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Heartbeat Today 11-22-2013

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

November 22nd, 2013 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Army Air Corp Veteran Jim Tyler of Atlantic about his time in the service as part of our Freedom Fridays series.

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7AM Newscast 11-22-2013

News, Podcasts

November 22nd, 2013 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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CLEMMA THEODOSIA McKINLEY, 100, of Atlantic (Graveside Svcs. 11/25/13)

Obituaries

November 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

CLEMMA THEODOSIA McKINLEY, 100, of Atlantic, died Thu., Nov. 21st, at the Heritage House. Graveside services for CLEMMA McKINLEY will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Nov. 25th, in the Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Lincoln, NE. Roland Funeral Services of Atlantic has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

CLEMMA McKINLEY is survived by:

Sue (Dennis) Schwanke, of Atlantic.

3 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.

State Football Championships conclude today in Cedar Falls (11/22)

Sports

November 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Today @ the UNI-Dome

Class 1-A

FD St. Edmond  (13-0) vs. Iowa City Regina (13-0) – 11:06 AM

Class 2-A

Waukon (12-1) vs. Kuemper Catholic (13-0) – 2:06 PM

Class 4-A

Cedar Rapids Xavier  (12-1) vs. Dowling Catholic (13-0) – 7:06 PM

Thursday’s Scores:

Class 3-A

Bishop Heelan Catholic 47, Washington 14

Class A

West Lyon 49, B-G-M 7

Class 8-Player

Don Bosco 18, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 14

West Lyon routs BGM 49-7 for Class A title

Sports

November 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – Brandon Snyder scored two touchdowns and passed for another and No. 1 Inwood West Lyon routed No. 2 Brooklyn BGM 49-7 Thursday to win the Class A state championship.  West Lyon (14-0) dominated on the ground, outrushing BGM 329-48. Snyder ran for 181 yards on just seven carries and completed 4 of 5 passes for another 110 yards.

BGM (13-1), which had been averaging a class-best 53.9 points, was held without an offensive touchdown. The Bears played most of the game without star running back Jack Kline, who came in with 1,811 yards rushing and 49 TDs. After returning an interception 52 yards for the game’s first touchdown, Kline sprained an ankle making a tackle and did not return.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Fri., Nov. 22nd 2013

Podcasts, Weather

November 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis/Weather.Net forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Head-on crash on Highway 30 kills Dunlap man

News

November 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A head-on crash Thursday night in Harrison County has claimed the life of a Dunlap man. The Iowa State Patrol says 75-year old Rex Rains, of Dunlap, was wearing his seat belt but died from injuries he suffered, at the scene of the crash on Highway 30, about two and one-half miles southwest of Woodbine. Officials say Rains’ 2003 Dodge Neon was traveling west on Highway 30 at around 9:40-p.m., when the car left to the center of the 100-percent ice and snow covered road and into the path of an eastbound 2014 Mack semi, driven by 47-year old Scott Grandstaff, of Omaha. The truck was registered to Farner Bocken, out of Carroll.

After the car and semi collided head-on, both vehicles came to rest in the south ditch of Highway 30. The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol and Harrison County Sheriff’s Office.

2 accidents in Audubon County, Thursday afternoon

News

November 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

No injuries were reported following two separate accidents Thursday afternoon, in Audubon County. The Sheriff’s Department says the first happened at around 12:40-p.m. on Pheasant Avenue, just south of 210th Street, when a 1995 Ford tandem truck pulling a 1976 Puma tandem axle trailer and driven by 59-year old Russell William Murray, of Audubon, went out of control on the ice covered road. The trailer jackknifed and rolled into the west ditch. The trailer broke its hitch and became separated from the truck. Both vehicles were loaded with lime. Damage was estimated at $5,000.

The second accident happened at around 1:30-p.m. and involved vehicles driven by 18-year old David Raymond Ratigan, of Panama and 34-year old Bret James Hildebrand, of Coon Rapids. Sheriff’s officials say both drivers were traveling west on Littlefield Drive, with Hildebrand traveling slowly due to the icy conditions. Ratigan’s 2002 Dodge rear-ended the 2013 Hino van driven by Hildebrand near the intersection with Goldfinch Avenue, causing $4,000 damage altogether.  The van was registered to Prenger Furniture Inc., of Carroll.

Roads turn dangerous and deadly Thursday afternoon

News

November 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Road conditions that quickly deteriorated Thursday afternoon with the arrival of freezing rain and sleet caused numerous accidents in western Iowa, including one that claimed the life of a Wisconsin man. The Iowa State Patrol reports 64-year old Ronald Wahl, of Edgerton, WI., died in the crash that happened at around Noon on westbound Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County, just south of the -680 split. Officials say after Wahl lost control of the 1999 Chevy Silverado pickup he was driving, the pickup entered the ditch and rolled several times. Wahl, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.
Accidents in Cass County prompted officials from both the City of Atlantic and Cass County Emergency Management to warn people to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary. During the noon hour, there was a report of an accident east of Atlantic on the Highway 6 bridge involving a pickup and trailer, and a multiple vehicle accident on Interstate 80 at the 60-mile marker westbound. No injuries were reported in connection with the Highway 6 accident, and none were immediately reported in association with the I-80 crash, but a woman staying at a motel near the Highway 71/I-80 interchange later reported she was suffering from chest pain as a result of air bag deployment, several hours after the crash.Another accident was reported on Highway 83 at 12:30-p.m. A vehicle rolled into the ditch at a location two-miles west of Marne. Dispatch reports said one person was trapped in the vehicle at the time. Accident also were reported on I-80 westbound near the Shelby exit, I-80 eastbound north of Atlantic at the Olive Street exit, and I-80 eastbound near Avoca. Those incidents caused the roadways to be blocked for several hours. Highway 34 near Creston was blocked for several hours in both directions, due to a jackknifed semi. Another accident had traffic blocked on Interstate 29 near Council Bluffs at around exit 52.

Winter weather advisories were issued for southwest and western Iowa between 11:30-a.m. and Noon on Thursday, just before the accident reports starting piling up. Area school districts, including CAM, Griswold,  Council Bluffs, Lewis Central, Treynor, Underwood and Riverside dismissed classes early or  canceled some or all their after-school activities..

The Iowa Department of Roads said it is important for motorists to evaluate whether trips during poor driving conditions are necessary before heading out on the roads.

Second year of Farm Bill failure looms

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

An informal, end-of-this-week deadline to get a Farm Bill draft approved by a team of congressional negotiators will not be met, throwing into question whether the Farm Bill can be be passed in the House by year’s end. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says congress can act quickly “when there’s a will and there’s a way.” “We have to have a clear indication from congress that this is going to get done,” Vilsack says. “Obviously there are some who are skeptical about that given the fact that we have already seen one year with inaction.”

A Farm Bill was due to be passed by this time last year, but congress passed a one-year extension. Vilsack says inaction again this year means his agency will begin instituting the federal farm policies of the 1940s — which are far more costly.”No one wants to do that,” Vilsack says, “and the best and simplest way to avoid it having to be done — at whatever point in time — is to have congress finish its work by the end of the year.” After this week, congress will be in recess for the Thanksgiving holiday. In December, the House will be in session for just two weeks and the Senate for slightly longer before adjourning for the year. Without passage of a five-year Farm Bill, Vilsack says farmers and ranchers are delaying key decisions.

“Doesn’t know how to decide whether to expand, to buy an additional piece of equipment because he or she does not know what the programs are going to be,” Vilsack says. “There is no question that farmers have taken a ‘wait and see’ attitude to further decisions that could help spur not only their own operation, but spur the economy generally.” According to a report released Thursday by the White House Council on Economic Advisors, agriculture accounts for nearly five percent of the Gross Domestic Product and one in 12 jobs in the U.S. are in agriculture.

“A compelling report that makes the argument on a multitude of levels why it’s important for the rest of the country and all of America to see congress finish its work (on the Farm Bill),” Vilsack says. The chairman of the House Ag Committee emerged from a meeting on Thursday saying anything is possible, but it “will be challenging” for Farm Bill negotiators to wrap up their work and have a bill ready for a vote in the House by December 13th.

There are no plans for the House-Senate conference commitee working out the details of a hoped-for Farm Bill compromise to meet today (Friday). Senator Tom Harkin and Congressman Steve King serve on the committee, but neither was involved in this week’s negotiations between the four top lawmakers on the panel.

(Radio Iowa)