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KJAN listening area forecast: Tue., 11/4/14

Weather

November 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

Fight leads to an arrest in Council Bluffs

News

November 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

One person was arrested while another was treated at for cuts following a physical altercation Monday afternoon, in Council Bluffs. The Omaha World-Herald reports 26-year old Quintin M. Kissel, of Council Bluffs was arrested on suspicion of eluding police and disorderly conduct, but the victim, a man in his mid-20’s, refused to press charges associated with the fight that broke out at around 3-p.m., Monday.

Police say during the incident that started with a fistfight near North 14th Street and West Broadway, the other man was on top of Kissel, punching him, and Kissel allegedly pulled a box cutter and slashed him. Kissel ran when officers arrived, but authorities quickly caught him. Police say the other man suffered cuts to his armpit and calf and later received stitches.

What if US Senate race too close to call? How a statewide recount would be run…

News

November 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Many public opinion polls show Iowa’s U.S. Senate race is close, with a Quinnipiac University Poll released yesterday (Monday) showing the race tied. If the results tonight (Tuesday) aren’t conclusive and the candidates are separated by just a few thousand or even a few hundred votes, there is NO state law requiring a recount. In fact, to get a statewide recount, a candidate would have to file a recount request with each of Iowa’s 99 county auditors. Chance McElhaney, a spokesman for Iowa’s secretary of state, says a candidate may ask for recounts in specific precincts, too, rather than the entire county.

“There is no automatic recount in Iowa,” he says. “Basically, a candidate that has their name printed on the ballot or that gets a vote in the precinct that they’re requesting can request a recount from the county auditor.” There has been NO statewide recount in modern history, but there are often recounts in legislative races where winning margins are sometimes fewer than a dozen votes.

“Statewide and federal (race), to be honest, we really don’t see recounts in those races,” McElhaney says. But since the outcome of the race between Democrat Bruce Braley and Republican Joni Ernst may determine which party controls the U.S. Senate in January, leaders of both political parties have made plans to rush lawyers and election experts to Iowa overnight if there is the possibility of a recount.

It is the candidate who requests a recount and they won’t be able to ask for one tomorrow (Wednesday). They’ll have to wait ’til each county has a “canvas” of all votes cast to certify the election results. That happens either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. After that official canvas is done, a candidate has three days to file a recount request. If a recount is requested, each county’s auditor decides how the recount will be conducted.

“The Recount Board…could hand-count if they wanted, they can use the machines if they wanted or they could do both,” McElhaney says. On Wednesday and Thursday of THIS week, county election officials will count any late-arriving absentee ballots that have a Monday postmark and all the “provisional” ballots that were cast at precincts on Election Day. If there is a statewide recount, the Iowa secretary of state’s office will offer legal advice, but each county auditor will be responsible for the conduct of the recount in his or her county.

(Radio Iowa)

Two key counties to watch in Iowa’s US Senate race

News

November 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Iowa’s largest county and the state’s fastest-growing county are key battlegrounds in the race for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat.  Polk County, home to the state’s capital city of Des Moines, is Iowa’s largest county and a key point of emphasis for Bruce Braley’s campaign because it is a Democratic stronghold. Former Governor Tom Vilsack says back in 2004, John Kerry lost Iowa to George Bush because Kerry didn’t win enough votes in Polk County.

“Polk County Democrats, you have got to deliver on Tuesday,” Vilsack said Saturday during a rally in Des Moines. “You have got to deliver a wide margin. You need to be committed to that.” As of midday Money, a record number of absentee ballots had been returned in Polk County — over 58-thousand. Nearly 29-thousand came from Democrats, another 10-thousand from independents and Democrats contend many of those are likely Braley voters.

For Republicans, Dallas County has become a G-O-P stronghold. Dallas County was the seventh fastest growing county in the entire country in 2012. It’s population grew by 62 percent in the first decade of this century. Jon McAvoy has served on the Adel City Council for 25 years and was featured in an ad for Republican Joni Ernst’s campaign.

“I think Dallas County is going to carry strongly for Joni, I really do. We’re strongly Republicans,” McAvoy says. “When we moved out there 36 years ago, it was pretty much all Democrat. All the elected people in the county, except for one, were Democrats and now it’s totally flipped around and they’re all Republicans, except for one.” As of Saturday, Republicans had a three-thousand vote edge in returned absentee ballots in Dallas County.

(Radio Iowa)

High School Football Quarter-Final Playoff Pairings

Sports

November 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Games played Friday, November 7 at 7:00 pm)

CLASS 4-A:
Cedar Rapids Washington vs Iowa City West at Kingston Stadium
Dowling Catholic vs Ankeny at Williams Stadium
North Scott @ Bettendorf
West Des Moines Valley @ Waukee

CLASS 3-A:
Carroll @ Bishop Heelan Catholic
Creston @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Washington @ Pella
West Delaware @ Cedar Rapids Xavier

CLASS 2-A:
Albia @ Williamsburg
Beckman Catholic @ Hampton-Dumont
New Hampton @ North Fayette Valley
Sioux Center @ Spirit Lake

CLASS 1-A:
Central Decatur @ Iowa City Regina
Dike-New Hartford @ South Winneshiek
IKM-Manning @ West Lyon
South Central Calhoun @ St. Edmond Fort Dodge

CLASS A:
Denver @ Nashua-Plainfield
Earlham @ Mount Ayr
Gladbrook-Reinbeck @ Pekin
Logan-Magnolia @ Woodbury Central

8-MAN:
H-L-V @ Central Elkader
Lamoni @ Fremont-Mills
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn @ West Bend-Mallard
Newell-Fonda @ Don Bosco

High School Football Playoff Scores – 2nd round, from 11/3/14

Sports

November 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Class 4-A:

  • Ankeny 42, Lewis Central 28
  • Bettendorf 31, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7
  • Cedar Rapids Washington 25, Cedar Falls 14
  • Dowling Catholic 59, Ames 24
  • Iowa City West 38, Linn-Mar 34
  • North Scott 13, Pleasant Valley 9
  • West Des Moines Valley 35, Johnston 7
  • Waukee 41, Southeast Polk 17

Class 3-A:

  • Creston 59, Norwalk 31
  • Carroll 55, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 29
  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 34, Webster City 7
  • Cedar Rapids Xavier 33, Waverly-Shell Rock 20
  • Dallas Center-Grimes 41, Gilbert 15
  • Pella 56, Newton 14
  • Washington 45, Carlisle 20
  • West Delaware 28, Solon 14

Class 2-A:

  • Albia 37, Clarinda 10
  • Beckman Catholic 28, Western Dubuque 20
  • Hampton-Dumont 24, C-M-B 14
  • New Hampton 26, Union Community 20
  • North Fayette Valley 55, Mount Vernon 21
  • Sioux Center 20, Clear Lake 14
  • Spirit Lake 54, East Sac County 21
  • Williamsburg 17, South Tama County 7

Class 1-A:

  • St. Edmond 47, A-H-S-T-W 0
  • IKM-Manning 35, Hinton 7
  • Iowa City Regina 57, Panorama 13
  • Central Decatur 39, Van Meter 7
  • Dike-New Hartford 35, West Branch 18
  • South Central Calhoun 26, Saint Ansgar 23
  • South Winneshiek 38, North Cedar 14
  • West Lyon 44, Western Christian 14

Class A:

  • Logan-Magnolia 40, West Sioux 0
  • Denver 22, Maquoketa Valley 20
  • Earlham 28, Montezuma 14
  • Gladbrook-Reinbeck 56, B-G-M 14
  • Mount Ayr 45, Van Buren 14
  • Nashua-Plainfield 23, AGWSR 20
  • Pekin 47, Lisbon 6
  • Woodbury Central 13, Westwood 6

8-Man:

  • Lamoni 44, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 36
  • Fremont Mills 51, Melcher-Dallas 14
  • Newell-Fonda 13, Coon Rapids-Bayard 7
  • Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 49, Glidden-Ralston 33
  • Central Elkader 44, Northwood-Kensett 20
  • Don Bosco 66, Turkey Valley 0
  • H-L-V 52, Janesville 51
  • West Bend-Mallard 46, Harris-Lake Park 6

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., Nov, 4 2014

News

November 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) — The hard-fought Senate race in Iowa between Democrat Bruce Braley and Republican Joni Ernst could be a photo finish. One poll released over the weekend suggests Ernst has pulled ahead, while several others show a close matchup. Money has flooded the state for both candidates as Republicans seek the six-seat gain they need to take control of the Senate.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state audit confirms that a former Iowa County official stole more than $60,000 in public money. Kimberly Tanke is serving three years of probation after pleading guilty to theft in March. Tanke was twice elected county treasurer and later served as a county supervisor. She resigned a year ago.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin is apologizing for calling Republican Joni Ernst attractive, but “wrong for the state of Iowa.” Harkin, who is supporting Democrat Bruce Braley to succeed him, made the remarks at a recent Democratic dinner. In the video, Harkin says it doesn’t matter if Ernst is “as good looking as Taylor Swift or as nice as Mr. Rogers,” if she’s going to be a conservative vote in the Senate. Ernst decried the remark as sexist, saying he would not have made the same comments about a male candidate.

(Information in the following story is from: KWWL-TV, http://www.kwwl.com)

EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — A 14-year-old girl faces a first-degree arson charge in connection to a small fire at a middle school in northeast Iowa. Evansdale Fire Chief Kent Smock says the girl was taken into custody. The case has been sent to the juvenile court system. The small fire was reported on Oct. 22 inside a bathroom at Bunger Middle School in Evansdale. No injuries were reported.

Atlantic City Council to accept bids for properties

News

November 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council is expected to act Wednesday evening, on accepting bids for two, City-owned properties acquired through the condemnation process. During the Council’s last regular meeting, resolutions allowing for the sale of properties at 1200 Birch and 1106 Poplar via sealed bids, were approved. Bids will be accepted through 5-p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 5th).

One of the properties is currently an empty lot. The other has a two-story home on the lot. The house is filled with junk and the buyer will need to remove the structure and its contents, according to a demolition agreement the purchaser is required to sign. If no bids are received for either property, or if the Council feels either bid is inadequate, it may reject the offer/offers, and table the matter.

In other business, Interim City Administrator John Lund is expected to report on his recent visit with Ed Morrison, from the Iowa Municipalities Worker’s Compensation Association. Lund says Morrison had good news, in that measures taken by the City to adopt certain policies, have resulted in a roughly 66-percent decline in the number of Worker Compensation claims over the past 5-years. The policies include seat belt or restraint use, using a designated physician and a Return to Work program.

As a result of having fewer claims, Morrison told Lund the City is being moved out of a higher risk bracket and it is now eligible for insurance premium discounts, which Lund says will be less than what a City the average size of Atlantic, pays.

Near end of their 5:30-p.m. meeting, Wednesday, the Council may elect to enter into a Closed Session per Iowa Code, to hold a Collective Bargaining strategy session, with regard to the City’s Road and Wastewater Treatment system employees’ contracts, which are set to expire June 30, 2015. Lund said rather than using a labor attorney to facilitate the discussions, he would try and meet with Union leaders prior to the Council’s meeting.

Cardinals promote David Bell to bench coach

Sports

November 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have signed David Bell to a two-year contract as bench coach to replace Mike Aldrete, who left last week for the same role with Oakland. The 42-year-old Bell was assistant hitting coach last year. He played in the majors for 12 years with six teams including the Cardinals. Bell was a minor league manager in the Reds organization from 2009-12 and third base coach with the Cubs in 2013 before joining St. Louis last year.

Aldrete coached with St. Louis from 2008-14. Also Monday, the Cardinals added catcher Ed Easley to the 40-man roster, which has five open slots after right-handers Eric Fornataro and Jorge Rondon were claimed off waivers. Fornataro was taken by the Nationals and Rondon by the Rockies.

ROSE RUTLEDGE,94, of Atlantic (Svcs. 11/17/14)

Obituaries

November 3rd, 2014 by admin

ROSE RUTLEDGE, 94, of Atlantic, died Sunday, Nov. 2nd, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral Services for ROSE RUTLEDGE will be held 11-a.m. Nov. 17th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation at the funeral home will be held one-hour prior to the services on Nov. 17th.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery

Rose Rutledge is survived by:

Her daughter – Candy Rutledge, of Las Vegas, NV

Her son  – Perry Rutledge, also of Las Vegas, NV.