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3 arrested in Cass County for Probation Violation

News

February 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Three people were arrested Thursday in Cass County, on District Court warrants for Probation Violation. Those who were taken into custody include: 23-year old Samantha Kim Jensen, of Atlantic; 33-year old Ehren Michael Mardesen, and 33-year old Miles Blake Cooley, both of Anita. Cooley was also arrested for Possession of Marijuana, 3rd or subsequent offense. He was later released from the Cass County Jail on $2,000 bond. Jensen and Mardesen remain in the Cass County Jail, held on $25,000 bond, each.

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Man accused of head-butting 2-year-old son as discipline

News

February 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have arrested a southeast Iowa man accused of head-butting his son to discipline the 2-year-old. Court records say 21-year-old Zachary Fritsch, of Washington, is charged with child endangerment causing injury and assault causing injury. Des Moines County Jail records say he remained in custody Friday.  A court document says Fritsch, the boy and the boy’s mother were visiting a West Burlington residence when the child was injured. His mother and another woman took him to a medical center, where workers notified police about the possible abuse victim.

The woman with the boy’s mother told investigators that Fritsch head-butted the boy’s forehead after yelling at him for playing with a bottle and pacifier that didn’t belong to him.

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Exira-EHK and CAM square off in Regional Semifinal tonight on KJAN

Sports

February 16th, 2018 by admin

The Exira-EHK Spartans will play host to the CAM Cougars in a Class 1A Region 7 Semifinal tonight in Elk Horn and we’ll have it on KJAN. This will be the third meeting between the squads this year with the Spartans prevailing in the first two. Exira-EHK won 63-53 at home on December 15th in the first meeting, a game that was much closer than the final score. The Cougars had a two point lead heading into the fourth quarter of that first game, but the Spartans outscored them 19-7 in the fourth quarter to pull off the win. The second meeting was won a little more handily by the Spartans on January 23rd 66-45. The Spartans led by 10 at half in that game and blew it open with a 24-6 third quarter advantage.

Both teams had to win to advance to this semifinal. The Cougars won a first round game over Griswold 40-36 and followed that with a quarterfinal win over Stanton 76-42. The Spartans were 77-23 winners over Riverside in their quarterfinal round game.

The winner will advance to the Regional Final against the winner of the Boyer Valley vs. Fremont-Mills game. That final will be played on Monday in Avoca at 7:00pm.

Chris Parks will have the call from Elk Horn tonight with pregame at 6:50pm and tip-off at 7:00pm. Tune in on-air, online, and on the mobile app.

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Backyard and Beyond 02-16-2018

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

February 16th, 2018 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Rich VanDellen about a medical mission trip to Belize.

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Class 3-A State Wrestling – Area 2nd Round Results

Sports

February 16th, 2018 by Jim Field

106

  • Tanner Wink (Lewis Central) lost to Ethan Wood-Finley (IC High) FALL 3:39

145

  • Trevor Anderson (Glenwood) beat Gabriel Kjelgaard (Lewis Central) 5-3

152

  • Lanny Herzog (CB Abraham Lincoln) beat Ryker Kurimski (Western Dubuque) 6-0

182

  • Anthony Sherry (Glenwood) lost to Joel Shapiro (WDM Valley) 5-0

220

  • Isaac Bales (Glenwood) lost to Greg Hagan (Dowling Catholic) 5-2
  • Jaden Heiden (Denison) lost to Francis Duggan (IC West) 21-6 (Tech Fall 4:12)

285

  • Caleb Sanders (Glenwood) beat Jacob Murry (IC High) FALL 1:42

2nd ROUND CONSOLATION

106

  • Tanner Wink (Lewis Central) lost to Austin Kegley (CR Prairie) 5-4

126

  • Tanner Higgins (Lewis Central) lost to Brock Espalin (DM East) 10-2

138

  • Kyle Kuckta (Lewis Central) lost to Nathan Marchand (SE Polk) FALL 3:28

145

  • Gabriel Kjelgaard (Lewis Central) beat Alan Ayers (Ankeny Centennial) 5-1

160

  • Brett Mower (Glenwood) lost to Bryson Hervol (Waverly-Shell Rock) 19-3 (Tech Fall 4:10)

182

  • Anthony Sherry (Glenwood) beat Will Hoeft (IC West) FALL 3:20

195

  • Kenny Lampman (Glenwood) lost to Gabe Christenson (SE Polk) 11-3

220

  • Jaden Heiden (Denison) lost to Beau Lombardi (WDM Valley) 6-4
  • Isaac Bales (Glenwood) beat Isaiah Garman (Linn-Mar) FALL 1:18

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Class 2-A State Wrestling – Area 2nd Round Results

Sports

February 16th, 2018 by Jim Field

106

  • Benjamin Schmitz (Kuemper Catholic) beat Mason Hill (Cherokee Washington) FALL 1:06

126

  • Kole Hansen (Atlantic/CAM) lost to Kayden Kaularich (Centerville) 9-5

132

  • Chase McLaren (Atlantic/CAM) lost to Chase Luensman (Monticello) 3-2

145

  • Mitchell Swank (Creston/O-M) lost to Tanner Abbas (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) 3-2

160

  • Connor Pellett (Atlantic/CAM) lost to Zach Williams (Osage) FALL 1:32

182

  • Thomas Bentley (Red Oak) beat Jarron Trausch (PCM) FALL 1:09
  • Nick Dickerson (Shenandoah) lost to Julien Broderson (Assumption) FALL 1:00

195

  • Nick Foss (Harlan) lost to Nick Smith (Central DeWitt) Injury Default 5:43

220

  • Colton Kinnison (Red Oak) lost to Jordan Baumler (North Fayette Valley) FALL 1:02

285

  • John McConkey (Atlantic/CAM) beat Cooper Lawson (Webster City) 3-1
  • Blake Sevier (Creston/O-M) lost to Spencer Trenary (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) FALL :33

2nd Round Consolation

106

  • Johnathon Erp (Red Oak) lost to Kolten Crawford (Union) FALL 2:52

126

  • Kole Hansen (Atlantic/CAM) beat Hunter Pfantz (West Marshall) 13-1
  • Kolby Hulett (Creston/O-M) lost to Morgan Rowley (Anamosa) FALL 1:11

132

  • Chase McLaren (Atlantic/CAM) beat Brody Roll (Osage) FALL 1:32

145

  • Mitchell Swank (Creston/O-M) beat Scott Betterton (Vinton-Shellsburg) 10-3

152

  • Justin McCunn (Red Oak) beat Baylor Crigger (Camanche) 6-5

160

  • Connor Pellett (Atlantic/CAM) lost Cavin Mallory (Williamsburg) 8-2

170

  • Carter Maynes (Red Oak) lost to Jack Neuhaus (West Delaware) 11-6

182

  • Nick Dickerson (Shenandoah) lost to Hunter Maitland (AP-GC) FALL 3:17

195

  • Nick Foss (Harlan) beat Harrison Goebel (West Delaware) 4-3

220

  • Colton Kinnison (Red Oak) lost to Dakoda Powell (Spirit Lake Park) FALL :56

285

  • Blake Sevier (Creston/O-M) beat Jacob Knutson (Crestwood) 3-2 (2OT)

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2 men injured in blaze at Waterloo residence

News

February 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two men suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out in a Waterloo duplex. Waterloo Battalion Chief Mike Moore says smoke alarms awakened at least one of the residents around 1:20 a.m. Friday, and she alerted other people in the building. The two men were treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation and minor burns. Two other occupants were not injured.

Firefighters limited the flames inside to just the bedroom where the fire began, but there was considerable damage to the front of the structure. The fire cause is being investigated.

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UPDATE: Missing Audubon man returns home safe

News

February 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

An Audubon man who went missing last weekend returned home today (Friday). The family of 38-year old Jason Malloy had reported him missing, after they hadn’t heard from him for several days. Jason’s wife Tina told KJAN News he returned home at around 8-a.m. today (Friday), not knowing that anyone was looking for him. He apparently “wanted some time away,” and was staying with a friend in Omaha. Tina Malloy said February is a difficult month for Jason, because his mother passed away in February. The man suffers from depression, as well.

She thanks everyone who passed along word of his disappearance, and who kept an eye out for him.

Jason Malloy

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Former mayor invests in troubled Iowa neighborhood

News

February 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A former mayor in eastern Iowa is trying to revitalize a troubled neighborhood by encouraging more private investment with his move to the area. In September, former Davenport mayor Ed Winborn and his wife, Sandy, purchased a home at auction in a Davenport neighborhood filled with grand but often empty houses. The Quad-City Times reports that five of the 15 properties on the north side of the Winborns’ block are listed by the Scott County Assessor’s Office as owner-occupied.

Ed Winborn has also attempted to keep the city’s core from deteriorating by bringing together a group of stakeholders last month. Winborn called the meeting to brainstorm and identify other investors, including business owners, administrators of various trusts and representatives from local colleges.

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DONALD FULLER, 71, of Yale (Svcs. 2/19/18)

Obituaries

February 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DONALD FULLER, 71, of Yale, died Tuesday, Feb. 13th, at home. Funeral services for DONALD FULLER will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, Feb. 19th, at the 1st Christian Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, from 6-until 8-p.m.

Burial will be held 2-p.m. Monday, at the South Oak Grove Cemetery in Stuart.

DONALD FULLER is survived by:

His wife – Jackie.

His sons – Shane Fuller, of Guthrie Center, and Jeremy (Cari) Fuller, of Minburn.

His daughter – Crystal (Sam) Sloss, of Yale.

He is also survived by a “A host of siblings, siblings-in law, many special nieces and nephews,” and his grandchildren.

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