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More details are now being released in last week’s animal neglect case in Clinton. Police were called to a house Wednesday evening and found eight live dogs and one dead dog at the home. According to police the residence had not power, heat or water. The dogs were taken to the Humane Society custody for treatment. On Friday night, officers from the Clinton Police Department located Teresa Muhs and she was subsequently charged with nine counts of animal neglect. This incident still remains under investigation and additional charges are pending.
(Radio Iowa)
DES MOINES, IA (Feb. 26, 2018) — Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination rates in Iowa are above the national average, according to a new study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA). From 2010-2016, 31 percent of adolescent Wellmark members in Iowa received the initial dose of the CDC-recommended HPV vaccination by their 13th birthday. This is above the national average of 29 percent. Iowa’s first-dose HPV-vaccine rates increased from 22 percent for adolescents born in 2000 (who turned 13 years old in 2013) to 39 percent for adolescents born in 2003 (who turned 13 years old in 2016). Nationally, 22 percent of adolescents in 2013 received an initial dose of HPV vaccination compared to 34 percent in 2016. Further, 10 percent of adolescent Iowans completed the full three-dose HPV regimen by age 13 in 2016, which is above the national average of nine percent.
Dr. Bill Jagiello, Wellmark’s medical director, says “The HPV vaccine is more than 97 percent effective at preventing infection from types of HPV that cause most HPV cancers. However, it must be given before your child is exposed to the virus. That’s why it’s important to schedule an annual well-child visit with your family doctor to stay up-to-date on vaccinations and discuss any additional health concerns.” The study also found in Iowa:
The report, “Adolescent Vaccination Rates in America,” represents a comprehensive study of outpatient medical claims for commercially insured BCBS members born from 2000 through 2003 and who were vaccinated by their 13th birthday between 2010 and 2016.
Police say Teoh is charged with vehicular homicide while driving under the influence, leaving the accident scene and charged with related crimes. Police say 3-day-old and 6-year-old children were in the SUV when Otto was struck.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Public Health Department says in its latest report that 157 Iowa residents have died of flu-related illnesses since Oct. 1 — the worst flu season since the swine flu outbreak in 2009. The department says that at this point last flu season, just 50 confirmed flu deaths had been reported in Iowa. A federal report released Friday says there are signs the national outbreak could be easing, but illness rates remain higher than normal.
Public health experts say a flu shot is still worth getting. Vaccinated patients can still come down with the flu, but their symptoms are likely to be briefer and less severe.
Symptoms may include fever, headache, tiredness, cough, sore throat, nasal congestion and body aches. The illness typically lasts two to seven days.
Officials with the Creston Police Department report 37-year old Mangus Richard Welch, of Creston, was arrested at around 5:30-p.m. Sunday, on drug charges. Welch was taken into custody at 800 W Taylor St on a Union County warrant with extra charges of Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Theft 5th. He is currently being held at Union County Jail on a $3600 cash or surety bond.
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CASCADE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man was hospitalized after a fire at his home in eastern Iowa’s Dubuque County. Firetrucks were dispatched a little before 12:30 a.m. Saturday to the house in Cascade. The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Anthony Arensdorf was taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and minor burns.
The fire cause is being investigated. Damage to the house was estimated at $50,000.
Snow and ice this February in Sioux City created extra duties for members of the 185th Air National Guard Refueling Wing. Crews must prepare the “stratotankers” for flight in all weather conditions. Chief Master Sergeant Mark Wankrum is the maintenance chief for aircraft at the base. “It’s Iowa. It’s winter. You’re going to have this,” he says. “Granted, this year we’ve had a lot more snow than in the past couple years, but you know we just all come out. We get together. We do it. We come up with a game plan.” A special solution is used for the “de-icing” process. “We heat that in the truck to 185 degrees and then we spray the aircraft with that,” he says. “That’ll help melt off any more ice that’s left behind or any snow that just won’t leave. Then, once it melts it off, we can just blow the big chunks off with the hot air.”
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But if there are still spots of ice or snow on the planes, crews have to manually brush it away. Icy runway conditions make that tricky work, according to Wankum. “Of course, you’ve got to allow more time,” Wankum says. “It takes a little longer to get around…just because of the slick conditions…You’ve got to be careful so we’re not letting everybody fall all over.”
Wankum’s crews spent part of last week preparing planes for missions in warmer climates.
(Radio Iowa)
The Board of Regents heard proposals for increases in room and board rates at the three state schools during their meeting in Ames last week. Iowa State University is proposing a two-point-four percent increase. Residence Department director Peter Englin says record enrollment increases have leveled off, and they are also seeing outside competition for students. “We have seen some leveling of enrollment, we have seen some leveling of demand,” Englin says. “Students ultimately kind of vote with their feet and we are currently in our recontracting process and we are seeing some of the impact of off-campus offerings. They are very aggressive in their marking and communications.” He says they are working to let students know what they have to offer. “We’re spending time with our students kind of learning how can we make sure they understand that we’re the place where they can be more successful. G-P-A’s for all four cohorts for students who live on campus are higher,” Englin says.
The residence and dinning program “Apart from three residence halls, the other 17 are at least 50 and 60 years old — some as old as 100 years old,” Englin says. He says the upgrades planned include new windows, L-E-D lighting, luxury vinyl plank flooring and then major renovation around restrooms. The cost for a double-occupancy room at I-S-U would go from eight-thousand-517 dollars to eight-thousand-720 ($8,720). The executive director of the residence department at the University of Northern Iowa, Glenn Gray, says one-third of students live in university housing on the Cedar Falls campus. “This year that includes 92 percent of our new freshman and 87 percent of all freshman. Forty-five percent of our sophomores, 23 percent of our juniors, 16 percent of our seniors and five percent of our graduate students,” Gray says.
He is proposing the smallest increase in room and board rates of the three schools. He says the rates are proposed to increase from one percent to one-point-nine percent, or 167 dollars next year depending on the plan selected. The leader of the University of Iowa’s Housing program, Von Stange, is asking for a two-point-seven (2.7) percent increase. He says a smaller incoming class has had an impact on their operation. “Now the smaller first year class size combined with the opening of Elizabeth Cattlett Residence Hall — which we opened in the fall of ’17 — put us in a situation where we have had empty beds. We opened with empty beds for the first time in two decades,” Stange says. He says have more space meant they didn’t have to put students in temporary housing and were able to make other adjustments. “We were able to de-triple nearly every room in the residence hall system, and we were able to affect room change requests earlier than we ever have before,” Stange says. “And finally, we were able to provide single rooms to nearly every student who wanted them.”
Stange says they’ve worked to cut internal costs and to seek out new sources of revenue. “We’re marketing our meal plans to off-campus students. It’s the first time we’ve been able to do that because previously our dinning operations were at or over capacity, so we couldn’t really do that,” Stange explains. “We are also engaging our current students and encouraging them to live in the residence halls for longer than the first year.”
The average cost of a double-occupancy room at the U-I will go from 10-thousand-15 dollars to 10-thousand-284 dollars. The Board of Regents won’t vote on the approval of the proposals until they approve the overall budget. Student Regent, Rachael Johnson, asked that a report on the total cost of attending the schools that includes room and board along with tuition be presented to the board as part of the budget discussions.
(Radio Iowa)
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