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Tuttle, Koch help Northern Iowa sweep Drake 66-52

Sports

January 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Seth Tuttle scored 13 points as Northern Iowa completed a season sweep of Drake with a 66-52 victory Sunday night. Jake Koch added 10 points for the Panthers (14-7, 4-5 Missouri Valley), who snapped a two-game losing streak. Marc Sonnen hit one 3-pointer among his eight points, marking the 15th consecutive game in which he has scored from long range. Kurt Alexander scored 21 points to lead the Bulldogs (12-8, 5-4), whose season-best four-game winning streak ended. Drake failed to avenge an 83-68 loss to Northern Iowa on Jan. 7. The game turned late in the first half. With the Panthers trailing 19-17, Johnny Moran hit a 3-pointer with 9:27 left that started a 17-4 run and gave Northern Iowa a 34-23 edge at halftime. The lead topped out at 53-28 on a three-point play by Matt Morrison with 12:59 to go. Drake never got closer than 12 after that.

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No. 22 Penn State women honor JoePa then top Iowa

Sports

January 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Alex Bentley scored 21 points and No. 22 Penn State beat Iowa 68-52 on Sunday, hours after longtime Nittany Lions football coach Joe Paterno died of cancer. There was a pregame moment of silence for Paterno, the winningest coach in college football. The Lady Lions also sported black bands on their uniforms as a tribute.

Down 48-50 with 6:32 remaining, Penn State (15-4, 5-2 Big Ten) closed with a 20-2 run. Ariel Edwards added 17 points and 11 rebounds for Penn State, which shot 24 of 71 (34 percent) and 1 of 7 (14 percent) from 3-point range. Kamille Whalin led Iowa (11-9, 3-4) with a season-high 21 points. The Hawkeyes committed 15 turnovers and were outrebounded 53-34. The Lady Lions, who entered Sunday ranked 15th in the nation in field goal percentage, started off  sluggish. They shot 12 of 37 (32 percent) in the first half and trailed 32-31 at the break.

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Iowa State women beat No. 17 Texas Tech 66-49

Sports

January 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Hallie Christofferson had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa State beat No. 17 Texas Tech 66-49 on Sunday to end the longest losing streak in coach Bill Fennelly’s 17 seasons. Leading 26-23 at halftime, Iowa State (10-7, 1-5 Big 12) missed its first seven shots in the second half, then ran off 12 straight points to start a 17-3 run that put the Cyclones in control and ended their five-game losing streak.  Texas Tech (14-4, 2-4) missed 12 of its first 13 shots in the half and never recovered, falling behind by as many as 20. points The Lady Raiders have lost four straight after a 14-0 start. Lauren Mansfield added 12 points, while Chelsea Poppens had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Cyclones, whose 0-5 start in the Big 12 had been the program’s worst under Fennelly.  Monique Smalls’ 13 points led Texas Tech, which shot just 28 percent.

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Updated forecast for Cass & surrounding counties

Weather

January 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

3:44-pm NWS Des Moines
Dense Fog Advisory until Midnight for: Adair, Adams, Ringgold, Taylor & Union Counties.
Winter Weather Advisory until Noon Monday for: Guthrie & Dallas Counties, and all counties along and north of Highway 30.

Tonight…Cloudy…breezy. Light rain and light sleet in the evening. Light snow through midnight…then a chance of light snow after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation around 1 inch. Low in the mid 20s. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

Monday…Mostly cloudy. Breezy…colder. High in the upper 20s. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Monday Night…Partly cloudy. Colder. Low 5 to 10 above. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday…Mostly sunny. High in the lower 30s. Northwest wind near 5 mph in the morning becoming light.
Tuesday Night…Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Low in the lower 20s. Light wind.

Wednesday…Mostly sunny. High in the upper 30s.
Wednesday Night And Thursday…Mostly clear. Low in the mid 20s. High in the lower 40s.

Thursday Night…Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 20s.

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Winter Weather Advisory Until Noon Monday

Weather

January 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson 

GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...
NEWTON...GRINNELL
340 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...LIGHT RAIN ALONG WITH AREAS OF DENSE FOG
  WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING AS A FRONT PASSES THROUGH
  THE AREA. BEHIND THE FRONT...THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO
  SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE
  FULL TRANSITION TO SNOW.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1
  TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IS LIKELY BY MONDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
  TONIGHT WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT AND FROM 20 TO 30
  MPH DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL
  PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH THE VISIBILITIES REDUCE
  TO UNDER 1/2 MILE IN OPEN AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS WATER REFREEZES
  AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP AND THE SNOW INCREASES. VISIBILITY
  RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AS
  BLOWING SNOW INCREASES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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Dense Fog Advisory in effect until midnight

Weather

January 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson 

Counties: ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-
TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...
CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD. 340 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE
  WITH VALUES APPROACHING ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET CAN BE EXPECTED
  THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BEHIND A COLD FRONT
  WHICH WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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Updated forecast for Cass & area counties

Weather

January 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

115 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

REST OF TODAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND PATCHY DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. WARMER. HIGH AROUND 40. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

MONDAY…CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY &COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S.

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

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Monday meetings in the KJAN listening area

News

January 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A handful of area City Council’s and other organizations will hold their respective meetings, Monday. Included among them:

The Atlantic Community School District’s Certified Collective Bargaining Unit, which will meet at 4-p.m. in the Middle School Board room. The District will present its opening proposal for 2012-2013 negotiations. Last week, the Atlantic Education Association presented its proposal, for a 6.9% total package increase for the 2012-2013 contract salary year.

The Cass County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will meet in the basement meeting room at the Cass County Courthouse, beginning at 6:30-p.m., following a meeting of the E-9-1-1 Board.

And, the Audubon City Council will gather at their City Hall, for a 7-p.m. session. During the meeting, the Council will hear from Midwest Partnership’s Chad Schreck, with regard to Economic Development, and Aaron Voss, with U-S Water Services. The Council will also discuss with Laurie Gilbert, from the Region 12 Council Of Governments (COG), the demolition of houses and tax sale properties. Discussion items on their agenda include issues pertaining to: ICAP (the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool); Parking in yards; and compensation practices.

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Awards handed out at annual Atlantic Chamber Banquet

News

January 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Numerous awards were handed-out to deserving groups and individuals during Saturday night’s Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and awards program held at the Cass County Community Center. Included among them:

  • Ambassador of the Year – Bill Saluk, from Meredith Communications
  • Outstanding Chamber Volunteer – Lori Reid, with Airworks (Atlantic Airport)
  • Outstanding Committee Member – Dr. Keith Leonard/Atlantic Animal Health Center
  • Business Betterment – Boulder’s Inn and Suites/local investors
  • Community Service Award – The Atlantic High School Trojan Football team
  • Community Betterment Award – the local Trees Forever organization
  • Community Impact Award – Jay Miller/Brymon’s Home Furnishings, for his work in getting a $65-million dollar grant to bring the Sieman’s/Industrial Technology Program to Iowa Western Community College
  • The Athena Award (Sponsored by Deter Motor Co.) – which went to Wendy Richter, for her work with the Family Crisis Support Network
  • and, the Distinguished Service Award, which was presented to Steve Livengood, for his service to our veterans and their families, along with his work with ARISE (The Atlantic Rock Island Society Enterprise). Livengood is a 24-year veteran of the U-S Army, and and member of the Atlantic City Council.

The Chamber also welcomed its new President for 2012, Debbie Liestad, who takes over the reigns from past President Brian Church, and honored its new board members, including: Steve Andersen (Southwest Iowa Transit); Jeff Jundquist (Atlantic News Telegraph); Becky Mosier (KJAN), and Bill Saluk, along with some returning board members for 2012-through 2014.
The evening’s meal was provided by Atlantic Hy-Vee catering.

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Iowa’s Celebrity Hunting Program Criticized

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

January 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some question whether Iowa needs to continue giving celebrities easy access to deer hunting in the state, but it appears unlikely that the promotional program will be scrapped. The state program gives 75 celebrities, such as rocker Ted Nugent and former professional athlete Bo Jackson, an opportunity to buy a special out-of-state deer hunting permit each year. Other non-residents might wait years to buy a similar permit. The celebrity program began in 1998 to help promote the state as a top hunting destination. Iowa Bowhunters Association President Randy Taylor tells the Des Moines Register that he’s not sure the state really needs the promotion now because deer hunters nationwide already consider Iowa a top spot to bag a trophy deer.

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