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The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, today (Wednesday), shows the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 jumped from 1,284 Tuesday to 1,293 today, an increase of 9. Positive test results are up by 1,059 to 81,109 since the pandemic began. The data show four more positive cases in Cass County for a total of 140.
IDPH says says: 60,320 Iowans have recovered from the virus; 889 of the COVID-19 deaths involved persons with pre-existing conditions, and 674 deaths have occurred at Long-Term Care facilities. There have been 751,149 Iowans tested for the virus. IDPH reported 4.431 lab test results received in the previous day, with 456 positive results and 3,966 negative results (total negative results=667,444). IDPH reports a positivity rate of 10.9% over the last 14 days.
IDPH reported 41 long-term care facilities with coronavirus outbreaks, two more the previous day. There are 954 positive cases and 517 recoveries within those facilities.
Across the State, hospitalizations are up to 301. The number of patients with COVID-19 who are in an ICU is at 77; 59 people were admitted to a hospital since 10-a.m. Tuesday, and there are 37 patients on ventilators across the state.
In western/southwest Iowa, hospitals report 12 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 (1 more than on Tuesday); four are in an ICU; 3 were admitted to an area hospital with symptoms, and one person remains on a ventilator.
Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}.
(OMAHA, NE) — Students in grades K-12 from Nebraska and Iowa are invited to submit works of poetry on themes of emotion, connection, uncovering history, and becoming un-stuck. Selected poems will be set to music and premiered during a public concert in May 2021.
From the pool of submissions, composers Matt Browne and Frances Pollock, alumni of The American Opera Project’s Composers and the Voice training program, will select poems to set to music. This is not a contest, as the composers will select poems based on what inspires them. The selected poets will have the opportunity to participate with the composer in a workshop to further develop the piece with the composer and musicians, participating in the behind-the-scenes process. The completed works will be performed in concert by Opera Omaha’s Holland Community Opera Fellows as vocalists and local musicians.
Opera Omaha’s Poetry & Music Project is produced in partnership with Nebraska Writers Collective and The American Opera Project.
Full project information including suggested prompts created by Nebraska Writers Collective and poem submission form available on operaomaha.org/poetry.
Writing Workshops
Opera Omaha and Nebraska Writers Collective are facilitating writing workshops focused on poetry writing for music. All workshops will be virtual and created to meet teacher and classroom needs. Workshops are free and will be scheduled on a first come basis. Teachers interested in participating must submit an interest form to be contacted about scheduling a writing workshop for students, which can be accessed at operaomaha.org/poetry.
Submission Guidelines
Open to All K-12 Students in Nebraska and Iowa
Students may submit up to 2 poems
All work must be original
Poems should be in PDF or Word file format
Poems should be on the themes, but do not need to use suggested prompts
Poems may be in any structure, but will be more conducive to being set to music if they are under 250 words
Poems must be submitted with completed and signed submission form
Submission Instructions
Email Poem(s) and completed signed submission form to poetry@operaomaha.org
Poem Submission Deadline: Monday, November 30, 2020
KELLOGG, Iowa (AP) — Four people have been charged in the strangulation death of a man whose body was found burning last week in a rural central Iowa ditch. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 31-year-old Steven Vogel, of Grinnell, was arrested Tuesday in the death of 44-year-old Michael Williams, of Grinnell. Police acknowledged that the killing of Williams, who is Black, had led to fears that he may have been targeted because of his race. But police said Williams and Vogel, who is white, were well acquainted and a police statement says investigators have found “no evidence” that race was a factor. It wasn’t immediately known whether Vogel had a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of 52-year-old Darren Keith Brooks of Oakland on warrants for 2 counts of Violation of Probation. Brooks was served the warrants at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pottawattamie County Corrections. Brooks was being held on $10,000 bond.
The Creston Police Department reports an arrest early Wednesday morning. At 2:33 a.m. Officers arrested 65-year-old Hal Stewart of Lenox at the intersection of Highway 34 and New York Avenue on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. He was later released from the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
Red Oak Police report the arrest of two individuals following a traffic stop on Tuesday evening at 8:55 p.m. The stop was conducted in the 800 block of S 8th Street in Red Oak. Upon investigation Officers arrested 46-year-old Justin Matthew Dufek of Omaha for Violation of a No Contact Order, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Drug Trafficking-Methamphetamine. Also arrested during the stop was 46-year-old Renea Dawn Dufek of Red Oak for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Both individuals were taken to and booked into the Montgomery County Jail. Justin Dufek was being held on $50,000 bond and Renea Dufek was held on $300 bond.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest on Tuesday. Deputies arrested 23-year-old Eric Xavier Wiggins of Corning on a charge of Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card (A Class D Felony). Wiggins was taken to the Adams County Jail and held on $5,000 bond.
The Glenwood Police Department reports five arrests with the past five days.
On September 18th Officers arrested 41-year-old Rebecca Leeper of Glenwood on a Mills County warrant on 3 counts of Forgery. Leeper was taken to the Mills County Jail and later posted bond set at $5,000 cash or surety.
On September 19th Glenwood Police arrested 37-year-old Jeremy Williams of Glenwood for OWI 3rd offense and Eluding, Williams later posted bond set at $6,000 cash or surety.
On September 21st Officers arrested 39-year-old Kenneth Jenkins of Glenwood for Public Intoxication. He was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on bond set at $300 cash or surety.
Also on September 21st Glenwood Police arrested 39-year-old Luke Jensen of Glenwood on a Mills Co. Warrant for 2 counts of unauthorized use of credit cards. His bond set at $2,000 cash or surety.
On Tuesday, September 22nd Glenwood Police arrested 44-year-old Christopher Lausten of Pacific Junction for OWI 1st offense. He was taken to the Mills County Jail and later posted bond set at $1,000 cash or surety.
The Griswold School Board on Monday evening discussed changes to their traditional Veterans Day program. The Board was in agreement that it wouldn’t be best to hold the traditional large event this year due to the ongoing pandemic.
Superintendent Dave Henrichs indicated that they would still like to do something to honor area Vets and the Board asked the organizing group to come up with some alternative activities to celebrate Veterans Day in the district this year.
Further discussion will be held on the matter once some ideas have been developed.
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