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MAY 2018

Birthday Club

May 1st, 2018 by admin

May 1st:

  • Bill Paulsen of Exira (Winner)
  • Diane Munch of Exira

May 2nd:

  • Landon Barber of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mickey Bornholdt of Atlantic
  • Evelyn Sager of Atlantic

May 3rd:

  • Evelyn Nelson of Exira (Winner)

May 4th:

  • Sondra Jensen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Sharon Jensen of Atlantic

May 5th:

  • Lukas Allan Schwab of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Pat Becker of Cumberland

May 6th:

  • Jan Mason of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Chandra Knight of Atlantic

May 7th:

  • Carolyn Brockman of Marne (Winner)
  • Violet Knight of Atlantic

May 8th:

  • Penny LaFoy of Audubon (Winner)
  • Norma Knight of Atlantic
  • Tristan Mathisen

May 9th:

  • Joe Nelsen of Anita (Winner)
  • Christie Wallace of Griswold
  • Donna Karwal of Atlantic
  • Phyllis Miller of Audubon

May 10th:

  • Ashley Williams of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Amy Roland of Atlantic
  • Sheryl Myers of Atlantic

May 11th:

  • Warren Roland of Atlantic (Winner)

May 12th:

  • Rylee Marie Petersen of Exira (Winner)
  • Carrie Jensen of Exira
  • Jack Knight of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Penny Akers of Exira
  • Ben Dodson of Atlantic
  • Emma Klocke of Exira
  • Charlie Asberry of Exira

May 13th:

  • Leiah Thomas of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mike Hoffman of Exira
  • Molly Denney of Anita
  • Greg Hagen of Tuscson, AZ
  • Bill Crees of Casey

May 14th:

  • Jeanne Schwa of Audubon (Winner)
  • Pete Tallman of Atlantic
  • Marilyn Vernon of Atlantic
  • Pauline Knudsen of Atlantic

May 15th:

  • Linda Blomme of Audubon (Winner) – need an address!! 🙂

May 16th:

  • Quincy Sorensen of Brayton (Winner)
  • Darlene Soll of Audubon
  • Mary Nowatzke of Atlantic

May 17th:

  • Barb Sampson of Avoca (Winner)

May 18th:

  • Marilyn Hilyard of Cumberland (Winner)
  • Chelsie Rush of Griswold
  • Eric Gunderson of Atlantic

May 19th:

  • Beverly Dodson of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Gage Lauritsen of Exira
  • Jane Schlater of Exira
  • Dick Hensley of Atlantic

May 20th:

  • Jackie Wickey of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mona Powers of Exira
  • Mary Greving of Exira

May 21st:

  • Diane Bladt of Exira (Winner)
  • Ellie Schultes of Exira
  • Maddie Zellmer of Atlantic

May 22nd:

  • Norm Clark of Atlantic (Winner)

May 23rd:

  • Jo Ellen Arn of Atlantic (Winner)

May 24th:

  • Rae Ome Conn of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Paul Schimdt of Harlan

May 25th:

  • Chuck Burnett of Atlantic (Winner)

May 26th:

  • Nancy Hepler of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Deb Schuler of Atlantic

May 27th:

  • Jessi Michaels of Cumberland (Winner)
  • Kyla Gurley of Anita
  • Betty Drees of Exira
  • Mandy Parks of Atlantic

May 28th:

  • Emily Kennedy of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Bev Olsen of Exira

May 29th:

  • Stephanie Lansdown of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Paul Brown of Atlantic

May 30th:

  • Jim Nelsen of Anita (Winner)
  • Evelyn Petersen of Exira
  • Alan Peterson of Atlantic

May 31st:

  • Trudy Hagen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Marge Klindt of Atlantic

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Primary Election Absentee ballots available next week in Adair County

News

May 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Adair County Auditor’s Office reports Absentee Ballots for the June 5th Primary Election, will be available Monday, May 7th.  Absentee Voting deadlines for the June 5th Primary Election are as follows:

May 25th – Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail, to allow timely delivery and return. Request must be received by 5:00 p.m. The Auditor’s Office will be opened from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

June 4th – Last day to vote absentee in person at the Auditor’s Office; All absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than June 4th.

Absentee voters have until 5:00 p.m. to fix incomplete affidavit envelopes.

June 5th – Last day to return absentee ballots to the Auditor’s office before the polls close at 9:00 p.m.

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Heartbeat Today 5-1-2018

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

May 1st, 2018 by admin

Jim Field visits with with 2018 Griswold High Schools seniors Mateya Peters, Riley Smith and Bry Carlisle.

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Atlantic Yard Waste site to re-open today (Tuesday)

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees reports the Yard Waste site near the Schildberg Rec Area, will re-open today (Tuesday) at Noon. Please do NOT pile anything on or close to smoldering debris, and observe any cones that are in place.

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2018 Atlantic Co-Ed Track Meet Results

Sports

May 1st, 2018 by admin

CLICK HERE to see complete results!

Boys Team

  1. Atlantic 144
  2. Harlan  91
  3. Lewis Central  75
  4. St. Albert  72
  5. Glenwood  71
  6. Abraham Lincoln  49
  7. Shenandoah  38
  8. Clarinda Academy  35
  9. Red Oak  8
  10. Clarinda  6
  • 100: Tavares Boykin (Clarinda Academy) 11.72
  • 200: Max Duggan (Lewis Central) 23.2
  • 400: Kohen Watson (Glenwood) 51.34
  • 800: Chase Mullenix (Atlantic) 2:00.5
  • 1600: Jaxson Eden (Atlantic) 4:50.98
  • 3200: Jalen Petersen (Atlantic) 11:04.01
  • 110 Hurdles: Gratt Reed (Atlantic) 16.06
  • 400 Hurdles: Gratt Reed (Atlantic) 55.97
  • 4×100: Harlan (Michael Erlmeier, Jake McLaughlin, Deren Schmitz, Andy Burchett) 45.19
  • 4×200: Atlantic (Jayden Barnwell, Dillon Sonntag, Tyler Moen, Sam Granner) 1:35.72
  • 4×400: Glenwood (Christian Stanislav, Jack Hughes, Brady Weddum, Kohen Watson) 3:33.17
  • 4×800: Atlantic (Zeke Whetstone, Nathan Behrends, Craig Becker, Chase Mullenix) 8:41.61
  • Shuttle Hurdle: St. Albert (Jake Carley, Garret Reisz, Ethan Bernard, Tyler Blaha) 1:02.42
  • Sprint Medley: Atlantic (Jayden Barnwell, Tyler Moen, Gratt Reed, Zade Niklasen) 1:39.08
  • Distance Medley: Atlantic (Jayden Barnwell, Sam Granner, Dillon Sonntag, Jaxson Eden) 3:51.43
  • Discus: Logan Jones (Lewis Central) 156-11
  • High jump: Spencer Ray (Atlantic) 5-10)
  • Long jump: Nick Foss (Harlan) 19-02
  • Shot put: Logan Jones (Lewis Central) 53-1

Girls Team

  1. Glenwood  145
  2. Atlantic  95
  3. Abraham Lincoln  93
  4. Lewis Central  71
  5. Creston  62
  6. Harlan  50
  7. Shenandoah  42
  8. Thomas Jefferson  19
  9. St. Albert  11
  10. Clarinda  1
  • 100: Caitlyn Jones (Thomas Jefferson) 13.75
  • 200: Darby Thomas (Abraham Lincoln) 26.43
  • 400: Jaeda Wilson (Glenwood) 1:03.88
  • 800: Makenna Hudson (Creston) 2:29.82
  • 1500: Taylor McCreedy (Atlantic) 5:21.14
  • 3000: Taylor McCreedy (Atlantic) 11:54.32
  • 100 Hurdles: Darby Thomas (Abraham Lincoln) 17.03
  • 400 Hurdles: Hayley Hartman (Abraham Lincoln) 1:11.26
  • 4×100: Glenwood (Sadey Allgood, Devon Bomer, Jaeda Wilson, Elle Scarboroug) 52.32
  • 4×200: Atlantic (Jessica Hartwig, Alyssa Derby, Pluma Pross, Haley Rasmussen) 1:52.45
  • 4×400: Glenwood (Sadey Allgood, Lauren Becker, Danielle Hardcastle, Jaeda Wilson) 4:15.64
  • 4×800: Creston (Peyton Rice, Brielle Baker, Morgan Buxton, MaKenna Hudson) 10:55.83
  • Shuttle Hurdle: Abraham Lincoln (Jocelyn Hendrix, Emily Steskal, Taylan Keefer, Hayley Hartman) 1:12.28
  • Sprint Medley: Lewis Central (McKenna Paulsen, Kortnie Getzschman, Maegan Holt, Megan Witte) 1:58.68
  • Distance Medley: Glenwood (Grace Presley, Bailey Ostrander, Elle Scarborough, Abby McIntyre) 4:36.96
  • Discus: Lauren Payne (Lewis Central) 123-03
  • High Jump: Megan Witte (Lewis Central) 5-02
  • Long Jump: Darby Thomas (Abraham Lincoln) 17-10
  • Shot Put: Lauren Payne (Lewis Central) 41-05.5

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Malvern man arrested Monday night

News

May 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 30-year old Michael Lawrence Mabe, of Malvern, was arrested Monday night. Mabe was taken into custody for Ignition Interlock Required and Driving Under Suspension. His bond was set at $600.

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April 2018 Weather data for Atlantic

Weather

May 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The month of April was cooler and drier than normal, here in Atlantic. Weather records compiled at the KJAN studios (the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic) show the average High temperature for the month was 55.7 degrees, which was 6.5 degrees cooler than normal. The average Low was 28.1, which was 9.3 degrees cooler than the norm.

Rainfall for the month was .6” (six-tenths of an inch), which was well below the normal of 3.43. Looking ahead to May, average precipitation amounts to 4.32 inches. The average High is731 degrees, while the average Low is 49.1 degrees.

Posted in Weather |

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 5/1/2018

News, Podcasts

May 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Rolling Valley Conference Track & Field Meet

Sports

May 1st, 2018 by admin

CLICK HERE to see complete results!

Girls Team

  1. Glidden-Ralston 106
  2. Boyer Valley  99
  3. Woodbine 97.5
  4. West Harrison 70
  5. CAM 65
  6. Coon Rapids-Bayard 63.5
  7. Ar-We-Va 54
  8. Exira/EHK 26
  • 100: Jade Hays (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 14.19
  • 200: Jade Hays (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 28.7
  • 400: Sabrina Rife (West Harrison) 1:06.04
  • 800: Erin Weber (Boyer Valley) 2:44.7
  • 1500: Kylie Petersen (Boyer Valley) 5:34.58
  • 3000: Katie Gore (West Harrison) 12:52.42
  • 100 Hurdles: Kerstyn Matusik (Woodbine) 17.7
  • 400 Hurdles: Tianna Janssen (Glidden-Ralston) 1:15.85
  • 4×100: Woodbine (Kerstyn Matusik, Jamie Plowman, Brianna Baker, Kerragen Hamblen) 54.29
  • 4×200: Glidden-Ralston (Emma Hannasch, Talia Schon, Tianna Janssen, Avery Schlabach) 1:57.47
  •  4×400: West Harrison (Kayla Lynch, Cassidy Hatcher, Katie Gore, Sabrina Rife) 4:43.2
  • 4×800: Boyer Valley (Marie Hanigan, Abby Burkhart, Katlyn Tremel, Erin Weber) 11:48.15
  • Sprint Medley: Coon Rapids-Bayard (Katelyn Winnett, Cora McAlister, Emily Baker, Jade Hayes) 2:03.08
  • Distance Medley: Boyer Valley (Brittany Shumate, Katlyn Tremel, Erin Weber, Kylie Petersen) 4:53.6
  • Shuttle hurdle: Woodbine (Kerragen Hamblen, Alyssa Jensen, Jayde Clark, Kerstyn Matusik) 1:15.20
  • High Jump: Gretchen Wallace (Gladden-Ralston) 4-10
  • Long Jump: Leslie Luf, (Ar-We-Va) 15-02.75
  • Shot Put: Molly Venteicher (CAM) 36-04.5
  • Discus: Emily Hinners (Ar-We-Va) 99-06

Boys Team

  1. Woodbine 157
  2. CAM 101
  3. Boyer Valley 99
  4. Exira/EHK 62
  5. Ar-WE-Va 57
  6. West Harrison 40
  7. Coon Rapids-Bayard 37
  8. Glidden-Ralston 27
  9. Paton-Churdan 8
  • 100: Deshawn Carr (CAM) 11.85
  • 200: Deshawn Carr (CAM) 23.93
  • 400: Wyatt Pryor (Woodbine) 54.22
  • 800: Thomas Hensley (CAM) 2:12.48
  • 1600: Evan Wilson (Exira/EHK) 4:51.72
  • 3200: Evan Wilson (Exira/EHK) 10:51.8
  • 110 Hurdles: Tyler Brummer (Boyer Valley) 16.35
  • 400 Hurdles: Tyler Brummer (Boyer Valley) 58.04
  • 4×100: Woodbine (Joseph McHugh, Layne Pryor, Maverick Winther, Tyler Coberly) 46.03
  • 4×200: Coon Rapids-Bayard (Peyton Clipperton, Daniel Hildebrand, Jason Martinez, Jalen Rosenbeck) 1:42.09
  • 4×400: Woodbine (Joseph McHugh, Layne Pryor, Seth Gruver, Maverick Winther) 3:42.44
  • 4×800: Woodbine (Wyatt Pryor, Connor Sullivan, Adam Sherer, Seth Gruver) 9:17.08
  • Sprint Medley: CAM (Darien Burnison, Preston Murphy, Jordan McDuff, Thomas Hensley) 1:45.04
  • Distance Medley: Boyer Valley (Ryan Lehan, Hunter Soma, Tyler Brummer, Joe Weber) 03:59.34
  • Shuttle Hurdle: Woodbine (Maverick Winther, Joey Wolf, Tyler Coberly, Jack Nelson) 1:06.1
  • High Jump: Keegan Simons (Ar-We-Va) 6-04
  • Long Jump: Deshawn Carr (CAM) 19-08.5
  • Shot Put: Joey Wolf (Woodbine) 47-05.5
  • Discus: Jalen Malone (Boyer Valley) 127-03

Posted in Sports |

Crispy Potato Chicken (5-1-2018)

Mom's Tips

May 1st, 2018 by Jim Field

  • 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese (grated)
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (3 1/2 – 4 lb.) broiler/fryer chicken/chicken breast (cut up, skin removed)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed potato flakes
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine (melted)

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine first four ingredients.  Add chicken in 2 batches; shake to coat.  In a shallow bowl, beat eggs and water.  Dip chicken in egg mixture, then coat with potato flakes.  Pour butter into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish; add chicken.  Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.  Turn the chicken; bake 30 minutes longer or until juices run clear.  YIELD: 4 servings.

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