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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 7/13/20

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July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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WEEK OF JULY 13, 2020

Trading Post

July 13th, 2020 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  lightweight Black and Decker chainsaw 8 inch blade with 18 volt battery pack $20.00.  Also free Sylvania older TV 19 inch call712-249-3173.  SOLD!

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FOR SALE: 1) 2 sets of golf clubs with golf bag. One set is Northwestern brand the other is Delta, both are right-handed and include woods w/ covers, irons and putters. $50 each set. 2) 2 pair of brand new golf shoes. 1 pair are size 13M Footjoy. 1 pair size 12/13 Wilson white. $10 each pair. 3) 3 section hand pole trimmer with rope and saw blade. Asking $25.  FOR SALE: Pentax camera has zoom lens, 50 mm lens, 110 mm lens, in  case, takes film, in good shape. $100; 2 pocket cameras – Kodak w/ case $10 and a Gad w/ case. Both take film, $10 each. ALL SOLD FREE: Zenith 25″ color tv, wooden console. w/ remote. Call 712-243-2860. Located in Atlantic.

TO GIVEAWAY: Firewood. 712-323-4890.

FOR SALE: Werner 28′ D-rung Saf-T-Master Type 3 aluminum extension ladder, like new. $130. 249-1804 leave message.

FREE: Medium duty wheelbarrow. Has one handle broken but the rest is in great shape. Sitting at the end of the driveway at 64082 Jackson Road for the taking. GONE!

FOR SALE: Antique hall tree. $700. 712-249-6891.

 

 

 

 

 

FOR SALE:  5 foot wide solid oak swing. Hand made. New, black paint. Comes with all the equipment necessary (metal frame & chains) to set it up on your property. Asking $250. In Atlantic. Call 712-789-1089.

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Iowa first grader wins national invention contest

News

July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A young inventor from southeast Iowa finished first in his grade at the National Invention Convention.  Charles Smith, a student at Eisenhower Elementary in Ottuwma, topped the first grade division for his invention that he calls H.E.R.B., which stands for Home Emergency Responder Beacon. Smith’s creation is an exterior light that can be placed on a house or mailbox that creates a beacon for emergency workers. It can be activated by a wireless signal from a smoke detector, dispatcher, or Life Line.

This is the second time Smith finished first nationally in his division. Last year, the youngster finished first in the kindergarten category. Smith also made a 2019 appearance on Good Morning America to showcase an invention he titled the “Benge Beacon”

Iowa COVID-19 dashboard update, 7/13/2020

News

July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 10:30-a.m.) The Iowa Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard data today (Monday) shows two more cases of the virus in Cass County, 500 more positive cases across the state, and three more deaths. In Cass County, the total number of Positive COVID-19 cases is 30, with 20 recovered. Statewide, there are 35, 502 positive cases, with 26,589 recovered. Deaths number 752, to-date. Hospitalizations from the Coronavirus remain at 177. The number of people in an ICU, admitted and on a ventilator, remained unchanged from Sunday. RMCC Region 4 data (southwest/western Iowa) is also unchanged from Sunday.

Statewide:

  • 377,138 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19
  • 340,516 have tested negative
  • Long-Term Care facility outbreaks remain at 16; 350 patients/staff at LTC’s have tested positive; 108 have recovered, and 397 persons have died at an LTC in Iowa.

County-by-County COVID-19 cases, and the number of person who have recovered (   ). (Changed numbers from Sunday’s report are highlighted)

  • Cass: 30 (20)
  • Adair: 17 (12)
  • Adams: 8 (8)
  • Audubon: 18 (15)
  • Guthrie: 78 (59)
  • Montgomery: 15 (8)
  • Pottawattamie: 837 (671)
  • Shelby: 119 (109)

State seeing some areas of drought

Ag/Outdoor, News, Weather

July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The recent U-S Drought Monitor report shows abnormally dry conditions in about 35 percent of the state, with eight west-central counties classified as being in moderate drought. Iowa D-N-R analyst Tim Hall says the state remains in a contrast when it comes to water conditions. “You almost can draw a north-south line along Interstate 35. And to the west of the interstate in the last month — those areas have been short of rainfall. And on the east side of I-35, we’ve had excess rainfall,” Hall says.

The latest drought monitor graph.

While parts of the state are characterized as dry — Hall says there are two different ways to look at it. “In drought terminology we sometimes talk about an agricultural drought versus a hydrological drought,” he says. “And the agricultural drought comes much more quickly because those crops need moisture and they typically get it from the upper part of the soil profile.” The other type of drought impacts more long-term water needs. “For drinking water for groundwater. So, we’re concerned and we are watching it, but right now the impacts are primarily agricultural. But if things don’t improve, then we’ll start to see those impacts move into other parts of the system,” Hall says.

He says not all rain will help get rid of the dry conditions. Hall says we often get thunderstorms this time of year that dump big amounts of rain and that tends to run off the ground quickly, and is not as helpful to crops. He says a slow, steady rain would be the most helpful right now. Hall says the longer the drought continues, the more you have to worry about the time it takes to come out of it. “Drought conditions typically are a long time building up — they don’t come generally very quickly. And on the other side of the coin — to move a drought out of the state doesn’t come in one rainstorm — typically it takes a prolonged period of wet weather,” according to Hall.

Hall says the rains can also be sporadic this time of year and help one area agriculturally — while leaving another area still in need of rain.

College coaches preach decision making away from the court

Sports

July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State basketball coach Steve Prohm has been focused on decision making off the court with his team. Cyclone players begin returning to campus this week amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prohm says it is important for the players to make good decisions when it comes to their health.

Prohm says they have a good plan to keep the players healthy.

UNI and Drake players returned to campus last month. Panther coach Ben Jacobson says two of his players tested positive. Both are fine and expected to rejoin voluntary workouts soon.

Jacobson says staying healthy is critical as organized workouts are scheduled to begin later this month.

Jacobson says player decisions effect the entire team.

Drake coach Darian DeVries says the Bulldogs have been following protocol.

DeVries says the Bulldogs have been tested several times.

DeVries says all college programs are learning as they go through this process.

Class 1A and 2A playoff softball schedule Monday 07/13/2020

Sports

July 13th, 2020 by admin

Postseason softball begins Monday night for some Class 1A and 2A schools. Here is a look at the area contests. All games are set for a 7:00 p.m. start.

CLASS 1A

Region 2

Whiting @ Westwood
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Audubon
Ar-We-Va @ Glidden-Ralston
Griswold @ CAM
Woodbine @ Riverside
Boyer Valley @ West Harrison

Region 3

Southwest Valley @ Lamoni
Fremont-Mills @ Bedford
East Mills @ Lenox
Mormon Trail @ Diagonal
Essex @ Central Decatur
Stanton @ Sidney

Region 5

GMG @ Colo-Nesco
Orient-Macksburg @ East Union
Murray @ Melcher-Dallas
BGM @ Baxter

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CLASS 2A

Region 1

AHSTW @ IKM-Mannig
Missouri Valley @ Tri-Center

Region 2

West Central Valley @ Madrid

Council Bluffs man arrested on a felony warrant

News

July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A Pottawattamie County man wanted on a Felony 2nd Degree Burglary warrant, was arrested today (Monday) by Red Oak Police. 28-year old Roland Charles Chapin, III, of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody at around 12:20-a.m., while being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $10,000 bond.

Denison man seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday evening

News

July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

One person on a motorcycle was seriously injured during a crash Sunday evening, in Crawford County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 37-year old Nathaniel Short, of Denison, was operating a 2019 Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle northbound at a high rate of speed on 20th Street, when an unidentified sedan turned northbound from 4th Avenue onto 20th Street.

When the cycle hit the rear of the car, Short was ejected. The sedan left the scene and is still unidentified. The crash happened at around 7:20-p.m. Short was flown by helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha. The accident remains under investigation.

Sports Brief: 7/13/20

Sports

July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Are the Red Skins changing their name?…Rookie winner

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Multiple reports say Washington’s NFL team will get rid of the name ‘Redskins’ on Monday. It’s unclear when a new name will be revealed for one of the league’s oldest franchises. USA Today, ESPN, The Washington Post, Washington Times and Sports Business Journal are reporting that owner Dan Snyder is set to “retire” the name. Yahoo, on Saturday, reported a name change is imminent.

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Cole Custer became the first rookie winner in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly four years, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. were dueling side by side for the lead on the final restart when Custer — with a push from Matt DiBenedetto on the outside in the backstretch — made his move in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. As the leaders bunched in Turn 1, Custer slid ahead and outlasted Truex’s Toyota. The victory was the first by a series rookie since Chris Buescher at Pocono on Aug. 1, 2016.

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist passed Pato O’Ward on the next-to-last lap and earned his first career victory in the second half of an IndyCar doubleheader at Road America winning by Rosenqvist won by 2.8699 seconds. Teammate Scott Dixon’s three-race winning streak ended with a 12th-place finish. O’Ward and Rosenqvist were both chasing their first career victories. They traded the lead throughout the second half of the race. O’Ward pulled ahead in the 43rd of 55 laps. Rosenqvist kept charging and finally passed him.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Collin Morikawa won the Workday Charity Open with a two-putt par from 10 feet on the third playoff hole. But this finish was so much more than that. Morikawa was three shots behind with three holes to play when he finished par-birdie-par for a 66 to force a playoff with Justin Thomas. Then after watching Thomas make a 50-foot birdie in the playoff, Morikawa drained a 25-foot birdie to keep going. Thomas had another chance to win until missing from 10 feet. And on the third extra hole at No. 10, Thomas found trouble off the tee and made bogey.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was late arriving to summer camp after he tested positive for COVID-19. The three-time All-Star closer says he believes he contracted the virus from his 4-year-old son Kaden. He says the child had a fever, among other symptoms, which led his wife to suggest everyone in the family get tested. Jansen says his wife, Gianni, and 7-year-old daughter Natalia tested positive, but that his first test was negative. A day later, he says he also tested positive. Jansen expects to be ready for the season opener on July 23.