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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former shelter dog has retired after eight years of comforting patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa. Maggie, a certified therapy dog, has been part of the hospital’s Furry Friends program. Her owner, Sue Braverman, says Maggie seems to have a gift for making people feel better— patients and hospital staffers alike. Maggie’s hospital friends said goodbye to her Wednesday at a retirement gathering. She’s 13. Braverman says Maggie will spend the rest of her days at her home.
(UPDATE 8:15-a.m.: The roadway was last reported to be open to 1-lane) Officials with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office report traffic on State Highway 148 near the 2 mile marker is currently slowed due to an overturned tractor trailer. The road may be temporarily closed this morning to clean up the accident. Please take this into account with your travel plans if this is along your route. Updates will be posted as soon as they are available.
(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports unseasonably warm weather is causing ice conditions to deteriorate across much of the state. Lakes with the best ice are north of Highway. 3. D-N-R Fisheries Bureau Chief, Joe Larscheid says you should use caution and test the ice thickness frequently if heading out and trust your instincts — if it doesn’t look right — don’t go out on the ice. He recommends you go with someone else and take some basic safety equipment. Larscheid says bring a floatable rope and ice picks. If you do fall through the ice, you can use the ice picks to climb out of the water.
He also recommends some kind of inflatable cushion that you sit on when you’re fishing on a bucket, and he says wearing a flotation coat or any kind of personal flotation device is always good. Larscheid says when the ice is thick and good for fishing it becomes the equalizer for those who don’t have a boat to use on the water to get to the best fishing holes. “When it’s ice covered, everybody can get to those sites,” Larscheid says. “On our website we have all the habitat features in lakes that are downloadable. So you can use your g-p-s unit, your can use your phone and actually go to those sites. And you are right on top of those those critical habitat areas that hold fish.”
Larscheid says ice fishing is a pretty inexpensive thing to do. “You just need something to punch a whole through the ice — a simple ice auger — and very simple fishing equipment, and if you go to our website you can find tips on how to be successful,” according to Larscheid. “And most people who go fishing love it — because you can catch a lot of fish in a very short time period — and it is a lot of fun.”
The state fishing license works for ice fishing on regular fishing and the limits are the same. Fishing licenses expire January 10th and you should check your license before heading out to be sure it isn’t expiring.
(Radio Iowa) — A federal researcher says farm runoff from the Mississippi River is a factor in damaging algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico. This year Florida saw one of its worst algae blooms on record, called a red tide. The massive event killed dolphins, sea turtles and thousands of fish, sending their carcasses onshore. Oceanographer Rick Stumpf, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says Midwestern farm runoff contributes to red tides, flowing into the Mississippi and on to the Gulf. “Somewhat higher levels of nitrogen are found in the lower salinity water which follows with the Mississippi,” Stumpf says.
Added nitrogen in the Mississippi River can spark the blooms, but Stumpf says there are many other factors at play. “So that is another potential source,” he says. “It’s not the only source of nitrogen, I should emphasize that, but it is one.” The microscopic organisms thrive on nitrogen and Stumpf says nutrient runoff from farm fields in the Midwest is certainly contributing to the deadly blooms. “From one year to another, it might be a little more of factor if there’s a little stronger eastward transport,” he says. “So a huge part of this is going to be, what are the prevailing winds doing.”
Stumpf says other major factors in the algae blooms include runoff from Florida farms and wastewater facilities, as well as some naturally-occurring sources.
VAUGHN JOHN GROSS, 64, of Earling, died Dec. 25th, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial for VAUGHN GROSS will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, January 12th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, is from 10-until 11-a.m., Saturday Jan. 12th (prior to the Mass).
Burial will be held at a later date in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.
FLOYD HENRY FESER, 101, of Harlan, died Tuesday, Dec. 25th, at the Elm Crest Assisted Living facility. A Mass of Christian Burial for FLOYD FESER will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29th, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Dec. 28th, from 6-until 9-p.m., with a Wake service at 7-p.m.
Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth.
FLOYD FESER is survived by:
His sons – Allen Feser, of Covina, CA., and Neil Feser, of Omaha.
His daughters – Carole (Lee) Uknes, of Ankeny, and Brenda (John) Scieszinski, of Norwalk.
His sisters – Mildred Lang, of Omaha, and Joyce (Leonard) Graeve, of Harlan.
5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Today: Cloudy w/rain this morning; Light rain or drizzle this afternoon. High this morning of 52 w/temps nearly steady or slowly falling this afternoon. S winds becoming NW @ 15-25.
Tonight: Cloudy w/light rain, light snow or flurries. Low 24. NW @ 15-25.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, windy & colder w/light snow or flurries. High 25. NW @ 15-30.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 27.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 31.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 46. Our Low was 33. We received .45” rain yesterday and overnight into this morning at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date our High was 8 and the Low was -16. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 65 in 1946. The Record Low was -21 in 1924.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was perhaps the biggest wild card for Kansas City entering the season. But the first-year starter, and now an MVP candidate, has been perhaps the most consistent player for the Chiefs as they seek an AFC West title and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas was supposed to have an easy run to its 15th consecutive Big 12 title. But the emergence of Texas Tech and Oklahoma coupled with solid play from Kansas State and TCU have turned their road into a bumpy one. It begins with a showdown between the Jayhawks and Sooners next week, when the double-round-robin slate begins.
UNDATED (AP) — The Big Ten’s expanded schedule is shaping up to be quite a grind. After starting the season with only three teams in the AP Top 25, the league now has six. That’s significant at a time when the Big Ten has increased the number of conference games. Each of the league’s men’s basketball teams will play 20 conference games now. That’s up from 18 a season ago.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST
UNDATED (AP) — California is trying to matter in the 2020 presidential election. The nation’s biggest state has moved up its primary in the hopes of getting some love from candidates along with the traditional quartet of early-voting states _ Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. There’s no guarantee the strategy will work. California is expensive to campaign in, and that will limit who can compete there.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors say thousands of individuals and businesses were victims of a large-scale scheme in which ordinary corn and soybeans were fraudulently marketed nationwide as “certified organic.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says that potentially “tens of thousands” were defrauded by Randy Constant and his associates into paying a premium for products that they didn’t want. Constant, of Chillicothe, Missouri, and three others have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Three former managers at the University of Iowa police department have filed lawsuits claiming that their jobs were eliminated as part of a “culture of discrimination” against older workers. The lawsuits were filed by former UI Department of Public Safety associate director William Searls, Capt. Ian Scott and Capt. Loren Noska. The three were notified on April 20, 2017 that their jobs were being cut by Director Scott Beckner, who cited “an organizational realignment” as the reason.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A judge has issued restrictions for media coverage of the trial for a 12-year-old eastern Iowa boy accused of trying to shoot a junior high school teacher. The Quad-City Times reported Wednesday the Scott County District Court judge ruled the media can’t name the boy or take identifiable photographs of him or witnesses younger than 18. The boy is charged with attempted murder, carrying weapons on school grounds and assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. The incident happened in Eldridge.
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