KAREN SUE CHADWICK DORSEY, 84, of Bedford, TX (formerly of Anita), died July 8, 2024. Graveside service for KAREN DORSEY will be held Aug. 31st at 11-a.m., in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita. A luncheon at the Anita Congregational Church will follow the graveside service.
(Visitation for KAREN SUE CHADWICK DORSEY was held July 18, 2024, in Texas)
(Des Moines, Iowa) – Today (Thursday), the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announces the new Behavioral Health Service District Map which defines seven geographic service and planning areas effective July 1, 2025. The district map was created using a data-driven approach to ensure that resources are allocated effectively to support the full array of behavioral health needs in Iowa.
Iowa HHS worked with stakeholders to gather feedback on these district maps to be overseen by the Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organizations (BH-ASOs). The stakeholder engagement efforts had a turnout of over 1,000 attendees across all sessions. In addition to stakeholder feedback, identification of areas of high need, access to care, and city and county boundaries were used to designate the districts.
These new districts consider equitable resource distribution, minimizing service disruption, enhancing access to quality care, and addressing the specific needs of specific populations. The district map is a first step in building a new geographic foundation for an integrated and efficient behavioral health system that serves all Iowans.
To learn more about the process, please see the District Map Overview.
Learn more about the Behavioral Health Service System Alignment here.
Iowa HHS will be hosting a Virtual Behavioral Health Service System District Launch on Tuesday August 6 from 12:00-1:00pm. You can join the Virtual Launch with the information below:
Behavioral Health Service System District Virtual Launch
Tuesday, August 6 – 12:00-1:00pm
Join Zoom webinar here.
(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says a Crawford County man escaped injury during a rollover accident early Sunday morning. In their report issued today (Thursday), the Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Jose Angel Reyes-Mendoza, of Denison, was driving a 2006 Honda Accord southbound on Chestnut Road at around 5:40-a.m., when he swerved to miss a deer on the road. The car went out of control and ended-up in the west ditch, where it rolled over and came to rest on its wheels.
The vehicle sustained an estimated $3,000 damage. No citations were issued.
(Adair, Iowa) – (8/3/24 – removes reference to semi ownership/registration, which was incorrect in the previous post) The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office today (Thursday), released additional information with regard to an accident that took place early Wednesday morning, north of Adair, and that resulted in the death of 18 hogs. The report says a 2011 Peterbilt semi driven by 31-year-old Christopher Ryan Boggan, of New Salem, PA, was pulling a livestock trailer loaded with 167 hogs, and was traveling south on Frontier Road at around 3:30-a.m., when the semi went by “left curve ahead” and “Stop sign ahead” signs. The rig rolled over rumble strips near the intersection and by directional signs.
Boggan advised authorities he didn’t know the road ended. The semi ran the stop while attempting to turn right onto White Pole Road. The vehicle went out of control and flipped-over onto the driver’s side, losing some of the hogs. The rig came to rest on the east shoulder of White Pole Road, according to the report. Boggan complained of pain/possible injury, but was not treated at the scene or transported to the hospital. A 10-year-old male passenger in the sleeper section of the semi’s cab, was extricated by mechanical means. He also complained of pain but was not treated or transported. The semi sustained $15,000 damage.
Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright told KJAN News on Wednesday, that 18 hogs died at the scene, some of which had to be euthanized due to the severity of their injuries. Sheriff Arganbright said the hogs loaded on the top, inside deck of the trailer, went through the roof of the trailer and became piled-up onto of one another.
photo submitted to KJAN
The Sheriff and Deputy Blake Michelson worked traffic control while the remaining hogs were being rounded-up and loaded into another livestock trailer. The whole process took about six-hours.
(Atlantic, Iowa – KJAN) – Weather data for the month of July, 2024, in Atlantic, shows we were pretty much on the mark for average temperatures, but below average in terms of precipitation. The Average High last month was 85, one-degree less than the norm. The average Low of 62 was also one-degree below average for July. Precipitation last month in Atlantic amounted to 3.28-inches, which was 1.34-inches less than average. The data was compiled at KJAN, the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic.
Looking ahead, we find the Average High for the month of August in Atlantic, is 83 degrees, while the Low should average out at around 61. Precipitation typically amounts to 3.88 inches.
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (KCRG) – Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. has notified 193 workers that they are being laid off from the company’s operation in Williamsburg, according to Iowa Workforce Development’s WARN notification list. According to the WARN listing, affected employees were notified Wednesday with the layoff date listed for Thursday. Kinze is a global manufacturer of planters, grain carts, and high-speed tillage equipment.
The layoffs at Kinze come during a difficult period for farm equipment manufacturers that economists say is being driven by a slower demand for farm equipment, including tractors. John Deere has laid off hundreds of workers in eastern Iowa and the Quad Cities in recent weeks and months.
The Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-State softball teams have been announced. Here is a look at the area players who made the list.
Class 1-A First Team
Class 2-A First Team
Class 3-A First Team
Class 1-A Second Team
Class 2-A Second Team
Class 3-A Second Team
Class 4-A Second Team
Class 1-A Third Team
Class 2-A Third Team
Class 3-A Third Team
Class 4-A Third Team
Class 5-A Third Team
Class 1-A Honorable Mention
(Radio Iowa) – The presidents of the three state universities held a general discussion their budgets for the next fiscal year Wednesday during a meeting with the State Board of Regents. University of Northern Iowa president Mark Nook says the new nursing program is one area they are trying to help the state. “The nursing program officially launches this fall we have 30 students admitted to that program, the first cohort the initial cohort of nursing students,” he says, “and in the spring we will admit another 48 students into a cohort.” He says they have other areas where they are also focusing on the need for workers in the state.
“We’ll also be making investments in the material science engineering and material science engineering technology programs. Both of these are essential for Iowa’s manufacturing workforce needs,” Nook says. U-N-I has a general operating budget of around 174 million dollars, which is a four percent increase from the previous year. Iowa State University president Wendy Wintersteen talked about the two-point-eight million dollars in additional funding the school received to develop a future ready workforce.”It’s allowed us to invest in 26 faculty and staff who are supporting six initiatives to grow high demand STEM programs that meet the state’s workforce needs and produce innovative solutions for business and industry,” Wintersteen says. She highlighted one area where they will prepare students to use new technology:
“New Faculty in computer science are equipping students to leverage the benefits of A-I in areas such as automated driving systems, robotics, cybersecurity, data visualization, and machine learning,” she says. I-S-U’s general fund budget increase two-point-five percent from the previous fiscal year to nearly 726 million dollars. University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson talked about the school’s efforts to be efficient. “We spend 11 cents of every dollar on administration and 89 cents of every dollar on instruction,” Wilson says. “And just to give you a sense of what that looks like among our Big Ten peers that’s eight cents lower than the Big Ten average on administrative spending.” Wilson says that allows the university to put more into educating students. Wilson also talked about the retention rate for new students.
“We started the strategic plan at 88 percent in F-Y 2020, and when the plan started, we we were inching our way up and we’re now at 89-point-three percent. Our five year goal was 90 percent, and I suspect we’re going to get there before the five years, and so we’re challenging each other to think about what our new metric should be,” Wilson says. The University of Iowa’s general operating budget also increased by two-point-five percent to nearly 823 million dollars.
The Regents requested a state funding increase of 14-point-eight million dollars, but the Iowa Legislature approved only a 12-point-three million dollar increase, and the Board raised tuition at the U-I and I-S-U by three percent. U-N-I’s tuition was increased by two percent.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says a man from Red Oak was arrested today (Thursday) at around 12:40-a.m., following a traffic stop at 4th St. and Commerce Drive, in Red Oak. 23-year-old Dyllan Hunter Hansen was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine/1st offense. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery report two people were arrested at around 9:30-p.m. Wednesday, near Stanton. 43-year-old Christopher Lowrance, of Stanton, and 35-year-old Megan Guffey, of Villisca, were taken into custody in the 2400 block of 225th Street, on charges of Public Intoxication. The pair were transported to the Montgomery County Jail in Red Oak and held on $300 bond, each.
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