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PGA Tour returns to the Quad Cities this week

Sports

July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The PGA Tour returns to the Quad Cities this week with the 50th John Deere Classic. Last year’s tournament was cancelled due to COVID so Dylan Frittelli has spent the past two years as defending champion. Frittelli’s best finish this season was a tie for fifth at the Masters. He will need a low score this week to defending his title.

Frittelli says the TPC at Deere Run forces you to make birdies.

Frittelli says he needs to get better on the greens.

Frittelli missed the cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic over the weekend and says a key this week will be setting up his iron shots.

Tournament director Clair Peterson says about 15 thousand fans will be allowed each day but interaction with the players will be limited.

Peterson says fans will not be able to get autographs.

Peterson says the PGA is limiting the number of corporate and VIP tents this year.

The opening round is Thursday.

High School Softball Scoreboard 07/03/2021

Sports

July 5th, 2021 by admin

Carlisle Tournament
Carlisle 10, Kuemper Catholic 1
Van Meter 7, Kuemper Catholic 1

Mount Ayr Classic
Centerville 3, Lenox 0
Interstate-35 12, Murray 0
Lenox 3, Interstate 35 0
Mount Ayr 10, Murray 0
Mount Ayr 14, Centerville 2

Storm Lake Tournament
River Valley 8, Treynor 3
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6, Treynor 3

Paddle boards and kayaks remain popular

News, Sports

July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – More and more people are trying out kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards as we hit summer. D-N-R instructor, Todd Robertson, says you can have a lot of fun, but you need to learn a little before heading out. He says it’s best to practice first on a lake or pond. “The problem is, if you head straight to the river and you don’t have any paddling experience, you are going to run into trouble if you don’t know how to control that boat or that board. So, it is always advisable to hit flat water first,” Robertson says. He says there’s no current to deal with and you can learn some techniques. “Learn what it is like to dump the boat. What are you going to do when that happens,” he says. “Know all that stuff before you go out on a river,” Robertson says.

He says the type of craft you select depends on what you want to do. He says if you want speed and to track straight, the longer the boat or board the better. The shorter they are, the easier they turn and maneuver on the water. Robertson says Iowa also now has more advanced options for those who want more of a challenge. He says you can buy a whitewater boat and take lessons and go to one of the whitewater areas now available. “But you just have to use common sense, if we do that, we are going to be safe. It’s when we go out and we don’t have a life jacket, or we go on a river we are not ready for — that’s when we can end up in trouble,” he says.

Robertson says you can take kids along with you kayaking and canoeing. Robertson says as long as parents are experienced and you go out in a group, it can be safe. “Especially on a lake. That changes when you get out on moving water,” he says. “So you don’t want to be a new family with kids and have never been on a river before and just take the whole family out.”

Robertson says there are plenty of training courses available so you are ready when you decide to hit the water.

Ick, it’s a tick! Iowans need to learn to ‘fight the bite’ this summer

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowans need to fight the bite this summer, especially when it comes to ticks which may be carrying Lyme disease. Epidemiologist Rebecca Osborn says Iowans would be wise to check for ticks after spending any amount of time outdoors. “After coming inside, do a thorough tick check on yourself and your family members,” Osborn says. “Don’t forget that some juvenile ticks can be as small as a poppy seed, so a careful check of your entire body is important.”

Iowa ranks 17th among the 50 states for reported cases of Lyme disease and Osborn says we should all take precautions. Left untreated, Lyme disease can have serious consequences, but caught early and with antibiotics, most people usually recover rapidly and completely. “When you’re talking about Lyme disease, somewhere between 20 and 50 percent of all ticks will be carrying the bacteria that causes Lyme disease,” Osborn says, “and that’s of a certain type of tick, the deer tick, so not all ticks are deer ticks.”

Iowans can protect themselves from tick bites by using repellent on skin and clothing, wearing long pants and long-sleeved shirts, and checking yourself for ticks after being outdoors. If you find a tick attached to your skin, remove it right away.  “All you need is a pair of tweezers. Just pull it out with a steady pressure,” she says. “Once you’ve removed the tick, you want to wash that area with soap and water, and monitor that location for the developments of a rash in the next month.”

The latest figures the Iowa Department of Public Health is supplying on Lyme disease are for 2017, in which 255 cases were reported statewide. Most cases occurred in the eastern half of the state.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Monday, 7/5/21

Weather

July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Today (Monday): Partly Cloudy. High 92. SW winds 10-20 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low around 68. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/scattered late showers & thunderstorms. High around 92. SW @ 10-15 mph.
Wednesday: P/Cldy to Cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High near 90.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 85.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 87. Our Low this morning, 66. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 90 and the Low was 64. The Record High on this date was 107 in 1911. The Record Low was 41 in 1972.

Water conservation & Boil Order continues in Shelby County

News

July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency, Sunday evening, said in their social media update, “Regional Water is continuing to pump water into the water towers. All Rural Water customers with accounts beginning with A, C, CO, W, T, K, or P are affected. Water conservation is imperative for all people in the effected area.
Fire departments have been handing out water throughout the day. If anyone in the affected area needs water, please contact your local fire department. The boil order will remain in effect until further notice.”
Authorities say “Anyone affected household needing bottled water should contact their local fire department. This process will change so please check the daily press releases for updated information.”

Council Bluffs Police officer struck by a vehicle Sunday morning

News

July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs say one of their Officers was struck by a vehicle at around 1-a.m. Sunday, but he did not require emergency medical attention. KETV reports the driver of the car targeted the officer near Avenue G and North 16th Street.CBPD have not confirmed what the officer was doing before or when he was hit. The driver was arrested and booked on an open container charge. Additional details are currently not available.

(Update) Adventureland Park accident victim has died

News

July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

ALTOONA, Iowa — In an update to our previous reports, officials with Adventureland Park in Altoona have confirmed one of the four people injured Saturday during an accident on the Raging River ride, has died. A total of four people wee injured when a boat with six people on-board flipped over, at around 7:35-p.m., Saturday. In an initial press release, Saturday, Park officials had said four guests were critically injured, another suffered minor injuries. The ride remains closed while an investigation is being conducted. The names of the victims have not been released.

Adventureland officials said Saturday, “The ride had been inspected on 7/2/21 and was found to be in sound working order.” The ride is located at a remote distance from park entrances, which fire officials said made getting to the incident difficult. The Raging River had just reopened for the first time this season. The ride has been closed since last year. It first opened in 1983.

Iowa Lakes is latest community college to launch cosmetology program

News

July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Demand for cosmetologists is expected to grow this decade and Iowa Lakes is the latest community college to add a cosmetology program. Tom Brotherton serves as the Executive Dean of the Emmetsburg Campus for Iowa Lakes.
“It feels like more than two years of process because there are many steps for program approval, curriculum development, approval with the state — the Board of Cosmetology, the Higher Learning Commission,” he says, “then you start worrying about facilities.” Office space on the Emmetsburg campus has been converted into a salon.

“It looks good. It fits in the space. It’s convenient,” Brotherton says. “It’s just really a great addition.” Laurie Pearson, coordinator for the program, says traditional cosmetology schools don’t offer the associates degree that Iowa Lakes cosmetology students can earn. “Plus our cosmetology students get to have an understanding of college life,” she says. “They can go into sports. They can be in choir, so there’s a lot of different activities that a student can enjoy here at Iowa Lakes.”

Seven students are in the program’s first class and Pearson expects numbers to increase this fall. Many other Iowa community colleges offer continuing education and degree programs for cosmetologists. In the last decade, demand for cosmetologists in Iowa was slighly higher than the national average.

No Iowa school shall be required to offer online classes

News

July 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Under new Iowa Department of Education rules, no public or private school in Iowa will be required to offer remote learning. When the pandemic first hit in March of 2020, Iowa schools shut down, then many transitioned to online instruction or a combination of in-person and internet-only school days. A state law passed in February required all districts to offer 100 percent in-person classes, but several districts still offered parents the option of online classes for their children.

Rules scheduled to go into effect August 4th state that no school will be required to offer or maintain continuous remote learning or deliver instruction over the internet. There are two exceptions listed. One is if the governor declares another public health emergency. The other is when online classes are most appropriate for students with disabilities.

Students with failing grades have been allowed to participate in high school sports during the pandemic, but starting August 1st, the so-called scholarship rule will again apply. It means a student who fails a class will have to sit out of athletic competition for 30 days.