The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Dallas County was arrested over the past weekend. 46-year old Donald Eugene Conroy, Jr., of Dexter, was arrested just after 5-a.m. Saturday, and charged with Driving While Suspended. Conroy later posted bond and was released.

The Primary Election in Iowa takes place June 5th, 2018. Area Auditors have provided a list of County Offices in their respective counties, that will be on the ballot.

In Adair County, the following county offices will be on the ballot: 2NE Board of Supervisor; 4NE Board of Supervisor; County Treasurer; County Recorder and County Attorney. If you are interested in running for office, pick-up a candidate packet at the Adair County Auditor’s Office at the Courthouse, in Greenfield.

In Audubon County, offices appearing on the Primary Election ballot include: Supervisor (Incumbent is Gary VanAernam); Recorder (Incumbent is Miranda Bills),;Treasurer (Incumbent is Deb Campbell), and Attorney (Incumbent is Sarah Jennings).

In Montgomery County, offices include: Supervisor/District 1 (Incumbent is Steve Ratcliff; Supervisor District 2 (Incumbent is Mike Olson); Supervisor District 4 (Incumbent is Mark Peterson); Recorder (incumbent: Carleen Bruning); Treasurer (Incumbent: Carol Strovers); and, Attorney (Incumbent: Bruce Swanson).

In Shelby County, the offices of County Treasurer, County Recorder, and County Attorney will be on the Primary ballot, along with: One seat on the Board of Supervisors; Two positions for Soil & Water Conservation Commission Board; 5 Agricultural Extension Council Members, and three County Hospital Trustees. In addition, there is one Township Trustee per Township slated for election in each of the following Shelby County Townships: Center; Clay; Cass; Douglas; Fairview; Greeley; Grove; Jackson; Jefferson; Lincoln; Monroe; Polk; Shelby; Union; Washington and Westphalia Townships.

The first day for candidates to file nomination papers in your respective County Auditor’s Office, is Monday, March 5th. The last day to file is Wednesday, March 28. Nomination papers are available at the office of the County Auditor in your county, and from the Secretary of State at www.sos.iowa.gov.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been delayed for an Iowa City man accused of fatally beating his father. Court records say attorneys for 30-year-old Flannery Kennedy-Meier had sought the delay, which a judge ordered in a document filed Saturday. The new trial start is scheduled for July 24. The old date was March 13.

Kennedy-Meier was arrested Nov. 13 after police were called to a residence and found 63-year-old Mark Meier injured. Officers say Kennedy-Meier had hit his father in the head with a weapon, causing a skull fracture and brain bleed. Meier died of his injuries on Dec. 4, and an autopsy blamed the November beating.

The Cass and Adair County Boards of Supervisors will hold their regular, separate meetings Wednesday morning, in Atlantic and Greenfield, respectively. In Atlantic, the Cass County Board meeting begins at 8:30-a.m..  At 8:35, they will hold the first of three public hearings on an Ordinance pertaining to the operating of ATV’s and UTV’s on county roads and trails. Following the first hearing and discussion, the Board will act on whether or not to move forward on holding the next hearing as scheduled. They’ll also hear regular reports, as available, from the County Attorney, Engineer and Mental Health/General Assistance Dept. heads.

In Greenfield, the Adair County Board of Supervisors’ meeting begins at 9-a.m., and includes a Manure Management Plan (MMP) update, discussion and/or action on: Taxable meals; An Actuarial Services Agreement; Board of Health appointment; Child Prevention Grant drawdown and 28-E Sanitarian agreement. They’ll also be shown an elevator video from Jane Woodside, with Nodaway Valley School Media, pertaining to a courthouse elevator, and they’ll hear from Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, with regard to a new hire and Wage Step increases. The County Engineer will present a bid for approval from Henningsen Construction for a TIF resurfacing project on County Road N-72 and other matters.

The Adair County Supervisors will enter into a Budget Work Session at the conclusion of regular business.

AMES, Iowa – Jan. 23, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation has canceled the public information meeting scheduled for today (Tuesday, Jan. 23rd), to discuss two Missouri Valley bypass corridor study areas. The meeting was to be held between 4 and 6 p.m. at the Rand Community Center, 100 S. Fourth St., in Missouri Valley. The Iowa DOT will reschedule the public information meeting and provide date and location details as soon as they are available.

If you have questions regarding the proposed improvements or future public meeting, contact Scott Suhr, transportation planner, Iowa DOT District 4 Office in Atlantic, at 712-243-3355 or 800-289-4368.

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Ingredients:

• 1 (12 oz) can of tuna in water, drained
• 1 large egg
• 2 Tablespoons green onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional

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Combine tuna, egg, green onion, mayonnaise, mustard, 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. Form 8 patties. Coat patties in remaining panko bread crumbs then refrigerate for 30 minutes. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Serve with chili sauce or garlic aioli for dipping if desired.

State Representative Pat Grassley — the grandson of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley — has announced he plans to seek reelection to the Iowa House. The move ends speculation the younger Grassley is hoping the governor named him state ag secretary whenever current Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey leaves for a job in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Texas Senator Ted Cruz has for months been blocking a confirmation vote for Northey in the U.S. Senate. Two OTHER Republicans have already announced they plan to run for state ag secretary in 2018. Ray Gaesser, a farmer from Corning who’s a former president of the American Soybean Association, launched his bid last week. “Strong family farms build a strong, healthy community and grow a strong, healthy Iowa,” Gaesser says. “And I will work with farmers, with legislators, with citizens to share that message that we’re all in this together and we all have responsibilities that we can share.”

Gaesser says the goal should be a “responsible, but profitable” agricultural sector. Gaesser Farms has been nearly 100 percent no-till since 1991 and Gaesser says his family plants cover crops on about half of their corn and soybean ground. “Our goal on our farm is to have 100 percent,” Gaesser says. “We just see real value in conserving the soil, giving that blanket of protection for Mother Nature in our soil that is needed and building organic matter, sequestering nutrients, all those things of being a benefit from the practice.”

In late October, former Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Lang announced he’s running for the Republican Party’s 2018 nomination for state ag secretary. Lang is a farmer from Brooklyn who also has served as president of the Iowa Board of Regents. No Democrat has stepped forward to announce plans to seek the elected post of state ag secretary.

(Radio Iowa)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial will be moved to Des Moines for a parolee accused of killing a bail bondsman in Iowa City. Court records say a judge ordered the change of venue Friday at the request of lawyers for 41-year-old Curtis Jones. He’s accused of shooting 34-year-old Jonathan Wieseler in the head while committing a robbery on April 22. Police say Jones was seen on security video near the crime scene and that Wieseler’s DNA was found in Jones’ vehicle. The trial is set to begin July 16.

Jones is also charged with the June murder of Iowa City cab driver Ricky Lillie. He has pleaded not guilty in that case. The Iowa Board of Parole released Jones from prison years early in November 2016 in an armed robbery case.

The Creston Police Department reports the arrest early this (Tuesday) morning, of 22-year old Tyler White, from Creston. White was taken into custody at around 2:30-a.m. for Possession of Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was being held in the Union County Jail, on $1,300 bond. And, at around 4:10-p.m. Monday, 33-year old John Raymond Johnson, of Murray, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Violation of Parole. Johnson remains in the Union County Jail without bond.