- KJAN, Atlantic .15″
- 7 Miles NE of Atlantic .18″
- Elk Horn .19″
- Missouri Valley .07″
- Logan .12″
- Oakland .1″
- Woodbine .23″
- Irwin .23″
Today: areas of fog this morning; P/Cldy. High 85. NW @ 10-15.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 58.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 84. E @ 5-10.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 87.
Monday: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. High near 90.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 83. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 59. We received .15 of an inch of rain (15 one-hundredths) Thursday evening at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 77 and the low was 51. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 102 in 1937. The Record Low was 42 in 1908.
AMES, Iowa — The research farms Iowa State University operates in southwest Iowa have a new leader. ISU says Dallas Maxwell has been named superintendent of the Armstrong and Neely-Kinyon research and demonstration farms located near Lewis and Greenfield, respectively. The farms are owned by the Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development, a multi-county association of farmers and agricultural businesses, which leases the farms to Iowa State.
Dallas Maxwell
Maxwell has served as interim superintendent since October when Bernie Havlovic, the original superintendent, retired. He also has worked with the beef cattle activities at the farms since 1998. Maxwell is an Iowa State alumnus, earning a bachelor’s degree in animal science in 1977.
The Neely-Kinyon farm is managed as a satellite of the Armstrong farm, which is the location of the Wallace Learning Center. Research at the farms focuses on corn/soybeans, beef cattle, soil management and a variety of other agricultural topics. The farm’s staff includes Randy Breach, Dan Schaben and Jim Rogers who, along with Maxwell, support 75 research projects including on-farm trials and hosts more than 2,000 visitors a year.
VERA E. DENNIS, 91, of Exira, died Wed. July 6th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for VERA DENNIS will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, July 9th, at the Brayton Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present this (Friday) evening, beginning at 6.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
VERA DENNIS is survived by:
Her sons – Russ Dennis, of Atlantic; Ron (Christine) Dennis, of Bremerton, WA; Randy (Bobbi) Dennis, of Crivitz, WI; Roger (Meleaia) Dennis, of Aurora, CO; and Rod (Christy) Dennis, of Waukee.
8 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren, her brother-in-law Carl (Betty) Dennis, of Audubon, other relatives and friends.
352 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — St. Louis rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz will replace his teammate, infielder Matt Carpenter, on the National League roster for next week’s All-Star game. The American League also made a change, with Cleveland right-hander Corey Kluber stepping in for Toronto pitcher Marco Estrada, who has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. The replacements were announced Thursday by NL manager Terry Collins of the New York Mets and AL manager Ned Yost of the Kansas City Royals.
Carpenter made his third All-Star team, but left Wednesday night’s game against Pittsburgh with an injury. Diaz is batting .319 with 12 home runs, 44 RBI, 22 doubles, 54 runs scored, a .382 on-base percentage and a .534 slugging percentage.
Kluber, the 2014 AL Cy Young Award winner, will be making his All-Star debut in his sixth major league season. Kluber is 8-8 with a 3.79 ERA, striking out 114 batters in 114 innings.
(Update 5:55-a.m. – all lanes are open north & southbound, according to IDOT)
A truck driver from Sioux City was injured after he fell asleep at the wheel of the semi he was driving late Thursday evening and struck a guardrail off Interstate 29 and rolled over, in Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol says 47-year old Danny Loggins was transported by Missouri Valley Rescue to the hospital in Missouri Valley, following the crash that took place at around 9:05-p.m. on I-29 southbound, about a mile north of the Missouri Valley exit.
Authorities say after the semi hit the guardrail, it struck cement bridge support pillars. The semi’s tractor and trailer, which was loaded with about 5,000 gallons of a diesel additive, rolled onto its drivers’ side. The interstate was closed in both directions for two hours while a HAZMAT Team responded to assess the situation and clean-up the mess. Officials eventually opened one lane in both directions for a few hours. The latest report from the Iowa Department of Transportation indicated all north and southbound lanes had been cleared and traffic was flowing in both directions.
Missouri Valley Fire and Rescue and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office also assisted the Iowa State Patrol at the accident scene.
Sales tax changes took effect in several Iowa communities last Friday, July 1st. A seven percent hotel/motel tax officially took effect in the Carroll County community of Manning. A new Boulders Inn and Suites Hotel is scheduled to open in Manning this October. A one percent sales tax went into effect in the tiny southwest Iowa community of Blockton on July 1st. The community plans to use the new sales tax revenue for street repairs.
A one percent local option sales tax is now being collected in 11 cities in Warren County. Indianola plans to use its share of the new tax money to pay for a new wastewater treatment plant. Warren County officials plan to use a quarter of the county’s portion for property tax relief and the rest to finance construction of a new county courthouse and jail. Other Warren County communities have plans to use the money for streets, sidewalks and other city expenses. Warren County voters approved the new tax earlier this year. Victoria Daniels, the public information officer for the Iowa Department of Revenue, says voters knew how the money would be used.
“On the ballot they have to have a revenue purpose statement and say: ‘Here’s what this money will be used for,’ and that’s what the voters are voting on,” Daniels says, “not only that a.) they agree with having this tax, but b.) they agree with the purpose.”
And, the local option sales tax that has been collected in the communities of Storm Lake, Alta, Rembrandt and Lakeside in Buena Vista County is now permanent. It had been set to expire.
(Radio Iowa)
AHSTW, Avoca 18, Sidney 1 (4 innings)
CAM, Anita 7, Tri-Center, Neola 7 (suspended in top of 4th)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 11, Underwood 3
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 10, Sioux City, North 3
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 4, Sioux City, North 3
Denison-Schleswig 18, Anamosa 8 (6 innings)
East Sac County 3, OA-BCIG 1
Guthrie Center 2, Glidden-Ralston 1
Martensdale-St. Marys 10, East Union, Afton 0 (5 Innings)
Martensdale-St. Marys 4, Murray 1
Red Oak 14, East Mills 2
Red Oak 15, East Mills 8
Treynor 7, Clarinda 4
Van Meter 9, ADM, Adel 4
Western Christian, Hull 1, Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 0
Class 4A
Region 1
Denison-Schleswig 10, Storm Lake1
Lemars 11, Spencer 4
Region 8
Creston 14, Carroll 3
Glenwood 7, Harlan 5
Class 5A
Region 8
Council Bluffs/Abe Lincoln 13, Council Bluffs/T.J 1
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE (7/9)…
CLASS 5A – Region 8
West Des Moines Valley vs. Council Bluffs/Abe Lincoln @ WDSM (7-p.m.)
Dowling Catholic vs. Ames @ Dowling (7-p.m.)
CLASS 4A –Region 8
Winterset vs. Creston @ Winterset (7-p.m.)
Lewis Central vs. Glenwood @ Lewis Central (7-p.m.)
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