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Flood Warning for NE Mills & S. Central Pottawattamie County until 4:45-p.m. 3/13

Weather

March 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Flood Warning for…Rain and Snowmelt in… Northeastern Mills County and South central Pottawattamie County....Until 445 PM CDT Wednesday.

* At 443 AM CDT, a reporting gauge near Henderson on the West Nishnabotna River was reporting stages slightly above flood stage. Flooding will likely continue in the area today.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…Macedonia, Henderson and Old Town Park.

The Flood Warning continues for The West Nishnabotna River At Hancock. from early this morning to Friday afternoon…or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 4:15 AM Wednesday the stage was 14.1 feet…or 0.1 feet above flood stage. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Record flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…The river will continue rising to near 24.3 feet by after midnight tomorrow. The river will fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
* Impact…at 24.0 feet…The top of the berm protecting the lagoons for the city of Hancock are overtopped.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

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Flood Watch info. for the listening area, 3/13/19

Weather

March 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

410 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019 …River flooding and Significant Ponding Water Likely This Week Due to Snowmelt and Expected Rainfall… .The combination of warmer temperatures and forecast total rainfall amounts of one to near two inches is going to lead to a rapid snow melt across much of central Iowa. Significant ponding of water in low lying, poor drainage is likely, potentially impacting roads and travel. Periods of rainfall are likely today into Thursday, with the highest totals occurring today into this evening. The runoff from the snowmelt and rain will lead to significant rises on area streams. Ice jam flooding may occur, creating rapid rises upstream of the jams. Minor to moderate river flooding is possible by Thursday and into the weekend.

Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union- Taylor-Ringgold-Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont- Page Counties: FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING… Rapid snowmelt and rainfall is expected to lead to significant ponding of water in low lying, poor drainage areas. The added water and the potential for ice jams may lead to significant rises on rivers and streams.  PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. If you live in ice jam flood prone areas, be aware of potential significant rises on area streams through Thursday. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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Nishnabotna River Flood Outlook (near Atlantic) – 3/13/19

Weather

March 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

359 AM CDT Wed Mar 13 2019

FLOOD WATCH until this evening. Conditions across the area are primed for flooding potential due to lingering snow pack with 1 to 2 inches or more of water continuing to melt and mostly frozen grounds unable to absorb existing water. River forecasts include observed precipitation, as well as expected precipitation over the next 48 hours. At this time there is limited confidence associated with rainfall amounts and the location of predicted rainfall. If rainfall in the basin is less than predicted, the forecast river stage may not be reached. Conversely, if rainfall is more than predicted the river may crest higher. As the forecast becomes more certain, this watch will be either upgraded to a Flood Warning or canceled.

The Flood Watch continues for The East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic, or From Troublesome Creek near Atlantic…to Indian Creek near Lewis.
* Until this evening.
* At 3:00 AM Wednesday the stage was 11.2 feet, or 7.8 feet below Flood Stage.
* Flood Stage is 19.0 feet.
* No flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…rise to Flood Stage this evening. Continue rising to
19.1 feet, or 0.1 feet above Flood Stage, this evening. Then begin
falling and go below Flood Stage this evening.
* There is limited confidence in this river forecast. Forecasts may change so monitor for updated information.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Wed., March 13, 2019

Weather

March 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: *DENSE FOG ADVISORY until 1-p.m.*WIND ADVISORY 10-a.m. to 7-p.m.*FLOOD WATCH through Thursday evening; Fog this morning, Showers & scattered thunderstorms , some may produce heavy rain. High 58. S @ 15-30.

Tonight: Light rain or drizzle. Low 46. S-W @ 10-20.

Tomorrow: Light rain. High nearly steady in the 40’s. NW @ 15-30.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 41.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 46.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 45. Our Low was 37. 24-hours rainfall at KJAN (through 7-a.m. today) was .36”. Last year on this date our High was 46 and the Low was 16. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 72 in 2012. The Record Low was -11 in 1948 and 1975.

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Iowa’s Cook, ISU’s Shayok named to USBWA All-District Team

Sports

March 12th, 2019 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior Tyler Cook and Iowa State senior Marial Shayok were named Tuesday to the 11-player All-District VI team by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).

Cook’s honor marks the fifth time is six seasons that a Hawkeye has garnered all-district recognition (Devyn Marble in 2014; Aaron White in 2015; Jarrod Uthoff and Peter Jok in 2016; Jok in 2017; Cook in 2019).

Cook, who was yesterday named to the All-Big Ten second team by the media and third team by the coaches, ranks third in the league in free throws attempted per game (6.41), sixth in rebounding (8.1), ninth in field goal percentage (.534), and tied for 11th in scoring (15.0). Cook (6-foot-9, 250 pounds) is one of only two Big Ten student-athletes this season to average at least 15 points and eight rebounds per game (Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ). Cook is one of only nine players in program history to total more than 1,200 points and 600 rebounds. The native of St. Louis, Missouri, has posted a team-best six double-doubles this season and is one of 15 players in Iowa history to record at least 15 career double-doubles.

Shayok finished the regular season second among Big 12 players averaging 18.7 points while shooting 49.6 percent from the field, 39.6 percent behind the arc and 87.7 percent from the free-throw line. The Ottawa, Ontario native has scored in double figures in 28 of 30 games this season, scoring a career-high 26 points on three different occasions. Shayok has also earned All-Big 12 First Team honors and is a finalist for the Julius Erving Award.

Joining Cook and Shayok on the 11-player all-district squad are Ty-Shon Alexander (Creighton); Barry Brown (Kansas State); Mike Daum (South Dakota State); Devon Dotson (Kansas); Christian James (Oklahoma); Dedric Lawson (Kansas); Nick McGlynn (Drake); James Palmer, Jr. (Nebraska); Dean Wade (Kansas State).

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Bluder named Semifinalist for Naismith Coach of the Year

Sports

March 12th, 2019 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s Basketball College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday.

Bluder led the Hawkeyes to their first Big Ten Tournament Title since 2001 on Sunday. Iowa owns an overall record of 26-6 – its highest win total since 2014-15. In 19 years at the helm, Bluder has led Iowa to 12, 20-win seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 20 or more games in 10 of the last 12 years.

Iowa is ranked No. 8 in the AP Poll, marking the highest ranking for the program since 1996. The Hawkeyes rank in the top-13 nationally in seven statistical categories. Iowa leads the country in field goal percentage (51.9), and ranks second in assists (702) and assists per game (21.9), fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.61), seventh in free throw percentage (77.7), and 13th in scoring offense (79.8) and fewest fouls per game (13.9).

Bluder has guided senior center Megan Gustafson to nationally prominence. The Player of the Year candidate ranks in the top-4 nationally in eight categories. She leads the country in field goal percentage (69.6), points per game (28.0), total points (897), and field goals made (369), ranks second in double-doubles (30) and defensive rebounds per game (10), third in total rebounds (424), and fourth in rebounds per game (13.3).

The candidates will be narrowed to four finalists on March 21.

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Show airs Monday, March 18 at 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN.

2019 Naismith Coach of the Year Candidates

Geno Auriemma, UConn
Lisa Bluder, Iowa
Amanda Butler, Clemson
Kelly Graves, Oregon
Carolyn Kieger, Marquette
Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
Wes Moore, NC State
Kim Mulkey, Baylor
Vic Schaefer, Mississippi State
Jeff Walz, Louisville

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Dense Fog, Wind, and Flood Advisories posted across the region

Weather

March 12th, 2019 by admin

The National Weather Service has now posted Dense Fog, Wind, and Flood Advisories across the KJAN listening area for the next two days. Here is a look at the rundown of those latest additions to the weather situation in the Nishna Valley.

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Flood Advisory for Rapid Rises for Rain and Snowmelt in Mills, Shelby, Monona, Pottawattamie, Montgomery, Fremont, Harrison, and Page Counties in the listening area until 7:45pm on Tuesday.
* At 141 PM CDT, emergency management and storm spotters reported
that snowmelt was causing minor flooding of both rural and urban
roads. This situation will likely become more widespread tonight
into Wednesday as rainfall increases in areal coverage and
intensity. If traveling, be alert to road closures and the
potential for water-covered sections of road. This is especially
the case at night when visibility is reduced.

Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY…
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY…

Crawford-Carroll-Greene-
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY…

Adair-Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY…

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Dense Fog
Advisory, which is in effect from 7 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT
Wednesday. A Wind Advisory has also been issued. This Wind
Advisory is in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday.

* TIMING…Dense fog advisory tonight, Wind Advisory through the
day Wednesday.

* WINDS…Southeast at 25 to 35 mph gusting to 45 mph Wednesday.

* VISIBILITY…Around 1/4 mile or less tonight.

* IMPACTS…With the recent rain and additional rain expected,
combined with low visibility. Water ponding on roads may be
difficult to see, especially at night. Take it slow when driving,
especially in low-lying areas and in areas of poor drainage.
Gusty winds may make travel difficult for high-profile vehicles
on Wednesday.

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Atlantic School Board to act on resignations & employee dismissal

News

March 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will meet 5:30-p.m. Wednesday in the High School Media Center. On their agenda is approval of resignations and Contract Recommendations.

Resignations include:

  • Morgan Staashelm, HS Math Teacher
  • Arnie Lamp, HS Day Custodian
  • Michelle Huber, HS Guidance Counselor
  • Oran Perkins, Asst. Boys Soccer Coach
  • Jennifer Gaesser, HS Choir Director.

Contract Recommendations include:

  • Taylor Williams, MS Girls Track Coach
  • Tesia Cleaver, Special Ed Para Educator
  • Sarah Eim, HS Guidance Counselor
  • Dawn Russell, Asst. Head Cook at Schuler
  • Laura Vogl, HS Math Teacher
  • Rebecca Wallace, HS FCS (Food/Consumer Science)

The Board will also act on the termination of Kelly Simonton, providing him with a 14 day notice as required by his letter of assignment with the District. Simonton, a High School Custodian, was arrested March 1st on two counts of Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree.

In other business, the Board is expected to set April 10th at 5:30-p.m., as the date and time for a Public Hearing on the 2019-2020 School Calendar, and act on approving resolutions for 2019-20:

  • Budget Guarantee ($56,679);
  • Board approved PPEL ($156,338/.33-cents);
  • 2019-20 Fund Transfer (General to Activity for Protective Equipment);
  • 2018-19 Calendar Make-up days (as previously reported), and
  • Out-of-State overnight trips as follows – Drama Dept. trip to Lincoln, NE in June to attend the International Thespian Festival, and Boys & Girls High School Track – Trip to Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, MO., March 16th, to compete in the Indoor Track Meet.

 

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Bill would make female genital mutilation a crime in Iowa

News

March 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa Senate has unanimously voted to ban female genital mutilation and charge those who perform the procedure with a felony. Senator Amy Sinclair, a Republican from Allerton, says a recent survey indicated five-thousand women and girls IN IOWA were at risk. “This bill criminalizes a violent criminal act against small girls,” Sinclair said. “….This bill matters.”

A version of the bill ready for debate in the HOUSE would establish a lesser penalty for the practice — an aggravated misdemeanor — but Senator Jake Chapman of Adel objected.  “Shame on the House,” Chapman said. “…This practice is horrific. This practice should be classified as torture.”

Female mutilation or cutting is routinely done on girls in countries like Somalia. Some lawmakers have called for spending state money to educate Somali refugees of the risks.  “I imagine if any of us moved to another country where circumcision was against the law, we would want to know about it. Things that are cultural norms in one country are not cultural norms in another.”

That’s Senator Janet Petersen of Des Moines, the leader of Democrats in the Iowa Senate. She voted for the bill, but used the occasion to complain that other bills dealing with gender inequality have languished in the senate. The United Nations estimates more than 200 women and girls around the globe have experienced some form of genital mutilation. In some cultures, women who have NOT undergone such procedures are shunned by prospective husbands.

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Mistrial for Iowa woman charged in ex-boyfriend’s 1992 death

News

March 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — A hung jury has led to a mistrial in the murder trial of an Iowa woman accused in the 1992 beating death of her former boyfriend. The Muscatine Journal reports that a judge declared the mistrial Tuesday afternoon when the jury of five women and seven men declared they could not reach a verdict.

The jury began deliberating Monday in the trial of 56-year-old Annette Cahill, of Tipton. Cahill was arrested last year in connection with the 1992 killing of 22-year-old Corey Lee Wieneke, whose body was found in his West Liberty home.

Cahill, who pleaded not guilty, has no criminal history and works for a company that helps train police officers. She has said Wieneke was her best friend and denied any involvement in his death.

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