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Beefy Hash Brown Casserole (8-28-2018)

Mom's Tips

August 28th, 2018 by Jim Field

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1/4 cup onion (chopped)
  • 24-32 oz. frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
  • 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 (10 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 1/2-2 cups Velveeta cheese (cubed)
  • 4 cups corn flakes (crushed)
  • 3 tablespoons margarine (melted)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Brown ground beef with onion in skillet, stirring until beef is crumbly; drain.  Put hash browns in a greased 9″ x 13″ pan; top with ground beef.  Combine cream cheese, soup and Velveeta in a glass dish.  Microwave until cheese melts – watch and stir to speed process.  Spread over beef.  Sprinkle with corn flakes; drizzle with margarine.  Bake one hour.  YIELD:  8 servings.

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2 arrested on Burglary charges, in Red Oak

News

August 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report two people were arrested on felony Burglary charges Monday afternoon. 35-year old Kyle Anthony Zeigler and 43-year old Amy Pearl Hunter, both of Red Oak, were taken into custody at around 1:55-p.m. on Class-C Felony charges of Burglary in the 2nd Degree. They were arrested in the area of E. Hammond Street and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where Zeigler and Hunter were being held on $10,000 bond, each.

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Heartbeat Today 08/28/2018

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

August 28th, 2018 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Jim Wymore about the Grant Park Opry country music event Labor Day weekend.

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Jury finds Mason City man guilty of voluntary manslaughter

News

August 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa jury has found a man accused of murder guilty of a lesser offense: voluntary manslaughter. Jurors took about three hours Monday to return their verdict on 21-year-old Braedon Bowers. He’d been charged with first-degree murder in the May 30, 2017, stabbing of 23-year-old Wraymond Todd in Mason City. Todd died five days later. Bowers, who didn’t testify during his six-day trial, is a Mason City resident.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 8/28/18

Podcasts, Sports

August 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Chris Parks.

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(Podcast) 7:06-a.m. KJAN News & funeral report, 8/28/18

News, Podcasts

August 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The latest area news from KJAN News Director, Ric Hanson.

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AVCA National Volleyball Poll 08/27/2018

Sports

August 28th, 2018 by admin

1. Stanford (57)
2. Texas (7)
3. Minnesota
4. Florida
5. Nebraska
6. Penn State
7. USC
8. Wisconsin
9. BYU
10. UCLA
11. Illinois
12. Baylor
13. Washington
14. Pittsburgh
15. Creighton
16. Kentucky
17. Northern Iowa
18. Oregon
19. San Diego
20. Purdue
21. Colorado
22. Utah
23. Michigan
24. Cal Poly
25. Colorado State

Others Receiving Votes: Iowa State, Wichita State, Michigan State, Ohio State 

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Coon Rapids-Bayard competes at Woodward-Granger XC Invite

Sports

August 28th, 2018 by admin

The Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders were one of a few teams that competed at the Woodward-Granger Cross Country Invite on Monday night at Jesper Park.

Girls Team

  1. Woodward-Granger 40
  2. Baxter 44
  3. Greene County 51
  4. Coon Rapids-Bayard 84

Girls Individual

  1. Lauren Ratliff, Sr 21:39 Baxter
  2. Katie Donaldson, So 22:35 Clarke
  3. Josie Noland, Sr 22:47 Woodward Granger
  4. Kassie Lamoureux, Jr 23:20 Greene County
  5. Lilie Vansice, Fr 24:12 Baxter
  6. Conner Allender, So 24:31 Greene County
  7. Ava Petersen, So 24:34 Woodward Granger
  8. Natalie Helbling, Jr 24:42 Woodward Granger
  9. Holly Jessen, Jr 24:46 Baxter
  10. Maya Phelps, Jr 24:50 Baxter
  11. Brynn Bass, Fr 25:46 Coon Rapids-Bayard

Boys Team

  1. Saydel 28
  2. Woodward-Granger 55
  3. Baxter 65
  4. Greene County 77
  5. NTS for Clarke and Coon Rapids-Bayard

Boys Individual

  1. Logan Berg, Jr 16:54 Baxter
  2. Ryan Hynick, Jr 18:06 Saydel
  3. Alex Bice, Jr 18:28 Woodward Granger
  4. Caleb Jurgensen, Jr 18:40 Saydel
  5. Seth Plascencia, Jr 18:42 Saydel
  6. Josh Bruntz, Sr 18:43 Baxter
  7. Dylan Steele, Jr 18:54 Woodward Granger
  8. Austin Pyles, Jr 19:05 Saydel
  9. Cole Jaschke, So 19:07 Saydel
  10. Logan Woodruff, Fr 19:44 Greene County

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Iowa mother of suffocated infant gets 2 years of probation

News

August 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Ankeny mother whose baby died after becoming wedged between a mattress and a wall has been given two years of probation. Court records say 33-year-old Michelle Atwell was fined $1,000 at her sentencing Monday in Des Moines and given a deferred judgment. A deferred judgment allows her conviction to be removed from court records if she completes her probation terms. Atwell had pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance for sale.

Police were called to the Ankeny home of Atwell and Matthew Cohara on Aug. 26, 2017, after the 7-month-old was found not breathing. Police say the baby became wedged and suffocated after Atwell left her on the bed for hours after feeding her. An autopsy found a cocaine byproduct in the baby’s system. Cohara was given a similar sentence.

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Matt Campbell still not ready to name starting middle linebacker at Iowa State

Sports

August 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Learfield Sports) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell is not ready to name a starting middle linebacker for Saturday’s season opener against South Dakota State. Mike Rose, O’Rien Vance and Bobby McMillen have been competing for the spot vacated by Joel Lanning. Campbell expects all three to play in the opener. Campbell says practice this week will determine which one starts Saturday’s game.

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