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Griswold @ Riverside Live Tonight on KJAN!

Sports

October 11th, 2013 by Jim Field

We’ll bring you Griswold @ Riverside live tonight in high school football on KJAN.  Both teams are positioning themselves for the playoffs and could use this victory.  Griswold comes in to the game 4-2 overall and 3-1 in district play while Riverside is 3-3 and 2-2.

Our high school football coverage begins at 4:45 pm with “Trojan Preview,” our weekly visit with Atlantic Coach Nick Ross.  We continue our high school football coverage tonight at 6:00 with “Who’s Gonna Win?”  Join Matt Mullenix, Doug Leonard, Chris Parks and Jim Field as we look at some area match-ups.  Our “Football Friday Night” pre-game show begins at 6:30 tonight, with kick-off set for 7:00 pm from Oakland.

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call and you can listen live on AM 1220 or FM 101.1.  We are streaming live audio on www.kjan.com.  You can listen on your smart phone with the FREE KJAN app for iphone and android.  And, you can watch the Griswold @ Riverside  game on the TV page at www.kjan.com as we’ll be streaming live video on KJAN TV!

Atlantic Invitational Cross Country Results

Sports

October 11th, 2013 by Jim Field

Winterset won the girls title and Thomas Jefferson won the boys team title at the Atlantic Cross Country Invitational Thursday night at the Atlantic Golf & Country Club.  Rebekah Topham of Griswold was the girls champion and Cooper McDermott of Creston won the boys race.  Click the links below for the complete results in all races.

Girls Varsity

Boys Varsity

Girls JV

Boys JV

Girls MS

Boys MS

Students sickened by Salmonella in Hamburg

News

October 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

At least four students were sickened with salmonella earlier this week, at a school in Hamburg. One of the students ended-up at a hospital in Omaha, but was later allowed to go home. KETV in Omaha reports parents of students at the Marnie Simons Elementary received a letter Tuesday alerting them to the medical issue. The first salmonella case appeared Oct. 1st, with additional cases being reported on Oct. 7.

So far, no one knows where the salmonella came from. Most parents said they knew about the sick children before the district sent its letter Tuesday. The news came from their kids.

Superintendent Jay Lutt said the district’s food supplier hasn’t found any evidence of salmonella or any cases related to its food products. Because the source remains a mystery, parents want faculty to be extra careful, while at home, those same parents are making sure their kids focus on personal hygiene, especially thorough hand-washing.

College Planning Night in Atlantic Oct. 17th

News

October 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic High School Guidance Counselor Craig Fredin says the counseling staff at AHS will host a College Planning meeting for juniors and seniors and their parents, 7-p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17th, in the high school auditorium. During the meeting, a representative of the College Planning Center in Des Moines will present a program which addresses a variety of topics, including: Admission requirements; School selection; dual high school-college level classes; career and college computer searches and financial aid information.

Counselors from the high school will also be on-hand to answer questions and explain other career and financial aid materials available at the high school.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Fri., Oct. 11 2013

Podcasts, Weather

October 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The (podcast) Freese-Notis/Weather.Net weather forecast for the KJAN listening area, & weather information for Atlantic….

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Teenaged show-off wrecks 2 cars in Red Oak

News

October 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A teenager attempting to impress his friends ended-up wrecking 2 cars Thursday night, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police 17-year old Dean Anthony Brooms, of Red Oak, was traveling west in the Plaza Parking lot in the 1600 block of North Broadway at around 8-p.m., and attempting to show-off for a group of nearby teens.

The 2007 Ford Mustang GT owned by Steven Doyle Johnson, of Red Oak, was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went out of control and slammed into a legally parked 1992 Ford Escort station wagon, owned by Marlene Dukes, of Red Oak.

Both vehicles were totaled in the crash, with the loss estimated at $14,300. Brooms was charged with Reckless Driving, Failure to have a valid driver’s license, and interference with officials acts. He was released to the custody of his grandmother.

Thursday Volleyball Scores (10/10/13)

Sports

October 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • (3-1) Shenandoah 25-25-18-25, Atlantic 14-22-25-17
  • (3-1) Glenwood 27-16-25-25, Creston 25-25-21-19
  • (3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 22-15-23
  • (3-1) St. Albert 25-25-27-25, Red Oak 23-27-25-22

Western Iowa:

  • (3-0) IKM-Manning 25-25-25, Griswold 20-18-17
  • (3-2) Missouri Valley 20-27-25-25-15, Audubon 25-29-23-10-9
  • (3-0) Logan-Magnolia 25-25-25, Riverside 21-23-23
  • (3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-25, A-H-S-T 20-8-12
  • (3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, Underwood 14-21-15

Rolling Valley:

  • (3-2) Adair-Casey 14-25-25-23-15, Woodbine 25-21-22-25-9
  • (3-2) Exira/EHK 24-21-25-25-15, Boyer Valley 26-25-23-20-10
  • (3-0) Glidden-Ralston 25-26-25, CAM 22-24-21

Others:

  • (3-1) Lenox 25-16-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 14-25-5-15
  • (3-1) Nishnabotna 25-25-18-25, Essex 22-23-25-17
  • (3-1) Stanton 12-25-25-25, Fremont-Mills 25-15-19-9

NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: 10/11/13

Weather

October 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Columbus Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Avoca City Council approves new bridge project

News

October 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A decision made by the City Council in Avoca earlier this week, will make it for some of the City’s residents to get to a local park, which sits on the opposite side of a river. According to the Daily NonPareil, the Avoca City Council on Tuesday, approved a bid of just under $243, 850, for the construction of a pedestrian bridge that will connect East Thomas Street to Edgington Memorial Park by spanning the East Nishnabotna River. The project was originally estimated to cost $342,984. The City has not decided when construction will begin.

City Manager Clint Fichter told the paper the river made it difficult for pedestrians because it separates Edgington Memorial Park from the rest of town. The expected result is to provide a quicker route for those who live on the east side of Avoca.

The bridge will be 120 feet long and 12 feet wide, and will be made from steel and have a wooden deck. In 2012, the City of Avoca was awarded $171,492 from Regional Planning Area 18, for the project.The City  will spend $72,452 on the project, the funds from which will come through a TIF (Tax-Increment Financing)  funding.  Avoca also was awarded a $75,000 resource enhancement and protection grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources that will fund three connecting trails from the bridge to town.

Iowa West Foundation announces $4.1-million in 3rd Qtr. 2013 grants

News

October 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa West Foundation, headquartered in Council Bluffs, has announced $4.1 million in grants for the third quarter of 2013. The grants will be used to assist 39 nonprofit organizations and governmental entities with funding for area projects. (Below is a list of the recipients, the grant purpose & amount):

ALS in the Heartland Inc., new patient services for “Lou Gehrig’s” disease in southwest Iowa, $7,670

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands, community-based mentoring in Mills and Pottawattamie counties, $40,000

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands, general operating support for Council Bluffs club, $140,000

Carson, Iowa, Business Club, improvement to the community’s Dreamland Theater, $5,000

Carstens 1880 Farmstead Inc., preservation projects at historic farm site near Shelby, $15,000

• Children’s Imagination Station Daycare & Preschool, motor skill equipment at Denison facility, $3,625

• Children’s Square U.S.A., replacement of windows at Council Bluffs Children’s Center, $32,000

City of Council Bluffs, support of events for 2014 LoessFest at River’s Edge Park, $250,000

• Council Bluffs Community School District, renovation of a site for a collaboration with Heartland Family Service, $407,500

• Council Bluffs Goodfellows, program to assist local families during holiday season, $45,000

• Council Bluffs Trees Forever, plantings along new trail in eastern part of city, $8,220

• Creighton University, expansion of financial education program in Council Bluffs, $70,126

Eckels Memorial Library, additions to the library collection in Oakland, $2,500

• French Icarian Colony Foundation, continued development at site of French Icarian Village near Corning, $20,000

• Grist Mill Fine Arts Council Inc., roof replacement of community fine arts center in Macedonia, $5,000

• Heartland Family Service, substance abuse case management in southwest Iowa, $143,000

• HELP Adult Services, health equipment services in southwest Iowa, $2,000

• Historical Society of Pottawattamie County, restoration of a historic downtown jail and a former train dining car, $26,625

• Humanities Iowa, cultural speaker programs in southwest Iowa, $4,500

• Inclusive Communities, human relations workshops for southwest Iowa youth, $10,000

• Iowa Legal Aid, legal education services for southwest Iowa families and foster care youth, $76,134

• Iowa Newspaper Foundation, newspapers in southwest Iowa school libraries, $18,500

• Iowa West Foundation Streetscape Initiative, city of Council Bluffs streetscape maintenance, $444,000

• Iowa Western Community College, information technology internships in collaboration with local businesses, $101,187

• Joslyn Art Museum, “Museum to the Classroom” program for Pottawattamie County schools, $20,000

• Justice For Out Neighbors-Nebraska, legal consultations in southwest Iowa on immigrant issues, $25,000

• Keep Council Bluffs Beautiful Inc., “CURB” – improvements in local neighborhoods, $60,000

• Macedonia Historical Preservation Society, expansion of Pioneer Trail Museum in Macedonia, $50,000

• Midlands Community Foundation, Honor Flight to Washington D.C. for Korean War veterans of southwest Iowa, $30,000

• Montgomery County Family YMCA, wellness equipment at the Red Oak facility, $32,500

• New Community Development Corporation, construction job training programs at community college in Council Bluffs, $140,000

• Omaha Children’s Museum, student field trips from local schools, $45,000

• Omaha Zoological Society, multi-purpose preschool classrooms at Henry Doorly Zoo, $100,000

• Pottawattamie County Community Foundation, support for donor outreach and foundation operations, $175,000

• Pottawattamie County Conservation Board, acquisition of natural area in eastern part of county, $210,000

• Pottawattamie County Development Corporation, support for Council Bluffs downtown revitalization fund, $800,000

• Pottawattamie County Firefighters Association, equipment upgrade fund for volunteer fire and rescue departments, $175,000

• R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2, theater programs in southwest Iowa schools on healthy relationships, $8,500

• Tabor Historical Society, preservation of the historic Rev. John Todd House in Tabor, $35,000

• United Way of the Midlands, human services programs in Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, $360,000