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Sen. Rozenboom speaks at Eggs & Issues

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This past Saturday (1/26), Eggs and Issues was held in Oskaloosa, with State Senator Ken Rozenboom and Representatives Dustin Hite and Holly Brink answering questions from the public.  Rozenboom was asked about mental health and what state government was doing to improve it.  Rozenboom said lawmakers are working on it.

“We recognize, especially with children’s mental health, that we have work to do.  Number 2, I pointed out to the group that we are spending billions of dollars already on public health matters.  And I pointed out that that part of the state budget has grown from 6 percent to almost 22 percent over the last 30 years.”

Rozenboom added that mental health isn’t a problem that can be fixed by throwing money at it.

Willie Nelson Returns to ‘Austin City Limits’

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On Saturday, American music icon Willie Nelson returns to Austin City Limits to perform a mix of his universally known hits and classics. Below, Billboard is exclusively premiering Nelson’s “It’s All Going to Pot” performance from the new episode.

The legend, who helped launch the series in 1974, makes his highly anticipated return to “the House that Willie built,” marking his first headlining appearance in almost a decade and his first appearance with The Family Band since 2000.

Nelson starts the 16-song set with his perennial opener “Whiskey River,” the song he launched ACL with almost half a century ago. Not surprisingly, there are many sing-along moments throughout the set.

“There would be no Austin City Limits without Willie Nelson — simple as that,” ACL executive producer Terry Lickona said in a statement. “He launched ACL into the television universe in 1974, and has helped keep us going for 45 years. It was truly emotional to witness such an outpouring of love from the audience. This show is Willie Nelson, pure and simple.”

Watch the exclusive preview of “It’s All Going to Pot” below. The new episode premieres Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on participating PBS stations.  

January 28: On this day

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On this day in 1985, The recording took place for “We Are The World” the US equivalent of “Band Aid” at A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie the all star cast included, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Waylon Jennings, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan and Ray Charles. The session was produced by Quincy Jones.

Wind chills to push near -50 degrees this week

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Several winter weather warnings and advisories remain in place for much of eastern Iowa. Light snow showers are possible Monday morning with little accumulation.  Temperatures are going to fall as a strong northwest wind of 15 to 30 mph, sometimes gusting higher, takes over. Dangerously cold air is set to impact the area later in the week.

TIMING:
Low temperatures fall to below zero Monday night, with wind chills reaching to -30 degrees. Tuesday will be cold and windy with highs staying a bit below zero with wind chills near -30 degrees at times.  Dangerously cold air begins tomorrow night with lows in the -20s and wind chills pushing to near -50.

For Wednesday, temperatures will stay near -10 even though the sun will be out. Wind chills remain between -50 to -35 range. Bitterly cold temperatures approach -30 Wednesday night.

EXTENDED FORECAST:
Another chance of snow comes in on Thursday with moderate temperatures to follow.

Osky wrestlers 7th at conference tournament

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Oskaloosa finished seventh in the Little Hawkeye Conference wrestling tournament Saturday (1/26) in Grinnell.  The Indians’ Cody Gunn was second at 160 pounds, Keegan Mitts-Butler was also second at 285.  Leland Evans placed third at 138 and Wyatt Krier was third at 145.  Norwalk won the conference championship.

The Indians wrestlers take on Wayne & Centerville Monday night (1/28) in Centerville.

Forever Stamps now 55 cents

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The price of a Forever Stamp is now 55 cents.

The nickel increase is the largest hike since 1991 when the stamp went from 25 to 29 cents.

The United States Postal Service is also increasing the cost of priority mail by 5.9 percent.

The postal service lost nearly $4 billion in 2018, reportedly from lower mail volume and pension and health care costs.

William Penn track

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William Penn’s men’s track team won the team championship at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday (1/26).  Chris Leiba won the 60 and 200 meter dashes; Joel Brown the long jump; Mofi Alade the high jump; Brenden Foster the 60 meter hurdles and Sage Ehresman the shot put.

The Statesmen women were fourth at Grinnell, but set two school records Saturday.  Freshman Kayla Music set the 200 meter record as she finished second in that race; her time was 26.56 seconds.  And the distance medley relay team of Talaysia Douver, Justis Jakes, Bree’Anna Lee and Zena Cohuo also broke the school record with a second place finish in 14:29.08.  The Statesmen track teams compete Tuesday (1/29) at the Grand View Invitational in Des Moines.

Body of missing Marshalltown teen found Sunday morning

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A missing Marshalltown teenager was found dead, Sunday morning, officials said in a news release.

The body of Corey Brown, 13, was found around 10:45 a.m. in what officials described as a “secluded area on the west side of Marshalltown.”  “At this time, there is no evidence or information that indicates criminal activity is connected to this missing person/death investigation,” said Police Chief Michael Tupper in the release. “However, this is still an active investigation and all possible scenarios will be thoroughly investigated.”

Tupper said no other public information was available at the time of the release but that authorities would inform the public when additional details were available.

“The Brown family requests everyone honor and respect their privacy,” the chief said. “The family wishes to thank the Marshalltown/Marshall County community for all of their support during this difficult time.”

Tupper said the family also appreciated help from public safety personnel and volunteers who worked to find Brown following his disappearance, January 22.

Rescuers heard missing 3-year-old calling out for his mother

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 It took three harrowing days for a search team to find Casey Hathaway alive.

Facing heavy rain, gusty winds and low visibility, rescuers and law enforcement combed the difficult Craven County, North Carolina, terrain — focusing on up to 1,000 acres of heavily wooded areas.

On day three, a tip led the search team to a spot where they were able to hear the 3-year-old calling out for his mother, Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes told reporters at a news conference Thursday night.

They followed his call 40 to 50 yards into the woods, through water, to find Casey tangled in vines and thorns, Hughes said.

He was cold, authorities said, but alive and responsive.

Casey was playing with two other relatives in his great-grandmother’s backyard Tuesday, but didn’t come inside when the others did, CNN affiliate WTVD reported.

His family searched for him for 45 minutes before calling 911, Hughes said.

“He was walking in the woods back there and we can’t find him,” his great-grandmother told the 911 dispatcher. “The other ones come through the house but left him there and he walked off somewhere and we can’t find him.”

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