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Iowa anglers can buy the Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish license and tags starting Dec. 15th and running through Jan. 7th. Buy your special paddlefish license and tags on the Iowa DNR online licenses sales website at https://gooutdoorsiowa.com. A resident license sells for $25.50. You must also have a valid Iowa fishing license. You can buy up to two tags – one from Dec. 15 to Dec. 31 and an additional tag from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7, or two tags if you didn’t buy one in December.
The license, harvest tag(s), and regulations will be mailed to purchasers in mid-January. Purchasers will be asked to complete an electronic survey to help the Iowa DNR evaluate the success of the paddlefish season. Please complete the survey whether you harvested a paddlefish or not. The Iowa DNR is always working to improve the paddlefish season for anglers; any input provided is considered and is greatly appreciated.
The Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish season opens Feb. 1st and runs through April 30th. For more information about Iowa’s special paddlefish season, visit the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/paddlefish.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) responded to six incidents related to shotgun deer hunting last weekend (12/5-6) – five related to property damage and one minor injury. Megan Wisecup, hunter education administrator for the Iowa DNR, says “The incidents all had a common theme of hunters not following safety protocol.” Wisecup said following safety protocol can reduce the risk of injury and property damage. She said hunters should keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, properly identifying the target and what’s behind it, by not shooting at a running deer, and by making sure of the backstop and not shooting over the horizon and out of sight.
“Safety should be part of every hunting plan and discussed with the group before heading to the timber,” Wisecup said. “That includes discussion on the layout of the property, where everyone will be at all times during the hunt, where the roads and property boundary are and areas where they should not take a shot to avoid damaging private property.” Iowa’s first shotgun season ends Dec. 9. Second shotgun season is Dec. 12-20. An estimated 120,000 hunters are expected to participate in one of the two seasons.
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Iowans can buy 2021 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses beginning this Tuesday, Dec. 15. Licenses purchased for 2020 expire on Jan. 10th, 2021. The Iowa DNR says the menu of license options includes the popular Outdoor Combo annual resident hunting/fishing/habitat combo license for $55; the Angler’s Special three-year fishing license for $62; and the Hunter’s Special three-year hunting license with habitat included for $101. Also available is the Bonus Line option for $14 letting resident and nonresident anglers to fish with one more line in addition to the two lines allowed with the regular fishing license.
You can upgrade your paper license to a durable hard card with custom art from Iowa artists for only $5. Download the GoOutdoorsIowa mobile app for iPhone and Android devices to buy and access your license information, no matter where you are. Sync your hunting and fishing licenses on the app to show in the field. You may download multiple customer licenses to offer one secure digital license document location for families, groups, and more.
Licenses are available at 700 locations across the state, and on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/GoOutdoorsIowa. Hunting and fishing are often enjoyed with family and friends. The DNR hints “A fishing or hunting license makes a great stocking stuffer.”
The latest information from State of Iowa’s coronavirus dashboard Saturday shows there were 15 additional COVID-19 related deaths reported since Friday, for a pandemic total of 3,212. The IDPH says 2,945 deaths are the result of “Underlying causes,” and 267 have a “Contributing factor.” In the KJAN listening area, Pottawattamie and Union Counties each have one additional death to report.
Long-Term Care (LTC) facility deaths amount to 1,131. Long-Term Care facility outbreaks are up from five to 146. There are 5,854 positive cases and 2,790 recoveries reported in Iowa’s care facilities.
State data shows 1,278,951 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus, with a total of 187,461 recovered. The number of positive COVID-19 cases statewide is up 1,924 to 255,009. Iowa reports a 14-day positivity rate of 15.4% and a 7-day rate of 11.1%. Health department data shows 59 of Iowa’s 99 counties report a 14-day positivity rate at 15% or higher. There are 15 counties with a rate at 20% or higher.
Hospitalization data: show 820 are in hospitals across the state (that’s 7 less than yesterday); 170 COVID patients are in an ICU (down 5 from Friday); 125 were admitted (3 less than Friday); 94 are on a ventilator (down 3 from yesterday). Hospitalization analysis shows 582 of those hospitalized had a primary COVID-19 diagnosis while 238 were hospitalized for another issue but tested positive for the virus. State data shows 73% of those hospitalized are 60 or older.
Hospitals in western/southwest Iowa (RMCC Region 4) report: 48 hospitalized (compared to 55 previously); 12 are in an ICU (three than previously reported); four were admitted, and six COVID patients are on a ventilator.
In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases; The # of new cases since yesterday {+}; and the total number of deaths in each county (Configured by the new reporting formula):
MARILYN GRABILL, 85, of Audubon, died Friday, Dec. 11th, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Funeral services for MARILYN GRABILL will be held 10-a.m. Friday, Dec. 18th, at St. Patrick’s Parish Center, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where open viewing will be held Thursday, Dec. 17th, from 9-a.m. until 6-p.m.
MARILYN GRABILL is survived by:
Her husband – Keith Grabill, of Audubon.
Her sons – James “Jim” (Jane) Grabill, of Leo, IN., and Kent (Joyce) Grabill, of Audubon.
Her daughters – Julie Rasmussen, of Exira, and Betsy (Doug) Carter, of Audubon
14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and her brothers-and-sisters in law.
BOYS BASKETBALL
AC/GC 68, Ogden 52
ADM, Adel 51, Bondurant Farrar 50
BV Northwest, Kan. 84, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 58
Bedford 52, East Union, Afton 45
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 69, Glidden-Ralston 38
Carroll 88, Perry 13
Coon Rapids-Bayard 65, Paton-Churdan 44
Denison-Schleswig 60, Harlan 57
East Mills 52, Stanton 43
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 59, Woodbine 49
IKM-Manning 59, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 44
Mount Ayr 77, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 40
Murray 57, Orient-Macksburg 15
Nodaway Valley 75, Wayne, Corydon 44
OA-BCIG 77, West Monona 39
Panorama, Panora 58, Madrid 57, OT
Sidney 59, Griswold 33
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 66, Lewis Central 59
Tri-Center, Neola 77, Missouri Valley 25
Underwood 54, Audubon 42
Winterset 80, Carlisle 51
Woodward-Granger 72, West Central Valley, Stuart 31
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Atlantic vs. Creston, ppd.
Clarinda Academy vs. Fremont Mills, Tabor, ppd.
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. Red Oak, ppd.
Martensdale-St. Marys vs. Southwest Valley, ppd. to Jan 18th.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 81, IKM-Manning 49
AC/GC 67, Ogden 13
Bedford 66, East Union, Afton 41
CAM, Anita 69, Ar-We-Va, Westside 42
Carroll 70, Perry 25
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 60, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 21
Creston 63, Atlantic 49
Denison-Schleswig 40, Harlan 32
Earlham 49, Pleasantville 40
Glenwood 72, Clarinda 25
Glidden-Ralston 58, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 46
Lewis Central 64, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 61
Martensdale-St. Marys 64, Southwest Valley 52
Murray 45, Orient-Macksburg 14
Nodaway Valley 78, Wayne, Corydon 43
OA-BCIG 61, West Monona 55
Panorama, Panora 53, Madrid 17
Paton-Churdan 53, Coon Rapids-Bayard 16
Sidney 59, Griswold 32
Stanton 46, East Mills 39
Tri-Center, Neola 44, Missouri Valley 37
Underwood 57, Audubon 31
Winterset 51, Carlisle 30
Woodbury Central, Moville 50, Westwood, Sloan 47
Woodward-Granger 51, West Central Valley, Stuart 41
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. Red Oak, ppd.
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center vs. Mount Ayr, ppd.
UNDATED (AP) — Luka Garza surged in the second half and finished the game with 34 points in just 17 minutes, lifting No. 3 Iowa over Iowa State 105-77. Garza missed nearly 11 minutes in the first half after picking up his second foul, but he responded with 25 points in the second half. He was 13 of 14 from the field — including 10 of 10 after halftime — and knocked down four straight 3-pointers. The 6-foot-11 senior scored the most points by a Division I player who played less than 20 minutes in a game over the past 25 seasons, according to ESPN.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Tom Vilsack to take back his old job at the Agriculture Department, saying his eight years of experience at the department under former President Barack Obama would ensure quicker help to rural and poor areas that are “reeling” from the pandemic and economic downturn. Vilsack said one of his first duties would be to “build back a vibrant and resilient economy” as the department aids in the coronavirus response, including addressing food needs and shortages and getting relief to food workers and producers.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases as Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration allowed school districts to keep offering 100% online instruction next week for tens of thousands of students. The Iowa Department of Education granted waivers allowing the school districts in Des Moines, the state’s largest, and the suburb of Johnston to continue teaching online until Christmas break begins. Iowa City schools said the department also granted its waiver but that it would nonetheless return to 50% in-person instruction Monday, citing the late notice. Under the governor’s policy, districts can move online for two weeks if their county’s 14-day positivity rate exceeds 15%.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Dubuque man who was sentenced to 50 years in prison on a second-degree murder conviction for the death of his girlfriend. Fontae Buelow claims Samantha Link turned a knife on herself in an act of suicide after an argument in March 2017. Prosecutors alleged he stabbed her and charged him with first-degree murder. A jury convicted him of second-degree murder in January 2018. The court’s ruling upholds an appeals court decision last year that threw out the conviction because the trial judge did not allow information about Link’s prior suicide attempt and mental health records that may have supported Buelow’s contention that Link stabbed herself.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating the vandalism of a synagogue in Davenport that occurred on the first day of Hanukkah. Television station KWQC reports that someone spray-painted a New Testament biblical citation at an entrance to Temple Emanuel on Thursday afternoon. The citation “John 8:44” was painted in red on a wall near the temple doors. The verse recounts Jesus telling his critics that they are the spawn of the devil. Rabbi Bertenthal says the vandalism and its message are particularly hurtful coming at the opening of the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights. Police have not announced any arrests or suspects in the vandalism.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has issued an order that prevents state officials from banning a group of Des Moines Black Liberation Movement protesters from entering the Iowa Capitol grounds. U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger ruled Thursday that a ban requested by state legislative leaders and enforced by the Iowa State Patrol violates the constitutional rights of five protesters. They were protesting at the Capitol on July 1 when a scuffle broke out with police. Troopers told them that legislative leaders had ordered them banned, some for six months and others for a year. The judge concluded the bans likely burden more speech than necessary.
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