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Skyscan Weather Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 9/8/2018

Weather

September 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly Cloudy this morning; Partly sunny this afternoon. High near 69. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 5-10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. S @ 5-10.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 68. We received .05″ rain. Our Low this morning 59. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 85, and the Low was 48. The All-time record High for this date in Atlantic, was 100 in 1947, and the Record Low was 36, in 1986.

Midwest Sports Headlines: 9/8/18

Sports

September 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

DETROIT (AP) — Jeimer Candelario hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. Marcell Ozuna homered twice for St. Louis, which has lost four of six. The Cardinals hold a slim lead for the second NL wild-card spot. The Tigers won their third in a row.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs safety Eric Berry is doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Chargers in Los Angeles after missing most of training camp and all four preseason games with a heel injury. Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder and coach Andy Reid said this week that Berry was “literally day to day,” but he did not take part in any practices.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Rosario homered, Ehire Adrianza had three hits and three RBIs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 10-6 to snap a five-game skid. Trevor May, one of six Minnesota relievers, picked up the win with two shutout innings. Salvador Perez homered and Jorge Bonifacio had three hits for the Royals, who have lost three straight after winning eight of nine.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State has unveiled a master plan encompassing more than $200 million in planned renovations touching nearly every aspect of its athletic department, highlighted by a new practice facility for the football program and an overhaul of Bramlage Coliseum.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa sophomore Luka Garza had surgery to remove a benign cyst in his abdomen and is out indefinitely. Coach Fran McCaffery says the procedure “went well” and Garza’s expected to rejoin the team later this fall. He was one of the few standouts in a lost season for the Hawkeyes a year ago. The 6-foot-11 Garza started 26 games and led the Hawkeyes in blocked shots with 32. He joined Jess Settles as the only freshmen in school history to score 400 points and grab 200 rebounds.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Troubled former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been arrested in Kansas on suspicion of rape. Records show that Randle was booked into Sedgwick County Jail at around 3:40 a.m. Friday. The prosecutor’s office wasn’t releasing information, and a police spokesman and Randle’s attorney in previous cases didn’t immediately reply to phone messages seeking details about his latest arrest.

Iowa early News Headlines: Saturday, Sept. 8th 2018

News

September 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

LeCLAIRE, Iowa (AP) — Police in eastern Iowa say they have arrested a suspect in the armed robbery of a convenience store _ the ex-boyfriend of the clerk who was held at knifepoint. LeClaire police say officers were called Thursday night to a QC Mart for a robbery in progress. Arriving officers say the suspect had fled, but that the cashier identified him as her ex-boyfriend, who was arrested in Davenport on Friday.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Officials say heavy rainfall has overwhelmed Waterloo’s sewer system, letting untreated sewage reach rivers and streams. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier says Waterloo Waste Management Services reported three locations where sewage escaped manholes and six more spots where workers bypassed sanitary sewer lines into street drains to prevent other spills. A city official says the untreated wastewater is heavily diluted, owing to the nearly 8 inches of rain in the past week.

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old man already facing a murder charge has been accused of another shooting. Police have charged Jacob Heckethorn with attempted murder, saying he shot Clifford Collett Sr. on Aug. 16 in Ottumwa. Wapello County District Court records say Heckethorn already has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the original case.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Enrollment is down at three of Iowa’s public universities, but officials say the decline is intentional at two of the schools. The Des Moines Register reports that overall enrollment at University of Iowa, Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa dropped 2.2 percent this fall to about 79,600 students. The Iowa Board of Regents says the first two schools want more manageable enrollment levels as officials focus on retaining students and increasing graduation rates.

Griswold fights hard but can’t keep up with East Mills

Sports

September 8th, 2018 by admin

The Griswold Tigers fought hard on Friday night but couldn’t keep pace with the East Mills Wolverines and suffered a 51-22 loss on the gridiron. The Wolverines raced out to an early 16-0 lead behind two big plays. East Mills quarterback Michael Schafer hit Nic Duysen for the first score on a 27 yard touchdown pass on a 4th and 11 play to open the scoring. Schafer then hit Riley Story for a 50-yard touchdown on a screen play to put East Mills up 16-0.

The Tigers would answer back with a 7 play drive that was capped off by a Jayden Amend 13 yard touchdown run. The Tigers would take advantage of the Wolverines being pinned deep in the second quarter to punch another score in on a Derek Mueller 1 yard touchdown run that tied the game up at 16. The ensuing kickoff would go out of bounds for an illegal procedure call and the Wolverines chose to make the Tigers kick again. That decision payed off in the form of a Riley Story 60 yard kick return touchdown to immediately put the Wolverines back out front. The Wolverines would add another score before half to take a 30-16 lead into halftime.

The Wolverines then amped up the offense in the 3rd quarter and out-gained the tigers 170-9. East Mills owned the third quarter and raced away to a 44-22 lead before later taking in one more score to give the final score of 51-22.

Griswold Head Coach Andy Everett was proud of the way his team fought hard throughout the game and saw signs of improvement from the entire team. He felt the Tigers showed a lot of grit by continuing to  play hard when breaks weren’t going their way.

East Mills improves to 3-0 on the season and will travel to Bedford next week. The Tigers fall to 0-3 and will next host Sidney on Friday night.

High School Football Scoreboard – Week 3 – 09/07/2018

Sports

September 8th, 2018 by admin

Week 3 scoreboard for Iowa High School Football. All games in 11-player action are non-district this week. 8-Player games are now district contests. Some games may be listed twice for each district that teams are included in.

Friday (09/07/2018)

CLASS 4A:

District 7

Denison-Schleswig 17, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 12
Lewis Central 59, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 7

CLASS 3A:

District 1

Denison-Schleswig 17, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 12
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 19, Western Christian, Hull 0

District 9

ADM 15, Grinnell 12
Carlisle 36, Creston-O/M 7
Harlan 35, Carroll 6
Glenwood 14, Kuemper Catholic 13
Lewis Central 59, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 7
Winterset 32, North Polk, Alleman 20

CLASS 2A:

District 9

Atlantic 21, Clarinda 20 OT
Red Oak 17, Clarke, Osceola 3
Greene County 68, Saydel 0
Glenwood 14, Kuemper Catholic 13
OABCIG 32, Cherokee, Washington 18
Treynor 33, Shenandoah 7

CLASS 1A:

District 8

Atlantic 21, Clarinda 20 OT
Mount Ayr 20, Central Decatur 12
ACGC 14, Nodaway Valley 8 OT
Interstate-35 34, Panorama 13
Van Meter 53, Madrid 0
Southwest Valley 20, West Central Valley 18

District 9

West Monona 58, MVAO-COU 32
Missouri Valley 24, Riverside 14
OABCIG 32, Cherokee, Washington 18
East Sac County 34, Ridge View 26
Treynor 33, Shenandoah 7
Underwood 41, Tri-Center 7

CLASS A:

District 8

Colfax-Mingo 27, Wayne, Corydon 22
Mount Ayr 20, Central Decatur 12
Woodward Academy 48, Martensdale-St. Marys 13

District 9

AHSTW 24, Westwood 14
Pleasantville 20, Earlham 17
Missouri Valley 24, Riverside 14
ACGC 14, Nodaway Valley 8 OT
Logan-Magnolia 21, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 14
Southwest Valley 20, West Central Valley 18

District 10

AHSTW 24, Westwood 14
West Monona 58, MVAOCOU 32
Logan-Magnolia 21, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 14
Underwood 41, Tri-Center 7

CLASS 8:

District 6

Lamoni at Murray PPD to Monday
Lenox 55, Seymour 8
Southeast Warren 46, Moravia 8
East Union 38, Mormon Trail 0

District 7

Stanton 40, Bedford 36
Fremont-Mills 68, Clarinda Academy 0
Sidney 62, Essex/South Page 24
East Mills 51, Griswold 22

District 8

Exira/EHK 34, Audubon 28
Glidden-Ralston 40, CAM 24
Woodbine 42, Coon Rapids-Bayard 35
Boyer Valley 54, West Harrison 26

Who’s Gonna Win? – Week 3 – 09/07/2018

Podcasts, Sports, Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

September 7th, 2018 by admin

Chris Parks, Jim Field, Matt Mullenix, and Doug Leonard take a look at 8 area high school football games each week. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

Last Week:

Matt Mullenix 5-3
Chris Parks 5-3
Jim Field 4-4
Doug Leonard 3-5

Overall Standings:

Matt Mullenix 11-5
Chris Parks 11-5
Jim Field 10-6
Doug Leonard 8-8

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Trojan Preview – Week 3 – 09/07/2018

Podcasts, Sports, Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

September 7th, 2018 by admin

KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott. The Trojans are coming off a loss last week to Creston O-M to even their record at 1-1. This week Atlantic welcomes in another Hawkeye Ten foe in the Clarinda Cardinals (1-1).

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CATHERINE ANN HANSEN, 98, of Harlan (Svcs. 09/12/2018)

Obituaries

September 7th, 2018 by Jim Field

CATHERINE ANN HANSEN, 98, of Harlan died Thursday, September 6th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Funeral services for CATHERINE ANN HANSEN will be held on Wednesday, September 12th at 10:30am at Elm Crest Chapel in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 12th from 9:45am to 10:30am prior to services.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

CATHERINE ANN HANSEN is survived by:

Daughter: Cheryll (Brownnie) Polley of Carlisle.

Daughter-in-law: Roxanne Linde of Harlan.

4 Grandchildren

5 Great-Grandchildren

Iowa’s governor scheduled to attend Midwest U.S.-Japan Association annual meeting next week

News

September 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The Midwest U.S.-Japan Association is scheduled to meet in Omaha early next week and Iowa’s governor will be among six governors from the region to attend. Naoki Ito– the Consul-General of Japan who is based IN CHICAGO — will deliver opening remarks at the conference Monday morning.

“I”m really hoping that through this conference our partnership, our friendship will grow,” Ito says. Other speakers include Japan’s ambassador to the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary for trade and the C-E-O of Kikkoman, the world’s largest producer of soy sauce. Ito, the Japanese official based in Chicago, says the conference will also feature government officials from Japanese provinces.

“So this is an opportunity to develop a two-way business (and) economic dialogue,” Ito says. The governors of Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin will be there. Governor Kim Reynolds is scheduled to attend the opening session on Monday.

According to federal data, Iowa exported a billion dollars worth of raw commodities and products to Japan last year. Japanese-owned companies based in Iowa employed six-thousand people in 2017 according to the International Trade Administration.

Bison helping Broken Kettle Grasslands be more diverse

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Bison are helping to sustain a diverse native prairie in northwestern Iowa. More than 200 bison roam the Nature Conservancy’s Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve in the Loess Hills. James Baker, a land steward with the conservancy, says the grazing bison give birds different options for habitat. Some birds prefer short grass, others would rather nest in tall grass.

“Different animals like different things,” Baker says, “and by having the bison here, we provide hopefully as many species as possible what they like.” Since the conservancy in Plymouth County introduced bison to the preserve in 2008, grazing has helped milkweeds thrive, attracting monarch butterflies. Baker says when bison graze, it opens up ground and provides space and sunlight for plants to grow.

“Without the bison or some grazer here, you’d have basically a nice level vegetation which would support some species but there’s a lot of species that would be left out,” Baker says. The conservancy hopes to open up more of the three-thousand-acre prairie to the bison in the future so they can graze on untouched areas, allowing more land to reap the benefits of year-round grazing. On one day each year in October, scientists catch the bison to get them up to date on vaccinations.

(By Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio via Radio Iowa)