NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: 1/12/14

January 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Scattered flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy.

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5th crash victim in Adair Co. identified

News

January 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our earlier story, the Iowa State Patrol Saturday evening released the identity of an individual who died in a rollover accident Friday night in Adair County. Officials say 19-year old Erik Rauda, of Grand Island, NE, was among five people, all of whom were from Grand Island, who died during the crash on Interstate 80, in Adair County.The other victims were previously identified as the driver of the car, 29-year old ALex J. Paz-Lobo, and his passengers, 41-year old Javier Martinez-Martin, 25-year old Denis Juvenal Sorto-Martinez and 21-year old Jose B. Martinez. Officials say Martinez-Martin was the only victim out of the five who was wearing his seat belt.

The Patrol says a 2011 Chevy Camaro occupied by the five men was traveling east on I-80 south of Menlo at around 8:10-p.m., when the car went out of control, crossed the median and entered the westbound lanes of traffic, before it rolled into a field on the north side of I-80. None of the victims were ejected during the crash. Officials say high speed and alcohol use were likely contributing factors to the crash.

The pavement was wet but not icy at the time of the accident. A patrol spokesman said there is a curve in the Interstate at the site of the accident, and the car appears to have missed the curve. The Grand Island men were among 11 people who died in vehicle crashes and collisions on Iowa highways on Friday and Saturday. The Iowa State Patrol believes icy roads were a factor in most of the other accidents.

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This is Your Nishna Valley 01-11-2014

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

January 11th, 2014 by admin

w/ Jim Field and Stacie Linfor

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GLENN LaVERNE FRENCH, 90, of Harlan (Svcs. 1/13/14)

Obituaries

January 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

GLENN LaVERNE FRENCH, 90, of Harlan, died Sat., Jan. 11th, at home. Funeral services for GLENN FRENCH will be held 2-p.m. Mon., Jan. 13th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

The family will greet friends at the funeral home from Noon until 2-p.m., Monday.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

GLENN FRENCH is survived by:

His wife – Rosalie, of Harlan.

His daughter – Judi (Kelly) Doonan, of Harlan.

His sons – John (Shelly) French, of Council Bluffs; Stan (Rebecca) French, of Boise, ID, & Dave (Amy) French, of La Jolla, CA.

His brother-in-law: Dale (Phyllis) Arentson, of Eldridge, IA.

12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

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BETTY BRAKE, 81, of Atlantic (Svcs. 1/15/14)

Obituaries

January 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BETTY BRAKE, 81, of Atlantic, died Sat., Jan. 11th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for BETTY BRAKE will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Jan. 15th, at the 1st Assembly of God Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 8am-to 5:30-pm Monday (1/13), & from 8am-to 5-pm on Tuesday, with the family present on Tuesday, from 5-to 7pm. Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

BETTY BRAKE is survived by:

Her son – Darrel (Leola) Brake, of Topeka, KS.

Her Special Friend – Ken Wester.

Her brothers and sisters – Larry Cavner, of St. Louis, Mo; Donald Cavner, of MT; Becky and Amy Labranch, and Isabelle Porter.

4 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, her in-laws, other relatives and friends.

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Authorities investigate possible vehicle explosion in Red Oak

News

January 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the Red Oak Fire Department was dispatched early Saturday morning to a possible vehicle explosion near the intersection of North Broadway and West Linden Streets. The call came in at around 4:25-a.m. When police and fire crews arrived, they found a maroon GMC Sierra pickup registered to 39-year old Ian Haas, of Red Oak. The vehicle was damaged by what was believed to be a possible explosive device.

An on-scene investigation was conducted, and officials say additional procedures were expected to be performed on the vehicle, which was seized by the Red Oak Police Department. Assistance was requested from the Iowa State Fire Marshals Office as part of the investigation.

No further information about the incident is currently available, while authorities continue with their investigation.

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Iowa’s McCaffery is back, but are No. 3 Buckeyes?

Sports

January 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery is coming back. It remains to be seen if No. 3 Ohio State’s swagger returns, too. McCaffery’s one-game suspension for his blow-up with the officials in a loss at No. 4 Wisconsin this week is behind him. He’ll be on the sideline when his 20th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes travel to play the Buckeyes on Sunday afternoon.

Iowa has already rebounded from that loss to the Badgers, routing Northwestern 93-67 on Thursday. Now eyes will be trained on the Buckeyes to see if they can rally after suffering their first loss of the season, a 72-68 overtime defeat at No. 5 Michigan State on Tuesday night.

Ohio State’s players and coach Thad Matta realize they cannot afford a second straight slip.

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Hield, Spangler lead Oklahoma past No. 9 Iowa St

Sports

January 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 22 points and Ryan Spangler added 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to help Oklahoma knock off previously unbeaten Iowa State 87-82 Saturday. Isaiah Cousins added 17 points for the Sooners (13-3, 2-1 Big 12), who ended No. 9 Iowa State’s school-best winning streak at 14 games.

The Sooners won despite a rough day for Cameron Clark. The Big 12’s leading scorer finished with 12 points on 4-for-16 shooting. The Sooners were fine because they matched a season high with 13 3-pointers and outrebounded the Cyclones 41-34. Oklahoma had lost two of three and was coming off a 90-83 loss to Kansas on Wednesday.

DeAndre Kane had 23 points and nine rebounds and Melvin Ejim added 21 points and six rebounds for Iowa State (14-1, 2-1). Georges Niang scored 14 points and Dustin Hogue added 13 for the Cyclones.

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Boys/Girls Basketball Tonight on KJAN!

CAM Cougar Channel, Sports

January 11th, 2014 by Jim Field

We have a Rolling Valley Conference doubleheader tonight on KJAN. Adair-Casey visits Exira/EHK tonight at we’ll have both the girls and boys games live. The girls game is first at 6:00 pm followed by the boys. You can listen live on AM 1220 & FM 101.1, or online at www.kjan.com. We also have the live video on your smart phones with the free KJAN app. And you can watch live video with KJAN TV. Just go to the TV page at www.kjan.com and click the play buttonm to watch the game.

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