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Former Iowa union president pleads guilty to theft

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A former union president in northwest Iowa has pleaded guilty to embezzling from his union local. Court records say Curtis Lang entered the plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City. His trial had been scheduled to begin June 5.

The records say Lang stole more than $45,000 from United Dairy Workers of Le Mars while serving as president from 2012 to June 2015.

Thefts reported in Creston

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Creston Police Department say they received three separate theft reports, Monday. A resident in the 200 block of N. Oak Street reported Monday morning, that his silver, 1999 Ford Taurus was stolen from his residence sometime after 8-p.m., Sunday. The loss was estimated at $2,500.

A person residing in the 600 block of N. Oak Street reported Monday night, that sometime between May 3rd and the 8th, someone broke into a garage on her property and took several items, include two bicycles and three tool boxes. The loss was estimate at $200.

And, a Creston resident living in the 600 block of S. Elm Street reported to police Monday night, that at around 8:30-p.m., someone entered his residence and took a purse/wallet containing $1,100 in cash, and a wallet containing $200 in cash.

No arrests have been reported.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 5/9/2017

News, Podcasts

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Northern Iowa man crushed while working on trailer

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a Ventura man was accidentally killed while working on a trailer in Clear Lake. The accident was reported around 7:55 p.m. Friday. Police and medics sent to the scene found the body of 64-year-old Dale Kjellsen.

Police say he’d been working alone on the trailer and was crushed between the bed and wheel frame when trailer parts shifted. A preliminary autopsy report says Kjellsen died of head trauma. His death was ruled an accident.

Job Fair to be held next week in Atlantic for former Plastic’s employees

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A Job Fair will be held next week at Iowa Western Community College in Atlantic, for employees affected by the loss of jobs announced late last month at Plastic Professionals in Atlantic. Officials with Iowa WorkForce Development say job seekers are encouraged to attend the Job Fair, which runs from Noon until 3-p.m. May 18th.  Veterans will be given preference and will be allowed in from 11-a.m. until Noon only, prior to any other job seekers.

Tables will be available for you to complete applications, but if you have paper applications already in your hands, bring them with you. In addition to representatives from various companies on-hand to provide information and possibly conduct interviews, job seekers will have access to the IowaWORKS lab to complete online applications.

Businesses wishing to participate in the Job Fair and related advertising, need to register by Friday, May 12th. The registration fee for those businesses is $30, and includes a table along with two chairs. Booth displays are encouraged. Drinks and lunch will be provided to businesses participating in the event. Businesses that have questions or wish to register, may contact Liz Carlson at 712-352-3480, extension 45140.

GALEN L. HANSEN, 73, of Exira (Private svcs. at a later date)

Obituaries

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

GALEN L. HANSEN, 73, of Exira, died Friday, May 5th, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Following cremation, there will be a private family service held for GALEN HANSEN at a later date, and at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

GALEN L. HANSEN is survived by:

His wife – Marjorie Hansen, of Exira.

His sons – Terry (LaDonna) Hansen, of Cherokee; Larry Hansen, of Denison, and Ryan Hansen (& Special Friend Sandy) of Exira.

8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, his brothers- and sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/9/17

Weather

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Clear to Partly Cloudy. High 78. NW @ 10-15.

Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms likely after midnight. Low 58. E/NE @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 68. E/SE @ 5-10.

Tom. Night: Scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 52.

Thursday: Cldy w/scatt shwrs & tstrms in the morning. High 67.

Friday: Mostly sunny. High 73.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. High 76.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 89. Our 24 this morning (as of 5:25-a.m) was 60. We received .02” of rain after 7-a.m. Monday (storm total .33”). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 70 and the low was 52. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 96 in 1895. The Record Low was 24 in 1980.

2 people arrested on Union County warrants

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Union County said Monday, two people were arrested on Union County warrants over the past few days. At around 8:30-p.m. Friday, 24-year old Joseph Charles Cosenza-Weaver, of Lenox, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a warrant for failure to serve his jail sentence on charge of possession of controlled substance.  Cosenza-Weaver was later released after serving the remainder of his jail sentence.

And, 40-year old Melissa Joann Wilson, of Murray, was arrested Sunday night at the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, on a Union County warrant for failure to appear on a charge of Theft in the 3rd degree.  Wilson is being held for Union County in the Ringgold County jail on $2000 bond.

Corning man arrested on a drug charge Monday evening

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop at around 7:15-p.m. Monday in Adams County resulted in the arrest of a man on a drug charge. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports 18-year old Jackson Soll, of Corning, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/marijuana – 1st offense. The charge stems from an incident that took place Feb. 25th. Soll was being held in the Adams County Jail on $1,000 bond.

Drake to serve as host when NCAA Tournament returns to Des Moines

Sports

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

When the NCAA Tournament returns to Des Moines in 2019 Drake University will serve as the host school. Iowa State was the host in 2016 the first time Wells Fargo Arena hosted a regional in 2016.

(That’s Drake Athletic Director Sandy Hatfield Clubb).

Serving as host means Drake could not be assigned the Des Moines regional if the Bulldogs make the tournament but there still could be a local flavor.

Hatfield Clubb says it will be a great opportunity to showcase the city as well as her school.

She says the attention the NCAA Tournament receives will benefit the entire area.

(Learfield Sports)