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Northeast Iowa residents speak out against water permit for Beef facility

Ag/Outdoor

April 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The owners of a cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa are asking to renew a permit that allows the facility to take nearly 22 million gallons of water a year from the Jordan aquifer in Clayton County. Residents asked the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to deny another permit for Supreme Beef L-L-C during virtual public meeting Monday. Tammy Thompson says the application does NOT take into account her nearby private well.

“This permit should not be renewed as is because by doing so it would result in an unreasonable use for only the applicants’ personal gain while negatively impacting residents of the nearby communities of Monona and Farmersburg, as well as nearby domestic well and cattle farming users,” Thompson says. The earlier permit for water use was for fewer cattle.

Larry Stone lives near Elkader.  “I contend that the use of the Jordan water by Supreme Beef for 11-thousnd-600 cattle will result in pollution that impacts the public’s quality of life and Iowa’s land air and water resources,” Stone said. The forum was for public information gathering and the D-N-R employees listened but did not speak. The D-N-R is expected to make a decision on the permit renewal next month.

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NE man arrested on an ATF warrants in Red Oak Tue. night

News

April 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A man from Bellevue, NE, was arrested late Tuesday night in Red Oak, following a traffic stop. According to Red Oak Police, the traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic infraction, was conducted near Highway 34 and Avenue G, at around 11:23-p.m. Upon further investigation, it was determined that 20-year-old Carlos Rodriguez-Gonzalez, was wanted on active ATF warrants out of Nebraska, for weapon offenses (Sale or transfer of a firearm to prohibited person) & Fugitive From Justice.

He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond while awaiting extradition to Nebraska. Officers with the Red Oak P-D were assisted by deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, as well as the Montgomery County Communications Center.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Wed., April 27, 2022

Weather

April 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: P/Cldy. High 72. SE @ 15-25 mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/showers & tstrms late. Low 56. SE @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 68. SE @ 15-25.

Friday: Mo. Cldy w/showers. High 70.

Saturday: Mo. Cldy w/shwrs & tstrms, especially in the morning, High 65.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 66. Our Low was 24. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 85 and the Low was 47. The Record High on this date was 90 in 1989. The Record Low was 23 in 1950.

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Pott. County man arrested on Montgomery County felony warrant

News

April 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) — Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County, Tuesday afteroon, arrested a man from Council Bluffs. Christopher Brown was taken into custody at around 4:45-p.m., on active Montgomery County Warrant charging him with a Violation of Probation on an  original, Class-D Felony charge of second degree theft.

Brown was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on bond amounting to $20,000.

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Ciattei and Lipari claim U-S Road Crowns at Drake Relays

Sports

April 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

In his first win in Des Moines Vince Ciattei (see-ah-tee) claimed a U-S title. The former Virginia Tech standout used a late kick to win the USA One Mile Road Championship in Des Moines. His winning time was four minutes and three seconds.

Ciattei on making the late move to the front.

Ciattei enjoys competing on the road course.

Paul Ryan was second and Minnesota native Shane Streich finished third. In the women’s division Emily Lipari won her third title. The former Villanova standout held off a late charge by Jen Randal to post a winning time of four minutes and 33 seconds.

Lipari enjoys the road course.

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Iowa State’s Mike Rose talks NFL Draft

Sports

April 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State linebacker Mike Rose is ready for the next step. Rose is one of several Cyclones who hope to be taken in the NFL Draft which begins Thursday night in Las Vegas. Recruited out of Ohio, Rose became a four year starter at ISU.

Rose says his time at Iowa State taught him how to become a pro.

Most services have Rose projected as a fifth or sixth round selection.

Rose was the 2020 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.

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GOP lawmakers approve reducing max weeks of unemployment from 26 to 16

News

April 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate have agreed to reduce the maximum duration of state unemployment benefits by about 39 percent. In January, Governor Kim Reynolds called on lawmakers to make the cut from 26 to 16 weeks — along with a one-week delay in delivering a person’s first unemployment check. Senator Jason Schultz of Schleswig says he and other Senate Republicans supported that one-week delay, but House Republicans would only vote to cut the number of weeks a person is eligible for unemployment.

“You take the vast amount of win that you can,” Schultz says. “You don’t always get everything that you want and we just decided that we would let the House have this one.” Businesses pay a per employee tax into a state trust fund that pays out unemployment benefits. Schultz says the reduction in how long someone may receive unemployment benefits should lead to a cut in that tax rate and leave businesses with more money to pay workers and hire new ones.

“Iowans who are unemployed, I believe they’re going to get into a job faster,” Schultz says. “The closer you are to the job market, from just being recently laid off, the more employable you are, with the mindset to get back into the workforce.” Laid off workers in most states are eligible for up to 26 weeks of unemployment compensation. The governor is indicating she’ll sign the bill to have Iowa join nine other states that offer a shorter duration in jobless benefits. The legislation also requires unemployed workers to more quickly accept a job offer that pays less — or lose benefits altogether.

“I just think we need to be doing everything we can to encourage people to stay in the workforce and stay in the game,” Reynolds says, “and so we’re going to look at everything we can to bolster that.” Democrats say Iowa’s Republican-controlled government is stooping to a new low that treats workers like public enemies and takes away earned unemployment benefits from those who lose a job through no fault of their own.

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ADM wins Carlisle Wildcat Boys Relays 04/26/2022

Sports

April 26th, 2022 by admin

Carlisle Boys Wildcat Relays
04/26/2022

Team Scores

  1. ADM 123
  2. Carlisle 119
  3. Norwalk 100
  4. Indianola 98
  5. Harlan 73
  6. Winterset 59
  7. Van Meter 54
  8. Bondurant-Farrar 43
  9. Nevada 32
  10. Oskaloosa 31
  11. Chariton 5
  12. Perry 1

Harlan’s Aidan Hall won the 100M and Connor Frame won the Long Jump. The Cyclones also won the 4x200M Relay.

Full results HERE

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Mets shutout Cardinals 3-0

Sports

April 26th, 2022 by admin

The New York Mets made it two-straight over the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-0 win on Tuesday night. Starling Marte led the Mets offense with 2 hits and 2 RBI. James McCann added 3 hits and an RBI.

The Mets scored two in the third and an insurance run in the ninth to grab the victory. Chris Bassitt got the win on the hill with 6 strikeouts and allowing just two hits and three walks in six innings. The Mets improve to 14-5 on the season.

The Cardinals used six different pitchers in the loss and they fall to 9-7 on the season. The Mets and Cards will meet for the final game of the set on Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. We’ll have the game on KJAN with pregame at 11:20 a.m.

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ISU downs Iowa softball to clinch Cy-Hawk Series

Sports

April 26th, 2022 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (22-24, 2-10 Big 12) overcame a late surge from Iowa (19-26, 2-15 Big Ten) to win a thriller, 5-4, in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Tuesday evening. The Cyclones clinched the 2021-22 Cy-Hawk Series in front of a record crowd of 1,450.

The Hawkeyes, who trailed 5-2 entering the final frame, scored two runs in the seventh to pull within one of the Cyclones, but Ellie Spelhaug induced a fly-out to strand the go-ahead run in scoring position and end the ballgame.

Iowa State scored what proved to be a crucial insurance run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double from Kasey Simpson which scored Lea Nelson from first base.

Simpson finished with two hits to pace ISU at the plate while Angelina Allen homered once and scored twice. Alesia Ranches turned in her 10th multi-RBI performance of the year.

Saya Swain got the starting nod in the circle for the Cyclones, but it was Bettendorf, Iowa native Ellie Spelhaug (8-15) that went down as the pitcher of record. Spelhaug struck out three and allowed two runs on four hits in her 5.2-inning outing.

Iowa got on the board first in the top of the opening frame, but an RBI single from Milaysia Ochoa and a two-RBI double by Ranches put the Cyclones in front, 3-1, after an inning. The Hawkeyes would cross a run in the second, but Allen’s third home run of the season in the third inning would put ISU’s lead back to 4-2.

All was quiet until the sixth inning when Kaylee Pond reached on an infield single with two outs. Nelson entered to pinch run for Pond and was brought home for an important insurance run on a hard-hit ball off the bat of Simpson which found the gap in right-center field for a double.

Iowa would rally in the seventh but ultimately came up short after Spelhaug induced the game-ending fly-out.

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