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Regents seeks 2-year budget system with tuition increases

News

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The board that oversees Iowa’s three public universities says it wants to use a new two-year budget system that would include some tuition increases. The Iowa Board of Regents announced Tuesday it wants the Legislature to support a plan that would increase state funding to the universities by two percent each year for the budget years that end in 2018 and 2019. Additional money would go to the University of Northern Iowa in the first year.

The plan would also increase tuition rates by two percent each year for in-state undergraduate students. The board will vote in September on a $12.7 million request in new dollars for the first year. That includes $4.6 million for the University of Iowa, $3.7 million for Iowa State University and $4.4 million for UNI.

Semi-fire off I-80 Wed. morning

News

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Firefighters from Marne and Atlantic were called early this (Wed.) morning to report of two semi-tractors on fire at the exit 51 off-ramp of Interstate 80 eastbound. The call came in at around 4:50-a.m.   One of the semi’s was pulling another. Both were said to have been fully engulfed in flames and were a total loss. No one was in either cab when crews were dispatched. Flames were visible at least one-mile away, by law enforcement and fire fighters responding to the scene.

Images from the Marne Fire and Rescue Facebook page

Images from the Marne Fire and Rescue Facebook page

Marne1In a separate incident, Griswold Fire was called to the scene of an overturned fuel truck at around 5-a.m. today (Wednesday). The accident happened near 650th and Wichita Road. No injuries were reported. Some diesel fuel was leaking from the vehicle after the crash. No other details are available.

LOWELL L. JUHL, 70, (formerly of Harlan) – Svcs. 9/10/16

Obituaries

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LOWELL L. JUHL, 70, of Des Moines, (and formerly of Harlan), died Friday, Aug. 26th, in Des Moines. Memorial services for LOWELL JUHL will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10th, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, in Harlan.

Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

LOWELL JUHL is survived by:

His sons – David (Kristine) Juhl, of Anacortes, WA., & Jeffrey Juhl, of Des Moines.

His step-sons: Rodney Doyle, of Stafford, KS., & Richard (Barbara) Doyle, of Commerce City, CO.

His step-daughter: Arlene Doyle, of Harlan.

His brothers – Roger (Karen) Juhl, of Akron, PA., & Bruce Juhl, of Irwin.

His sister – Myrna (Richard) Schwarte, of Irwin.

12 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives, his sister-in-law Cynda Juhl, of Harlan, & many friends.

Traffic stop leads to the arrest of a Red Oak man

News

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop in Red Oak Tuesday afternoon resulted in a man being arrested on OWI and other charges. Red Oak Police say 47-year old Michael Sean Colebank, of Red Oak, faces a felony OWI/3rd offense, charge, as well as Driving while revoked. He was also cited for having no insurance and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Colebank was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $5,000 cash bond.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, 8/31/16

Weather

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Early this morning: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning. Low in the lower 60s. Northeast wind near 5 mph.
Today: Partly sunny through mid morning then clearing. Patchy fog through mid morning. High around 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low in the mid 50s. Northeast wind near 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. High in the upper 70s. East wind near 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low in the mid 50s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny. High in the upper 70s.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 50s.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the upper 70s.

Area Volleyball Scores from Tue., 8/30/16

Sports

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10 Conference
(3-2) A-D-M, Adel 25-25-16-17-15, Creston 16-16-25-25-13

Western Iowa Conference
(2-0) Audubon 28-25, Ar-We-Va 26-17
(2-0) Audubon 25-25, ACGC 21-12
(2-1) Griswold 22-25-15, East Mills 25-20-7
(2-1) Griswold 25-12-15, Essex 17-25-10
(2-1) Griswold 26-19-15, Fremont-Mills 24-25-12
(2-0) Underwood 25-25, East Mills 14-7
(2-0) Underwood 26-25, Fremont-Mills 24-20
(2-0) Underwood 25-25, Boyer Valley 8-13

Rolling Valley Conference
(2-0) AC-GC 25-25, Ar-We-Va 21-15

Corner Conference

(2-0) East Mills 28-25, Essex 26-22
(2-0) Essex 25-25, Boyer Valley 8-14
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25, Boyer Valley 8-14
(3-0) Diagonal 25-25-25, South Page 22-9-16

Pride of Iowa Conference
(3-1) Central Decatur 23-24-25-25-15, Martensdale St Marys 25-26-16-10-8
(2-0) I-35 25-25, Lenox 18-22
(3-2) Nodaway Valley 23-25-25-25-15, Martensdale-St Marys 25-27-16-10-8
(2-0) Winterset 25-25, Lenox 23-17
(2-0) Winterset 25-25, I-35 18-20

Other Scores
(2-0) Mount Ayr 25-25, Ankeny Christian Academy 14-14
(2-0) Mount Ayr 26-25, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 24-17
(3-1) Ogden 25-22-26-25, Earlham 22-25-24-14
(3-0) South Central Calhoun 25-26-25, Carroll 15-24-17
(3-2) Westwood, Sloan 11-18-25-25-15, West Monona 25-25-19-11-6
(3-0) Woodward-Granger 25-25-25, West Central Valley, Stuart 6-16-6

Ferentz previews Miami of Ohio

Sports

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says every season is a new challenge but if this year’s version of the Hawkeyes can learn to prepare like last year’s team it could be another successful season. The Hawkeyes take a number-17 national ranking into Saturday’s opener against Miami of Ohio after a banner 2015 campaign in which they finished 12-0 in the regular season.

Ferentz says the key is to focus on the current challenge and not the big picture. The Hawkeyes will be heavily favored against a Miami team that struggled to a 3-9 record in 2015. Quarterback C.J. Beathard returns for his senior season and is healthy following off season surgery. Beathard showed the ability to make plays with his feet even when he was banged up in 2015.

The Hawkeyes open the season with a true freshman walk-on kicker. Ferentz says he did not even know who Keith Duncan was when the North Carolina native visited the campus.

(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports)

College students urged to beware of scams

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August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

With school back in session, a new round of scams is surfacing that are targeting college students. Jim Hegarty, president of the Better Business Bureau in Omaha-Council Bluffs, says scammers are using social media to offer tempting deals on student loans.  “We’ve been warning for a few weeks about a scam that’s popped up on Facebook offering education grants,” Hegarty says. “We need our young people need to understand that they’re vulnerable and that they are being targeted just like seniors are and they need to be cautious.”

The first scam makes it sound very easy to get thousands of dollars in education grant money. “Kids are taking the bait on that, thinking they’re going to get access to some great college education money,” Hegarty says. “Of course, it involves processing fees, they’ve gotta’ get Green Dot money pack cards and send off some money in advance.” Any money they do send off in advance is usually lost.

Other scams offer students free trials on all sorts of programs which end up charging a monthly fee. The bureau is also warning students who may still be looking for a place to live near campus to watch where they click. Con artists are offering great apartments for rent and excellent prices, but the apartments either don’t exist or they’re not really owned by the advertiser. “It’s either individuals that are claiming that they’re looking for a roommate and they won’t be in the area for a few weeks,” he says, “or it’s scammers who have lifted legitimate properties that are on the market and they’ve just created their own ads on Craigs List.”

Hegarty warns that if a deal sounds like it is too good to be true, it probably isn’t true.

(Radio Iowa)

Chiefs move Houston to PUP list, place Mauga on IR

Sports

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have placed Justin Houston on the physically unable to perform list and put fellow linebacker Josh Mauga on injured reserve as they trimmed down to the NFL’s roster limit. Houston is still recovering from surgery in February to repair a non-functioning ACL in his left knee. He will continue his rehab and be evaluated by Dr. James Andrews during the Chiefs’ bye week in early October with the hope that he will play at some point this season.

Mauga tore the labrum in his hip in early August. He will have surgery on Sept. 8. The Chiefs also waived Mitch Matthews, getting them to 76 players by Tuesday’s deadline. The limit is normally 75 but Kansas City got a roster exemption for Eric Berry, who reported to camp Sunday.

Grichuk gives Cards lead, Duke gets big K in win vs Brewers

Sports

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zach Duke stranded the bases loaded with a strikeout in the 10th inning after Randal Grichuk hit an RBI single in the top half of the inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Seung Hwan Oh (4-2) pitched out of a jam in the ninth to get the win. Duke got his first save with the Cardinals by striking out pinch-hitter Manny Pina after Matt Bowman walked three batters.

The Cardinals’ Jhonny Peralta led off the 10th with a single off Corey Knebel (0-2) and moved to third on Yadier Molina’s ground-rule double. Jeremy Hazelbaker, who pinch ran for Peralta, scored the winning run on Grichuk’s flare to right.

St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright and Milwaukee’s Wily Peralta dueled for seven innings, leaving a 1-1 game for the bullpens.