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Iowa COVID-19 daily update: Saturday, 12/19/2020 – No additional deaths; Hospitalizations continue to decline

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December 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The latest information from State of Iowa’s coronavirus dashboard (as of 10-a.m. Saturday), indicated there were no additional COVID-19 deaths over the previous 24-hours, keeping the state’s death toll at 3,451. It’s the second consecutive no additional deaths have been reported.

Long-Term Care facility outbreaks went up by one, to 142. There are 5,748 positive cases and 3,126 recoveries reported in Iowa’s care facilities. State data shows 1,311,808 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. The number of new positive COVID-19 cases statewide is 1,872, for a total of 265,986. Negative test results to-date, number 2,563,692. The IDPH says  a total of 212,384 Iowans have recovered from the virus.  Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is down from 13.5% yesterday to 13.3% today, while the 7-day rate down from 10.4% Friday to 10.1% today (Saturday).

Hospitalization data: show 679 Iowans with COVID-19 are in hospitals across the state (down from 701 yesterday); 140 COVID patients are in an ICU (an increase of four over Friday); 95 were admitted (compared to 96 yesterday); and 77 are on a ventilator (3 less than Friday).  Hospitals in western/southwest Iowa (RMCC Region 4) report: 40 are hospitalized; 18 are in an ICU (4 more than previously reported); five people were admitted (1 less than yesterday), and eight patients remain on a ventilator (1 more than on Friday).

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:

  • Cass, 980 cases; {+10}; 38 deaths
  • Adair, 542; {+4}; 16
  • Adams, 226; {+2}; 2
  • Audubon, 343; {+1}; 7
  • Guthrie, 878; {+5}; 22
  • Harrison County, 1,317; {+12}; 50
  • Madison County, 876; {+6}; 8
  • Mills County, 1,230; {+5}; 12
  • Montgomery, 668; {+3}; 13
  • Pottawattamie County, 7,760; {+50}; 83
  • Shelby County, 887; {+5}; 23
  • Union County,  967; {+5}; 13

8AM Newscast 12/19/2020

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Lewis Central shoots the lights out to top Atlantic girls

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December 19th, 2020 by admin

The Lewis Central Titans girls basketball team poured in 15 three pointers and ran away from Atlantic 66-34 on Friday night in Council Bluffs. Freshman Lucy Scott led the barrage with six makes from downtown and finished with 20 points to lead all scorers. The Titans combined that terrific outside shooting with some great zone defense to build a big early lead. The Titans led 15-2 at the end of the first and 39-7 by halftime. 6 different players made a three in that first half for LC.

The Titans got 14 points from McKenna Pettepier and 8 each from Keely Diercks and Adrian Okerbloom. Lewis Central improved to 4-0 on the season and will next have a big road game at Glenwood on Tuesday. That game is a rematch of a State Semifinal game that the Titans won last season.

Atlantic played much better in the second half of the game and started to get some better offensive looks. Haley Rasmussen was the Trojans leading scorer with 13 points, 11 of those in the second half. Atlantic falls to 3-4 and will host a 1A ranked Nodaway Valley team on Saturday night before facing Shenandoah on Tuesday to finish the pre-holiday portion of the schedule.

Atlantic boys hoops grits out road win over Lewis Central

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December 19th, 2020 by admin

The Atlantic boys basketball team picked up a road win over Lewis Central on Friday night 53-47. It was a tight game throughout but the Trojans grabbed a lead in the third quarter and held on down the stretch. Atlantic turned a one point deficit at half 22-21 into a three point lead at the end of the third 34-31. The Trojans had as much as a 7 point lead in the fourth before holding off a late Titan push. Ethan Sturm came up huge in the fourth quarter with four threes, including one with a little over a minute left to push the Trojans out to a five point lead and held seal the win.

Sturm finished with those 12 points. Skyler Handlos had 13 to lead all scorers and Dayton Templeton finished with 10. The Trojans improved to 2-2 on the season and will host Nodaway Valley on Saturday and Shenandoah on Tuesday before the holiday break.

Lewis Central was led by 12 points from Nicholas Miller. The Titans fall to 2-3 and they will next travel to Glenwood on Tuesday.

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JERRY CHRISTENSEN, 79, of Avoca (Svcs. 12/21/2020)

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December 19th, 2020 by admin

JERRY CHRISTENSEN, 79, of Avoca died Wednesday, December 16th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Private Family Funeral Service for JERRY CHRISTENSEN will be held on Monday, December 21st at 1:00 p.m. at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Public Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 20th from 2;00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery.

JERRY CHRISTENSEN is survived by:

Wife: Rae (Thomsen) Christensen of Avoca.

Sons: Steve Christensen of Minden. Greg (Connie) Christensen of Tea, SD.

Daughter: Susan (Brian) Wedemeyer of Avoca.

Sisters: Jeanette Wilkerson of Exira. Judy (Larry) Gillam.

6 Grandchildren

MAX SANFORD, 15, of Manning (Svcs. 12/23/20)

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December 19th, 2020 by admin

MAX SANFORD, 15, of Manning died Friday, December 18th at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for MAX SANFORD will be held 10:30-a.m. TODAY at the IKM-Manning School in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning says due to COVID, the gymnasium will not be at full capacity. Doors will open at 10-a.m.  The funeral will be livesteamed on the IKM-Manning School District website.

Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery, in Manning.

MAX SANFORD is survived by:

His parents – Brett (Kasie) Sanford, of Manning.

His siblings: Jack, Ella and Will, all at home.

His grandparents: Dan & Jan Lorenzen, of Manning.

His great-grandmother: Wava Lorenzen, of Manning.

and his aunts and uncles.

High School Wrestling Scoreboard Friday 12/19/2020

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December 19th, 2020 by admin

Dual Tournament @ Blair

Glenwood finished 4th.

Millard North 45 Glenwood 24
Columbus Lakeview 47 Glenwood 34
Glenwood 72 Fairbury 6
Glenwood 41 Norris 39
Blair 53 Glenwood 18

PRIDE OF IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

Team Scores
1 Martensdale-St Marys 148.5
2 Bedford/Lenox 146.5
3 Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 139.0
4 East Union 125.0
5 Central Decatur 112.0
6 Nodaway Valley 96.5
7 Mount Ayr 81.0
8 Wayne 31.5
9 Southwest Valley 0.0

106

1st Place – Mizael Gomez of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Rylan Jimenez of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas

113
1st Place – DJ Islas of East Union
2nd Place – Ian Schneider of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
3rd Place – Christian Choate of Martensdale-St Marys
4th Place – Deann Wyant of Mount Ayr

120
1st Place – Elliot Cooney of Nodaway Valley
2nd Place – Conor Cassady of Martensdale-St Marys
3rd Place – Milo Staver of East Union
4th Place – JC Bradley of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
5th Place – Cody Morgan of Central Decatur
6th Place – Josh West of Mount Ayr

126
1st Place – Jarryn Stephens of East Union
2nd Place – Ben Breheny of Nodaway Valley
3rd Place – Dalton Kitzman of Bedford/Lenox
4th Place – William Gillis of Central Decatur
5th Place – Colton Halterman of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas

132
1st Place – Bryce Shaha of Mount Ayr
2nd Place – Julian Huston of Martensdale-St Marys
3rd Place – Zackery Gebbie of Nodaway Valley
4th Place – Erik Allen of East Union

138
1st Place – Randy Jimenez of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
2nd Place – Jaxon Christensen of Nodaway Valley
3rd Place – Devin Adams of Central Decatur
4th Place – Haydn Walters of East Union
5th Place – Sampson Henson of Martensdale-St Marys
6th Place – Payton Fleharty of Mount Ayr

145
1st Place – Logan Jones of Central Decatur
2nd Place – Jakson Cobb of Wayne
3rd Place – Conner Fitzgerald of Bedford/Lenox
4th Place – Devin Schall of Martensdale-St Marys
5th Place – Jarett Davison of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
6th Place – Draven Moore of East Union

152
1st Place – Johnnie Cassady of Martensdale-St Marys
2nd Place – Damon Hayes of East Union
3rd Place – Dawson Stream of Bedford/Lenox
4th Place – Evahn Wallace of Central Decatur

160
1st Place – Cael Cassady of Martensdale-St Marys
2nd Place – Bradley Metz of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
3rd Place – Keaton White of Mount Ayr
4th Place – Andrew Kennan of Bedford/Lenox
5th Place – Shane Lear of East Union
6th Place – Brandon Raasch of Nodaway Valley

170
1st Place – Tanner Dierking of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
2nd Place – Caelen DeVault of Nodaway Valley
3rd Place – Jake Cox of Bedford/Lenox
4th Place – Logan Wearmouth of Martensdale-St Marys
5th Place – Jesse Niebauer of Central Decatur

182
1st Place – Dakota Boswell of Central Decatur
2nd Place – Jed Weaver of Bedford/Lenox
3rd Place – Louis Gonzales of East Union

195
1st Place – Tegan Carson of Central Decatur
2nd Place – Braydon Sweitlik of Mount Ayr
3rd Place – Logan Montgomery of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas

220
1st Place – Dawson Marshall of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Chris Wyant of Mount Ayr

285
1st Place – Devin Whipple of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Alan Allsup of Martensdale-St Marys
3rd Place – Chad Kent of Wayne
4th Place – Tate Dierking of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
5th Place – Ryan Boswell of Central Decatur

 

Muscatine-based company donates one-million lbs. of cat litter with help from cat lovers across the country

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December 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

MUSCATINE, Iowa, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A company headquartered in Muscatine (Iowa) is sending a million thanks to cat lovers all across the country after reaching its goal of donating one million pounds of naturally safe litter to shelters in need. Officials with the Kent Pet Group report World’s Best Cat Litter™,  the #1 natural cat litter brand recently celebrated the one million pound milestone with a large donation of its super-absorbent corn litter to the Arizona Humane Society, which was one of 20 shelter partners enrolled in the program.

The milestone is the realization of a one million pound goal set for the brand’s GiveLitter™ #GIVEACRAP campaign. The fun and interactive initiative made it easy and free for people to show their cat love to donate much-needed litter to shelters across the United States.

The groundbreaking social media campaign saw cat lovers, shelters, and even one well known cat-loving celebrity, share support on social media by posting the hashtag #giveacrap in exchange for donations of the brand’s naturally safe corn litter. Supporters also helped donate litter by going online and wrapping a photo of themselves (and their cats) in a custom #GIVEACRAP photo frame and sharing it on social media.

Jean Broders, Senior Brand Manager, Kent Pet Group says “Our company believes that pets make us better people and this milestone shows what happens when we work together. We’re the #1 selling natural litter brand, but this is what it really means to be at our best…it’s about supporting our fans and shelter partners.”

To celebrate the achievement, the team from World’s Best Cat Litter™ held a ZOOM party with members of the Arizona Humane Society and released a special tribute video to fans featuring ONE MILLION cats — some of which were submitted by actual fans. And in an effort to keep awareness on the initiative before announcing its next GiveLitter™ goal in the spring of 2021, the cat litter brand is asking for cat lovers to help them build the biggest list of cat love ever — One Million Reasons to #GIVEACRAP about cats. Submit yours here.

Penn scores 25 to carry Drake over South Dakota 75-57

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December 19th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Roman Penn had 25 points as Drake extended its season-opening win streak to seven games, defeating South Dakota 75-57. Stanley Umude led the Coyotes with 14 points.