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U. of Northern Iowa pledges broad sex bias review

News, Sports

December 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Northern Iowa has announced plans for a wide-ranging review of the way its athletics department and other offices handle sexual harassment and assault complaints. All three of Iowa’s public universities are reviewing policies for preventing and reporting child abuse after coaches at Penn State and Syracuse have been accused of using their positions to meet victims. But UNI is going further than the others, performing a review and audit to determine whether its practices comply with the federal law known as Title IX that bans gender discrimination in public education. A Davenport woman suing the university for the way she was treated after two football players sexually assaulted her in 2004 has been seeking precisely such a review in her pending lawsuit, which was filed in 2007. 

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Nat’l. Weather Service Forecast for the KJAN listening area 12-18-11

Weather

December 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the forecast for Cass & surrounding counties from the National Weather Service (Forecast issued at 4-a.m. Sun., Dec. 18)

Today:    Sunny. High in the mid-50’s. Winds SW @ 10-15 mph, gusting to around 25.

Tonight: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Low in the upper 20’s. SW-W @10-15.

Monday: Partly Sunny & colder. High in the mid-30’s. N @ 10-15 w/gusts to around 25.

Monday night: Mostly Cloudy. Low in the mid-20’s.

Tuesday: Cloudy w/a 50% chance of light snow. High in the lower 30’s. NE @ 5-15 mph.

Wednesday: Partly Cloudy. High in the upper 30’s.

Thursday: Partly Sunny. High in the mid-30’s.

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Saturday’s area high school basketball scores (from 12-17-11)

Sports

December 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Boy’s Basketball

Audubon 55, Westside Ar-We-Va 51

Denison-Schleswig 55, Creston 48

Harlan 67, Council Bluffs Lincoln 48

IKM-Manning 72, South Central Calhoun 41

Logan-Magnolia 47, Charter Oak-Ute 37

Mondamin West Harrison 81, Missouri Valley 70

Treynor 48, Council Bluffs St. Albert 37

Woodward-Granger 47, Coon Rapids-Bayard 44

Girl’s basketball

Coon Rapids-Bayard 38, Woodward-Granger 26

Denison-Schleswig 54, Creston 29

Harlan 45, Council Bluffs Lincoln 35

IKM-Manning 73, South Central Calhoun 26

Missouri Valley 64, Mondamin West Harrison 26

Treynor 42, Council Bluffs St. Albert 23

Westside Ar-We-Va 61, Audubon 55

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Women’s college basketball scores (Midwest Division) from Sat., Dec. 17th

Sports

December 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Bradley 96, Iowa 88

North Dakota 74, N. Iowa 70

SW Minnesota St. 75, Upper Iowa 59

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IA beats Drake 82-68 in men’s hoops, Saturday (12-17)

Sports

December 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After a pair of tough road losses, Iowa needed senior Matt Gatens to provide leadership, stability and, above all else, a strong game against rival Drake. Gatens was brilliant on both ends of the floor on Saturday night. Gatens led five Hawkeyes in double figures with 20 points and shut down Drake star Ben Simons as Iowa knocked off the Bulldogs 82-68 to snap a two-game losing streak. Bryce Cartwright added 12 points for the Hawkeyes (6-5), who also avoided their first sweep at the hands of their instate rivals Drake, Iowa State and Northern Iowa. Melsahn Basabe, Aaron White and Marble each scored 10 points for Iowa.

Rayvonte Rice led Drake (6-4) with 23 points, 19 of those coming in the second half.  Iowa capitalized on Drake’s poor shooting – just 11 for 30 in the first half – into open looks at the other end. The Hawkeyes shot 57.6 percent in the first 20 minutes and got 26 of their 44 points inside the paint. The Hawkeyes had been humbled on the road in their last two games, decisive losses at Northern Iowa and Iowa State. The Panthers beat Iowa by 20, and the Cyclones led by as many as 24 points before cruising to an 86-76 win. But the Bulldogs have never had much success at Iowa, and Saturday night wasn’t any different. Jordan Clarke had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Drake, which committed 19 turnovers and lost for the 29th time in 32 trips to Iowa City. 

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MAXINE C. CARSPECKEN, 92, of Griswold (Svcs 12-22-11)

Obituaries

December 17th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

MAXINE C. CARSPECKEN, 92, of Griswold, died Sat., Dec. 17th, at the Griswold Care Center. Funeral services for MAXINE CARSPECKEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Dec. 22nd, at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6:30-7:30-pm Wed., Dec. 21st.

Burial will be in the Whipple Cemetery.

MAXINE CARSPECKEN is survived by:

Her sons – Dennis (Jaris) Carspecken, of Las Vegas, NV, & Richard (Diane) Carspecken, of Atlantic.

Her daughter – Marilyn Taylor, of Henderson, NV.

Her sister – Ila Gahard, of Peoria, AZ.

9 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren, as well as her brother- and sister-in law, Bob & Carolyn Scott, of Atlantic.

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King Announces additional Missouri River flooding disaster relief

News

December 17th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Western Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King, Saturday issued a statement after Congress passed legislation to provide $8.1 billion in emergency funding for disaster recovery. The bill included $6.4 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund and $1.7 billion in funding for disaster recovery assistance through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps). 

King said “This year’s flooding along the Missouri River did significant amounts of damage to homes, businesses, and farm land, and it greatly weakened much of the infrastructure that’s in place up and down the river to protect us from flooding.” He added “The Corps has estimated that nearly $750 million in damage was done to the levees and other flood control infrastructure in the Missouri River basin. Getting our levees repaired to their pre-flood specifications has been a priority (of his) since (the) water levels crested.” King said “Without the protection of the levees, home owners and businesses will be unable to rebuild and many farmers will be forced to pay triple crop insurance premiums.” 

The legislation passed the House Friday. In addition, the House passed legislation to offset the cost of the disaster aid with an across-the-board cut to non-defense spending in Fiscal Year 2012. The legislation was approved by the Senate Saturday, although the offset for the disaster relief was stripped out by a vote of 43-56. The legislation now awaits the president’s signature.

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Iowa wrestler Marion arrested on traffic violation

Sports

December 17th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa wrestler Montell Marion has again been arrested on suspicion of a traffic violation. The Gazette of Cedar Rapids reports that Marion was arrested Friday for driving while barred – his third traffic-related arrest in Johnson County. A Johnson County Jail staffer told the newspaper that the 23-year-old Marion was stopped by campus police earlier Friday afternoon.

Marion was suspended from the wresting team in 2010 after he was arrested for drunken driving that spring, but was reinstated in January. A jail staffer said Marion was released Friday afternoon on a promise to appear in court.

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BEULAH SCHULTZ, 88, of Greenfield (Svcs 12-21-11)

Obituaries

December 17th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

BEULAH SCHULTZ, 88, of Greenfield, died Sat., Dec. 17th, at the Adair County Memorial Hospital, in Greenfield. Funeral services for BEULAH SCHULTZ will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Dec. 21st, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Visitation will be at the funeral home from Noon until 8-pm Tue., Dec. 20th, with the family present to greet friends, from 6-8pm. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.  Memorials may be directed to the Beulah Schultz Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery.

BEULAH SCHULTZ is survived by:

Her husband – Bud Schultz, of Greenfield.

Her daughter – Sally (John) Gruss, of Greenfield.

6 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild, other relatives, and friends.

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Omaha, Council Bluffs Mayors to Build House

News, Sports

December 17th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The mayors of Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa, will build a Habitat for Humanity home this weekend to settle a friendly wager over the Nebraska-Iowa football game.The men placed the bet on Nov. 18 on the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge over the Missouri River between the two states. Under the terms of the deal, the mayor that backed the losing team would have to build a house in the winning mayor’s city.The Nebraska Cornhuskers beat the Hawkeyes 20-7 on Nov. 25, so Council Bluffs Mayor Tom Hanafan will be building a house in Omaha on Saturday. Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle plans to lend a hand.

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