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Elephants spotted waiting for ride to IA, on an Oklahoma roadside

News

January 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

EUFAULA, Okla. (AP) — Deer, cattle and horse sightings are common in Oklahoma, but not elephants. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says four circus elephants were spotted briefly on a roadside Wednesday after the truck carrying them to Iowa broke down. Trooper Dwight Durant said today (Thursday) that the floor of the trailer carrying the pachyderms had started to give way and was dragging on the road, sparking grass fires along the way.

The elephants disembarked near Eufaula, about 120 miles east of Oklahoma City, after someone noticed the problem from another vehicle traveling with the truck. The elephants were transferred to another trailer and moved to a nearby veterinarian’s property before another vehicle arrived to take them to Iowa. Durant said the elephants belong to Carson & Barnes Circus, based in Hugo, Oklahoma.

Fire heavily damages restaurant in eastern Iowa

News

January 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

WAUKON, Iowa (AP) — A fire has heavily damaged a restaurant in the eastern Iowa city of Waukon. Waukon Fire Chief Dave Martin says firefighters quickly knocked down the flames Tuesday night inside Mulligan’s Grill Pub. But the heat generated melted items down the inside walls, and there was significant smoke damage. Firefighters remained on the scene until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Martin says the building likely is a total loss. No injuries have been reported. The cause is being investigated.

Roberta Palmer owns a neighboring eatery, the Waukon Inn Restaurant, and she says she’s counting on Mulligan’s to make a comeback. She says Mulligan’s isn’t a full competitor, because her restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch, while Mulligan’s is open for lunch and supper. Palmer says the businesses sort of feed off each other. Mulligan’s owner Dana Ruegnitz says he wants to find out what started the fire before making any plans to rebuild

Red Oak man faces additional charges in connection w/Nov. 20th incident

News

January 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A man arrested for Nov. 20th incident in Red Oak, now faces additional charges after test results on a substance believed to be Meth, came back positive for the drug. Red Oak Police have charged 37-year old Daniel Bruce Clemons, Jr., of Red Oak, with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine, 3rd or subsequent Offense, because he had two prior convictions associated with the drug. Bruce was originally arrested in November for Aggravated Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. Officers located a substance believed to be meth on his person and had it sent to the DCI Lab in Ames, for confirmation.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 25th

Trading Post

January 25th, 2018 by admin

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Update on search for missing man in Harrison County

News

January 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Law enforcement and rescue personnel in Harrison County responded to a sand pit near the Boyer River to search for a man whose vehicle was found buried in sand near the Hallett Materials plant, which is near the Boyer River. Coworkers looking for him overnight found his Caterpillar truck in a sand ditch. Attempts to recover the vehicle were underway this morning. Initial reports indicated the vehicle was in the water. Dive teams were called to the scene, southwest of Dunlap, as the sand pits contain water. An on-site crane was bringing up a mix of sand, water and ice.

Water rescue team boats were being deployed.The circumstances around the incident remain under investigation.

(Update from KNOD/Harlan)

DNR to hold listening session on fall hunting and trapping regulations Feb. 21

Ag/Outdoor

January 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Des Moines – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting public meetings on February 21st from 6 to 9 p.m., to listen to the public’s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.  The meetings are part of the process for making rules in state government. Todd Bishop, chief of the wildlife bureau, said “Any rule changes must be discussed with Iowa’s citizens who might be impacted by the changes before the rule changes are proposed. The process helps ensure that rule changes serve the public’s wishes and do not impact Iowa’s economy.”  At each meeting DNR staff will facilitate a discussion about what went well last fall, what didn’t, and what changes hunters and trappers would like to see for this fall.

The discussions along with the data that the wildlife bureau collects on harvest and population numbers will be used to develop recommendations for any rule changes. Any changes must be approved by the Natural Resource Commission and then go back to the public for further comment before taking effect next fall. Meetings will be held locally:

  • In Atlantic, at the Iowa DNR Office (1401 Sunnyside Lane)
  • In Council Bluffs, at the Fish and Game Club (531 Comanche St.)
  • and in Creston, at Southwestern Community College (1501 W. Townline), Room 180.

Any person attending the public meeting and has special requirements such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments should contact the DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.

IHSAA announces 2018-2019 football districts, Atlantic to 2A-District 9

Sports

January 25th, 2018 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the high school football districts for the 2018-2019 two year cycle on Thursday morning. As expected Atlantic will now be a Class 2A program and will be in District 9 along with Greene County, Kuemper Catholic, OA-BCIG, Red Oak, and Shenandoah.

The Griswold Tigers will make the move to 8-Player and will be in District 7. The Tigers will join many schools from the Corner Conference that they are joining for all other sports. District 7 also includes Bedford, Clarinda Academy, East Mills, Essex, Fremont-Mills, Sidney, and Stanton.

8-Player District 8 will house other area schools: Audubon, Boyer Valley, CAM, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Exira-EHK, Glidden-Ralston, West Harrison, and Woodbine.

Class A will be home for a number of area schools as well. District 9 will include AHSTW, Earlham, Nodaway Valley, Riverside, Southwest Valley, and St. Albert. District 10 will include Lawton-Bronson, Logan-Magnolia, Tri-Center, West Monona, Westwood, and Woodbury Central.

Class 1A District 8 will include AC/GC, Clarinda, Mount Ayr, Panorama, Van Meter, and West Central Valley. Clarinda makes the drop down to Class 1A from 2A.

Class 3A will welcome back Lewis Central as they drop from 4A. The Titans will be in District 9 with ADM, Creston, Glenwood, Harlan, and Winterset.

Class 4A District 7 will be home to Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, Ames, Des Moines North, Urbandale, and West Des Moines Valley.

Check out all of the districts for each class below.

2018-and-2019-8-Player-Football-District-Assignments

2018-and-2019-A-Football-District-Assignments

2018-and-2019-1A-Football-District-Assignments

2018-and-2019-2A-Football-District-Assignments

2018-and-2019-3A-Football-District-Assignments

2018-and-2019-4A-Football-District-Assignments

Union County man charged w/intimidation w/a dangerous weapon

News

January 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 12:40-a.m. Wednesday, of 55-year old Karl Shawn Kirchner, from Lorimor.  Kirchner was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, and charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon. He remains held in the Union County Jail without no bond, until seen by a Judge.

Accident in Creston Thursday morning: No injuries reported

News

January 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Creston say no injuries were reported following a collision that occurred at around 5:55-a.m.  Officials say a 2007 GMC Envoy driven by 25-year old Frankie Lynn Rice, of Afton, was traveling west on Highway 34, when an eastbound 2019 Pontiac G6 turned left onto Commerce Street. The vehicle, driven by 55-year old Patti Elaine Page-Jones, of Creston, was struck by the SUV, on the right rear side. Damage from the collision amounted to $5,500. No citations were issued.

Fewer than 1/2 of 1% of Iowans donate to the Chickadee Checkoff

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

As Iowans begin the task of filling out their state tax returns, they’re encouraged to make a donation to what’s nicknamed the “Chickadee Checkoff” to support wildlife conservation statewide. Stephanie Shepherd, a wildlife biologist at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the amount collected last year for the Fish and Wildlife Fund rose from the year before, but still, very few Iowans donate to the cause. “We were really excited to see that the numbers went up to about $147,000,” Shepherd says. “That was up by roughly $15,000 from the year before. That was a really nice increase and we were really happy to see it, but in its heyday, it brought in over $200,000.”

Iowa has one-point-six million taxpayers and last year about 78-hundred donated to the fund, an increase of about 300 from the year before. “Less than half of one percent of taxpayers actually donate to the checkoff,” Shepherd says. “If every taxpayer in Iowa, for example, gave one dollar to the checkoff, that would mean $1.5 million for wildlife conservation.” Of the Iowans who donated last year, they averaged about 19-dollars each. The fund benefits a wide array of Iowa’s most vulnerable creatures — more than a thousand species, including eagles, songbirds, turtles, lizards and butterflies. Avenues include education, research and habitat management. “The money from the Chickade Checkoff is used to support non-game wildlife or wildlife that you can’t hunt, fish or trap,” Shepherd says. “It was instrumental in developing the Wildlife Diversity Program here at the Iowa DNR where we focus entirely on non-game species.”

The Fish and Wildlife Fund was created by the Iowa Legislature in the 1980s as a way for citizens to donate to wildlife conservation on the state tax form. Before that, non-game wildlife had no dedicated funding. Shepherd says donating on the tax form is easy: simply write the amount next to the Fish and Wildlife Check-Off, line 57 on Form 1040. The sum is either automatically deducted from the refund or added to the amount owed. Plus, it’s deductible from next year’s taxes.

(Radio Iowa)