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High School Girls & Boys Track results from Friday May 3rd

Sports

May 4th, 2024 by admin

Girls 

Westwood Invite

1.Woodbine, (100.33)

3. Boyer Valley, (78)

9. Missouri Valley, (22)

10.West Harrison, (8.33)

 

Ogden Relays

6.Coon Rapids-Bayard (25)

7.Glidden-Ralston (14)

9.Paton-Churdan (6)

 

Boys

Westwood Invite

3.Woodbine (84)

6.Missouri Valley (49)

 

Ogden CO-ED

2.Coon Rapids-Bayard (74)

8.Glidden-Ralston (30)

10.Paton-Churdan (8)

 

 

High School Boys Golf results from Friday May 3rd

Sports

May 4th, 2024 by admin

AHSTW 192, Tri-Center 230

Medalist: Drew Lee, AHSTW (45)

Runner up: Nate Jorgensen, AHSTW (49)

 

Treynor 159, Missouri Valley 166

Medalist: Ethan Konz, Treynor (34)

 

Mount Ayr 158, Melcher-Dallas, 227, Hamburg, NTS

 

Charger Invite

4th. East Union (359)

6th. Lenox (409)

 

 

 

Fatal motorcycle-SUV crash in Mills County Friday night

News

May 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

One person died and another was injured during a crash that occurred late Friday night, in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 34 between mile markers 1 and 2, at the same time a 2019 KIA SUV was traveling eastbound. The motorcycle and SUV collided head-on at around 11:10-p.m., resulting in the death of the motorcycle operator, 39-year-old Jacob Otto Saxer, of Bellevue, NE.

The driver of the SUV was identified as 25-year-old Leeva Unique Kitchens, of Sidney (IA). Kitchen was transported by Glenwood Rescue to the Bellevue Hospital.

The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Mills County Sheriff’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol.

High School Girls and Boys Tennis results from Friday May 3rd

Sports

May 4th, 2024 by admin

Girls

Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament (@ Denison)

Final Standings 

1.Kuemper Catholic, 25

2.Clarinda, 25

3. Red Oak, 20

4.Shenandoah, 16

5. Denison-Schleswig, 15

6. St. Albert, 14

7.Lewis Central, 13

8.Creston, 8

9. Harlan Community, 5

10.Glenwood, 3

11.Atlantic, 0

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 9, Abraham Lincoln 0

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 8, Thomas Jefferson 1

Boys

Harlan Community 9, Clarinda 0

 

Villisca man arrested on an Assault charge

News

May 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies were dispatched at around 12:10-a.m. today (Saturday), to the 500 block of E. 4th Street, in Villisca, for a reported assault in progress. Following an investigation, Deputies arrested 39-year-old Kevin Bradshaw, of Villisca, who was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault (by) impeding the flow of air/blood, and Assault causing bodily injury.

Kevin Bradshaw was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Jail.

New report details low staffing, high turnover in Iowa nursing homes

News

May 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) – More than 43% of all Iowa nursing homes do not meet upcoming federal mandates on staffing levels, a new national report shows. According to the Iowa Capital Dispatch, the report also indicates 21 Iowa care facilities each cycled through three to five nursing home administrators during 2023. Using newly published data collected by the federal government, a nonprofit advocacy group called the Long-Term Care Community Coalition issued a detailed report this week outlining the staffing levels at every Medicare-certified nursing home in the nation during the fourth quarter of 2023.

The report compares actual staffing levels with the Biden administration’s new rule mandating specific staffing levels in Medicare-certified nursing homes. That rule requires the presence of a registered nurse 24 hours per day, seven days a week in all facilities, as well as 3.48 hours per day, per resident of total nursing-staff time. The rule will be phased in over the next five years and includes exemptions and waivers for facilities in rural areas that are making a good-faith effort to meet the new mandates.

The coalition’s report shows that 6 in 10 of all U.S. nursing homes would have met the new nurse-staffing standard of 3.48 hours in the fourth quarter of 2023. Iowa homes fell below the national average, with 56.5% of them meeting the new standard.

The report indicates the Iowa homes with the lowest nurse staffing levels in the fourth quarter of 2023 were Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, Midlands Living Center of Council Bluffs, Linn Haven Rehab & Health Care of New Hampton, Pleasant Acres Care Center of Hull, Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Cedar Rapids, Crest Haven Care Centre of Creston and Aspire of Perry. All reported less than 2.5 hours of total nursing care per resident, per day, according to the report.

A separate set of data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services indicates that 14% of Iowa’s 422 nursing facilities were cited for insufficient staffing in fiscal year 2023. That’s more than double the national average, which was 5.9%.

The report also highlights a problem in many nursing homes nationwide: high staff turnover, which disrupts continuity of care and leads to errors by workers who aren’t familiar with residents’ needs.  The Iowa homes with the highest rate of nursing-staff turnover, ranging from 85% to 100%, were Risen Son Christian Village of Council Bluffs, Sunrise Retirement Community of Sioux City, Wesley Acres of Des Moines, Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, Dunlap Specialty Care, Azria Health Park Place of Des Moines, Sunny Knoll Care Centre of Rockwell City, and Montezuma Specialty Care.

The report also identifies the Iowa nursing homes that had the highest number of administrators who left employment with the facility during 2023. The Elmwood Care Centre of Onawa and Heritage Specialty Care of Cedar Rapids, are each reported to have had five administrators who left the facility in 2023. Azria Health Park Place of Des Moines, Sunny Knoll Care Centre of Rockwell City, Crest Haven Care Centre of Creston, Cedar Falls Health Care Center, Premier Estates of Muscatine, Westwood Specialty Care of Sioux City, Casa De Paz Health Care Center of Sioux City, Wesley Park Centre of Newton, and Garden View Care Center of Shenandoah each are reported to have had four administrators leave during the year. Ten other Iowa nursing homes had three administrators leave during the year.

Horse owned by an Iowan draws the 4th post for today’s Kentucky Derby

Sports

May 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

One horse with Iowa ties will run in the 150th Kentucky Derby. Albaugh Family Stables, based in Des Moines, owns Catching Freedom, which drew the fourth post in Saturday’s derby at Churchill Downs. Ankeny billionaire Dennis Albaugh owns the stable, which had three horses in last year’s race with one, Angel of Empire, finishing third.

The derby is a 1 1/4-mile race has a $5 million purse, with the winner taking 60% ($3.1 million), second taking 20% ($1 million), and third taking 10% ($500,000).

Time: 5:57 CST Saturday, may 4

Place: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky

Watch: NBC

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, May 4th, 2024

Weather

May 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwesterly & gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. E/SE winds 5-10.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday: A 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 74.
Monday Night: Showers & thunderstorms. Low around 51.
Tuesday: A slight of chance of showers and thunderstorms, otherwise sunny & breezy, with a high near 74.

Friday’s High temperature in Atlantic was 71. The Low was 37. We received .56″ rain ( 7-a.m. Friday thru 7a.m. today), in Atlantic. Last year on this date, the High was 82 and the Low was 36. The Record High set on May 4th in Atlantic was 91 in 1918. The Record Low was 18 in 1907. Sunrise: 6:14. Sunset: 8:21.

High School Girls Golf results from Friday May 3rd

Sports

May 4th, 2024 by admin

Council Bluffs City Meet

1. Lewis Central 390

2.Abraham Lincoln 434

3.St. Albert 467

4.Heartland Christian 528

5.Thomas Jefferson 533

 

Kuemper Catholic Invite

1.Spencer 367

2. Kuemper Catholic 392

3.Denison-Schleswig 404

4.Alta-Aurelia 408

5. Harlan 427

6. Carroll 433

Atlantic DNP

 

West Central Valley

No Scores reported

CAM

Southeast Warren

Des Moines Christian

West Central Valley

No Scores reported

 

Tri-Center 230 AHSTW NTS 

Medalist: Addy Redeinbaugh, Tri-Center (52)

Runner-up: Natalie Ausdemore, Tri-Center (5

 

Treynor 218 Missouri Valley 259 

Medalist: Sophi Pedersen, Treynor (46)

Runner-up: Henley Arbaugh, Missouri Valley (49)

 

Mount Ayr 198 Shenandoah 219 Hamburg NTS

Medalist: Jaylee Shaffer, Mount Ayr (39)

Runner-up: Sarah Pickens, Shenandaoh (44)

 

High School Girls & Boys Soccer results from Friday May 3rd

Sports

May 4th, 2024 by admin

Girls

Tri-Center 2, Kuemper Catholic 1

Treynor 10, AHSTW 0

Panorama 9, Logan-Magnolia 1

Council Bluffs Lincoln 2, Lewis Central 1

 

Boys 

Tri-Center 2, Kuemper Catholic 1

Carlisle 1, West Central Valley 0

LeMars 8, Thomas Jefferson 1

Treynor 10, AHSTW 0