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(Creston, Iowa) – Three teens were injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident in Union County, Sunday afternoon. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 2002 Ford Ranger pickup driven by 15-year-old Candyn Lee Danielson, of Creston, had stopped at the intersection of Clover Avenue and 170th Street. Danielson admitted to deputies that he attempted to slide the corner turning west, and that he and two passengers were “messing around.”
When he attempted to slide around the corner, the pickup went out of control and entered the ditch. The accident happened at around 2:10-p.m., Sunday.
Danielson, who was not wearing a seat belt, recalled being ejected out the side window of the vehicle. The teen, and his passengers, 15-year-old’s Gauge Osborne, of Orient, and Kaydon Delong, both of whom were wearing seat belts, were transported by private vehicle to the Greater Regional Hospital in Creston.
Danielson was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. The pickup, valued at $4,000, was a total loss.
(Marne, Iowa) – Several area fire departments were dispatched to a large structure fire this (Sunday) afternoon, near westbound Interstate 80 at mile marker 51 (Marne Exit). The call about the blaze on the Steve Skow property north of the Interstate, at 50391 560th Street, went out at 12:30-p.m. Responding crews included those from Marne, Atlantic, Avoca, Walnut, Harlan, Elk Horn and Kimballton.
According to Marne Fire Chief Josh Krause, the building housed farm equipment, chemicals, seed, and vehicles, along with an office. The structure and its contents were a total loss. The cause of the fire was deemed accidental, as trash that was being burned near building started a few pallets on fire. The flames then spread into the building.
Photo courtesy Cass County Emergency Management Director Mike Kennon.
No injuries were reported. A second, separate fire which began as a controlled burn in Audubon County, spread to a field/grassy area at 3328 Pheasant Avenue, at around 2:40 p.m., Sunday. Crews from Exira, Anita and Wiota responded to the scene.
(Marne, Iowa) – Several area fire departments were dispatched to a large structure fire this (Sunday) afternoon, near westbound Interstate 80 at mile marker 51 (Marne Exit). The call went out at 12:30-p.m. Responding crews included those from Marne, Atlantic, Walnut, Elk Horn and Kimballton.
An outbuilding-type structure was said to be engulfed in flames. Reports from the scene warned firefighters there was ammunition being stored in an office on the north side of the building.
Additional information is currently not available.
Both the Public Hearings & Regular Board meeting will take place in the Boardroom at the Audubon High School, 800 Third Ave.
7:00-p.m.:
Board of Education – Regular Meeting
1.0 Call to Order
2.0 Approve Consent Agenda
2.01 Approve Agenda
2.02 Minutes
2.02.1 March 18, 2024 – Regular Meeting
2.02.2 March 25, 2024 – Budget Hearing #1
2.03 Warrants and Financial Reports
3.0 Public Comments – Please contact the Supt. or Board President (Board Policy #213)
4.0 ACTION ITEMS
4.01 Approve FY25 School Budget for Certification
4.02 Set Time and Date for Hearing on Amending the FY24 Budget
4.03 Approve FY25 School Calendar
4.04 Approve Last Day of School
4.05 Approve List of Graduates
4.06 Approve IASB Membership
4.07 Approve Teacher Salary Package
4.08 Approve Salaries for Employees Not Covered by Collective Bargaining
4.09 Approve Gifting Used AED to Audubon Methodist Church
4.10 Personnel
5.0 Communication & Updates
5.01 Superintendent Report
5.01.1 Board Appreciation
5.01.2 Legislative Update
5.01.3 Building Project Updates
5.02 Principals Reports
6.0 Adjournment
Monday, April 15, 2024
Conference Room, 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 2024-2025 Budget Hearing
• Call Hearing To Order
• Presentation Of 2024-2025 Budget
• Public Input
• Close Hearing
6:00 p.m. – 2024-2025 Calendar Hearing
1. Call Hearing To Order
2. Presentation of the 2024-2025 School Calendar For Discussion (I)
3. Public Comments
4. Adjourn Hearing (D.R.)
Regular Meeting
• Call Meeting to Order
• Reading of Mission Statement
• Approval of Agenda (D.R.)
• Public Input
• Superintendent’s Report:
– Honor March Recipients
– Select April Recipient(s)
• Consent Agenda (D.R.)
Approval of Minutes
Approval of Financial Statements
Approval of Bills
4. Personnel
5. Gifts, Memorials, Bequests
Old Business
6. Board Policies – Second Reading (D.R.) – 800, 801.1, 801.2, 801.3, 801.4
New Business
7. Phone System Presentation (I)
8. Consider Approval Of Resolution Authorizing The Redemption Of General
Obligation School Bonds, Series 2017, Dated November 1, 2017, And Levying A Tax For Fiscal Year 2025 For The Redemption Of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2017, Dated November 1, 2017 (D.R.)
9. Consider Approval Of The 2024-2025 Budget (D.R.)
10. Approve List Of 2024 Graduates (D.R.)
11. Establish Registration Fees For 2024-2025 (D.R.)
12. Consider Approval Of The 2024-2025 School Calendar (D.R.)
13. Consider Approval Of The 2024-25 Transportation Director Sharing Agreement With Atlantic (D.R.)
14. Consider Approval Of The 2024-25 School Business Official Sharing Agreement With Riverside (D.R.)
15. Consider Approval Of 2024-25 Shared Girls Wrestling Program With Red Oak (D.R.)
16. Board Policies – First Reading (I) – 405.2, 411.2, 507.8R1, 704.1, 704.6,
706.2, 706.3, 706.3R1, 707.4, 707.6, 802.1, 802.2, 802.3, 802.4, 802.4R1,
802.4R2, 802.5, 802.6, 802.7. Rescind – 504.5, 504.5R1, 707.2, 707.3 (I)
• Adjourn
Exempt Meeting – An exempt meeting will be held following the regular meeting. The purpose of the Exempt Meeting is to discuss strategy in matters relating to negotiating sessions pursuant to Iowa Code 20.17(3)
(D.R.) = Decision Required
(I.) = Informational
Final agenda will be posted in the Central Office no less than 24 hours before the meeting.
6:30 PM
CAM High School Media Center
1000 Victory Park Rd., Anita,
HEARING AGENDA
1 Open hearings for proposed 2024-2025 Certified Budget
2 Patrons may speak for or against the proposed 2024-2025 Certified Budget as published
3 Adjourn hearing
HEARING AGENDA
1 Open hearing for proposed FY25 School Calendar & Revised FY24 School Calendar
2 Patrons may speak for or against the FY25 School Calendar & Revised FY24 School Calendar
3 Adjourn hearing
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
1 Call to Order
2 Welcome Visitors
3 Agenda Changes
4 Approval of Agenda
5 Consent Agenda
5.1 Approval of Minutes, Bills, Financial Statements
5.2 Open Enrollments
5.3 Resignations
5.4 Contracts
5.5 Volunteers
5.6 Fundraisers
6 Communications
6.1 Public Input on Non-agenda Items
6.2 Correspondence
7 Administrative Reports
8 Discussion/Action Items:
8.1 Approval of Revisions to Board Policies 405.1 – 408.3
8.2 Approval of Sale of Excess Equipment
8.3 Approval of Out-of-State Trips
8.4 Approval of Graduating Seniors for CAM High School & Iowa Connections Academy
8.5 Approval of 2024-2025 Certified Budget
8.6 Approval of FY25 School Calendar & Revised FY24 School Calendar
8.7 Approval of District Career and Academic Plan
8.8 Discuss Facility Project Process
9 Board Report
10 Adjournment
11 Exempt Session for Negotiations
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(Omaha, NE) – Two people died early Saturday morning when a 2021 Kia Sportage that was traveling the wrong way on westbound Interstate 80 in Omaha, collided nearly head-on, with a westbound 2017 Ford Fusion, near 24th Street. The crash happened at around 1:40-a.m. OPD said two of the occupants of the Ford Fusion were later pronounced dead.
The driver of the Kia was identified as 25-year-old Maison M. King, of Oakland, NE, who was being treated for a fractured back. Once released, OPD said King will be booked for 2 counts of motor vehicle homicide-DUI and other possible charges.
The driver of the Ford was identified as 30-year-old Kyle Arnold, of Omaha, who was a driver for Uber. He was taken to the hospital where pronounced deceased shortly after arriving at the facility. The backseat passengers of the Ford were identified as 26-year-old Ross L. Lewis, of Wilbur, NE, and 24-year-old Jessica J. Mutchler, of Shenandoah. She suffered what were described as life-threatening injuries. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene. Neither of the passengers were wearing their seatbelts.
A front seat passenger in the Ford, 29-year-old Cole Lambrecht of Kearney, NE, was treated for minor injuries. The Nebraska Department of Transportation assisted police at the scene. The interstate was reopened about four-hours after the crash.
(Des Moines, Iowa [via the Iowa Capital Dispatch] – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for voters to reject the two-party system and support him for president at an Iowa event Saturday aimed at getting on the state’s general election ballot. Speaking to a crowd of more than 700 at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines, Kennedy said he was asked earlier in the day about a recently published New York Times/Siena College poll that found he had only 2% of support in the general election. “Do you think if I only had 2% support that this big a crowd would come in here today?” Kennedy said.
He said other polls, like the November 2023 Quinnipiac University poll, show he has growing popularity, and that popularity is reflected when he is listed as an option for the next president. That fight — to be listed and recognized as a candidate alongside President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — is what brought Kennedy to Iowa. He is currently fighting for a spot on the general election ballot in multiple states – his campaign and supporting super PAC have also said they have collected enough signatures to be listed as a candidate in the November election in states including Nevada, New Hampshire, Michigan, Arizona and Georgia.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, hosted an event at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines April 13, 2024, to gain ballot access for the 2024 presidential election. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
Typically, presidential candidates must get 3,500 signatures from at least 19 counties on a petition to qualify for the ballot. But the law also allows third-party presidential candidates to qualify by hosting a convention with at least 500 eligible Iowa voters from 25 counties attending who sign a form attesting they were at the event. With 686 voters from 35 Iowa counties in attendance, campaign staff said the event is expected to meet that requirement.
Both Democrats and Republicans have denounced Kennedy as a potential “spoiler,” hurting their chances in what’s expected to be a close race between Biden and Trump. Members of both major parties have also criticized Kennedy for promoting misinformation on issues like COVID-19. In a news release Friday, Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann called the candidate a “distraction” from the race between Biden and Trump.
Supporters of both Trump and Biden have expressed concerns about the potential impact Kennedy could have on the race, potentially drawing away crucial votes in what’s predicted to be a close race. According to reporting by USA Today, the Democratic National Committee has hired attorneys to monitor Kennedy’s endeavors to gain ballot access across the country, concerned about voters who would prefer an alternative to Biden. He said he was disappointed to see Democrats use “underhanded tricks” to try to keep him from being on states’ ballots.
Kennedy criticized both parties as fear-mongering, claiming they are working to dissuade voters from supporting his campaign. The candidate said Biden and Trump have “narrow” differences, largely on culture war issues like abortion, border security and transgender rights. He said that while these issues are important, the two presumptive nominees are ignoring important issues like the federal deficit, corporate influence on politics and declining health of Americans – a phenomenon he linked to “processed foods” and farming practices involving potentially dangerous chemicals.
(Muscatine, Iowa) – A single-vehicle UTV rollover accident in southeast Iowa, Saturday night, resulted in one fatality and three persons injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 8:10-p.m. on Burlington Road, in Muscatine. Authorities say a 2022 Can Am side-by-side UTV was traveling northbound on Burlington Road, when it struck a deer.
The vehicle left the road and rolled multiple times before coming to rest in the east ditch. One of the occupants, 56-year-old, died at the scene. Three other occupants of the UTV, ages 30-, 31, and 33, were injured and transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC). No names had been released as of this report.
The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office, Muscatine Ambulance, the Fruitland and Letts Fire Departments, Medforce and Aircare.
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