and hear a report from Councilman Shaun Shouse, with regard to discussion about a proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Policy.

Posted in News |