Lavon Eblen speaks with LaVerne Deist with the Audubon Lions Club about a Farm Toy Show this Saturday.
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Lavon Eblen speaks with LaVerne Deist with the Audubon Lions Club about a Farm Toy Show this Saturday.
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Jim Field speaks with Freese-Notis Meteorologist Harvey Freese about what we can expect in the Nishna Valley with the impending snowstorm.
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The Cass County Board of Supervisors have adopted upon the second reading, an amendment to the County Zoning Ordinance, that would allow an indoor shooting range and/or gun sales & service business to locate within the County. The move followed a second public hearing on the matter, during which there were no objections, but a Massena area resident, Rod Anderson, did question what impact the business would have on the septic leach field in the area, and how potential water and sewer usage would affect the City’s sewer system, and the money it receives from the wind turbines.
Supervisor Chuck Rieken reminded Anderson that the zoning ordinance they were acting on doesn’t have anything to do with leach fields and sewers, or wind turbines for that matter. He said there are rules that the County Sanitarian has to follow that are dictated by the State that will determine if the business actually is able to operate within the scope of the law.
Massena resident Kevin McCunn plans to open an indoor shooting range and gun sales shop on his property located northwest of the intersection of Highways 92 and 148. The Board’s approval of the amended ordinance today (Wednesday) allows that process to move forward.
Officials with the Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) say applications are now being accepted for on-farm mentorship experiences for aspiring women farmers (women who want to farm but are not yet farming) in Iowa and Nebraska. Ten aspiring women farmers in Iowa and four in Nebraska will be placed on the mentors’ farms for a minimum of 8 weeks’ work experience during the growing season.
A small stipend is provided to mentees to help offset travel costs, and an effort will be made to match you with a farmer in your geographic area, but a mentee should be prepared to live on or near the host farm for the duration of her mentorship. The 2013 group of farmer mentors has gone through an intensive day-and-a-half learning experience to increase their knowledge of teaching skills, evaluation, communication, and liability mitigation.
An application form is available online at wfan.org., under the “News and Resources” heading, click on “WFAN Beginning Farmer Grant Project.” Then look for the “Opportunities for Aspiring Women Farmers” tab, and scroll down the page. The deadline to apply is March 15, but mentee spots will remain open until filled.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Seth Tuttle scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Anthony James added 17 points, and Northern Iowa moved into sole possession of third place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 69-63 victory over Missouri State on Tuesday night.
Tuttle was 6 of 7 from the field and had three steals for the Panthers (17-11, 10-6), who moved a game ahead of Indiana State in the standings after the Sycamores lost to conference leader Wichita State. Creighton, which beat Southern Illinois, is in second place.
James dished out eight assists for UNI, which also got 11 points from Matt Bohannon. Marcus Marshall had 25 points for the Bears (8-20, 6-10), who jumped out to a 15-5 lead. But Northern Iowa rallied to take a 30-27 advantage into halftime and never trailed again. UNI swept its season series with Missouri State, having won 48-37 at home Feb. 5.
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY...
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING…THEN CLEAR WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. NOT AS COLD. LOW 15 TO 20. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY…A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BREEZY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT…SNOW. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.
FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. HIGH IN THE MID 20S.