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Heartbeat Today 05-01-2013

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

May 1st, 2013 by admin

Jim Field speaks with long-time Atlantic Teacher and Coach Steve Blazek about his career and future retirement.

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Updated NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA

Weather

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

715 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

TODAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN BEFORE NOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. MUCH COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH    WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…BREEZY…COLDER. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLEET AFTER    MIDNIGHT. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION
JUST UNDER A HALF INCH EXPECTED. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
90 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. LITTLE OR NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

FRIDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE
MORNING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. LITTLE
OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 10 TO
20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH
MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 30S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

Tuesday Golf, Tennis, Soccer Results

Sports

May 1st, 2013 by Jim Field

Atlantic Trojan Golf Invitational

Team Scores:

  1. Atlantic   304
  2. Creston   314
  3. Harlan    337
  4. Nodaway Valley  339
  5. Norwalk    342
  6. Winterset   343
  7. Denison  346
  8. Kuemper  353
  9. Shenandoah  360
  10. Red Oak  387
  11. Glenwood  389
  12. Clarinda  400

Individuals:

  1. Carson Whittington, Creston 69
  2. Ross Martins, Harlan 74
  3. Travis Olsen, Atlantic 74
  4. Evan Schuler, Atlantic 74
  5. Hunter Sickles, Creston 77
  6. Sam Markham, Atlantic 77
  7. Ben Nelson, Atlantic 79
  8. Nick Barry, Atlantic 80
  9. Brandon Bjoin,  Harlan 80
  10. Delson Granthan,  Nodaway Valley 80
  11. Parker Eller, Denison 80
  12. Brandon Mahlstedt, Norwalk   81

Atlantic Betty Heflin Memorial

Team Scores:

  1. Clarinda  373
  2. Atlantic  374
  3. Norwalk  398
  4. Shenandoah  400
  5. Harlan  424
  6. Denison  425
  7. Creston  425
  8. Winterset  427
  9. Glenwood  498

Individuals:

  1. Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic  80
  2. Ellie Shane, Clarinda  89
  3. Madison Hance, Creston  90
  4. Bailey Walter, Atlantic  91
  5. Kristen Fichter, Shenandoah  91
  6. Adrian Ruzek, Shenandoah  93
  7. Beth Anderson, Clarinda  94
  8. Maddie Davidson, Clarinda  94
  9. Marissa Andersen, Clarinda  96
  10. Rachel Weber, Norwalk  97
  11. Marea Ferry, Harlan  98
  12. Courtney Leinen, Harlan  98

Boys Scores:

  • Audubon 173, A-H-S-T 204 (Andy Hoffman, Audubon 38)

Girls Scores:

  • Audubon 183, A-H-S-T 241 (Susie Bylund, Audubon 43)

Girls Tennis:

  • Corning 6, Audubon 3

Boys Tennis:

  • Audubon 6, Corning 3

Boys Soccer:

  • Des Moines Christian 9, Nodaway Valley 0
  • Glenwood 2, Sioux City North 1 (OT)
  • Thomas Jefferson 1, Harlan 0
  • Denison-Schleswig 4, Kuemper Catholic 0

Girls Soccer:

  • Kuemper Catholic 1, Denison-Schleswig 0
  • St. Albert 4, Abraham Lincoln 1
  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 4, Thomas Jefferson 0

Iowa Senate to debate DNA profiling bill

News

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Senate plans to debate a bill that would require people convicted of certain aggravated misdemeanors to submit DNA samples for a federal databank.   Lawmakers are set to debate the measure today (Wednesday).  Under the proposal, adults convicted of crimes like aggravated assault and theft would submit a DNA sample. Under current Iowa law, only convicted felons and sexual offenders are required to submit samples.

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is supporting the bill, saying it will help police solve more cases. The American Civil Liberties Union is campaigning against the measure, calling it invasive and excessive.  Republican senators stalled the measure from being debated Tuesday in order to file amendments to the bill.

Midwest, Plains economic survey index dips

News

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A monthly economic survey index for nine Midwest and Plains states dropped last month but continues to suggest improving economic growth for the region. The Mid-America Business Conditions index hit 56.8 in April, compared with 58.2 in March.  The confidence index rose to 59.9 last month from 58.2 in March.

Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says the supply managers surveyed “expect the upturn in housing to remain an important ingredient of the economic expansion.”

The survey uses a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth while a score below 50 suggests decline for that factor.  The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

Family of suspect in Sioux City cop shooting pleads for surrender

News

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The family of the Sioux City man who’s wanted in the shooting of a Sioux City police officer is pleading for him to turn himself in. Lee Dean is the father of 22-year-old Jamal Dean, who is facing an attempted murder charge in Monday’s shooting of Officer Kevin McCormick. He apologized to Officer McCormick and his family for Jamal’s actions, and asked his son to turn himself in safely, “So that nobody else will be hurt.” Lee Dean is also a friend of Sergeant Mike McCormick, the father of the officer who was shot.

Dean’s mother, Mary Hogan, made an emotional plea for her son to surrender, and Jamal’s aunt, Barbara Dean, wants him to know the family is there to help him. The family members are asking Jamal Dean to contact them immediately when he hears their plea.

(Radio Iowa)

COLLENE NELSON, 71, of Greenfield (Svcs. 5/4/13)

Obituaries

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COLLENE NELSON, 71, of Greenfield , died Tue., April 30th, at the Greenfield Manor in Greenfield. Funeral services for COLLENE NELSON will be held 2-p.m. Sat., May 4th, at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield.

Visitation at the funeral home will be held from 2-to 8-pm Friday, with the family greeting friends from 6-to-8pm. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com. Memorials may be directed to the Collene Nelson Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery, with a luncheon to follow at the Nodaway Diner in Greenfield.

COLLENE NELSON is survived by:

Her sons – Jerry Nelson, Jr. & wife Lena, of Greenfield, & Dan (Kim) Nelson, of Ozark, MO.

Her sister – Jackie Mahurin, of Des Moines.

Her brother – James “Bus” Waggoner & wife Darlene, of Lees Summitt, MO.

10 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Wed., May 1st 2013

Podcasts, Weather

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic…

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The latest NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in Iowa: May 1st 2013

Weather

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

400 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY…BREEZY…COOLER. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. MUCH COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…BREEZY…COLDER. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION JUST UNDER A HALF INCH EXPECTED. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.

Snow in May…in Iowa?

News, Weather

May 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Snow is forecast across portions of Iowa between late today (Wednesday) and early Friday of this week, with accumulating snow possible especially in the north and west. Snowfall in Iowa in May is unusual, but far from unprecedented. According to data from the State
Climatologist office snow has fallen in May in 59 of the last 125 years, or 47% of the time, but it has only occurred in five of the last 20 years. Most of the events were characterized by isolated flurries with trace amounts at only a couple of reporting stations.
That most recently occurred in 2011 when a trace of snow was reported May 1 at Forest City and May 3 at Lansing.Widespread and measurable snowfall events are more unusual in May. The last measurable May snow reported in Iowa fell on May 1-2, 2005 with traces across about the northern third of the state, 0.1” at Stanley and 0.3” at Cresco. Similar events occurred on May 1, 1997 and on May 5-6, 1989.
Snowfall events producing multiple inches of accumulation are exceedingly rare in Iowa in May, having occurred in only ten years according to the research of the author, Jim Lee.  He says most of these events occurred in the late 1800s and the first half of the 20th century, in fact no station has reported an inch or more of snowfall in Iowa in May since 1967.
Here is a list of the five events producing the highest May snowfall accumulations on record in Iowa:
In 1882, snow fell on May 12 (across southeastern Iowa, with about an inch at Iowa City) and then again on May 23. On the latter date about the southeastern quarter of Iowa received snowfall, with around half an inch at Des Moines and up to 4-6” at Washington.
In 1907, spring was very cold and backward at least partially due to the large eruption of the volcano Ksudach in eastern Russia. Snow fell across all of Iowa (and the Midwest) on May 3, with amounts ranging up to 1.2” at Des Moines and 1.5” at Atlantic and Corning.
Another statewide snow fell on May 15 that was light in most areas but amounted to 5” at Rock Rapids.
In 1945, snow fell across about the northwestern half of Iowa on May 9-10 with most of the area reporting measurable snowfall. Amounts ranged up to an amazing 8” at Denison.
In 1947, one of the most remarkable weather events in Iowa history occurred when snow fell across most of the state on May 28, with measurable snow across the north and west ranging up to an incredible 10” at Le Mars. This is the latest spring snowfall on record in Iowa and also the highest amount ever recorded in the month of May.
In 1967, snow fell across about the southern half of Iowa on May 3, with amounts ranging up to an amazing 8” at Glenwood.