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City of Atlantic-owned truck parking lot to remain closed

News

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A tractor-trailer parking lot on Commerce Street in Atlantic will remain closed, following a motion passed Tuesday night by the Community Protection Committee. The Committee, comprised of Councilpersons Bob Cord, Ashley Hayes, and Chris Jimerson, along with Mayor Dave Jones, met at City Hall to discuss the future of the site. City Administrator Doug Harris was also in attendance.

The committee concluded it would be better to have the lot utilized by the City and County governments until such time as the need for a City-owned truck parking lot is expressed more, by those it was originally intended to serve. Doug Harris agreed a cooperative agreement between the City and County would be in the best interest of both entities, if the County is willing to agree. Harris said the City should approach County Engineer Charles Marker and ask if they have a need for storage on the lot, or take a small portion of the lot and allow the metal recycling company next door to use some of the lot for expansion, with the provision some sort of a screen be put in place to shield it from view of the Schildberg Recreation Area.

Mayor Jones suggested that while the lot could be used for the storage of some City and County-owned equipment in the short-term, nothing permanent be established or installed. That would leave the option of using the area for truck parking again, if a need is demonstrated by those who might need it, in the future. The City wouldn’t charge the County for use of the land, if the government resources could be shared.

No one from the public objected to the Committees decision. The issue of truck parking arose several years ago when the City received complaints about semis parked on City streets. The City poured a concrete slab and allowed the trucks to temporarily park there, but the site soon became an eyesore, with trailers being left for long periods of time and the area becoming more like a junk yard. The City cleaned-up the site and then closed it off until a decision could be made on its future. Meanwhile, other, private entities have stepped-up and offered to rent lots for truck parking. The Mayor has said the City should not be in competition with those individuals if the need is being filled.

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#10 Iowa faces B1G test at Michigan tonight

Sports

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The tenth ranked Iowa Hawkeyes are on the road in Big Ten action to take on Michigan tonight (Wednesday). The Wolverines tumbled out of the top 25 with four non conference losses but they have raced out to a 5-0 start in the league race and much of the reason is the play of sophomore guard Nik Stauskas.Stauskas leads the Wolverines with 18 points per game and is shooting 44 percent from three point range.

Michigan coach John Beilein says the Wolverines have also adjust to the loss of sophomore center Mitch McGary. Iowa is 4-1 in the Big Ten and the Hawkeyes have won only two of the last 12 meetings in the series. Pre-game coverage begins at 5-p.m. here on KJAN.

(Learfield Sports)

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Wed., Jan. 22nd 2014

Podcasts, Weather

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, along with weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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PATRICK DEAN McCORKEL, 53, of Adair (Svcs. 1/24/13)

Obituaries

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

PATRICK DEAN McCORKEL, 53, of Adair, died Mon., Jan. 20th, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. No services are planned, but a gathering of friends and family of PATRICK McCORKEL will be held from 5-to 8pm Fri., Jan. 24th, at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart.

Memorials may be directed to the Patrick McCorkel Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Iowa Farm Bureau seeks participants for China trip

Ag/Outdoor

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Farm Bureau is seeking participants for a market study tour of China.  The group says it’s now accepting applications from its members for a trip that includes meeting with Chinese farmers, agriculture business leaders, government officials and Beijing citizens. It is tentatively scheduled for early July.

Officials say China holds market demand potential for Iowa’s corn, soybeans and pork. They say the tour will give Iowa farmers inside knowledge of China’s internal agriculture issues, and will poise Iowa farmers to meet those demands.

Applications will be selected based on group participation and other factors. They will be accepted through the end of February.

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Wind Chill Warning in effect for the far nw Counties of Iowa

Weather

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL COUNTIES: WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY…

* TIMING…WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE COLDEST READINGS FROM MIDNIGHT TO SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…LOW TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET TO READINGS FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OFTEN BE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING…LIKELY REACHING AROUND 35 BELOW INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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Barefoot woman found wandering after crash near C. Bluffs

News

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A single-vehicle accident near Council Bluffs early Sunday morning is under investigation, after authorities found a woman wandering barefoot not far from the scene. According to the Daily NonPareil, Council Bluffs Police responded to a crash near the 57-mile marker of Interstate 29 southbound a little after 3-a.m., Sunday.Officers found an unoccupied 2005 Nissan Quest minivan wedged among the trees, in the ditch.

Authorities say the van had hit a fence with a metal pole, which went through the two rear windows. Passenger side air bags had deployed and the passenger side doors wouldn’t open, with the handles broken off. Officers eventually located the registered owner of the vehicle, Angela Hussman of Ashland, Neb., a few hundred yards down the interstate. Hussman was uninjured, though she was walking barefoot and told police she had no idea how she got to Iowa.

Hussman said she had been a passenger in the Nissan, with a man who had been driving her home from a bar, but she could not identify him. She said she woke up in the passenger seat of the vehicle and got out after grabbing the pole for support to escape out the driver side. No other individuals were located in the area. Hussman told police she was unable to account for the time from when she left the bar around 2 a.m. to when the accident occurred, around 2:55 a.m.

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Wind Chill Advisories in effect Wed. evening through Thu. morning

Weather

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES: WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY; MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-and POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES: WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY; MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-and PAGE COUNTIES:  WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY

* WIND CHILL VALUES…WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING…WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 20 BELOW OR COLDER EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL REACH THEIR COLDEST READINGS AROUND 5 TO 9 AM…THEN IMPROVE ABOVE 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE LATE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: 1/22/2014

Weather

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

344 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12-PM THURSDAY…

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. WINDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. BREEZY. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE MID 20S.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

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Oklahoma upends No. 20 Iowa State 75-54

Sports

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Aaryn Ellenberg drained a 3-pointer to start a 15-2 run in the second half that broke open a tight game and sent Oklahoma to its first win in Ames since 2008, pounding No. 20 Iowa State 75-54 Tuesday night. The win avenged an overtime loss to the then 14th-ranked Cyclones Jan. 5 at Oklahoma.

Ellenberg drained four 3-pointers en route to 22 points and eight rebounds. She scored 10 in the breakaway run deep in the second half, and also guarded Iowa State’s Jadda Buckley (who went off for a career-high 29 on Jan. 5), holding her scoreless. Nicole Griffin scored 12 and Sharane Campbell 10 with nine rebounds for the Sooners (12-7, 3-3 Big 12). Oklahoma outscored Iowa State 36-22 in the paint.

The Cyclones (14-4, 3-4), who have lost their last four, were led by Nikki Moody’s 18 points. Hallie Christofferson fouled out with 15 points.

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