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CHRISTOPHER LONG, 26, of rural Stuart & formerly of Panora (Svcs. 4/22/14)

Obituaries

April 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CHRISTOPHER LONG, 26, of rural Stuart (& formerly of Panora), died Wed., April 16th, in Stuart. Memorial services for CHRISTOPHER LONG will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., April 22nd, at the 1st Christian Church in Panora. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 until 7-pm on Monday (4/21).

Burial will be in the Morrisburg Cemetery in rural Stuart.

USDA orders farms to report pig virus infections

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MILWAUKEE (AP) – The federal government is starting a new program to help monitor and possibly control the spread of a virus that has killed millions of pigs since showing up in the U.S. last year. The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, believed to be from China, causes severe diarrhea in newborn piglets, who die from dehydration.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it is stepping up efforts by requiring farmers to report infections and labs where farmers send tissue and fecal samples to report positive tests. Farms that suffer an outbreak also will have to participate in a program to help control the spread of the disease

Previously, the USDA and the nation’s pork industry tracked the disease with voluntary reports from the labs.

Iowa’s unemployment rate climbs to 4.5 percent

News

April 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.5 percent in March as more people entered the labor force. Iowa Workforce Development announced Friday the rate was up from 4.4 percent in February. It compared to a 4.8 percent unemployment rate in March 2013.    Despite the higher rate, agency director Teresa Wahlert says total employment reached a record high of 1.6 million people.

The number of unemployed people also increased, from 74,200 in February to 76,000 in March. Just over 7,000 additional people joined the labor force. Iowa’s rate compares to a national unemployment rate of 6.7 percent.

“Freedom Flight” date set…veterans still needed!

News

April 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

In a follow-up to our story last month about efforts to organize a “Freedom Flight” for veterans to Washington, D-C., event coordinator Steve Livengood, a retired veteran, says the date for the flight has been set, and there are still plenty of seats available. The event begins at 5:30-p.m. Mon., June 16th with an Honor Dinner at the Atlantic Community Center. A bus will leave Atlantic at around 7:30-p.m. and arrive in Des Moines for an overnight stay in a motel.

Wake-up is bright and early Tuesday June 17th at 0300 hours (3-a.m.), followed by a continental breakfast and a trip to the Des Moines International Airport with the Boeing 737 flight becoming airborne at around 6-a.m.  The flight will land in Washington, D-C at around 9-a.m., local time. Veterans will tour all of the monuments during the day.

Wheels-up for the flight home is at around 7:30-p.m. Eastern Time, with arrival in Des Moines at 10:30-p.m. Central Time. A bus will then bring the vet’s straight home to Atlantic. Two successful businessmen Roger Underwood and Jeff Becker, both of whom are natives of Atlantic, are funding the entire trip for up to 150 veterans of southwest Iowa. The Freedom Flight is open to any veteran, not just World War Two or Korean War Vet’s as is the case with the “Honor Flights.”                                                               

He says Afghanistan War Vet’s in the 20’s will be alongside World War 2 Vet’s in their 80’s and veterans of all ages in-between. About a dozen “Guardians” with special skills will be on the trip to help veterans get around once the plane lands in D-C. Some of the guardians will be younger veterans who are taking the trip and serving as a helper to their older comrades.              

Livengood says the Vet’s “Will do what they do best, which is take care of each other.” Veterans interested in taking the trip and/or those interested in helping prepare for the event, should contact Steve Livengood at 712-243-5445.

Backyard and Beyond 04-18-2014

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

April 18th, 2014 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Museum of Danish America Intern Sofia Nielsen about her experiences and work with the museum.

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8AM Sportscast 04-18-2014

Podcasts, Sports

April 18th, 2014 by admin

w/ Chris Parks

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8AM Newscast 04-18-2014

News, Podcasts

April 18th, 2014 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Heartbeat Today 04-18-2014

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

April 18th, 2014 by admin

Chris Parks speaks with Steve Livengood about the further organization of a Freedom Flight to Washington D.C. for Cass County area Veterans.  They are looking for more Veterans to sign up for the flight which will take place starting with an honor dinner the evening of June 16th and the flight will follow early Tuesday, June 17th. Contact Steve Livengood at 243-5445 to sign up or volunteer.

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7AM Newscast 04-18-2014

News, Podcasts

April 18th, 2014 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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High School Sports Scoreboard 04/17/2014

Sports

April 18th, 2014 by admin

Boys Soccer

  • Riverside 5, Atlantic 2
  • Creston 2, Denison-Schleswig 1 – 2 OT
  • Glenwood 2, Harlan 1
  • West Central Valley 6, Missouri Valley 1

Girls Soccer

  • Bondurant-Farrar 10, Carroll 0
  • Glenwood 4, Harlan 0
  • Nodaway Valley/Adair-Casey/West Central Valley 8, Knoxville 1
  • Riverside 4, AHST 3 OT/PK’s

Boys Golf

  • Griswold 277, Clarinda 297.  Griswold’s James Reynolds was medalist with a 38.
  • IKM-Manning 171, Audubon 184.

Lewis Central Golf Tournament at Fox Run

  1. Atlantic 303
  2. East Mills 319
  3. Shenandoah 321
  4. Nodaway Valley 328
  5. Omaha Roncalli 330

Evan Schuler of Atlantic won the tournament shooting a -1 round of 70.

Girls Golf

  • Atlantic 172, Lewis Central 268.  Brooke Fletcher of Atlantic was medalist with a round of 38.
  • Audubon 222, IKM-Manning 246.

Boys Tennis

  • Lewis Central 9, Atlantic 0
  • Harlan 9, Audubon 0
  • Red Oak 9, SW Valley 0
  • Shenandoah 7, Abraham Lincoln 2

Girls Tennis

  • Lewis Central 6, Atlantic 3
  • Harlan 8, Audubon 1
  • Red Oak 9, SW Valley 0