WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced today her staff will be holding traveling office hours in every county throughout the state during October and November. *Please Note: Senator Ernst will not be at the traveling office hours*
Representatives from Senator Ernst’s office will be available in all 99 counties throughout October and November to assist Iowans with problems or questions about issues involving Social Security, veterans’ benefits, military affairs, passports, immigration issues, and other federal programs. Constituents seeking assistance with federal agencies who are unable to attend the traveling office hours can contact one of the senator’s offices directly or submit a casework request online at www.Ernst.senate.gov.
The list of some upcoming dates and locations for her traveling office hours in this area, can be found below (in alphabetical order). All times are Central Time.
Adair County: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, 10 AM – 11 AM; Greenfield Chamber, 202 S. 1st Street (Greenfield, IA)
Adams County: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, 1 PM – 2 PM; Corning Public Library, 603 9th Street (Corning, IA)
Audubon County: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, 1 PM – 2 PM; Audubon County Courthouse, 318 Leroy Street (Audubon, IA)
Cass County: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, 9 AM – 10 AM; Atlantic Public Library, 507 Popular Street (Atlantic, IA)
Guthrie County: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, 3 PM – 4 PM; Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library, 400 Grand Street (Guthrie Center, IA)
Montgomery County: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, 3 PM – 4 PM; Red Oak Public Library, 400 N. 2nd Street, (Red Oak, IA)
Pottawattamie County: Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, 3 PM – 4 PM; Walnut City Hall, 229 Antique City Drive, (Walnut, IA)
Shelby County: Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, 11 AM – 12 PM; Harlan Chamber of Commerce, 1901 Hawkeye Avenue, (Harlan, IA)
DES MOINES, Iowa – Gov. Kim Reynolds today (Friday), announced her appointment of David Brooks as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 4. Judicial Election District 4 includes Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties.
Brooks, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is an assistant public defender at the Office of the Iowa State Public Defender. He is also a Judge Advocate General for the Iowa National Guard. Brooks received an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Brooks fills a vacancy created following the appointment of the Hon. Eric J. Nelson as a district court judge.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett asks motorists to be on the lookout for Halloween Trick-or-Treaters on Oct. 31st. During Wednesday’s City Council meeting, the Mayor reminds residents that City-wide Trick or Treating in Atlantic takes place from 5-until 7-p.m., on the 31st.
Healthychildren.org has these tips for prospective trick-or-treaters and adults:
(Radio Iowa) – A woman who’s called one of the world’s greatest living guitarists will bring her eclectic show to central Iowa later this month, as Matt Kelley reports:
More at www.civiccenter.org
(Griswold, Iowa) – A nursing home in Cass County (IA) could face sanctions for a woman’s death allegedly caused by the staff providing her with the wrong meal. According to a report in the the Iowa Capital Dispatch, the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing recently cited the Griswold Rehab and Health Care Center in Cass County for failing to serve residents the appropriate prescribed diet. The agency proposed a $10,000 fine, which is being held in suspension while federal officials determine whether a federal penalty is warranted.
According to the agency, a female resident of the home had been prescribed a soft-textured diet due to issues with swallowing. On the evening of Aug. 28, the resident was served coleslaw that had not been minced as it should have been. Later, the staff noticed the woman was coughing continuously. Her lungs had gurgling sounds and her oxygen saturation level was in the 70% range – a dangerously low level since anything in the 80% range often requires immediate medical intervention.
About 21 hours later, a nurse aide noticed the woman was struggling to breathe and was coughing so hard that she had coleslaw coming out of her nose. The aide later told inspectors that after the director of nursing declined to assess the resident or check the woman’s vital signs, she approached a registered nurse who provided supplemental oxygen, called a physician, and sent the woman to the hospital. She was admitted for aspiration pneumonia, a condition that typically involves inhaling food or liquids into the lungs.
Two days later, the resident was reported to have died at the hospital of respiratory failure. Hospital x-rays showed the woman had aspirated an unidentified organism. The nursing home’s dietary manager later told inspectors she knew the woman should not have been served coleslaw, but her department had been “very low staffed” and she was serving meals by herself on the night in question with the help of a high school student. She told inspectors that an aide or nurse probably made a mistake and grabbed the wrong plate for the woman.
The facility was also cited for failing to adequately protect residents from abuse. A resident of the home told the staff he heard a worker tell his roommate 50 times to get dressed and then heard a slap and a thud against the wall, as if someone fell. The resident who fell was later treated for wounds to a finger, elbow and one knee, and later pointed out an aide and exclaimed, “She did it.” The aide denied any wrongdoing.
In addition to the citation for resident abuse, the home was cited for 10 other regulatory violations. In August 2022, the Griswold Rehab and Health Care Center was cited for failing to recognize that abuse had occurred and failing to protect residents from abuse. At that time, federal officials imposed a fine of $28,103.
The facility is owned by Griswold Care Center Inc., a for-profit company owned by Roger and Arlene Hinz. The facility has the lowest rating — one star on a five-star scale — from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with regard to both inspection results and overall quality.
Iowa hosts Purdue and it will be the first start for sophomore Deacon Hill at quarterback. Hill took over against Michigan State after Cade McNamara suffered an ACL injury and goes up against a Purdue defense that features an aggressive five man front.
That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who says it is a style of defense that is difficult to move the ball against.
Ferentz says the players have rallied around Hill.
Iowa State looks to bounce back from a lopsided loss at Oklahoma when the Cyclones host TCU. The Horned Frogs lost several key plays from last year’s team that made it to the national championship game, but Cyclone coach Matt Campbell says the pedigree remains the same.
Campbell says TCU is a talented team.
Oklahoma rolled up 50 points against the Cyclones last week and Campbell says they need a better pass rush against a similar style of offense.
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District 9
Audubon 68, Collins-Maxwell 18
Baxter 52, Montezuma 46
St. Edmond 48, Colo-Nesco 42
Glidden-Ralston 24, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6
District 10
CAM 37, Fremont-Mills 20 On Cam Cougar Channel
Stanton/Essex 54, Sidney 40
Exira-EHK 56, East Mills 6 On KJAN
West Harrison/Whiting, Griswold On Griz Tiger Vision
District 1
Ar-We-Va, Newell-Fonda
Remsen St. Mary’s 56, Woodbine 26
Boyer Valley 38, Siouxland Christian 22
CLASS A
District 7
ACGC 42, Mount Ayr 18
South Central Calhoun 39, Panorama 13
Southwest Valley 62, IKM-Manning 42
Earlham 49, Riverside 35
District 8
MMCRU 42, Westwood 7
Logan-Magnolia 43, St. Albert 18
Kingsley-Pierson 48, West Monona 6
Woodbury Central 41, Tri-Center 21
CLASS 1A
District 7
Nodaway Valley, Grand View Christian
West Central Valley 38, Ogden 32
District 8
AHSTW 56, Red Oak 12
Treynor 27, Shenandoah 3
Underwood 63, Missouri Valley 0
CLASS 2A
District 7
Clarke, Interstate 35
Clarinda 50, Chariton 14
Van Meter 63, Centerville 6
CLASS 3A
District 6
Atlantic 21, Perry 0 On KJANTV
Creston 56, Knoxville 14
Nevada 39, Harlan 20
CLASS 4A
District 1
LeMars 42, Fort Dodge 7
Spencer 69, Sioux City West 6
District 6
Glenwood 21, Dallas Center-Grimes 14
Lewis Central 42, Winterset 6
Norwalk 62, CB Jefferson 6
(Radio Iowa) – We are going to get our first taste of some cooler fall weather this weekend, including the possibility of frost. National Weather Service meteorologist, Ashley Bury says the first wave of frost could hit tomorrow (Saturday).
Bury says it will be enough of a frost that you might want to consider action to protect plants.
Things will get a little heavier into next week — and you may need a scraper for your car.
Bury says the daytime temperatures will be more normal for October.
She says there’s a potential for some precipitation by the end of next week, but the potential right now is not very high.