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Court-appointed monitor questions care at state-run Glenwood home

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December 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – The state-run Glenwood Resource Center for people with disabilities has allegedly failed to comply with all the requirements of a 2022 settlement agreement with the federal government. According to the Iowa Capital Dispatch, the agreement was intended to address claims by the U.S. Department of Justice that the state had violated the constitutional rights of Glenwood residents and exposed them to unreasonable harm. The DOJ alleged that harm stemmed from “uncontrolled and unsupervised experimentation” on residents, as well as inadequate physical and behavioral health care.

Glenwood is run by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, the same state agency that’s charged with protecting the health and welfare of children and dependent adults in Iowa. The agency plans to close Glenwood by the end of 2024.

As part of DHHS’ 2022 settlement with the Justice Department, the agency agreed to implement a wide range of changes intended to improve the overall care and treatment received by the residents of Glenwood. The agreement includes a provision that has resulted in a court-approved monitoring team checking on conditions in the home to ensure the state’s compliance with the agreed-upon standards of care. In October, the monitoring team completed one such review and recently submitted to the court a written report of its findings.

The report indicates Glenwood has failed to meet numerous standards in two critical areas: the protection of residents who are being transitioned into community settings as Glenwood moves toward the planned shut-down in 2024, and the clinical and medical care that’s now being provided to residents, In the area of clinical and medical care, Glenwood was found to be in substantial compliance in only 15 of the 65 standards that were evaluated. In the area of discharge and transition planning, the home was judged to be in substantial compliance in only four of 34 standards.

To be considered in substantial compliance with one of the agreed-upon standards, the home had to meet those standards in only 80% of the cases that were reviewed.

Red Oak man arrested on drug charges, Thursday

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December 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak, Thursday, arrested 37-year-old Ryan Allan Wells, from Red Oak. Wells was taken into custody at around 3:10-p.m. in the 1100 block of E. Reed Street, after officers responded to a reported theft. Upon further investigation, Wells was arrested for Possession of drug paraphernalia, and unlawful possession of prescription drugs. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, and held on a $1,000 bond.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Friday, December 1st, 2023

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December 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy to partly cloudy, with a low around 24. N/NE @ 5.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. S @ 5-10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mo. Cloudy w/a 20% chance of rain before midnight. Low around 24. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 49. The Low was 25. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 49 and the Low was 23. The Record High on December 1st in Atlantic, was 67, in 1998. The Record Low was -10 in 1892. Sunrise is at 7:26. Sunset at 4:51.

Quad Cities’ dog parks close due to local cases of mysterious respiratory illness

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December 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Three dog parks in the Quad Cities have been closed after a few cases of a mysterious respiratory illness have been diagnosed in local dogs. The illness has been reported in 14 states, leads to pneumonia in some dogs and, in rare cases, has been fatal. Dr. April Blong, a veterinarian, is a professor at Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. She says there have been no known cases at the university’s Small Animal Hospital and researchers do not yet have a definitive answer about what may be causing some dogs to get seriously ill.

“Until we have some idea or a better idea of exactly what we’re dealing with, it’s a little hard to track,” Dr. Blong says. Dr. Blong says just like when humans catch the flu, some dogs are getting far sicker from whatever virus this may be. “Just like with regular kennel cough that dogs get all the time, in certain individuals for whatever reason it seems to become more serious and can progress to an overt pneumonia that can be very serious,” she says. As with kennel cough, puppies and dogs with underlying health conditions like diabetes may be at higher risk.

“An animal with a chronic disease, you should just be more mindful of where you’re taking them, what they’re potentially being exposed to and the same with the young dogs,” Dr. Blong says. “There’s a lot of things younger animals can contract besides a respiratory illness, just by being in contact with other dogs.” That’s because it takes a while for the immune system in a young animal to fully develop. Coughing, difficulty breathing and lethargy are symptoms of respiratory disease in dogs. Dr. Blong says if your dog is healthy, though, being around other health dogs is a good activity.

“Dogs are social animals,” she says, “so if we keep them by themselves or don’t let them play with anyone or do anything, that actually could be detrimental from a behavior standpoint.” The American Veterinary Medical Association says dog owners should take their pet to a vet as soon as coughing or other respiratory symptoms appear. The medical group says researchers haven’t determined if recent cases of serious respiratory distress in dogs were caused by a virus or bacteria. There’s no indication the illness can spread to humans.

Thursday Night Girls High School Basketball Scores

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November 30th, 2023 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
#7 St. Albert 70, Logan-Magnolia 21
Storm Lake @ Denison-Schleswig
Shenandoah @ #8 Harlan Community

Western Iowa Conference:
Tri-Center 60, Boyer Valley 42

Rolling Valley Conference:
West Harrison @ West Monona

Corner Conference:
Lenox 54, East Mills 32
Southwest Valley 53, Griswold 34
Hamburg @ Sidney

Pride of Iowa Conference:
Bedford 67, Murray 32
Pleasantville 68, Wayne 53
Melcher-Dallas @ Southeast Warren

West Central Conference:
Ankeny Christian 46, Madrid 40
Ogden 52, Perry 38
#3 Panorama 62 @ IKM-Manning 34

Thursday Night High School Boys Basketball Scores

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November 30th, 2023 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Storm Lake 61, Denison-Schleswig 56
Harlan Community 63, Shenandoah 39
Logan-Magnolia  @ St. Albert

Western Iowa Conference:
Panorama 78 @ IKM-Manning 50

Rolling Valley Conference:
West Harrison 59, West Monona 41

Corner Conference:
Hamburg @ Sidney
Lenox @ East Mills
Southwest Valley 77 @ Griswold 27

Pride of Iowa Conference:
Bedford 68, Murray 35
Melcher-Dallas 71, Southeast Warren 31

West Central Conference:
Madrid 78, Ankeny Christian 47
Ogden 62, Perry 50
Woodward Granger 46, Martensdale-St. Mary’s 30

Griswold basketball struggles to find the rim in season opener

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November 30th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Thursday night the Griswold basketball team struggled to consistently score and lost by a wide margin to the Southwest Valley Timberwolves 77-27.

Griswold was up 10-7 halfway through the first quarter, but lost steam at the end with a 22-10 Timberwolves at the end of the first. The pressure and missed shots continued for Griswold and they were down 43-18 at half. The Tigers only scored 9 more points in the second half and the Timberwolves shots kept pouring in.

Alex Morgan had a strong night for the Timberwolves with 24 points. His 5 baskets in the second half  helped solidify the Southwest Valley win. Roman Keefe added 19 as Southwest Valley improved to 2-0 on the season. They stay on the road and head to Mount Ayr Friday night.

Peyton Cook was the leading scorer for the Tigers with 13 points. Griswold starts the season 0-1 and Head Coach Matthew Spunaugle told his players to keep their head up despite the loss.

Griswold will stay at home for a blue out game on Friday and face a tough Riverside team on Monday.

Tipoff for the Riverside matchup is set for 7:30 p.m.

 

Griswold girls basketball start the year with a loss

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November 30th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

The Griswold Tigers lost their opening game of the season to Southwest Valley 53-34 Thursday night. The Timberwolves used tight defense to take the early lead and never looked back after leading 15-9 by the end of the first quarter. Foul trouble and missed free throws were a big issue for the Tigers through much of the game. The Tigers had 15 fouls called on them.

Southwest Valley led 22-16 at halftime and had a 39-28 advantage by the end of the third. The Timberwolves got 21 points from sophomore Hailey Randall and Mackenzie Fast also scored 12. The Timberwolves improved to 1-1 and will head to Mount Ayr on Friday.

The Tigers got 7 points from Addison Adams and Abby Gohlinghorst had 7 points. Head Coach Ryan Lockwood noted that the sluggish offensive, hindered his team’s ability to score.

With the loss the Tigers are 0-1 to start the year and coach Lockwood is already focused on Griswold’s next matchup against Riverside.

Tip off for the Riverside game is set at 6:00 p.m.

Iowa Completes Day 1 of Hawkeye Invitational

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November 30th, 2023 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving concluded day one of the Hawkeye Invitational on Thursday. Through the first six events, the Hawkeyes lead the team scoring with 229.

“It was an excellent start for our team to come out and expect to perform well on the first day,” Iowa head coach Nathan Mundt said. “That’s the standard they’ve been setting all season and to come into our home pool and continue to raise the bar even more, was a lot of fun. Seeing so many of our program’s top-10 performances is exciting momentum going into tomorrow. We want to continue to push and get better each day.”

Iowa posted six marks that rank on Iowa’s top 10 all-time lists. Freshman Jenna Kerr started it off, posting the eighth-fastest 500 free with a time of 4:48.63. Three Hawkeyes broke their all-time records, including freshman Olivia Swalley climbing five spots to rank third in the 200 IM (1.59.15), while sophomore Scarlet Martin and fifth year Kennedy Gilbertson followed up in the 50 free. Gilbertson tied for third all-time with a 22.70 and Martin posted a 22.91 to rank sixth all-time.

Gilbertson, Kerr, Swalley, and Martin combined to post new all-time marks for both relays on the night. The squad posted a time of 1:31.46 in the 200 free relay to become sixth at Iowa and ended the day in the 400 medley relay (3:38.28) to rank seventh in the record books.

The Hawkeyes return to action on Friday, Dec. 1 for day two of the Hawkeye Invitational. The meet will be live streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

Cyclones Fall To Hawaii, 3-1, In First Round

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November 30th, 2023 by admin

EUGENE, Ore. – Hawaii (24-8) had 13 blocks as it turned back No. 7 seed Iowa State (20-10), 3-1 (16-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-23), Thursday evening in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Matthew Knight Arena on the campus of the University of Oregon.

The Cyclones claimed the first set behind a 15-1 run and led much of the second set before relinquishing the lead late. ISU could never regain momentum as the Rainbow Wahine easily won the third set and held the Cyclones off in the fourth to advance.

The Cyclones were paced by senior Alexis Engelbrecht, who finished with 13 kills while hitting .478. Maya Duckworth posted her seventh double-double of the season, finishing with 15 kills and 11 digs to go along with a career-high matching five services aces. The Cyclones notched eight aces as a team.

Freshman Nayeli Gonzalez was in double figures with 12 kills and 14 digs for her seventh double-double of the season. She broke Rachel Hockaday’s freshman point record, finishing her first season at ISU with 409.5 points.

Setter Morgan Brandt dished out 43 assists and now has 83 assists in her NCAA Tournament career, the fourth-most by any Cyclone in tournament play.

ISU hit just .186 in the match while playing without libero Brooke Stonestreet and right side hitter Lilly Wachholz, who missed the match due to injury.

This was ISU’s 17th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the 16th under the direction of Christy Johnson-Lynch.

 Set One

The Rainbow Wahine jumped out to a quick 7-2 lead before a timeout was called by Johnson-Lynch. The timeout was just what the Cyclones needed as it propelled them to nine-straight points and an 11-7 lead before UH could score another point. The Cyclones extended the run to 15-1 and cruised to a 25-16 opening set victory and a 1-0 lead.

The Cyclones hit .480 in the opening frame and had four service aces as a team, including three from Duckworth.

Set Two

Iowa State scored the first three points in set two and held Hawaii at arm’s length throughout the first half of the set until the Rainbow Wahine were able to close the Cyclone lead to just one at 21-20, forcing a timeout. The Wahine kept rolling and went on top 22-21, but Gonzalez and Engelbrecht stopped the 5-0 run with a block. Hawaii would extend the lead back to two (24-22) before the Cyclones fought off a pair of set points. Ultimately, the Cyclones dropped the set on a service ace by Talia Edmonds, evening the match 1-1.

Hawaii controlled the net in the second set, notching five blocks and holding the Cyclones to a .000 hitting percentage on its way to the 26-24 win.

Set Three

The Cyclones never led in the third set as Hawaii hit .533 on its way to a 25-18 set win and a 2-1 lead in the match. The Wahine had 16 kills and no errors on 30 attacks in the frame, while ISU hit just .179 as a team. An Annie Hatch kill trimmed the deficit to 16-13, but UH closed it out with a 9-5 run.

 Set Four

What appeared to be a pivotal replay put Hawaii up 13-11, but the Cyclones took it in stride and rattled off the next five points to gain control of the set and go ahead 16-13. Hawaii quickly rallied back and knotted it up at 18-18. The set went back-and-forth the rest of the way until Hawaii was able to gain some separation and eventually won the match on Iowa State’s eighth service error of the match.