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8AM Newscast 08-28-2013

News, Podcasts

August 28th, 2013 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Heartbeat Today 08-28-2013

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

August 28th, 2013 by admin

Jim Field speaks about the proper and improper study habits.

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LORNA PALMER, 92, of Coon Rapids (Svcs. 8/31)

Obituaries

August 28th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

LORNA PALMER, 92, of Coon Rapids, died Tue., Aug. 27th, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids. Funeral services for LORNA PALMER will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Aug. 31st, at the Ohde Funeral Home in Coon Rapids.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-to 7-pm Fri., Aug. 30th, and again on Sat., from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service at 10:30.

Burial will be in the Orange Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids.

LORNA PALMER is survived by:

Her children – Delbert Palmer, Jr., & wife Connie, of Coon Rapids; Arnold (Elaine) Palmer, of Lidderdale and Helena, MT; Verna (Bill) Weichman, of Carmel, IN, and Jerald Palmer, of Iowa City.

Her sisters – June Eckart, of Boone, and Shirley Price of Des Moines.

Her brother – Keith (Sharon) Allen, of Des Moines.

4 grandchildren & 5 great-grandchildren.

7AM Newscast 08-28-2013

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August 28th, 2013 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Cass County Extension Report 08-28-2013

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

August 28th, 2013 by admin

w/ Kate Olson

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Program provides access to 7,600 acres of private land to hunt

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

August 28th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says eight new sites have been added to Iowa’s walk in public hunting access program, increasing the land available for hunting by nearly 600 acres. There are a total of 7,590 acres of private property on 48 sites available to hunters. The Iowa Hunting and Access Program (IHAP) is a partnership with Iowa landowners who agree to allow hunters access to the portion of their property enrolled in the program in exchange for habitat improvement on that land.

The newly enrolled land is spread across the state but all of the new sites are located in north central; an area of the state with the least amount of public hunting access sites in the past.  Hunting opportunities should be even greater this year as the habitat on the sites have had another year of development.  Site maps are available on the DNR’s website showing boundaries, which species would be most likely attracted to the habitat and the location of a comment box where hunters can leave their thoughts on the program.  Detailed information for each site can also be found on the hunting atlas http://programs.iowadnr.gov/maps/huntingatlas/.

Walk-in public hunting through IHAP is available between September 1st and May 31st. Areas are posted with signs, are regularly patrolled by Iowa DNR conservation officers and will be treated like public hunting ground, with the noted exception that it is private property. The DNR has a list of tips and guidelines hunters should follow and maps of the properties online at http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/PlacestoHuntShoot/HabitatAccessProgram.aspx

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast for Wed., Aug. 28th 2013

Podcasts, Weather

August 28th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area, and specific weather information for Atlantic…

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Iowa officials say campsites filling for Labor Day

Ag/Outdoor, News

August 28th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials are reminding residents that time is running out to reserve a campsite for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The state Department of Natural Resources say campers must make their reservation no later than Wednesday if they want that a campsite with electricity at an Iowa state park. Campers can register online.

Campers who don’t register should arrive as early as possible to claim a campsite on a first-come, first served basis. Officials say flexible campers still have a few options available.

Farmers apply for state money to reduce runoff

Ag/Outdoor

August 28th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa farmers have applied for state funding to help them reduce the amount of fertilizer and manure runoff from fields on more than 120,000 acres. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says farmers submitted applications for $2.8 million in cost share funding made available to help implement practices intended to help improve water quality. Since it’s a cost-share program farmers will provide at least $2.8 million of their money.

Northey says the department received applications from 1,096 different farmers covering 120,680 acres. Practices include use of cover crops, no-till and strip-till farming and use of a chemical that slows the rate at which ammonia applied as fertilizer is converted to nitrogen. The department received $3 million in one-time funding to support statewide water quality practices over the next five years.

Mayoral contest set to take place in Council Bluffs

News

August 28th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Two men have thrown their hats into the ring in an attempt to become the next Mayor of Council Bluffs. The Omaha World-Herald reports current City Councilman Matt Walsh and former Iowa Rep. Brent Siegrist have filed the necessary papers in the City Clerk’s Office to run in the Nov. 5 city election for the city’s top post.
The filing deadline for others interested in running is 5-p.m. Thursday. Completed nomination petitions must be filed in person at the City Clerk’s office on the main floor of City Hall.

Siegrist, a former speaker of the Iowa House. He filed his mayoral nomination papers Tuesday morning. Walsh filed his nomination papers for mayor on Aug. 15th. If another person files nomination papers, a primary will be held on Oct. 8th to reduce the number of candidates for mayor to two. The winner of the Nov. 5th election will become the first person other than Tom Hanafan to sit in the mayor’s chair in over a quarter of a century, following his election in November 1987.