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(Podcast) KJAN News & funeral report, 4/3/2015

News, Podcasts

April 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:06-a.m. report w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 4/3/2015

Podcasts, Weather

April 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather info. for Atlantic.

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Thursday Soccer/Golf Results

Sports

April 3rd, 2015 by Jim Field

Boys Soccer:

  • Underwood 6, Atlantic 4
  • A-H-S-T-W 5, Treynor 0

Boys Golf:

  • Clarinda 161, Southwest Valley 195 (Medalist: Carlton Rahn, Clarinda 36, runner-up: Benton Bielfeldt, Clarinda 38)

Girls Golf:

  • Clarinda 196, Southwest Valley 218 (Medalist: Maddy Davidson, Clarinda 43, runner-up: Kayla Long, Clarinda 49)

Audubon Girls Early Bird Track Results

Sports

April 3rd, 2015 by Jim Field

1st Place:

  • High Jump – Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills  5-0
  • Long Jump – Kylan Straight, Logan-Magnolia  16-4.5
  • Shot Put – Hannah Mahoney, Missouri Valley  32-9
  • Discus – Hannah Onken, Greene County  114-3
  • 3000 – Rebekah Topham, Griswold  10:26.29
  • 4 x 800 – Underwood (Kiley Cook, Madeline Stephens, Gabby Myers, Erin Shapcott)  10:41.27
  • Shuttle Hurdle – Greene County (Eme Johnson, Sarah Sandage, Mollie Sorber)  1:10.51
  • 100 – Megan Wilson, Logan-Magnolia  :13.76
  • Distance Medley – Woodbine (Cheyenne Watkins, Hope Sherer, Katie Payne, Megan Maaske)  4:38.92
  • 400 – Rose Andersen, Exira/EHK  1:04.48
  • 4 x 200 – Fremont-Mills (Kelsey Hurley, Taryn Williams, Macy Williams, Clara Schaaf)  1:53.14
  • 100 Hurdles – Andrea McClary, Fremont-Mills  :16.19
  • 800 – Hannah Dugdale, Missouri Valley  2:35.46
  • 200 – Olivia Hansen, Greene County  :27.37
  • 400 Hurdles – Rebekah Topham, Griswold  1:09.85
  • Sprint Medley – Fremont-Mills (Taryn Williams, Macy Williams, Clara Schaaf, Kelsey Hurley)  1:56.8
  • 1500 – Alyx Flippin, Griswold  5:00.35
  • 4 x 100 – Greene County (Mollie Sorber, Megan Durbin, Hannah Stein, Nadia Fisher)  :54.81
  • 4 x 400 – Greene County (Eme Johnson, Emma Saddoris, Emily Christensen, Olivia Hansen)  4:20.41

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MILDRED JOSEPHINE LEUSCHEN, 90, of Portsmouth (Svcs. 4/6/15)

Obituaries

April 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MILDRED JOSEPHINE LEUSCHEN, 90, of Portsmouth, died Wed., April 1st, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial service for MILDRED LEUSCHEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., April 6th, at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church, in Panama. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Hall, in Panama, is from 2-until 9-pm on Sunday, with the family greeting friends from 4-until 8-pm. A Rosary begins at 7-p.m, at the same location.

Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama.

MILDRED LEUSCHEN is survived by:

Her sons – Ronald (Evelyn) Leuschen, of Antioch, CA; Dennis (Liz) Leuschen, of Rolla, MO; William (Linda) Leuschen, of Silvis, IL; Paul (Michelle) Leuschen, of Storm Lake; Bruce (Kelly) Leuschen, of Mustang, OK, & Bennett (Lana) Leuschen, of Council Bluffs.

Her daughters – Suella (Dean) Hager, of Shawnee, KS; Patricia (John) Hruska, of Omaha; Faye (Richard) French, of Randolph, IA; Annette (Peter) Dunlop, of Woodbine; Carol (Mike) Robertson, of La Vista, NE; & Betty (Cary) Saar, of Treynor.

Her sisters – Nonna Adams, of San Jose, CA; Theresa Wellman, of Council Bluffs, & Cleo Nelson, of Mercer Island, WA.

48 grandchildren and 79 great-grandchildren.

YVONNE JENSEN, 78, of Kimballton (Svcs. 4/8/15)

Obituaries

April 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

YVONNE JENSEN, 78, of Kimballton, died Wed., April 1st, at Creighton University Medical Center, in Omaha A funeral service for YVONNE JENSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., April 8th, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation is from 5-until 8-pm Tuesday, at the funeral home.

There will be no burial.

YVONNE JENSEN is survived by:

Her husband – Dale Jensen, of Kimballton.

Her daughters – Melodi Jenkins, of Sioux City, & Jan Jensen (& her partner Julie Fitzpatrick), of Coralville.

Her son – Doug Jensen, of Kimballton.

Her brother – Donald Randolph, Jr., of Port Charlotte, FL.

and 6 grandchildren .

Fire Weather Watch will be in effect Saturday (4/4)

Weather

April 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON

338 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015 …

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8-PM SATURDAY, FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE WATCH COVERS MOST OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF WESTERN IOWA.

* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

EVELYN A. BERGSTROM, 79, of Harlan (Svcs. 4/7/15)

Obituaries

April 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

EVELYN A. BERGSTROM, 79, of Harlan, died Wed., April 1st. A Memorial service for EVELYN BERGSTROM will be held 11-a.m. Tue., April 7th, at the Congregational United Church of Christ, in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the Congregational United Church of Christ on Monday, from 5:30-until 7-pm, with a Prayer service at 7-p.m.

EVELYN BERGSTROM is survived by:

Her husband – Charles L. Bergstrom, of Harlan.

Her daughters – Patricia Robinson, of Irwin, & Laurel (Tim) Burger, of Harlan.

Her sister – Geraldine Ahlers, of Norfolk, NE>

4 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, her sister-in-law, other relatives & friends.

RALENE R. KNUDSEN, 58, of Carroll (Svcs. 4/4/15)

Obituaries

April 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

RALENE R. KNUDSEN, 58, of Carroll, died Wed., April 1st, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital, in Carroll. Celebration of Life Memorial services for RALENE KNUDSEN will be held 3-p.m. Sat., April 4th, at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation from 2-pm until the time of service, on Saturday.

Inurnment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

RALENE KNUDSEN is survived by:

Her daughter – Roycene Knudsen & her fiance’, James “Tony” Sanchez, of Carroll.

Her sister – Kathy (Ed) Mack, of Hamlin.

Her brother – Kip (Jenny) Malone, of Denision.

other family members, her ex-husband, and friends.

Union County man arrested Friday morning in Montgomery Co.

News

April 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A man from Union County was arrested this (Friday) morning, in Montgomery County. Sheriff’s officials say 35-year old Shane Allen Dewees, of Kent, was arrested for Driving While Suspended, with seven withdrawals in effect. He was also charged with providing False Identification information. Dewees was taken into custody at around 3:23-a.m. near mile-marker 51, on Highway 34. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.