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Red Cross issues urgent appeal for blood donors

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August 5th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The American Red Cross says we’re now under a blood shortage emergency, as extreme heat, natural disasters and summer vacations are causing a critical drop in donations. Josh Murray, spokesman for the Red Cross’ Nebraska-Iowa Region, says Iowa has seen more than its share of destructive storms and flooding lately, and those elements combined with routine summertime activities are causing a serious problem.

“Since July 1st, we’ve seen a dip in donations of about 25%, a little bit more than 25%, which is obviously concerning,” Murray says. “We usually see a dip in the summer but it’s even more so in the recent month here, so we know people are still busy, back-to-school is coming up, Labor Day is just around the corner, but we really need people to get out and give, and help us provide that blood for patients who need it.”

Murray says the heat impacted almost a hundred blood drives during July in nearly every state where the Red Cross collects blood, compounding other seasonal obstacles to blood donation, like travel and summer activities. “We’ve had severe weather, whether it’s tornadoes or flooding in parts of the state, that have also impacted either blood drives or people’s ability to get out and give, so a lot of factors play into that,” Murray says. “It’s normal this time of year but we’re seeing an even greater deficit this time around.”

(Red Cross photo)

Hurricane Debby made landfall today in Florida, which forced more blood drives to be cancelled in that state, and he says even a minor hurricane can cause significant, domino-effect troubles nationwide. Murray says -all- blood types are needed in Iowa, especially Type-O.

“Type-O positive is the most-transfused blood type, because it’s most common, and Type-O negative is the universal blood type, so in an emergency situation when they don’t have time to check, that’s what they reach for. So Type-O is definitely in need, but I also want to emphasize that’s not it. So if you think, ‘I’m not Type-O, I don’t need to worry about it,’ don’t think that way. Other blood types are in need as well.”

Anyone in Iowa who gives blood, platelets or plasma during August will get a $20 Amazon gift card. For details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/Help or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

Hawkeyes Host South Dakota for Exhibition

Sports

August 5th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa Soccer is set to host South Dakota on Wednesday for a Noon (CT) exhibition at the Iowa Soccer Complex. Attendance is free for all home matches.

The Hawkeyes return nine starters from a team that made the fourth NCAA Tournament in program history and won the Big Ten Tournament for the second time in the past four seasons. Last time out, Iowa set a new program home attendance record (2,639) for an NCAA Tournament First Round victory over Bucknell.

Returning veterans headline an Iowa roster that includes seven graduate-students and six seniors.

Captains Macy Enneking and Maggie Johnston return as graduate seniors. Enneking set a program individual record for goalkeeper shutouts last season (12.5), and Johnston also helped the Hawkeye defense to a school-record 0.76 goals-against average at the defender position.

Fourth and fifth-year players combine for 19 of Iowa’s 26 returning goals and 55 of 75 total points returning on offense. Graduate-student Kelli McGroarty led the Hawkeyes with 18 points and seven goals last season.

Senior Kenzie Roling led Iowa with five assists, part of 11 total points for the Waverly, Iowa, native. Senior Elle Otto contributed five goals and three assists for 13 points.

Iowa also features talented underclassmen, including sophomore defenders Millie Greer and Eva Pattison, who started on a Hawkeye defense last season that produced a program-record 13 shutouts.

Sophomore Sofia Bush contributed eight points through 17 starts as a rookie in 2023. Bush (#87) and Greer (#39) were named top-100 freshman at the end of last season by Top Drawer Soccer.

Ten newcomers will make their Iowa debut, including six freshmen and four transfers with extensive playing experience.

Graduate-student Maya Hansen joins the Hawkeyes from South Dakota State, where she holds program records with 44 goals, 107 points and 18 game-winning goals. Graduate-student Madison Wilson previously played at Dayton. Wilson led the Flyers with 16 points last season.

Another graduate-student, Lauren Geczik, comes to Iowa City from Texas A&M, where she tallied 13 points last season. Geczik made 29 starts and played in 39 games with the Aggies.

Junior Alexia Griffin played at Southern Miss, where she started in all 18 games for 1,439 minutes as a sophomore defender in 2023.

The Hawkeyes open the regular season against Oregon State on Aug. 15 at the Rumble in the Rockies in Missoula, Montana. Iowa opens the home slate on Aug. 29 against Florida Gulf Coast at 7 p.m. (CT).

Big Ten Announces 2024 Television Schedule

Sports

August 5th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Four University of Iowa volleyball matches will be televised during the 2024 season, it was announced Monday morning by the Big Ten Conference and Big Ten Network.

All four matches will be aired on the Big Ten Network.

Iowa’s BTN appearances include the conference opener at Rutgers (5 p.m. (CT)), home match against Washington (8 p.m.) and road contests at Northwestern (8 p.m.) and Ohio State (6:30 p.m.)

Iowa returns seven student-athletes from last season and adds five transfers and six freshmen.

The Hawkeyes open the season on Aug. 30 at the Puerto Rico Classic against Liberty.

2024 Iowa Volleyball Television Schedule
All matches on BTN; Times (CT)
Sept. 26 – at Rutgers – 5 p.m.
Oct. 4 – vs. Washington – 8 p.m.
Oct. 16 – at Northwestern – 8 p.m.
Oct. 31 – at Ohio State – 6:30 p.m.

Iowa to Face Utah State in Kansas City

Sports

August 5th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team will face Utah State in the 2024 Hall of Fame Classic on Nov. 22 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, it was announced Monday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

The 2024 Hall of Fame Classic will showcase a college basketball doubleheader as Wichita State and Saint Louis will join the Hawkeyes and Aggies in Kansas City.  Specific game times and broadcast assignments will be announced at a later date.

Tickets for the event will go on sale Sept. 10 via the T-Mobile Center box office and t-mobilecenter.com.

The game will be Iowa’s first contest in Kansas City since the 2009-10 season when the program faced Texas and Wichita State in the Guardians (CBE) Classic.  Iowa competed in the 1955 Final Four in Kansas City and it will be the program’s 12th game in the city all-time.

Iowa is 3-1 all-time against Utah State, including winning 94-75 in a neutral site game in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Dec. 18, 2021.

The 2024 Hall of Fame Classic will mark the event’s 24th year of operation in Kansas City and its first to be structured as a neutral site doubleheader.

Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey returns from shoulder surgery

Sports

August 5th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State All Big 12 guard Tamin Lipsey returned for the final week of summer workouts. The Ames native underwent shoulder surgery at the end of last season and was cleared to return in late July.

Lipsey says by the end of summer drills he was back to full contact.

ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger says Lipsey regained his former by the end of summer drills.

Otzelberger says Lipsey stayed engaged throughout the rehab process.

Lipsey averaged nearly 12 and-a-half points as a sophomore for a Cyclone team that made it to the Sweet-16 of the NCAA Tournament.

MVC commissioner Jeff Jackson on the possibility of future expansion

Sports

August 5th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Missouri Valley Conference commissioner Jeff Jackson says the league is prepared to move forwards with 11 schools. Missouri State announced in May it is moving to Conference USA following the upcoming school year as it moves its football program to FBS.

Jackson says the Valley has not shut the door on future expansion.

One in 10 million! A four-legged chicken has been hatched in Iowa

Ag/Outdoor, News

August 5th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A rare bird came into sight in eastern Iowa this weekend. A four-legged chicken was hatched in the Mississippi Valley Fair’s Expo building. Gary Kaase and his wife manage the display where the chick hatched. “I was taking the chicks out and I thought that one was laying on top of the other. I saw four legs,” Kaase says, “and then I picked the chick up and I realized this was a real rare oddity that I had hatched here at the fair.” Sunday was the last day of the fair in Davenport. The tiny chick is now at home on Kaase’s farm just outside of Eldridge. “He is running around, he’s keeping up with everybody, he’s eating, drinking,”Kaase says. “The future for this chick — we hope to do some educational things with him.” The chick is the offspring of a Brown Sex Link chicken and a Leghorn rooster.

Kaase will be seeking permission to take the chick to visit patients at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and he’s hoping to line up other venues where the chick could spread the message that anything is possible. “With the kids…hopefully show them that life isn’t so bad,” Kaase says. “You can handle anything as long as you try.” About two decades ago, Kaase took eggs to his daughter’s third grade classroom so the students could watch the chicks emerge from the shells. He and his wife now take incubators to dozens of classrooms — and three fairs. “We bring in about three dozen eggs every day and we have a big glass incubator where people can actually see the chicks hatch,” Kaase says. “We have two barns set up, one for the chicks that we hatch, one for the ducks…Everything is educational.”

A rare four-legged chick born in Iowa. (Photo courtesy Mississippi Valley Fair.)

His daughter became a veterinarian. She checked the chick out and says he’s healthy. The family has not named him yet. “He’s kind of a light yellow color,” Kaase says. “I don’t know what he’s going to look like when he gets bigger. I’m sure he’ll change some colors.” Kaase’s four-legged chick is motoring around on its two front legs. Kaase’s family has done some research about four-legged chickens. “All we could find is maybe one in 10 million,” Kaase says. “I’ve got to say it’s rarer than that. I’ve been doing this for probably close to 40 years as far as hatching and everything else and I had never even heard of it.”

Kaase’s farm, by the way, is called Anything is Kaase-able.

THANE HASCALL, 88 of Edinburgh, Tx. formerly of Atlantic (Funeral Mass 8/24/2024)

Obituaries

August 5th, 2024 by Lori Murphy

THANE HASCALL, 88 of Edinburgh, Texas and formerly of Atlantic died July 31, 2024 in Texas. A Funeral Mass for THANE HASCALL will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, August 24th, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. The family of Thane Hascall is handling his arrangements.

Visitation will take place at the church on Friday, August 23rd, from 5-until 7-p.m., with a Rosary to follow.

Care Coordination Team to Present at August Healthy U

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August 5th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Officials with Cass Health, in Atlantic, report the August session of “Healthy U” at CCHS, will focus on planning for the future. The program is being presented by Cass Health Care Coordinators Megan Bierbaum, LMSW and Tiara Zemanek. The session will be on Thursday, August 15 at noon in Conference Room 2 at the hospital.

The Care Coordination team will touch on topics common amongst older adults as they plan for their futures, such as home health services, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, Power of Attorney, living wills, and outlining the Iowa Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment. This session’s goal is to equip older adults with this important information, so they can make decisions that are best for their health, their family, and their future.

Space is limited! A free boxed lunch is provided for all attendees, so reservations are required. Call 712-243-7479 to reserve your seat. For more information about Healthy U, visit casshealth.org/healthyu.

3 arrests reported in Glenwood over the weekend

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August 5th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood report three people were arrested on separate charges, over the weekend. Two people were arrested on Saturday: 60-year-old Gary Cowan, of Malvern, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. He has since posted bond. And, 70-year-old Dennis Burnell, of Glenwood, was arrested on two counts of Harassment in the 3rd Degree. He was being held without bond until seen by a magistrate judge, and then released on his Own Recognizance.

On Sunday, Glenwood Police arrested 36-year-old Elayna Werner, of Glenwood, for Domestic Abuse Assault. She was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail pending a court appearance.

Glenwood Police said also, a Glenwood resident reported Sunday, an incident of Criminal Mischief, and, a separate resident reported the theft of a vehicle.