AHSTW 60, Denison-Schleswig 54 (A: Raydden Grobe 22pts)
IKM-Manning 35, Boyer Valley 34
Kuemper Catholic 62, South Hamilton 57
Mount Ayr 64, Red Oak 53
Newell-Fonda 88, OABCIG 62
Treynor 50, Greene County 35
Underwood 68, MVAOCOU 22
AHSTW 60, Denison-Schleswig 54 (A: Raydden Grobe 22pts)
IKM-Manning 35, Boyer Valley 34
Kuemper Catholic 62, South Hamilton 57
Mount Ayr 64, Red Oak 53
Newell-Fonda 88, OABCIG 62
Treynor 50, Greene County 35
Underwood 68, MVAOCOU 22
Class 1A Region 2
Boyer Valley 56, West Harrison 43
Audubon 71, Riverside 26
Ankeny Christian 48, Paton-Churdan 38
Remsen St. Mary’s 72, Ar-We-Va 7
Glidden-Ralston 60, Griswold 42
Woodbine 65, Heartland Christian 8
Coon Rapids-Bayard 38, Tri-Center 25
Class 1A Region 8
Sidney 45, Mount Ayr 30
East Mills 59, Essex 19
Lenox 54, Murray 22
Orient-Macksburg @ Stanton
Fremont-Mills 42, Diagonal 37
CAM 69, Bedford 28- ON CAM COUGAR CHANNEL
St. Albert 62, East Union 36
Atlantic, Iowa— Cass Health announced today it has been recognized as a 2022 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX™.
“Over the last several years, we’ve faced a pandemic, construction, adding providers, adding services, and more. And yet, despite all of the changes and challenges we’ve worked through, we’ve come away again in the top tier of all critical access hospitals in the country. The only reason this is possible is because of our spectacular team; their resilience and passion for healthcare is unmatched. We are blessed with the best, and we’re proud to celebrate this achievement with the communities that we are privileged to serve,” said Cass Health CEO Brett Altman.
“Despite unprecedented adversity rural providers continue to display resiliency and a steadfast commitment to their communities,” said Michael Topchik, National Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “Honoring the Top 100 is one of the highpoints of our year. We are delighted to recognize the exceptional performance and innovation of this year’s recipients, particularly in light of the extraordinary challenges facing America’s rural health safety net.”
Over the course of the last 12 years, the INDEX has established itself as the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. Leveraging publicly available data, the INDEX is trusted by rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints, hospital associations and state offices of rural health across the country to measure and monitor performance across a variety of areas impacting hospital operations and finance.
(Radio Iowa) – A man is facing charges after a standoff in the back of a police car near Sioux City Heelan High School this (Thursday) morning. Sioux City police sergeant Jeremy McClure says the officers had stopped a suspect possibly involved in an armed robbery near the high school around 11:30 and put him in the patrol car.
“He was handcuffed in the back of the squad car and indicated that he had a firearm. Officers checked and it turned out that he did have a firearm in his hand. And so, we backed up and began negotiating with him as he was threatening to do harm to himself,” he says. The sergeant says they tried for an hour to get the man to give up the gun.
He says they reached out to the man’s family members to help with the negotiations, but the man became more agitated, and tactical team officers moved in. “As they were moving up a shot was fired from inside the vehicle…the tactical officers used chemical munitions to make it an environment he did not want to be in anymore. At that point, he surrendered peacefully,” according to McClure. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Bishop Heelan High School was placed on lockdown during the incident. Fourth District Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra was visiting the high school at the time of the incident and remained inside until the man was taken into custody.
(Radio Iowa) – Some major cellular service providers will switch off their 3-G networks on February 22nd and Iowans who have older phones may suddenly find their devices no longer work. Tom Kamber, executive director of Older Adults Technology Services at A-A-R-P, says he’s concerned for Iowa’s significant population of senior citizens, especially those in rural areas, who don’t use their phones very often.
“If you’ve got an old flip phone, you should figure out which provider you’re using and contact them and ask if that phone needs to be upgraded,” Kamber says. “If you have an emergency pendant for people who maybe had a fall and need to get help, you can actually just push the button and they will call you and you can ask if that button needs to be upgraded.” Iowans who have an older loved one should take the initiative and check the status of their phones and other devices, and if necessary, help them with an upgrade.
“About 20% of Americans are still relying on those 3G networks and about 10-to-15-million Americans still have 3G reliant phones, and that’s just on the phone side,” Kamber says. “You’ve got the alarms on top of that. The alarm industry is telling us they have millions of people across the country who may have 3G-reliant alarms.” Getting a new phone can be an expensive venture, but in the case of 3-G phones, the cost may not be an issue.
“Most of the companies that we’re hearing are offering free replacement services for 3G-reliant devices,” Kamber says, “so, there may be a very nominal or no-cost replacement available.” In general, most cell phones made before 2012 are relying on a 3-G network and will need to be replaced. The 3-G systems are being retired to free up the bandwidth for the newer 4-G and 5-G technology.
The Glenwood (Iowa) Police Department reports seven arrests covering the period from Jan. 25th through Feb. 5th. Most recently:
Unless otherwise mentioned, all bonds are cash or surety. And, “A Criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”
(Des Moines, Iowa) – Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand’s Office has announced Sand recently opened a special investigation into the Southern Iowa Council of Governments (SICOG). The Auditor of State Office is assisting in safeguarding SICOG records and will be working with Iowa Economic Development Authority to assure appropriate testing procedures are
performed.
As previously mentioned on KJAN Creston Police Wednesday evening arrested SICOG executive director Timothy J. Ostroski. He is charged with four counts of forgery and one count of first-degree theft. Authorities say Ostroski fraudulently obtained an excess of $10,000 from SICOG by creating multiple checks made payable to another individual for cleaning services that were never provided. He then deposited these checks into a personal checking account.
DONALD DEAN FINNELL, 77, of Linden died Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life for DONALD DEAN FINNELL will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Yale Community Building (206 N Main St in Yale, Iowa).
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A private family burial will take place at a later date in Union Cemetery in Guthrie Center.
DONALD DEAN FINNELL is survived by:
Son: Dean (Melissa) Finnell of Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Daughter: Shannon (Tony) Barber of Panora
Sister: Mary May (Laverne) Garside
Brother: Stanley (Marge) Finnell
4 Grandchildren
and many other sister & brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City of Atlantic is looking for people to serve as Lifeguards the upcoming pool season. Parks and Rec Director Bryant Rasmussen said this year, “We have increased the wage this year to $9.50/hour with a head lifeguard making $9.75/hour. Anyone interested in getting certified to be a lifeguard at Sunnyside Pool, will get their classes reimbursed at the end of the summer. ”
Rasmussen said also, “There is plenty of fun in the sun, with an opportunity to lead, meet new people, and of course make a little money.”