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Climatologist: weekend rains barely put dent in drought

Ag/Outdoor, News, Weather

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Most of Iowa got a good soaking last weekend, but it didn’t go far in terms of making up for the drought. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says far northwest Iowa didn’t receive any rain, while the heaviest downpours were scattered around the state. Areas of northeast Iowa, around New Hampton and Decorah, received three-and-a-half to four inches of rain. Similar rainfall totals were reported around Red Oak, Greenfield and Winterset in southwest Iowa, and near Centerville, Albia and Oskaloosa in southeast Iowa. In Atlantic, we received 1.93-inches of rain over the weekend.

Statewide, on average, the weekend system dumped one-and-a-half inches of rain. It marked the single biggest rainfall event in Iowa since early May. “This one event over the weekend was almost as big as what we had for the whole month of September,” Hillaker said. Despite the downpour, Hillaker notes we’re a long way from bringing an end to the 2012 drought.

“We’re still roughly eight-and-a-half inches below normal for the year to date, as far as statewide average,” Hillaker said. “We did trim about an inch off the deficit we had going before this last rain event. So, it’s not a huge impact as far as reducing our deficit, but it will have quite a positive impact on soil moisture levels.”

(Radio Iowa)

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast – Wed., Oct. 17th 2012

Podcasts, Weather

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The (podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic, from Meteorologist Dan Hicks, and KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…..

 

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NW Iowa work release inmate listed as escaped

News

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say they’re looking for a 28-year-old Iowa inmate who’s been listed as escaped from a work release facility in Sioux City.  The Iowa Corrections Department says Justin Miller didn’t return to the facility as scheduled on Friday. Miller was transferred to work release last month. He originally was sentenced to a maximum of 15 years following assault convictions in Woodbury County.  Miller began his prison term in April 2009.

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OMER SCHEFFLER, 99, of Harlan (Svcs. 10-19-12)

Obituaries

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

OMER SCHEFFLER, 99, of Harlan, died Mon., Oct. 15th, in Harlan. Funeral services for OMER SCHEFFLER will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Oct. 19th, at the Bethel Baptist Church in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 1-to 9-pm Thu., Oct. 18th, where the family will be present to greet friends from 5-to 8-pm.

Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery.

OMER SCHEFFLER is survived by:

His sons – Tyrone (Sandy) Scheffler, of Portsmouth, and Henry (Judy) Scheffler & Jack (Linda) Scheffler, all of Harlan.

His daughter – Crystal (Jim) Boardman, of Portsmouth.

His sister – Twyla (Marvin) Sorensen, of Arvada, CO.

16 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

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Vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in Atlantic

News

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

One person was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic Tuesday afternoon, following an vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. According to the Atlantic Police Department, a vehicle driven by Marlene Strauss, of Atlantic, was backing out of a parking stall near the Dollar General Store on east 7th Street, when her vehicle hit an unidentified 70-year old woman, who was loading merchandise into her vehicle. No citations were issued. The accident happened at around 12:20-p.m., Tuesday.

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Nat’l. Weather Service Forecast for Cass & area Counties – Wed., Oct 17 2012

Weather

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING… THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE NOON. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDY…COOLER. HIGH AROUND 50. WEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

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Tuesday Volleyball Results

Sports

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Class 1-A Regional First Round Volleyball Results

Region 2:
(3-1) Bedford 25-25-23-25, Essex 14-19-25-18
(3-0) Whiting 25-25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 23-12-17
(3-1) Corning 22-25-27-25, Villisca 25-17-25-20
(3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, Sidney 15-15-18
(3-0) Fremont-Mills 25-34-25, Nishnabotna 23-32-15
(3-0) Woodbine 25-29-25, Boyer Valley 17-27-19
(3-2) West Harrison 25-22-25-11-17, Heartland Christian 19-25-16-25-15

Region 3:
(3-0) Adair-Casey 25-25-25, CAM 11-15-19
(3-0) Earlham 25-25-25, Exira/Elkhorn-Kimballton 23-22-14
(3-2) Orient-Macksburg 22-25-25-23-15, Lenox 25-18-18-25-9
(3-0) East Union 25-25-25, Diagonal 9-20-4
(3-0) Murray 25-25-25, Morman Trail 22-10-14

Region 4:
(3-0) Guthrie Center 25-25-25, Iowa Christian Academy 9-15-5
(3-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25-25, Ankeny Christian 15-17-13

Regular Season Scores:
(3-2) Carroll 25-20-25-19-15, A-D-M 16-25-22-25-10
(3-1) Clarinda 17-25-25-25, Shenandoah 25-22-16-11
(3-0) Creston 25-29-25, Glenwood 21-27-18
(3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 4-23-11
(3-1) Lewis Central 25-25-24-25, Red Oak 23-8-26-21

 

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CREIGHTON SINDT, 84, of Lyman (Svcs. 10-21-12)

Obituaries

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CREIGHTON SINDT, 84, of Lyman, died Tue., Oct. 16th, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. A Celebration of Life service for CREIGHTON SINDT will be held beginning 1:30-p.m. Sun., Oct. 21st, at the Griswold Community Center. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

A short scripture and prayer service will be held during the service, followed by visitation with the family until 4-p.m.

A private family burial will be held later, at the Noble Center Cemetery.

Memorials will be directed to Alzheimer’s research.

CREIGHTON SINDT is survived by:

His wife – Carolyn, of Griswold.

His daughters – Cindi (Rod) Jackson, and Shelley (Jim) Trostle, all of Denver, CO.

His sons – Rod (Eileen), Kevin (Tina), and Corey (Kelley) Sindt, all of the Lyman area.

His sister – Gloria (Ray) Ellerbusch, of Holstein.

16 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 1 step-grandson, His brother-in-law, other relatives and friends.

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Chiefs offense a no-show the last 2 games

Sports

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The struggling offense of the Kansas City Chiefs has more than a quarterback controversy to work on this week. The Chiefs (1-5) have not scored a touchdown in the last eight quarters while losing 9-6 to Baltimore and getting blown out 38-10 at Tampa Bay. Here’s how bad it was for offensive coordinator Brian Daboll last week in Tampa: When the Chiefs had the ball, the Buccaneers outscored them 7-3. Trying to get the offense back on track is a big priority for the Chiefs during their bye week.

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Ozzie Smith to auction Gold Gloves

Sports

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

LAUGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is planning to auction his 13 Gold Gloves and a pair of World Series rings he received from the St. Louis Cardinals in retirement. SCP Auctions said Tuesday that bidding for the online sale will start Nov. 14 and end Dec. 1. SCP said Smith decided on the auction, which also includes 11 All-Star game rings, as part of estate and family planning.

In a separate sale, bidding began Tuesday at Goldin Auctions for Pete Rose’s copy of the 1990 agreement in which he agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball following an investigation of his gambling while manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Bidding runs through Nov. 17th.

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