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Traffic stop & the smell of pot leads to 2 arrests in Adams County

News

December 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop Saturday night in Adams County resulted in the arrest of two Nebraska residents on drug charges. Sheriff’s officials say 52-year old Thomas Lee Bendixen and 51-year old Teri V. Scully, both of Lincoln, NE., were charged with Possession of Synthetic Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, after the vehicle they were in was pulled over at around 7:25-p.m Saturday, at the intersection of Highways 34 and 148.

Officials say the Adams County deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. A search resulted in the recovery of six bags of synthetic marijuana and a pot pipe. Bendixen and Scully were being held in the Adams County Jail on $500 bond, each.

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Shendandoah Superintendent Hiser to appear in administrative court

News

December 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Shenandoah School District Superintendent Jeff Hiser will have his day – or days – in court to fight to keep his job. The Daily NonPareil reports a hearing before an administrative law judge has been set, after the Shenandoah Community School District Board of Directors voted Nov. 5th to consider the termination of Hiser’s contract. Jim Hanks, an attorney for a law firm that represents the school district, said Hiser was not fired by the school board when it voted to consider the termination of his contract because he has tenure and is a non-probationary administrator. The school board can only start the proceedings for termination of his contract by considering such action.

Because Hiser decided to challenge the action, a hearing before administrative law judge Christie Scase will begin Jan. 7th at the Iowa National Guard Armory in Shenandoah. The hearing is expected to last days. Each side will have the opportunity to present its case with statements, evidence, witnesses and legal briefs. A ruling by Scase is required 10 days after closing briefs are submitted, so a decision is likely to come by late January.

A decision in favor of Hiser could be reviewed by the board, which could consider the evidence and testimony transcripts on its own and reach its own conclusion. Its decision, in turn, could be appealed by Hiser to the district court, as could a decision by the administrative law judge in favor of the school board. The information behind the decision will be released because the hearing itself will be open to the public, unlike a contract termination decision for a teacher.

The board took action against Hiser following an investigation claiming to have uncovered evidence of fraud, policy violations and a cover-up of misdeeds. Hiser has served as superintendent since 2011. He also served as Shenandoah’s mayor and on its city council, as well as on the community’s school board and as a volunteer firefighter and part-time police officer.

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National Sports Headlines: Sun., 12/28/2014

Sports

December 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Top-ranked Kentucky is 13-0 after Tyler Ulis scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half of a 58-50 win over No. 4 Louisville. Fellow freshmen Karl-Anthony Towns and Devin Booker also contributed to help stake Kentucky to a 50-38 lead with 4:43 left. Towns had 10 points and nine rebounds, while Booker added nine points.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — No. 15 Arizona State was a 36-31 winner over Duke in the Sun Bowl as Kalen Ballage returned a kickoff 95 yards to set up Demario Richard’s fourth touchdown of the game with under five minutes to go. Ballage’s big return came after 9-4 Duke took a 31-30 lead on receiver Jamison Crowder’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Blakeney with 5:03 left. Richard tied a Sun Bowl record with 24 points for the 10-3 Sun Devils.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Southern California earned a bowl victory despite blowing a 45-27 lead. The Trojans won the Holiday Bowl as Cody Kessler threw for 321 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-42 triumph over 25th-rated Nebraska. Kessler tossed a 71-yard TD pass to Adoree’ Jackson, who also scored on a 98-yard kickoff return.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon will miss Sunday’s season finale against Baltimore after being suspended by the team for a violation of team rules. The troubled receiver missed the first 10 games of the season after being suspended by the NFL for repeated drug violations.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils lost their first game since announcing Saturday that Adam Oates, Scott Stevens and GM Lou Lamoriello will serve as co-coaches the rest of the season. Oates ran the club and Lamoriello assisted as the Devils were beaten 3-1 by the Rangers. Lamoriello fired Peter DeBoer on Friday.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., Dec. 28th 2014

News

December 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — About 50 people turned out for a rally in eastern Iowa to show support for police — a counterpoint to recent protests across the country following police killings of unarmed black men by white officers in Missouri and New York. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that the rally Friday was dubbed “Blue Lives Matter Too” and followed the December 20th ambush killings of two New York police officers.

TRAER, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials are investigating the accidental shooting death of a hunter. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the Tama County Sheriff’s Office received a call just before 8 a.m. yesterday reporting a hunting accident in rural Traer.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center has a new leader. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Liz Ford, who has worked for years as a volunteer, fundraiser and staff member for the shelter, was recently hired to replace former director Misha Goodman.

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Three-State Beef Conference in Creston is set for next month

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The second annual Three-State Beef Conference is scheduled next month in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Topics titles include “Financial Impacts of Fertility and Infertility in the Current Cattle Market.” The first conference session is in Creston, Iowa, at Southwestern Community College on Jan. 13.

The Missouri session will be held Jan. 14 in Albany at the University of Missouri Hundley-Whaley Learning Discovery Center. On Jan. 15 there will be two sessions in Nebraska. The first will be at the Gage County UNL Extension Center in Beatrice. An evening session will be held at the UNL Ag Research and Development Center near Mead.

The registration fee is $25 per person. For more information or to register, contact Paul Hay, phay1@unl.edu, 402-223-1384 or Lindsay Chichester, lchichester2@unl.edu, 402-624-8030 or go online at http://extension.iastate.edu/feci/3StBeef/.

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NWS weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, 12/28/2014

Weather

December 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(updated 7:04-a.m.)

Today – Sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 5. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light east wind becoming east northeast 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Monday – A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as 10. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Monday Night – A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -10. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday – Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. North wind around 11 mph.
Tuesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Wednesday – Sunny, with a high near 16.

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Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 27. Our 24-hour Low ending today (12/28) at 7-a.m., was 13.

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This is Your Nishna Valley 12-27-2014

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

December 27th, 2014 by admin

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VENENE M. GROW, 76, of Guthrie Center (Svcs. 1/1/2015)

Obituaries

December 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

VENENE M. GROW, 76, of Guthrie Center, died Sat., Dec. 27th. Funeral services for VENENE GROW will be held 10-a.m. Sat., Jan. 3rd,  at the United Methodist Church at Bowman’s Chapel, in rural Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Visitation at the church will be from 9- until 10-a.m. , Saturday.

Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural Guthrie Center.

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Snow hits Nebraska, northeastern Iowa

News, Weather

December 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A system that left close to 5 inches of snow in parts of central and northern Nebraska, as well as parts of northeast Iowa, came a day too late for a white Christmas. Snow began falling in Nebraska on Friday, sweeping up to the northeast and into Iowa overnight into early Saturday.
The National Weather Service says the system dropped 4 inches of snow at St. Paul in central Nebraska and nearly 5 inches in western Knox County on the South Dakota border.

In Iowa, a National Weather Service map shows an area around Northwood near the Minnesota border getting more than 4.5 inches of snow. Most other areas in northern Iowa saw anywhere from a dusting to 3 inches of snow, while parts of western Iowa got 1 to 2 inches.

In Atlantic, we received just two-tenths of an inch of snow overnight Friday into early Saturday morning, with some mixed precipitation preceding the light dusting of snow.

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Iowa nature center seeks Christmas trees

News

December 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A western Iowa nature center is asking people for their discarded live Christmas trees. Sioux City television station KTIV reports that the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center will be collecting undecorated live Christmas trees through Jan. 11th.

The center plans to mulch the trees and use them for the nature center’s trails. The nature center is located on Highway 12 in Sioux City.

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