The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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FOR SALE: two sets of drapes with valance and shears each 10 feet long $50.00. jl7796@yahoo.com.
FOR SALE: White Westinghouse Refrigerator/Frost free Freezer combo, white color- works good, 58 inches tall 24 inches wide, $100.00. Pulsar Silver Series Generator Model PG1202s New in Box, never used-$100.00. Atlantic, IA, call 402-203-6914.
WANTED: Anyone have a refrigerator sitting in basement or somewhere you would like to sell cheap. Doesn’t have to look great, just works. Phone 712-254-6842.
FOR SALE: Self propelled Mower, runs good, bagger for leaves included. $75.00. Atlantic 712-250-0931. SOLD!
FOR SALE: 2 lawn mowers: a 22″ Lawn Boy self-propelled, 2 cycle engine, runs well, asking $125. Also, a 20″ DynaMark with gas engine, runs fine, asking $60. Call 712-304-4998.
GARAGE SALE: Collectible/Antiques, more than a garage sale, lots of great merchandise. Friday 6/22 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 57222 Galveston Road, Atlantic. (3 miles west on G30/1/2 Mile North on 570th)
FOR SALE: Used Maytag Black Dishwasher. Replaced kitchen appliances so looking to sell it. $75.00. Call 712-563-2030.
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A sewer line collapse in Mason City is causing untreated wastewater to flow into the Winnebago River in northern Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the city and its contractor were unable to complete repairs to the sewer on Friday and plan to resume their work on Monday. Sewage is being discharged to a storm sewer that ends up in the river.
The DNR is asking people to keep children and pets away from the riverbanks near the area for at least 24 hours after the repairs are completed. DNR officials say they’re monitoring the situation and will consider “appropriate enforcement action.”
MARIE A. PILLING, 77, of Orange City, died June 13th, at the Orange City Area Health System. Funeral services for MARIE PILLING will be held 2-p.m. today (June 18th), at St. John’s United Church of Christ, south of Lyman. Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City has the arrangements.
Interment will follow the service at the St. John’s Cemetery at Lyman.
Thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon over northern Iowa, generally between Interstate 80 to Highway 20. Heavy rain is likely with these storms where a widespread 0.50 to 2.00 inches are anticipated with a few localized areas possibly receiving over 3 inches by Tuesday morning. The rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour are possible at times and the rain may last for a long period over the same location. This could lead to areas of flash flooding by tonight into Tuesday morning. More thunderstorms with heavy rain are anticipated over portions of central to southern Iowa Tuesday into Wednesday and again Wednesday night into Thursday. Finally, a dry period is anticipated by late Friday across the state. 
The National Weather Service says this this the last day (for a while) of the HEAT and HUMIDITY today across central and southern Iowa. High temperatures rise back into the 90s with heat index values over 100 degrees this afternoon can be expected. A HEAT ADVISORY is in effect until 7-p.m. for Cass-Adair-Adams-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Madison-Union-Taylor and Ringgold Counties. A cold front sneaks into northern Iowa this afternoon, providing the focus for thunderstorms to develop. A few strong thunderstorms are possible in this location today, with the main threat of large hail and damaging winds. Heavy rain is also likely with the storms late this afternoon into the evening leading to the flash flood potential. An active weather pattern is forecast throughout the work week. Stay tuned for further updates.
Today (Monday) marks the start of a two-week effort to feed the needy in Iowa called “Haul Out Hunger.” The state’s largest pork producer will be filling freezers at food banks, pantries, schools and churches. Allyson Ladd, spokeswoman for the Iowa Falls-based Iowa Select Farms, says they’ll be delivering boneless pork loins by the ton. “School is out for summer so food pantry supplies are at an all-time low,” Ladd says. “We schedule our donations so that it’s timely and so these pantries can have access to fresh, high-quality, protein-packed products like pork when families need it most.”
Ladd says the total donation will be around 60-thousand pounds of pork, or about 30 tons. “The pantries really appreciate the five-pound pork loins we donate,” Ladd says. “From each pork loin, families are going to get about 24 servings of pork, so when it’s all said and done, we’ll have donated about 292,000 servings of pork for families in need here in Iowa.”
The effort is also being made possible by the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation. The pork is being delivered through July 2nd. Deliveries at many of the food pantries will be live-streamed on the Iowa Select Farms Facebook page.
(Radio Iowa)
KENNETH V. OLSEN, 86, of Audubon, died Sunday, June 17th, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for KENNETH OLSEN will be held 2-p.m. Wed., June 20th, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is from 5-until 7-p.m. Tuesday, June 19th.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
KENNETH OLSEN is survived by:
His son – Mike (Lida) Olsen, of Sumner.
His daughters – Vickie (Dave) Albers, of Audubon, and Debra Brasel, of Lander, WY.
6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
**HEAT ADVISORY until 7-p.m. for Cass, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Guthrie, Dallas, Madison, Union, Taylor and Ringgold Counties in the KJAN listening area**
Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind 7 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. High near 78. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning (as of 5:15-a.m.) was 76. Last year on this date our High was 78 and the Low was 55. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 98 in 1910. The Record Low was 46, in 1974 & 2000.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Cities, counties and the state of Iowa are less liable for injuries caused by road maintenance issues after a recent Iowa Supreme Court ruling that upheld a longstanding but controversial legal doctrine. The court in a June 8 ruling said a northern Iowa woman cannot sue Humboldt County for failing to remove a concrete wall a farmer had installed in a roadside ditch to keep cows from escaping.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa county gave $844,000 in grants to ten private, religious schools despite a state law prohibiting public funding for such schools. The Des Moines Register reports that Polk County gave the money in 2012 and 2013 to nine local Catholic schools and one Christian school by giving the grants to a corporation that passed the money to the schools.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Residents have begun moving into Des Moines’ newest neighborhood as work continues on apartments and townhomes in the area. The Des Moines Register reports that downtown’s East Village is being transformed by Hubbell Realty Co.’s 16-acre development known as the Bridge District. Developers hope the district will attract homeowners and renters to the city’s core. The neighborhood is slated to have nearly 700 housing units in five years.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans have picked a state agriculture secretary nominee, but it didn’t come easy. The Des Moines Register reports that incumbent Mike Naig was selected Saturday at the Iowa GOP state convention after four rounds of voting. After each round, the bottom candidate was dropped from the ballot. In the last round, Naig topped Corning farmer Ray Gaesser. Naig faces Democrat Tim Gannon in the November general election.
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