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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties, Sat. Jan. 18th 2014

Weather

January 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CST

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR: CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-AUDUBON-CRAWFORD-FREMONT-HARRISON- MILLS-MONONA- MONTGOMERY-PAGE -RINGGOLD-SHELBY-TAYLOR AND UNION COUNTIES; WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR: CARROLL-DALLAS-GUTHRIE AND MADISON COUNTIES.

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW BEFORE NOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

Iowa News Headlines: Sat., Jan. 18th 2014

News

January 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa News from the Associated Press…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City is intervening in litigation over the future of a gaming license in Woodbury County. Attorneys for the city filed motions Friday in Polk County District Court asking to present evidence in a lawsuit against the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. The Iowa Supreme Court is examining whether the district court had the power in December to stay the license awarded by the commission.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials are warning Iowa City residents to beware of a phone scam involving people claiming to be IRS agents.City officials say the impersonators are calling residents and demanding they pay taxes they don’t owe. The callers have threatened jail time, deportation and other consequences.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal jury has ruled in favor of the maker of an infant formula that a family claimed caused severe brain damage to an Iowa girl.The jury in Sioux City said Friday that the powdered formula manufactured by Abbott Laboratories did not lead to 5-year-old Jeanine Kunkel contracting meningitis when she was an infant. The meningitis caused brain damage.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced a prominent Iowa developer to one year in prison for embezzling money from business ventures to prop up his real estate holdings and keep up a wealthy lifestyle. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Rose said Friday that she struggled to fashion an appropriate sentence for Chuck Ruhl of Davenport, especially since he had paid his victims back and had made many positive contributions to the community. But she said she was troubled that he improperly withdrew money for years from real estate partnerships he managed, even after he had been caught doing so once.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — West Des Moines police say a freight train hit a dump truck in West Des Moines, injuring the truck driver. Police say the crash happened just before 1 p.m. Friday when an Iowa Interstate Railroad train hit a dump truck driven by 59-year-old Rick Northway of Des Moines. Authorities say his injuries did not appear to be life threatening.

Wrong-way vehicle causes fatal accident near Council Bluffs Fri. night

News

January 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

One person was killed and three other people were injured during two-vehicle crash Friday night in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident took place at around 10:30-p.m., just south of junction of I-29 and I-680, just north of Council Bluffs.

Officials report a 2008 Kia Spectra driven by a person from Rogers, Arkansas was traveling north in the southbound lanes of I-29, when it collided head-on with a 2005 Nissan Maxima driven by Freda Zanabria, whose city of residence was not known. Following the collision, the KIA came to rest in the median. Its driver, whose name was not released, died at the scene. The Nissan came to rest in the west ditch.

Zanabria was trapped and suffered what were described as “extremely critical” injuries. Zanabria and a passenger in the car, 23-year old Cesar Caballero were flown by LifeNet helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Another passenger in the car, 20-year old Luz Trujilo, was transported by Council Bluffs Rescue to UNMC. Zanabria was the only person in the vehicle to be wearing a seat belt. The hometowns of the passengers in the Zanabria vehicle was unknown to authorities at the time of their news release.

3 injured during rollover accident in Atlantic Sat. morning

News

January 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Three people were said to have been injured during a rollover accident early this (Saturday) morning, near the Schildberg Quarry Recreational Area, in Atlantic. Atlantic Fire and Rescue and Medivac Ambulance crews were dispatched at around 1:12-a.m. to an area north of the bridge on Buck Creek Road, just north of the walking trails, for a passenger vehicle that had rolled over. One of the victims was partially ejected and  trapped under the vehicle. Two passengers in the vehicle were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, one was flown by helicopter a little over 90-minutes later to a trauma center in Omaha. A report on the victims’ conditions is not available.

The 19-year old driver of the car was brought to the Sheriff’s Office for questioning. Additional details about the accident are currently not available.

Cardinals reach 1-year deals with Jay, Bourjos

Sports

January 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals agreed to one-year contracts Friday with outfielders Jon Jay and Peter Bourjos, leaving infielder Daniel Descalso as the team’s final player in salary arbitration. Jay receives a raise from $524,000 to $3.25 million and Bourjos from $512,500 to $1.2 million.

The 28-year-old Jay set career highs last season with 151 hits, 67 RBIs and 27 doubles. He has hit .293 over the last four seasons, set a franchise record with 245 consecutive games in the outfield without an error and has a .995 fielding percentage.

Bourjos, 26, appeared in 55 games for the Angels in an injury-shortened 2013 season. He was hitting .333 on June 30 when he broke his right wrist. He was acquired by the Cardinals in November along with outfielder Randal Grichuk for infielder David Freese and pitcher Fernando Salas.

Area basketball scores from Fri., Jan. 17th 2014

Sports

January 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10

  • Lewis Central 56, Atlantic 37-Lincoln Rodenburg LC: 15pts, 11reb
  • Denison-Schleswig 62, Creston 59
  • Harlan 53, Clarinda 18- Nate Cave: 18pts
  • Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 73, Red Oak 38
  • St. Albert, Council Bluffs 66, Glenwood 53

Rolling Valley

  • Ar-We-Va, Westside 61, Woodbine 36
  • Boyer Valley, Dunlap 43, CAM, Anita 29
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 58, Adair-Casey 40

Western Iowa Conference

  • Griswold 48, A-H-S-T, Avoca 46
  • IKM-Manning 57, Underwood 45
  • Missouri Valley 60, Tri-Center, Neola 55
  • Riverside, Oakland 54, Audubon 44- on KJAN

 

Other Scores

  • Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 74, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 64
  • Carroll 85, Winterset 39
  • Heartland Christian 68, South Page, College Springs 31
  • Madrid 65, Earlham 41
  • Martensdale-St. Marys 60, Bedford 59
  • Nodaway Valley 79, Interstate 35,Truro 43-TJ Bower: 17pts, 10asst, 7reb
  • North Butler, Greene 62, Nashua-Plainfield 56
  • OA-BCIG 62, Lawton-Bronson 57
  • Ogden 61, Guthrie Center 33
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 64, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 43
  • Sidney 60, Stanton 41- Erick Rodriguez: 18pts
  • Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 44, East Union, Afton 39
  • Wayne, Corydon 51, Lenox 42
  • West Monona, Onawa 65, Whiting 43

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10

  • Creston 58, Denison-Schleswig 53
  • Glenwood 44, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 40
  • Harlan 71, Clarinda 37
  • Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 57, Red Oak 46
  • Lewis Central 50, Atlantic 41

Rolling Valley

  • Adair-Casey 42, Coon Rapids-Bayard 30
  • CAM, Anita 46, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 44
  • Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 52, Paton-Churdan 36

Western Iowa

  • Audubon 67, Riverside, Oakland 50- On KJAN- Susie Bylund and Haillie Anthofer 18pts each.
  • Griswold 32, A-H-S-T, Avoca 20
  • IKM-Manning 77, Underwood 54
  • Treynor 61, Logan-Magnolia 22- Taylor Carley: 10pts
  • Missouri Valley 49, Tri-Center, Neola 38

Other Scores

  • Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 77, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 70, OT
  • Earlham 72, Madrid 37
  • East Mills 46, Essex 36
  • Fremont Mills, Tabor 61, Nishnabotna 24- Macy Williams: 17pts, 9asst, 9stl: 1,000th Career Point reached.
  • Guthrie Center 52, Ogden 36
  • Heartland Christian 73, South Page, College Springs 24
  • Interstate 35,Truro 50, Nodaway Valley 46, OT
  • Lawton-Bronson 85, OA-BCIG 61
  • Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 43, Ridge View 34
  • Martensdale-St. Marys 52, Bedford 47
  • Panorama, Panora 80, West Central Valley, Stuart 43
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 59, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 14
  • Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 49, East Union, Afton 32
  • Stanton 62, Sidney 20- Carmen Subbert: 27pts
  • West Monona, Onawa 76, Whiting 59
  • Winterset 65, Carroll 20

Free Tax Prep available for SW IA low/moderate income families

News

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Free tax preparation services will be available in southwest Iowa for low and moderate income families as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. For more information or to make an appointment call after January23rd to the Shelby County Extension Office in Harlan, phone: 712-755-3104. Other tax sites will also be available in Atlantic, Guthrie Center, Carroll, Jefferson, Malvern, and Corning.

The program is open to Iowa residents with adjusted gross income below $57,000. Tax preparation services will be provided by IRS trained and certified local volunteers who utilize the Tax Wise software to complete returns. The IRS now requires all returns to be quality reviewed by a second tax volunteer which could delay the filing of a tax return by a day or two. Most returns will be electronically filed and to speed up the refund process participants are encouraged to have a savings or bank account, although it is not required. Taxpayers can have refunds deposited into more than one account and also purchase Series I US Savings Bonds.

Only Basic Federal, Iowa and nearby state returns will be processed. The program does not prepare Schedules or Forms related to Business profit/loss (except Form C-EZ with business expenses under $10,000), Capital gains/losses, Farm or rental income, Employee business expenses, or Moving expenses. A professional tax preparer should be consulted for these services.

Health savings accounts (HSA’s) and Cancellation of Debt returns are only prepared where volunteers are certified to do so.

In rural southwest Iowa the VITA program is a joint effort of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowan’s for Social and Economic Development. The program is financially supported by the Internal Revenue Service and the Iowa Department of Human Services. For more information about the program contact Mary Beth Kaufman, ISU Extension Program Specialist and VITA Coordinator at 712-755-3104.

Boil Advisory lifted for Prescott

News

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Residents of Prescott in Adams County can drink their tap water again after a boil advisory was lifted today (Friday), at 3:30 p.m. The DNR and Southern Iowa Rural Water lifted the advisory after two sets of water samples taken a day apart tested clean for bacteria.

The advisory was issued Wednesday after a contractor hit a water main, causing the town to lose water pressure. Pressure drops can allow bacteria to enter the drinking water.

Winter Weather Advisory for Guthrie & area Counties on Saturday

Weather

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: CARROLL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-MADISON-
352 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA SATURDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
  50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 10 AM. THIS WILL CREATE AN AREA OF LOW
  LEVEL BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. AREAS WITH
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES MAY OCCUR.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA SATURDAY WHERE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND
  ONE INCH OR MORE OF SNOW OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

Wind Advisory issued for Cass & area Counties on Saturday

Weather

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD-AUDUBON-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE

355 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING…MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.