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Special Weather Statement for Adair County

Weather

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

439 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

…STRONG STORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA…

AT 438 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENFIELD…MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH NICKEL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…GREENFIELD…FONTANELLE…BRIDGEWATER…GREENFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND NODAWAY PARK.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS…AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS…FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FISH KILL INVESTIGATED IN CARROLL COUNTY

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say a fish kill was being investigated in Carroll County. The fish died in Brushy Creek near Halbur. A spill of anhydrous ammonia occurred shortly before noon on Saturday at the West Central Coop facility in Halbur.

It is suspected that runoff from washing the area where the spill occurred reached a tributary of Brushy Creek. A DNR inspection of the area on Sunday afternoon found dead fish along approximately two miles of Brushy Creek. Most of the fish were smaller fish species.

The DNR will return to the area on Monday to complete an assessment of the fish kill.

Special Weather Statement: Fremont/Page/Mills/Montgomery Counties

Weather

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

258 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MILLS…NORTHWESTERN PAGE…SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT…

AT 258 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SIDNEY…OR 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM…ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

SIDNEY…ESSEX…RANDOLPH…IMOGENE…WAUBONSIE STATE PARK AND PIERCE

RECREATION AREA.

HELEN BROWN, 94, of Griswold (Svcs. 6/20/14)

Obituaries

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

HELEN BROWN, 94, of Griswold, died Friday, May 23rd, at the Griswold Care Center. Memorial services for HELEN BROWN will be held 10:30-a.m. June 20th, at the Griswold United Methodist Church. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be held from 9:30 AM until the time of the service on June 20th.

Interment will be held in Newton, IA at a later date.

HELEN BROWN is survived by:

Her children: Marty Brown and wife Carol of Dallas, TX; Mary-Margaret Anders of Arkansas; John Brown and wife Kathie of Kansas City, MO; Kathy Rasseck of Morgan Town, WV; Michael Brown and wife Cheri of Garner, IA, and Larry Brown of Dallas, TX.

Her brother Forrest Klingaman of Green Valley, AZ

Her sister Thelma Hobbs of Greeley, CO.

11 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

9 injured in southern Colorado van crash

News

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say nine people were injured — two of them critically — when the family van they were in crashed during a rain and hail storm on La Veta Pass in southern Colorado.

Capt. George Dingfelder with the Colorado State Patrol tells The Gazette the family was traveling from Iowa to Alamosa when their van went off U.S. Highway 160 and rolled Saturday. He says two adults and seven children, ages 1 through 14, were in the vehicle.

Authorities have not released the names of those involved or details about their injuries.

A rundown of Iowa’s primary election races

News

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Iowa’s June 3 primary election will include a number of contested races….

U.S. SENATE

Five Republicans are vying for the nomination to face Democrat Bruce Braley in a race drawing national attention as the GOP seeks the six seats needed to capture the majority. State Sen. Joni Ernst of Red Oak has emerged as the front-runner in a field that includes former Reliant Energy CEO Mark Jacobs of West Des Moines.

Ernst’s two TV ads have raised eyebrows, dollars and endorsements. In the first ad, she recalled castrating hogs as a farm kid. In the second, the Iowa National Guard colonel fires a handgun. Jacobs has recently begun attacking Ernst for missing votes in the Iowa Senate this year.

Sioux City college professor Sami Clovis has a loyal following, though polls indicate he trails Ernst and Jacobs, as do former U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker of Ankeny and Ames businessman Scott Schaben. A candidate must win at least 35 percent of the vote to avoid a nominating convention.

U.S. HOUSE, 1ST DISTRICT

Much of the action is among a crowded Democratic field vying to succeed four-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley. State Rep. Patrick Murphy of Dubuque has garnered most of the labor-union endorsements in Iowa’s most industrial congressional district. That may be enough to top Iowa Utilities Board member and former state Sen. Swati Dandekar of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids City Council member Monica Vernon and state Rep. Anesa Kajtazovic.

Dubuque businessman Ron Blum leads a Republican field that includes Cedar Rapids businessman Steve Rathje, who has run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate and House, and Marshalltown lawyer Gail Boliver.

U.S. HOUSE, 2ND DISTRICT

Four-term Democrat Dave Loebsack of Iowa City has twice fought off Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa. Finding out whether the third time is a charm may depend on turnout in this Democratic-leaning southeast Iowa district. Miller-Meeks, former director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, leads the GOP field that also includes state Rep. Matthew Lofgren and Eddyville research technician Matthew Waldren.

The largely rural district includes Democratic-leaning Johnson County, but also counties in southeast Iowa where unemployment has remained above the state average.

U.S. HOUSE, 3RD DISTRICT

Iowa’s 3rd District race has had more drama than any other so far, as 10-year incumbent Rep. Tom Latham’s announcement that he would retire prompted a large primary field. The six Republican candidates will almost certainly force a nominating convention, the results of which will give a strong indication of how competitive this district will be come November. The district includes the Des Moines metro area and rural southwest Iowa.

Iowa Renewable Fuels Association President Monte Shaw and David Young, the former chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, are more popular in the GOP’s establishment wing. Bob Cramer, who heads a Christian conservative group, Secretary of State Matt Schultz and state Sen. Brad Zaun are considered more conservative, with a following among the tea party movement.

Des Moines Republican activist and former state Rep. Joe Grandanette is also running. The winner will face Ackworth Democrat Staci Appel, a former state senator.

LEGISLATURE

Before the playing field is set for Iowa’s closely divided Legislature, majority House Republicans will have to sort out eight primaries and majority Senate Democrats will have to settle six. A factor in whether the GOP’s current 53-47 control of the House will change is the number of uncontested seats. Republicans haven’t fielded a candidate in 32 of the seats held by Democrats. Likewise, Democrats are not contesting 26 of the 53 districts controlled by Republicans.

It’s similar in the Senate, where Democrats hold a 26-24 edge. Only 11 of the 25 seats on the ballot have the makings of two-party contest in the fall. Eight Democratic seats are uncontested, as are six Republican-held seats.

Candidates can be nominated at special party conventions.

NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sun., May 25th 2014

Weather

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Memorial Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tue. Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Fatality accident in Page County, Saturday

News

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

One person died, another was injured during a collision between a car and a pickup truck late Saturday morning, in Page County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 53-year old Gary Dean Williams, Sr., of Essex, died from injuries he suffered in the crash, which took place at around 11:18-a.m., about 3-miles north of Essex.

Officials say a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am driven by 51-year old Everett Bart Larson, of Imogene, was traveling west on 110th Street, just east of C Avenue, while a 1997 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Williams was traveling south on C Avenue. After the car hit the side of the pickup in the middle of the intersection, both came to rest in the southwest ditch.

Williams was ejected from his pickup during the impact and died at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt. Larson, who was wearing a seat belt, was flown by LifeNet helicopter to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, for treatment of what were described as non-life threatening injuries.

1 dead, 2 injured in Pott. County crash Saturday

News

May 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A truck driver from Georgia died, and two Council Bluffs residents were injured, when a semi and car collided near Neola  on westbound Interstate 80 near the I-680 interchange Saturday afternoon, in Pottawattamie County. According to the Iowa State Patrol a 1986 Nissan 330ZX driven by 24-year old Cody Schandelmier, of Council Bluffs, came into contact with the front end of a 2011 Freightliner semi driven by 41-year old Harold Salmon, of Alpharetta, GA.

The accident happened at around 4:25-p.m., as the semi was in the left lane and the Nissan was traveling in the right lane of the interstate. Officials say after the impact, both the car and semi left the roadway on the south side of the interstate, went over an embankment and on to I-680 eastbound, below the I-80 bridge. The semi burst into flames after coming to rest.

The truck driver died at the scene. Cody Schandelmier, and his passenger, 27-year old Lisa Rieper, also of Council Bluffs, were transported to Jenny Edmundson Hospital by Neola and Minden Rescue, respectively. Both were wearing their seat belts. A report on their condition is not available

 

State Track Boys Team Results

Sports

May 24th, 2014 by admin

Class 1A

    1) Mount Ayr                   77        2) Madrid                     58
    3) Lynnville-Sully             49        4) W Lyon, Inwood             46
    5) Wapsie Val, F               44        6) AGWSR                      32
    7) Underwood                   31        8) Belle Plaine               26
    9) Lisbon                      22       10) WACO, Waylnd               17
   10) Denver                      17       10) Alta/Aurelia               17
   10) Pleasantville               17       14) Gladbrk-Reinbk             16
   15) BCLUW                       15       15) Lawton-Bronson             15
   17) Turkey Val, JJ              14       18) GMG, Garwin                12
   18) Audubon                     12       20) Pekin                      11
   20) Woodward-Grangr             11       20) Highland, R                11
   23) Central, Elkader            10       23) Danville                   10
   25) East Mills                   9       26) George-Little Rk            8
   26) Nwood-Kensett                8       26) Newman Catholic             8
   26) Nodaway Vall                 8       30) N Linn, TM                  7
   30) Postville                    7       32) N Tama, Traer               6
   33) Lone Tree                    5       34) Adair-Casey                 4
   34) Fremont-Mills                4       34) North Iowa, BC              4
   34) South Page, CS               4       34) Boyer Valley                4
   39) A-H-S-T, A                   3       39) Easton Valley               3
   39) Marquette Cath               3       39) Grundy Center               3
   43) Bishop Garrigan              2       43) Janesville                  2
   43) Melcher-Dallas               2       43) Jesup                       2
   43) Lamoni                       2       48) W Harrison, M               1
   48) Marc-Meri-Cleg               1       48) Logan-Magnolia              1

Class 2A

    1) Monticello                  92        2) W Burlington/ND            45
    3) Sioux Center                41        4) North Polk, A              32
    4) Cascade, WD                 32        6) Camanche                   31
    7) Dike-NH                     27        7) CMB, Baxter                27
    9) Panorama, P                 26       10) Hinton                     21
   10) Woodward Acad               21       12) Albia                      20
   12) Beckman, D                  20       14) KP-WC                      19
   15) St. Albert, CB              18       16) Northeast, GL              15
   16) Hudson                      15       18) South Cent Cal             14
   19) Clarion-Goldfd              13       20) S Hamilton, J              12
   20) W Marshall, SC              12       22) Manson NW Web              11
   22) Applntn-Parksbg             11       24) South Hardin               10
   25) Columbus Cath                9       26) W Christ, Hull              8
   26) South O'Brien, P             8       28) Saint Ansgar                7
   28) Estherville-LC               7       28) Okoboji, Milford            7
   31) New Hampton                  6       31) Ridge View                  6
   31) Mt Vernon                    6       34) Tipton                      5
   35) DSM Christian                4       35) MO Valley                   4
   35) Emmetsburg                   4       35) S Winn, Calmar              4
   39) Clayton Ridge                3       39) Louisa-Musc                 3
   39) Mediapolis                   3       39) West Fork, S                3
   39) N Fayette Val                3       39) Cardinal, Eldon             3
   45) Bellevue                     2       45) Roland-Story                2
   45) Forest City                  2       45) Treynor                     2
   45) OA-BCIG                      2       50) Van Meter                   1
   50) Alburnett                    1       50) Columbus, CJ                1

Class 3A

    1) Solon                       50        2) Center Point               42.25
    3) Algona                      40        4) Gilbert                    37   
    5) DC-Grimes                   34        5) Fort Madison               34   
    7) Bishop Heelan               33        8) Boone                      32   
    9) Waverly-SR                  26        9) Knoxville                  26   
   11) Pella                       23       12) S Tama Cty, Tama           22   
   13) Mt Pleasant                 21       14) Waukon                     20   
   15) Creston                     19       16) Clear Lake                 18   
   17) Boy-Hul/Rock Val            16       18) Williamsburg               14.25
   19) LeMars                      14       20) ADM, Adel                  12   
   20) Spencer                     12       22) Carlisle                   11   
   22) Greene County               11       22) Glenwood                   11   
   25) Epworth, WD                 10       25) Centerville                10   
   25) Wahlert, Dub                10       25) Oskaloosa                  10   
   29) W Delaware                   9.75    30) Spirit Lake Park            7   
   30) Vinton-Shellbrg              7       32) Carroll                     6.50
   33) Washington                   6       33) Webster City                6   
   33) Decorah                      6       36) Marion                      5   
   37) Perry                        4       37) Charles City                4   
   39) SB-Luton                     3.25    40) Clear Crk-Amana             3   
   40) Atlantic                     3       40) Xavier, CR                  3   
   43) Crestwood                    2       43) Harlan                      2   
   43) Bond-Farrar                  2       43) Nevada                      2   
   47) Assumption                   1

Class 4A

    1) Waukee                      80        2) Linn-Mar                   68
    3) CR Kennedy                  51.50     4) Dowling C, WDM             43
    5) IC, West                    39        6) Johnston                   36
    7) DSM, Roosevelt              34        8) Prairie, CR                32
    9) DSM Lincoln                 29       10) Clinton                    28
   11) Cedar Falls                 24       12) IC, City High              23
   13) SC, East                    22       13) Ames                       22
   15) Lewis Central               20       16) CR Jefferson               14
   16) WAT West                    14       18) Ankeny Cent                13
   19) DUB Senior                  11       19) Bettendorf                 11
   21) DUB Hempstead                9       21) DVPT, Central               9
   23) Pleasant Valley              8       23) CB, A Lincoln               8
   25) Urbandale                    7       25) SC, North                   7
   27) SE Polk                      6       27) CR Washington               6
   27) Valley, WDM                  6       30) Indianola                   4
   31) CB, T Jefferson              3       31) Norwalk                     3
   31) Muscatine                    3       31) Newton                      3
   35) Marshalltown                 2.50    36) Ankeny                      2
   37) Mason City                   1