Gazette Daily News Podcast, Jan. 24

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This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, Jan. 24th.

According to the National Weather Service, we have a 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10 a.m. It will be cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with the temperature rising to near 28 by 11 a.m., then falling to around 16 during the remainder of the day. Winds from the southwest 5 to 15 mph then from the north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -20.

A Marion nursing home has been cited for more than two dozen health care violations and is accused of being so short-staffed the residents have not received food or medicine as scheduled, according to a report by the Iowa Capital Dispatch. One resident of the Silver Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Marion died at the home after a fall last Thanksgiving. The alleged physical abuse of another resident wasn’t reported to the state as required by law, and some temporary employees have reportedly arrived for work and immediately walked out after seeing how short-staffed the facility was. The facility has been cited for 25 separate federal regulatory violations. It is now facing a state fine of $12,500, which could be cut to $8,125 if the owners agree to forgo an appeal. Until last year, when the home was sold, it was known as Willow Gardens Care Center and had operated for three years with no fines or citations. Last May, the facility was bought by Ivy Healthcare Group, which is based in Surfside, Fla.

Iowa defeated Penn State in men’s basketball Saturday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 68-51. The Hawkeyes evened their Big Ten record at 4-4 and improved their overall mark to 14-5. Keegan Murray led Iowa with 15 points. Kris Murray had 13, Patrick McCaffery and Jordan Bohannon 11. Iowa’s next game is at home against Purdue Thursday at 8 p.m.

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🎹 Podcast music: “Momentum” by Emily McGlothlen