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McCool coaches pitching clinic in Atlantic recently

Sports

April 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A six session pitching clinic sponsored by the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund wrapped up March 29. Zach McCool, Manager and Baseball Director at MVP Sports in Des Moines, coached the clinic aimed at 3rd through 9th grade boys. photo

McCool, a 2007 West Delaware High School and 2011 University of Iowa graduate, earned a long list of academic and athletic achievements during his high school and college careers. Just a few of McCool’s baseball accomplishments include one West Delaware Offensive and two Defensive MVP awards, three 1st Team WA Mac All-Conference infielder selections, two 1st team and one 2nd team IHSBCA All-District team selections, two 1st Team IHSBCA 3A All-State Team 2nd baseman recognitions, an Iowa High School Baseball All-Star Series selection, one 1st team and one 2nd team Iowa Newspaper Association All-State Infielder listing, and a Collegiate Baseball Pre-Season All American listing. His success continued in college where he holds three school records in addition to being honored as an All-Big Ten 3rd baseman.

“The Atlantic Little League has been working hard to increase participation. Bringing in someone as experienced and talented as Zach to work with some of the kids is just something the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund can do to support that effort,” said Melanie Petty, Fund Representative. “Zach really interacted with the kids. It was fun to watch.”

To date, over $100,000 has been given back to the community in Frederickson’s memory. The Fund’s only fundraiser, the annual T-Fred Memorial Golf Tournament, will be held Saturday, August 8 at Atlantic’s Nishna Hills Golf Course. Organizers invite anyone interested in the Fund or its tournament to follow local media or like the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund on Facebook for more information.

(Podcast) KJAN News & funeral report, 4/1/2015

News, Podcasts

April 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:06-a.m. report w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 4/1/2015

Podcasts, Weather

April 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather info. for Atlantic.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook for western Iowa 4/1/15

Weather

April 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND SUNSET. SOME MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. FOR NOW…IT APPEARS THAT ANY SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL PROBABLY BE ISOLATED IN NATURE AND GENERALLY FOUND ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS IS LOW.

Cass County Extension Report 04-01-2015

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

April 1st, 2015 by admin

w/ Program Coordinator Kate Olson

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Hawkeye 10 Boys North Division Track Results

Sports

April 1st, 2015 by Jim Field

@ Denison – March 31, 2015

Team Scores:

  1. Harlan  160.5
  2. Atlantic  154
  3. St. Albert 94.5
  4. Lewis Central  88
  5. Denison  40
  6. Kuemper Catholic  11

1st Place:

  • 4 x 800 – Harlan 8:20.53
  • Distance Medley – Harlan 3:58.81
  • 3200 – Max Ross, St. Albert 10:43.41
  • Shuttle Hurdle – Atlantic 1:03.01
  • 110 Hurdles – Gratt Reed, Atlantic 15.95
  • 100 – Luke Hall, Harlan 11:54
  • 4 x 200 – Harlan 1:32.10
  • 1600 – Max Ross, St. Albert 4:53.42
  • 200 – Glen Bertelson, St. Albert 23.95
  • 400 Hurdles – Brendan Holmes, Atlantic 57.29
  • 400 – Luke Gronstal, St. Albert 55.73
  • 800 – Nick Hough, Harlan 2:09.72
  • 4 x 100 – Harlan 44.58
  • 4 x 400 – Harlan 3:37.05
  • Long Jump – Robbie Bodine, Atlantic 19-6
  • High Jump – Alec Hayes, Atlantic 6-2
  • Shot Put – Jackson Scott-Brown, St. Albert 47-6.5
  • Discus – Mitchell Brinkman, Lewis Central 135-10

Audubon Early Bird Boys Track Results

Sports

April 1st, 2015 by Jim Field

No team scores

1st Place:

  • High Jump – Lee Whyte, A-H-S-T-W 6-0
  • Long Jump – Brett Daley, Treynor 20-11
  • Shot Put –  O. Martin, Exira/EHK 41-2
  • Discus – Reid Kirlin, Missouri Valley 129-5
  • 3200 – Drew Pauley, Missouri Valley 10:58.78
  • 4 x 800 – Tri-Center (Dion Coffey, Chris, Jarrett, Marcus Mumm, Nick Schnitker) 8:52.42
  • Shuttle Hurdle – Audubon (Jake Mulford, Nolan Smith, Tyler Riebhoff, Mitchell Nelson) 1:03.2
  • 100 – Sage Lloyd, Missouri Valley 11.51
  • 400 – Nick Pedersen, Underwood 52.05
  • 4 x 200 – A-H-S-T-W (Terry Shannon, Gage Clay, Rudy Herrera, Adam Kiesel) 1:38.15
  • 110 Hurdles – Mitchell Nelson, Audubon 15.9
  • 1600 – Tim Brink, Riverside 5:02.28
  • 200 – Sage Lloyd, Missouri Valley 23.42
  • 400 Hurdles – Nick Pedersen, Underwood 1:08.12
  • Distance Medley – Griswold (Derek Kirchhoff, Hadley Ogg, Jadon Jahnke, Jordan Vetter) 3:59.72
  • 800 – Justin Miller, Missouri Valley 2:10.81
  • 4 x 100 – Griswold (Derek Kirchhoff, Jadon Jahnke, Andy Hartman, Hadley Ogg) 47.03
  • 4 x 400 – Audubon (Trevor Smith, Jake Mulford, Tyler Riebhoff, Mitchell Nelson) 3:38.06

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Iowan who posed as nurse to get medicines is given 10 years

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April 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) – A 30-year-old northwest Iowa woman who posed as a nurse so she could get prescription drugs has been sentenced to prison. The Sioux City Journal reports that Kayleen Stallman, formerly Kayleen Leedahl, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison. She’d pleaded guilty to three counts of felony obtaining or attempting to obtain a prescription drug by deceit. She also pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts of the same charge.

Police and court documents state she posed as a nurse over nearly four months in 2013 and used a doctor’s information to get the medications from a Storm lake pharmacy.

Economic report points to slow growth in Midwest, Plains

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April 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new report suggests slow economic growth is ahead for nine Midwestern and Plains states. The survey report issued Wednesday says the overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index dropped to 51.4 in March from 57 in February. The January figure was 54.8.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says manufacturers of nondurable goods reported that sales, production and employment have weakened over the past several months. The survey results from supply managers are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests economic growth, while a score below that suggests decline.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

Sioux City home destroyed in afternoon grass fire

News

April 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a Sioux City home that contained an exotic bird store was destroyed in an afternoon grass fire. The Sioux City Fire Rescue department says five adults lived in the residence and that only the homeowner was there when the structure caught fire Tuesday. The homeowner escaped safely, and no other injuries were reported.

The Hinton fire chief says he doesn’t have details about the birds but says the owners gave authorities permission to take them to an area pet shelter. The Sioux City Journal reports the grass fire started on the Woodbury County line and spread north into Plymouth County. Firefighters worked for several hours to extinguish the blaze.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the fire.