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Reid takes Chiefs job

Sports

January 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid pulled up to Arrowhead Stadium in a black SUV, stepped out of it wearing a dark suit and red tie, and walked briskly toward the doors of the Kansas City Chiefs’ home. It’s his new home, as it turned out. The longtime Eagles coach signed a five-year deal, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the terms of the contract. The Chiefs have scheduled an introductory news conference for Monday.

Reid’s agreement was finalized shortly after the Chiefs announced they had parted ways with general manager Scott Pioli (pee-OH’-lee after four tumultuous seasons in Kansas City. It’s expected that Reid will pursue longtime Packers personnel man John Dorsey or former Browns GM Tom Heckert — or perhaps both of them — to work with him in the front office.

Area High School Basketball Scores from Friday, Jan. 4th 2013

Sports

January 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL
Adair-Casey 61, Paton-Churdan 34
Ankeny Christian Academy 71, Orient-Macksburg 19
Atlantic 72, Denison-Schleswig 56
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 72, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 54
Central Decatur, Leon 66, East Union, Afton 22
Charter Oak-Ute 57, Woodbine 56
Coon Rapids-Bayard 49, Panorama, Panora 41
Creston 65, Clarinda 37
Dallas Center-Grimes 59, Carroll 50
East Mills 62, Clarinda Academy 43
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 49, Nishnabotna 47
Fremont Mills, Tabor 54, Stanton 44
Glenwood 75, Shenandoah 33
Guthrie Center 51, Van Meter 42
Harlan 59, Lewis Central 37
IKM-Manning 86, Whiting 39
Interstate 35,Truro 55, Lenox 33
Iowa Christian Academy 45, CAM, Anita 43, OT
Lawton-Bronson 61, West Monona, Onawa 43
Madrid 53, West Central Valley, Stuart 49
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 63, River Valley, Correctionville 39
Mount Ayr 60, Martensdale-St. Marys 56
Nodaway Valley 72, Pleasantville 44
OA-BCIG 56, Ridge View 41
Red Oak 73, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 60
Riverside, Oakland 62, Missouri Valley 33
Sidney 74, South Page, College Springs 37
Treynor 71, Audubon 23
Tri-Center, Neola 65, A-H-S-T, Avoca 54
Underwood 50, Griswold 41
Wayne, Corydon 53, Corning 36
West Harrison, Mondamin 61, Logan-Magnolia 52
Woodbury Central, Moville 63, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 40

GIRLS BASKETBALL
CAM, Anita 47, Iowa Christian Academy 29
Charter Oak-Ute 50, Woodbine 42
Dallas Center-Grimes 46, Carroll 29
Denison-Schleswig 42, Atlantic 26
Fremont Mills, Tabor 49, Stanton 44
Griswold 41, Underwood 32
IKM-Manning 75, Whiting 42
Lewis Central 51, Harlan 43
Logan-Magnolia 66, West Harrison, Mondamin 50
Martensdale-St. Marys 41, Mount Ayr 28
Missouri Valley 47, Riverside, Oakland 31
Nishnabotna 60, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 59
Nodaway Valley 58, Pleasantville 27
OA-BCIG 46, Ridge View 31
Panorama, Panora 54, Coon Rapids-Bayard 32
Treynor 45, Audubon 40
Tri-Center, Neola 61, A-H-S-T, Avoca 25
Wayne, Corydon 63, Corning 52
West Central Valley, Stuart 54, Madrid 20
Woodbury Central, Moville 78, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 20

NWS Forecast for the KJAN listening area: Sat., Jan. 5th 2013

Weather

January 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

INCLUDING THE CITY OF ATLANTIC 343 AM CST SAT JAN 5 2013

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 15. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH AROUND 40. SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

Page County woman reports theft of her purse

News

January 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Page County Sheriff’s Office says a woman from Coin reported Friday (Today), the theft of her purse. The purse, which contained money and personal items, was stolen from the 27-year old woman’s 1999 Buick LeSabre, parked near her residence in the 200 block of Church Street, in Coin. The theft took place sometime between 7-p.m. Thursday and 7:30-a.m. Friday. A dollar amount of the loss was not available Friday afternoon, and no arrests have been made.

Breaking News: Body in Sac County house was kidnapping suspect’s mom

News

January 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

EARLY, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor says the woman found dead in a western Iowa farmhouse during a kidnapping investigation is the kidnapping suspect’s mother. Sac County Attorney Ben Smith said Friday that 21-year-old Kirk Riley Levin’s mother, Marilyn Schmitt, was the woman found dead in the farmhouse in Early, 100 miles northwest of Des Moines. Sheriff Ken McClure says a 21-year-old woman told investigators that Levin assaulted her and told her he was kidnapping her after showing up at her home Thursday morning asking for a ride to the house. He says she managed to get away and get help from a local resident.

Levin was released from prison Tuesday after serving more than two years for burglary. Investigators found him hiding in a barn Thursday and arrested him. Levin remained jailed Friday on preliminary charges of assault with intent to commit sexual assault, assault while participating in a felony, and third-degree kidnapping.

Levin was released New Year’s Day from the prison in Mount Pleasant after serving a little more than two years of a five-year sentence for third-degree burglary, Iowa Department of Corrections spokesman Fred Scaletta said. Iowa prison terms are frequently reduced if inmates stay out of trouble while incarcerated.

Iowa officials: Deadline soon on foreclosure claim

News

January 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials are reminding some homeowners affected by foreclosure to submit a claim for compensation from a national settlement. Attorney General Tom Miller says borrowers have until Jan. 18 to file a claim under a national mortgage settlement worth $25 billion. More than 11,000 Iowa homeowners who lost their property between 2008 and 2011 are likely eligible. Miller says more than half of the qualified borrowers that were notified in September have filed claims.

Eligible borrowers had mortgages with the five largest servicers in the country. The settlement sets aside money for borrowers whose foreclosure proceedings may have been mishandled.

Western IA kidnapping suspect was recently released from jail

News

January 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

EARLY, Iowa (AP) – A man arrested in western Iowa on charges of assault and kidnapping had been released from prison just two days earlier.  Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure said his office received a call about 8 a.m. Thursday after someone encountered a 21-year-old Storm Lake woman who claimed she had been kidnapped. After talking with the woman, officers searched the area and found 21-year-old Kirk Riley Levin hiding in a barn.

Levin is in the Sac County Jail on charges of assault and kidnapping.  While investigating the kidnapping, officers found a woman’s body at the rural Early farmhouse where Levin lived and are investigating how she died. McClure says her death is suspicious.  The Iowa Department of Corrections says Levin was released from prison on Tuesday after serving a sentence or burglary.

Chiefs, GM Pioli Split After 4 Seasons in KC

Sports

January 4th, 2013 by Jim Field

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Scott Pioli is out as general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs.

The team announced in a statement Friday that the two sides have “mutually parted ways” after four seasons marked by poor personnel decisions and failed coaching hires.

The Chiefs fired coach Romeo Crennel on Monday after going 2-14, matching the worst record in their 53-year history. Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said at the time other changes could be made, and indicated Pioli’s future could be determined by their next coach.

The Chiefs are nearing a deal with Andy Reid to replace Crennel. The team and the former Eagles coach have been negotiating at length the past couple days.

JAMES DONAHUE, 86, of Omaha (Svcs. 1-09-2013))

Obituaries

January 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

JAMES DONAHUE, 86, of Omaha, died Thu., Jan. 3rd, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital, in Omaha. Services for JAMES DONAHUE are at 12:00 P.M. Wed., Jan., 9th at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Burial will take place in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Rosary and Visitation one hour prior to the Funeral Mass at 11:00 A.M.

Open visitation 8:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. daily through Tuesday at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

JAMES DONAHUE is survived by:

Three step-children and their families.

 

 

State to offer all GED testing online within a year

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January 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

By this time in 2014, all Iowans who take the G-E-D to complete their high school education will be taking it on a computer. Three Iowa community colleges have launched a pilot project to test and implement the new technology. Rick Carpenter, director of program development for the Des Moines Area Community College, says five students were the first in Iowa to take the computerized G-E-D tests. It happened a month ago, on December 3rd, at a  classroom in Des Moines.  “In the year’s past, we’ve been doing the tests just by paper, but we have transformed over to computer-based testing and for all new students who take the GED, it will be on the computer,” Carpenter says.

Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs and Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa are joining D-MACC in the first wave of converting to computerized G-E-D tests. Classes for students who want to get a G-E-D — which stands for General Education Degree — are held at the state’s 15 area community colleges and the tests are taken on the community college campuses. It takes up to 10 weeks for a student to find out if they’ve passed the G-E-D when they take the paper exam. Carpenter says there’s a much quicker turn-around for the computer exams. “The students instantly get their feedback results when it’s on computer-based testing,” Pennington says.

The state’s 15 area community colleges have been administering G-E-D tests since 1966. The G-E-D test was first devised in 1942 to help returning World War II veterans finish high school, without having to go back to classes inside a high school. Five years later the state of New York began offering the G-E-D as an alternative method of earning a high school education. In 2009, 99 percent of the Iowans who took the G-E-D exams passed and almost four-thousand adults earned an Iowa High School Equivalency Diploma.

(Radio Iowa)