COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
453 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY
AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES…ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH RUNNING ROADWAYS.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

A Public Hearing will be held Monday evening in Elk Horn, with regard to the Calendar Start Date for the Elk Horn-Kimballton School District’s 2013-2014 school year. The meeting takes place as part of the regularly scheduled meeting of the EHK School Board, beginning at 7-p.m. in the Family and Consumer Science Room at the High School.

In other business, the Board will discuss and act on staff resignations and/or retirements, including: Middle School Math teacher & Coach Warren Watson; Family Consumer Science teacher Nancy Watson; High School Business, Phys Ed Instructor & Coach Cindy Steffens, and, Prom Director Amelia Teegerstrom. Superintendent Dean Schnoes will provide an update on the Exira-EHK reorganization process, and, under New Business, the EHK School Board will review and discuss a report on facility protective measures, from a Phil Pitzen, with the U-S Department of Homeland Security.

They will also discuss and take action on: Publishing the 2013-2014 budget; Setting the budget hearing date and time for April 8th at 4-p.m.; Approval of the 2013-2014 school calendar and changes to the calendar and other administrative matters.

Public hearings will be held this (Monday) evening in the CAM High School Media Center, with regard to the CAM School District’s Early Start Date and 2013-2014 Budget. The hearings begin soon after the start of the CAM School Board’s meeting, which gets underway at 7-p.m. Following the separate hearings on each matter, the Board will act on a resolution approving an early start date, and the 2013-2014 budget.

In other business, the CAM School Board will discuss and/or possibly take action on: the 2011-2012 audit report; open enrollment applications; revisions to various Board policies; a budget guarantee Resolution; and matters pertaining to – the Football scoreboard, equipment breakdown insurance, and any resignations.

The meeting will conclude with a closed session to discuss negotiations for the 2013-2014 school year.

Two public hearings are slated to take place during a meeting Monday evening of the Griswold School District’s Board of Education. When the meeting begins at 5:30-p.m., the first hearing will cover the 2013-2014 budget , followed at 5:45, by a hearing on a waiver for the Early Start Calendar for the coming school year.

During the Griswold School Board’s regular session after the hearings, they will discuss and take action on various board policies and receive information about current projects. They’re also slated to act on approving: the budget; a waiver for the Early Start Calendar; the 2013 list of graduates; fees for Driver’s Ed; a mowing bid and concrete work, along with the boiler and heating for the Middle School; and, renovation of the restroom and locker room.

Prior to adjournment, the Board will act on approving the 2013-2014 calendar year Certified Contracts. The meeting will take place in the Central Office Board Room, at the Griswold Middle School/High School building.

Members of the Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors will meet Monday evening in the cafeteria room at the Senior Citizen’s Center. During their regularly scheduled session, the Board will receive updates on: The Schildberg Recreation Area; The Sunnyside Park Tennis Court reconstruction project, including a review of the timeline for reconstruction; and an update on the boat ramp project.

The Parks and Rec Board will also hear about an Eagle Scout project proposal, and a proposal with regard to the Summer Recreation programs, including the playground…tennis…and men’s softball programs, along with a schedule of operations for the swimming pool.

The Parks and Rec Board meeting begins at 5:15-p.m., Monday.

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County say 24 minors were cited for Drinking Under Age following an investigation into a party at 1588 Quince Avenue, in Prescott. Deputies arrived on the scene at around 2-a.m., Sunday.

Six of the individuals were from Corning. They include: Reggie Perrin, Dannielle Schafroth, Lyndsay Barton, Peyton Frederick, Dustin Sleep and Dalton Nicholson. Four of the minors were from Bedford, including: Jacob Armstrong, Joel Lawrence, Dylon French and Timothy Sweat.

Also cited at the party was: Taylor West and Brandon Robison, both from Prescott…..Robert Davison and Aaron Blake, from Gravity….Dakin Wilcoxson, of Clarinda…Abigail Longfellow, of Afton….and, Dana Brown, Dylan Douglas, and James Castillo, all of whom are from Lenox. Four juveniles whose names were withheld by authorities, were also cited.

Authorities in Montgomery County report the arrest Saturday night of a Nebraska man on fraud-related charges. Police in Red Oak arrested 28-year old Denver Owen Johnson II, of LaVista, NE, at around 10:50-p.m. at 110 West Coolbaugh Street. Johnson was taken into custody on a felony charge of Counterfeiting and/or Forgery. He was being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $9,750 cash bond.