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Conservation officials urge precautions against ticks

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(AP) – Conservation officials across the Midwest are urging people headed outdoors to take precautions against tick bites. Insect repellants and covering up are two steps that can help. Officials say long-sleeved shirts, pants and securing pants cuffs are the first defenses.

People should check for ticks after returning indoors and shower quickly to remove unattached ticks. Putting clothes in the dryer on high heat before washing should kill any remaining ticks.

Ticks can spread various diseases, including Lyme disease, Rock Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. Most tick-transmitted diseases require prolonged feeding. To remove a tick, use a tweezers and grasp it as close to the skin as possible. Don’t jerk or twist the tick when removing and clean the bite area.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook: Tue., 5/27/2014

Weather

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE OUTLOOK: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
526 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

TODAY AND TONIGHT…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED…ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. AN ISOLATED STORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING HOURS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS AND THE MOIST ATMOSPHERE.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY….
ADDITIONAL NON SEVERE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY…MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONFINED TO FAR SOUTHERN IOWA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

BY LATER SATURDAY INTO MONDAY…PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME…THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IS UNKNOWN AND WILL BE DETERMINED AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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West Nish Tours set for June 7th

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Iowa’s archaeological past, its cultural history and the importance of its water trails will be the focus of a presentation and float down the West Nishnabotna River on June 7th. The Daily NonPareil reports Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development Inc. and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will sponsor the event, which begins with a 45-minute classroom presentation at 9-a.m. at the Oakland City Hall Council Chambers Room off highways 6/59 in Oakland.

Archaeologist Cherie Haury-Artz will discuss the cultural history of the West Nishnabotna River before participants drive to Chautauqua City Park in Oakland to take a shuttle to Botna Bend Park in Hancock to begin the on-water session at 10:30 a.m. The 8-mile trip should conclude about 4 p.m.

Those attending the on-water portion should bring a sack lunch and wear old shoes and clothes. The on-water session will be limited to 20 boats. Participants may bring their own boats, or boats, paddles and personal flotation devices will be provided.

Online registration will be open until Saturday. A link can be found at archaeology.uiowa.edu. After that date, register by calling Emily Haase at Golden Hills at (712) 482-3029.

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Red Cross encourages you to get swimming lessons

News

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The American Red Cross is urging everyone in a national campaign to get some swimming lessons this summer, saying drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional death and injury in the U-S. Kara Kelly with the Great Iowa Chapter of the Red Cross says a study the organization conducted led them to focus on water skills. “Really some shocking information came out on really how much knowledge folks have on water safety,” Kelly explains. “About 50-percent of Americans either can’t swim or don’t have all of the basic swimming skills.”

Kelly says you are putting yourself in danger if you can’t do some of the basics. “Knowing how to float, being comfortable jumping into the water with the water being over your head, treading water for a minute, and then being able to find or swim to an exit,” Kelly says.

If you are in a pool, you should also know how to get out of the water without the use of a ladder. The survey found that nearly half of Americans (46 percent) report that they have had an experience in the water where they were afraid they might drown. Kelly says many parents take their kids to swimming lessons, but don’t know the basics themselves.

Kelly encourages everyone — regardless of their age — to get some swimming lessons. She recommends you swim where trained life guards are on duty. The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 43 people died in Iowa from drowning in 2012.

(Radio Iowa)

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Freese-Notis Skyscan Forecast & weather stats: Tue., May 27th 2014

Weather

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Update 5-a.m. 5/27/14)

Today: Cloudy to P/Cloudy w/Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 84. W/SW @ 5-10.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light & variable winds.

Wednesday: P/Cldy w/isolated shwrs & tstrms possible. High near 83. NE @ 5-10. Wed. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. E/NE @ 5-10.

Thursday: P/Sunny. High near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thu. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Friday: P/Sunny w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83.

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Monday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our low (as of 5-a.m. today) was 62. Rainfall from 7-am Monday thru 5-a.m today, was .04″.

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Disturbance leads to man arrested on drug charges

News

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report a disturbance Monday night lead to the arrest of a local man on drug and other charges. Officers investigating an incident at around 10:30-p.m. Monday arrested 36-year old Timothy Orville Welch, of Red Oak. Welch was charged with Unlawful Possession of Prescription Pills, a Drug Tax Stamp violation, and Public Intoxication. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Tue., May 27 2014

Weather

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.                                                                                                             Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

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Yankees beat Cardinals 6-4 in 12 innings

Sports

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brian Roberts hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run 12th inning after Brett Gardner’s leaping catch at the left-field fence helped save the New York Yankees in a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.

Pinch-hitter Alfonso Soriano and Brendan Ryan each added an RBI for the Yankees, who took the opener of a three-game interleague series for their third straight win. Alfredo Aceves worked two scoreless innings and David Robertson earned his 11th save in 12 chances. Jon Jay had an RBI double in the 12th for the Cardinals, who lost for the third time in 12 games.

A standing-room crowd of 47,311, the third-largest at 9-year-old Busch Stadium, showed up to see an opponent making only its second appearance in St. Louis since losing to the Cardinals in the 1964 World Series.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., May 27th 2014

News

May 27th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — The Story County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating some equipment failure with its 911 service. Authorities say the office experienced the failure Thursday with some new equipment that handles 911 calls for portions of the county. They say it was quickly remedied, and no 911 calls were missed or dropped.

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — A 6-year-old girl has been critically injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash near Montezuma. The Iowa State Patrol says a man was driving the four-wheel ATV on a gravel road Monday morning when it rolled over into a ditch. The vehicle pinned his daughter. The man’s 3-year-old son was also in the ATV at the time of the crash. It’s unclear if the man or boy were injured.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Two Waterloo men face charges in connection to a brief police chase. The Waterloo Police Department says officers attempted a traffic stop Saturday night that began the short pursuit. Officers chased the driver, 30-year-old Dennis Brown Jr., and a passenger, 28-year-old Antonio Evans. They eventually captured both men.

VENTURA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the death of a Mason City man found in Clear Lake. The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office says it responded around 3 a.m. Saturday to a missing person report near Farmers Beach in rural Ventura. Authorities found the body of 26-year-old David Jon Caspers in Clear Lake. He had previously been fishing with friends.

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Special Weather Statement: Carroll-Audbubon-Guthrie Counties

Weather

May 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF..CARROLL…JEFFERSON…BOONE…AUDUBON…EXIRA…GUTHRIE CENTER…PANORA…BAYARD…CASEY

755 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

..STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF IOWA THIS EVENING…

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID EVENING. THE STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PULSE UP AND BECOME STRONG. IF THAT OCCURS THEN HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES WOULD BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH WIND GUST TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RAINFALL RATES OF AN INCH AND A HALF AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

 

IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

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