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Iowa early News headlines: Mon., Feb. 17th 2014

News

February 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Daycare oversight in Iowa is under review at the Capitol, as lawmakers in the state House ponder legislation that would expand reporting requirements for in-home child care providers. Under the legislation approved by a subcommittee last week, all home-based daycares in Iowa would have to register with the state, with some exemptions for family members providing care. Currently, home-based daycares with five or less children do not have to register.

EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — Residents of several Iowa cities are being forced to boil their water because of water main breaks. Officials in Evansdale, Brighton, Wilton and Bondurant have all ordered residents to boil their water as a precaution. Boil orders are typically in place for at least several days until tests show the water is safe to consume.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa law that allows retired health care professionals to return to work part time has helped to head off a nurse shortage, but it’s due to expire this summer. The Sioux City Journal reports that some groups argue the law is no longer needed, but Iowa hospitals want the exception extended.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Students in Marshalltown are going to be getting pedometers as part of their physical education classes thanks to a federal grant. The Times-Republican reports the Marshalltown Community School District bought 4,200 pedometers to encourage students to be more active. The district plans to spend $80,000 on the pedometers.

No. 23 Purdue nips Iowa 74-73 on Moses free throws

Sports

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – Courtney Moses scored 25 points, including the game-winning free throws with seven seconds left as No. 23 Purdue defeated Iowa 74-73 on Sunday. Moses had the last seven points for the Boilermakers (18-7, 8-5 Big Ten). Her 3-pointer broke a 70-70 tie at the 1:57 mark. After Samantha Logic made two free throws and then the go-ahead bucket for the Hawkeyes (20-7, 8-5) at 38 seconds, Moses knocked down a jumper 8 seconds later.

Logic, who had her third triple-double of the year with 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, scored again at 19 seconds but her foul set up Moses’ heroics. Liza Clemons added 11 points for Purdue and Whitney Bays and Dee Williams had 10 each. Bays also had 10 rebounds. Theairra Taylor led Iowa, which had a 44-28 lead at the half, with 19 points, Bethany Doolittle had 15 and Ally Disterhoft 10.

VERLENE ANDERSEN, 92, a long-time Atlantic resident (Svcs. 2-19-2014)

Obituaries

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

VERLENE ANDERSEN, 92, a long-time Atlantic resident, died Sat., Feb. 15th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for VERLENE ANDERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Feb. 19th, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral service in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 8am-to 5:30-pm Monday (2/17) and from 8-am to 5-pm Tuesday (2/18), with the family will meet with relatives and friends from 5-to 7-pm Tuesday.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

VERLENE ANDERSEN is survived by:

Her son – Dave Andersen, of Altoona, & his fiance’ Becky Beaman, of Indianola.

3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

WInter Weather Advisory for Cass & area Counties

Weather

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLORCRAWFORD-CARROLL- GREENE COUNTIES
341 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014

**WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY**

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW
…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY.

* TIMING…A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM TONIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY
MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED. UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE
ALONG WITH UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. VISIBILITY OF NEAR A
HALF MILE CAN IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED
BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED OR ICY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED AND FURTHER SLOW TRAVEL.

Winter Weather Advisory for western/sw IA

Weather

February 16th, 2014 by admin

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE    345 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014

**WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
    8 AM MONDAY**

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN…LIGHT SNOW… AND LIGHT SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING…LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET LATER TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE A TRACE TO
A TENTH OF AN INCH. MOST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM A
TRACE TO AN INCH…HOWEVER THERE MAY BE SOME LOCALIZED 1 TO 2
INCH AMOUNTS.

* MAIN IMPACT…ROADS AND UNTREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME ICY
IMPACTING TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

HSBB: Girls 3A Regional Atlantic at Red Oak 02-15-2014

Podcasts, Sports

February 16th, 2014 by admin

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the first round playoff game played at Red Oak High School.

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Red Oak man arrested on sex abuse charge

News

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest of a local man on a sexual abuse charge. 19-year-old Zachery Daulton Brower, of Red Oak, was taken into custody Saturday at a residence on E. Coolbaugh Street, in Red Oak. Brower was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center where he was charged with 3rd degree sexual abuse. His bond was set at $10,000.

Area school boards to meet Monday evening

News

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A trio of area school district Boards of Education will hold their regular, separate meetings Monday evening. The CAM School Board will gather at 5:30-p.m. in the High School Media Center in Anita. Discussion and/or action items on their agenda include: Setting the times & dates for public hearings on an Early Start Date for the 2014-2015 School Year and 2014-2015 Budget; Drivers Ed contract and fees; and approval of the Washington, D-C trip for 2015. The CAM School Board will enter into a closed session for negotiations, prior to adjourning for the evening.

Members of the Griswold School Board will gather in the Central Office Board Room at the Middle School/High School building, beginning at 5:45-p.m., Monday. Under New Business, the Board will act on Auditor and Chemical Application bids, as well as the School Calendar and Early Start waiver. They’ll also act on approving the second reading of 903 series Board Policies and receive an update on various district construction/renovation projects.

And the Elk Horn-Kimballton School Board will meet at 7-pm in the Family and Consumer Science Room at the High School in Elk Horn. During their session, the Board will act on staff contracts, with regard to Junior High Track. They’ll also discuss the results of the Feb. 4th Revenue Purpose Statement vote, and the 2014-2015 School Calendar (180 days worth of education vs. 1,080 hours).  The Board will then enter into a closed session for negotiations, prior to adjournment.

Atlantic Parks & Rec Board to meet Mon. evening

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Dept. Board of Directors will meet Monday evening at the Senior Citizen Center on Walnut Street, next to the City Hall/Police Dept. Building. The Board is slated to: discuss the Senior Activities Area and receive a rough draft of the layout; Receive a letter from Cass County Community Health Tobacco Prevention Coordinator Karla Akers, with regard to the City Council’s decision on Jan. 22nd vote down the 1st reading of an ordinance for a Tobacco Free policy for Sunnyside Park; and discuss recommendation for the 2014 Summer Recreation Program, after hearing a report about last year’s programs. They’ll also discuss the Nishna Valley YMCA management fee.

In other business, the Atlantic Parks and Rec Board will discuss a Sunnyside Park Tree Replacement Plan, which has drawn interest from the public as far as helping replanting efforts with memorials and other gifts and labor, and, they’ll discuss Spring and Summer Capital Improvement Projects, including renovation and refurbishing of the Camblin and Kiddie Korral at Sunnyside Park, the Senior Activity Area, and more.

The meeting at the Atlantic Senior Citizen Center begins at 5:15-p.m., Monday.

Lottery players continue to win large prizes across the state

News

February 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa Lottery say a Massena woman was the latest, big instant-scratch game winner in Cass County, during calendar year 2013. Kristen Karstens won $50,000 in the “Super Crossword” scratch-off game with a ticket purchased at 21st Century Coop C-Store, in Massena.

Iowa Lottery players won a total of $200.8 million in prizes in fiscal year 2013, the latest complete year for which the lottery has records. However, there are a significant number of prizes that expire each year without being claimed. The lottery reminds its players to double-check their tickets. In fiscal year 2013, more than $1.3 million in lotto prizes expired in Iowa without being claimed.

Prize money left unclaimed after redemption deadlines goes into the lottery’s prize pools for future games, so it will be used to pay prizes, just not those particular prizes that have expired. On the lottery’s website at www.ialotterycom, there is a current list of unclaimed lotto prizes of $10,000 or more.

Prizes in instant-scratch and pull-tab games must be claimed within 90 days of the end of the game. Scratch-game prizes can be claimed at any Iowa Lottery retailer where the games are sold, while prizes in pull-tab games must be claimed at the location where the tickets were purchased. Players also may visit an Iowa Lottery retailer or go to one of the lottery’s offices in Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, Mason City or Cedar Rapids to claim prizes.

Winning lotto numbers may be checked by visiting the lottery website or calling the winning numbers hotline at (515) 323-4633. They may also be checked by visiting a lottery retail outlet or calling the lottery at (515) 725-7900 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.