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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 1/21/20

Podcasts, Sports

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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Greenfield man arrested on Union County warrant

News

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Creston Police Department report 25-year old Shawn Shimer, of Greenfield, was arrested at around 1:15-this (Tuesday) morning. Shimer was taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for OWI/1st offense. Shimer was later released on a $1,000 bond.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 1/21/20

News, Podcasts

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:05-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Study finds low pay exacerbates problems with keeping direct care workers

News

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A new study of direct care workers in Iowa shows a continued problem with finding enough people to fill the jobs. The Executive Director of Iowa Care Givers, Di Findley says low wages are one factor. “The good news is — yeah their wages have gone up a little bit — but the median wage is still only 13 dollars and 80 cents an hour,” Findley says.  She says the United Way of Iowa’s poverty report shows that wage is below the poverty level for a family of four. “And one of the other findings in the survey is that 28 percent were working more than one job. And 22 percent said they were seeking work outside of direct care — 78 percent of them said because of the low wages,” according to Findley. “And so, that certainly compounds the shortages and some of the issues that we are facing.”

Findley says it’s a key segment of the workforce when it comes to care. “They’re high demand, but they are also a very high-impact workforce….about 95 percent of the people who work in the field are women. They are home care aides, nurse aides, direct support professionals, and they serve Iowans of all ages and abilities,” Findley says. She says there is still a misconception that these jobs are at the bottom rung of health care. “We have people who have worked in this field for 30, 40 years and they are still viewed societally as entry level workers. And it is also often times viewed as womens’ work,” Findley says, “so that contributes, I think, to our challenges of trying to elevate the compensation levels for these individuals.”

Findley says the new Speaker of the Iowa House talked about focusing on the workforce, and that could be good news. “We hope that our elected officials will place a higher priority on this workforce and try to come up with some strategies to enhance the wages and benefits of this workforce,” she says.  Findley says these workers also face what is called the “cliff effect.”  “They get a little bit of a wage increase and it’s just enough that it compromises some of these worker supports. They end up being worse off,” Findley says.

She says things like the child care credit and supplemental food program are still needed by many of the direct care workers even if they get a wage increase. Findley says they hope to work with lawmakers this session to address some of these issues.

Man who left mother in feces-filled home is sentenced

News

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

BRANDON, Iowa (AP) – A man whose elderly mother was found in a feces-filled house with 18 dogs in northeast Iowa has been given jail time and probation. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that David Rogers was sentenced last week to a year in jail with all but 60 days suspended. Authorities say Rogers and his mother lived in a Brandon home. Authorities say that last August he went to a hospital for a lengthy stay without making arrangements for care of his mother or the dogs. Officers called to the home later in the month found the dogs, four dog carcasses and the filth.

Man suspected of killing girlfriend’s mother in Fort Dodge

News

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) – (Updated) Police have arrested a 28-year-old man suspected of killing his girlfriend’s mother in Fort Dodge. Police say Mark Russell, of Fort Dodge, is charged with first-degree murder. He was arrested after police were called to a home around 9:15 a.m. Monday. Officers dispatched to check on a domestic dispute there found the 45-year-old woman unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified her Tuesday as Angela McLeod. Investigators think Russell grabbed an object inside the home and struck McLeod with it.

Iowa Pork Congress is this week in Des Moines, luring thousands of farmers

Ag/Outdoor

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Thousands of pork producers, students and industry officials, as well as hundreds of vendors, will gather for the annual Iowa Pork Congress this week. Dal Grooms, spokeswoman for the Iowa Pork Producers Association, says the event is North America’s largest winter swine trade show and conference. “We’re expecting about 5,000 people to come to Des Moines to learn more about the pork industry and to talk to vendors of products that they sell to pig farmers,” Grooms says, “and to just learn more about what’s going on currently.”

The keynote speaker is Andy Curliss, executive director of the North Carolina Pork Council, who will discuss coordinated efforts which threaten animal agriculture. Grooms says ten workshops are planned on a range of pork-related topics. “We have a couple workshops that are relative to African swine fever so people can learn more about what other producers have learned in the state of Iowa as they’ve looked at how that might effect them on their farm,” Grooms says. “We also have speakers coming in from China and Russia to talk about how they’ve dealt with those situations in their countries.”

The trade show features more than 300 exhibitors from companies both from Iowa and around the world, offering ways to help pork producers become more efficient, profitable and successful. The event runs tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Learn more at: www.iowaporkcongress.org.

Skyscan Forecast – Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Weather

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

TODAY: P/Cldy. High 24. S @ 10.

TONIGHT: Cloudy w/light snow late. Low 22. S @ 5-10.

TOMORROW: Cloudy w/light snow mixing w/rain by afternoon. High 35. S @ 10-15. (1-2” snow possible)

THURSDAY: Cldy w/light snow. High 34.

FRIDAY: Cldy w/light snow. High 32.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 8. Our this morning, -11. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 29 and the Low was 9. The record High for Jan. 21st in Atlantic, was 58 in 1933. The Record Low was -32 in 1976.

High School Basketball Scoreboard Monday 01/20/20

Sports

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Ar-We-Va 54, Red Oak 50
Harlan 56, St. Albert 32
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 71, Clarinda 64
Tri-Center 71, Shenandoah 34

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 62, Exira-EHK 55
West Harrison 59, Glidden-Ralston 42

Corner Conference Tournament

Fremont-Mills 57, Griswold 36
Sidney 80, Clarinda Academy 35

Other Scores

Allen, Neb. 83, Whiting 18
Colfax-Mingo 76, West Central Valley 51
Earlham 68, AHSTW 64
Logan-Magnolia 55, West Monona 41
OA-BCIG 49, Ridge View 33
Panorama, Panora 62, Nodaway Valley 59
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 60, CB Thomas Jefferson 41
Van Meter 48, Winterset 46

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 49, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 35
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 71, Clarinda 50
Red Oak 66, Ar-We-Va 39
Shenandoah 48, Tri-Center 28

Rolling Valley Conference

Exira-EHK 69, Coon Rapids-Bayard 13
Glidden-Ralston 47, West Harrison 43

Corner Conference Tournament

East Mills 57, Essex 22
Sidney 45, Griswold 9

Other Scores

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 61, Sioux City, East 51
East Union 56, Orient-Macksburg 47
Logan-Magnolia 58, West Monona 56, OT
MVAOCOU 75, Riverside 25
Mount Ayr 74, Murray 19
Panorama 61, Nodaway Valley 54
Ridge View 52, OA-BCIG 36
West Central Valley, Stuart 57, Colfax-Mingo 39
Western Christian 71, Spirit Lake 32
Winterset 49, Van Meter 39
Woodbury Central, Moville 64, Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 57

Midwest Sports Headlines: 1/21/20

Sports

January 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa won 10 football games last season to conclude the best five-year stretch in the program’s history. But coach Kirk Ferentz says it wasn’t easy. At his postseason news conference Monday, Ferentz says there are no “easy outs.” The Hawkeyes’ three losses last season were by a combined 14 points. They finished the season with four consecutive wins including a 49-24 victory over Southern California in the Holiday Bowl. But there is a lot of work ahead for the Hawkeyes. They lose senior quarterback Nate Stanley, a three-year starter. And four players are leaving college early for a shot at the NFL. The Hawkeyes return all four of their top receivers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs advanced to their first Super Bowl in 50 years by doing things decidedly their way. They let Patrick Mahomes and their potent offense wing the ball all over the field, never worrying for a moment that they were being too cavalier. They stuffed the line of scrimmage to take away Tennessee running back Derrick Henry, then did just enough in pass defense to ensure the Titans’ Ryan Tannehill didn’t beat them through the air. It all added up to a 35-24 victory in the AFC title game and a spot in the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl since the 1969 season.

UNDATED (AP) — Andy Reid revitalized the Kansas City Chiefs the same way he did with the Philadelphia Eagles. He’s one win away from finishing the job. The only thing missing from Reid’s impressive resume is a Super Bowl title. He is seventh on the career wins list and every coach ahead of him has a championship. Reid won more games than any coach in Eagles history but lost his only Super Bowl appearance. Thanks to Patrick Mahomes, Reid gets another shot when the Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers in Miami on Feb. 2.

UNDATED (AP) — Baylor leaped over Gonzaga and into the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll to give the Top 25 its seventh team on top this season. That matches the record set in 1983 for the most No. 1s in the history of the poll that dates to the 1948-49 season. Baylor received 33 first-place votes from the 65-member media panel and had 1,591 points. Gonzaga received 31 first-place votes for 1,588 points. Kansas, undefeated San Diego State and Florida State replaced Duke, Auburn and Butler in the top five after those three schools each lost a pair of games last week.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter is hoping he can bounce back from a poor season that was interrupted by injuries. The three-time All-Star hit just .226 with 15 home runs. Carpenter hit a career-high 36 homers in 2018 and that earned him a two-year contract for $39 million. The NL Central champion Cardinals have indicated Carpenter will be their starting third baseman this season. He turned 34 in November. Carpenter spoke Monday at the team’s annual Winter Warm-Up fan event in St. Louis.