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8AM Sportscast 09-01-2011

Podcasts, Sports

September 2nd, 2011 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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Heartbeat Today 09-02-2011

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

September 2nd, 2011 by admin

Jim speaks with Clint Hunter from Narconon about how to keep children safe.

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Week 2 (9/2) HS Football Schedule

Sports

September 2nd, 2011 by Jim Field

Non-District

Atlantic @ Kuemper Catholic — LIVE on KJAN & KJAN.com, pre-game @ 6:45, kick-off @ 7:30 —
Lewis Central @ Thomas Jefferson
Winterset @ Carlisle
Creston @ Norwalk
Carroll @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Glenwood @ St. Albert
Abraham Lincoln @ Harlan
Red Oak @ Shenandoah
Underwood @ Missouri Valley
Logan-Magnolia @ Clarinda
IKM-Manning @ SCAL-RCL
West Central Valley @ Woodward-Granger
Corning @ Nodaway Valley
Panorama @ Earlham
Woodward Academy @ Clarinda Academy
Riverside @ Griswold
Audubon @ Guthrie Center
A-H-S-T @ Treynor
West Harrison @ Tri-Center
Mount Ayr @ Bedford
Des Moines Christian @ Exira/EHK — Brett Johnson will have live updates —

8-Man, Non-District

Fremont-Mills @ Adair-Casey
Murray @ Harmony
CAM @ Stanton
Essex @ East Union
Lamoni @ Sidney
Lenox @ East Mills
Mormon Trail @ Moravia
Ankeny Christian @ Tri-County
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Grandview Park Baptist
Ar-We-Va @ River Valley
Boyer Valley @ Kingsley-Pierson
Woodbine @ Whiting
Twin Cedars @ East Greene
Glidden-Ralston @ Newell-Fonda
Charter Oak-Ute @ Remsen Union
South Page @ Seymour
Melcher-Dallas @ Villisca

7AM Newscast 09-02-2011

News, Podcasts

September 2nd, 2011 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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BOB KERREY BRIDGE AND SECTIONS OF COUNCIL BLUFFS TRAILS TO REOPEN

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Council Bluffs entrance to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge and major portions of the Council Bluffs Trails System will reopen to the public at 8:00 a.m., Saturday, September 3rd.  These areas have been closed due to flooding.  To ensure these and other sections can be safely used by the public, the City is closing its trails at dark and advising users to be especially cautious when using the trails. 

Although the majority of these trails are in excellent condition, visitors should remain alert to their surroundings and the trail’s surface.  The trails along the Missouri River, Indian Creek and Mosquito Creek were especially impacted by the flood.  Users of these trails may find sections to be worn and uneven.  In other locations, trail users will encounter pipe crossing.  These are necessary to accommodate the pumping which will continue along the levee for some time.  Bicyclists and pedestrians are advised to proceed slowly and with caution in these areas. 

Additionally, the ongoing security, maintenance, inspections and potential construction activities associated with the levees will significantly increase the normal vehicle traffic on the levee trails.  As a result, users must be alert to encountering vehicles along the trails. Although the majority of the Council Bluffs trails will reopen on Saturday, some sections cannot be opened to the public until the river level recedes.  The trail sections that remain closed are: 

  • The Riverfront Trail from Harrahs to the Western Trail Center
  • The Manawa Trail from Redtail Road to the Iowa West Trail Head Park
  • The Big Lake Trail

For further information, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 712-328-4650.

Posted County Prices for September 2nd

Ag/Outdoor

September 2nd, 2011 by admin

Cass County: Corn $7.35, Beans $13.87

Adair County: Corn $7.32, Beans $13.90

Adams County: Corn $7.32, Beans $13.86

Audubon County: Corn $7.34, Beans $13.89

East Pottawattamie County: Corn $7.38, Beans $13.87

Guthrie County: Corn $7.37, Beans $13.91

Montgomery County: Corn $7.37, Beans $13.89

Shelby County: Corn $7.38, Beans $13.87

Oats $3.09 (always the same in all counties)

PAULINE M. SANDHORST, 94, of Atlantic (svcs 9-6-11)

Obituaries

September 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

PAULINE M. SANDHORST, 94, of Atlantic, died Thu., Sept. 1st, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for PAULINE SANDHORST will be held 10:00-a.m. Tue., Sept. 6th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic.  Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 1-4pm Sunday (9/4) & 1-4pm Monday (9/5).

Burial will be in the First Lutheran Church Cemetery, south of Wiota.

PAULINE SANDHORST is survived by:

Her 5 children – Harvey (Betty) Sandhorst,  Donnis (Wayne) Kessler,  Roger (Sharon) Sandhorst, and Eugene Sandhorst, all of Atlantic; and, Janet (Gene) Larsen, of Walnut.

Her sister-in-law

6 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.

Thursday Volleyball Results

Sports

September 2nd, 2011 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10:

  • (3-0) Atlantic 25-25-25, Creston 17-23-22 (see stats below)
  • (3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 11-18-16
  • (3-2) Lewis Central 20-25-18-25-15, Harlan 25-12-25-21-12
  • (3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, Shenandoah 12-16-20

Rolling Hills:

  • (3-1) Adair-Casey 25-22-25-25, Ankeny Christian Academy 6-25-8-13
  • (3-1) Exira-EHK 25-24-25-25, Paton-Churdan 22-26-23-22
  • (3-1) Walnut 17-25-25-26, CAM 25-20-18-24
  • (3-1) Iowa Christian Academy 25-20-25-25, Glidden-Ralston 20-25-18-21

Western Iowa:

  • (2-1) Essex 25-2-17, Riverside 15-25-15
  • (2-0) Tri-Center 25-25, Abraham Lincoln 21-23
  • (2-0) Tri-Center 25-26, St. Albert 18-24

Others:

  • (2-0) A-D-M 21-21, West Central Valley 12-18
  • (2-0) Bedford 25-25, Essex 4-8
  • (3-1) Charter Oak-Ute 25-25-19-25, West Harrison 22-20-25-10
  • (3-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25-25, Ogden 9-12-11
  • (2-0) Abraham Lincoln 25-25, St. Albert 21-17
  • (3-0) Des Moines Christian 25-25-25, Panorama 17-17-14
  • (3-0) IKM-Manning 25-25-25, Ar-We-Va 16-22-14
  • (2-0) Interstate 35, Truro 21-21, West Central Valley 12-19
  • (2-1) Knoxville 21-17-15, West Central Valley 8-21-7
  • (3-0) Martensdale-St Marys 25-25-25, Lenox 22-16-17
  • (2-0) Newton 21-21, West Central Valley 12-16
  • (2-0) Perry 21-21, West Central Valley 16-12
  • (3-1) Villisca 25-25-9-25, Corning 21-20-25-22
  • (3-1) Woodbine 25-25-22-25, Logan-Magnolia 23-22-25-14

Atlantic Coach Chris Jahnke says:

“It was nice to start the season with a win. We have had lots of practice and it was time to get the season going. The team had a few first match hiccups but for the most part they played well. I was most impressed with how the team stayed composed when they fell behind a couple of times. One of our strengths will be how well this team works together. Katie Groves played  well on the outside while Nora Walker and Sam McConnell controlled the game from the middle. Our setters, Paige Kennon and Shelby Worth did a nice job of spreading the ball around. We will need to continue to improve each night if we are to reach our goals.”

Atlantic stats:

  • Sam Petersen —   6/10 attacks, 4 kills
  • Nora Walker  —  3/5 attacks, 2 kills, 2 blocks
  • Katie Groves  —  8/10 attacks, 6 kills, 1 block, 15/16 serves, 3 aces, 25 assists
  • Sam McConnell  —  7/8 attacks, 6 kills, 2 blocks, 8/12 serves, 1 assist
  • Paige Kennon  —  3/5 attacks, 2 kills,  12/13 serves, 1 ace, 6 digs, 10 assists
  • Shelby Worth —  3/4 attacks, 3 kills, 1 block, 7/7 serves, 9 digs, 9 assists
  • Taylor Barry  — 17/20 serves, 6 digs
  • Mackenzie Holmes — 9/9 serves, 2 aces, 15 digs

IBC survey shows drop in business confidence

News

September 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The latest survey from the Iowa Business Council shows a drop in optimism for the next six months among the states 20 largest businesses. The projections are measured on a 100-point scale, with sales dropping four points and capital spending and hiring expectations both falling ten points. I-B-C executive director, Elliott Smith says that dropped the overall index eight points over the last survey three months ago.

Smith says the survey has been have a good year up until this quarter, with steady growth in the indicators since the middle of 2009 when the recession hit bottom. “Definitely a pullback in this quarter,” Smith says. Smith says even with the drop, they still are on the positive outlook side for each of the indicators.

He says he hopes this is an aberration for one quarter after coming out of “fairly complicated and frustrating budget talks in Washington,” along with the uncertainty in Europe and some natural disasters that have lent some uncertainty to the business market. Smith doesn’t know if this indicates a possible second recession.

“You know it’s really hard to tell exactly if we’re looking at anything that’s significant and long-term in nature, or if it’s more just a pull back and reboot for the next six months,” Smith says. He says the I-B-C still remains confident with all the numbers still in the positive outlook area, and sales remain strong. Smith says this is hopefully businesses just “checking signals” before they step ahead with any big plans. He says they are hopeful the economic turnaround will continue forward and not falter.

Smith says the president has a major speech next week and if the reaction is good, things may bode well for the rest of the year. Seventy-nine-percent of the businesses in the survey still say they expect hiring levels to remain steady or increase in the next six months. Only 16-percent says they expect sales to decrease in the next six months. See the complete survey at the Iowa Business Council’s website at:www.iowabusinescouncil.com.

(Radio Iowa)

Report concludes economic recovery “painfully slow” in Iowa

News

September 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The annual “State of Working Iowa Report” from an eastern Iowa think tank concludes the state’s economic recovery has been “painfully slow.” Noga O’Connor, a research associate with the Iowa City-based Iowa Policy Project, co-authored the report.

“We know that the state is doing better than the nation, but still we’re in much worse shape than we were before the recession hit,” O’Connor says. “So as far as unemployment, underemployment, job losses — all the measures that we traditionally look — we are still really struggling and have a long way to go to get back to where we were in 2007 or the first half of 2008.” The number of unemployed Iowans has swelled and 33 percent Iowans who are currently unemployed have been out-of-work for more than half a year. O’Connor says “underemployment” has grown to nearly 12 percent, as many Iowans have either taken a part-time job or dropped their search for a job altogether.

“Even once we gain the missing jobs, we are still — as far as wages — nowhere near where we used to be,” O’Connor says. “And the kinds of jobs that we are gaining seem to be lower-paying jobs, while the jobs that we have lost were the higher-paying jobs.” The Iowa Policy Project found wage levels in 2010, when adjusted for inflation, were lower than they were a decade earlier in Iowa.

“In several wage categories, we are at the very bottom nationally,” O’Connor says. The Iowa Policy Project identifies what it calls a “jobs deficit” in the state and concludes Iowa’s economy would have to add three-thousand jobs each month for the next three years in order to restore Iowa’s overall employment level to what it was in early 2008, when the recession began.

(Radio Iowa)