Boys:
Griswold 186, A-H-S-T 205 (Medalaist: Morgan Kimpson, Griswold 44; Runner-up: James Reynolds, Griswold 45)
Girls:
Griswold 235, A-H-S-T 242 (Medalist: Cassidy Legg, Griswold 50; Runner-up Nicole Tiarks, A-H-S-T 52)
Boys:
Griswold 186, A-H-S-T 205 (Medalaist: Morgan Kimpson, Griswold 44; Runner-up: James Reynolds, Griswold 45)
Girls:
Griswold 235, A-H-S-T 242 (Medalist: Cassidy Legg, Griswold 50; Runner-up Nicole Tiarks, A-H-S-T 52)
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A self-described “storm chaser” says it’s getting more hazardous to pursue his passion, not because of severe weather but due to so many amateurs who also chase storms. Jon Davies is a Kansas City-based meteorologist who seeks out destructive weather systems, though he knows storm chasers have a bad reputation for putting themselves in harm’s way. “Storm chasing can be exciting and dangerous at times,” Davies says. “Unlike those characters in ‘Twister,’ we see Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, unlike them, I don’t tie myself to a pipe in a barn with sharp instruments around, above ground when an EF-5 tornado is bearing down.”
That 1996 film was shot partly in Iowa. While tornadoes can strike in any month, we’re now starting tornado season in Iowa. Davies, who saw his first tornado at age nine, says storm chasers can be grouped into four categories: researchers, amateur hobbyists, storm tour operators and media chasers. “Of course, with the movie ‘Twister’ and all these TV shows like The Discovery Channel’s ‘Storm Chasers,’ there’s more traffic out there these days,” Davies says. “Sometimes, things get kind of crowded out there. The weather isn’t the most dangerous thing out there sometimes now, it’s the traffic.”
Davies chased an EF-4 twister that killed 13 people at a mobile home park in Andover, Kansas, in 1991. Davis also chased the Daykin-to-Hallam tornado in Nebraska, a destructive twister nine years ago that remained on the ground for more than 50 miles. Davies says storm chasers need to be especially cautious when encountering rain-wrapped tornadoes or those that strike at night. “I do encourage people who want to storm chase, don’t treat it casually like, ‘I think I’ll go out there and look at that storm and put my family in the car to do it,’ you need to know what you’re doing and you also need to not block the roads.”
Davies worked at The Weather Channel in the 1980s and got into storm chasing, which he says is his motivation for researching the weather. He’s published research on components of instability and wind shear and the probability of major tornadoes forming. He and his wife have published a book for kids: “Storm Chasers! On the Trail of Twisters.”
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A national conference in Omaha next month will help long-term care facilities plan for disasters. The two-day conference will feature speakers from around the country who have been through disasters at nursing homes or rehabilitation facilities. And experts will offer advice on meeting Medicaid and Medicare requirements.
Residents of long-term care facilities are already often in poor health and may need special care after a disaster. UNMC Dr. Philip Smith says planning and preparation are critical for these facilities. The conference will be held May 21-22 at the CenturyLink Center in downtown Omaha.
More details about the conference, which costs $195, are available online at www.preped.org.
Two teens from Villisca were charged in connection with alledged thefts from two local stores. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 14-year old’s Cordell Ryan Straw and Wyatt Dean Baldwin, both of Villisca, each face two counts of Theft of in the 5th Degree/Shoflifting, after they allegedly took items from the Villisca Foods and Casey’s General stores, in Villisca.
The incidents were investigated by authorities a little after 6-p.m., Wednesday. Straw and Baldwin were cited into Juvenile Court and released to the custody of their parents.
A Republican from southwest Iowa who has been a member of the Iowa Senate since 2011 is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate. Forty-two-year-old Joni Ernst of Red Oak also serves as a major in the Iowa National Guard. “Most of my adult life has been service-driven through the National Guard, the Reserves, public service,” Ernst says. “This is one way to take it a step further and try and be part of a solution to what I see as a problem right now in Washington, D.C.” Ernst says if she were a member of the U.S. Senate, tackling the federal deficit would be her top priority.
“We haven’t had a federal budget in four years now. That to me is a huge issue, so that’s number one,” Ernst says. “But with the budget concerns and our deficit, then it ties into national security which is something that I am very, very concerned about as a member of the military. My husband’s retired military. This is an issue we talk about daily.” Ernst and her husband have three daughters. Their youngest is 13 and will be entering high school next year.
“That’s something that my family and I discussed,” Ernst says. “My husband is a very good father/mother when I am away and I have a very tight-knit family also with a brother and sister that are close and a mother that just lives up the street. My father still lives in the area and all are very active with my family.” Ernst hopes to make a final decision about running for the U.S. Senate in 30 days.
“I really would like for Congressman King to make his decision because if he says he’s pursuing this, I will not be pursuing it,” she says. Republican Congressman Steve King has been considering a bid for the U.S. Senate since Democrat Tom Harkin announced in January that he would not seek reelection. Earlier this week King said he was “still on the bubble” about the race. Ernst served six years as the Montgomery County Auditor before running in a special election for the state senate seat Kim Reynolds gave up to become Iowa’s lieutenant governor. The district changed for the 2012 election. Between the two districts, Ernst has represented 10 different counties in southwest Iowa.
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Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group of conservative lawmakers wants to cut the salaries of Iowa Supreme Court justices who joined in a ruling that legalized gay marriage. Republican Rep. Larry Sheets says the justices “overstepped their constitutional boundaries.” The amendment would reduce the salaries of four justices from about $163,000 to $25,000.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has signed 34 bills into law. The bills include a measure to aid rebuilding Lake Delhi. Another makes stealing a police officer’s radio a misdemeanor offense. Penalties can be enhanced to a felony if the officer is injured during the theft.
EAGLE GROVE, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa police officer has resigned amid a federal investigation. Eagle Grove city administrator Mike Boyd was unable to characterize the federal investigation into Jon Bailey. He said agents recently searched Bailey’s home.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach has announced his resignation as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has held the position since August 2009. He had served as a Republican congressman for eastern Iowa from 1977 to 2007, when he lost to Democrat Dave Loebsack.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest this (Wednesday) afternoon of 18-year old Michael Otis Kleindienst of Coin. He was arrested on a Pottawattamie County Warrant for false reports with public safety entities and is being held on $5,000 bond.
Also arrested today (Wednesday) was 34-year old Amy Dawn Clemmons of Red Oak. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports that Clemmons was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct. No bond was set per the magistrate.
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