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Significant Weather Alert for far west/sw IA 2/17/14

Weather

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT–

PAGE….351 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014

A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN NEBRASKA AND INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. A BAND OF OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW FROM NEAR WAYNE AND PENDER THROUGH DAVID CITY…WAHOO…LINCOLN AND BEATRICE WILL MOVE TO THE MISSOURI RIVER BY 5 AM…AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA BETWEEN 5 AND 6.

THE SOUTHERN PART OF THIS BAND FROM LINCOLN SOUTH COULD START OUT AS FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME AS IT MOVES TOWARD NEBRASKA CITY AND FALLS CITY…THEN TOWARD RED OAK AND SHENANDOAH. AREAS NORTH OF LINCOLN WILL SEE VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A MILE AT TIMES…WITH ABOUT A HALF INCH OF SNOW…INCLUDING THE OMAHA METRO…TEKAMAH…FREMONT AND WEST POINT…THEN INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA NEAR MISSOURI VALLEY…HARLAN AND ONAWA.

THIS WILL BE ON TOP OF AREAS THAT RECEIVED LIGHT ICING FROM EARLY FREEZING RAIN. SLIPPERY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA…AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE. AS THE SNOW COMES TO AN END AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER BEGINNING.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PUSH SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION…HELPING TO BEGIN THE MELTING OF THE ICE AND SNOW AFTER SUNRISE.

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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA 2/17/14

Weather

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Update 3:50-a.m. 2/1/7/14)

**Winter Weather Advisory in effect until Noon**

EARLY THIS MORNING…FREEZING RAIN…SNOW AND SLEET LIKELY. SOME NEW SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. A LIGHT GLAZING EXPECTED. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN MOSTLY  SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE NOON. SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…WARMER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WIND NEAR 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.

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Regents “efficiency” study targets Iowa, ISU, UNI athletics, too

Sports

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The firm hired by the Board of Regents to review operations at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa to find new “efficiencies” has been directed to examine the university athletic departments, too. I-S-U athletic director Jamie Pollard says he welcomes the process, but he makes it clear cutting the athletic department’s budget won’t save taxpayer dollars.

“We’re self-sufficient, so every dollar that we spend we have to cover through ticket sales, donations, television revenue and anything we can do to save money I’m all ears because in some ways it would make my job easier,” Pollard says. Gary Barta, the athletic director at the University of Iowa, says his department is “100 percent self-sustaining,” as well. “So there’s no tax dollars, no university funds, no student fees,” Barta says. “It’s all generated through the revenue that we are able to bring in and create.”

Iowa’s athletic department paid the university over 10-million dollars ($10 million) this year to cover tuition costs for all Hawkeye student athletes in 24 varsity sports. Iowa State has 18 varsity sports. “I think we run, at least within the athletics department, a very streamlined organization and work extremely hard to try to be as efficient as possible,” Pollard says. Barta says he can’t foresee the future, but the last thing he wants to do is cut a sport. He, like Pollard, says he welcomes the efficiency review the Regents have ordered. “Anytime someone comes in and looks at your operation from a different perspective, it’s very healthy so I’m very comfortable with that,” Barta says.

Pollard and Barta made their comments during a weekend appearance on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” program. The University of Northern Iowa uses about four-million dollars from general university operations to finance its athletic department. That’s 44 percent of the total U-N-I athletic department budget, but that’s also the lowest level of tuition and taxpayer support for Panther athletics in more than a decade. The university plans to reduce that even more by increasing student fees and using those extra funds to finance U-N-I athletics. Seventeen varsity sports are currently offered at U-N-I.

(Radio Iowa)

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Iowa early News headlines: Mon., Feb. 17th 2014

News

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Daycare oversight in Iowa is under review at the Capitol, as lawmakers in the state House ponder legislation that would expand reporting requirements for in-home child care providers. Under the legislation approved by a subcommittee last week, all home-based daycares in Iowa would have to register with the state, with some exemptions for family members providing care. Currently, home-based daycares with five or less children do not have to register.

EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — Residents of several Iowa cities are being forced to boil their water because of water main breaks. Officials in Evansdale, Brighton, Wilton and Bondurant have all ordered residents to boil their water as a precaution. Boil orders are typically in place for at least several days until tests show the water is safe to consume.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa law that allows retired health care professionals to return to work part time has helped to head off a nurse shortage, but it’s due to expire this summer. The Sioux City Journal reports that some groups argue the law is no longer needed, but Iowa hospitals want the exception extended.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Students in Marshalltown are going to be getting pedometers as part of their physical education classes thanks to a federal grant. The Times-Republican reports the Marshalltown Community School District bought 4,200 pedometers to encourage students to be more active. The district plans to spend $80,000 on the pedometers.

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No. 23 Purdue nips Iowa 74-73 on Moses free throws

Sports

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – Courtney Moses scored 25 points, including the game-winning free throws with seven seconds left as No. 23 Purdue defeated Iowa 74-73 on Sunday. Moses had the last seven points for the Boilermakers (18-7, 8-5 Big Ten). Her 3-pointer broke a 70-70 tie at the 1:57 mark. After Samantha Logic made two free throws and then the go-ahead bucket for the Hawkeyes (20-7, 8-5) at 38 seconds, Moses knocked down a jumper 8 seconds later.

Logic, who had her third triple-double of the year with 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, scored again at 19 seconds but her foul set up Moses’ heroics. Liza Clemons added 11 points for Purdue and Whitney Bays and Dee Williams had 10 each. Bays also had 10 rebounds. Theairra Taylor led Iowa, which had a 44-28 lead at the half, with 19 points, Bethany Doolittle had 15 and Ally Disterhoft 10.

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VERLENE ANDERSEN, 92, a long-time Atlantic resident (Svcs. 2-19-2014)

Obituaries

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

VERLENE ANDERSEN, 92, a long-time Atlantic resident, died Sat., Feb. 15th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for VERLENE ANDERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Feb. 19th, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral service in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 8am-to 5:30-pm Monday (2/17) and from 8-am to 5-pm Tuesday (2/18), with the family will meet with relatives and friends from 5-to 7-pm Tuesday.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

VERLENE ANDERSEN is survived by:

Her son – Dave Andersen, of Altoona, & his fiance’ Becky Beaman, of Indianola.

3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

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WInter Weather Advisory for Cass & area Counties

Weather

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR–CRAWFORD-CARROLL- GREENE COUNTIES
341 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014

**WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY**

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW
…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY.

* TIMING…A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM TONIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY
MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED. UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE
ALONG WITH UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. VISIBILITY OF NEAR A
HALF MILE CAN IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED
BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED OR ICY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED AND FURTHER SLOW TRAVEL.

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Winter Weather Advisory for western/sw IA

Weather

February 16th, 2014 by admin

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE    345 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014

**WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
    8 AM MONDAY**

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN…LIGHT SNOW… AND LIGHT SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING…LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET LATER TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE A TRACE TO
A TENTH OF AN INCH. MOST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM A
TRACE TO AN INCH…HOWEVER THERE MAY BE SOME LOCALIZED 1 TO 2
INCH AMOUNTS.

* MAIN IMPACT…ROADS AND UNTREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME ICY
IMPACTING TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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HSBB: Girls 3A Regional Atlantic at Red Oak 02-15-2014

Podcasts, Sports

February 16th, 2014 by admin

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the first round playoff game played at Red Oak High School.

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Red Oak man arrested on sex abuse charge

News

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest of a local man on a sexual abuse charge. 19-year-old Zachery Daulton Brower, of Red Oak, was taken into custody Saturday at a residence on E. Coolbaugh Street, in Red Oak. Brower was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center where he was charged with 3rd degree sexual abuse. His bond was set at $10,000.

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