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Frederickson Scholarship recipients announced

News

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund has announced this year’s scholarship recipients.2014 Scholarship Recipients Officials say Maren McNees and Wyatt Saeugling each will receive a $750 scholarship plus an additional $200 will be sent to the charity of their choice.

Apple Salad (5-20-14)

Mom's Tips

May 20th, 2014 by Jim Field

  • 4 apples (cored, diced)
  • 2 bananas (sliced
  • 1 cup grapes (cut into fourths)
  • 1/2 cup nuts (optional)
  • 2 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup salad dressing
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Combine the apples, marshmallows, bananas, nuts and grapes.  Then mix the salad dressing, sugar and milk in a small bowl.  Pour this over the fruit salad and combine thoroughly.  Chill before serving.

 

(Podast) 7:07-a.m. News & funeral report, 5/20/2014

News, Podcasts

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Monday Soccer Results

Sports

May 20th, 2014 by Jim Field

BOYS SOCCER:

  • St. Albert 3, Atlantic 1
  • Riverside 5, Nodaway Valley 0
  • Underwood 7, Treynor 1
  • Harlan 1, Creston 0
  • Glenwood 4, Denison 0

GIRLS SOCCER:

  • Atlantic 2, Riverside 1
  • Glenwood 5, Kuemper Catholic 1
  • Tri-Center 2, A-H-S-T 0
  • Underwood 6, Treynor 1

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Tue., May 20th 2014

Podcasts, Weather

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis Weather Forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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2 robberies in Council Bluffs overnight

News

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating two robberies that occurred overnight Monday into early this (Tuesday) morning. Officials say at around 10:30-p.m. Monday, a stocky white male in his 20’s entered Eddy’s Gas Station at 611 East Broadway Street, displayed a gun and demanded money from the cash register. The suspect placed an undetermined amount of  money in a bag and left the store on foot in an unknown direction of travel. Officials say he was about 5-feet 9-inches tall, weighed 200-pounds, had a goatee and wore a black hooded jacket with a design on it, black gloves, and panty hose over his face. He was also carrying a black bag.

The second robbery happened today (Tuesday) at around 2:40-a.m., at the Kum and Go Store on Bennett Avenue (154 Bennett) in Council Bluffs. Officials say a similarly dressed suspect carrying a black satchel-style duffel bag confronted the clerk and brandished a handgun. He also got away on foot with an unknown amount of cash.

Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact Council Bluffs Police at 712-328-4761.

Parks and Rec Board approves Eagle Scout Fire pit project

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors Monday evening, approved a request from Eagle Scout Grant Podhasky, for an improvement project at Sunnyside Park.

Grant Podhasky

Grant Podhasky

The project involves the replacement of the fire pit on the east side of the Camblin Addition to the park. The current fire pit is falling apart and patched together with concrete blocks as support.

The current fire pit

The current fire pit

Podhasky said when he decided to pursue the project, he looked at three options for a new fire pit. He says he considered making it into a grill, but there’s already one in the area. He also looked into fire pit kits, but they weren’t visually and functionally adequate. Another option was to use retaining wall blocks.

The option he chose was using natural limestone, set in the form of a fire ring about 24-feet in diameter. Podhasky said the pit would have a concrete base lined with pea gravel and surrounded by timbers.

The ;proposed layout of a new fire pit.

The ;proposed layout of a new fire pit.

The project would use 2,000-pounds of limestone and 5.3-cubic yards of pea gravel.

Limestone blocks would serve as the basis for the fire pit.

Limestone blocks would serve as the basis for the fire pit.

As for seating options, Podhasky says he considered several options there, too.  Split logs, wooden benches and limestone blocks were looked at, but ruled out for various reasons. The end solution was to use tree stumps, which provide a natural environment for the setting.

10 tree stumps would be placed in the circle around the fire pit. With the Park Boards’ approval, Podhasky can continue with fundraising efforts and acquire the necessary materials and equipment. Work on removing the current fire pit is expected to begin in June, with the project completed by mid-July.

Pott. County woman arrested Monday night in Red Oak

News

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak say a Pottawattamie County woman was arrested Monday night on an OWI charge. 23-year old Jan Palubiak, of Oakland, was taken into custody at around 9-p.m. for OWI/1st offense. Palubiak was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $1,000 bond.

NWS forecast for Atlantic: Tue, May 20th 2014

Weather

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
Wed. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thu. Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

4 people sent to the hospital following Adair County accident

News

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

An SUV occupied by 9 people crashed early Monday morning in Adair County, resulting in two adults and two children, all from eastern Iowa, being sent to the hospital in Greenfield.  Three of the injured were not wearing seat belts. The Iowa State Patrol reports the injured were riding in a 2003 GMC Envoy that was traveling west on I-80 in construction zone at around 5:50-a.m., when the driver, 48-year old Lazaro Rodriguez Soto, of Cedar Rapids, fell asleep at the wheel.

The SUV ran off the road and hit a guard rail before overturning into the north ditch and coming to rest on its top. Transported to the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield was 49-year old MA Eugenia Montes-Vera, 26-year old Clara Rodriguez, a seven-year old and nine-year old child, all from Cedar Rapids. A report on the extent of their injuries was not available.