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Tri-Center Girls Track Invitational 4/13/2017

Sports

April 14th, 2017 by admin

Team Scores

1
Denison-Schleswig
145.00
2
Treynor
128.00
3
Underwood
78.00
4
Tri-Center
50.00
5
Carroll
49.00
6
Missouri Valley
48.00
7
Griswold
40.00
8
AHSTW
26.00
9
Boyer Valley
14.00
10
Woodbine
8.00
11
West Harrison
3.00

Full results here.

Glenwood Girls Ram Relays 4/13/2017

Sports

April 14th, 2017 by admin

Team Scores

1
CB Abraham Lincoln
124.00
2
Glenwood
121.00
3
Harlan
120.00
4
Logan-Magnolia
104.00
5
Creston
73.00
6
CB Thomas Jefferson
71.00
7
Lewis Central
57.00
8
Atlantic
40.00
9
Clarinda
25.00

Atlantic highlights: Alexis Brockman was 4th in the High Jump. Lexi Freund was 5th in the 400M.

Full results here.

Council Bluffs Boys Invitational 4/13/2017

Sports

April 14th, 2017 by admin

Team Scores

1
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
131.00
2
Glenwood
96.00
3
LC
93.00
4
KP-WC
91.00
5
CB Thomas Jefferson
52.00
6
Atlantic
46.00
7
Harlan
40.00
8
AHSTW
31.00
9
CB Abraham Lincoln
9.00

Atlantic highlights: Gratt Reed 5th in 200M, 1st in 110M Hurdles. Jaxson Eden 3rd in 1600M. Austin Alexander 6th in High Jump. Atlantic was 3rd in the 4x200M Relay and 2nd in the Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Full results here.

Heartbeat Today 4-14-2017

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

April 14th, 2017 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Jim Nordskog and Leon Hodges of the Atlantic Lions Club about the Belgian Waffle Supper.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 4/14/2017

Podcasts, Sports

April 14th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 4/14/2017

News, Podcasts

April 14th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 4/14/17

Weather

April 14th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: P/Cloudy to Cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 72. S @ 10-20.

Tonight: Scattered showers & tstrms. Low 60. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Scatt. showers & tstrms. High 74. S @ 15-25.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 67.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 70.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low this morning 49. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 73 and the low was 47. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 2003. The Record Low was 11 in 1907.

UPS moving air shipping operations away from Des Moines

News

April 14th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – UPS plans to move much of its Des Moines air shipping operations to Illinois. The company announced Thursday that the move to Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford will eliminate 123 jobs at the UPS facility at Des Moines International Airport. Rockford has a larger sorting facility with extra capacity and is closer to major markets.

UPS spokesman Jim Mayer says all 123 people will be offered similar positions elsewhere in Des Moines. The move of 13 flights a week begins July 16. Mayer says the change will not affect UPS customers in the Des Moines area. UPS will continue to operate one nightly flight from Des Moines.

About 900 people work for UPS in the Des Moines area. The company says it doesn’t expect that number to change.

WILLIAM MURPHY, JR. 87, of Guthrie Center (Svcs. 4/17/17)

Obituaries

April 14th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

WILLIAM MURPHY, JR. 87, of Guthrie Center, died Wed., April 12th, at home. Funeral services for WILLIAM MURPHY, JR., will be held 1-p.m. Monday, April 17th, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center.

Friends may call at the funeral home one-hour prior to the service, on Monday.

Burial will be in the West Cemetery at Panora.

WILLIAM MURPHY, JR. is survived by:

His wife – Helen Murphy, of Guthrie Center.

His children – Helen (Kevin) Laughery, of Guthrie Center; Kathleen Murphy, of Los Angeles, CA; Sean (Rakhel) Murphy, of Spirit Lake, ID; and Dorothy Welsch, of Urbandale.

19 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Record-setting IOWA astronaut thrilled with bonus time in space

News

April 14th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The world’s most experienced spacewoman says she’s thrilled to get an extra three months off the planet. The commander of the International Space Station, Peggy Whitson, told The Associated Press on Thursday that five months into her mission, she’s still not bored. She misses cooking, though, and a diverse menu. She’s afraid there isn’t much chocolate left, to celebrate Easter this Sunday.

Earlier this month, NASA announced Whitson – a native of Beaconsfield, in Ringgold County – will stay up until September, stretching her mission to nearly 10 months. NASA is taking advantage of an empty seat in a Russian Soyuz capsule for her return.

The 57-year-old Whitson – the oldest woman to fly in space – is on the verge of setting a U.S. record for most accumulated time in space. This is her third space station stint.