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Nebraska-Iowa VA health care system gets new boss

News

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new director has been named for the Department of Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. Dr. Marci Mylan has been associate director at the VA Health Care System in Minneapolis. She will replace Al Washko, who retired March 31 after holding the Nebraska-western Iowa post for more than seven years.

The system serves more than 161,000 veterans who live in 104 counties in Nebraska, western Iowa, and portions of Kansas and Missouri. Mylan holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and a master’s degree in health care administration. She takes over in Omaha on Jan. 15.

Minor accident reported in Atlantic

News

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in Atlantic said Monday, an accident late Saturday morning in the downtown area caused $1,700 damage to the vehicles involved, but no one was injured. Officials say a vehicle driven by Verlain Rathkamp, of Griswold, was traveling south on Chestnut Street at around 11:35-a.m. in front of Cappel’s Hardware Store, when a vehicle driven by Philip Cullen, of Wiota, began to back out of a parking stall in front of the store, and the vehicles collided.   No citations were issued.

Forecast & weather stats for Atlantic, 12-6-11

Weather

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Skyscan Forecast from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Harvey Freese

Today: Partly Sunny to Sunny. High 25. NW @ 5-10.     Tonight: Clear. Low around 8. SW @ 5.

Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy w/a chance of flurries. High 30.     Tom. Night: Cloudy. Low around 15.

Thursday: Cloudy w/light snow. High around 28.     Thu. Night: Light snow possible. Low 13.

Friday: Partly Cloudy. High around 26.     Sat.-Sun.: Sunny to Partly Sunny. Highs around 33-to 38.

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Monday’s High in Atlantic was 22. Our low this morning (thru 5:35-a.m.) was 9 degrees.

Last year on this date, our High was 31, and the low was 5. All time record High in Atlantic on Dec. 6th, was 69, in 1939.  The record Low was -12, in 2005.  Sunrise is at 7:31….Sunset at 4:50.

Weather forecast (podcast), Tue. Dec. 6th, 2011

Podcasts, Weather

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic and  the KJAN listening area, from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Harvey Freese…

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Monday Boys/Girls High School Basketball Results

Sports

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL:

  • Adair-Casey 72, Diagonal 34
  • Fremont-Mills 52, Underwood 42
  • South Page 49, Heartland Christian 35
  • Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 68, Charter Oak-Ute 14
  • Tarkio, Mo. 65, Nishnabotna 56

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

  • Adair-Casey 69, Diagonal 37
  • St. Albert 36, Tri-Center 28
  • Glenwood 61, Lewis Central 51
  • Underwood 53, Fremont-Mills 30
  • Tarkio, Mo. 41, Nishnabotna 36
  • River Valley 74, West Monona 24

DELTA ANNETTA WIUFF, 92, of Harlan (Svcs 12-7-11)

Obituaries

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DELTA ANNETTA WIUFF, 92, of Harlan, died Mon., Dec. 5th, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. Funeral services for DELTA WIUFF will be held 1:30-p.m. Wed., Dec. 7th, at the Grace Baptist Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-9pm Tuesday (12/6), with the family present to greet friends from 6-8pm.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

DELTA WIUFF is survived by:

Her daughters – Connie (Larry) McDermott, & Luann (Jon) Hansen, all of Harlan.

Her son-in-law, 6 grandchildren & 8 great-grandchildren.

Missing trucker found dead from natural causes inside his semi, near Shelby

News

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County says a tractor trailer driver who had been missing, was found dead inside the cab of his semi Monday at a rest stop which is under construction, near Shelby. Corporal Nick Amdor, with the Pott County Sheriff’s Office, says the 58-year-old trucker from Monmouth, Ill., appeared to have died of natural causes, but Amdor declined to release the man’s name until his relatives had been notified.

Amdor says it appears the man died Friday evening or Saturday morning.  His body was found in the cab’s sleeper compartment. The semi was still covered in snow when a co-worker found the truck and the body about 7:15 p.m. Monday. The trucking company he had worked for, out of Burlington, had asked its drivers to be on the lookout for the semi-trailer truck, and had notified law enforcement offices along the driver’s route.

Corporal Amdor says while the rest stop near Shelby is under construction,  truckers are still able to pull in for the night to get some sleep.

Iowa Boys Basketball Prep Poll

Sports

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Marion Linn-Mar (6) 2-0 94 –
2. Ankeny 2-0 90 –
3. West Des Moines Valley (3) 2-0 88 –
4. Iowa City West (2) 2-0 78 –
5. Sioux City East 2-0 63 –
6. Cedar Falls 0-0 47 –
7. Des Moines Hoover 2-0 34 –
8. Dubuque Senior 2-0 27 –
9. Waukee 1-1 21 –
10. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2-0 10 –
Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Jefferson 9. Southeast Polk 8. Eldridge North Scott 7. Iowa City High 7. Davenport Central 6. Des Moines Roosevelt 5. Johnston 5. Pleasant Valley 3. Waterloo West 2. Des Moines North 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Waverly-Shell Rock (8) 2-0 105 –
2. MOC-Floyd Valley (1) 2-0 85 –
T3. Sioux City Heelan (1) 1-0 69 –
T3. Iowa Falls-Alden (1) 2-0 69 –
5. Davenport Assumption 1-1 60 –
6. Mount Pleasant 1-0 56 –
7. Harlan 1-0 29 –
8. Dubuque Wahlert 0-2 27 –
9. Epworth, Western Dubuque 1-0 18 –
T10.Solon 2-0 16 –
T10.Storm Lake 2-0 16 –
Others receiving votes: Carroll 13. Clear Lake 7. Ballard 7. Atlantic 6. Le Mars 5. A-D-M, Adel 4. Cresco Crestwood 3. Pella 3. Webster City 2. Union, La Porte City 2. New Hampton 2. Central Clinton, De Witt 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Monroe PCM (7) 3-0 92 –
2. Hull Western Christian (2) 1-0 80 –
3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 1-1 64 –
4. West Marshall 2-0 61 –
5. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 3-0 53 –
6. West Fork, Sheffield (2) 1-0 46 –
7. Beckman, Dyersville 2-0 27 –
8. Mount Vernon 2-1 25 –
9. Regina, Iowa City 1-0 22 –
10. Des Moines Christian 3-0 21 –
Others receiving votes: Forest City 20. Sioux Center 19. Stanwood North Cedar 19. Ogden 12. Mediapolis 11. Dike-New Hartford 10. Garner-Hayfield 6. Emmetsburg 5. Donnellson Central Lee 3. Orange City Unity Christian 2. Packwood Pekin 2. Monona MFL-Mar-Mac 1. Denver 1. Bloomfield Davis County 1. West Branch 1. West Liberty 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Danville (5) 2-0 101 –
2. Kalona Iowa Mennonite (2) 2-0 83 –
3. Storm Lake St. Mary’s (3) 1-0 79 –
4. Blairsburg NE Hamilton 3-0 61 –
5. Boyden-Hull (1) 2-0 53 –
6. Treynor 2-0 39 –
7. Lisbon 2-0 33 –
T8. Greenfield Nodaway Valley 1-1 16 –
T8. Kingsley-Pierson 2-0 16 –
10. Algona Garrigan 2-1 15 –
Others receiving votes: Council Bluffs St. Albert 13. Keota 13. Troy Mills North Linn 11. Harris-Lake Park 9. Exira 8. Lone Tree 7. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 7. Buffalo Center North Iowa 7. Lawton-Bronson 6. Guthrie Center 5. Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 4. Pleasantville 4. Oakland Riverside 3. Mount Ayr 3. Tripoli 2. NUH, Cedar Falls 2. Ackley AGWSR 1. Bellevue Marquette 1. Britt West Hancock 1. Lynnville-Sully 1. Murray 1.

Sheriffs’ group: child abuse linked to juvenile crime

News

December 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Iowa law enforcement officials are highlighting a connection between juvenile crime and child abuse. The Iowa State Sheriff and Deputies Association released a report today (Monday) in cooperation with a national group called “Fight Crime, Invest in Kids”. Spokeswoman Jessica Fast says children who suffer mistreatment or neglect are almost twice as likely to commit a crime. And in 2009, 13-thousand (13,000) kids were confirmed victims of abuse or neglect in Iowa.

“It puts numbers on a situation that is very, very real in Iowa. And that’s even under reported because a lot of the times those victims don’t get reported to the police or they don’t rise to the level of criminal abuse,” Fast said. There are currently a handful of state-run programs where parents can volunteer to have their home examined to ensure it’s a safe environment for their children. The latest figures show 15-thousand (15,000) Iowa families had a home visit in 2009. Fast hopes the Iowa legislature will protect funding for the programs during the upcoming session. She says national data shows such programs have the ability to reduce the chance of child abuse by 50 percent.

“What we are really asking the state is to make sure those are high quality programs — evidence based, quality programs that really show the desired results of reducing child abuse and neglect which then increases public safety and saves tax payers’ dollars,” Fast said. Investing in children now, Fast said, would go a long way toward decreasing crime in the future.

(Pat Curtis/Radio Iowa)

Authorities investigate car theft & arrest teen for possession of Pot

News

December 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Montgomery County, Monday, were investigating the theft of a car from Villisca. They also report the arrest of a Villisca teen, on drug charges.

The Sheriff’s Department said a 2009 silver, 4-door Chevy Impala was reported stolen from the 200 block of East 5th Street in Villisca, Monday. The car bore Iowa plate number 497 YAM.  Anyone with information on the location of the vehicle or with regard to the theft, is asked to contact their local law enforcement agency or the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, at 712-623-5107.

In other news out of Montgomery County, authorities say 13-year-old Ashley Fitzwater, of Villisca, was taken into custody Monday morning, for allegedly being in possession of marijuana.  The teen was later released to the custody of a parent.