Mickey D’s and DQ have gone to war … Well, two restaurants in Missouri have, anyway. It started when the McDonald’s sign read, “Hey DQ wanna have a sign war?” Dairy Queen replied, “We would but we’re too busy making ice cream.” Then it was on. Mickey D’s joked, “That’s cute — our ice cream makes itself.” DQ fired back, “You mean it actually works? Shocker.” A number of other nearby businesses joined in, including a realtor whose electronic sign read, “Sign war? We’re just here for the show.” And not to be outdone, Wendy’s asked, “Arch, how long does it take to thaw frozen beef?” The real winner in all this? The Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce.

Photo Credit:  Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce via Facebook

Everybody loves this video of soldiers at Fort Bragg’s 82nd Airborne doing an impromptu, a cappella version of “My Girl” by the Temptations. Check it out. (They’re lying on the ground in their military gear, while waiting to do a helicopter jump. They’re not randomly this talented, though. They’re members of the division’s All American Chorus.)

Photo Credit:  82nd Airborne Division Association via Facebook

The Winneshiek County Fair Livestock Auction will be on the radio on Saturday, July 16th.  You can tune in to our companion station 99.1/94.9 The River, or listen online at riverradiofm.com.

The broadcast is brought to you by these community minded sponors:

Bruening Rock Products

Jim Juve

Hovden Oil

Olson Explosives and Trucking

Decorah Sales Commission

Lanesboro Sales Commission

Viking State Bank & Trust

Vicks Plumbing & Heating and Nordic Hearth Show Room

Upper Iowa Insurance: Robin Schultz

Bodensteiner Implement

Weis Buick GMC

Truck Country

Reiser Implement

Oneota Physical Therapy

Perry Novak Electric & Solar

Bill’s Auto & Recovery

JB Holland Construction

Decorah Bank & Trust

Benefits INC

Voltmer Electric

Fareway Decorah

Headington Repair & Sales

DBK Trucking & Excavating

Norwegian Mutual Insurance

Jim’s Appliance & JW Kitchens

Hearthside Fire Places & More

Farm Bureau Decorah

KAR Auto Group

Whippy Dip

Randy’s Carquest

Thornton Feed & Grain

County Wide Plumbing & Air

Lynch Livestock

Upper Iowa Spray Foam

Koshotka Farm Equipment

Marv Smith Electric

Kirkeby Welding

Finholt Construction and Legacy Concrete

Franzen Sales & Service

Roger Lundvedt Farms

Two Guys a Fixen

Decorah Chiropractic: Dr. David Gehling

Here’s Walker Hayes doing a very special meet and greet with a fan who’s autistic.  (This was last Saturday, and the fan’s name is Matt.  He did his own “Fancy Like” video that got the attention of Walker and Applebee’s.)

@autismlittlelearners @walkerhayesofficial and @applebees made Matt’s dreams come true this past weekend. Matt not only saw his favorite artist in concert, but also got to MEET him! Walker was a class act and took so much time with Matt. What a kind human being with a big heart. We definitely need more of this in the world right now!!! #fancylike #walkerhayes #applebees #specialneeds #autismlittlelearners ♬ original sound – Autism Little Learners

Phot Credit:  autismlittlelearners via TikTok

Where’s the weirdest place you’ve taken a nap? A survey found that 75% of respondents say they feel rejuvenated and more productive after a nap. And 23% say they nap every single day. People have opted to take that nap in some weird places – from the floor of the work bathroom to an MRI machine. Here are some of the weirdest places people say they have napped:

• On the toilet in a grocery store bathroom
• Standing up on the subway
• In a drive-thru, waiting for food
• In the trunk of a car
• On a horse
• At a funeral

Where’s the weirdest place you’ve taken a nap?

There’s bad news for drivers in Florida who like to put the top down or open the windows and crank the tunes. A new law went into effect last week that makes it illegal to play loud music in your car if it can be heard from 25 feet away. So, if you’re stopped at a red light with the bass thumping and a cop is within 25 feet of you, they can write you a ticket that will cost you around $114. The fine could get stiffer if the driver is near a school or church. There is also a section of the law that exempts commercial and political “sound devices,” meaning that a business can drive around promoting itself loudly or a political candidate can drive around asking the public through a megaphone to vote for them. 

This all seems too familiar….

A woman filmed lightning striking her husband’s pickup truck that was right in front of her on a highway in Florida. You can hear the lightning, followed by her shout, here. The clip does a second take with everything in slo-mo, so her second shout kinda sounds like a mooing cow. (The truck was carrying her husband and three kids. Luckily, no one was injured, although the truck was “completely fried.”)

The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office took a report the morning of July 5, 2022 of a missing/runaway juvenile. Yaritze Pastor Junech, 16 years old, from Ridgeway, Iowa, left her residence willingly in the early morning hours of July 3, 2022, with a male subject that she met through social media. Yaritze may be traveling to New York or Tennessee and is not believed to be in this area. If you have any information about Yaritze, please contact the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office. 563-382-4268. The
Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office is working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, U.S. Marshals Service and FBI.

Happy Birthday to actor/director Sylvester Stallone, he turns 76 today.  We love the Rocky movies, and him as John Rambo.  One of his more obscure roles came in 1984, where he played a wannabe country music singer in the movie Rhinestone alongside Dolly Parton.  The film was not a critical or box office success.  Here’s a clip of Sylvester and Dolly singing from the movie…

Photo Credit:  Hristo Binev via YouTube

 A house for sale in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is getting a lot of attention, especially from cartoon fans who remember The Jetsons. The house looks like it’s right out of the fictional, futuristic Orbit City. The saucer-shaped home sits atop a long column and offers 360-degree views of Tulsa. An elevator takes you to the top where you’ll find two bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a large kitchen. The owner is asking $415,000 and you can check out the home on TikTok. Flying cars are not included and you’ll need to hire your own robot maid.

@nancydavis19 A once in a lifetime find in Tulsa Oklahoma! #realtor #tulsarealtor #tulsa #space #ufo #thejetsons #exp #exprealty #halloranhometeam ♬ Futuristic cool transformer(247721) – Kangaroo Music

Google Maps users looking at photos of Los Paseos park in San Jose, California, spotted something odd: a six-legged dog. The dog, which was being walked by its owners, looks like it has an extra-long stomach and two additional legs. It turns out it was a Google Maps camera glitch. Google Maps usually updates its images every one to three years.

Google Maps users baffled after spotting ‘six-legged dog’ walking down street https://t.co/pW1eFC9oos

— RethinkLink (@rethink_link) June 30, 2022

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Sometimes a musical talent can come out of nowhere!  An elementary school janitor doing a mic check for assembly casually launched into Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'”.  You gotta hear this.  (His name is Richard Goodall and here’s the Journey clip that’s been making the rounds on Twitter.  You can hear more on his TikTok.)

Nothing but respect for school janitors, especially ones like this.. 👏🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/2g4aOZGvZd

— Arlong (@ramseyboltin) June 24, 2022

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Nearly 30 years later, the Sanderson sisters are back. The first trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 dropped on Tuesday. The movie will be available for streaming on Disney+ starting September 30th, just in time for the spooky season….Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprise their roles for the film.

Summer means sunburns … We don’t need to preach the importance of sun block to you, do we? You already know that the more sunburns you get over time, the more likely you are to have skin cancer one day … and the more likely you are to spend your precious summer months in pain. Here are a few little-known remedies that’ll help you take the sting out of the burn if aloe isn’t cutting it.

• Shaving cream – The menthol helps cool the burn.
   
• Oatmeal – Stuff an old sock with oats, soak and hold against your burn during a cool bath. The oats take away the inflammation.
   
• Tomatoes – Either eat a whole bunch or soak in the juices to soothe your skin.
   
• Yogurt – Lather it onto the skin, leave for 10 minutes and let the probiotics work their magic to help repair the skin’s natural barrier.
   
• Baking soda – Toss a handful into cool bathwater and soak for 20 minutes to soothe inflammation.
   
• Apple cider vinegar – Mix with cold water on a 1:1 ratio and soak it up in a towel to draw out the sting.
   
• Pomegranate seeds – Munch on this tasty, antioxidant-filled snack to keep the skin from burning.
   
• Potatoes – Potatoes to the skin is like cucumbers to the eyes. The starchy consistency helps absorb the sting.

Listen to a mom try to explain what a cassette tape is to her young daughter, who calls it “some ancient history storyteller.” (Mom also shared that she’d fill up the cassette tapes with music she recorded from the RADIO . . . because that’s what you did back then.)

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A Chattanooga, Tennessee, weather broadcast gave out a recipe that doesn’t sound too appetizing, saying it’s was hot enough to make “mailbox lasagna.” Meteorologist Brian Smith broke it down: Use fully cooked meat, assemble your lasagna in a small dish, and place it in the mailbox by 10 a.m. In four to eight hours, the lasagna will be baked if the outside temperature is hot enough throughout the day. Check your lasagna before eating it!

Well, I have nothing else to talk about. It will be hot, hazy and humid. So why not make “MAILBOX LASAGNA”?
Can’t take credit for this, but here you go. Heck, I may try it. Would you? pic.twitter.com/W0uxZWQMs3

— Brian Smith WTVC (@StormTrackBrian) June 23, 2022

KFC is introducing Finger Sporks, a new utensil that fits over your finger to make all of their food literally “finger lickin’ good”. Here’s a quick explainer video by KFC to enlighten us on their new invention, the Finger Spork.

Luke Combs is a dad!

He and his wife Nicole welcomed baby Tex Lawrence Combs on Sunday. They didn’t disclose any of the stats, but judging by the picture Luke posted, Tex and Mom are both doing well.

He wrote, “Welp he decided that Fathers Day would be a good time to show up. I couldn’t agree more. Me and Nicole are over the moon in love with this little guy.

Welp he decided that Fathers Day would be a good time to show up. I couldn’t agree more. Me and Nicole are over the moon in love with this little guy. Mama and baby are healthy and we’re back home now with family. Life is good. Everyone welcome Tex Lawrence Combs to the world! pic.twitter.com/SRz5gD68AY

— Luke Combs 🎤 (@lukecombs) June 21, 2022

An Olmsted, MN County Sheriff’s Deputy encountered a baby skunk on a road all alone last Thursday.  Deputy Nate Jacobson spotted the baby skunk as it seemed to be struggling along.  The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Department shared a video of the deputy bottle feeding it.  The baby skunk was taken to Paws and Claws Humane Society in Rochester, MN.

Photo Credit:  Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook

HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT TODAY…

* WHAT…Maximum heat index values around 100 expected.

* WHERE…Portions of central, north central and west central Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota.

* WHEN…From 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur.

Photo Credit:  NWS La Crosse via Facebook

Little Texas will be taking the stage at the Mighty Howard County Fair in Cresco next Friday night(June 24th), and we had a chance to talk with lead singer Porter Howell.  We talked about how the band got started back when, how they got the name “Little Texas”, fair food and more!  Check out our chat below.

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – June 14, 2022 – A hot-mix asphalt pavement resurfacing project on Iowa 76 from the Clayton/Allamakee County line to Allamakee County Road X-32 will require intermittent lane closures beginning on Monday, June 20 until mid-November, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. 

During this project, motorists will be directed through the work zone with flaggers and pilot cars when workers are present.

The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts. 

The latest traveler information is available anytime through our 511 system. Visit 511ia.org; call 511 (within Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (nationwide); stay connected with 511 on Facebook or Twitter (find links at https://iowadot.gov/511/511-social-media-sites); or download the free app to your mobile device. 

It’s easy to subscribe to Your 511 and sign up to receive the email/text alerts. Visit https://new.511ia.org/#login to sign up. For instructions and help for this feature, visit https://www.511ia.org/help/section/how-to-create-and-manage-a-511-account.html.

If you live in northeastern Tennessee and you can’t find your 300-pound pig, authorities would like a word with you.

The enormous porker has been on the loose and damaging property around the town of Elizabethton for days and no one seems to know who the owner is. It’s been eating up people’s plants and yards, and a local animal rescue says it doesn’t have the proper tools necessary to catch it or transport it to their center. Authorities are hoping they can find the sow’s owner to come and get it. Otherwise, they may ask some local farmers if they want it.  

It probably escaped from the farm because it was dis-grunt-led…..

Want to know the secret to a happy marriage? A man who just celebrated his 75th wedding anniversary has it narrowed down to these three things.

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Lainey Wilson can officially add “actress” to her list of accomplishments. She is set to join the cast of Paramount’s Yellowstone series for the upcoming fifth season. Deadline.com reports that Lainey will play a musician named Abby. Season Five of Yellowstone is set to premiere on November 13th.

 

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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the live-action Scooby-Doo movie, AirBnB is offering customers the chance to spend a night in the Mystery Machine. It’s not the actual van, but a camper done up like it. It will be available on June 24th, 25th and 26th, and situated near the California coast. And it won’t run you much — $20 per night. AirBnB stresses that this isn’t a contest — booking starts on Thursday.

 

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Hot and humid conditions will briefly settle over the region on Tuesday with temperatures expected to soar well into the 90s. Heat indices will likely top out in the upper 90s to lower 100s. Consider scheduling any outdoor activities on Tuesday to early or late in the day, drink plenty of water, and seek air conditioned locations to cool down.

Here are our latest expectations for a hot/humid Tuesday. Temperatures likely in mid-upper 90s with heat indices peaking in upper 90s to around 105. Consider scheduling outdoor activities to early or late in the day, drink plenty of water, and seek out air conditioned locations. pic.twitter.com/GEFLyY82d7

— NWS La Crosse (@NWSLaCrosse) June 12, 2022

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY…

* WHAT…Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE…Portions of central, north central, southwest and west
central Wisconsin, north central and northeast Iowa and
southeast Minnesota.

* WHEN…From 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

Photo Credit:  NWS La Crosse via Twitter

The City of Amarillo, Texas, posted a photo to Facebook on Wednesday showing what appears to be an oddly-dressed person wandering outside the gates of the Amarillo Zoo about 1:25 a.m. May 21.

“Is it a person with a strange hat who likes to walk at night? A chupacabra? Do you have any ideas of what this UAO — Unidentified Amarillo Object could be?” the post said.

Michael Kashuba, City of Amarillo’s director of Parks and Recreation, said city officials want members of the public to submit their theories.

Photo Credit:  City of Amarillo, Texas via Facebook

Musician Caroline McCaskey can play the saw like an instrument, and she’s good.  Check her out doing the National Anthem before Sunday’s Oakland A’s – Boston Red Sox game.

Photo Credit:  Africa The Beautiful via YouTube

It’s wedding season.  Somebody at a wedding reception in England filmed people having their first cocktail, and then their last, that day.  It came out exactly as you’d imagine.

@nievejones_ Wedding antics, last one is the best 😂 #ElectrifyTheMini #firstandlastselfiechallenge #wedding #firstdrink ♬ original sound – Nievejones_

Today is National VCR Day.  If you’re too young to know, that stands for Video Cassette Recorder.  For those of you old enough to have had one, they were expensive.  Prices for VCR’s in 1975 ranged from $1,000 to $1,400.  The best selling VHS movie of all time was “The Lion King”, it sold over 35 million copies.  The last VCR was produced back in 2016, but they are still available on e-bay…..or in someone’s attic or basement.

The CMA announced that Hall of Famer Alan Jackson is going to have to back out of a scheduled performance this Saturday June 11th at the CMA Fest on the festival’s Nissan Stadium stage.

In late September Alan shared with fans that he had been off the road, and out of the limelight due to a health issue. Jackson has been living with CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth) which is described as “a chronic inherited neuropathy condition that results in nerve deterioration and hampers muscle function, movement and balance.”

In March, Alan announced his Last Call: One More for the Road Tour that is scheduled to begin at the end of June. With the CMA Fest announcement, fans are wishing Alan the best, and hoping things improve in time for the tour.

Brothers Osborne and Old Dominion have been announced as his replacements on the Nissan Stadium stage Saturday night.

Authorities in California said a mountain lion wandered into a high school Wednesday morning and was promptly locked inside a classroom by a custodian.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that a mountain lion was spotted inside Pescadero High School early Wednesday morning and a custodian closed the animal into an unoccupied English classroom.

The sheriff’s office said all students and staff at the school were safe and no one was injured by the cougar.

If you were looking for heat and humidity the first part of June, well you’re going to be disappointed. Looks like below normal temperatures for the first half of the month.

Not wanting to offend the summer heat-loving crowd, we’ll just say the temperature outlook for the first half of June looks…interesting. 🧐 pic.twitter.com/7hytQMWYL4

— NWS La Crosse (@NWSLaCrosse) May 31, 2022

Photo Credit:  NWS La Crosse via Twitter

Here’s something to consider before you jump in the pool … A new survey out about the health and cleanliness of swimming pool water may give you some pause before cannonballing into the deep end. The study conducted by the Water Quality and Health Council finds that 51% of Americans admit to using the pool as an alternative to a shower or a bath after exercising or doing yardwork. This, despite the fact that 64% saying that they understand the pool chemicals do not eliminate the need to shower. The chairman of the Water Quality & Health Council explains, “When dirt, sweat, personal care products, and other things on our bodies react with chlorine, there is less chlorine available to kill germs.” He said people should rinse off their bodies for one minute before going in the pool. And there are other findings of the survey you probably don’t want to hear:

40% of people admitted to peeing in the pool.

24% say they would go in the pool within one hour of having diarrhea.

48% say they never shower before swimming.

Traffic on I-70 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was shut down after a truck spilled 15,000 pounds of hot dog filler all over the road.

The slimy, pink slurry of meat byproduct and preservatives had been stored in large plastic bags which tore open when they fell out of the overturned truck. Police say the driver was speeding and lost control of the truck. He and a passenger suffered minor injuries and a ticket was issued. The hot dog filler was cleaned up off the road and is not inedible.

Photo Credit:  Rostraver Central Fire Department via Facebook

There’s a new mashup product called Ritz x Oreo, the consists of one Oreo cookie plus one Ritz cracker with crème and peanut butter flavor crème sandwiched in between. There are only 1,000 packages of the product being made, and they all will go on sale at noon Eastern time today(5-26). You can buy them on Oreo.com/ritz while supplies last.

 

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The Cincinnati Reds season so far has been abysmal, so anything that brings excitement at their games is a plus.  A foul ball landed in a fan’s cup of beer at a Reds game on Monday.  But the fan wasn’t upset.  Instead, he chugged the rest of the beer with the ball still inside.  Here’s the play-by-play of the action.

If a foul ball lands in your beer, you must chug it. pic.twitter.com/cbZt35qZnb

— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) May 23, 2022

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Here’s a gender reveal fail where a granny is doused with pink powder on her face and in her mouth.  She spends half-a-minute trying to spit it out.

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After the tragic loss of Naomi Judd on April 30th, few would have imagined the planned Judds Final Tour would go on, but Thursday Wynonna shared this message for fans:

“It may look a little different now, but we WILL continue to honor The Judds’ legacy! It’s amazing to me, all of the artists who have come forward offering their time and their gifts. I am feeling so grateful.

A variety of artists will pitch in on various dates to perform with Wynonna, including: Brandi Carlile, Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde and Martina McBride(who was on the previous bill).