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Iowa Boys State Baseball Championship Scores

Sports

August 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Sat., Aug. 1st 2015 at Principal Park in Des Moines

Class 1A

Newman Catholic 10, Pleasantville 0 (five innings)

The Newman Catholic Knights won the Class 1A state championship game 10-0 over the Pleasantville Trojans behind Joey Verstegen’s no-hitter and a 10-run fifth inning Saturday at Principal Park. It was Newman Catholic’s fifth state title (1998, 2002, ’09, ’13 and ’15) and their first since 2013. Verstegen’s no-hitter was the fifth in an Iowa state title game and the first since J.D. Nielsen turned the trick in 2012 for Martensdale-St. Marys. Both teams came into the title game with the best team-ERAs in 2015 tournament play.

Class 2A

Clear Lake 11, Columbus Catholic 1 (five innings)

Clear Lake defeated Columbus Catholic 11-1 in five innings to win the Class 2A state championship Saturday afternoon at Principal Park.Clear Lake ended at 30-11. The Lions won the 3A state title in 2013. Columbus closed the season at 32-6.

Class 3A

Waverly-Shell Rock 11, Harlan 1 (five innings)

Number one-seeded Waverly-Shell Rock exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning as they defeated the number three-seeded Harlan Cyclones 11-1 to claim the class 3A title on Saturday at Principal Park. Waverly-Shell Rock capped the third straight run-rule shortened game of our four state final games on Saturday. It was their first state baseball title in school history.

Class 4A

Southeast Polk 6, Iowa City West 2

Southeast Polk got an early lead after a four-run first inning and never looked back. The Rams defeated the Iowa City West Trojans, 6-2 to win back-to-back 4A state championships.

A. BERNIECE JENSEN, 97, of Anita (Graveside Svcs. 8/4/15)

Obituaries

August 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A. BERNIECE JENSEN, 97, of Anita, died Sat., Aug. 1st, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab, in Anita. Graveside services for BERNIECE JENSEN will be held 10-a.m. Tue., Aug. 4th, at the Exira Cemtery. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be from 4-until 6-pm Mon., Aug. 3d, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

BERNIECE JENSEN is survived by:

Her children – Marlene(Arlen) Schutt, of Fairmount, ND; Terry Jensen, Linda (Roger) Ottchen, LuAnn (Rick) Stanley, and Greg Jensen, all of Adair.

14 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Iowa sales tax holiday set for next weekend

News

August 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s annual sales tax holiday set to coincide with back-to-school shopping also brings Nebraskans looking for bargains across the Missouri River. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that Iowa’s sales tax holiday this year is being held Aug. 7-8. Nebraska doesn’t have a sales tax holiday, although the idea has been kicked around from time to time by Nebraska lawmakers.

The Iowa holiday allows shoppers to buy select clothing and footwear priced at less than $100 without paying sales tax or local option taxes. The two days are usually among the best of the year for Iowa retailers. Although the sales tax holiday falls during the back-to-school shopping season, the tax exemption applies to merchandise for adults, too.

(Update) Monona County motorcycle crash

News

August 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our story that posted Friday afternoon, officials say it was an Omaha man who died and whose wife was critically injured, during a motorcycle crash in Monona County. The Sioux City Journal reports that 81-year-old Willard Crowl was killed and 78-year-old Sonya Crowl was injured in the Thursday morning crash near Onawa on Interstate 29.

The Iowa State Patrol says the motorcycle was northbound when it began to drift into the right lane, then switched back to the left lane and crashed into the median. Investigators say Willard Crowl died at the scene. Sonya Crowl was taken to an Onawa hospital, then transported to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.

It is not known who was driving the motorcycle at the time. The investigation into the crash continues.

Ames police warning of phone scam targeting ISU students

News

August 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Ames are warning of a phone scam targeting Iowa State University students. The Des Moines Register reports that multiple Iowa State students have received calls demanding money. Police say the callers threaten to take a student’s diploma, issue an arrest warrant or cause problems with a visa. Often, the callers mask their phone numbers through caller ID, posing as police departments.

Police are asking on-campus residents who have given money to the callers or who think they have received a call from a scammer to contact ISU Police. Off-campus students are asked to report incidents to the Ames Police Department. All are urged to contact the Federal Trade Commission through the commission’s website.

July 2015 Weather Stats for Atlantic

Weather

August 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The month of July was wetter than average, and cooler than average, here in Atlantic. At the KJAN Studios, the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic, we received 5.64-inches of rain last month. That was a little more than one-inch above normal (+1.02″).

The average High for the month was 83.5-degrees, which was 2.3-degrees cooler than normal. The average Low was 61.5-degrees, which was 1.6-degrees below the norm. The Mean temperature for the month (combination of the average High/Low), was 72.5-degrees, which is 2-degrees cooler than normal for this time of year.

The warmest days of the month, was 91-degrees, set on July 12th and 13th. The lowest temperature of 49, was set on July 7th.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 8/1/2015

News, Podcasts

August 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Family Fun in the Kitchen 08-01-2015

Podcasts, Family Fun in the Kitchen

August 1st, 2015 by admin

Lavon and Miss NiNi discuss ice cream and share an ice cream in a bag recipe.

ICE CREAM IN A PLASTIC BAG

Yes,  there us the potential for messes, but the key to success is to follow our instructions. This recipe is enough for one person, so each one can make their own.

1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups crushed ice
4 tablespoons salt
2 quart size freezer bags
1 gallon size freezer bag
Hand towel or gloves to keep fingers from freezing!

Mix the milk, vanilla and sugar together in one of the quart size bags. Seal tightly, allowing as little air to remain in the bag as possible. Too much air left inside may force the bag open during shaking. Place this bag inside the other quart size bag, again leaving as little air inside as possible and sealing well. By double-bagging, the risk of salt and ice leaking into the ice cream is minimized. Put the two bags inside the gallon size bag and fill the bag with ice, then sprinkle salt on top. Again let all the air escape and seal the bag. Wrap the bag in the towel or put your gloves on, and shake and massage the bag, making sure the ice surrounds the cream mixture. Five to eight minutes is adequate time for the mixture to freeze into ice cream.

Tips
Freezer bags work best because they are thicker and less likely to develop small holes, allowing the bags to leak.

Ice Cream in a Bag

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 8/1/2015

Podcasts, Sports

August 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, Sat., 8/1/2015

News, Podcasts

August 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:06-a.m. report w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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