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Tournament of Champions forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024

Weather

August 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our Low this morning was 45. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 83 and the Low was 57. The Record High here on Aug. 10th, was 105 in 1894. The Record Low was 42 in 1967. Sunrise today: 6:24-a.m.; Sunset: 8:27-p.m.

Spencer Lee Earns Olympic Silver

Sports

August 9th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

PARIS – Former University of Iowa All-American and three-time National Champion Spencer Lee won a silver medal Friday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the 11th Hawkeye wrestler in school history to medal at the Olympic Games.
Lee fell to top-seeded Rei Higuchi of Japan in the gold medal match, 4-2. Lee earned two push out points in the first period to lead 2-0 at the break. A scramble led to a Higuchi takedown to tie it at 2-2 and give the Japanese wrestler the lead on criteria. Higuchi countered a last second attack from Lee with a takedown to make the final 4-2.
The Murrysville, Pennsylvania, native earned a spot in the gold medal round winning a tight decision over China’s Zou Wanhao in the round of 16. Lee earned a passivity point and a takedown before Wanhao scored two pushout points at the end of the match. Lee rolled to a 12-2 victory in the quarterfinals over Bekzat Almaz Uulu of Kyrgyzstan. After Lee gave up an early takedown, he locked up the technical superiority with 12 unanswered points.
Lee defeated Uzbekistan’s Gulomjan Abdullaev in the semifinal with his second straight first period technical superiority winning 14-4.  Lee used three takedowns and gut wrenches to punch his way into the gold medal match.
The last Hawkeye to medal at the Olympics was Thomas Gilman who won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Iowa’s 11 Olympic medalist include:
Terry McCann, 1960 (G)
Ed Banach, 1984 (G)
Lou Banach, 1984 (G)
Barry Davis, 1984 (S)
Randy Lewis, 1984 (G)
Chris Campbell, 1992 (B)
Tom Brands, 1996 (G)
Terry Brands, 2000 (B)
Lincoln McIlravy, 2000 (B)
Thomas Gilman, 2021 (B)
Spencer Lee, 2024 (S)

BRAHMER ON MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST

Sports

August 9th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State sophomore tight end Benjamin Brahmer has been named to the John Mackey Award Watch List heading into the 2024 season. The award is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding tight end.

Brahmer, a Pierce, Nebraska, native, is coming off an outstanding initial season in Ames in which he earned Freshman All-America honors from multiple outlets. He broke ISU’s true freshman tight end record with 28 receptions and finished with 352 yards and two touchdowns.

Brahmer was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection by the league’s coaches.

Tickets for the 2024 football season are on sale now with a slate that features Kansas State and a Homecoming showdown with Texas Tech as well as others. Fans can purchase season tickets for as low as $299, while mini-packs, single-game tickets and parking are also on sale.

The Cyclones open the season August 31 against 2023 FCS Playoff qualifier North Dakota.

2 Hawkeyes Tabbed for Watch Lists

Sports

August 9th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa seniors Logan Jones and Luke Lachey were named to the Rimington Trophy and John Mackey Award watch lists, respectively, on Friday. The Rimington Trophy is awarded annually to the nation’s top center, while the Mackey Award is presented to the country’s most outstanding tight end.
Jones (6-foot-3, 293-pounds) was also named to the Rimington preseason list ahead of last season. Former Hawkeye Tyler Linderbaum was the 2021 Rimington Trophy recipient.
Jones was previously tabbed for the Outland Trophy Watch List earlier this month, presented to the top offensive lineman in the country.
The Council Bluffs, Iowa, native was voted third team All-Big Ten by conference media and honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches in 2023. Jones started at center in13 games, missing the Nebraska game due to injury.
The watch list includes 40 players and is compiled by the Rimington Trophy Committee in coordination with Pro Football Focus (PFF).
The center with the most first team votes on three All-America teams (Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, and Football Writers Association of America) will determine the winner of the Rimington Trophy. The award is named after Nebraska center Dave Rimington, who is a two-time All-American, College Football Hall of Fame inductee, and the only college football player to win the Outland Trophy twice.
Lachey (six-foot-six, 247-pounds) was previously recognized as a preseason second-team All-Big Ten tight end by Athlon and was a fourth-team All-Big Ten pick by Phil Steele. The Columbus, Ohio, native was also named to the Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List earlier this week.
Last season, Lachey secured 10 passes for 131 yards before sustaining a season-ending injury in the third game of the season. He has made 13 career starts through 30 games played, hauling in four touchdowns and 662 yards across 46 receptions.
In 2022, former Hawkeye Sam LaPorta was one of three finalists for the Mackey Award.
Iowa has had two previous winners of the Mackey Award, including Dallas Clark in 2002 and T.J. Hockenson in 2018. Tony Moeaki (2009), Allen Reisner (2010) and Noah Fant (2018) were also semifinalists for the award.
The Hawkeyes open their season on Aug. 31 against Illinois State. The sold-out game is set for an 11 a.m. (CT) kickoff.
HAWKEYES ON 2024 WATCH LISTS
* Sebastian Castro – Bronko Nagurski Trophy (D-POY) // Jim Thorpe Award (DB)
* Jay Higgins — Bronko Nagurski Trophy (D-POY) // Wuerffel Award (community service)
* Nick Jackson — Bronko Nagurski Trophy (D-POY)
* Leshon Williams — Doak Walker Award (RB)
* Logan Jones – Outland Trophy (OL) // Rimington Award (C)
* Drew Stevens – Lou Groza Award (PK)
* Luke Elkin — Mannelly Award (LS) 
* Cade McNamara – Comeback POY
* Luke Lachey – Mackey Award (TE) // Comeback POY

IOWA STATE ANNOUNCES WOMEN’S HOOPS NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Sports

August 9th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has announced its women’s basketball non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. The schedule features nine home contests to be played in Hilton Coliseum.

The Cyclones will play five-straight home games to open the season, including a preseason exhibition game against Central College on October 30, before their regular season opener on Monday, November 4 against Chicago State. Iowa State will also face Indiana State (Nov. 7), Southern (Nov. 10), St. Thomas (Nov. 14) during the stretch in Hilton Coliseum.

ISU takes on in-state opponents in back-to-back matchups, traveling to UNI on November 20 before playing host to Drake on November 24.

The Cyclones travel to the 2024 Elevance Health Fort Myers Women’s Tip-Off to play defending National Champion South Carolina on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28). Iowa State will also meet Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30) in the Sunshine State.

The Cyclones return to Hilton Coliseum in December to host USC-Upstate (Dec. 3) and Central Michigan (Dec. 8). The annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game against Iowa will be played on December 11 in Iowa City. ISU’s final home non-conference game will feature a matchup with Eastern Illinois on Dec. 15 before Iowa State travels to Uncasville, Connecticut for the 11th annual Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase, sponsored by Invesco QQQ. The Cyclones will play 2024 Final Four-participant UConn at the event.

Times and television selections will be announced at a later date.

2024-25 Iowa State Women’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule

Oct. 30 – Central College (Ex.) – Hilton Coliseum

Nov. 4 – Chicago State – Hilton Coliseum

Nov. 7 – Indiana State – Hilton Coliseum

Nov. 10 – Southern – Hilton Coliseum

Nov. 14 – St. Thomas – Hilton Coliseum

Nov. 20 – Northern Iowa – Cedar Falls, Iowa

Nov. 24 – Drake – Hilton Coliseum

Nov. 28 – South Carolina (Fort Myers Tip-Off) – Fort Myers, Florida

Nov. 30 – Middle Tennessee (Fort Myers Tip-Off) – Fort Myers, Florida

Dec. 3 – USC-Upstate – Hilton Coliseum

Dec. 8 – Central Michigan – Hilton Coliseum

Dec. 11 – Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) – Iowa City, Iowa

Dec. 15 – Eastern Illinois – Hilton Coliseum

Dec. 17 – UConn (Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase) – Uncasville, Connecticut

Iowa nursing home operator faces more wrongful death claims

News

August 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – One of Iowa’s largest nursing home operators, Care Initiatives of West Des Moines, is currently facing at least 10 wrongful death lawsuits. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports the lawsuits, all filed in state court over the past 18 months, include four against Northcrest Specialty Care in Waterloo, which has been the focus of at least 21 complaint investigations by the state in the past year. Care Initiative’s facilities in Avoca and Corning are included in the lawsuits. Read more about those cases below.

In each of the lawsuits, Care Initiatives has denied any wrongdoing. The company, which operates 43 Iowa nursing homes as well as several assisted living centers and hospice locations, says it does not comment on pending litigation. Roughly 2,800 elderly or disabled Iowans receive care from one of the company’s facilities.

In several of the lawsuits, Care Initiatives has attempted to have the cases thrown out of court due to contracts residents signed at admission. Those contracts call for any disputes between the residents and the company to be settled through private arbitration rather than civil litigation.

At least four wrongful deaths claims have been filed against Waterloo’s Northcrest Specialty Care nursing home, although some of those claims are being challenged due to arbitration agreements signed by elderly residents. (Photo via Google Earth; document courtesy of Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County)

Such agreements have generated controversy nationally, with advocates for seniors arguing that residents and their family members often don’t understand the contracts may result in them losing their right to sue.

Corning Specialty Care: The family of Angela Segebart alleges that she was admitted to the Corning home in September 2017 and that on Jan. 20, 2022, she tested positive for COVID-19. On Jan. 27, 2022, the staff allegedly dropped Segebart while transferring her in or out of bed, resulting in two broken legs. The lawsuit claims the staff then failed to assess Segebart’s injuries and placed her back in bed. Two days later, she was experiencing respiratory problems and was transferred to a hospital where she subsequently died.

The official cause of Segebart’s death was chronic respiratory failure and pneumonia due to COVID-19, with sepsis and acute renal failure listed as contributing factors. Care Initiatives successfully fought to have the bulk of the case settled through arbitration, although the family’s claim of loss of consortium could result in further litigation depending on the outcome of arbitration.

Avoca Specialty Care: The family of Craig Christensen alleges that while living at the Avoca facility in January 2022, Christensen developed a urinary tract infection that was left untreated and led to the development of sepsis and septic shock and, ultimately, his death on Feb. 20, 2022. A jury trial is scheduled for July 29, 2025.

 

Iowa Hunger Coalition says food banks are overwhelmed this summer

News

August 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Representatives from the Iowa Hunger Coalition have met with state officials, hoping to convince Governor Kim Reynolds Iowa should participate in a federal program NEXT summer that provides extra food for kids in low income households. The program provides an extra 120 dollars in summertime federal food assistance for each child who qualified for free or reduced price lunch at school. Reynolds cited administrative costs when she turned down the federal funds for the so-called “Summer E-B-T” program THIS summer.

Luke Elzinga, a spokesman for the coalition, says the U-S-D-A has announced it will provide grants to states, to cover technology expenses associated with the benefits.

Elzinga says food pantries in the state are overwhelmed.

Elzinga works for the Des Moines Area Religious Council food pantries, which saw record use in July.

The Iowa Hunger Coalition delivered a petition to the governor’s office this week that was signed by over 35-hundred Iowans, urging Reynolds to accept extra federal food benefits next summer for low income students who qualify for free or reduced prices school lunches.

Cities with severe flooding reviewing FEMA’s buyout program

News

August 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa communities hit by this spring’s flooding are evaluating whether — and how — FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program could work in their area. The grants may be used to buy homes that are damaged or destroyed by flooding — at pre-flood market prices — and the land is cleared. Kevin Robinson is the deputy city manager in Spencer.

FEMA typically pays 75 percent of the cost of these projects, with state and local governments being responsible for the rest.

The program was used previously in Cherokee, where nearly 190 homes were either demolished or moved — clearing about 67 acres along the Little Sioux River.

“Breakfast with the Birds” Program

Ag/Outdoor, News

August 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Conservation Board is sponsoring a “Breakfast with the Birds” Program. The program will be held at Sunnyside Park, Camblin’s Addition Shelter in Atlantic, IA on August 17th 2024 at 9 am. Free will donations accepted.

Kay Neuman, Executive Director at S.O.A.R., Saving Our Avian Resources, will show and discuss several of her permanently injured birds and will hopefully have one that is fully recovered and ready to release back into the wild.

Please help the Cass County Conservation Board support raptors and education, by attending this event.

Ice Cream Social and Annual Meeting to be August 18 at Carstens Farmstead

Ag/Outdoor, News

August 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Shelby, IA – An old- fashioned ice cream social is planned for Sunday, August 18, 2024 at Carstens 1880 Farmstead near Shelby.  This will be a family friendly event for all ages.  The ice cream social will begin at 5 p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m. Carstens Board member Terry Torneten says “Our annual ice cream social gets us in gear for the Farm Days show which happens in about three weeks. It is a great time to come out and enjoy being on the farm.”

Torneten adds, “The homemade ice cream will be made by Benny’s Ice Cream, Minden, Iowa. Benny’s Ice Cream is our board member Ben Ausdemore and his wife Katie. I hope we see a good crowd come out for ice cream again this year.”

The annual meeting of Carstens 1880 Farmstead, Inc. to plan for the upcoming 42nd Annual Carstens Farm Days will take place during the ice cream social starting at 6 p.m. Reports will be given by various committees which have been organized for the show.

Members of Carstens Farm will be voting for three positions on the board of directors. The following board members’ terms are ending as of the date of the meeting: Charlie Leaders of Minden, Stan Kern of Shelby and Rick Newland of Persia will be up for re-election for another term. Additional nominations from the meeting attendees will be added to the ballot.

Continuing board members are David Dittmer and Gerald McCool of Minden, Bill Johnson of Shelby, Harvey Ferris of Missouri Valley and Terry Torneten of Harlan.  Results of the election will be announced following the meeting.

Carstens 1880 Farmstead is located at 32409 380th St, Shelby, just south of I-80 exit 34. Carstens 1880 Farmstead, Inc., a non-profit group of local volunteer members, maintains the farm as a working museum exhibit. It is located between Minden and Shelby, Iowa in Pottawattamie County. The farmstead is the home of Carstens Farm Days, which is held the first weekend after Labor Day each September.  It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information visit the web site: www.carstensfarm.com