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(Update: Change of meeting location for: Atlantic Parks and Rec Board meeting tonight

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

(Updated with change of meeting venue)

The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting this evening, in the Senior Citizen Center Cafeteria (This is a change from City Hall, as previously announced) . When the board gathers for the 5:15-p.m. meeting, they’ll receive updates on the Schildberg Recreation Area Campground, Sunnyside Park Tennis Court reconstruction, and an update on a new boat ramp near the wastewater treatment plant.

In other business, Parks and Rec Director Roger Herring will review a meeting of the Schildberg Committee that took place Feb. 5th, and the Board will discuss plans for the Summer Recreation Program, including swimming pool operations, the playground program, tennis, men’s softball, and a YMCA management agreement.

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Attempt to claim someone else’s identity lands Audubon man in jail

News

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Audubon say an attempt by a man to pass himself off as another person, has landed him in jail. 29-year old Robert Lenard Wenninger, of Audubon, was arrested Friday following a traffic stop, for Failure to have a Valid License, and Malicious Prosecution. The Audubon Police Department says Wenninger allegedly attempted to identify himself as another person, in order to avoid prosecution.  Wenninger was brought to the Audubon County Jail and later posted a $1,000 cash bond.

And, the Audubon Police Department reports the arrest on Feb. 6th, of 34-year old Tesha Joy Stevens, of Audubon. Stevens was taken into custody on a charge of Public Intoxication, after officers responded to a report of a woman standing on a roadway.

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A large winter storm appears headed our way

News, Weather

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service said in its Hazardous Weather Outlook for this week, that a “Large and powerful storm system” will produce hazardous weather across the area for the latter half of the week. Their report issued this (Monday) morning, says moderate to heavy snowfall is expected late Wednesday night and Thursday evening, with light to moderate snow continuing into early Friday. At this time snowfall amounts are still uncertain, but accumulations in the 6 to 12 inch range are likely across much of the state with higher amounts especially in the northwest.

Freezing rain is also possible, mainly across southern and eastern Iowa, late in the day, Thursday. Strong and gusty winds will enhance those hazards, by reducing visibility in the form of blowing snow, the drifting of snow over roads, and damage to trees and power lines, when those ice-covered objects are swayed by the strong winds.

Another winter storm system is expected to affect the region next Sunday into Monday, and may produce additional snowfall.  Stay up-to-date on the latest weather developments, on KJAN.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Mon., Feb. 18th 2013

Podcasts, Weather

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Dan Hicks, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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NORMA JOAN KOHLES, 76, of Omaha (Svcs. 2/20/13)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

NORMA JOAN KOHLES, 76, of Omaha, died Sat., Feb. 16th, at the Hospice House of Omaha. A Mass of Christian Burial service for NORMA KOHLES will be at 10:30-a.m. Wed., Feb. 20th, at the St. Pius X Catholic Church in Omaha. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

A visitation will be held at the Saint Pius the 10th Church in Omaha, from 6:30-p.m. to 9-pm on Tue., Feb. 19th, with a Wake service beginning at 7:30-p.m.

Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, in Earling.

NORMA KOHLES is survived by:

Her husband – Ronald Kohles, of Omaha.

Her sons – Michael (Sue) Kohles, of Cairo, NE, and Daniel (Barbara) Kohles, of Omaha.

Her daughters – Christine (Bill) Brewer, Angela (Jeff) Miller, and Michelle Kohles, all of Omaha.

13 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.

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State Wrestling Championships

Sports

February 18th, 2013 by Jim Field

Listen to Live Coverage with Jim Field and Justin Williams right now!

Class 1-A :

  • 106:  Taylor Curtis (#2 Underwood) beat Tanner Greenwald (Wilton)  4-0
  • 113:  Hunter Washburn (#1 Alburnett)  beat Jack Walker (Wapello) Fall 1:30
  • 120: Carter Happel (#2 Lisbon) beat Brady Ruden (#3 Wilton) 4-2 (OT)
  • 126:  Andrew Foutch (#1 Underwood) beat Lane Nichols (#4 Woodbury Central) 14-3
  • 132:  Logan Loftus (Iowa Valley) beat Blake Marolf (#3 Eddyville-B-F) Fall 2:59
  • 138:  Kyle Blocker (#1 West Marshall) beat Jason Crosby (#5 Eddyville-B-F) 4-2
  • 145:  Evan Hansen (Exira/EHK) beat Caleb Wedeking (North Butler) 7-1
  • 152:  Loren Williams (#1 Tri-Center) beat Cody Nelson (#3  North Butler) Fall 4:51 (3rd State Title)
  • 160:  Dylan Windfield (#2 Alburnett) beat Jake Haberman (#4 Clarion-Goldfield)  Fall 4:37
  • 170:  Brendan Schott (#1 North Linn) beat Nick Schany (#5 Emmetsburg) 3-2
  • 182:  Dalton Ciavarelli (#2 Clarksville) beat Jesse Svoboda (#6 Audubon)  5-2
  • 195:  Cade Jones (#3 West Branch) beat Austin McCartan (#1 Emmetsburg) 5-4
  • 220:  Daniel Gaffey (#2 Iowa City Regina) beat Ryley Howell (#7 Wapello)  3-2
  • 285:  Brandon McCracken (#1 Aplington-Parkersburg) beat Dillon Suhr (#4 Guthrie Center) Fall 2:18

Class 2-A:

  • 106:  Patrick Woods (#1 West Delaware) beat Brock Rathbun (#2 Center Point-Urbana) Fall 1:41
  • 113:  Fletcher Green (#4 Washington) beat Zach Less (#2 West Delaware) 8-3
  • 120:  Doug Miner (#2 Spirit Lake Park) beat Shadow Leshen (#4 Albia) 1-0
  • 126:  Max Thompson (#1 Union) beat Kyle White (#4 Central Springs) 3-1
  • 132:  Colton McCrystal (#1 Sergeant Bluff-Luton) beat Cole Erickson (#6 Mediapolis) 11-0
  • 138:  Jake Marlin (#1 Creston/O-M) beat Adam Staudt (#5 Charles City) Fall 2:55 (4th State Title)
  • 145:  Brandon Sorensen (#1 Denver-Tripoli) beat Zach Muller (#4 West Delaware) 7-3 (4th State Title)
  • 152:  Logan Thomsen (#3 Union) beat Jackson Van Kirk (#8 Perry) Tech Fall 15-0
  • 160:  Logan McQuillen (Monticello) beat Trey Ryan (#1 Mount Vernon) 4-2
  • 170:  Adam Drain (#2 Mediapolis) beat Brice Wilckie (#5 Clear Lake) 7-3
  • 182:  Chase Shedenhelm (#2 Denver-Tripoli) beat Steven Holloway (#3 Mediapolis) 7-5
  • 195:  Keaton Hulett (#1 Creston/O-M) beat Riley Denny (#4 Centerville) 2-0
  • 220:  Adam Reth (#1 West Delaware) beat Tyler Dolieslager (#4 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley)  Fall 1:58
  • 285:  Dean Broghammer (#1 West Delaware) beat Chad Pohlmeier (#3 Bondurant-Farrar) Fall 3:50

Class 3-A:

  • 106:  Henry Pohlmeier (#4 Johnston) beat Jacob Schwarm (#2 Bettendorf) 6-1
  • 113:  Clayton Eicher (#2 WDM Valley) beat Kaz Onoo (#3 Mason City) 2-1 (OT)
  • 120:  Jake Koethe (#2 WDM Valley) beat John Gioffredi (#3 Indianola) 4-2
  • 126:  Fredy Stroker (#1 Bettendorf) beat Jonathon Eide (#5 Dowling Catholic) Tech Fall 16-0
  • 132:  Logan Ryan (#1 Bettendorf) beat Bryce Steiert (#3 Waverly-Shell Rock) 7-6 (OT)
  • 138:  Jacob Woodard (#2 Bettendorf) beat Karsten VanVelsor (#7 Ottumwa) 15-9
  • 145:  Alex Hernandez (#2 Bettendorf) beat Austin Boyd (#4 Burlington) 4-0
  • 152:  Spencer Derifield (#2 Waverly-Shell Rock) beat Dawson Nemmers (#4 Western Dubuque)  9-4
  • 160:  Tim Miklus (#1 SE Polk) beat Logan Walkup (Johnston) 11-5
  • 170:  Dylan Blackford (#3 SE Polk) beat Mitch Bowman (#4 North Scott) 3-1 (OT)
  • 182:  Matt Seabold (#2 Burlington) beat Kyler Matthews (Waterloo West)  2-1
  • 195:  Marcus Harrington (#1 Waterloo West) beat Adam Walther (#3 Waverly-Shell Rock)  5-4
  • 220:  Bryce Fisher (#1 SE Polk) beat Gannon Gremmel (#10 Dubuque Hempstead) 9-4
  • 285:  Pedro Gomez (#1 Marshalltown) beat Zach Renshaw (#6 Lewis Central)  5-2

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CAM, EHK & Griswold School Boards have meetings tonight

News

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Members of the CAM, Elk Horn-Kimballton and Griswold School District’s Boards of Education all have separate meetings scheduled for this evening. In Anita, the CAM School Board will gather at the High School Media Center for a 7-p.m. session, during which they will hear a presentation on Innovative Classrooms, and then discuss and possibly act on: A Resolution approving contracts and bonds for the multipurpose building; A contract; and, Setting the date and time for a public hearing on an early start date for the 2013-2014 school year. In addition, the CAM School Board will take time to review the budget, set the date and time for a budget hearing, and, act on a School Funding Resolution. Prior to adjournment, the board will enter into a closed session to discuss negotiations for the 2013-2014 school year.

In Elk Horn, the EHK School Board will meet in the Family/Consumer Science Room at the High School, beginning at 7-p.m.  During their meeting, the Board will act on a contract for Special Education Instructor Andrea Wilch. They’ll also hear a report from Superintendent Dean Schnoes, with regard to the Reorganization Timeline, and discuss the 2013-2014 School Calendar, for which a public hearing will be held, in March. In other business, the EHK Board will act on: Approving a Whole Grade Sharing agreement, with regard to the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA); a School Funding Resolution; and, a matter pertaining to the Heat Pumps.

And finally, the Griswold School Board will meet at 5:30 in the Central Office Board Room, to go over and possibly act on a Budget Guarantee Resolution, bids for chemical application to the lawns, the selection of an Engineer/Designer for the school Track Project, an agreement with Estes Construction, and School-based Interventionist.

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Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals/Finals Friday and Saturday

Sports

February 18th, 2013 by admin

Class 1A

Friday, February 15th at 7pm

Region 1

  • West Sioux (Hawarden) 47, West Bend-Mallard 46
  • Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 66, George-Little Rock 55

Region 2

  • Northwood-Kensett 51, Clarksville 50
  • Newell-Fonda 73, SE Webster-Grand (Burnside) 40

Region 3

  • Marquette Catholic (Bellevue)  44, Central (Elkader) 39
  • Grundy Center 53, Tripoli 34

Region 4

  • Lisbon 57, Preston 55 (OT)
  • Burlington-Notre Dame 90, Winfield-Mount Union 38

Region 5

  • Colo-Nesco 62, B-G-M (Brooklyn) 49
  • Meskwaki Settlement (Tama) 55, Keota 49

Region 6

  • Twin Cedars (Bussey) 74, Moravia 63
  • Earlham 54, Adair-Casey 48

Region 7

  • Villisca 57, Murray 46
  • Bedford 50, Fremont-Mills (Tabor) 27

Region 8

  • Gehlen Catholic (LeMars) 47, Remsen-Union 34
  • Ar-We-Va (Westside) 59, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 39

Class 2A

Friday, February 15th at 7:00pm

Region 1

  • Okoboji (Milford) 41, Emmetsburg 39
  • Western Christian (Hull) 81, South O’Brien (Paulina) 45

Region 2

  • Manson-NW Webster 77,West Hancock (Britt) 71
  • Panorama (Panora) 65, Kuemper Catholic (Carroll) 56

Region 3

  • West Marshall (State Center) 72,  Hudson 54
  • Aplington-Parkersburg 32, Dike-New Hartford 24

Region 4

  • Maquoketa Valley (Dehli) 41, Bellevue 36
  • North Butler (Greene) 38, Sumner-Fredericksburg 33

Region 5

  • Iowa City Regina 69, Highland (Riverside) 43
  • North Linn (Troy Mills) 54, West Branch 50

Region 6

  • Woodward-Granger 44, Des Moines Christian 38
  • Pella Christian 48, #10 North Mahaska (New Sharon) 41

Region 7

  • Treynor 63, Audubon 55 OT
  •  IKM-Manning 65, Nodaway Valley 44

Region 8

  • Hinton 68, West Monona (Onawa) 66
  • Lawton-Bronson 62, Tri-Center, Neola 34

Class 3A

Saturday, February 16th at 7:00pm

  • Region 1: MOC Floyd Valley 59, South Central Calhoun 30
  • Region 2: Spirit Lake 51, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 37
  • Region 3: Estherville-Lincoln Central 62, Nevada 31
  • Region 4: Cascade (Western Dubuque) 44, Crestwood (Cresco) 34
  • Region 5: Davenport Assumption 76, Center Point-Urbana 44
  • Region 6: Mid-Prairie (Wellman) 36, Williamsburg 32
  • Region 7: Bondurant-Farrar 50, #7 Central Lee (Donnellson) 35
  • Region 8: Red Oak 49, A-D-M (Adel) 37

Class 4A

Saturday, February 16th at 7:00pm

Region 1

  • Spencer 60, Humboldt 54
  • Bishop Heelan (Sioux City) 59, LeMars 53

Region 2

  • Charles City 40, Clear Lake 39
  • Waverly-Shell Rock 54, West Delaware (Manchester) 29

Region 3

  • North Scott (Eldridge) 35, Central Clinton (DeWitt) 22
  • Dubuque Wahlert 61, Western Dubuque (Epworth) 48

Region 4

  • Washington 59, Keokuk 52
  • Cedar Rapids Xavier 50, Solon 27

Region 5

  • Fairfield 54, Oskaloosa 49
  • Benton Community (Van Horne) 59, Clear Creek-Amana 31

Region 6

  • Winterset 51, Norwalk 48 (2 OT)
  • Dallas Center-Grimes 44, Des Moines Hoover 39

Region 7

  • Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) 51, Glenwood 38
  • Indianola 54, Carlisle 33

Region 8

  • Harlan 71, Carroll 36
  • Perry 50, Ballard (Huxley) 45

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NWS Forecast for the KJAN listening area: Mon., Feb. 18 2013

Weather

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

347 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013

TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. LOW AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…SNOW…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOW 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S.

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Wind Advisory issued for Monday, affecting Crawford & Carroll Counties in the KJAN listening area

Weather

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

345 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING, FOR PARTS OF WESTERN IOWA, INCLUDING CRAWFORD AND CARROLL COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.

* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN INTO THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING VERY GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS…SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.

* IMPACTS…THE WIND WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT AND BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS ABOUT.

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