The Cass County Board of Supervisors, today (Wednesday), approved a request for permission to hold a Bible Reading Marathon on the courthouse block grounds. The event takes place Saturday, July 21st, beginning at 10-a.m., and is similar to the past two-years, except that it will be held one-day only, instead of two. It’s estimated to take two-hours for multiple individuals to read different sections of the Bible at the same time.

Supervisors Mark Wedemeyer expressed concern that another group, such as Atheists, for example, might also request a similar event espousing their beliefs, but it was pointed out by Board Chair Gaylord Schelling and organizer Renee Watson, that the event has been held the past two years in Cass County without issue. Watson said Governor Kim Reynolds passed a proclamation recognizing the state-wide event late last month, and that there have been no problems with any Bible Reading events in Iowa’s 99 counties.

In other business, the Supervisors approved a wage adjustment for Rich Hansen, assistant to County Engineer Charles Bechtold. His salary will be adjusted from about $62,239 to $63,000.