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SUE HENNINGSGARD, 61, of Bayard (Svcs. Pending)

Obituaries

December 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SUE HENNINGSGARD, 61, of Bayard, has died. Services for SUE HENNINGSGARD are currently pending at the Ohde Funeral Home in Bayard.

Suspect arrested in connection with Stanton burglary

News

December 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Deputies in Montgomery County assisted by Red Oak Police, arrested a southwest Iowa man on burglary and assault charges, Saturday. Sheriff’s officials say 35-year old Shaun Allen Akers, of Sidney, was taken into custody at around 3:30-p.m. on a charge of 3rd degree Burglary, which followed an investigation into an incident in the 2300 block of Q Avenue in rural Stanton. Akers was also charged with a warrant out of Fremont County for Domestic Abuse Assault. He was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center.

KJAN listening area forecast: 12/1/13

Weather

December 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

330 AM CST SUN DEC 1 2013

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 50. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW. COLDER. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

Economist challenges idea of aging farmer crisis

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Agriculture economists have long warned that aging farmers are staying on their land longer, delaying turnover to a younger generation. But Ohio State University agriculture economist Carl Zulauf says the fears have been overstated. Zulauf said in a report last month that history shows there’s an influx of young farmers when it’s possible to earn a good living. Farm income will likely reach a record $131 billion this year.

Iowa State University economist Mike Duffy still worries that the percentage of farm land held by people older than 75 has increased at an unprecedented pace in the last two decades. Lindsey Lusher Shute, a 34-year-old farmer from Clermont, New York says getting started has been “incredibly difficult” but she and her husband are slowly making it work.

Iowa News Headlines: Sun., Dec. 1st 2013

News

December 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Federal budget cuts may force the city of Iowa City to lay off two employees at its low-income housing agency. In a memo to the city council, city manager Tom Markus says the Iowa City Housing Authority has suffered a significant decline in funding because of sequestration, the federal across-the-board cuts that went into effect this year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a man used a brick to smash a hole in the glass door of a Des Moines business, and then filled his pockets with Newport cigarettes. KCCI-TV reports that surveillance video at the Walgreen’s store shows a man smashed the door with the brick and then crawled through the opening around 1 a.m. Wednesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The last few years have been difficult for Iowa Christmas tree farmers as drought, disease, and deer killed young trees. Jan Pacovsky, president of the Iowa Christmas Tree Growers Association, tells the Des Moines Register younger growers coming in to the business don’t want to stick with it because they find that it’s a lot of work.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — James Bell scored 20 points and sparked a huge rally as Villanova beat Number 23 Iowa 88-83 in overtime to claim the Battle 4 Atlantis championship Saturday night. Devyn Marble led all scorers with 24 points for Iowa in the Bahamas. Iowa defeated UTEP 89-53 Friday night at Paradise Island.

Drake cruises past Northern Arizona 76-56

Sports

December 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Chris Caird scored 16 points and Richard Carter added 12 with seven assists and four steals as Drake defeated Northern Arizona 76-56 in a Fresno State Classic matchup Saturday night. The Bulldogs (5-1) shot 52.6 percent from the field and jumped out to an early 14-2 lead as Caird, Gary Ricks and Aaron Hawley each sank 3-pointers.

Northern Arizona (2-5) cut the lead to seven on a Max Jacobsen layup, but a 17-9 surge sparked by two more 3-pointers from Caird gave Drake a 15-point lead at halftime. The Lumberjacks could only pull within 12 in the second half as Drake continued the onslaught with Carter hitting a trey to grab a 62-39 lead.

Four Bulldogs finished in double figures and combined to hit 10 3-pointers with Hawley scoring 13 points and Gary Ricks Jr. adding 10. Quinton Upshur paced Northern Arizona with 20 points and Kris Yanku had 12.

Villanova wins Atlantis, tops No. 23 Iowa 88-83

Sports

December 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — James Bell scored 20 points and sparked a huge Villanova rally, Josh Hart added 16 and the Wildcats beat No. 23 Iowa 88-83 in overtime to claim the Battle 4 Atlantis championship on Saturday night. JayVaughn Pinkston scored 14 points and Ryan Arcidiacono added 13 for the Wildcats (7-0), who got two big offensive rebounds in the final seconds of overtime.

Kris Jenkins scored five of his 10 points in overtime for Villanova, which was down by 15 in the first half, then held Iowa (7-1) to one field goal for nearly a 10-minute stretch of the second half. Devyn Marble led all scorers with 24 points for Iowa. Zach McCabe scored 14 and Mike Gesell added 10 for the Hawkeyes, who scored the first three points of overtime but never led again.

No. 23 Iowa State rolls past Auburn, 68-57

Sports

December 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hallie Christofferson and Seanna Johnson combined to score 35 points to lead No. 23 Iowa State to a 68-57 win over Auburn at the South Point Shootout Saturday. Christofferson, scoring in double figures for the 64th time her career, led all scorers with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Johnson added 17 points on 5 of 11 from the floor. Jadda Buckley’s 3-pointer extended the Cyclones’ NCAA record streak of games with a 3-point basket to 587. Nicole Blaskowsky came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points.

Auburn (4-3) stayed close, trailing by one, 33-32 at halftime. Hasina Muhammad led the Tigers with 15 points, with Tyrese Tanner and Brandy Montgomery adding 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Iowa State (6-0) remained unbeaten by sweeping both games in Las Vegas. The Cyclones rolled over Eastern Washington, 88-60, Friday night.

Iowa St beats West Virginia 52-44 in 3 OTs

Sports

November 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Redshirt freshman Grant Rohach threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Justin Coleman in the third overtime and Iowa State came from 24 points down to beat West Virginia 52-44 on Saturday night. Rohach finished with four TD passes and ran for a fifth score as the Cyclones (3-9, 2-7 Big 12) finished a disappointing season with two straight wins.

The Mountaineers (4-8, 2-7) led 31-7 early in the second quarter but ended the year with six losses in their final seven games. Iowa State forced overtime on Rohach’s 19-yard TD toss to Coleman with a minute left. The teams traded field goals in the first two overtimes. After Rohach’s TD to Coleman in the third overtime, Rohach threw a two-point conversion pass to E.J. Bibbs.

West Virginia advanced to the 4 on its possession but couldn’t score. Clint Trickett’s fourth-down pass was caught short of the goal line.

Chiefs put rookie DB Commings on injured reserve

Sports

November 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs put defensive back Sanders Commings on injured reserve Saturday with a shoulder injury and promoted linebacker Josh Martin from the practice squad. The Chiefs (9-2) play the Denver Broncos (9-2) on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Commings was the Chiefs’ fifth-round draft pick out of Georgia. He broke his collarbone early in training camp and spent the first part of the season on short-term IR. Commings only played in two games and made one tackle before sustaining what coach Andy Reid called a shoulder injury.

Martin joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in May. He was inactive for the first three games before spending time on the practice squad.