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Heartbeat Today 5-8-2020

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

May 8th, 2020 by Jim Field

Jim Field talks with ISU Extension Health & Wellness Specialist Barb Fuller about cooking safety and nutritional value of beef.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 5/8/20

Podcasts, Sports

May 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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Creston man arrested on a drug charge

News

May 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report 18-year old Gage William Meggison, of Creston, was arrested at his home recently, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana-1st offense. Meggison was released from the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Promise to Appear in court.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 5/8/20

News, Podcasts

May 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:05-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals at 7:00 am on Friday, May 8, 2020

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

May 8th, 2020 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .14″
  • 7 miles NE of Atlantic  .11″
  • Massena  .12″
  • Anita  .1″
  • Avoca  .25″
  • Oakland  .37″
  • Underwood  .33″
  • Bridgewater  .25″
  • Villisca  .51″
  • Corning  .46″
  • Red Oak  .41″
  • Adair  .06″
  • Manning  .13″
  • Missouri Valley  .19″
  • Creston  .47″
  • Carroll  .16″
  • Clarinda  .54″
  • Shenandoah  .58″

CAM CSD Preschool registration to be held online

News

May 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the CAM Community School District report 4-year old Preschool Registration will take place online for the upcoming school year. CAM Preschool is open to any child who turns 4 by Sept. 15, 2020. Kindergarten is open to any child who turns 5 by Sept. 15th. (The online form can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FkS4Sl7lsMjlGIRHfDRrP4c77AVG4ZdZgM4VtJyDVRg/viewform?ts=5eb2c3b4&fbclid=IwAR1KzHOa1K7_y8j5TogJiHWdoTiEborT1Q39EWqIgyScL5br-Zo6OpVHxRk&edit_requested=true)

If your child is in the CAM South Region, please contact: Principal Larry Hunt, at lhunt@cam.k12.ia.us, or Lora Blomme, Preschool Teacher, at lblomme@cam.k12.ia.us.

If your child is in the CAM North Region, please contact: Principal Barry Bower, at bbower@cam.k12.ia.us, or Preschool Teacher Shannon Paup, at spaup@cam.k12.ia.us.

For other questions, call the school or your building principal:

CAM South 712-779-2211

CAM North 712-762-3343

CYRIL “Cy” BUTLER, 94, of Harlan (Graveside Svc. 5/11/20)

Obituaries

May 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

CYRIL “Cy” BUTLER, 94, of Harlan, died Wed., May 6th, in Harlan. A Graveside service for CY BUTLER (with social distancing) will be held 2-p.m. Monday, May 11th, in the Harlan Cemetery. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.

CYRIL “Cy” BUTLER is survived by:

His wife – Beverly Butler, of Harlan.

His daughters – Sharon Blum (& her Significant Other, John Ohlinger), and Connie (Woody) DeForest, all of Woodbine; and Pamela (Lawrence) Rold, of Harlan.
His sons – Tom (Diane) Butler, and Scott Butler (& Significant Other, Linda Stuhr), all of Harlan.
His sister – Margaret Ann Reinsch, of Lincoln, NE.

18 Grandchildren, 48 Great-grandchildren, 11 Great-great-grandchildren, Other Relatives and Friends.

Prairie Meadows still hoping to offer 31st year of horse racing

Sports

May 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Prairie Meadows is still hoping to offer a 31st season of horse racing. The meet was scheduled to start May first but has been delayed according to CEO Gary Palmer.

Palmer says they are looking at several options as they wait for the all clear.

Palmer says once they get permission to open it won’t take long to start racing.

Palmer says they are still planning on a mixed thoroughbred/quarter horse meet.

Skyscan forecast for Atlantic & the area: 5/8/2020

Weather

May 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High 57. N @ 15-25.

Tonight: Clear. Low 31. **Frost Advisory 4am-9am Saturday**

Tomorrow: Clear to P/Cldy w/a chance of showers late. High 64. SW @ 10-15.

Sunday: A chance of showers early, otherwise P/Cldy. High 58.

Monday: P/Cldy. High around 60.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our overnight Low was 34. We received .14″ rain in Atlantic, late Thursday. The High last year on this date was 61 and the Low was 37. The record High for May 8th was 95 in 1895. The record Low was 25 in 1980.

Black Hawk County officials report 1031 COVID-19 cases among Tyson workers

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 8th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Black Hawk County officials say more than a thousand employees at the Tyson plant in Waterloo have tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s more than double the number released by state officials earlier this week. Joshua Pikora with the county public health department says the state-related total of 444 employees only included testing that was done onsite at the plant.

“The 1031 reported cases includes those positive results from the onsite testing, positive test results from local healthcare providers here in Black Hawk County, as well as the positive serology tests that give us the complete picture of scope of illness in our county,” he says. Pikora says those cases do not include family members or roommates who may also have tested positive.

As of Thursday, the county had 1703 confirmed cases. Tyson’s pork plant in Waterloo resumed limited operations at the plant yesterday (Thursday). More than 28-hundred usually work in the facility.