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Iowa St coach uncertain on starting QB

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November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Grant Rohach might be getting his chance to try to reverse Iowa State’s free fall through the Big 12 Conference. rohach, a redshirt freshman, is listed as the No. 1 quarterback on the Cyclones’ depth chart for Saturday’s home game against TCU, ahead of season-long starter Sam Richardson. Coach Paul Rhoads says that doesn’t necessarily mean Rohach will take the team’s first snap. Rhoads says it all depends on how the quarterbacks practice this week and Richardson very well could end up starting.

Whatever Rhoads decides, the Cyclones (1-7, 0-5 Big 12) need a big lift at the position. They’ve been outscored 170-41 in the last three games and the offense is struggling just to make a first down.

IA High School Football 2nd Round Playoff Scores

Sports

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Class 4-A

  • Ames 72, Urbandale 37
  • Bettendorf 27, Iowa City West 24 (OT)
  • Cedar Rapids Xavier 34, Iowa City High 0
  • Cedar Rapids Kennedy 35, Davenport Assumption 12
  • Dowling Catholic 38, Southeast Polk 14
  • Pleasant Valley 26, Cedar Falls 7
  • West Des Moines Valley 49, Sioux City East 0
  • Waukee 44, Ankeny Centennial 7

Class 3-A

  • Harlan 21, Carroll 18
  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 28, Spencer 10
  • Clear Lake 35, Waverly-Shell Rock 17
  • Decorah 40, Maquoketa 24
  • Grinnell 28, Dallas Center-Grimes 21
  • Pella 14, Williamsburg 0
  • Solon 49, West Delaware 20
  • Washington 42, Oskaloosa 7

Class 2-A

  • Kuemper Catholic 38, West Marshall 14
  • Abia 26, Mid-Prairie 16
  • Boyden-Hull-RV 34, Spirit Lake 28
  • Gilbert 36, North Polk 6
  • Mediapolis 27, Bondurant-Farrar 22
  • New Hampton 19, Western Dubuque 7
  • Sioux Center 27, Central Lyon 13
  • Waukon 48, Beckman Catholic 14

Class 1-A

  • Ogden 12, St. Albert 10
  • Van Meter 34, Mount Ayr 14
  • Maquoketa Valley 35, Wilton 27
  • North Fayette Valley 28, Nashua-Plainfield 0
  • Iowa City Regina 35, Clayton Ridge 3
  • South O’Brien 27, Ridge View 14
  • South Winneshiek 36, Dike-New Hartford 17
  • Fort Dodge St. Edmond 14, Northwest Webster 6

Class A

  • A-H-S-T 24, Madrid 16
  • Audubon 24, East Mills 0
  • B-G-M 35, Lynnville-Sully 7
  • Bishop Garrigan 54, Hinton 20
  • Gladbrook-Reinbeck 34, Turkey Valley 22
  • Pekin 27, Lisbon 6
  • Wapsie Valley 35, Grundy Center 0
  • West Lyon 50, Lawton-Bronson 7

Eight Player

  • Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 44, Coon Rapids-Bayard 20
  • Adair-Casey 73, Twin Cedars 38
  • Glidden-Ralston 38, Boyer Valley 14
  • Don Bosco 48, Northwood-Kensett 20
  • Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 28, West Bend-Mallard 18
  • Newell-Fonda 52, Ruthven-Ayrshire 26
  • Springville 68, Easton Valley 36
  • Wayne 52, H-L-V 40

DONALD W. PAUL, 90, of Atlantic (11-9-13)

Obituaries

November 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DONALD W. PAUL, 90, a long-time Atlantic resident, died October 9th at his home. Services for DON PAUL will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, November 9th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

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DON PAUL is survived by:

His wife – Mona Tompkin Paul.

Iowa police: Winds overturned trailer of turkeys

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November 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say high winds caused a trailer full of turkeys to overturn on the side of a highway in northwest Iowa. The Sac County Sheriff’s Office says 760 turkeys were in the trailer when it was blown over Sunday night on Highway 20.

A semitrailer helping to carry the turkeys was headed to a processing plant in Storm Lake when the driver pulled over due to a mechanical malfunction. The trailer was unhooked from the power unit and dollied. The accident happened as the trailer was dollied.

Officials say 70 percent of the birds died. Emergency responders cut holes in the trailer to help remove turkeys that were dead and alive.

UPDATE: Gunshots reported at Iowa State University. Suspect arrested

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November 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Gunshots were reported on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, and officials say a suspect is in custody.  Iowa State University police say the incident happened Monday morning on central campus as part of a vehicle chase by Ames police. One person was sent to the hospital, but no students were injured. The university posted on its website there is no threat to the community. Police say people should avoid an area that is cordoned off.

The Iowa State Daily, the university’s student newspaper, reports an alert was sent to ISU students at 10:55 a.m. saying the threat was over. The Iowa State Daily reports Warren Madden, the university’s senior vice president, says police told him the pickup truck involved in the incident was stolen.

3 strains of influenza identified in Iowa

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November 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Health reports the Iowa Influenza Surveillance Network has identified three strains of flu currently circulating in Iowa – H1N1 (2009 pandemic strain), H3N2 (regular seasonal flu strain), and Influenza B. While influenza activity remains at a low level, the identification of three circulating strains means that without a flu vaccination, an individual could become ill with the flu three different times. The flu vaccine, which is plentifully available, covers all three strains of flu that have been detected.

IDPH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend annual influenza vaccinations for everyone 6 months of age and older. A person’s decision to receive the vaccination or not impacts their entire community, as a yearly flu vaccine not only protects the individual from illness, but also those around them. It’s especially important to be vaccinated if you have regular contact with people more vulnerable to the complications of flu, including babies, children with asthma, and the elderly. IDPH also recommends pregnant women be vaccinated to protect themselves, and to pass on some immunity to their baby.

The flu is a serious respiratory illness caused by viruses. The flu comes on suddenly and symptoms may include fever, headache, tiredness, cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, and body aches. Illness typically lasts two to seven days, and often puts healthy people in bed for days. Influenza may cause severe illness or even death in people such as the very young or very old, or those who have underlying health conditions.

Influenza is not a ‘reportable disease’ in Iowa, which means doctors are not required to notify IDPH each time a patient tests positive for influenza; however, IDPH conducts year-round influenza surveillance through the Iowa Influenza Surveillance Network. This surveillance indicates what types of influenza viruses are circulating and how widespread influenza illness is. For more information about where and what kind of influenza is in Iowa, go to www.idph.state.ia.us/Cade/Influenza.aspx?pg=FluHome.

Contact your health care provider or local health department to find out where the vaccine is available in your community or use the Flu Vaccine Finder at www.flu.gov/.

Lack of sunlight can cause problems for some

News

November 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Dealing with the time change that took place this weekend and getting all your clocks reset is just one of the issues you’ll face as the season changes. Dr. Steve Zorn with Iowa Sleep says you now will be coming home from work in the dark, and that can cause problems. “There’s data that accident rates are worse in the evening — people aren’t used to driving in the dark as much at that time of day,” Zorn says. He says drivers will eventually adjust.

“It usually seems to last a couple of weeks, and then it disappears,” Zorn says. The doctor also treats sleep disorders that are a more longer term problem at this time of year. One of them is Season Affective Disorder or SAD.SAD “Season Affective Disorder is a condition where some people are more sensitive to the lack of light and as a result, when it is dark in the winter months and the earth is rotated, you just don’t get the same amount of sunlight in a 24-hour period,” according the Zorn. He says one of the symptoms of SAD is insomnia.

“It is a depression, and you just don’t feel as good as you normally would like to feel,” Zorn explains. “Some people say that they feel they are in a hole looking up.” The doctor says one treatment is simply getting more light into your life. “There are what’s called light boxes, and they have a higher intensity light. I would think about 10-thousand lux. You can get these now in many places,” Zorn says. Zorn says people with more severe problems may need to be treated with medication.

(Radio Iowa)

Backyard and Beyond 11-04-2013

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

November 4th, 2013 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Pat Crosley with the New Century Art Guild in Kimballton about an open house and chili cook-off contest in Kimballton Nov. 10th.

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Atlantic man arrested for assault by strangulation

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November 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department reports the arrest on Sunday of an Atlantic resident on an assault charge. 43-year old Darren Towne was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault by Strangulation, and Domestic Abuse Assault causing injury. Towne was booked into the Cass County Jail.

“Scrooge” candidates announced for annual drive in Atlantic

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November 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Area Chamber’s 13th Annual Scrooge Contest, sponsored by Hockenberry Family Care and Great Western Bank, is underway during the month of November. Eleanor Hoover organized the contest back in 2002 just one year after the inaugural Lighted Parade.

The competition has candidates raising money and collecting non-perishable food items for the Atlantic Food Pantry.

Jeff Christensen

Jeff Christensen

Hans Kringel

Hans Kringel

Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson

Heather McKay

Heather McKay

David Miller

David Miller

Vickie Retallic

Vickie Retallic

The 2013 candidates include: Vickie Ratallic, HyVee; Rachel Johnson, Villa Dance and Aunt B’s; Jeff Christensen (donations delivered to Fareway, Pizza Ranch and Cass County Farm Bureau); Heather McKay, Atlantic Community School District; David Miller, Boy Scouts Troop 54 (donations can be delivered to Meyer and Gross Real Estate); and Hans Krengel, Howard’s Clothing.

The Scrooge Candidate who raises the most points serves as the Grand Marshal in the Lighted Parade Dec. 7th at 6 p.m. in Downtown Atlantic. Cash donations are worth two points on the dollar and non-perishable items are worth one point.

Past Scrooge’s have included Devin Ferguson 2002, Eleanor Hoover 2003, Rex McDermott 2004, Tonia Goft 2005, Rick Harlan 2006, Mary Ann Moorman 2007, Dana Halder 2008, Tammy Wise & Janet Huey 2009, Ritchie Anderson 2010, Janet Cappel 2011 and Melanie Petty 2012.

Donations to a candidate can be made by delivering food or funds to their drop off locations or the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information please call the Chamber at 712.243.3017 or email chamber@atlanticiowa.com