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Second IANG deployment on NATO peacekeeping mission set for this Sunday

News

January 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Johnston, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Army National Guard report 20 Iowa National Guard Soldiers with the 186th Military Police Company will deploy this Sunday (Jan. 7th) to Kosovo, for a 9-month tour. Their mission is in support of the same NATO peacekeeping operation where the Guard recently deployed Service Members from the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, out of Waterloo.

The primary mission of the 186th MP Co. will be to provide law and order support to US and NATO forces during the ongoing international peacekeeping operation and promoting local and regional stability.

Photo from the 186th Military Police Facebook page (May, 2023)

The community send-off ceremony will be held at Building S-60 on Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center (7105 NW 70th Ave, Johnston, IA 50131) on January 7th at 8 a.m. and is open to the public. The unit will depart immediately following the ceremony and head to Fort Cavazos, Texas to complete their pre-mobilization training.

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Former Congressman Steve King backs Ramaswamy

News

January 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Former Iowa Congressman Steve King has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. King says Ramaswamy is principled and smart — and knows the Constitution. King and Ramaswamy are outspoken critics of giving Summit Carbon Solutions eminent domain authority to force unwilling landowners to let the carbon pipeline run through their property.

King, in a written statement, praised Ramaswamy for promising to pardon peaceful January 6th protesters if he’s elected president and to end birthright citizenship. King served nine terms in the U-S House, but was rebuked by some fellow Republicans for controversial comments, stripped of his House committee assignments and defeated by Randy Feenstra in a Republican Primary in 2020.

King endorsed Fred Thompson before the 2008 Iowa Caucuses and campaigned with Ted Cruz in 2016. State Treasurer Roby Smith endorsed Ramaswamy this summer. Former Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz and former Iowa Senate President Jake Chapman are on Ramaswamy’s campaign team and often introduce the candidate at events.

Ramaswamy has wrapped up his second tour of Iowa’s 99 counties and has five more stops on his schedule today (Wednesday).

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Creston Police report: 2 arrested Wed. morning (1/3/24) on Interference & false info. charges

News

January 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) –  Officials with the Creston Police Department say two people were arrested early this (Wednesday) morning in the 1700 block of W. Townline Road. Authorities report 48-year-old Jennifer Suzanne Donez, of Cromwell, and 24-year-old Wiley James Lewallen, of Riverside, TX, were arrested on charges of Interference with Official Acts and Provide False Identification. Donez and Lewallen were being held in the Union County Jail, with bond set at $600 each.

Late Tuesday morning, Creston Police arrested 22-year-old Jesus Eduardo Gallo, of Mission, TX. He taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Center and charged with Failure to Appear. Gallo posted a $2,000 bond and was released from the Union County Jail.

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Vehicular homicide trial set for next month in tow truck driver death

News

January 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa — A man charged in a deadly crash with a tow truck driver will go on trial for vehicular homicide next month. According to court documents, Dmytro Prysich hit Joshua Villa, as Villa was getting out of his truck to help with a separate crash along Interstate 80/35, back in November.

Dmytro Prysich

Investigators say Prysich then left the scene. He was later pulled over and arrested by police in Clive. His trial is now scheduled to start Feb. 26.

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Cass County Extension Report 1-3-2024

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

January 3rd, 2024 by Jim Field

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U-of-I officials: Over 10k robotic procedures have taken place, w/more expected to come

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January 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa Healthcare officials say they have now performed over 10,000 robotic procedures, the program plans to continue growing. Robotic procedures have expanded to a variety of disciplines in UIHC from cardiac surgeries to transplants. These tools are specialized in soft-tissue procedures. Hospital staff use robotics in roughly 100 cases every month.

In a social media post, the UIHC said “Our Perioperative Robotics Program recently celebrated its 10,000th soft-tissue surgery using robotics and is performing approximately 100 cases per month, thanks to the collaborative work of the surgical specialties and expanded training programs for nurses and residents.” UIHC Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, Dr. David Bender, MD, says “Robotic procedures are done across all surgical disciplines for patients in need of surgery—many of whom have cancer. Urology, gynecologic oncology, thoracic oncology, general surgery and otolaryngology are among the specialties using this technology every day.

Robotics Nurse, Julie Delancey, RN, and nurse Megan Mulholland, RN, BSN prepare an Operating room and robot for a Robotic Prostatectomy at UIHC on Monday, November 7, 2022. (UIHC Facebook photo)

“We are able to offer a wider variety of surgical procedures to patients and are witnessing undeniable benefits to them when we use the robot.” Some of the benefits of robotic surgery include shorter hospital stays, lower rates of infection, less blood loss, and less postoperative pain.

The program has been a 20-year work-in progress, with more than 40 surgeons having learned how to operate these machines. UIHC started rolling in robotic procedures over the last several years, but now the hospital says they’re used every day.

UIHC Robotics surgical specialists, nurses & residents. (UIHC Facebook photo)

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FBI joins in missing Iowa girl investigation

News

January 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (KCCI) -The FBI is now joining in the investigation into a missing five-year-old girl in Iowa. KCCI reports that Avery Doherty of Ames has been missing since October. Police believe her mother, Esther Bender, took her. She does not have custody of her daughter. Avery is 4′5″ and weighs 45 lbs. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call police.

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High School Boy’s and Girls Tuesday Wrestling Results

Sports

January 3rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Boy’s Wrestling

ACGC 66, East Union 18
ACGC 60, Van Meter 22
Van Meter 41, East Union 33

Nodaway Valley 48, Greene County 31
Nodaway Valley 44, Martensdale St-Marys 33

Red Oak 42, Clarinda 36
Red Oak 57, St. Albert 12
Southwest Valley 48, Clarinda 25
Southwest Valley 47, Red Oak 33
Southwest Valley 60, St. Albert 3
Clarinda 48, St. Albert 24

Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 50, AHSTW 27
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 63, Southwest Iowa 18
AHSTW 39, Southwest Iowa 18

Carroll 75, Audubon 3
Carroll 57, Kuemper Catholic 24
Coon Rapids-Bayard 42, Audubon 30
Kuemper Catholic 42, Coon Rapids-Bayard 24

Girls Wrestling

Red Oak 21, Southwest Valley 9

Carroll 57, Kuemper Catholic 6

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Tuesday High school Boys Basketball scores

Sports

January 3rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Glenwood 68, Atlantic 58
Harlan 42 Lewis Central, 37

Western Iowa Conference:
Logan-Magnolia 63, West Monona 55 (NC)

Corner Conference:
East Mills 69, Essex 36
Fremont-Mills 51, Griswold 42

Pride of Iowa Conference:
Southwest Valley 53, Lenox 36
Bedford 59  East Atchison, 35 (NC)

West Central Conference:
#3 Earlham 49, Woodward Granger 43
Van Meter 54, Ogden 45
#10 Lynnville-Sully 69 Pleasantville, 59  (NC)

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Consult with a pro if you really want to lose weight in 2024

News

January 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowans who’ve resolved to lose weight in the new year might need a little help in reaching their goals. Rebecca Cripe, a registered dietician and nutritionist with Gundersen Health System, says it’s not an easy task to change our eating habits and consulting with a professional will increase the chances for success. “We are trained to look at health from a medical standpoint and how food, exercise, hydration and proper self care fit into that,” Cripe says. “We’re always going to do an assessment to see what’s inconsistent, is there too much of one thing, not enough another thing, and what that individual’s goals are and how we can start creating some balance with that.”

If you want to make the change and drop some pounds, Cripe says don’t wait until March, find a registered dietician now, as she says their primary goals are education and problem solving. “I might have a patient at the end of an initial appointment that will say, ‘Gosh, there’s a lot that I want to work on,’ and I’ll say, ‘Absolutely, but we’re going to have time to do that,'” Cripe says. “The average time to make a good lifestyle change is at least six months, so we’re going to take small steps. We might meet every two to three weeks, maybe four weeks, and implement small goals that are realistic.”

Especially with the new year, there’s a lot of messaging with fad diets that there’s a problem with the individual if weight loss goals aren’t met, and that’s not right, according to Cripe. She says we need to go into the process with realistic expectations. “Managing health, weight specifically, is multi-factorial. That means there’s many factors that go into that,” Cripe says. “It’s somebody’s genetics, it’s somebody’s other health issues, it’s our environment, it’s a lack of support, it’s the readiness to change. There’s so many little areas, so seek the help to individually see what’s going to fit for you and seek that support to help.”

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