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Former U.S. Senate candidate Clovis sues hospital for being wheelchair-bound

News

May 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Sam Clovis, a former Republican candidate for the U-S Senate, is suing a Sioux City hospital and its affiliates for alleged medical malpractice. The Iowa Capital Dispatch says the 71-year-old Clovis is suing UnityPoint Health and St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center of Sioux City, along with Regency Square Center and Family Health Care of Siouxland. The lawsuit also names four doctors as defendants.

The lawsuit states the defendants were responsible for Clovis’ medical care for three months up to June 2019, when he awakened to discover that he was a paraplegic. Clovis, who is from Hinton, claims the defendants missed multiple opportunities to diagnose and intervene with regard to a thoracic spinal cord abscess that has resulted in permanent spinal cord damage.

Clovis, according to the lawsuit, is now wheelchair-bound as a paraplegic, requiring significant round-the-clock care. He is suing the defendants for negligence and is seeking unspecified damages for medical expenses; loss of function of the mind and body; physical pain and mental anguish; and lost earning capacity.

The Hinton resident served in 2016 as one of the national co-chairs of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, and later became a senior White House adviser to the U-S Department of Agriculture.

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Color-coded online map shows Iowans the air quality index

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A new online map can be used to educate Iowans about the air quality around them with a few mouse clicks. Brian Hutchins, the air quality supervisor at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the colorful map is called simply, AirNow, and it’s focused on fires and smoke.  “What you can find there is the Air Quality Index (AQI),” Hutchins says. “It’s easy to read and essentially the higher the number on that chart, the worse the air quality is. It’s a great tool for those with underlying health conditions, like asthma, to keep an eye on.”

The first time you log in, you’ll see a map of North America, with a series of green, yellow, orange and red dots stretching across Canada, the U-S and Mexico. “You can zoom in on Iowa and you can see the monitoring sites that we have in the state, and the AQI is represented by a dot on the map,” Hutchins says. “It’s a colored dot and you can compare that to the AQI number.” In recent years, Iowa’s air has been polluted by wildfires as far away as Canada. The next time it happens, Hutchins says the map will come in handy, as there are things Iowans can do to stay safe.

“It’s a good idea to limit outdoor activity, especially physical activity like exercising, that sort of thing,” Hutchins says, “if you are an individual that is susceptible to that type of impact.” He also suggests limiting your time near pollution sources — like busy roads. This is National Clean Air Week.

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EPA administrator says RFS production levels coming ASAP

Ag/Outdoor

May 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency spent much of Tuesday in Iowa. It’s the first solo trip Administrator Michael Regan has taken since he was sworn into office. Regan toured an ethanol plant in Nevada and he told reporters the E-P-A’s announcement on biofuels production levels is coming. “It’s a priority and I’ll be honest with you, the last team left us in a little bit of a deficit. There were some decisions that were not made for 2019, 2020 and 2021,” Regan says.

“We’re working on a strategy for how we can make up for lost time, but have integrity in the system so that when we come up with a product, we’re not legally vulnerable for skipping steps.” The legal dispute over how the E-P-A previously awarded ethanol blending waivers to the oil industry has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. And the E-P-A just rescinded three ethanol waivers granted on President Trump’s last day in office.

“People will criticize EPA for not going fast enough, but I can assure you this administration is going as fast as we can, utilizing the science,” Regan says. “And, by the way, we want to do it as quickly as possible because this industry deserves some certainty.” Regan met privately with a group of Iowa farmers and he says they discussed the role agriculture can plan in a national effort to reduce carbon emissions.

“It was a very optimistic conversation about what farmers are doing,” Regan says, “and how technologically advanced, scientifically grounded the farming community is in terms of looking at carbon capture and sequestration, reducing their own greenhouse gas footprint.” The group also briefed the E-P-A administrator on some of the projects that are part of the state’s voluntary strategy to reduce farm chemical run-off into Iowa waterways.

Regan says what he heard about was innovative and cutting edge, but Regan told reporters he hasn’t examined the issue closely enough to determine whether the voluntary approach is working. “What we’re trying to do is use the power of convening, get everyone to the table and let’s take a honest look at what has been working and what hasn’t been working,” Regan says. “I think we have to be honest about pushing forward on the things that are working and not to be afraid to discuss what’s not working and then we get to the point of discussing what has to happen through a regulatory versus a voluntary lens.”

Regan met with Governor Reynolds and visited a contaminated industrial site in Des Moines that the E-P-A will start cleaning up this year. Regan was North Carolina’s top environmental regulator before President Biden asked him to lead the E-P-A.

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Bedford wins Pride of Iowa Boys Golf Meet

Sports

May 4th, 2021 by admin

Team Scores

  1. Bedford 366
  2. Wayne 382
  3. Martensdale-St. Marys 388
  4. Southeast Warren 393
  5. Nodaway Valley 411
  6. Central Decatur 412
  7. East Union 418
  8. Southwest Valley 420
  9. Mount Ayr 451
  10. Lenox 471

Individual Top Ten

  1. R.C. Hicks, Wayne, 85
  2. Matthew Weber, Nodaway Valley, 90
  3. Nash Buckingham, Wayne 94
  4. Zack Gebbie, Nodaway Valley 100
  5. Caleb Clark, Wayne, 100
  6. Konner Nickell, Wayne, 102
  7. Zeb Nading, Wayne, 104
  8. Landon Klobnak, Nodaway Valley, 105
  9. Aiden Eggert, Lenox, 105
  10. Aidan Chiperi, Wayne, 109

Full results HERE.

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Griswold splits home golf meet with Missouri Valley

Sports

May 4th, 2021 by admin

GIRLS
Griswold 227, Missouri Valley 238
Medalist: Jenna Reynolds, Griswold, 46
Runner-Up: Mikala Pelzer, Griswold, 57

BOYS
Missouri Valley 204, Griswold 351
Medalist: Jackson Tennis, Missouri Valley, 43
Runner-Up: Alec Fichter, Missouri Valley 45

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Treynor sweeps team titles at Western Iowa Conference Track Meet

Sports

May 4th, 2021 by admin

The Treynor Cardinals swept the team titles at the Western Iowa Conference Track Meet on Tuesday in Audubon.

Girls Team Scores

1
Treynor
146.00
2
Underwood
127.00
3
AHSTW
90.00
4
Audubon
84.00
5
Riverside
77.00
5
Tri-Center
77.00
7
Logan-Magnolia
76.00
8
IKM-Manning
46.00
9
Missouri Valley
15.00

Treynor only won two events but racked up strong finishes to come away with the team title. AHSTW’s Holly Hoepner won the 100M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles. Riverside’s Lydia Erickson won the 200M and the Bulldogs won the 4x100M Relay. Tri-Center’s Peyton Pogge won the 800M, 1500M, and 3000M. Emile Sorenson won the Long Jump for the Trojans and they won the Distance Medley. Audubon won the 4x800M Relay.

Boys Team Scores

1
Treynor
193.00
2
Underwood
150.00
3
IKM-Manning
94.00
4
Audubon
68.00
5
Riverside
66.00
6
Tri-Center
57.00
7
Missouri Valley
40.00
8
Logan-Magnolia
39.00
9
AHSTW
34.00

Treynor won 7 events on their way to the team title. Underwood’s Brayden Wollan won the 100M, 200M, and 400M. IKM-Manning’s Quentin Dreyer won the 1600M and 3200M. Audubon’s Gavin Smith won the 400M Hurdles. Tri-Center’s Eli Marsh won the Long Jump and the Trojans won the Distance Medley.

Full results HERE.

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Rolling Valley Conference golf results 05/04/2021

Sports

May 4th, 2021 by admin

RVC Girls Golf @ Carroll

Team Scores

  1. Boyer Valley 185
  2. Coon Rapids-Bayard 213
  3. Woodbine 270

Medalist: Maci Miller, Boyer Valley 43
Runner-Up: Katelyn Neilsen, Boyer Valley 44

RVC Boys Golf @ Dunlap

Team Scores

  1. Boyer Valley 176
  2. Coon Rapids-Bayard 184
  3. CAM 188
  4. Woodbine 189
  5. Exira-EHK 191
  6. Glidden-Ralston 218

Medalist: Cory Bantum, Woodbine 42
Runner-Up: Trey Petersen, Exira-EHK 42

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High School Spring Sports Scoreboard 05/04/2021

Sports

May 4th, 2021 by admin

Girls Soccer

Atlantic 4, AHSTW 2 (Jada Jensen 2 goals, Aubrey Guyer and Quinn Grubbs with 1 goal apiece. Lindley Eblen 1 assist. Edria Brummer 9 saves.
CB Thomas Jefferson 2, Sioux City East 1
Des Moines Christian 7, Nodaway Valley/WCV 0
Gilbert 9, Carroll 0
Harlan 5, Denison-Schleswig 2

Boys Soccer

AHSTW 3, Atlantic 2
Creston 4, Glenwood 1
CB Abraham Lincoln 2, Treynor 0
Sioux City East 14, CB Thomas Jefferson 0

Girls Golf

Audubon 238, Riverside NTS. Medalist: Adi Brink, Riverside, 45.
Griswold 227, Missouri Valley NTS
See other story for Betty Heflin Invite.

Boys Golf

Missouri Valley 204, Griswold 225.
Riverside 192, Audubon 192. Riverside won via tiebreak. Medalist: Joey Schramm, Audubon 43.
St. Albert finished 2nd at the Omaha Roncalli Tournament. Brett Klusman was 4th with an 81, Luke Hubbard 5th with an 82, Eliot Shaw 6th with an 83.
See other stories for Trojan Tournament and Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament.

Girls Tennis

Audubon 6, SW Valley 3
Creston 6, Ballard 5
Kuemper Catholic 9, Harlan 0
CB Abraham Lincoln won the Missouri River Conference Tourney with 37 points. Harper Sneed won the #1 Singles Title for the Lynx.

Boys Tennis

SW Valley 6, Audubon 0
See other story for Hawkeye Ten Conference Tourney

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Carroll wins Betty Heflin Invitational at AGCC

Sports

May 4th, 2021 by admin

The Carroll girls golf team won the 15th Annual Betty Heflin Invitational at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club on Tuesday.

Team Scores

  1. Carroll 364
  2. Creston 380
  3. ADM 384
  4. Shenandoah 396
  5. Winterset 410
  6. Denison-Schleswig 418
  7. Glenwood 422
  8. Atlantic 425
  9. Harlan 432
  10. Clarinda 452
  11. Red Oak 525

Top 12 Individuals

  1. Rylie Driskell, Creston, 79,
  2. Laura Sweeney, Carroll, 84
  3. Grace Pettit, Carroll, 86
  4. Liv Rickert, ADM, 87
  5. Jocelyn Cheek, Harlan, 91
  6. Bailey Maher, Shenandoah, 92
  7. Natalie Drake, Winterset, 92
  8. Maria Groumoutis, Creston, 93
  9. Ashlee Danner, Carroll, 96
  10. Emma Mellencamp, Carroll
  11. Monica Thomas, 96
  12. Morgan Stanislav, Glenwood, 96

Atlantic golfers: Roni Hook – 100. Belle Berg – 107. Abby Muller – 107. Abby Smith – 111. Lexi Noelck – 116. Reagan Leonard – 118.

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Denison-Schleswig wins Hawkeye Ten Boys Tennis Tourney

Sports

May 4th, 2021 by admin

Boys Hawkeye Ten Tennis in Denison
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Team Scores

  1. Denison-Schleswig 27
  2. Kuemper Catholic 22
  3. St. Albert 18
  4. Shenandoah 17
  5. Atlantic 16
  6. Creston 15
  7. Lewis Central 10
  8. Harlan 7
  9. Clarinda 6
  10. Glenwood 5
  11. Red Oak 1

Singles

#1 Singles Champion: Jeff Miller, St. Albert
#2 Singles Champion: Carter White, St. Albert

Doubles

#1 Doubles Champions: Grant Sturm/Ethan Sturm, Atlantic
#2 Doubles Champions: Isaac Leinen/Wyatt Johnson, Denison-Schleswig

Atlantic Results

#1 Singles
Max DeVries 9 (Ro) def Hunter Weppler 11 (A) 8-3
Christain Jensen 9 (Lc) def Hunter Weppler 11 (A) 8-0

#2 Singles
Bryan York 11 (A) def Nate Wells 12 (Cr) 8-4
Carter White (Sa) def Bryan York 11 (A) 8-0
Bryan York 11 (A) def Tyler Strunk 12 (Ro) 8-2
Colby Souther 10 (Lc) def Bryan York 11 (A) 8-7 (5)
(7 th ) Carter Kirsch 11(G) def Bryan York 11 (A) 8-5

#1 Doubles
Grant Sturm 12/Ethan Sturm 11 (A) def Ethan Edwards 11/Payton Fort 10 (Lc) 8-1
Grant Sturm 12/Ethan Sturm 11 (A) def Reed Finnegan 12/Josh Schuster 11 (Sh) 9-7
(1 st ) Grant Sturm 12/Ethan Sturm 11 (A) def Brock Bruns 12/ Mitchell Rueschenberg 12 (H) 6-3, 6-0

#2 Doubles
Bodie Johnson 12/Dayton Templeton 11 (A) def Broedy Johnson 10/Drew White 10 (Lc) 8-2
Bodie Johnson 12/Dayton Templeton 11 (A) def Avery Fuller 11/ Foster McCutchan 12 (Cr) 9-7
(1 st ) Isaac Leinen12/Wyatt Johnson 10(D) def Bodie Johnson 12/Dayton Templeton 11 (A) 6-2, 3-6,
10-6

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