The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office reports repairs at the Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad crossings at Iowa 37 in Dunlap, will require closing the roadway to traffic beginning at 9-a.m. Wednesday, April 18, until Thursday, April 19, weather permitting.

During the closure, traffic will be detoured around the work zone using U.S. 30, Remsen Street, Harrison County Road F-14, and Iowa 37.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — School districts would be required to adopt return-to-play rules for students who may have concussions under a bill that is headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds. The Iowa Senate approved the bill 46-0 on Thursday, days after it was approved by the House.

Jean Berger, executive director of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, says the legislation wouldn’t be a substantial change for most Iowa schools. Her organization, along with the Iowa High School Athletic Association, developed a medical review protocol in 2013, but schools aren’t required to follow it.

The legislation doesn’t require schools to have a health care provider present at games, but it limits legal liability if they do. The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency says the bill would have “minimal” costs for local school districts.

NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Lottery officials say a Powerball ticket bought at a central Iowa convenience store is worth $1 million. The ticket bought at a Casey’s store in Nevada (nuh-VAY’-duh) matched the first five numbers drawn Wednesday night but not the Powerball number. No one won the nearly $90 million jackpot in the multistate lottery. The figure is expected to reach $106 million for Saturday’s drawing.
Prizes of $1 million or more must be claimed at the Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive.

When you are looking for health information online, how can you know if the information you find is credible and trustworthy? That’s the topic for the next session of Healthy U, which is scheduled for April 19th at Cass County Health System. Kathy Spurr, RN, Systems Analyst with CCHS, says “More and more people are looking online for information about health. It’s great that people are interested in their health and want to know more, but not all information out there is accurate or safe.”

Kathy worked as an RN for 15 years before transitioning to a role in the Information Systems department at CCHS. She has an extensive nursing background – she has worked in medical/surgical and intensive care inpatient units, the Emergency Department, and as a House Supervisor. That experience, coupled with her current position on the technology side of healthcare, gives Kathy the unique position of knowing why patients are looking for answers online, as well as how to find good, quality information.

Her presentation will include information about what healthy web surfing looks like, such as looking for sources, checking on who made the website, how current the information is, and more. She will also share information about avoiding internet scams. Healthy U is a free educational lunch series at Cass County Health System held monthly in Conference Room 2. The public is invited and welcome to attend, but reservations are required as lunch is provided for all attendees. Call 712-243-7479 to reserve your seat.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Senate has declined to confirm a doctor to the Iowa Board of Medicine because of an online comment she made about the LGBT community. The Des Moines Register reports that Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointment of Katherine Asjes failed Wednesday. All 18 votes against the appointment were cast by Democrats. Democratic Sen. Tony Bisignano says Asjes’ supportive comment on an online article in the Catholic World Report that criticized the LGBT community is concerning.

Senate Minority Leader Janet Petersen says the comment raises concerns about whether Asjes would protect the health of all Iowa residents. Asjes says that while she expressed agreement with the author, her comment was made seeking additional information. The state Board of Medicine regulates physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians and licensed acupuncturists.

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County say deputies responded Wednesday evening to a residence in the 600 block of N. Highway Street in Oakland, for a domestic disturbance. Following an investigation, 36-year old Lucas Roderick Erno, of Oakland, was arrested at around 7:20-p.m., for Domestic Assault with injury. The alleged victim, his 41-year old girlfriend, suffered apparent minor injuries during the incident. Erno was brought to the Pott. County Jail and booked-in.