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Manning’s charity to get $24,800 for his ‘Omahas’

Sports

January 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Peyton Manning’s foundation for at-risk youth will receive a $24,800 donation for all the times he shouted “Omaha!” during the AFC championship game Sunday. The donations were organized by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce after Manning’s 44 pre-snap “Omaha!” calls during the Denver Broncos win over San Diego received national attention.

Eight Omaha companies combined to donate $800 to Manning’s “Peyback Foundation” for every time he yelled the city’s name during the Broncos’ victory over the New England Patriots. The participating companies are ConAgra Foods, First National Bank of Omaha, Mutual of Omaha, Omaha Steaks, Cox Communications, CenturyLink, Union Pacific railroad and DJ’s Dugout Sports Bar & Grill.

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40 Iowa National Guard soldiers go to Afghanistan

News

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

POCAHONTAS, Iowa (AP) — Forty soldiers in a National Guard unit based in northwest Iowa are getting ready to head to Afghanistan. KTIV reports that family members said goodbye to the members of the Army’s 415th Military Police Detachment in Pocahontas on Saturday. Sgt. Steven Oberg says he’s excited about the deployment, but his sister Caroline Oberg says she’s worried about her brother’s safety.

This will be the unit’s third deployment to Afghanistan in the past five years. The soldiers fly out of Des Moines Sunday for 10 weeks of training before returning to Afghanistan.

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No. 14 Iowa blows past Minnesota 94-73

Sports

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Aaron White scored all of his 18 points in the second half and Josh Oglesby added a season-high 17 points as 14th-ranked Iowa blew past Minnesota 94-73 on Sunday. Devyn Marble had 15 of his 16 points after halftime for the surging Hawkeyes, who moved into third place in the Big Ten behind Michigan State and Michigan. Iowa (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten) overcame a 10-point deficit with a 29-10 run and outscored the Gophers 53-30 in the second half.

Andre Hollins had a game-high 20 points for Minnesota (14-5, 3-3). But Iowa held Hollins without a field goal in the second half in handing the Gophers their most lopsided loss of the season.

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Saturday Wrestling Results

Sports

January 19th, 2014 by Jim Field

ADM Tourney

  1. Webster City  215
  2. Dallas Center-Grimes 179.5
  3. Antioch, IL  175
  4. Waukee  154.5
  5. Atlantic  144
  6. Audubon  121
  7. Newton  121
  8. ADM  120.5
  9. Ankeny Centennial  114
  10. PCM  112
  11. Ames  99.5
  12. DM East  97
  13. Roland-Story  52
  14. Red Oak  50
  15. Nevada  37
  16. Clarke  33
  17. North Polk  16

Individual Champions:

  • 126 – Darrian Schwenke, Atlantic

Runners-up:

  • 120 – Dillon Cox, Atlantic
  • 145 – Reid Nichols, Atlantic
  • 220 – Tyler Christensen, Atlantic

Griswold Dual Tourney

  • Tri-Center 37, East Mills 36
  • Tri-Center 60, Southwest Valley 18
  • Tri-Center 43, Griswold 21
  • Tri-Center 60, Exira/EHK 18
  • East Mills 54, Southwest Valley 15
  • East Mills 54, Griswold 24
  • East Mills 60, Exira/EHK 24
  • East Mills 60, Treynor 12
  • Southwest Valley 39, Griswold 30
  • Southwest Valley 41, Treynor 9
  • Southwest Valley 36, Exira/EHK 30
  • Griswold 45, Exira/EHK 30
  • Exira/EHK 42, Treynor 24

Coon Rapids-Bayard Duals

  1. Coon Rapids-Bayard  5-0
  2. A-H-S-T  3-2
  3. Interstate 35  3-2
  4. Woodbine  2-3
  5. Pleasantville  1-4

Underwood Tourney

Team Scores:

  1. Gretna, NE  316
  2. Ogden  272,5
  3. Denison  178
  4. Underwood  162.5

Individual Champions:

  • 106 – Josef Rogers, Denison
  • 113 – Parker Newman, Gretna
  • 120 – Riley Klein, Underwood
  • 126 – Kyler Kiner, Ogden
  • 132 – Kolby Munson, Ogden
  • 138 – Wyatt Rasmussen, Underwood
  • 145 – Quinten Dawes, Gretna
  • 152 – Cody Kingery, Underwood
  • 160 – Henry Haglund, Ogden
  • 170 – Connor Shedeed, Gretna
  • 182 – Nick Ross, Ogden
  • 195 – Brady Radik, Gretna
  • 220 – Logan Radik, Gretna
  • 285 – Blake Chick, Gretna

Mount Ayr Duals

Team Standings:

  1. Riverside  8-0
  2. Mount Ayr  6-2
  3. Lathrop, MO  6-2
  4. Central Decatur  5-3
  5. Harlan  4-4
  6. Shenandoah  4-4
  7. Durant  2-6
  8. St. Albert  1-7
  9. Martensdale-St. Marys  0-8

All-Tournament Team:

  • Harlan: 106 – Wil Beach, 145 – Broghan Kelly, 195 – Cale Stork, 220 – Dallon Bendorf
  • Riverside: 120 – Jacob Vogel, 170 – Payton Housman
  • St. Albert: 160 – Wyatt Lewis

Kuemper Catholic Duals

  • Kuemper 42 Storm Lake 33
  • Guthrie Center 42 Missouri Valley 24
  • Guthrie Center 37 Kuemper 36
  • Storm Lake 52 Missouri Valley 12
  • Kuemper 46 Missouri Valley 36
  • Storm Lake 38 Guthrie Center 32

Centerville Tourney

Team Scores:

  1. Lee’s Summit West, MO  190
  2. Creston/O-M  183.5
  3. Clarinda 169.5

Individuals Champions:

  • 120 – Blake Luna, Clarinda
  • 160 – John Clark, Clarinda
  • 182 – Trevor Frain, Creston/OM
  • 145 – Chase Shiltz, Creston/OM

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JOHN A. PETERSEN, 77, of Manilla (Svcs. 1/21/14)

Obituaries

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

JOHN A. PETERSEN, 77, of Manilla, died Fri., Jan. 17th, in Des Moines. Funeral services for JOHN PETERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Jan. 21st, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, from 1-until 8-pm, with the family greeting friends from 5-to 7-pm.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.

JOHN A. PETERSEN is survived by:

His wife – Barbara, of Manilla.

His daughters – Amy (Andy) Tibbs, of Earlham, & Julie (Brandon) Bruggeman, of Apple Valley, MN.

His brothers – Peter (Shirley) Petersen, of Canyon, TX; Roger (Pamela) Petersen, of Blair, NE, & Everett (Doreen) Petersen, of Hampton, IA.

4 grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

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Both parties gear up for midterm caucuses

News

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — While there has been little fanfare, the 2014 Iowa political calendar effectively begins Tuesday night at the precinct caucuses for both parties. These organizing meetings — which kick off a series of party events, culminating with the state conventions in June — tend to mostly attract loyalists in non-presidential election years. But party leaders are urging Iowa residents to participate, insisting that coming out on a chilly January night really does matter.

Democratic Party Executive Director Troy Price says the people who participate this year “help us carry out the presidential caucus in 2016.” The caucuses begin a process of building a volunteer base that sets the tone for the elections in 2014 and starts organizing in advance of the 2016 presidential election in the early-voting state of Iowa.

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Markham wins Athena Award Saturday

News

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Dinner and Awards program Saturday night, at the Cass County Community Center. During the awards presentation part of the Program, The Athena Leadership Award –  made possible through a partnership with Deter Motor Company — and which is given to the person who has “Honored professional excellence, community service, an actively assisted women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills,” was presented by last year’s winner, Dolly Bergman, to former Cass County Memorial Hospital CEO Pat Markham. Markham recently retired from the Cass County Health System after more than 29-years of service.

The Business of the Year Award went to 1st Whitney Bank and Trust, for its innovation and leadership. The bank took a major role in helping the Chamber achieve its four priorities, one of which was to increase the Local Option Sales Tax receipts. 1st Whitney came up with a “Cash Mob” concept, where all of its more than 20 employees would enter an Atlantic business to spend $20 each, or more. They encouraged other businesses to follow suite, and as a result, more than business did the same thing. Six additional “Cash Mob” stops generated more than $15,000 in sales for those businesses that were “mobbed.”

The Distinguished Service Award was presented to Jim Tyler, Chairman of the Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company. The award was accepted by Controller/Human Resources Director Mike Pappas. The Community Betterment Award, which is presented to a business or organization which has invested in the community to increase the value of property, insuring the future of infrastructure in the area, went to the Friends of the Schildberg Quarry, for their numerous volunteer efforts. The Community Service Award was presented to Melanie Petty, with the Frederickson Foundation, for her loyal support of the community and fundraising efforts benefiting the community, following the loss of her son in 2009. The Foundation has raised more than $75,000 in donations for local organizations and causes since its inception.

Other awards were presented to Junior Hansen, with Atlantic Municipal Utilities: Volunteer of the Year; Tina Lord: Outstanding Committee Member; Donnie and Arlene Drennan: Ambassadors of the Year; and The Star Ambassadors Award went to Dr. Keith Leonard, Dolly Bergman, Tammy Waters, Carole Schuler and Sue Muri.

The event featured a dinner of prime rib served by management and staff with the Atlantic Hy-Vee. The stores’ Amy Jordahl succeeds 1st Whitney’s Chip Hansen as President of the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, for 2014.

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Area basketball scores from Sat., Jan. 18th 2014

Sports

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

  • Abraham Lincoln 62, Atlantic 42
  • Harlan 61, Glenwood 39
  • Shenandoah 61, Audubon 21
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 74, West Harrison 61
  • Panorama 78, Nodaway Valley 64
  • Essex 59, South Page 44

GIRLS BASKETBALL

  • Harlan 71, Glenwood 40
  • Shenandoah 68, Audubon 49
  • St. Albert 57, Missouri Valley 46
  • Panorama 54, Nodaway Valley 27
  • Sioux City West 66, Denison-Schleswig 34
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 60, West Harrison 24
  • South Central Calhoun 69, Glidden-Ralston 16
  • South Page 56, Clarinda Academy 33

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sunday, 1/19/14

Weather

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values as low as zero early. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

M.L.King Day: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery.

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Kansas State women top No. 13 Iowa State, 80-74

Sports

January 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Hallie Christofferson went more than 33 minutes between field goals Saturday and a Cyclone rally fell short as Kansas State posted an 80-74 win over No. 13 Iowa State Saturday night. Averaging 21.5 points in her last four Big 12 games, Christofferson’s first-half jumper gave the Cyclones a 5-2 lead, but by the time she scored her second, they trailed by 14. She finished 2 of 11 from the field.

Kansas State (8-9, 2-4 Big 12) got 27 points from Leticia Romero and 23 from Katya Leick to post its first win over the Cyclones in eight regular-season games. The Cyclones were just 20 of 59 from the field (33.9 percent) in Manhattan. Brynn Willliamson scored 17 points and Nicole Blaskowsky added another 16.

Iowa State, which now has lost three straight after starting the season with 14 consecutive wins, falling to No. 15 Oklahoma State and West Virginia at home.

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