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Jim speaks with Melanie Petty about the T-Fred Memorial Golf Tournament.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad says he’ll propose during union negotiations that state employees pay 20 percent of their health care costs. Branstad told The Des Moines Register on Tuesday that, “Everybody ought to have some skin in the game and ought to pay something toward health insurance.” Iowa legislators and most state employees don’t share the cost of the insurance premiums.
Officials calculate that Branstad’s initiative could save the state almost $111 million a year. State union leaders have said that not having to pay health care premiums is the employees’ trade-off for the lower pay in government jobs.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa should see an increase in its pheasant population this year, thanks to the mild winter and warm spring. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says its nesting forecast predicts the population will increase by more than 40 percent. Wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz says it would be the first statewide increase in more than six years. He says the pheasants will be able to expand and reoccupy grassland habitats where they’ve been depleted by five severe winters. Bogenschutz says a roadside survey in August is the best gauge of the pheasant population. He says during the past 50 years there have been weather conditions similar to this year about six times, and the average increase in pheasant populations during those years was 42 percent.
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS COUNTIES
537 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2012
DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING
GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A CARROLL TO MASON CITY LINE. ADDITIONAL
NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA.
DALLAS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES
DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
CHANCES FOR PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY…WITH MORE REGION WIDE ACTIVITY FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
CHANCES FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND
MODE OF SEVERE WEATHER.
FREMONT -HARRISON-MILLS-MONONA-MONTGOMERY-PAGE-POTTAWATTAMIE & SHELBY COUNTIES
425 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2012
DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
LATER TONIGHT.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A MEANDERING BOUNDARY OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES TO THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD.
AT THIS POINT…IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORM
DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PERIOD WILL COME LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF I-80.
ROBERT LEE BLADT, 86, of Elk Horn, died Mon., June 11th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Graveside services for ROBERT BLADT will be held 2-p.m. Mon., June 18th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church Cemetery. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to the Danish Immigrant Museum.
ROBERT LEE BLADT is survived by:
His children – Diane (Jim) Hines, of Morse Bluff, NE; & Carol (John) Ewing, of Elk Horn, IA.
His sisters – Norma Jean (Larry) Meyers, of Austin, TX; & Romona Mae (Delbert) Andersen, of Elk Horn, IA.
4 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren.
Here’s the (Podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area and weather stats for Atlantic….
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs offensive coordinator Brian Daboll stood in the middle of a practice field barking instructions at quarterback Matt Cassel, who proceeded to drop back and throw a perfect pass to Jonathan Baldwin. For the time being, his No. 1 wide receiver. The Chiefs opened their mandatory three-day minicamp Tuesday without wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, who has not yet signed his franchise tender. That means Bowe is not under contract, and technically is exempt from the last series of workouts before training camp in late July.
Whenever Bowe arrives, it’s likely he’ll be playing catch-up in learning the new offense being installed by Daboll, who replaced Bill Muir as offensive coordinator. The Chiefs have otherwise had perfect attendance at just about every workout, allowing them to quickly pick up Daboll’s system.
More than 800 residents of Iowa are 100 years old or older and Iowa Department on Aging spokesperson Machelle Shaffer says that places the Hawkeye state third in the U.S. in terms of per capita number of centenarians.
photo from the 2011 Centenarian's recption
The Iowa Department of Aging will be honoring Iowans 100 years of age or older at a reception in Des Moines later this year. Shaffer says it’s interesting to hear from the centenarians about the secrets to a long life. “Nine times out of 10 they’ll say the same thing: ‘hard work.’ And a lot of it was hard work on a farm,” Shaffer says. “They talk about walking a lot and not having access to an automobile. So, that Midwestern/Iowa work ethic…is helping people live longer, healthier lives.” Centenarians are encouraged to contact the Iowa Department on Aging so they can be included on a registry and the invite list for 2012 Centenarian Honors Celebration reception. It’ll be held October 23 at the State Historical Building in Des Moines.
“We just want to encourage folks, if they know somebody who is 100 or will be turning 100 by the end of October, to give us a call at 1-800-532-3213,” Shaffer said. The reception on October 23 will be open to all of Iowa’s centenarians – both those new to the registry and those previously honored.
(Radio Iowa)
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