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Thursday Golf Results

Sports

April 27th, 2012 by Jim Field

Boys:

  • Atlantic 150, Shenandoah 164, Red Oak 190 (Medalist: Ben Nelson (A) 34, Runner-up: Jackson Baker (S) 38
  • Audubon 170, Coon Rapids-Bayard 171, Exira/EHK 188 (Medalist: Jake Zanders (CR-B) 37, Runner-up: Nolan Parker (E/EHK) 38

Girls:

  • Atlantic 190, Shenandoah 226, Red Oak no team score (Medalist:  Bailey Walter (A) 43, Runner-up:  Brooke Fletcher (A) 45)
  • Exira/EHK 196, Audubon 197, Coon Rapids-Bayard 216 (Medalist: Lexie Thygesen (A) 47, Runner-up: Rachel Flug (A) 47)

Thursday Tennis Results

Sports

April 27th, 2012 by Jim Field

Boys:

  • Red Oak 9, Atlantic 0
  • Denison 6, Thomas Jefferson 3
  • Shenandoah 5, Creston 4

Girls:

  • Red Oak 9, Atlantic 0
  • Audubon 6, North Polk 3
  • Denison 5, Bishop Heelan Catholic 4
  • Shenandoah 9, Creston 0

Topham Wins Drake 3000 Title

Sports

April 27th, 2012 by Jim Field

Griswold freshman Rebekah Topham has captured the Drake Relays girls high school 3000 meter title. Topham won in a time of 9:58.39. Her time was about five and a half seconds faster than anyone else in Thursday’s race.

Also locally from the Drake Relays Thursday, Chaley Rath of Treynor placed third in the girls high jump clearing five-feet-seven inches.  In the boys discus finals, AJ Scarborough of Fremont-Mills placed sixth with a toss of 163-feet-three-inches, Tyler Hovey of Atlantic was 16th with a throw of 149-feet-four-inches and Dallas Franks of Fremont-Mills was 19th at 146-feet-ten-inches.  In the girls shot put, Kaylee Blake of IKM-Manning was 13th with a toss of 38-feet-and-one-half-inch.  Grant May of Glenwood placed 21st in the boys long jump and Brandon Phipps of Creston placed 21st in the boys 3200 meters.

SW IA woman arrested on theft & drug charges

News

April 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A Red Oak woman was arrested Thursday on theft and drug charges. According to Red Oak Police, 46-year-old Amy Jo Ross was taken into custody on 3rd degree theft, Possession of a controlled substance/marijuana, and Possession of drug paraphernalia charges. Ross was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond.

Griswold Tiger Co-Ed Track Results

Sports

April 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Boy’s Team Scores:

  1. St. Albert 152
  2. Nodaway Valley 104
  3. Griswold 96
  4. Missouri Valley 86
  5. Stanton 81
  6. Corning 26

Girls Team Scores:

  1. Griswold 138
  2. Shenandoah 104
  3. Stanton 59
  4. Villisca 58
  5. Nodaway Valley 29

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast for April 27, 2012

Podcasts, Weather

April 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the Freese-Notis (Podcast) forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and the weather stats for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson….

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Chiefs Go With Memphis DT Dontari Poe

Sports

April 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have selected Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe, filling one of their biggest needs with one of the biggest gambles in the NFL draft. The Chiefs went with the 6-foot-4, 346-pound tackle with the No. 11 pick Thursday night after his impressive performance at the scouting combine. The massive Poe pushed 44 reps with 225 pounds and ran the 40-yard dash in an unofficial time of 4.98 seconds. General manager Scott Pioli has established a reputation for being risk-averse with his draft philosophy. But in choosing Poe, Pioli gambled on the raw athletic ability of a player who managed only 33 tackles, eight tackles for loss and one sack in Conference USA last season. He’s expected to slide into the Chiefs’ 3-4 defense immediately.

Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., April 27th 2012

News

April 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Angry parents, students and University of Northern Iowa faculty members have disrupted an Iowa Board of Regents news conference in Cedar Falls. The protesters are angry at funding cuts that will result in the closing of the university’s Malcolm Price Laboratory School and several academic programs. More than 100 protesters started with a rally outside the building in which the Regents met yesterday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is welcoming the U.S. Labor Department’s decision to withdraw a much-criticized proposed rule about children working on farms. Grassley released a statement last night expressing relief at the Labor Department’s decision to abandon what he called “ridiculous regulations” that could have hurt farm families.

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — A judge has approved a settlement in a legal battle between the family of a slain Milo farmer and a neighbor who confessed to shooting him. The Des Moines Register reports a settlement was approved yesterday in Warren County District Court. It ends nine years of legal feuding between the family of slain Milo farmer Tom Lyon and his assailant Rodney Heemstra.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have selected Iowa offensive tackle Riley Reiff with the 23rd overall pick in the NFL draft. With the top defensive backs off the board, the Lions elected to add a starter along their aging offensive line. The 6 foot 6 315 pound tackle is a native of Parkston, South Dakota.

Early morning forecast for Fri., April 27th, 2012

Weather

April 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

320 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012 Forecast for Cass & area Counties in Iowa

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TODAY…WINDY…COOLER. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S.

Lions Draft Iowa OT Riley Reiff No. 23 Overall

Sports

April 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have selected Iowa offensive tackle Riley Reiff with the No. 23 pick overall in the NFL draft. Lions general manager Martin Mayhew vowed the team would stick to its philosophy of taking the top player available on its draft board Thursday night unless he was a quarterback. Mayhew insisted he wouldn’t put a need, such as cornerback, ahead of a better player at a position of strength on the roster. With the top corners off the board, the Lions added depth on their aging offensive line. Detroit had its lowest first-round pick since 1992 when it drafted Robert Porcher 26th overall. The franchise ended its 11-year playoff drought last season with its first 10-win season since 1995.