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Backyard & Beyond 8-30-2016

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

August 30th, 2016 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen talks about dishwashers, not the two-handed kind!

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Light agenda for Cass County BOS, Wednesday

News

August 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors have a rather light agenda for their Wednesday morning session at the courthouse, in Atlantic. Among the action items, is approval of the Fiscal Year 2015-16 Urban Renewal Report, and the acceptance or rejection of bids for two Cass County Bridge Projects: One on Yankton Road, over Williams Creek; The other on 740th Street, over the West Nodaway River.

The Board of Supervisor’s meeting gets underway at 8:30-a.m., Wednesday.

Homicide investigation in Council Bluffs

News, Podcasts

August 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating a homicide that took place overnight. Authorities say at around 4:20-a.m. (Tuesday), Council Bluffs officers responded to a report of a man lying in the middle of Avenue B, just west of North 10th Street.  Upon their arrival, officers found a deceased adult male.  A preliminary investigation indicates the man was the victim of a shooting.

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Detectives and crime scene investigators were still in the process of collecting evidence and canvassing the neighborhood Tuesday, for witnesses.  The identity of the victim will not be released until his family is properly notified.

Anyone with any information related to the incident is being asked to call the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728 or they can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 712-328-STOP (7867).

Mills County Sheriff’s report (8/30/16)

News

August 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office is reporting two people were arrested on separate charges, Friday. 26-year old Ashley Nicole Defevere , of Omaha, was arrested during a stop on Highway 34, for Unlawful Possession of Prescription drugs, and Driving Under Suspension. Her bond was set at $1,600.  And, 33-year old Curtis Richard Frazee, of Hastings, was arrested for OWI 1st offense, Fail to Obey a Stop Sign, Depositing or Throwing Litter on Highway, and Failure to Yield Right of way. His bond was set at $1,000.

Omaha man arrested during stolen vehicle investigation

News

August 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s Deputies in Pottawattamie County arrested a Nebraska man Monday afternoon, during an investigation in Crescent, into a stolen pickup truck. Authorities say 28-year old Charles Wiley Craven, of Omaha, was arrested in the 1000 block of Old Lincoln Highway, on Pottawattamie County warrants for Reckless Driving and Felony Eluding, and a warrant out of Douglas County, NE warrant for being a Fugitive From Justice.

Craven was one of at least two individuals taken into custody for possessing a stolen 1996 Chevy Silverado pickup. Another suspect was 19-year old Jonathan Russell Holmes, of Omaha, who was wanted for two counts of Criminal Trespass, and

3 arrested on drug charges in Creston

News

August 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested on drug charges early Monday morning, in Creston. The Creston Police Department says 27-year old Kurtis Lee Fooken, 23-year old Noble John Murren, and 25-year old Dakota Shane Gaulden, all of Creston, were taken into custody at 411 N. Poplar Street, in Creston, between 5:35- and 6-a.m., Monday.

Fooken and Gaulden were charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense. Murren was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine -1st offense.  All three men were booked into the Union County Jail and later released on $1,000 bond, each.

The Creston P-D says also, a woman in the 600 block of S. Park Street reported Monday night, that several knives and a flashlight were stolen from a garage on her property. The incident happened sometime between 11-p.m. Sunday and 8-a.m. Monday. The loss was estimated at $535. And, a man in the same neighborhood reported his garage was also broken into during the same time frame. Nothing was reported missing, though. Damage from the incident amounted to about $100.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 8/30/2016

News, Podcasts

August 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Cheesy Potato Ham Soup 8-30-2016

Mom's Tips, Podcasts

August 30th, 2016 by Jim Field

  • 6 cups chopped potatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups mashed potatoes
  • 3 cups cubed ham
  • 1 lb. Velveeta cheese
  • 2 or 3 cups milk

Put all except Velveeta cheese in crock pot on high for two hours; then turn down to low.  When potatoes are done, serve.  Just before serving, add Velveeta cheese and let it melt.

(Mildred Bergmann)

Local Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on Tuesday, August 30

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

August 30th, 2016 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .8″
  • 7 miles NNE of Atlantic, 1.19″
  • Elk Horn  .98″
  • Avoca  .45″
  • Oakland  2″
  • Audubon  1.12″
  • Guthrie Center  1.2″
  • Irwin  .26″
  • Underwood  .88″
  • Neola  .25
  • Red Oak  .28″
  • Clarinda  .95″
  • Villisca  .5″
  • Glenwood  .45″
  • Missouri Valley  1.71″
  • Woodbine  1.75″
  • Logan  1.13″
  • Council Bluffs  .73″
  • Bedford  .95″
  • Creston  .66″
  • Shenandoah  2.51″

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 8/30/2016

Podcasts, Sports

August 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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