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THURSDAY, JULY 26th

Trading Post

July 26th, 2018 by Jim Field

GARAGE SALE:  August 3rd, 4th and 5th, 702 Pacific St. Walnut IA, 7:00AM to 7:00PM Everyday.  14 ft boat with 6HP merc (needs minor work but does run), trolling motor and trailer, Snow Blower, Cub Cadet Rider, Tons of tools, Side by side refrigerator  with ice maker in door, small refrigerator, small microwave, large microwave, glass top range, 55 in TV, 30 in TV,  Washer and dryer, Hunting and fishing stuff,  Furniture, Lots of Misc.  Something for everyone and everything must go.

FOR SALE: 185 psi Air Compressor. Asking $80. Call 769-2387.

WANTED: A self-propelled lawn mower in good condition. Call 249-1415.

FOR SALE:  sweet corn for a free will offering, have 10-12 dozen for someone who can use it..  Call 712-243-3073.

WANTED:  6 or 8 green medium tomatoes.  Call 243-2069.

YARD SALE:  Fri, 7/27  1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sat, 7/28 8:00 am – 2:00 pm, 501 W. 4th Street, Atlantic.  Multi-family, variety of items.

FREE:  Approximately 30, five foot long, used Dog Eared Fence Boards.  Please call: 712-254-7989.

FOR SALE: Garden Zuchinni. $0.25 each. Call 712-243-1019.

FOR SALE: 1) 9×7 insulated garage door. Includes track and hardware. Easy set tension spring. 2) Honda push mower. Brand new. 21″ cut. Bagger and mulching blade. Call 712-243-4308 and talk price.

FOR SALE: Tomatoes for $1/lb. Number of varieties: beefsteak, early girl, better boy. Also some grape tomatoes. Call 712-789-9107 in Griswold.

FOR SALE: Fruit jars. Call 712-243-7792.

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USDA Report 7-26-2018

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

July 26th, 2018 by Jim Field

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Attorney accused of stealing more than $35,000 from estate

News

July 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CRESCO, Iowa (AP) — A northeast Iowa attorney has been accused of looting the estate of a woman who died in 2009. Howard County court records say 56-year-old Todd Kowalke (koh-WAHL’-kee) is charged with theft. He didn’t immediately return a call Thursday from The Associated Press. His next court hearing is set for Aug. 10.

The criminal complaint filed against him says he took more than $35,000 from the estate and used it for gambling and for business and personal expenses. The complaint also says he’s promised to repay all the money.

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Cass County Fair – Thursday events (7/26/18)

News

July 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Activities begin in earnest today at the FREE Cass County Fair, in Atlantic. On the schedule is:

  • Swine Weigh-in from 7:30-to 9:30-a.m.
  • Rabbit Check-in, 8-to 9:30-a.m.
  • Poultry Check-in, 10-until 11-a.m.
  • Meat Goat Weigh-in, 10:30-a.m. Until Noon.
  • Dairy Check-in, 10:30-a.m. Until Noon.
  • Horse Check-in, from 4:30-to 5:30-p.m.
  • Sheep Weigh-in from 4:30-to 6-p.m.
  • 4-H exhibits open at the Community Center, beginning at 5-p.m.

And, don’t forget, the FFA Foodstand, located just south of the Indoor Show Ring and Sheep Barn, is open every day of the Fair, from 7:30-a.m. Until 8-p.m., serving Walking Tacos, Maidrites, Hot dogs, Nachos, various treats and more. The Noon Special at the Fair Foodstand located just east of the Commercial Building today, is hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork, and cold meat sandwiches. The Fair Foodstand is open daily during the Fair, from 6:30-a.m. Until 10-p.m. And, there’s food available at the Chuckwagon from 11-a.m. Until 10-p.m., located adjacent to the Commercial Building. They’ll serve up hot items, snow cones, cotton candy, funnel cakes, malts, popcorn and beverages.

Evening highlights include the Little Miss and Mister contest at 7-p.m., followed by the King and Queen Contest in the Garden at 7:30, Senior Recognition at 8-p.m., and a movie in the Outdoor Show ring, at 8:45-p.m.

KJAN will broadcast the King and Queen contest tonight, as we do each and every year of the Cass County Fair, which concludes Tuesday, July 31st, with the Livestock Sale.

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Challenging growing season for many Iowa farmers

Ag/Outdoor

July 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — It’s been a challenging growing season for farmers in many parts of Iowa, for a variety of reasons. In north-central Iowa, crops were planted late due to snow and persistent heavy rains this summer caused ponding and drowned-out spots in many fields. But Brent Renner, who’s farms near Klemme, says much of the corn that survived is looking good. “I’ve been through some stuff that at least appears to still have 240-bushel potential,” Renner says. “But there are very few, if any, fields in my immediate area that are going to have overall farm averages at that level.”

Kent Klingbeil, an agronomist with Ames-based Landus Coop, says his biggest concern is nitrogen stress in corn. “I’ve been out in some fields and there are a lot of leaves firing up on the bottom with nitrogen deficiencies,” Klingbeil said. “It will be interesting to see if we can mineralize enough nitrogen to keep filling those ears or if we’re going to run a little short.”

Renner, who’s a custom sprayer, says weed control has also been a challenge. He says herbicide spraying programs have been “turned upside down” by the spring they had in north-central Iowa. Many farmers in central and southern Iowa have crops that were damaged in the tornado outbreak one week ago. Other farmers, in south-central and southeast Iowa, are having problems with drought. But statewide, this week’s USDA report rated 79-percent of Iowa’s corn crop in good-to-excellent condition and 76-percent of the state’s soybean crop in the good-to-excellent category.

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Soybean damage from new herbicide now totals 1,000,000 acres

Ag/Outdoor

July 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A new report estimates more than one-million acres of soybeans across the region have been accidentally damaged by the use of dicamba herbicide despite strict usage rules. Iowa State University Extension weed specialist and Agronomy Professor Bob Hartzler says the big increase in pesticide misuse cases indicates a stewardship problem. Hartzler says he’s talked to several farmers, including one who admits he made a critical error. “He damaged several hundred acres and he admits he sprayed when the wind speeds were less than three miles an hour,” Hartzler says. “That’s a stewardship problem. The label clearly states not to apply under those conditions.”

State officials have received 121 complaints of herbicide drift this year, compared to 82 statewide in early July of 2017.  “With the acres we have here in Iowa, sometimes applicators get behind and they feel pressured to apply products under less-than-ideal conditions,” Hartzler says. “With other herbicides, you can get away with that, with dicamba, you can’t.” Hartzler says you can only do so much with education. “The company worked hard last winter trying to get everybody trained,” he says. “I’m convinced that volatility is still an issue and all of the education in the world is not going to prevent problems with that.”

Hartzler says he’s not convinced further regulation is the answer, either. “It’s already difficult to find appropriate times to apply the product,” he says. “If you further restrict application windows, it greatly reduces the value of the herbicide.”  Hartzler says it’s a difficult situation and producers need to do a better job of selecting fields where the product is applied. He says more attention also needs to be made to strictly follow the label. Arkansas and Missouri banned the sale and use of dicamba last year following multiple complaints of crop damage due to drift.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 7/26/18

Sports

July 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Moustakas had two hits, including a run-scoring double, in what might have been his final home game for the Kansas City Royals, an 8-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers. A key member of the Royals’ 2015 World Series championship team, Moustakas became a free agent after last season, then signed with Kansas City in March. With the Royals last in the AL Central at 31-70, he could be dealt before Tuesday’s deadline for trades without waivers.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugenio Suarez homered for the third straight game, Tucker Barnhart added a two-run shot and the Cincinnati Reds powered to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Adam Duvall also homered for the Reds. Sal Romano (6-8) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings to give the Reds consecutive series wins over St. Louis for the first time since 2011.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Newly released records show that a grand jury investigating alleged recruiting abuses in college basketball ordered the University of Kansas this year to turn over communications involving its men’s team coaches and at least one prospective recruit. It also demanded copies of agreements between the university and Adidas and communications between the coaches and Adidas representatives. The university released redacted copies of two subpoenas and said they don’t suggest wrongdoing by Kansas.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Last week, the high school baseball team in Marshalltown, Iowa, was busy celebrating an unlikely berth in the state tournament. Less than 24 hours later, the Bobcats, their families, neighbors and friends were ducking for cover as an EF-3 tornado ravaged their town. It’s been an extraordinarily hectic time ever since for the Bobcats, who finally got back to baseball again Wednesday night in a state quarterfinal against powerhouse Urbandale

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. women’s national team opens the four-team, round-robin Tournament of Nations against Japan on Thursday night in in Kansas City, Kansas. They will also face strong teams in Australia and Brazil. But their attention is somewhat split between winning the tournament and fine-tuning their roster for World Cup qualifying, which takes place in October.

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State Baseball Schedule 1A and 2A Semifinals Thursday 07/26/2018

Sports

July 26th, 2018 by admin

1A Semifinals – Thursday, July 26

11:00—#1 Newman Catholic, Mason City (38-1) vs. #4 Martensdale-St. Marys (37-6)

1:30—#2 Lisbon (35-0) vs. #3 North Linn, Troy Mills (41-3)

2A Semifinals – Thursday, July 26

5:00—#6 Centerville (25-7) vs. #2 Wilton (26-5)

7:30—#1 Regina, Iowa City (28-7) vs. #4 Van Meter (30-8)

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Iowa News Headlines: Thursday, July 26, 2018

News

July 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — Federal and state investigators are poring through data related to a missing University of Iowa student’s digital footprint in an effort to track her whereabouts in the hours before her disappearance. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation spokesman Mitch Mortvedt said Wednesday that investigators believe they’ve “put together a pretty solid timeline” of what 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was doing before she was last seen jogging in her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa, the evening of July 18.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says he will challenge a temporary injunction placed on parts of the state’s new voter ID law. Pate says in a statement released Wednesday night that he’s “disappointed” in the decision by Polk County Judge Karen Romano. Pate says he’ll appeal it to the Iowa Supreme Court. Pate defended the law, which was approved last year in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Last week, the high school baseball team in Marshalltown, Iowa, was busy celebrating an unlikely berth in the state tournament. Less than 24 hours later, the Bobcats, their families, neighbors and friends were ducking for cover as an EF-3 tornado ravaged their town. It’s been an extraordinarily hectic time ever since for the Bobcats, who finally got back to baseball again Wednesday night in a state quarterfinal against powerhouse Urbandale

UNDATED (AP) — A U.S. motorcycle manufacturer has announced plans to increase production in Poland after President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on steel and aluminum and the European Union retaliated with tariffs on motorcycles, but the company said the move will not reduce jobs at its U.S. plants. Last month, Minnesota-based Polaris Industries said it was considering moving production of its Indian Motorcycles brand from the plant in Iowa to one in Poland as a way to deal with the retaliatory tariffs.

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Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 7/26/18

Weather

July 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High 80. NW @ 10-15 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Low 53. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 80. N @ 5-10.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 75.

Sunday: Any showers will be ending in the morning; Mo. Cldy. High 77.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 84. Our Low this morning was 59. Last year on this date our High was 77 and the Low was 66. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 109 in 1936. The Record Low was 43 in 1962.

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