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Iowans grapple with new health law

News

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal health care law is now in effect, but many Iowa residents are still trying to figure out their new insurance plans or are continuing to seek health coverage. Jan. 1 marked the first day for many provisions of the new law, including insurance coverage for those who signed up for private plans on the federal enrollment website. Iowa’s modified Medicaid expansion — which uses federal dollars to offer coverage to some low-income Iowans — also started that day.

Experts at insurance companies, health clinics and enrollment centers say they’ve been busy fielding questions from people who either have coverage or need it. And some Iowa residents who thought they might be getting Medicaid coverage remain in limbo due to processing delays by the federal government.

High School Basketball Scores from Sat., Jan. 4th 2014

Sports

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Atlantic 62, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 60

Des Moines Christian 55, Guthrie Center 19

Glenwood 69, Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 51

Harlan 55, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 33

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 63, LeMars 42

Des Moines Christian 59, Guthrie Center 29

Harlan 67, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 39

Red Oak 49, Treynor 45

Shenandoah 93, Clarinda Academy 24

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 51, Atlantic 24

West Central Valley, Stuart 63, Ogden 62

Wind Chill Warning update: 5:30-a.m. Sun., Jan 5th 2014

Weather

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES…

WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE AND DALLAS COUNTIES….WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOW UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY…

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY…WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT.

MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES….WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY COUNTIES...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING…WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO BY NOON TODAY THEN DROP TO 30 TO 40 BELOW BY THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER ARCTIC AIR ARRIVES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR. LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE IN MINUTES AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LIFE THREATENING LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

NWS Forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area: Sun., 1/5/14

Weather

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Wind Chill Warnings are in effect beginning today through late Mon. evening and Tuesday morning! 

Today: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. N-NW winds at 15-30 mph. Wind chill values as low as -25.
Tonight: Mostly Cloudy with scattered flurries after midnight. Low around -14. NW winds at 20-30. Wind chill values as low as -40.

Monday: Partly sunny and cold with scattered flurries before noon. High near -5. NW winds at 15-30 mph. Wind chill values as low as -40.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. W-NW winds at 5-15 with gusts to near 20. Wind chill values as low as -30.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 21.

Bradley beats Drake 68-57 in Peoria, Il.

Sports

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Walt Lemon Junior scored a career-high 31 points to lead Bradley to a 68-57 win over Drake on Saturday. Lemon made 12 of 20 shots, including 3 of 5 3-pointers, as the Braves (6-9, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference) shot 52 percent from the field. Senior Aaron Hawley, who elected not to play last season, came off the bench to lead Drake with a career-high 27 points. He made 9 of 13 shots, including 4 of 7 3’s and all five of his free throws, but the other Bulldogs shot 8 of 26.

Bradley had a 32-10 advantage on points in paint and 16-2 in second chance points. The Braves also had 14 points on fast break with the Bulldogs getting none. And although Drake had 15 turnovers, Bradley cashed in for 27 points.

Drake never led with Bradley building a 17-point lead in the first half, which ended 34-28.

Iowa News Headlines: Sun., Jan. 5th 2014

News

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — You know it’s going to be cold when an ice skating rink shuts down due to expected subzero temperatures. That’s what happened in downtown Des Moines, where officials have opted to close the outdoor Brenton Skating Plaza today and Monday because of the frigid weather.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — Fire officials say an eastern Iowa house fire was started by a tenant who used a propane torch to thaw frozen water pipes. KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids reports that the fire began just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday in Independence. Independence Fire Chief Doug Cook says Tristin Beltz was using a torch in a part of a former duplex that was being renovated. Beltz and his family escaped the home safely.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three teenage boys have been charged in an assault of a 16-year-old boy in Des Moines, which spread quickly online after witnesses bragged about the beating on Facebook. Des Moines police said yesterday that two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old were charged with willful injury. Family members of 16-year-old Nathan Rogers say the attack was so severe that the East High School student was hospitalized.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say an Iowa man was arrested after he pulled a knife on his brother during a fight over peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The Register reports that Jerome Davis was arrested on Friday after the confrontation with his brother in their Des Moines home. Both men are in their 50s.

Luck rallies Indy to 45-44 playoff win over Chiefs

Sports

January 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck threw four second-half touchdown passes and scored on a fumble recovery, leading the Indianapolis Colts from a four-TD deficit to an historic 45-44 comeback victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in a wild-card game Saturday. It’s only the second time in playoff history a team rallied from a deficit of 28 or more points to win, according to STATS. Buffalo trailed by 32 before beating Houston 41-38 in overtime in January 1993.

Luck’s first career playoff victory sends Indianapolis (12-5) to either Denver or New England next weekend for the divisional round with four straight wins. Kansas City (11-6) finished its turnaround season with three straight losses, two to the Colts and none more stunning than Saturday’s loss.

The Chiefs took a 38-10 lead early in the third quarter, but all they could muster after that was two field goals, while Luck and the Colts began their comeback.

No. 13 Iowa State beats Texas Tech 73-62

Sports

January 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Georges Niang scored 17 points and Melvin Ejim added 16 to lead Number 13 Iowa State to a 73-62 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday, extending the Cyclones’ winning streak to a school record-tying 13 games. DeAndre Kane had 15 points for the Cyclones (13-0, 1-0) in the Big 12 opener for both teams. The win was the second in the Lubbock for Iowa State in the past eight games.

Jaye Crockett had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Dusty Hannahs added 16 points to lead Texas Tech (8-6, 0-1). The Cyclones came into the game averaging just over nine 3-pointers but managed only five against the Red Raiders. Texas Tech held Iowa State 15 points below its average.

Texas Tech tied the Cyclones at 50 on a 3-pointer by Crockett at 12:33 of the second half but the Red Raiders never took a lead.

South Dakota trounces Div. III Iowa Wesleyan 86-52

Sports

January 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Tyler Flack scored 16 points to pace South Dakota in its 86-52 win over Iowa Wesleyan on Saturday. South Dakota (5-9) got 15 points from Trevor Gruis, on 7 of 8 shooting, and 12 apiece from Brandon Bos and Adam Thoseby. The Coyotes shot 51 percent from the floor, including 7 of 17 from beyond the arc, and held a 43-24 advantage on the boards. Iowa Wesleyan, a Division III school, was led by Murray Schwengels with 13.

The Coyotes scored the game’s first eight points and later in the half had a 15-4 run as they built a 47-29 halftime advantage. An 11-point run to start the second half sealed Wesleyan’s fate as the lead grew to 27 points just 3:21 after the break. South Dakota held the Tigers scoreless over the game’s final 5:28.

EUGENE CLARK, 81, of Stuart (Svcs. 1/8/14)

Obituaries

January 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

EUGENE CLARK, 81, of Stuart, died Sat., Jan. 4th, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for EUGENE CLARK will be held 2-p.m. Wed., Jan. 8th, at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield.

The family will greet friends from 5-to 7-pm Tuesday, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

A luncheon at the Greenfield United Methodist Church will take place following the committal service in the Greenfield Cemetery.

EUGENE CLARKE is survived by:

His wife – Pauline Clarke, of Stuart.

His sons – Kendall (Val) Clarke, of Iowa Falls, & Kevin (Angie) Clarke, of Omaha.

6 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.