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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Branden Dawson scored a career-high 17 points, including a late steal and tiebreaking dunk that helped No. 22 Michigan State hold off Iowa 62-59 on Thursday night. Gary Harris had 14 points for the Spartans (13-3, 2-1 Big Ten), who hung on late for their eighth win in nine games. Dawson ripped the ball away from Iowa freshman Mike Gesell and gave Michigan State a 58-56 lead with 49 seconds left.
Anthony Clemmons missed a free throw that would have tied it with 12 seconds to go and airballed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Iowa (11-5, 0-3) lost its third straight. The Hawkeyes played without leading scorer Devyn Marble, who sprained his ankle in practice this week. Zach McCabe led Iowa with 15 points and fellow reserve Melsahn Basabe added 14.
GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) — Jack Taylor, who set the NCAA scoring record with 138 points in a game in November, is out for the season after breaking his wrist. Grinnell College spokesman Ted Schultz says Taylor fractured the radius on his shooting arm during a 119-117 win over rival Cornell (Iowa) on Wednesday. Taylor will likely have surgery within a week and be out 2-3 months, costing the sensational sophomore the rest of the season.
Taylor captured the attention of the basketball world when he dropped 138 points against Faith Baptist Bible College on November 12th, shattering the previous mark by 25 points. Taylor finishes his season averaging 36.3 points per game in leading the Pioneers to a 9-3 record.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s conservative Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says going to jail may be an effective way to protest a federal mandate for employers to cover contraception in insurance plans. On Iowa conservative radio host Steve Deace’s (DACE) Wednesday night show, the Republican gubernatorial candidate said civil disobedience is one way to attack the federal healthcare requirement being challenged in a federal lawsuit by Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby stores.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — School officials in Des Moines have reversed a decision to hold classes on Martin Luther King Junior Day. The Des Moines school district unanimously voted yesterday to cancel its plans to hold classes on January 21st.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Health officials in central Iowa are asking people with minor illnesses to avoid hospital emergency rooms because of an influx of flu-related cases. Officials at several hospitals in the Des Moines area said yesterday that local emergency rooms are experiencing heavy volumes of patients and wait times due to flu cases. They recommend that people with non-life-threatening illnesses visit their primary health care provider, a local urgent care or walk-in clinic.
GALVA, Iowa (AP) — The CEO of a processing plant in northwest Iowa has released more details about an explosion that caused a small fire. Mark Schuett of American Natural Processors said Wednesday’s fire happened after material being tested by employees at the American Natural Soy plant near Galva caught fire.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs officials have lifted a boil advisory after bacteria tests on the city’s water returned negative. Council Bluffs Water Works director Doug Drummey announced the lift at a news conference Thursday. He says the tests confirmed the water system was not compromised or contaminated. A water main break early Wednesday caused a drop in pressure. Officials worried it could have allowed contaminants to enter the lines, posing a danger to health. Schools, businesses and city residents took extra precautions during the advisory, including drinking bottled water and boiling water for a certain period of time.
GALVA, Iowa (AP) — The CEO of a processing plant in northwest Iowa has released more details about an explosion that caused a small fire. KTIV-TV in Sioux City Reports Mark Schuett of American Natural Processors says Wednesday’s fire happened after material being tested by employees at the American Natural Soy plant near Galva caught fire. Schuett says the equipment was being prepped for oil seed processing and soy protein production. The fire department was contacted as a precaution although employees were able to contain the flames. No injuries were reported and fire damage is estimated at less than $1,000. The plant sits about three miles south of Galva, in Ida County.
HAZEL FOX, 96, of Guthrie Center (& formerly of Adair), died Thurs., Jan., 10th at New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Funeral services for HAZEL FOX will be held 1:00 PM Tues., Jan., 15th at the Adair Presbyterian Church. Hockenberry Family Care in Adair has the arrangements.
Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Mon., Jan., 14th in the Hockenberry Funeral Home in Adair.
Burial will be in the Sunnyhill Cemetery in Adair.
Memorials may be directed to family.
HAZEL FOX is survived by:
Son, Roger (Sherry) Fox of Casey
and 6 grandchildren.
HAROLD L. MOBLEY, 89, of Panora died Wed., Jan., 9th at the Panora Nursing and Rehab Center. Services for HAROLD MOBLEY will be held 10:30 A.M. Mon., Jan., 14th at Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 PM Sun., Jan., 13th with family present from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.
Burial will take place in Morrisburg Cemetery in rural Stuart.
ARTHUR “VERNE” DAVIDSON, 78, of Atlantic died Thurs., Jan., 10th at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for VERNE DAVIDSON will be held 11-a.m. Mon., Jan. 14th, at the 1st Lutheran Church, south of Wiota. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation with the family is from 6-to 8-p, Sun., Jan. 13th, at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita, at 1:30-p.m., Monday.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
VERNE DAVIDSON is survived by:
His wife – Rosemary Davidson, of Atlantic.
His sons – Reverand Ken (Alice) Davidson, of Atlantic, and Roger (Phuong) Davidson, of New Albany, OH.
and 6 grandchildren.
A new partnership involving farm groups, veterinarians, animal welfare groups and Iowa State University has formed to field complaints about animal care in Iowa. Denny Harding is executive director of the new Iowa Farm Animal Care Coalition. “We do have times where there are some concerns that area raised by the general public about how farmers raise their animals,” Harding says. “We wanted to answer some of those questions and also offer a service where people can call in if they do have a concern they’d like to pass on regarding a specific farm, so they would have someone to go to, so we can follow up with that concern and see what the situation is.”
Harding, a farmer who used to raise livestock, admits he may have to a bit of an arbitrator sometimes, but he expects he’ll mostly be an educator. “If there is a need for some type of help…we would have a team at Iowa State that would be called that would go visit with that farmer,” Harding says. This new Iowa organization is based on a group that’s been operating in Alberta, Canada for about 20 years.
“Ninety-nine percent of what’s going on in the livestock industry is very positive and we feel that the farmers are doing a great job,” Harding says. “Every once in a while there might be something that needs some examination and we think this is a way to have some input and education and management at the farm level and improve the care of the animals.” The group kicked off their effort this morning (Thursday) with a news conference in Des Moines. Find the Iowa Farm Animal Care Coalition’s website at www.iowafarmanimalcare.org, or call, 1-800-252-0577 for more information.
(Radio Iowa)
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