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Man accused of stealing brass ordered to pay restitution

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

AUBURN, Neb. (AP) — A southeast Nebraska man has been sentenced to jail and probation for stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of brass from his employer.

Nemaha County District Court records show 26-year-old Justin Heard, of Auburn, pleaded no contest to seven counts after prosecutors dropped seven others in return. He was credited at Monday’s sentencing hearing with three days already served and ordered to spend 87 more in jail. He was sentenced to 4½ years of probation and ordered to pay restitution of nearly $22,400.

A court document says a surveillance system showed Heard loading brass into a vehicle at Magnolia Metal in rural Auburn. Investigators say he sold the brass for nearly $14,000 to a recycler in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The records say the crimes began occurring in August last year.

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8AM Sportscast 09/25/2019

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

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Damage being assessed following storms Tuesday night

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

Photo by KJAN News Director Ric Hanson showing the street flooding at 3rd Street Place in Atlantic

Two waves of showers and thunderstorms wreaked havoc on the KJAN listening area on Tuesday night. Reports of large hail, strong winds, and heavy rain came in across the region. With daybreak on Wednesday, area residents were able to begin to further assess the damage.

The evening started with large hail reported in Harrison County around 6:00pm. Funnel clouds and a possible tornado were spotted in Harrison and Shelby counties in the 6:00pm hour. 1″ diameter hail was reported in the Panama area a little after 7:00pm, as was 1.25″ hail near Neola. 1.75″ diameter hail was reported by trained spotters near Avoca around 8:00pm. Flash flooding then followed during the 9:00pm hour. Many intersections and roads were flooded throughout Atlantic.

As a result of the heavy rain some flooding of homes and businesses was reported throughout Atlantic and the area. Numerous trees and tree limbs were down. Some substantial tree and water damage was reported at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. Some power issues were noted in a few locations due to lightning as well. Rising water also got to some road equipment near the KJAN studios as the Atlantic Little League complex filled with storm water last night.

Standing water is still an issue in many areas and some roadways may have been impacted by storm water, so area residents are urged to use caution while traveling.

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Cass County Extension Report 9-25-2019

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September 25th, 2019 by Jim Field

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7AM Newscast 09/25/2019

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

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Hail, heavy rain batter northwest Iowa; 2 tornado reports

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September 25th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

IDA GROVE, Iowa (AP) — Hail and heavy rain have pounded parts of northwest Iowa. Hailstones up to 1.75 inches were reported Tuesday evening near Holstein and other communities. More than an inch of rain was reported in several areas. The hail battered homes, business, vehicles and crop fields in Ida County and others nearby.

The National Weather Service says a tornado was reported around 5:30 p.m. about 5 miles southeast of Cushing, and another tornado report was received around 5:40 p.m. from 5 miles north-northeast of Ida Grove. It’s uncertain whether the sightings were of the same twister.

No injuries have been reported.

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Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on Wednesday, September 25

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

September 25th, 2019 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  4.3″ (We have had various reports of 4″-6″ amounts in the Atlantic area)
  • 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  1.83″
  • Massena  .77″
  • Anita  2.32″
  • Wiota  4.7″
  • Avoca  3.1″
  • Walnut  4.8″
  • Elk Horn  1.19″
  • Villisca  .41″
  • Corning  .56″
  • Manning  .19″
  • Clarinda  .4″
  • Carroll  .11″
  • Bedford  .1″
  • Creston  .34″
  • Red Oak  .34″

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SB-L boys, Logan-Magnolia girls winners at Tri-Center Cross Country Meet

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

The Sergeant Bluff-Luton boys and Logan-Magnolia girls took team wins at the Tri-Center Cross Country Meet on Tuesday night. Dylan Blake of MVAOCOU was the boys race individual champ and Peyton Pogge of Tri-Center won the girls race.

Girls Team Scores

  1. Logan-Magnolia 42
  2. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 50
  3. AHSTW 51
  4. MVAOCOU 148
  5. West Harrison 163
  6. Woodbine, Boyer Valley, Missouri Valley, IKM-Manning, East Mills all with NTS.

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Peyton Pogge, Tri-Center 18:48.00
  2. Courtney Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia 20:01.00
  3. Taylor Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia 20:21.00
  4. Sophia Karras, Sergeant Bluff-Luton
  5. Chloe Black, Sergeant Bluff-Luton
  6. Ryann Portch, AHSTW
  7. Chloe Falkena, AHSTW
  8. Violet Lapke, Logan-Magnolia
  9. Julia Kock, AHSTW
  10. Holly Hoepner, AHSTW

Boys Team Scores

  1. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 42
  2. Tri-Center 71
  3. Woodbine 93
  4. IKM-Manning 107
  5. Logan-Magnolia 141
  6. Boyer Valley 141
  7. Missouri Valley 164
  8. MVAOCOU 171
  9. East Mills 244
  10. West Harrison and AHSTW with NTS

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Dylan Blacke, MVAOCOU 16:45.00
  2. Weston Besson, MVAOCOU 17:08.00
  3. Brett McGee, Tri-Center 17:10.00
  4. Isaac Bryan, SB-L
  5. Carllos Rodriguez, SB-L
  6. Quentin Dryer, IKM-Manning
  7. Jon Franke, Tri-Center
  8. Ty Shoulders, SB-L
  9. Nick Muller, SB-L
  10. Tarick Rowe, Logan-Magnolia

Full results: Tri-Center-9-24

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th

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September 25th, 2019 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  Iron bed headboard only with rails $50.00.  Call 712-249-3816.

FOR SALE:  Lawn sweep for sale $75.00.  Call 712-249-3816.  SOLD!

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Earlham boys, Nodaway Valley girls win Class B portion of Creston XC Meet

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September 25th, 2019 by admin

The Earlham boys and Nodaway Valley girls cross country teams came out on top of the Class B portion of the Creston Invitational on Tuesday night. Nodaway Valley’s Josh Baudler won the boys race and Earlham’s Lily Dixon won the girls race.

Girls Team Scores

  1. Nodaway Valley 35
  2. Earlham 36
  3. Mount Ayr 71
  4. CAM 119
  5. East Union 123
  6. Southwest Valley 126

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Lily Dixon, Earlham 21:21.20
  2. Reagan Weinheimer, Nodaway Valley 21:30.50
  3. Sophia Broers, Nodaway Valley 21:46.70
  4. McKinna Hogan, Lenox
  5. Gabrielle Valencia, East Union
  6. MaKenna Jones, Mount Ayr
  7. Alissa Stiles, Earlham
  8. Taylor Jensen, Earlham
  9. Mallory Kuhns, Nodaway Valley
  10. Carly Schaffer, Earlham

Boys Team Scores

  1. Earlham 26
  2. Nodaway Valley 32
  3. Bedford 97
  4. Mount Ayr 130
  5. CAM 142
  6. East Union 156
  7. Orient-Macksburg 164
  8. Southwest Valley 169
  9. Essex 255

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Josh Baudler, Nodaway Valley 17:05.10
  2. Jayden Dickson, Earlham 17:22.90
  3. Zach Dixon, Earlham 17:36.10
  4. Jake Willem, Earlham
  5. Toby Bower, Nodaway Valley
  6. Ben Breheny, Nodaway Valley
  7. Andrew Dixon, Earlham
  8. Tyler Breheny, Nodaway Valley
  9. Tyler Blay, NW Nodaway
  10. Isaac Timmerman, Mount Ayr

Full results can be found HERE.

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