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Winter Storm Watch issued for Tuesday & Tue. Night

Weather

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

330 PM CST SUN FEB 2 2014

…WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…

SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. IN ADDITION…INCREASING NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD.

MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES: WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…TOTAL SNOW…3 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER.

MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES: WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT….

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT…WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY…WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER.

VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW…ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 30 MPH. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF NEAR -15 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AS WELL.

SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  STORM TOTAL SNOW…3 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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Guthrie Center Wrestling Invitational

Sports

February 2nd, 2014 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Clarion-Goldfield  219
  2. Humboldt 180
  3. Ogden 156
  4. Greene County 143
  5. NW Webster  124
  6. Guthrie Center  104
  7. Tri-Center  98.5
  8. Riverside  95
  9. Interstate 35  91
  10. Underwood  80
  11. Panorama  79
  12. Gilbert  70
  13. Prairie Valley 49
  14. Woodward-Granger  49
  15. Coon Rapids-Bayard  44
  16. Griswold  41
  17. Moravia  35
  18. Nodaway Valley  35
  19. SE Webster-Grand  30
  20. West Central Valley  27
  21. East Union  7

Place winners:

106

  1. Justin Portillo of Clarion-Goldfield
  2. Spencer Johnson of Prairie Valley
  3. Austin Flynn of Ogden
  4. Tatem Bluml of Riverside
  5. Garrett Simmons of Panorama
  6. Daylen Fenton of Moravia
  7. Sinjin Briggs of Gilbert
  8. Marshall Rasmussen of Underwood

113

  1. Josh Portillo of Clarion-Goldfield
  2. Briar Cochran of Moravia
  3. Austin Pontier of Interstate 35
  4. Sheldon McMain of Ogden
  5. Levi Sawyer of Humboldt
  6. Guy Sudmann of Underwood
  7. Brennan Carter of Riverside
  8. Chase Bulten of Northwest Webster

120

  1. Christian Polley of Tri-Center
  2. Riley Klein of Underwood
  3. Jacob Challen of Greene County
  4. Colton Milosevich of Woodward-Granger
  5. Shawn Heaning of Ogden
  6. Jacob Vogel of Riverside
  7. Hadley Ogg of Griswold
  8. Christian Hilgenberg of Coon Rapids-Bayard

126

  1. Kyler Kiner of Ogden
  2. Joel Haberman of Clarion-Goldfield
  3. Dylan Forkner of Greene County
  4. Austin Gargano of Humboldt
  5. Tom Jennings of Underwood
  6. Eric Wedemeyer of Northwest Webster
  7. Ben Freese of Nodaway Valley
  8. Justin Firebaugh of Panorama

132

  1. Jordan Challen of Greene County
  2. Kaleb Simacek of Northwest Webster
  3. Kolby Munson of Ogden
  4. Jake Miller of Humboldt
  5. Jd Lyman of Nodaway Valley
  6. kyle bates of West Central Valley
  7. Calen Rosenbaum of Clarion-Goldfield
  8. Stephen Moore of Gilbert

138

  1. Taylor Lehman of Clarion-Goldfield
  2. Tommy Bradshaw of Greene County
  3. Lane Rumelhart of Guthrie Center
  4. Wyatt Rhoads of Gilbert
  5. Logan Klingson of Prairie Valley
  6. Scott Ruffcorn of Tri-Center
  7. Zach Evans of Coon Rapids-Bayard
  8. Mike Madsen of Humboldt

145

  1. Payton Rice of Manson Northwest Webster
  2. Race Brant of Woodward-Granger
  3. Kyle Chalfant of Guthrie Center
  4. Brady Brott of Clarion-Goldfield
  5. KC Bockoven of Prairie Valley
  6. Brock Bentley of Riverside
  7. Jayden Erlandson of Nodaway Valley
  8. Logan Adair of Interstate 35

152

  1. Sal Arzani of Interstate 35
  2. Jeremy Scheuermann of Greene County
  3. Cody Kingery of Underwood
  4. Austin Lentz of Ogden
  5. Thaylan Bowman of Humboldt
  6. Logan Nelson of Clarion-Goldfield
  7. Skyler Michalski of Northwest Webster
  8. Logan Namanny of Coon Rapids-Bayard

160

  1. Spencer Fluckiger of SE Webster-Grand
  2. Henry Haglund of Ogden
  3. john askren of West Central Valley
  4. Adam Hartman of Riverside
  5. Gus Arnold of Humboldt
  6. Chase Whetstone of Gilbert
  7. Kegan McManigal of Griswold
  8. Isaiah Yoder of Greene County

170

  1. Nikko Wheeler of Humboldt
  2. Payton Housman of Riverside
  3. Nathan Krueger of Northwest Webster
  4. Spencer Winnett of Coon Rapids-Bayard
  5. Trevor Wheelock of Ogden
  6. Jordan Lee of Clarion-Goldfield
  7. Dillon Manhart of Tri-Center
  8. Dante Arzani of Interstate 35

182

  1. Austin Laabs of Guthrie Center
  2. Adam Mickelson of Humboldt
  3. Ryan Anderson of Clarion-Goldfield
  4. Nick Ross of Ogden
  5. Austin Lorenz of Griswold
  6. Levi Pingrey of Coon Rapids-Bayard
  7. Jon Gehrman of Riverside

195

  1. Ben Wellman of Tri-Center
  2. Reed Dreyer of Humboldt
  3. Wilson Solorzano of Panorama
  4. Lonnie Harper of Interstate 35
  5. Cade Suhr of Guthrie Center
  6. Elliott Ahrens of Clarion-Goldfield
  7. Peterson Tanner of Northwest Webster
  8. Kenny Carstensen of Southeast Webster-Grand

220

  1. Caleb Hanson of Clarion-Goldfield
  2. Cale Crowder of Guthrie Center
  3. Marcus Boldy of Panorama
  4. Brady Kline of Gilbert
  5. Garrett Graves of Riverside
  6. Cordes Olthoff of Humboldt
  7. Garret Thompson of Interstate 35
  8. Brady Flemming of Tri-Center

285

  1. Dylan Hendricks of Humboldt
  2. Garrett Johnston of Panorama
  3. Mitch Gambrill of Clarion-Goldfield
  4. Tim Butcher of Northwest Webster
  5. Bobby Heilman of Interstate 35
  6. Adam McDermott of Tri-Center
  7. Rene Guzman of Greene County
  8. Tristan Evans of Underwood

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Audubon Wheeler Invitational Wrestling Tourney

Sports

February 2nd, 2014 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Audubon  195.5
  2. Logan-Magnolia  182.5
  3. East Mills  142
  4. Exira/EHK  86
  5. Woodbine  84
  6. Missouri Valley  83
  7. A-H-S-T  82
  8. Treynor  65
  9. Clarinda Academy  58
  10. Southwest Valley  45
  11. East Sac County  3

Individual Champions:

  • 106 – Collin Subbert, Audubon
  • 113 – Kyle Juelsgaard, Audubon
  • 120 – Alec Moorman, East Mills
  • 126 – Brad Kerkhoff, Audubon
  • 132 – Jake Mulford, Audubon
  • 138 – Andrew Malloy, Audubon
  • 145 – Brady Charbonneau, Logan-Magnolia
  • 152 – Josh Hopkins, East Mills
  • 160 – Dane Livengood, Treynor
  • 170 – Gavin Gremmel, Clarinda Academy
  • 182 – Evan Hansen, Exira/EHK
  • 195 – Trey Sander, Exira/EHK
  • 220 – Matt Fett, Audubon
  • 285 – David Howell, East Mills

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Hawkeye 10 Wrestling Tourney Results

Sports

February 2nd, 2014 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Creston/O-M  258.5
  2. Clarinda  195
  3. Glenwood  178
  4. Lewis Central  160.5
  5. Atlantic/CAM  142
  6. Harlan  112.5
  7. Red Oak  85
  8. Saint Albert  72
  9. Kuemper Catholic  65.5
  10. Denison  54
  11. Shenandoah  48

Place Winners:

106

  1. Paxton Whiteaker, Lewis Central
  2. Josef Rogers, Denison
  3. Wil Beach, Harlan
  4. Brody Frain, Creston/O-M
  5. Brandon Gross, Kuemper Catholic
  6. Nate Hoyt, Shenandoah

113

  1. Kruz Adamson, Creston/O-M
  2. Jorge Partida, Denison
  3. Dakota Petty, Red Oak
  4. Dakota Foster, Clarinda
  5. Hunter Ackerson, Glenwood
  6. Brandon Trevino, Harlan

120

  1. Dillion Cox, Atlantic/CAM
  2. Wyatt Thompson, Creston/O-M
  3. AJ Slaughter, Glenwood
  4. Alec Selberg, Red Oak
  5. Elias Shaeffer, Harlan
  6. Austin Cline, Lewis Central

126

  1. Darrian Schwenke, Atlantic/CAM
  2. Blake Luna, Clarinda
  3. Cole Peckham, Glenwood
  4. Jordan Bailey, Lewis Central
  5. William Fargo, Creston/O-M
  6. Brody Bopp, Shenandoah

132

  1. Matt Malcom, Glenwood
  2. Spencer Wray, Creston/O-M
  3. Alexander Schmitz, Kuemper Catholic
  4. Tanner Mertz, Red Oak
  5. Mac Southard, Lewis Central
  6. Jake Johnson, Shenandoah

138

  1. Joey Huntington, Creston/O-M
  2. Trey Stickler, Clarinda
  3. Chase Evans, Glenwood
  4. Mason Heredia-Pugh, Lewis Central
  5. Logan Roberts, Shenandoah
  6. Tim Sibbel, Kuemper Catholic

145

  1. Chase Shiltz, Creston/O-M
  2. Jared Eischeid, Kuemper Catholic
  3. Broghan Kelly, Harlan
  4. Reid Nichols, Atlantic/CAM
  5. Andrew Tilley, Glenwood
  6. Cory Lear, Lewis Central

152

  1. Ethan Ruby, Lewis Central
  2. Gavin Leith, Creston/O-M
  3. Luke Strong, Clarinda
  4. Jon Stavas, Glenwood
  5. Adam Scharfenkamp, Kuemper Catholic
  6. Jacob Wingert, Harlan

160

  1. Wyatt Lewis, St Albert
  2. John Clark, Clarinda
  3. Josh Clark, Glenwood
  4. Tayler Pettit, Creston/O-M
  5. Jacob Johnson, Atlantic/CAM
  6. Scott Hastings, Shenandoah

170

  1. Trevor Frain, Creston/O-M
  2. Hayden Waldstein, Lewis Central
  3. Dustin Swindler, Clarinda
  4. Zach Haggstrom, Glenwood
  5. Drake Roller, Atlantic/CAM
  6. Eli Finn, St Albert

182

  1. Adam Baker, Creston/O-M
  2. Cain Johanns, Clarinda
  3. Chris Thomas, Lewis Central
  4. JD Lewis, Shenandoah
  5. Collin Bruce, Red Oak
  6. Jeremy Flies, Harlan

195

  1. Cale Stork, Harlan
  2. Seth Maitlen, Creston/O-M
  3. Christian Lauritsen, Clarinda
  4. Keagan Hosfelt, Atlantic/CAM
  5. Christian Terry, Red Oak
  6. Andersen Kouri, St Albert

220

  1. Dallon Bendorf, Harlan
  2. Sean O`Neill, St Albert
  3. Tyler Christensen, Atlantic/CAM
  4. Kaden Hulett, Creston/O-M
  5. Brook Stephens, Clarinda
  6. Drayton Slaughter, Glenwood

285

  1. Dakota Calfee, Clarinda
  2. Jacob Cook, Lewis Central
  3. Jezidiah Phippen, Atlantic/CAM
  4. Collin Ransom, Glenwood
  5. Keaton Kephart, Red Oak
  6. Bradley Meeves, Denison

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RUTH WRIGHT, 93, of Mission, KS (& formerly of the Massena area) – Svcs. 2/7/14

Obituaries

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

RUTH WRIGHT, 93, of Mission, KS (& formerly of the Massena area), died Sun., Feb. 2nd, in Overland Park, Kansas. Funeral services for RUTH WRIGHT will be held 11:30-a.m. Fri., Feb. 7th, at the Steen Funeral Home in Massena.

A family visitation will take place at the funeral home on Friday, from 11-am until the time of service. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial will be in the Victoria Township Cemetery in rural Massena.

Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org).

RUTH WRIGHT is survived by:

Her son – James Wright, of Phoenix, AZ.

Her daughter – Sharon Reilly, of Manhattan, KS.

6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

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Story County fatal

News

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

One person was killed, another injured during a collision Saturday morning in central Iowa’s Story County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2004 Ford pickup truck driven by 53-year old Gregory Shaa, of Steamboat Rock, was traveling south on Interstate 29 at around 9:40-a.m., when the vehicle went out of control due to icy roads. The pickup crossed the median, spun around and slid south in the northbound lanes of I-35, where it was rear-ended by a semi traveling at about 45-miles per hour.

The force of the impact sent the pickup back into the median, and it caused Shaa to be ejected from the vehicle, even though he was wearing his seat belt. Shaa was transported by ambulance to Mary Greeley/Methodist Hospital, in Ames. A report on his condition is not available. A passenger in the pickup, 52-year old Stuart Leslee Pettigrew, of Eldora, who was wearing a seat belt, died from his injuries at the hospital in Ames.

The driver of the semi, 71-year old Wayne Hurtig, of Eden Prarie, MN, was not injured.

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Bluffs convenience store robbed Sat. morning

News

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs say two men wearing bandanas robbed a convenience store around 1 a.m. Saturday. Officials say one man was armed with a knife and the other had a club, when they demanded money from a clerk at the Kum and Go near 21st Street and Fifth Avenue in Council Bluffs. Footprints in the snow led to a getaway car. Authorities are still searching for the suspects.

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1 dead, 3 injured during a crash near Treynor, Saturday

News

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Omaha World-Herald reports one person was killed and three others injured Saturday in a two-vehicle crash east of Treynor. Sheriff’s officials told the paper the vehicles reportedly collided head-on about 12:45 p.m. on 360th Street, just south of Iowa Highway 92. The Jaws of Life had to be used to remove at least one of the victims.

Two of the injured were taken to Mercy Hospital, while the third was sent to Creighton University Medical Center. The names of the dead and injured were withheld, pending notification of relatives.

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Area basketball scores from Sat., Feb. 1st 2014

Sports

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL
Clarinda 75, Southwest Valley 54
Kuemper Catholic 52, St. Edmond 49
Nodaway Valley 83, Earlham 61
Treynor 63, St. Albert 49
West Harrison 70, Paton-Churdan 61 (OT)
West Monona 67, Missouri Valley 64

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Clarinda 41, Southwest Valley 35
Earlham 61, Nodaway Valley 57
Lewis Central 72, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 69 (4OT)
Missouri Valley 59, West Monona 39
Paton-Churdan 56, West Harrison 31
St. Edmond 67, Kuemper Catholic 53
Treynor 47, St. Albert Bluffs 43

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sun., 2/2/14

Weather

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -10. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -5. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -5. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 10. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow. High near 21. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 2. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Blustery.

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