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June 17th, 2015 by admin

WANTED: Small Canoe. 249-3973.

WANTED: Used Jet Ski $2,500 or under. 248-622-3855.

FOR SALE: Wolf statue. Asking $125 OBO. Call 712-243-2190.

WANTED:  a handyman to install a 110 volt air conditioner.  Call 712-326-4955 or 712-326-4990.  Located at 405 Locust Street in Atlantic.

FOR SALE: 3 gallon electric air compressor. Like new. $75 Please call 712-250-0266.

Backyard and Beyond 06-17-2015

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

June 17th, 2015 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Anna Elmquist from Audubon about the Audubon County Relay for Life this Friday at John James Audubon Park in Audubon.

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Court upholds stop of Iowa drug suspect for barely speeding

News

June 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) – A federal appeals court says a Waterloo officer was justified in stopping a drug suspect who was driving just barely over the speed limit. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Tuesday that the officer’s belief that the car was speeding was reasonable based on the circumstances.

An analysis of dash cam video shows Geoffrey Gaffney drove an average speed of 35.8 miles per hour in a 35 zone during the nine seconds the officer observed him. During the stop, police found methamphetamine in Gaffney’s car. He later pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute and was sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Dissenting Judge Kermit Bye says the officer didn’t have sufficient basis for the stop and lacked credentials to visually estimate the car’s speed.

Bomb threat shuts down Eastern Iowa Airport, suspect in custody

News

June 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A bomb threat shut down the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids for two hours early this (Wednesday) morning. Police were alerted by OnStar at 3 a.m. about a man claiming to have an explosive at the airport. A suspect was taken into custody a short time later near the airport, which was placed on lockdown.

Emily Dudley of Cedar Rapids told KCRG-TV she arrived at the airport and nearly missed her flight. “We came in and there were cop cars everywhere. We had to wait in line. Then they told us we had to go around. We waited for about 40 minutes. Then, finally, they let us through,” Dudley said.

Bomb technicians searched the terminal and the parking lot. No explosives were found and the lockdown was lifted around 5 a.m. The man who was taken into custody was transported to a hospital for an evaluation.

(KCRG/Radio Iowa)

Cass County Supervisors approve rural fireworks displays; Learns about annexation

News

June 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors today (Wednesday) approved fireworks permits for four rural residents. Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman said there were six applications filed, but two were within City limits, with those two being referred to the Cities for approval. The other permits filed include those on behalf of the Marsh family, with the event taking place near the Old Walnut Grove Research Farm southwest of Atlantic.

The second permit was for the Abild family at 66610 610th Street, which is southeast of Lewis. The third permit approved by the Board was for Chad Williams 62495 690th, north of Cumberland. The final permit was for Karen Ackerman at 61211 690th, which is south of Wiota.

In other business, the Cass County Supervisors heard from Griswold City Manager Nick MacGregor and Assistant Cass County Attorney Jamie Arnold, with regard to the annexation of a parcel or parcels of land owned by Rick Conry. MacGregor said at this point, he wanted to inform the Board about recent action taken by the Griswold City Council, and no action was needed by the Board. He said the Council recently passed a Resolution for voluntary annexation of property near 6 Union Street, just off of Highway 48.

Dale Sunderman explained that if annexed, the property taxes will be levied by the City, instead of the County. The County has maintained a road on the property, but whose jurisdiction it would fall under if annexation is approved, is a subject of debate.

The County Engineer’s Office says the road appears to be under private ownership, according to Sunderman. In any event, there are still several “hoops” to jump through before annexation takes place, including at least one public hearing.

Early signing proposal tabled by commissioners for 1 year

Sports

June 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A proposal to create an early signing period in college football so high school players can make their verbal commitments to schools binding in mid-December has been tabled for one year. At a meeting of the Collegiate Commissioners Association in Asheville, North Carolina, FBS leaders decided not to vote on a proposal to have a 72-hour signing period for high school prospects that would line up with the dates junior college players can sign.

The early signing period would have gone into effect this season and started Dec. 16th.
Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher says the commissioners wanted to let the new NCAA football oversight committee make a comprehensive review of recruiting before a decision is made on early signing.

More rain is forecast & much of Iowa’s already soggy, raising flood fears

News, Weather

June 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Fears about flooding are rising as more rain is in the forecast over the next few days for parts of the state that are still soggy from up to five-inches of rain last weekend. Meteorologist David Sheets, at the National Weather Service office in the Quad Cities, says eastern Iowa is filling what was until recently a moisture deficit.

“As of a couple weeks ago, there were parts of eastern Iowa that were starting to enter a D-zero drought,” Sheets says. “River levels were at seasonal normals and in some instances, below normal.” That’s changing though and Sheets admits too much rain, too soon, will cause more flash flooding in areas like Cedar Rapids. Still, the Weather Service is -not- predicting widespread flooding like in 2008.

“The danger we have is the saturated soil conditions and stream levels running high,” Sheets says. “If we were to get a thunderstorm with heavy rainfall, it can quickly lead to flash flooding in urban areas and along streams. That’s what we’re most prone to right now.” The current forecast calls for more scattered storms across much of Iowa through Sunday but the showers are -not- expected to bring significant amounts of rain.

(Radio Iowa)

RALPH RIDNOUR, 96, of Omaha, formerly of Walnut (6-27-2015)

Obituaries

June 17th, 2015 by Jim Field

RALPH RIDNOUR, 96, of Omaha, formerly of Walnut, died Thursday, June 11th in Omaha, NE. Public inurnment and graveside services with full military honors for RALPH RIDNOUR will be held Saturday, June 27th at 1:00 p.m. at Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

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Following the services at the cemetery, relatives and friends are invited to a fellowship at Emma Jean’s Restaurant in Walnut, IA.

RALPH RIDNOUR is survived by:

Sons: David of Colorado Springs, CO; Dennis (Chris) of La Vista, NE; and Bruce (Wanda) of Omaha, NE

4 Grandchildren

5 Great Grandchildren

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 6/17/2015

News, Podcasts

June 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

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

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Heartbeat Today 06-17-2015

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

June 17th, 2015 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Tammie Jens about the 2015 Cass County Relay for Life Tractor Ride this Friday starting at the Cass County Fairgrounds.

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