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(Corning, Iowa) – Officials with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office have released a report on arrests and citations covering the period of Nov. 15 through Dec. 3.
Des Moines, Iowa (KCCI) — The Iowa Department of Public Health released new COVID-19 data Friday. IDPH reports 747 patients hospitalized with the virus, up from 721 at the last report on Monday and the highest total reported in 2021. Of those hospitalized with COVID-19, 73.3% are unvaccinated, while 83.3% of those listed in intensive care with COVID-19 are unvaccinated.
Positive tests are also on the rise. IDPH reports 9,706 new positive tests in the last seven days, up from 8,221 on Monday. The state’s 14-day positivity rate increased from 11.2% to 11.5%. The state now reports 20 long-term care facilities with virus outbreaks, up from 19 on Monday.
There have been 4,232,948 vaccine doses administered in Iowa, with 69.2% of those 18 and older fully vaccinated and 72.5% of those 12 and older with at least one dose.
(The following article was written by: Kathy Hobson and Trisha Niceswanger, and submitted by Rebecca Wallace, Public Outreach Committee Facilitator for the Atlantic High School)
Custodians make our day! As educators, we couldn’t survive without our custodial staff. We constantly heard about the frontline workers being the first line of defense against the
transmission of COVID. In education, our custodial staff are the frontline workers of our disease defense and success. They are our essential workers! The job of school custodian has many hats. There is so much more to their daily contributions than sweeping our floors and cleaning up the lunchroom. In addition to those two necessary responsibilities, they are now called upon to be our safety experts, the local handyman (or woman), a problem solver, a plumbing and heating specialist, our room sanitizers, a public relations liaison, and do grounds patrol. New teachers are always told to get to know your custodian; they are your friends! So very true.
A big reason we were able to be in person during the 20-21 school year was because of the constant cleaning/sanitizer our custodians did in all classrooms and buildings. According to
high school teacher Kathy Hobson, “There wasn’t a day that school year that I didn’t feel my classroom was exceptionally clean and sanitized to start the day.” With the middle school fire last July, the custodial staff had yet another unexpected hat on their plates – getting buildings ready to handle displaced students and staff so we could have as normal of days as possible.
In a matter of two weeks, the Achievement Center went from limited classrooms and several open areas to a building housing several makeshift classrooms and limited open space. Crews
built walls, applied soundproofing insulation and moved student desks. Staff have greatly appreciated the time put in to create a functional environment. 7th Grade Science teacher Michael Applegate commented “They did a ton of the work with setting up and moving items. They helped with putting down carpet squares and adding the additional insulation wall up to the ceiling. They deserve gold medals.”
7th Grade ELA teacher Angela Oglsebee added “The custodians put in many long hours before school started and the first few weeks of school to make sure the AC was ready to go. Early
mornings and late nights were kept in order to get everything accomplished. The custodians brainstormed a lot to help make the AC liveable for teachers and students. They are trying hard
to make a bad situation bearable.” Finally, 7th Grade Math teacher Amberley Schechinger added “Not once have I heard Brian or Wade complain about the extra challenges they are facing.”
Thank you from all educators for a job well done. You are daily lifesavers. You are our unsung heroes in education!
(Elliott, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report a traffic stop early this (Saturday) morning, in Elliott, resulted in an arrest. Authorities say 37-year-old Cory Ross Smith, of Elliott, was taken into custody at around 3:15-a.m. for Driving While Barred. Smith was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
Today: Partly cloudy. High 46. Ne @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 28. se @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Mostly cldy & breezy. High 52. SE winds @ 10-20 becoming NW in the afternoon.
Monday: P/Cldy, windy & colder. High 31.
Tuesday: Mo. Cldy. High 37.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 60. Our Low was 30. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 52 and the Low was 16. The Record High on this date was 66 in 1998. The Record Low was -8 in 1905.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Two men were arrested on separate charges, Friday, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, at around 10:20-p.m., 20-year-old Chad Stanley Padilla, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 1600 block of E. Summit Street. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and charged with Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree. His cash-only bond was set at $1,000. And, at around 2-p.m., Friday, 55-year-old James Kent Otte, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 1200 block of N. 1st Street, for Driving While Barred. His bond was set at $2,000.
Purdue held off a late Iowa rally and defeated Iowa 77-70 in men’s hoops on Friday night in West Lafayette. Trevion Williams had 13 points and 18 rebounds, including two important late boards to lead Purdue. Jaden Ivey added 19 for the Boilermakers who will be the likely No. 1 ranked team in the country next week.
The Hawkeyes were led by 15 points from Patrick McCaffery, 14 from Tony Perkins, and 12 from Kris Murray. Iowa played without top scorer and rebounder Keegan Murray who was injured in Monday’s win at Virginia.
Purdue built a big lead early in the game but let a 63-44 margin dwindle to 70-68 with 3:08 left in the game. The Boilermakers then outscored Iowa 7-2 to seal the win down the stretch. Iowa forced 17 turnovers using a full court press to get back in the game.
The Hawkeyes suffer their first loss and are now 7-1. Next up for Iowa is a Monday night home game against Illinois. Our coverage of that one on KJAN will start at 5:00 p.m.
(Radio Iowa) The 13th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes bid for the upset Saturday night when they play second ranked Michigan in the Big Ten Championship in Lucas Oil Stadium. The Hawkeyes are 10-2.
That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who says the Hawkeyes need to play a complete game.
It is the Hawkeyes first trip to the championship since a 2015 heartbreaking loss to Michigan State.
Ferentz is proud of his team to get the chance to play for the title.
We’ll have coverage from the Hawkeye Radio Network on KJAN. Pregame at 5:00 p.m. and kickoff at 7:00 p.m.
The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team continued their nice start to the season with a team championship at the Joe Fitch Invitational at Humboldt on Friday. The Trojans crowned four individual champions on the day and had 4 others as runners-up.
Individual titles went to Aiden Smith (106), Ethan Follmann (132), Kadin Stutzman (170), and Jarrett Armstrong (182). Runners-up were Jarrett Hansen (126), Easton O’Brien (138), Brenden Casey (195), and Nathan Keiser (126). Atlantic had three third place finishers with Cruz Weaver (120), Brian South (145) and Evan Sorensen (285). Josh Haas took 4th at 113. Fifth place finishes went to Tanner O’Brien (152), Cole Park (182) and Miles Mundorf (220).
Team Scores
Full results HERE