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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 4/18/2016

Podcasts, Sports

April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 4/18/2016

News, Podcasts

April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Freese-Notis/Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic, 4/18/2016

Weather

April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy w/showers & occasional thunderstorms. High 70. S @ 10-20.

Tonight: Scattered showers. Low 45. W @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Scattered showers. High near 66.W @ 10-15.

Wednesday: Mo. Cldy w/a chance of showers. High 66.

Thursday: Cldy w/scattered showers possible, early. High 68.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 76. The 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 57. We received .07” of rain overnight into early this morning, here at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 67 and the low was 54. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 1948. The Record Low was 17 in 1905.

Creston Police report (4/18): 2 thefts, 1 arrest

News

April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Creston Police Department says two thefts were reported over the past few days. Friday afternoon, a business owner told police someone took a chainsaw from his business (J&J Plumbing & Heating), at 211 S. Elm Street. The 20″ Jonsered chainsaw, which was taken sometime between 3:15-p.m. and 3:35-p.m. Friday, was valued at $503. And, Saturday evening, a resident in Creston reported sometime between March 16th and April 15th, someone took a fire ladder from an apartment at 301 W. Montgomery Street. The loss was estimated at $200.

Creston Police said also, 21-year old Todd Michael Murray, of Creston, was arrested over the weekend, on a charge of Driving While Suspended. Murray was later released from the Union County Jail on $300 bond.

SWIHTF seeks applicants for housing repairs in Red Oak

News

April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund (SWIHTF), in accordance with grant
money received through Federal Home Loan Bank, says it is seeking applications from low to moderate income homeowners in the City of Red Oak for housing repairs.

SWIHTF currently has no waiting list for Red Oak, and seeks to find nine homeowners to participate in the program. The FHLB repair program can assist owner occupied households to eliminate health and safety hazards and to conserve energy in their homes. Examples of assistance include electrical, heating, plumbing, handicap accessibility, windows, etc. The assistance is in the form of a five year forgivable loan with a maximum of $5,000 per home in repairs.

Applicants must be the owner of record, reside in the home, and meet income guidelines. The condition of the home must be suitable for repair. Interested applicants should contact SWIHTF at 712-243-4196 for more information.

MONDAY, APRIL 18th

Trading Post

April 18th, 2016 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  We’re trying to sell this 39″ Emerson 1080p LED TV. We have had it for close to three years, we still have the remote, but we just have stopped using it as much. The picture on it is great and it works perfectly. Best Offer: $125 – $100 Contact: 712-249-8967.  SOLD!

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WANTED: John Deere 71 planter or 71 planter units. Phone 712-482-6863.

WANTED: used wheel barrow,  rusty is ok. Also wanted hostas and other perennial flowers. 712 250 0904.

WANTED:  good used refrigerator for $100.00 or less. Ph 712-254-6842.

WANTED: Looking for someone to till up a garden.  Call 712-243-2890.

American Sign Language students at ISU visit Iowa School for the Deaf

News

April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A program launched nearly four years ago at Iowa State University is designed to teach students how to communicate without talking, while learning the culture of the deaf community. Sheridan Mottet, a junior at ISU from Parkville, Missouri, is among the students in the American Sign Language (ASL) program who recently spent several days in Council Bluffs working with students at the Iowa School for the Deaf.

“It’s definitely interesting to see where the students live, where they go to school, and how their daily lives are so much different than ours. In other ways, it’s weird to see how similar they are as well,” Mottet said. Students in the ASL program at Iowa State are required to interact with members of the deaf community around Ames and other Iowa cities. Cylina Engelhardt, a senior at ISU from Coggon, says the experience helps build her signing skills while learning more about the deaf culture.

Iowa School for the Deaf“It’s what college is for, I guess, to immerse yourself in so many different cultures,” Engelhardt said. “I think this is a great experience. I have never been here before or anywhere outside of Ames for the deaf community. So, getting out somewhere else is incredible…for anybody to have this opportunity to come here.” During the trip to Council Bluffs, the ASL students were not allowed to talk out loud while they were at the Iowa School for the Deaf. Mottet said it was a significant challenge.

“In class, we’re not allowed to speak at all. So, it’s kind of the same as the classes, but this is for a much longer period of time and with a bunch of signers who are much better than me,” Mottet said. Cynthia Angeroth is the outreach coordinator at the Iowa School for the Deaf. She says the supply of qualified interpreters in Iowa is far below the demand.

“Iowa strongly needs teachers for the deaf and hard-of-hearing and they need interpreters across the state,” Angeroth said. One explanation for why there are so few interpreters is the commitment — it can take seven or eight years for someone to become fluent in ASL.

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Iowa native part of Milwaukee Brewers’ radio broadcast team

Sports

April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa native is enjoying being part of the Milwaukee Brewers’ radio broadcast team. The Sioux City Journal reports Lane Grindle traded his job broadcasting the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s sports teams for the big leagues this spring.

Grindle says it hasn’t taken him long to become a Brewers fan despite growing up in Kansas City Royals territory in Hastings, Iowa, and attending running track at the University of South Dakota. Grindle now gets the chance to work with Hall of Famer Bob Uecker, and he’ll calls the Brewers’ road games when Uecker doesn’t travel.

One of Grindle’s first bosses, Kevin Culhane, says he knew Grindle always had a passion for sports and sports reporting, so he wasn’t surprised to hear about Grindle’s latest promotion.

Red Oak man arrested on theft & assault charges, Sunday

News

April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s deputies and Red Oak Police arrested a man on theft and assault charges, Sunday morning. 23-year old Justin Lewis Marsden, of Red Oak , was taken into custody at around 8:40-a.m. on a warrant for 5th degree theft, and assaulting a peace officer. Marsden was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond.

KJAN listening area weather forecast: 4/18/16

Weather

April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…SHOWERS LIKELY. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.

TODAY…COOLER. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. COOLER. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.