Jim Field speaks with Tim Eggers, Field Agriculturalist Economist with ISU Extension and Outreach, about some upcoming Farm Progress Meetings.
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Jim Field speaks with Tim Eggers, Field Agriculturalist Economist with ISU Extension and Outreach, about some upcoming Farm Progress Meetings.
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Veterans and their families are invited to watch the Iowa-versus-Illinois (away) football game this weekend at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City. The opportunity is being presented as part of a “Veterans Appreciation Tailgate” event sponsored by the Johnson County Commission of Veterans Affairs, along with the Cedar and Jefferson County Veterans Affairs offices.
Attendees will be able to enjoy the Nov. 15th game from the Kinnick Stadium Press Box on 24 TV’s. They’ll also get a tour of the Press Box, along with a free, tailgating lunch and refreshments. Veterans benefits information will be available, along with a tour of the Mobile Veterans Center.
Free parking is available on the west side of Kinnick Stadium. The facilities will be open 30-minutes before and after the game, with kick-off slated for 11-a.m., Saturday. If you have any questions, call Gary Boseneiler at 319-356-6049.
Weather information for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area.
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Icy road conditions contributed to an injury accident this (Tuesday) morning on Interstate 80, in Adair County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2007 Ford Ranger pickup driven by 37-year old Daniel Arredondo-Sarmiento, of Des Moines, was traveling westbound in the right lane of I-80, when the vehicle went out of control. The pickup left the road to the right and came to rest on its top in the north ditch. The accident happened at around 3:50-a.m.
A passenger in the pickup, 69-year old Reinaldo Arrendondo-Bonilla, of Des Moines, suffered minor injuries and was transported by Adair Rescue to the Adair County Memorial Hospital, in Greenfield.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT for the KJAN listening area
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
603 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2014
…ICY ROADS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING…
EXCEPT FOR A FEW FLURRIES…THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS IOWA TODAY. THE WIND MAY PRODUCE SOME MINOR DRIFTING ACROSS ROADS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS FOR THE START OF THE MORNING COMMUTE.
VEHICLES DRIVING OVER ANY SNOW BLOWING ACROSS ROADS WILL PRODUCE A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ON ROAD SURFACES…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES…OVERPASSES AND UNTREATED ROADS. USE WINTER DRIVING RULES THIS MORNING AND SLOW DOWN. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION AND LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU.
The party leaders who control the Iowa House and Senate will remain the same in the new session in January. Republicans control the Iowa House and have voted to keep Representative Kraig Paulsen of Hiawatha in the role of the Speaker of the House. Paulsen will be serving his seventh term. He is an attorney for a Cedar Rapids trucking company.
Representative Linda Upmeyer of Clear Lake was re-elected as the Republican House Majority Leader. She is a nurse who will also will be serving her seventh term. Democrats held onto their slim 26-24 margin in last week’s election to maintain control of the Iowa Senate. Senator Mike Gronstal of Council Bluffs will continue as majority leader and Pam Jochum of Dubuque was re-elected Senate President.
Gronstal has been the Senate minority or majority leader since 2001, while Jochum will be in her second term as Senate president. The 2015 Legislature will convene in Des Moines on January 12th.
(Radio Iowa)
LOIS ANDERSEN, 82, of Atlantic, died Mon., Nov. 10th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. A Celebration of Life service for LOIS ANDERSEN will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Nov. 13th, at the 1st United Presbyterian Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is open from 8-a.m. until 7-p.m. Wed., Nov. 12th, with the family present from 5-to 7-pm.
Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery, prior to the Celebration of Life service.
LOIS ANDERSEN is survived by:
Her husband – Don Andersen, of Atlantic.
Her sons – Dean (Tammy) Andersen, of Gretna, NE; Darin (Lori) Andersen, of Council Bluffs, and Damon (Paula) Andersen, of Omaha.
and 3 grandchildren.
DENNIS BUTLER, 74, of Atlantic, died Mon., Nov. 10th, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for DENNIS BUTLER will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, Nov. 14th, at the Lewis United Congregational Methodist Church. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-to 7-pm Thursday., Nov. 13th, with the family present. Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at Lewis.
DENNIS BUTLER is survived by:
His wife – Marilyn Miller, of Atlantic.