The Montgomery County Sheriff’s office reports two motorcyclists from Michigan were injured in a two vehicle accident on Sunday evening on Highway 34. At 5:15pm deputies responded to the accident one half mile east of 200th Street on US Highway 34.

After investigation it was determined that a 1996 Harley Davidson Motorcycle owned and operated by 55-year-old Stephen W. Byers of Rochester Hills, MI was westbound on Highway 34 when he lost control of the motorcycle on the uneven lanes in a construction zone. The cycle slid on its side into the north ditch. A 1984 Harley Davidson Motorcycle owned and operated by 62-year-old John F. Pihajlic of Lake Orion, MI. was traveling with Byers and lost control of his cycle and laid it on its side and slid into the north shoulder in an attempt to avoid a collision with Byers.

Both Byers and Pihajlic were transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. No citations were issued and damage was estimated at $6,500 to the Byers motorcycle and $1,200 to the Pihajlic motorcycle.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Red Oak Police Department and Red Oak Fire and Rescue.

Members of the Audubon School District’s Board of Education will meet 7-p.m. Monday, in the High School Board Room. During their session, the School Board will hold the second reading of a policy pertaining to Meal Charges, along with the first and final readings of policies for Classified Employee and School Nutrition Program.

Other polices the Board will discuss for the 1st reading are those pertaining to Financial Records and Free or Reduced Cost Meals Eligibility. Other action items include approving TLC changes for FY 2018, and a Sharing Agreement for an Elementary Guidance position.

The Board is expected to receive updates on the School Board Election and Summer Projects, and a report from Superintendent Brett Gibbs along with the Principal’s reports.

Two meetings are set to take place Monday evening for the CAM School District. The first, is for the District-wide Advisory Committee, that will meet at 6-p.m. at the High School Media Center. On their agenda is presentation of data with regard to the 2016-17 Iowa Assessment, Bullying and Harassment, and District Initiative.

The regular CAM School Board meeting begins at 6:30-p.m., and includes an update on the Elementary building, Wellness Center requests, Use of Facilities by outside organizations and a Resolution for a bank loan. Other items of discussion and/or action, include:

• Principals and Salaried Employees contracts for 2017-18.
• An agreement with Casey Computer Consulting.
• Open enrollment applications, resignation, and contracts.
• Facilities project discussion (re: Sound system, carpet replacement and security cameras at the High School).

Members of the Griswold School Board will meet 5:30-p.m. Monday, in the Central Office at the High School. Among the items on their agenda, is: An update from KPE Engineers and Architects; Approval of Fuel and Tech Support bids, as well as those for Bakery, Dairy, Snow Removal and Trash; Approval of City Agreements; Approval of Student Handbook changes, an APEX contract with the Glenwood Community School District and other administrative matter.

The meeting will conclude with the approval of both a continued School Resource Officer contract and 28-E agreement with the Atlantic District for Industrial Tech classes/instruction.

The City of Atlantic’s Park and Recreation Board will meet Monday, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. Their meeting begins at 5:15-p.m. On the agenda, is: A shed agreement with Rollie Parrott with regard to the Trojan Locker; A Sunnyside Pool Renovation Steering Committee update; An update on the Schildberg Rec Area Development Project and related matters; A Sports Complex Planning update; Sunnside Shelter update, and Royal Neighbor Difference Make for July 7th Movie in the Park.

Parks and Rec Director Seth Staashelm will also remind the Board and residents, that Movies in the Park (At Sunnyside) begin this Friday, June 23rd, with a showing of “Fantastic Beasts.”

GUTHRIE COUNTY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a drowning at Lake Panorama on Saturday morning. Around 11-a.m.,  the Iowa DNR received a call of a man in the water that was unresponsive. Through the investigation it was determined that 19-year old Ashton Maier, of Grimes, was kayaking with friends when he somehow exited his kayak and went under the water and didn’t resurface for some time.

When bystanders found his body, they performed CPR until paramedics arrived and took over; he was then taken by air ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, where he died on Saturday evening.

When Maier was found, he was not wearing a personal flotation device; however, he did have a personal flotation device within his kayak. The DNR urges everyone to wear your personal flotation device while on the waters.

Sheriff’s officials in Ringgold County, Sunday afternoon, released information about an arrested that took place June 13th, south of Ellston. Authorities say Shelby Lee Jones, of Tingley, was pulled over for a minor traffic violation at around 11:23-p.m.  The traffic stop happened on County Road P-64.

The Ringgold County K9 “Heky” was deployed and alerted to the presence of narcotics. Inside the vehicle, the K9 unit found 13.5-grams of marijuana. Jones was arrested for Possession of Marijuana.

Red Oak Police, Sunday morning, arrested 23-year old Ozzy Ray Hunter, of Red Oak, for Driving While Barred. In addition, Hunter was cited for Operating a vehicle without a registration. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – After years of losses, officials in Council Bluffs are considering privatizing a 90-year-old city golf course. The Daily Nonpareil reports the City is considering transferring management of Dodge Riverside golf course and its restaurant to a private manager.

The city-owned course was created in 1927. Mayor Matt Walsh says the facility lost just over $300,000 in both fiscal years 2014 and 2015. Walsh says city officials met with staff before the 2016 season to come up with a plan to bring down expenditures. The course eliminated two staff positions and increased green fees by about $2. Despite an increase in revenue, the course still lost just over $250,000.

Walsh says the city will request proposals from golf course management companies in July.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Four tornadoes have been confirmed in the storms that hit eastern Nebraska on Friday, and thousands of people may remain without power for days. The National Weather Service said two tornadoes caused damage in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue Friday evening before the storm moved into western Iowa. Two other tornadoes were confirmed in northeast Nebraska near Madison and Hoskins.

Residents of areas hit by the storm spent much of the weekend cleaning up debris. Omaha Public Power District crews continued working to restore power on Sunday, but the utility said power might not be restored to everyone until sometime Wednesday because of the extensive damage.

On Sunday morning, more than 24,000 utility customers lacked power. That’s down from a peak outage of 76,000 after the storms.