THE IOWA HAWKEYE FOOTBALL TEAM’S LAST BIG TEN GAME AGAINST MICHIGAN WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS. NOW THE HAWKEYES WILL MISS OUT ON A TRIP TO NASHVILLE FOR THE MUSIC CITY BOWL. THE GAME WAS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, BUT ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCED THE CANCELLATION ON SUNDAY. THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI HAD TO PULL OUT OF THE BOWL DUE POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS WITHIN THE TIGERS PROGRAM. THE HAWKEYE’S FINAL RECORD IN 2020 WILL STAND AT 6-2.
SOMETIMES VACCINE RECIPIENTS FEEL UNDER THE WEATHER AFTER RECEIVING A SHOT. THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE GENERALLY MINOR AND TEND NOT TO LAST LONG. DR. RAVI VEMURI IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT FROM MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER. THE COVID-19 VACCINE WAS PROVIDED TO SOME IOWA HEALTH CARE WORKERS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WITH WIDER DISTRIBUTION EXPECTED IN THE STATE DURING THE MONTHS AHEAD.
THE PORK TORNADOES HAVE PERFORMED WIDELY AS PART OF SUMMER CONCERTS AND FESTIVALS IN EASTERN IOWA DURING RECENT YEARS. THEY MISSED MANY OF THOSE SHOWS IN 2020. PORK TORNADOES DRUMMER MIKE SCHULTE TOLD OUR TV-9 COVERAGE PARTNERS ABOUT AN UPCOMING VIRTUAL SHOW FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE THE PORK TORNADOES SHOW FROM THE PARAMOUNT THEATER IN CEDAR RAPIDS WILL STREAM ON THURSDAY, BENEFITTING LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.
THE SPEED AT WHICH A COVID-19 VACCINE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED HAS CAUSED MANY IN HEALTH CARE TO MARVEL AT THE ACCOMPLISHMENT. THAT INCLUDES DR. RAVI VEMURI, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT FROM MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER. IN ADDITION TO VACCINES FROM PFIZER AND MODERNA, A THIRD FORMULA FROM ASTRIZENECA IS EXPECTED TO BE APPROVED BY U.K. AUTHORITIES THIS WEEK. ITS MAKERS SAID SUNDAY: THEY BELIEVE THE SHOT WILL BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST A NEW VARIANT OF THE VIRUS DRIVING UP INFECTION RATES IN SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD.
U.S. FACTORIES HAVE LARGELY ADJUSTED DURING THE PANDEMIC, CONTINUING TO TURN OUT PRODUCTS AT ALMOST-NORMAL RATES DESPITE THE ONGOING SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. FOR THE MOST PART, SAFEGUARDS PUT IN PLACE AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE OF THE VIRUS APPEAR TO HAVE PREVENTED THE KINDS OF LARGE OUTBREAKS THAT SICKENED HUNDREDS OF WORKERS, FORCING MEAT PROCESSORS, AUTOMAKERS, AND OTHER BUSINESSES TO HALT PRODUCTION LAST SPRING. INDUSTRY AND UNION OFFICIALS SAY WORKERS LIVE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE VIRUS IS SURGING; THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP INFECTIONS INSIDE FACTORIES.
THE UNI PANTHER MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM GETS ANOTHER CRACK AT MISSOURI STATE TONIGHT. THE PANTHERS WERE DEFEATED BY THE BEARS 79-59 ON SUNDAY. WITH THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE’S MODIFIED SCHEDULE, MOST GAMES THIS WINTER WILL BE PLAYED ON BACK-TO-BACK DAYS AT ONE CAMPUS LOCATION. PREGAME COVERAGE FROM THE MCLEOD CENTER STARTS AT 6:30 THIS EVENING.
FROM WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS TO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, WINTRY WEATHER IS ON THE WAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALREADY ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH TAKES EFFECT AT 9 A-M ON TUESDAY, LASTING OVERNIGHT INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. THE CEDAR VALLEY AND AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST ARE EXPECTED TO SEE HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION WITH ACCUMULATION OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES. THAT COULD INCLUDE A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. THE WEATHER SERVICE SUGGESTS PLANNING EXTRA TIME FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO COMMUTE OR TRAVEL ON TUESDAY.
EXPERTS AND BEGINNERS WERE SEWING MORE IN 2020. CONNIE MOYER OF CONNIE’S QUILT SHOP IN MARION COULDN’T HELP BUT NOTICE THAT. MOYER TALKED WITH OUR COVERAGE PARTNERS AT TV-9 ABOUT THE PRACTICAL ITEM MANY PEOPLE WERE MAKING AT HOME AND THE SURPLUS WHICH SHE HELPED MAKE AVAILABLE FOR GOOD CAUSES. MOYER TOLD TV-9 THAT SHE SAW SHORTAGES OF FABRIC AND OTHER SEWING SUPPLIES UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE SHE HAS EXPERIENCED IN 28 YEARS OPERATING HER BUSINESS. WITH AVAILABILITY OF MANY PRODUCTS NORMALIZING, MOYER IS OPTIMISTIC THAT MANY PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE USING THEIR SEWING SKILLS ON OTHER FUTURE PROJECTS.
THE WATERLOO BLACK HAWKS ARE ON HOME ICE AT YOUNG ARENA TONIGHT. THE HAWKS HAVE WON THEIR LAST TWO GAMES GOING INTO THIS EVENING’S MATCHUP VERSUS THE LINCOLN STARS. YOUNG ARENA’S CAPACITY HAS BEEN LIMITED TO ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THE TEAM’S SEASON TICKET HOLDERS. THE GAME BEGINS JUST AFTER 7 O’CLOCK.
