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The Iowa State men’s basketball team looks to snap a 13-game losing streak to Kansas, when it hosts the 5th ranked Jayhawks this afternoon. Kansas has won 10 straight games and leads the Big 12 standings. The match up will feature two of the league’s top big men in Iowa State’s Royce White and K-U’s Thomas Robinson. Robinson and White are first and second respectively, in the Big 12, in rebounding. Tip-time for today’s game at Hilton Coliseum is 1-p.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – State officials are moving ahead with the most fundamental change in the state’s mental health system in more than a century. Department of Human Services director Chuck Palmer says in an interview with The Associated Press that he expects legislators to approve the change, which will lead to a uniform system rather than services that now vary from county to county. Palmer says that should mean improved services that are available across the state. The five-year cost of the effort is projected to be about $133 million, with a big first-year bill of $47 million.
Sen. Jack Hatch, a Des Moines Democrat who helped devise the new system, says funding should be available, even at a time when lawmakers are face with a tight overall state budget.
MILDRED G. JACOBSEN, 93, of Atlantic, died Thu., Jan. 26th, at the Cass County Hospice Center. In accordance with her wishes, cremation has taken place, and no other services are planned for MILDRED JACOBSEN. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.
OPAL MARIE DWINELL, 92, died Thu., Jan. 26th, at Mercy Hospice House in Johnston. Funeral services for OPAL DWINELL will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Jan. 31st, at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Dexter.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-7pm Monday (1/30). Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com
Burial will be in the Wiscotta Cemetery in Redfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
RAYMOND E. DRAMAN, 54, of Casey, died Thu., Jan. 26th, at home. Funeral services for RAYMOND DRAMAN will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Jan. 31st, at the Casey United Methodist Church. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.
Visitation at the church will be held from 6-8pm Mon. (1/30). Online condolences may left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Burial will be in the Dalmanutha Cemetery in rural Guthrie County.
Memorials contributions may be directed to the family.
405 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 NWS/Des Moines
…NEAR RECORD HIGHS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY…
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. HIGH AROUND 50.
The superintendent of the West Harrison Community School District on Friday, released a statement involving one of his principals. Joel Foster confirmed earlier reports that both the district and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Principal & girls basketball coach Mike Loftin’s alleged actions, at the West Harrison High School in Mondamin. The investigation was launched after an incident allegedly took place on January 20th. A 15-year old freshman girl claimed Loftin pulled off her breakaway pants down to her knees in front of fellow students, leaving her exposed in her underwear. The teen, who is a guard on the West Harrison girls basketball team, told authorities the incident took place outside of a locker room, just before the team was about to board a bus for a game. The superintendent said once the investigation is complete, the school board will take appropriate action.
Here is the text of Superintendent Joel Foster’s statement to the media:
On Saturday January 21st, 2012, it was brought to my attention that there might have been an incident between a staff member and a student on Friday evening January 20th. I immediately began investigating this incident and the West Harrison Community Schools responded to the allegations in an appropriate manner. This incident continues to be actively investigated by West Harrison Community Schools and the Harrison County Sheriffs Department.At the conclusion of this investigation, the West Harrison Community Schools Board of Education will respond in a manner that is appropriate to the findings of the investigation.
Joel Foster Superintendent, West Harrison Community Schools
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