LaVon Eblen visits with Josh Peach of Lake Anita State Park.
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(Radio Iowa) – Emergency preparedness drills were held in two eastern Iowa counties this week, readying state and local agencies near the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The drills conducted for the Cordova, Illinois facility are part of regular, planned tests to prepare first responders for nuclear accidents. Tom Morgan, a spokesman for FEMA Region Seven, outlined some of the standards officials must meet during the drills. “How do we assess the accident? The nuclear power plant itself does assessment of radiological materials that have been released,” Morgan says. “The state and or local agencies are also responsible to do an independent assessment of that so we can get a good picture of what is actually out there, potentially affecting the public.”
The nuclear plant is along the Mississippi River, some 30 miles north of Davenport and because of its location, Clinton and Scott counties were part of the drill. Morgan says FEMA officials will be watching for a host of benchmarks during the drills. “What actions will you take to respond if there is a nuclear radiation release? How do you control exposure of emergency workers and the public,” Morgan says. “Medical support, so if there is, for instance, a person who has been injured, who was also contaminated, we will make sure that they are able to be treated effectively.”
FEMA is still evaluating the outcomes of the drills. A final report will be issued within 90 days.
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Jim Field visits with Bryce Casey about a fund raising golf outing and auction in Griswold on June 11 to help his brother Trent, who recently went through a bone marrow transplant as he fights leukemia. The family encourages everyone to look into the bone marrow match program through “Be The Match.”
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI head men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson has signed a contract extension that locks up the four-time Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year through the end of the 2028-29 season.
Jacobson is the winningest coach in UNI history with 301 victories and a .605 winning percentage. Under his guidance, the Panthers have earned three regular-season MVC titles, including the 2019-2020 season and four Arch Madness championships.
UNI has made four trips to the NCAA tournament and qualified for post-season play eight times in Jacobson’s tenure, including the legendary 2010 second-round win over Kansas and a sweet-16 run. The Panthers also advanced to the round of 32 during the 2014-15 and the 2015-16 season.
He is the only coach in MVC history to pick up two wins over a number-one ranked team. Three UNI players have earned the Valley’s Larry Bird Player of the Year trophy. He has a 160-110 (.593) record in the Valley.
During Jacobson’s tenure, two Panthers, Adam Koch and A. J. Green were named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Koch also earned the prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship. UNI men’s basketball ended the spring 2021 semester with a 3.10 team GPA.
Jacobson was promoted to head coach after the departure of Greg McDermott after the 2005-06 season. He was hired to McDermott’s staff in 2001 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2005.
He began his career at North Dakota where he was played his college career in the early 90s. He was a graduate assistant from 1994-96 before becoming a full-time assistant ahead of the 1996-97 season. He was an assistant at North Dakota State for the 2000-01 season before coming to Cedar Falls.
Palatine, Illinois wide receiver Jacob Bostick announced his intention to attend Iowa on Thursday.
Bostick picked Iowa over Cincinnati, Louisville and Illinois, among others.
As a junior, Bostick caught 31 passes for 451 yards and nine touchdowns in six games.
The 6-foot-3, 170-pound prospect is the seventh known commitment in the Hawkeyes’ 2022 recruiting class and is ranked No. 622 nationally, No. 84 at receiver and No. 8 in Illinois, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.