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Ernst 2016 “Roast and Ride” to be held in Des Moines, at state fairgrounds

News

March 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst will hold her second annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on August 27th. Ernst held the first edition of this event last June at the Central Iowa Expo site near Boone. Seven Republican presidential candidates addressed the crowd. Ernst and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker each rode Harley’s and led a procession of motorcycles to Boone.

This year’s edition will feature another motorcycle ride. Ernst will speak. Her staff says the event will give Iowans “an opportunity to rally in support of the Republican presidential nominee” and hear from Iowa Republicans who are on the 2016 General Election ballot.

Sen. Joni Ernst on last year's "Roast and Ride." (pic from Radio Iowa)

Sen. Joni Ernst on last year’s “Roast and Ride.” (pic from Radio Iowa)

Last year Ernst said she wanted to start a “new tradition” for Iowa Republicans like the high-profile “steak fry” fundraisers former Iowa Senator Tom Harkin held for Iowa Democrats for four decades. Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Barack Obama all made more than one appearance at the annual Harkin Steak Fry. Ernst’s staff says “additional details” about the 2016 “Roast and Ride” will be released later.

(Radio Iowa)

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Rockwell City man arrested in Audubon on numerous Theft charges associated w/Lottery tix

News

March 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A man from Calhoun County was arrested Monday by Audubon Police, on multiple charges associated with lottery tickets. 21-year old Ryan Patrick McDonald, of Rockwell City, faces eight felony counts of Lottery Ticket Theft, two felony counts of  Attempted Lottery Ticket Theft, a single felony Ongoing Criminal Conduct charge, and two misdemeanor counts of Fraudulent Practices in the 5th degree.  McDonald is currently being held in the Audubon County Jail on $25,000 bond.

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports also, on Sunday, officers in Audubon arrested 30-year old Nicholas Steven McClure, of Audubon, on an outstanding warrant issued out of Crawford County.  McClure was then turned over to the Crawford County Sheriffs Office.

Last Thursday (March 24th), 29-year old Lachelle Petersen, of Elk Horn, turned herself-in to authorities on an Audubon Police Department warrant for trespassing.  Petersen was processed and then taken to appear before a magistrate.

And, on March 18th, Audubon Police arrested 32-year old Larry Jack Oles, of Audubon, for Domestic Abuse Assault.  Oles was transported to the Audubon County Jail to appear before a magistrate.  The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the arrest.

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Cass Supervisors expected to act on supporting CAT grant application

News

March 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular weekly meeting on Thursday, this week. During their 8:30-a.m. session in their Board room at the Courthouse, the Board is expected to act on a request from the Atlantic Parks & Recreation Department, for a commitment of $40,000 to help secure a $360,000 Vision Iowa CAT (Community Attraction and Tourism) Grant for improvements to the Schildberg Recreation Area. The Board had twice previously tabled action on the matter.

During their meeting last week, the Supervisors mentioned the constituents in some of their districts were opposed to the County committing tax dollars. The idea of using Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) monies was brought-up, as the project might be considered a “Rural/County Betterment/Development” project, but it was also pointed out that the Board preferred to use LOST dollars to reduce debt and focus more on the county’s roads and bridges. The Board asked Parks and Rec Director Roger Herring to bring information to their next meeting, on the potential economic benefit to the County from tourism dollars.

In other business, the Board will likely act on establishing the rate of compensation for Precinct election officials, and the appointment of a Grove Township Trustee, to fill a vacancy term that will end Dec. 31st, 2018.

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Severe storms possible late this afternoon

News, Weather

March 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service, in its Hazardous Weather Outlook for western and south west Iowa, says thunderstorms are likely today and tonight, with a slight risk of severe thunderstorms, mainly from late this afternoon through this evening. The primary threat will be from large hail and damaging winds, but isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out. The threat area is primarily for those counties along and south of Interstate 80.

Stay tuned to KJAN for further weather updates, keep a NOAA Weather Radio handy, or download alerts for your mobile and land line phones through Alert Iowa (http://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/about_HSEMD/alert_iowa.html). Cass County residents can sign up for localized alerts at a link available on our home page at kjan.com (or here: http://entry.inspironlogistics.com/cass_ia/wens.cfm)

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 3/30/2016

News, Podcasts

March 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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Audubon Boys Early Bird Track Meet

Sports

March 30th, 2016 by admin

Audubon High School –  3/29/2016
BOYS EARLY BIRD

Boys 100 Meter Dash
Lane Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Mulford, Jake AUD 12.31
2 Clay, Gage AHSTW 12.32
3 Moore, Braeton RIV 12.68
4 Hartman, AJ GRIS 12.86
5 Kyle, Duke MV 12.96

Boys 200 Meter Dash
Lane Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Clay, Gage AHSTW 23.75
2 Crawford, Gavin UND 24.71
3 McHugh, Joseph WOOD 25.05
4 Reed, Chase TREY 25.23
5 Rustvold, Kyle AUD 25.30

Boys 400 Meter Dash
Lane Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Miller, Justin MV 53.13
2 Reed, Chase TREY 55.96
3 Goehring, Hunter UND 56.39
4 Scheuerman, Logan GC 58.00
5 Dominguez, Gavin UND 58.21

Boys 800 Meter Run
Lane Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Miller, Justin MV 2:10.75
2 Hensley, Thomas CAM 2:15.68
3 Thompson, David GRIS 2:16.87
4 Patten, Blake UND 2:18.11
5 Jorgenson, Jerry TREY 2:19.72

Boys 1600 Meter Run
Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Castle, Trey TREY 4:56.39
2 Jorgenson, Jerry TREY 4:57.17
3 Courtney, Sam GC 4:57.20
4 Brink, Tim RIV 5:02.07
5 Thompson, David GRIS 5:10.95

Boys 3200 Meter Run
Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Thompson, David GRIS 11:07.43
2 Foster, Landon GC 11:11.34
3 Fischer, Dalton AHSTW 11:38.40
4 Grothe, Steven WOOD 11:39.94
5 Jensen, Kade AUD 11:56.44

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
Lane Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Schmidt, Clay WOOD 15.77
2 Nelsen, Mitchell AUD 15.88
3 Konsor, Keegan UND 16.79
4 Smith, Nolan AUD 17.09
5 Miller, Justin MV 17.34

Boys 400 Meter Hurdles
Lane Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Pedersen, Nick UND 55.60
2 Daley, Brett TREY 55.71
3 Lee, Kevin WOOD 58.50
4 Konsor, Keegan UND 1:03.15
5 Schurke, Derek AWV 1:03.50

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
Lane Team Relay Finals
Finals
1 Audubon A 46.05
Nelsen, Mitchell Rustvold, Kyle
Zaiger, Joseph Mulford, Jake
2 Ar-We-Va A 48.51
Schurke, Derek Schurke, Drew
Danner, Jake Kock, Alex
3 Riverside A 48.65
Moore, Braeton Moore, Cole
Rankin, Ethan Clevenger, Mick
4 Exira-EHK A 49.52
Canaglia, Tristan Deakins, Levi
Goodwin, Jayden Hansen, Brady
5 Cam A 49.79
Ticknor, Drew Daugherty, Marcus
Murphy, Preston Williamson, Mitchell

Boys 4×200 Meter Relay
Lane Team Relay Finals
Finals
1 Underwood A 1:37.69
Crawford, Gavin Conn, Tyler
Humprhey, Isaiah Pedersen, Nick
2 Ar-We-Va A 1:39.47
Schurke, Derek Schurke, Drew
Danner, Jake Kock, Alex
3 Riverside A 1:39.67
Moore, Braeton Clevenger, Mick
Moore, Cole Wilber, Lucas
4 Audubon A 1:41.97
Smith, Nolan Riebhoff, Tyler
Lange, Josh Zaiger, Joseph
5 Cam A 1:44.59
Ticknor, Drew Daugherty, Marcus
Murphy, Preston Williamson, Mitchell

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay
Lane Team Relay Finals
Finals
1 Underwood A 3:40.42
Crawford, Gavin Conn, Tyler
Humprhey, Isaiah Pedersen, Nick
2 Treynor A 3:41.11
Reed, Chase Castle, Trey
Deitchler, Matt Daley, Brett
3 Woodbine A 3:41.84
Wolf, Joey Schmidt, Clay
McHugh, Joseph Lee, Kevin
4 Audubon A 3:46.72
Nelsen, Mitchell Lange, Josh
Riebhoff, Tyler Mulford, Jake
5 Ahstw A 3:54.04
Heiny, Jay Martin, Jake
Peterson, Sam Clay, Gage

Boys 4×800 Meter Relay
Team Relay Finals
Finals
1 Treynor A 8:45.33
Castle, Trey Daley, Brett
Jorgenson, Jerry Deitchler, Matt
2 Underwood A 9:12.47
Conn, Thomas Shapcott, Kyle
Joldersma, Jarett Patten, Blake
3 Missouri Valley A 9:26.57
Guinan, Grant Ford, Colton
Bradley, Mikey Graeve, Gage
4 Griswold A 9:29.79
Kelly, Evan Mace, Chance
Ogg, Heath Brownlee, Josh
5 Riverside A 9:31.85
Majteka, Otis Brink, Tim
Blakley, Austin Blakely, Eric

Boys Distance Medley
Lane Team Relay Finals
Finals
1 Treynor A 3:56.35
Houser, Jakob Reed, Chase
Castle, Trey Deitchler, Matt
2 Underwood A 4:07.29
Goehring, Hunter Campin, Liam
Freese, Tyler Joldersma, Jarett
3 Guthrie Center A 4:09.89
Newbury, Dylan Joliet, Jacob
Scheuerman, Logan Courtney, Sam
4 Missouri Valley A 4:11.46
Boyd, Bradley Mace, Garrett
Hansen, Derek Graeve, Gage
5 Ar-We-Va A 4:19.31
Kock, Alex Danner, Jake
Ragaller, Brandon Vonglan, Ben

Boys 4×100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle
Lane Team Relay Finals
Finals
1 Audubon A 1:01.30
Mulford, Jake Smith, Nolan
Riebhoff, Tyler Nelsen, Mitchell
2 Woodbine A 1:02.74
Schmidt, Clay Reisz, Garret
Lee, Kevin McHugh, Joseph
3 Underwood A 1:02.81
Konsor, Keegan Jensen, Jesse
Freese, Tyler Pedersen, Nick
4 Griswold A 1:08.93
Good, Preston Hartman, AJ
Dollen, Alex Jahnke, Jadon
5 Ar-We-Va A 1:12.93
Schurke, Drew Oeser, Derek
Vonglan, Ben Schurke, Derek

Boys High Jump
Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Rustvold, Kyle AUD 5-10.00
2 Graeve, Gage MV J5-10.00
3 Miller, Justin MV J5-10.00
4 Deitchler, Matt TREY 5-08.00
5 Jahnke, Jadon GRIS J5-08.00
6 McHugh, Joseph WOOD J5-08.00

Boys Long Jump
Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Jahnke, Jadon GRIS 20-02.50
2 Daley, Brett TREY 20-01.50
3 Boyd, Bradley MV 18-05.00
4 Hansen, Brady EEHK 18-03.00
5 Goehring, Hunter UND 18-00.00
6 Joliet, Jacob GC 17-11.50
7 Humprhey, Isaiah UND J17-11.50
8 Kyle, Duke MV 17-09.00
9 Riebhoff, Tyler AUD 17-08.00
10 Goodwin, Jayden EEHK 17-06.50

Boys Shot Put
Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Symanowicz, Spencer AHSTW 41-00.00
2 Williamson, Mitchell CAM 40-01.00
3 Olsen, Martin EEHK 39-09.00
4 Sieh, AJ AHSTW 39-06.00
5 Farver, Max RIV 39-00.00
6 Tremel, Bruce WOOD 38-06.00
7 Bedell, Dean TREY 38-02.00
8 Lee, Kevin WOOD 38-00.00
8 King, Logan MV 38-00.00
10 Zach, Nelson EEHK 37-07.00

Boys Discus Throw
Name Team Finals
Finals
1 Schmidt, Clay WOOD 130-09
2 Ticknor, Drew CAM 122-05
3 Zaiger, Joseph AUD 118-09
4 Bedell, Dean TREY 116-10
5 Weitzel, Cole TREY 110-06
6 Williamson, Mitchell CAM 109-09
7 Mundorf, Morgan GRIS 103-02
8 Symanowicz, Spencer AHSTW 99-09
9 Olsen, Martin EEHK 96-11
10 Magnuson, Brandon UND 96-08

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 3/30/2016

Podcasts, Sports

March 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 3/30/2016

News, Podcasts

March 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 3/30/16

Weather

March 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers this morning; Showers &  thunderstorms likely late this afternoon. Some severe storms possible. High 72. S @ 15-30.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, w/the bulk of the storms occurring before 11-pm. Low around 45. S-N @ 10-15 w/gusts to 25.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain. High near 50. N @ 15-20.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Low around 33.Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday: A slight chance of rain and/or snow, mainly in the morning. Mo. Cldy. High 43. NW @ 15-25.
Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy & windy. High near 52.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 64. The Low thru 7-a.m. today was 40. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 76 and the low was 28. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 87 in 1968. The Record Low was 8 in 1964.

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Gronstal says Democrats drafting their own water quality plan

News

March 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The top Democrat in the Iowa legislature is not optimistic lawmakers can pass a bipartisan plan to spend more state money on water quality initiatives. Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal says he and his fellow Democrats want to spend “more” on water quality, but haven’t seen a workable proposal from Republicans.

“Several of the plans we’ve seen are little more than shell games, moving money around,” Gronstal says, “taking money away from somebody for the same of somebody else.” In January, Republican Governor Terry Branstad proposed shifting some state tax dollars from school infrastructure projects to water quality programs. Last week House Republicans outlined a different approach, using some state gambling taxes along with 28 million dollars in state sales taxes paid on water usage. Gronstal told reporters Democrats are hammering out the final details on their own plan to dedicate “more” state money to water quality projects, although he’s not saying how much more.

“We’re looking at some ideas that would at least, maybe, help us get started on this,” Gronstal says. Gronstal says key legislators are “working through” a host of budget decisions right now and hope to agree on a state spending plan for the next budgeting year “relatively quickly.”

(Radio Iowa)

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