02-21-13

Posted on Feb 21st, 2013 at 7:36 am

Happy Birthday Wishes to:

Greg Pennisi, Clarence Schultz, Sharon Thorin, Mark Zachmeyer

Skywatch Weather:

Today, mostly cloudy, chance for 2-4” of snow possible, high 24. Tonight, mainly cloudy, 3-5” of snow possible, low 12. Friday, cloudy chance of snow thru midday, high 21.

Sports:

ESPN Radio now at 105.9 WJAG-FM & 780 WJAG-AM Mon-Fri at 5:00 PM & Sat & Sun at 4:00!

he National Junior College Athletic Association updated their women’s college basketball rankings yesterday. The Northeast Hawks moved up from twelfth to eleventh in Division I. They are 27-2 on the season and winners of 16 games in a row and 17 of their last 18 after victories over the Morningside JV of Iowa, the Hastings JV, and Central Community College of Columbus in the last week. The Hawks will return to action on Saturday for their regular season finale when they visit 18th ranked Iowa Western in Council Bluffs at 5:00. The game can be heard on Newstalk WJAG 105.9 FM & WJAG.com starting at 4:40.

The Norfolk High girls & boys swim team will be participating at the State Meet at the Bob Devaney Sports Center beginning today. Competition gets underway today with diving events at 9:30 AM. Taking part for the Panthers will be Brodie Morgan, Trevor Spence, Patrick Meuret, Stephen Meuret, Colby Spence, Tim Carlson, Nick Morgan, Chase Hopper, Brittany Albin, MacKenzie Ritter, Sydney Reed, Vickie Klafter, Allison Broekemeier, Brenna Anderson, & Abby Protzman. The event concludes on Saturday.

Local Schedule: Nfk Cath Vs. Boone Central/Newman Grove at Nfk High (BBB C-1-8 Final-7:00); LHNE Vs. Stanton at Nfk Cath (BBB C-2-6 Final-7:00); WSC Vs. Bemidji St. At Minneapolis, MN (Bsbl DH-9:15 PM).

Tonight: The Norfolk Catholic boys basketball team meets Boone Central/Newman Grove in the C-1-8 Sub-District Final from Norfolk High at 7:00. Pregame coverage at approximately 6:40 on 106 KIX & 106KIX.com.

Friday Night: The Lutheran High Northeast girls basketball team plays North Bend Central for the right to the State Tournament at Central Community College in Columbus in the C-2-3 District Final at 7:00. Pregame coverage at 6:40 on Newstalk WJAG 105.9 FM & WJAG.com.

Saturday Morning: Sportstalk on 106 KIX & 106KIX.com from 9:00-10:00 AM from Hy-Vee East. Get the lowdown with the coaches.

Local Scores: Lincoln SE 59 Nfk High 36 (GBB A-4 Dist. Final).

Spracklen Physical Therapy Star Athlete of the Week:

Garrett Bowder of the Pender wrestling team.

Kwifax:

Did you know the Sandbar & Grill has Happy Hour from 3-6 pm every day at Divots?

The largest city in South America is Sao Paulo, Brazil.

News Briefs:

Meteorologists expect the snow will begin falling in eastern Nebraska by late Thursday morning or early afternoon. Accumulation estimates range from 8 to 12 inches in eastern Nebraska, with less snow expected in Iowa.

It has been a long-time since Norfolk received significant snowfall - but it looks as if six or more inches could fall today. The Norfolk Police Division would like to remind residents that - if a snow emergency is declared - parking is allowed only on the even numbered side of the street where parking is normally allowed on both sides. Residents are urged to monitor local radio and television for snow emergency notification. If a snow emergency is declared, that information will also be posted to the city of Norfolk's Facebook page and on Twitter.

Dorms on the Northeast Community College Campus were locked down for about 15 minutes yesterday as police removed a pop-bottle bomb from near Simon Hall. Police Captain Michael Bauer says officers were called at around 11:30 yesterday morning when the homemade device was located. Norfolk Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene where it was determined that three similar devices exploded Tuesday night. The fourth bottle was a larger 2-liiter bottle and did not explode. The dorms nearest to the bottle were placed in lockdown for about 15 minutes until the device was secured. The college's executive vice-president, Mary Honke says four students are being questioned in regards to the incident. Honke says Northeast Community College is cooperating with the Norfolk Police and Fire Division investigation.

Two open houses will be held next week in Northeast Nebraska to receive public input on the Nebraska Public Power District's proposed Hoskins to Neligh 345,000-volt transmission line. The first open house is scheduled for Monday at the Lifelong Learning Center at Northeast Community College, with the second Tuesday in the Neligh Legion Club. Both information sessions will run from 2 to 8 p.m.

A fundraiser is planned for Saturday night at Eldorado Hills Golf Club to raise money for Mercy Meals, a non-profit organization that packs and ships special meals to needy people around the world. Edi Noffke heads up Mercy Meals in Norfolk. She says the special food product was designed by scientists to provide nutrition formalnourished people without causing illness. The fundraiser runs from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The band "Noteable" will provide music. Admission is $5.

CT Scans at Faith Regional Health Services are now faster, safer and more accurate than ever. Hospital officials have installed a new Toshiba Aquilion Prime 160-slice C-T system. The new system scans an average-size person in just 30 seconds and produces images with clear quality and very fine detail. The system is also more spacious, offers a higher weight limit and comes with industry-leading radiation dose-reduction software. Finally scan costs for patients who use the new system will be the same as for the previous system

Today's Tickler:

The Locksmiths Convention will be held in the Florida Keys

On Air

After Dark
12am - 6am
11pm - 12am

Radio Review Archives

Links

Obituaries

8b4