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Omaha works to boost activities by the Missouri River

News

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A group associated with the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce has hired a director to focus on boosting activities near the Missouri River. The Omaha World-Herald reports that former Lincoln Railyard employee Rachel Halbmaier began Monday at the Missouri River Commons initiative.

The push to bring more events to the riverfront comes after a 2014 Urban Land Institute study. The group suggested the Omaha-Council Bluffs area come together to bring more people to the riverfront, and even potentially hold a national festival.

Chamber President David Brown says that before anything big can develop, Halbmaier will work to ensure people are using the current riverfront amenities. Brown says residents can expect to start seeing results from Halbmaier’s work by next year.

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Easier citizenship path sought for slain officers’ spouses

News

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska says he will re-introduce a measure aimed at helping secure citizenship for the widower of an Omaha police officer killed in the line of duty nearly two years ago. The measure, first introduced by former Nebraska Congressman Brad Ashford and dubbed the Kerrie Orozco Act, would expedite the citizenship process for spouses of first responders who are killed on the job.

Bacon, a Republican, defeated Ashford, a Democrat, in November in the race to represent the state’s 2nd congressional district, which encompasses the Omaha area.

Kerrie Orozco was fatally shot in May 2015 while trying to make an arrest. Her husband, Hector Orozco, is now a single father to three children, including the one Kerrie Orozco delivered only three months before her death.

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State Wrestling Consolation Finals

Sports

February 18th, 2017 by Jim Field

Class 3-A:

  • 138 (3rd Place) Gabriel Kjelgaard (Lewis Central) lost 10-2 to Harlan Steffensmeier (Ft. Madison)
  • 145 (5th Place) Trevor Anderson (Glenwood) won 9-7 over Mason Hulse (Boone)
  • 195 (5th Place) Isaac Bales (Glenwood) lost FALL 1:52 to Jacob Dykes (IC High)
  • 220 (3rd Place) Zach Haggstrom (Glenwood) won 4-1 over Jordain Buckland (IC High)
  • 285 (3rd Place) Caleb Sanders (Glenwood) won 6-4 SV-1 Tyler Clark (Clinton)

Class 1-A:

  • 106 (7th Place) Connor Attkisson (Tri-Center) lost FALL 1:14 to Bryce Krafton (Maple Valley)
  • 113 (3rd Place) Logan James (Underwood) lost 10-8 to Jacob Ragsdale (Dike-New Hartford)
  • 120 (5th Place) Blake Thomsen (Underwood) won 12-7 over Ryne Mohrfeld (Lisbon)
  • 120 (7th Place) Tatem Bluml (Riverside) won 8-1 over Dylan Loomer (Jesup)
  • 126 (7th Place) Teagan Lundquist (SW Valley) won 13-10 over Anavin Mounivong (Maple Valley)
  • 132 (5th Place) George Appleseth (Panorama) lost 16-5 to Joshua Tibbits (M-St. Marys)
  • 132 (7th Place) Garret Thompson (Logan-Magnolia) won FALL 3:44 over Mason Wickman (Alburnett)
  • 138 (5th Place) Guy Sudmann (Underwood) lost 5-0 Wade Mitchell (Woodbury Central)
  • 138 (7th Place) Duke Kyle (Missouri Valley) won 12-3 over Cael Boehmer (Lake Mills)
  • 145 (7th Place) Logan Scheuermann (AC/GC) lost 6-1 to Chance Downs (Maquoketa Valley)
  • 152 (5th Place) Brady Wilson (Logan-Magnolia) lost 9-5 to Skylar Solko (Alta-Aurelia)
  • 152 (7th Place) Tyler Van Houten (Panorama) won 5-3 over  Sawyer Phillips (Pleasantville)
  • 160 (3rd Place) Gabe Pauley (AHSTW) won 8-6 over Nathan Haynes (Missouri Valley)
  • 170 (5th Place) Gunnar Grunsted (Panorama) won 3-1 SV-1 over Bryce Werderman (Lisbon)
  • 170 (7th Place) Nick Haynes (Missouri Valley) won forfeit over Dakota Vance (Rockford)
  • 220 (3rd Place) Tom Rief (Missouri Valley) won 9-7 over Noah Boender (Sigourney-Keota)

Class 2-A:

  • 120 (5th Place) Carter Cox (Atlantic/CAM) won 5-3 over Nick Meling (East Marshall/GMG)
  • 145 (5th Place) Mitchell Swank (Creston/O-M) won 6-3 over Austin Hazelett (Washington)
  • 160 (3rd Place) Thomas Bentley (Red Oak) lost 6-4 to Kolton Bartow (Wahlert)
  • 170 (3rd Place) Jacob Wingert (Harlan) lost 9-5 to Michael Kent (Iowa Fall-Alden)
  • 170 (7th Place) Drake Roller (Atlantic/CAM) won FALL 5:09 over Brock Timmons (Assumption)
  • 182 (5th Place) Nick Foss (Harlan) won 6-4 over Tanner Vermaas (Woodward-Granger)
  • 195 (3rd Place) Jackson Mikkleson (Creston/O-M) won 3-2 over Matthew Landsperger (Knoxville)
  • 195 (5th Place) Zac Stork (Atlantic/CAM) won 5-4 over Sam Moore (Mt. Vernon)

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State Wrestling Consolation Semi-Final Results

Sports

February 18th, 2017 by Jim Field

Class 3-A:

  • 138:  Gabriel Kjelgaard (Lewis Central) won FALL 2:19 over Deville Dentis (DM East)
  • 145:  Trevor Anderson (Glenwood) lost 6-2 to Josh Gerke (CR Xavier)
  • 195:  Isaac Bales (Glenwood) lost FALL 3:49 to Cody Wonderlich (SE Polk)
  • 220:  Zach Haggstrom (Glenwood) won 11-2 Jacob Eggleston (Waverly-Shell Rock)
  • 285:  Caleb Sanders (Glenwood) won 4-3 over Callan Tomlin (Oskaloosa)

Class 1-A:

  • 113:  Logan James (Underwood) won FALL 4:14 over Curtis Krager (OA-BCIG)
  • 120:  Blake Thomsen (Underwood) lost FALL 4:23 to Gable Fox (Don Bosco)
  • 132:  George Appleseth (Panorama) lost 9-2 to Cooper Siebrecht (Lisbon)
  • 138:  Guy Sudmann (Underwood) lost 7-1 to Austin Leopard (Louisa-Muscatine)
  • 152:  Brady Wilson (Logan-Magnolia) lost 3-0 to Drew Anderson (Westwood)
  • 160:  Nathan Haynes (Missouri Valley) won FALL 5:29 over Griffen McBride (Pleasantville)
  • 170:  Gunnar Grunsted (Panorama) lost FALL :28 to Trent Kruger (Sibley-Ocheyeden)
  • 220:  Tom Rief (Missouri Valley) won 5-1 over Colton Francis (West Hancock)

Class 2-A:

  • 120:  Carter Cox (Atlantic/CAM) lost 8-0 to Shea Ruffridge (Pocahontas Area)
  • 145:  Mitchell Swank (Creston/O-M) lost 4-2 to Mitchell Mangold (West Delaware)
  • 160:  Thomas Bentley (Red Oak) won FALL 5:13 over Trevor Nelson (Solon)
  • 170:  Jacob Wingert (Harlan) won 3-2 Tucker Morrison (Columbus Community)
  • 182:  Nick Foss (Harlan) lost 12-10 SV-1 Visouth Peterschmidt (Mid-Prairie)
  • 195:  Zac Stork (Atlantic/CAM) lost 3-2 UTB toJackson Mikkleson (Creston/O-M)

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 2/18/2017

News, Podcasts

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

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

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Legislative forum in Atlantic this (Saturday) afternoon

News

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A legislative forum featuring State Senator Tom Shipley, from Nodaway, and State Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, will be held this afternoon, in Atlantic. The event takes place at the Farmers Walnut Street Diner, beginning at 1-p.m. The event is sponsored by Farm Bureau, and offers you a chance to hear from our area legislators about the issues they have voted on, those yet to come, and to answer your questions.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 2/18/2017

Podcasts, Sports

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, Saturday, 2/18/2017

News, Podcasts

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

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

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Is that a tractor on the road ahead? Here’s why…

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today (Saturday) marks the start of F-F-A Week in Iowa. Scott Johnson, executive secretary for the Iowa F-F-A Association, says the theme for the week-long observance is “Transform: Purpose to Action.” The week signals not only the 70th annual F-F-A Week but another special date for the program. “On the 23rd will be the 100th anniversary of the federal Smith-Hughes Act, passed on February 23rd of 1917,” Johnson says. “The Smith-Hughes Act is actually what established what was called vocational agriculture at the time in public schools.”

That laid the foundation for creation of the F-F-A just 11 years later. Johnson says there will be special events statewide to honor of F-F-A Week, including Drive Your Tractor to School Day in some areas. “You see a little bit of everything,” Johnson says. “Some will do an Ag Olympics, they’ll have appreciation breakfasts, pancake feeds, activities that engage the community, school, students, FFA members, staff dress-up days.”

Iowa has 232 chapters of F-F-A and last year counted 14-thousand-700 members statewide. On the web at http://www.iowaffa.com

(Radio Iowa)

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LOIS STRIBE, 81, of Manning (Svcs. 2/22/17)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

LOIS STRIBE, 81, of Manning, died Friday, Feb. 17th, at the Manning Regional Healthcare Center. Funeral services for LOIS STRIBE will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Feb. 22nd, at the United Methodist Church, in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home, in Manning is in charge of the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-until 7-p.m. Tuesday, (2/21). Visitation will resume at the United Methodist Church in Manning, at 9:30-a.m. on Wednesday.

Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery.

LOIS STRIBE is survived by:

Her husband – Lowell Stribe, of Manning.

Her children – Allen Stribe, of Manning; Sue Ann Strecker, and Lisa Bailey, both of Des Moines.

Her brothers – Dany Anthony, of Newton; Dick Anthony, of Des Moines, and Randy Anthony, of Denison.

7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and her sisters-in-law.

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