Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports, “At this time, parking is not permitted on city streets. Snow plows have been deployed. Stay safe, Clarinda!” 
Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports, “At this time, parking is not permitted on city streets. Snow plows have been deployed. Stay safe, Clarinda!”
(Atlantic, Iowa) -A pickup struck two rooms of a motel in Atlantic, Saturday afternoon, but no one was injured. According to Atlantic Police Lt. Paul Wood, the accident happened at the A-Ford-O Motel on the west-central side of town, off 7th Street, at around 1:45-p.m.
An eastbound F250 pickup on Highway 6 driven by 24-year old Austin Boggs, of Lewis, went out of control, turned sideways, and slid into the entrance of rooms seven-and eight. The rooms were unoccupied at the time of the crash.
The accident remains under investigation.
(Photo courtesy of Cass County Deputy Kyle Quist)
According to the Iowa State Patrol, “the Screech Owl is healing well and lucky to be alive. Once it is strong enough, it will be released back into its natural habitat.” 
SKYSCAN FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2022
NEW YEAR’S DAY
TODAY: Cloudy with snow developing. Blowing snow with accumulations of 2-5 inches in the KJAN listening area. N 10-30 High 8
TONIGHT: Snow ending early becoming partly cloudy. N 15-25 Low -13
SUNDAY: Partly cloudy SW 5-10 High 18
MONDAY: Partly cloudy High 32
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy High 38
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Dr. Christine Grant, a national pioneer and voice in the fight for gender equity in athletics, passed away Friday, Dec. 31 at 85 years of age.
Grant, a native of Scotland, played and coached field hockey in both her native country and Canada before coming to the University of Iowa to continue her education. She earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education at Iowa in 1969, and a master’s in the same field of study in 1970. Three years later, Grant became Iowa’s first director of women’s intercollegiate athletics. She held that position until retiring on Aug. 31, 2000. Iowa’s men’s and women’s athletic departments merged into one after she stepped down.
Grant, who also earned a Ph.D. in sports administration at Iowa in 1974, built a strong athletic department while maintaining a national voice on issues related to gender equity. She was also instrumental in bringing about full implementation of Title IX, the federal legislation passed in 1972 that required equal opportunities for all in the fields of athletics and academics. She served as a consultant for the Civil Rights Title IX Task Force.
Under Grant’s watch, 12 Hawkeye programs combined to win 27 Big Ten championships. Those titles were the result of Grant helping open the door of opportunity. Iowa’s women’s basketball team advanced to the 1993 NCAA Final Four. On March 7, 1993, Iowa drew a national record crowd of 22,157 for a women’s basketball contest against Ohio State. Iowa field hockey reached the NCAA championship game in 1986 and has a total of 11 Final Four appearances.
Of all the awards and accomplishments Grant received during her distinguished career, one that best represents the respect and appreciation others had for her came in 2007 when she was presented the Gerald R. Ford Award.
This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a north wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. **WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for freezing drizzle until 6-p.m.**
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
New Year’s Day: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7am and 11am. High near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. **WINTER STORM WARNING from 6-a.m. to midnight**
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. North northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Images via Fremont County S/O Facebook page.
(Radio Iowa) – Two Iowans will have more interest than normal in watching the ball drop on the New Year in New York. They are among five finalists in the one million dollar New Year’s Powerball prize drawing. Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says it’s the first time any state has had more than one finalist.
“With two finalists in the running — Iowa has a 40% chance that we would have the million-dollar winner that night., It’s live on the air and we at the Iowa Lottery will find out at the same time as everyone else whether or not we have the winner here in Iowa,” Neubauer says.
This is the third year for the special drawing. “For the last two years given the COVID realities, the winners have not gone to New York, they’ve had a house party at home. So they’ve had dinner that night and champaign and things at home — and so that is what our winners will be doing,” according to Neubauer.
One finalist is solo. “We have Shari Beenken from Titonka, a tiny little 500 population community up in northern Iowa. She entered tickets on her own — so if she wins the full million dollars goes to Shari,” she says. Rob Long of Waterloo is the other finalist — and will share the prize. He entered tickets on behalf of the group and Neubauer says before taxes each member of the group would get $45,500 dollars.
Long and Beenken. (RI photo)
Neubauer says each of the five national finalists for the drawing have already received some prizes. The individual lotteries held drawings for the semifinalists and the winners got $2,500 each. The five finalists were drawn from the semifinalists and the winners got a $10,000 prize and a home entertainment package.
The drawing in New York is in the eastern time zone, so the Iowans will learn if they have won at 11:15 Iowa time on New Year’s Eve. Neubauer says they are already anxious. “I’m sure they’ll just be watching the clock tick by that night, and then finally the time will come,” Neubauer says. The special Powerball drawing is held during A-B-C’s broadcast of “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve” in Times Square. If an Iowan wins they have to wait until Monday to collect their prize at Iowa Lottery Headquarters.
The members of the Lotto 22 are:
From Clarksville: Scott Herrmann and Victor Herrmann
From Denver: Bruce Gonnerman
From Dunkerton: Michael Nicolaus and Nancy Smock
From Independence: Bryan Cain and Kristen Kayser
From Jesup: Ronald Kester
From La Porte City: Bruce Long
From Oelwein: Ellyn Perkins
From Plainfield: Valeria Marks
From Raymond: Randy Ruehs
From Shell Rock: Grant Clark
From Waterloo: Trish Bandfield, Mark Burke, Steven Foster, Kelvin Holmes, Rob Long, Nesffy Molina,
Mike O’Connor, Martin Van Horn, Eric Woodward.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa and Kentucky have a final practice today before Saturday’s kickoff at the Citrus Bowl. The 15th ranked Hawkeyes enter the game with a 10-3 record.
That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who says the Hawkeyes have worked hard but enjoyed all the festivities.
Ferentz says both teams earned their way into the game.
Iowa is looking to bounce back from a lopsided loss to Michigan in the Big Ten Championship game.
At a joint news conference this (Friday) morning, Ferentz was asked if he would name a starting quarterback.
Kentucky coach Mark Stoops will match up against the school he played for.
Both programs have won three straight bowl games but neither has won four straight. That will change for tomorrow’s winner.
Listen for the game on KJAN, beginning with the pre-game show at 10-a.m., Saturday. Kickoff is at Noon, Iowa time. The action will also be televised by ABC.
(Radio Iowa) – Some Iowa families have a tradition of taking down the Christmas tree on this last day of the year in order to start the new year out fresh tomorrow. Horticulturist and extension educator John Fech says don’t just toss the tree to the curb, but find a way to repurpose it. “Recycling it, reusing it, thinking of it again as a resource or an asset,” Fech says.
If you’re crafty, trim the branches to make a fragrant sachet, wreath or garland to enjoy in the weeks ahead. You could also cut up pieces of the evergreen to toss in a nearby lake or pond to provide a habitat for fish. Fech says mulching is another option. “Do that yourself with a hatchet or you could have it run through a chipper,” Fech says. “Many of the cities do that for their parks and then they use that for trail cover around city parks and hospitals and places like that.” 
Another idea is to return the tree to the great outdoors for wildlife to use as shelter. “Also, it could just be songbird habitat,” Fech says. “Set it near the bird feeder so birds have a place to get out of the wind and have a little bit of refuge from predator birds.”
If mulching the entire tree is too much work, just using the needles can be an effective mulch on perennial plants, in your garden and to keep weeds in check.
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