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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 3/8/2018

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March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Villisca man arrested Thursday morning

News

March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop at around 4-a.m. today (Thursday), resulted in the arrest of a man for OWI. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 26-year old Cameron Thomas Chambers, of Villisca, was arrested for OWI/1st offense and Driving While Suspended. Chambers was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

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Memorial trees making way for Des Moines park improvements

News

March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nearly 200 trees planted at Des Moines Water Works Park in memory of loved ones will be removed to make way for park improvements. Station KCCI reports that Water Works CEO Bill Stowe said Tuesday that improvements the community has long wanted can’t be made unless about 180 of the 1,100 memorial crabapple trees are removed. The utility says it’s not feasible for crabapple trees to be replanted.

Water Works is providing crabapple saplings to those who paid $100 for the original trees and plantings and is providing their trees’ original memorial tags. A memorial feature that will include the names of those donors will be part of the improvements. Stowe says, “We certainly regret the fact that people thought they’d have a tree planted here forever.”

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Iowa’s congressional delegation sends letter of caution to Trump on trade

News

March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Iowa’s congressional delegation is sending a unified message to President Trump: reconsider the threat of imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The group has co-signed a letter to the president, warning Iowa’s farmers and manufacturers would likely be the first harmed by the tariffs or embargos OTHER countries impose in reaction. Congressman David Young, a Republican from Van Meter, says he hopes the administration does a cost-benefit analysis.

“Iowa’s major exports to China are soybeans and corn and pork and I think about 60 percent of Iowa soybeans go to China,” Young says, “and so I worry about retaliatory effects.” Tariffs ultimately raise the cost of the goods Americans buy, according to Young. “Trade wars are not good,” Young says. “Nobody wins in a trade war.”

Senator Joni Ernst says trade issues are “critical” to Iowa’s economy.  “We do support free and fair trade,” Ernst says. “It’s really the foundation of our agricultural economy.” Ernst says she “appreciates” the president’s goal of putting more Americans back to work in the steel and aluminum industries. “But we have to understand the impact to other industires such as agriculture, those that are in the agriculture manufacturing business with equipment, making grain bins,” Ernst says. “I mean there are just so many industries that we’ve heard from that will be hurt significantly if these tariffs are imposed.”

Five Republicans and one Democrat represent Iowa in the U.S. House and Senate. All six of them signed onto the letter. President Trump recently suggested in a tweet that a trade war would be easy for the U.S. to win. During the 2016 campaign, Trump often criticized existing free trade deals, like the North American Free Trade Agreement and Trump promised to get tough with China.

(Radio Iowa)

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Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 3/08/18

Weather

March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny. High 38. NW @ 10-15.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 20. SE @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 42. SE @ 10-15.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy w/light rain late. High 45

Sunday: Mostly cloudy w/light snow or flurries. High 36.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 30. Our Low this morning was 14. We received a Trace of snow yesterday, in Atlantic, with some occasional flurries. Last year on this date our High was 55 and the Low was 29. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 76 in 1986. The Record Low was -12, in 1982.

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DARYL CULVER, 61, of Atlantic (Svcs. 3/17/18)

Obituaries

March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DARYL CULVER, 61, of Atlantic, died Tuesday, March 6th. A Memorial service for DARYL CULVER will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, March 17th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

There is no visitation. Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial will be at a later date, in the Greenfield Cemetery.

DARYL CULVER is survived by:

His parents, Don and Wilma Culver, of Greenfield; His sisters Karen (Gary) Verploegh, of Fremont and Linda (Steve) Wolfe, of Greenfield; Ann Culver; son Dennis (Courtney) Culver, of Ankeny, and daughter Darci (Andy) Reyerson, of Sommerset, WI.

and 3 grandchildren.

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LYLE “SHORTY” CHRISTOFFERSEN, 93, of Audubon (Svcs. 3/12/18)

Obituaries

March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

LYLE “SHORTY” CHRISTOFFERSEN, 93, of Audubon, died Tuesday, March 6th, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for LYLE “SHORTY” CHRISTOFFERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, March 12th, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is on Sunday, March 11th, from 2:30-until 4:30-p.m.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

LYLE “SHORTY” CHRISTOFFERSEN is survived by:

His wife – Dorothy Christoffersen, of Audubon.

His daughters – Diane (Jim) Westervelt, of Council Bluffs, and Joni (Charles) Hansen, of Audubon.

His son – Neal (Janet) Christoffersen, of Audubon.

10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, his daughter-in-law Julie Rasmussen, of Elk Horn, other relatives and friends.

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SANDY LANSDOWN, 64, of Atlantic (Svcs. 3/10/18)

Obituaries

March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

SANDY LANSDOWN 64, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, March 7th, at home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services for SANDY LANSDOWN will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, March 10th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation with her family is two-hours prior to the service, Saturday (9-a.m. until 11-a.m.)

Memorials may be directed to the family’s wishes.

SANDY LANSDOWN is survived by:

Her mother – Beverly Bennett of Atlantic.

Her husband – Bob Lansdown, of Atlantic.

Her son – Chad (Stephanie) Lansdown, of Atlantic.

Her daughter – Jamie (Ryan) Pelzer, of Malvern.

Her brothers – Larry Bennett, of Seattle, WA., & Bill (Lydia) Bennett, of Duluth, MN.

and 2 grandchildren.

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CARL F. LILIENTHAL, 74, of Atlantic (No services planned)

Obituaries

March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CARL F. LILIENTHAL, 74, of Atlantic, died Wed., March 7th, at Methodist Hospital, in Omaha. Per the wishes of CARL LILIENTHAL, cremation has taken place, and no services are planned. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic assisted the family with the arrangements.

Burial will be at a later date in the Atlantic Cemetery.

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

CARL LILIENTHAL is survived by:

His wife –  Cindy.

His son – Curtis (Stacey) Lilienthal, of Des Moines.

His daughter – Carrie (David) Dixon, of West Des Moines.

and 2 grandchildren.

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Adams County woman arrested Wed. afternoon in Red Oak

News

March 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, Wednesday afternoon, arrested a woman on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Violation of her Probation. Officials say 26-year old Christine Whitney McGlade, of Carbon, was arrested at around 4-p.m. in the 100 block of W. Coolbaugh Street. She was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond.

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