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‘Don’t Kiss or Snuggle Backyard Poultry,’ CDC Warns in Salmonella Alert

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May 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning backyard poultry farmers that their chickens may be linked to a growing salmonella outbreak. The notice of investigation, posted Thursday, said 163 people are confirmed to have been sickened across 43 states. While none have died, a third of those sickened were children under 5 years of age, the agency said.

The CDC warns that there are likely many more cases as few people are tested for salmonella, a bacterial infection that in most people resolves on its own in a week or less after causing diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. People younger than 5 or older than 65 are likelier to experience more severe illness and are at increased risk of hospitalization, the CDC says. Safety tips shared by the public health agency include having hand sanitizer near your coop and frequently washing hands after touching poultry.

“Don’t kiss or snuggle backyard poultry, and don’t eat or drink around them,” the CDC writes. “This can spread Salmonella germs to your mouth and make you sick.” The agency said children are more likely to get sick from salmonella, and advised supervising them around flocks, and preventing children under 5 years of age from touching the birds. The news follows what was a bad year for salmonella safety in America’s backyard poultry farms, according to the CDC. There were 17 multi-state salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard flock contact in all 50 states in 2020, the agency said.

“The number of illnesses reported [in 2020] was higher than the number reported during any of the past years’ outbreaks linked to backyard flocks,” the CDC wrote. Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard poultry flocks were reported every year from 2020 back to 2017

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UNI beats Iowa State in first game of NCAA Softball Regional

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May 21st, 2021 by admin

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Iowa State (32-22, 6-12 Big 12) fell 8-0 to UNI (32-18, 20-7 MVC) in the first game of the NCAA Columbia Regional on Friday night at Mizzou Softball Stadium.

UNI 8, Iowa State 0
The Panthers were able to strike first with a big second inning, plating four runs in the frame. Taylor Hogan notched a lead-off single, followed by a walk for Sammy Moss. Brooke Snider then gave the Panthers the lead with a two-RBI double down the left field line. An Emmy Wells RBI base hit pushed two more UNI runs across later in the inning to extend the lead to 4-0.

UNI busted the game open further in the top of the third. Madison Parks extended the lead to 5-0 with a two-out RBI single to left, followed by a three-run home run by Sammey Bunch.

Those would be the final UNI runs of the day, but it was what the Panthers needed thanks to an excellent performance in the circle by Kailyn Packard. The sophomore allowed just one hit in 5.0 innings of work.

On Deck
Iowa State will face either UIC or Missouri on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Mizzou Softball Stadium in an elimination game. Should the Cyclones win, they will play another elimination game at 6 p.m. CT.

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Girls Singles/Doubles Regional Tennis Results and State Qualifiers

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May 21st, 2021 by admin

Class 1A

Region 1 at Spencer                                     

Singles  will now be played May 21st Friday
Doubles

Region 2 at Kuemper Catholic                               

Singles:Kinsie Zinne (Boone) over Morgan Kathman (Boone) 6/0, 6/1
Doubles: Landry Miller & Allison Nami (St. Albert) over Regan Halsne & Brynna Huen (Ballard) 6/4, 4/6, 7/6 (3)

Region 3 at Red Oak                       

Singles: Le Yuan Sun (Shenandoah) over  Maddie Frey (Creston) 4/6, 6/0, 6/3
Doubles: Rhenn Rolenc & Merced Ramirez (Red Oak) over Morgan Driskell & Sam Dunphy (Creston) 6/4, 6/1

Region 4 at Waterloo Columbus                            

Singles: Sasha Hyacinth (Columbus) over Bre Phillips (Columbus) 6/0, 6/0
Doubles: Chloe Butler & Avery Hogan (Columbus) over Alexa Weber & Belle Weber (Union) 6/4, 6/3

Region 5 at Decorah

Singles:  Victoria Schwarting (Osage) over Kayla Kellogg (Charles City) 6/3, 6/1
Doubles:  Mara Holland & Annalise Skrade (Decorah) over Morgan Brauer & Cady Peterson (Decorah) 6/1, 6/7 (4), 7/5

Region 6 at Xavier

Singles: Miyako Coffey (Xavier) over Maci Cloane (Camanche) 6/1, 6/1
Doubles:Ally Burger & Courtney Carstensen (Xavier) over Ella Tallett & Avery Link (Xavier) 6/2, 6/0

Region 7 at Fairfield

Singles: Tess Paton (Fairfield) over Lily Fenton (Maharishi) 6/0, 6/2
Doubles: Yana Gaskell & Nellie Higdon (Fairfield) over Mary Rolfstad & Ella Dillulio (Assumption) 6/1, 6/4

Region 8 at Pella

Singles: Emily Blom (Pella) over Katy Roose (Pella Christian) 6/4, 6/4
Doubles: Lauren Bolte & Carra Fenske (Grinnell) over Megan Kramer & Kelly Van Wyk (Pella Christian) 4/6, 6/2, 6/2

Class 2A

Region 1 at Fort Dodge                                           

Singles:  Abbie Peterson (Ankeny Centennial) over Jordyn Gustafson (Ankeny Centennial) 6/0, 6/0
Doubles:  Claudia Guan & Esther Guan (Ankney Centennial) over Tiegan Barkema & Celine Matthews (Mason City) 4/6, 6/2, 6/2

Region 2 at Johnston

Singles: Arunadee Fernando (Ames) over Ally Roeth (Waukee) 6/1, 6/0
Doubles:Allie Christensen & Dasha Svitashev (Johnston) over Puja Mekala & Moran Seashore (Waukee) 6/7 (4), 6/3, 6/2

Region 3 at WDM Valley    

Singles:  Claire Gu (WDM Valley) over Elaine Wang (WDM Valley) 6/0, 6/1
Doubles:  Katie Carver & Lily Dykstra (Urbandale) over Isabella Dobrinov & Nithya Myneni (WDM Valley) 7/5, 1/6, 6/4

Region 4 at SE Polk                         

Singles: Alison Szalay (Dowling Catholic) over Megan Sommerfeld (Ankeny) 6/0, 6/0
Doubles: Ava Petersen & Mackenzie Klein (Dowling Catholic) over Isa Valverde & Ella Spanovic (Dowling Catholic) 6/1, 6/2

Region 5 at Marshalltown

Singles: Madison Sagers (Cedar Falls) over Ayva Bohr (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 6/0, 6/2
Doubles: Mira Keeran & Maya  Mallavarapu (Cedar Falls) over Malina Amjadi & Elena Escalade (Cedar Falls) 6/1, 6/1

Region 6 at Pleasant Valley

Singles: Lauren Masengarb (Pleasant Valley) over Ella Gilbert (Iowa City Liberty) 6/1, 3/6, 6/4
Doubles: Kathryn Zylstra & Katelynn Kock (CR Washington) over  Josie Norris & Mya Messenger (CR Washington) 6/0, 6/0

Region 7 at Bettendorf

Singles: Sarah Dockery-Jackson ( Iowa City High) over Sydney Thoms (Dubuque Hempstead) 6/1, 6/3
Doubles: Andrea Porubcin & Elizabeth Alves (Bettendorf) over Mackenzie Lange & Emily Manemann (Clinton) 6/5 injury default

Region 8 at North Scott

Singles: Ella De Young (Iowa City West) over Riley O’Donnell (Dubuque Senior) 6/0, 6/0
Doubles: Caroline  Mascardo & Julianna Mascardo (Iowa City West) over Natalie Kaiser & Maddy Sampson (Dubuque Senior) 6/0, 6/2

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Boys District Golf Results/State Qualifiers

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May 21st, 2021 by admin

2021_3A-State-Golf-Qualifiers

2021_2A-State-Golf-Qualifiers

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2021 State Track team scores after Day 2

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May 21st, 2021 by admin

In 1A Boys Madrid leads with 34.5 points. Woodbine sits tied for 3rd with 26 points. CAM is 11th with 12.

Underwood leads the 2A Boys Team race with 30 points. Treynor right behind them in 2nd with 29 points. Clarinda is tied for 7th with 14.

In Boys 3A Pella leads with ADM 2nd. Harlan has a point on the board.

In Boys 4A Cedar Falls leads with 55 points and Ames is in 2nd with 31.5

In 1A Girls Bishop Garrigan is tied with Tri-Center for the top spot with 20 points each. Paton-Churdan is tied for 4th with 14 points.

In 2A Girls Mid-Prairie leads with 31 points. Panorama is tied for 9th with 13.

The 3A Girls race has a three way tie at the top: Solon, Carlisle, and Dubuque Wahlert all have 26 points.

The 4A Girls team scoring is led by Waukee with 49. Pleasant Valley is 10 points back in 2nd.

Check out the full team scoring HERE.

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2021 State Track Day 2 Photos and Interviews

Sports

May 21st, 2021 by admin

Atlantic Distance Medley Colin Mullenix, Zane Vance, Gannon O’Hara, and Craig Alan Becker

Atlantic’s Colin Mullenix and Zane Vance talk about the 400M Hurdles.

Audubon’s Gavin Smith on the 4x100M Relay Team qualifying and his 4th place medal in the 400M Hurdles. He also made the finals in the 110M Hurdles.

AHSTW’s Holly Hoepner 5th Place in 400M Hurdles

Mallory Behnken 6th in 1A Discus

CAM’s Connor McKee on his 3rd Place 400M Hurdles medal and 110M Hurdles race.

Griswold’s Paige Luft 7th in 1A Discus

CAM’s Molly Venteicher in 1A Discus

Audubon’s Jaci Christensen in 1A Discus

CAM’s Connor McKee in 110M Hurdles

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ISU prof: Keep wearing the mask if it makes you feel safe

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May 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – This week’s announcement from Governor Kim Reynolds eliminating mask mandates in schools and most businesses is making some Iowans anxious. Plus, the C-D-C says fully vaccinated people no longer need to socially distance or wear masks indoors, with some exceptions. Douglas Gentile, a psychology professor at Iowa State University, says many of us will need to ease slowly into resuming pre-pandemic activities.

“If you go out and you find ‘Oh my God, I’m freaking out,’ then leave,” Gentile says. “There’s nothing wrong with that, and try again another day, but don’t assume you’re never going to be okay going out to dinner again.” Gentile says it’s normal if activities don’t initially feel the same way they did before the pandemic, and if fully vaccinated people want to continue wearing masks, that’s also fine. Gentile says despite the drastic change in public health guidance, Iowans need to take the return to “normal” at their own pace.

“Don’t believe that your feelings should be the same as anyone else’s,” Gentile says. “We all handle stress differently. We’ve all come through this situation differently. We’ve all had very different experiences of it.” COVID-19 has affected the mental health of many Iowans, and some parents are noticing changes in their children. Janette Lems, of Johnston, says the trouble for her kids began when they started school last fall and she sought out in-person play therapy.

“I called eight different places. I was told that they had no openings until May and this was in January,” Lems says. “I had no idea that there were so many troubled children that were, at the age of five or six, having to seek out mental health.” According to the CDC, mental health-related emergency room visits increased 24 percent for young children and 31 percent for teens from March to October of last year compared to 2019.

(reporting by Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio)

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Glenwood Police report, 5/21/21: 3 arrested on Child Endangerment & drug charges

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May 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Police in Glenwood report four arrests took place, Thursday. Authorities say:

  • 25-year-old Kameron Myers, of Glenwood, was arrested for Child Endangerment and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Meyrs’ total cash or surety bond was set at $2,300.
  • 32-year-old Tera McAtee, of Glenwood, was arrested for Child Endangerment, Possession of a controlled substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $3,300.
  • 54-year-old Christina Jennings, of Glenwood, was arrested for Child Endangerment, Possession of a controlled substance, Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia, Unlawful possession of prescription drug and Gathering where controlled substance are used, Her bond was set at $9,300.
  • And, 20-year-old Dezirae Kuhl, of Glenwood, was arrested on a Mills Co Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault. She was being held without bond until seen by a magistrate judge.

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Sunnyside Pool opening delayed until June 7th

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director Bryant Rasmussen, on Friday, said that “With the current weather pattern, heating up of the pool is taking longer. With regards to this the pool will open up on the June 7th as opposed to the 1st to allow for more time to increase the temperature of the water.”

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2021 State Track – Day 2 – Class 1A and 4A Results

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May 21st, 2021 by admin

Class 1A Girls Distance Medley

Lenox- 19th 4:32.58 (Cassidy Nelson, Brooklyn Ecklin, TJ Stoaks, McKinna Hogan)
Logan-Magnolia- 15th 4:29.01 (Ava Goldsmith, Emma Perkins, Kiera Hochstein, Courtney Sporrer)
Audubon- 4th 4:18.29 (Madison Steckler, Abigail Zaiger, Mattie Nielsen, Hannah Thygesen)
Tri-Center- 1st State Champions 4:16.00 (Jaden Franke, Emile Sorenson, Kyla Corrin, Peyton Pogge)

Class 1A Boys 110M Hurdles Prelims

Gavin Smith, Audubon- 4th Qualified 15.59
Johnathan Weaver, Lenox- 12th 16.12
Sam Foreman, CAM- 22nd 16.70
Connor McKee, CAM- 11th 16.06
Cooper Kock, Ar-We-Va- 7th Qualified 15.88

Class 1A Girls 100M Hurdles Prelims

Jade Jackson, CAM- 9th 16.85
Cassidy Nelson, Lenox- 20th 17.55
Izzy Weldon, Fremont-Mills- 22nd 17.76
Maddax DeVault, Nodaway Valley- 5th Qualified 16.31

Class 1A Boys 4x200M Relay Final

St. Albert 6th 1:22.76 (Sam Rallis, DJ Weilage, Keaton Barnes, Brendan Monahan)
Coon Rapids-Bayard- 16th 1:34.04 (Easton Hays, Gabe Obert, Tanner Oswald, Omarion Floyd)
Audubon- 19th 1:34.24 (Ethan Klocke, Joel Klocke, Brandon Jensen, Matthew Beisswenger)
East Union- 24th 1:35.92 (Emmet Long, Kanyon Huntington, Scott Driskill, Caleb Comstock)

Class 4A Boys 4x200M Relay Final

Lewis Central- 15th 1:31.93 (Luciano Fidone, Jonathan Humpal, Brayden Loftin, Tyler Hinsley)

Class 1A Girls 4x200M Relay Final

Nodaway Valley- 2nd 1:46.66 (Abby Engals, Madison Fry, Annika Nelson, Maddax DeVault)
St. Albert- 15th 1:51.66 (Carly McKeever, Kaylee Epperson, Allie Petry, Lauren Williams)

Class 4A Girls 4x200M Relay Final

Lewis Central- 11th 1:47.41  (Irelynn James, Maddie Bergman, Atziri Medina, Madeline Fidone)

Class 1A Boys 400M Hurdles Final

Connor McKee, CAM- 3rd 55.01
Gavin Smith, Audubon- 4th 55.56
Hunter Hansen, West Harrison- 8th 58.13
Matthew Benidict, Sidney- 24th 1:01.46
Joel Klocke, Audubon- 11th 58.27

Class 1A Girls 400M Hurdles Final

Maggie Ragaller, Ar-We-Va- 15th 1:11.66
TJ Stoaks, Lenox- 20th 1:13.18
Lauren Malone, Boyer Valley- 6th 1:09.03
Emily Madison, Fremont-Mills- 9th 1:09.18
Lauren Williams, St. Albert- 7th 1:09.03
Tara Peterson, Stanton- 5th 1:08.81

Class 4A Girls 400M Hurdles Final

Abby LaSale, CB Abraham Lincoln- 8th 1:07.24

Class 1A Boys Distance Medley

Tri-Center- 15th 3:47.73 (Jaydon Dooley, Luke Lehan, Michael Denning, Brett McGee)
IKM-Manning- 10th 3:44.59 (Drew Doyal, Amos Rasmussen, Connor Keller, Quentin Dreyer)
Lenox- 21st 3:53.32 (Johnathan Weaver, Isaac Grundman, Brad Larson, Samson Adams)

Class 4A Boys Distance Medley

Lewis Central- 9th 3:37.12 (Luciano Fidone, Jonathan Humpal, Ethen Fishell, Nathan Sell)
CB Thomas Jefferson- 16th 3:41.19 (Austin Schubert, Tyler Huey, Hunter Ryba, Juan Martinez)

Class 1A Girls 4x100M Relay Prelims

East Union- 23rd 53.75 (Kaitlyn Mitchell, Grace Nixon, Mallory Raney, Noelle McKnight)
Riverside- 5th Qualified 51.54 (Veronica Andrusyshyn, Izzy Bluml, Emma Gordon, Lydia Erickson)
Ar-We-Va- 20th 53.37 (Hannah Kraus, Jamie Hausman, Kora Obrecht, Jadeyn Smith)

Class 1A Boys 4x100M Relay Prelims

Audubon- 7th Qualified 44.75 (Ethan Klocke, Matthew Beisswenger, Gavin Smith, Joel Klocke)
CAM- 22nd 45.67 (Karter Hilpipre, Connor McKee, Cade Ticknor, Lane Spieker)
East Union-18th 45.44 (Emmet Long, Kanyon Huntington, Scott Driskell, Caleb Comstock)
Lenox- 23rd 46.21 (Johnathan Weaver, Isaac Grundman, Keigan Kitzman, Brad Larson)
Coon Rapids-Bayard- 19th 45.45 (Easton Hays, Omarion Floyd, Tanner Oswals, Gabe Obert)
Woodbine- 12th 45.09 (Andrew Thompson, Erik Gau, Bernie Nelson, Jerry Malone)

Class 1A Girls 4x400M Relay Prelims

Riverside- 6th Qualified 4:14.94 (Lydia Erickson, Macy Woods, Mack Olmstead-Mitchell, Izzy Bluml)
Audubon- 5th Qualified 4:14.36 (Madison Steckler, Mattie Nielsen, Abigail Zaiger, Hannah Thygesen)

Class 4A Girls 4x400M Prelims

Lewis Central- 15th 4:12.29 (Gracie Hays, Madeline Fidone, Irelynn James, Maddie Bergman)

Class 1A Boys 4x400M Prelims

CAM- 20th 3:57.55 (Jack Follmann, Cale Maas, Ethan Follmann, Sam Foreman)
Riverside- 13th 3:34.36 (Liam Fagan, Drake Woods, Aiden Bell, Mikey Casson)
St. Albert- 2nd Qualified 3:29.25 (Greg Fagan, Keaton Barnes, Brendan Monahan, Sam Rallis)

Class 4A Boys 4x400M Prelims

Lewis Central- DQ (Ethen Fishell, Wyatt Hatcher, Quentin Allen, Jonah Pomerenke)

Class 1A Girls Discus

Danielle Hoyle Paton-Churdan- 1st State Champion 130-11
Mallory Behnken, CAM- 6th 115-07
Paige Luft, Griswold- 7th 111-08
Elizabeth Zaiger, Audubon 8th 109-09
Jaci Christensen, Audubon- 20th 99-02
Molly Venteicher, CAM- 22nd 94-04
Jamie Plowman, Woodbine- 23rd 91-00

Class 4A Girls Shot Put

Elise Thramer, Lewis Central- 7th 37-05.75
Kierra Schmiedling, Lewis Central- 14th 35-03.25

Boys 4A Long Jump

Ryan Rohe, Lewis Central- 10th 21-06.25

Boys 1A High Jump

Matthew Benedict, Sidney- 3rd 6-03
Jack Roberts, Stanton- 4th 6-03
Marshall Knapp, Southwest Valley 6th 6-01
Cooper Kock, Ar-We-Va- 10th 6-01
Gabe Obert, Coon Rapids-Bayard- 11th 5-11
Samson Adams, Lenox- 13th 5-11
Brogan Allensworth, Riverside- 18th 5-09
Tyler Kingery, Exira-EHK- No Height

Boys 4A Shot Put

Hunter Deyo, Lewis Central- 8th 52-00.50

Boys 1A Discus

Layne Pryor, Woodbine- 1st State Champion 182-09
Dylan Hoefer, Woodbine- 5th 153-10
Devin Whipple, Lenox- 8th 149-08
Tre Melby, Logan-Magnolia- 11th 144-10
Cade Ticknor, CAM- 15th 140-08

Class 4A Girls Long Jump

Maddie Bergman, Lewis Central- 5th 16-11.75
Shelby Wilfong, CB Abraham Lincoln- 15th 16-01.50

Class 1A Girls High Jump

Jade Jackson, CAM- 10th 4-10
Vanessa Koehler, Glidden-Ralston- 8th 5-0
Maclayn Houston, West Harrison- 10th 4-10
Riley Jensen, Essex- 10th 4-10
Alexa Ahrenholtz, IKM-Manning- 7th 5-0
Cadence Douglas, Lenox- 1st State Champion 05-02 on first attempt

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