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I a large saucepan or small stockpot over medium heat, cook bacon, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 8-10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, set aside.
Add onion to bacon fat and cook, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, add pork and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are crisp-tender, 6-8 minutes. Stir in chili powder and paprika. Stir in tomatoes (with their juices) and water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until pork is tender, 35-45 minutes.
Stir in beans and about 2/3 of the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about ten minutes. Add salt to taste. Serve chili garnished with remaining bacon, sour cream and scallions, if using.
Yield: serves 6.
Jim Field speaks with Karla Akers, Cass County Public Health Program Coordinator, about Paint the Town Red.
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The City of Atlantic’s Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing this evening (Tuesday) at City Hall, with regard to a proposed rezoning of the Southern Heights 2 housing subdivision, between 22nd and 19th Streets, west of Redwood Drive. The developer wants the area re-zoned to accommodate multi-family housing. The Commission discussed the proposal during their meeting on Jan. 8th.
The discussion included the future of Plum Street, versus Southern Heights Drive, along with storm water runoff and drainage issues. City Councilman Shaun Shouse said the developer provided ample information about why the developer thought the project was needed, and representatives from the Cass-Atlantic Development Corporation (CADCO) were on-hand to offer their support.
Shouse said some residents in the area also offered their input, which included their support for the project, and concerns about traffic flow from 19th to 22nd. During this evening’s meeting of the P-and-Z, the Commission will hear a report on issues concerning 19th Street, prior to holding a public hearing on the rezoning. After the hearing, the Commission will vote on the Conformance to the Comprehensive Plan, and on forwarding their recommendation to the City Council, for or against rezoning.
The meeting begins at 5:30-p.m.
More big changes in the weather are coming. After an ice storm Sunday and an about-face with highs yesterday in the 50s and 60s, thunderstorms rolled over Iowa last night. The daytime high in Atlantic Monday was 47, but overnight, the temperature rose to 57 before falling back to 35 degrees by 5-a.m. The 24-hour high of 57 was just one-degree shy of tying the record high for Jan. 28th. The temperature rise overnight caused Red Oak to set a new 24-hour high of 61-degrees.
Forecasters say temperatures will drop today and a Winter Storm Watch is now posted for counties from southwest to central to northeast Iowa. Meteorologist Aubrey Wilkins, at the National Weather Service, says make sure your snowblower is full of gas. There’s the chance of heavy snow, with four to six inches possible across parts of central Iowa. Wilkins says the topsy-turvy weather will continue tomorrow as an arctic blast will make its way toward Iowa.
Wilkins says lows by tomorrow night will be in the single digits or below zero, a turnaround in two days of 60 degrees. High temperatures by the weekend will likely be back in the 20s and 30s, more the norm for the season.
(Radio Iowa & KJAN’s Ric Hanson contributed to this report)
Iowans may see more mountain lions in their back yards and fields this year, as cougar populations are rising in their natural habitats — like Colorado and Oklahoma.
Chuck Gipp, director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says cougars are solitary and territorial so a growing population means some are forced to strike out on their own. Some will make it to Iowa, he says, which is how a big cat came to be shot in Des Moines last fall. “As these young males get kicked out of their home area and they can travel significantly per day to get here,” Gipp says. “How it wound up in the middle of Des Moines is an interesting concept.”
While humans aren’t usually at risk, he says mountain lions prefer to prey on small mammals like rabbits and stray cats. “You’re going to see more and more of these types of things coming to Iowa because we’ve got a food source,” he says. Gipp says the rise of mountain lions in Iowa should balance itself out in the next few years. As more hunters in other states kill mountain lions, fewer shunned young males will wander into Iowa.
(Radio Iowa)
Fire officials in Shenandoah say no injuries were reported following a house fire Monday afternoon. According to reports, the fire took place at 106 South Avenue in Shenandoah, at around 4:30-p.m. The home sustained considerable damage and resulted in the family being displaced. Their names were not immediately available. The Red Cross was assisting the family in finding shelter. The cause of the blaze was believed to be faulty wiring.
Here’s the (podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic, along with the latest Winter Weather Watches or advisories…..
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