DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Officials say Davenport’s public works department has spent more than $1 million on fighting floods this spring and that figure is expected to rise as the city prepares to hold back future deluges. A provisional flood barricade holding back the Mississippi River ruptured on April 30, sending floodwaters into downtown Davenport. The Quad-City Times reports that Davenport Public Works Director Nicole Gleason says the future outlays are tough to project. She noted that the flooding costs put pressure on a department which already has a limited number of workers with numerous other obligations to manage.

The expenditures for cleanup and recovery efforts factors in facility-related costs, money for signs, labor for public works crews, resources such as sandbags and the price of using equipment.
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Information from: Quad-City Times, http://www.qctimes.com

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office report the arrest last week of of 43-year old Chad Allen Fulton, of Malvern. Fulton was arrested May 16th for Domestic Abuse Assault causing Bodily Injury and Obstruction of Emergency Communication.

On Sunday, Mills County Deputies arrested: 26-year old Jacob Anthony Stawniak, of Omaha, NE., for Driving while Revoked or Denied; 39-year old Robert Lee Bopp, of Shenandoah, on a Warrant for Violation of Probation; and, 28-year old Jace Reed Catlett, of Omaha, NE. for OWI/2nd offense.  Yesterday (Monday), 25-year old Paul E Whitmore, of Omaha, NE., was arrested on a warrant for Theft 4th, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and OWI/2nd offense.

The Griswold School Board, Monday evening, authorized the Board President and Board Secretary to sign a Quit Claim Deed for the Lewis Building. Superintendent Dave Henrichs said their goal is to have the deed delivered in mid-June, which is right on the mark for the timeline. But they ran into an issue with the sale of the Elliott building, which the Board agreed to sell last month to Rayna Blay and Jacque Howell.

He said “Over the years, when different parcels of land was transacted that wasn’t recorded [100+ years ago], there are a couple of lots that weren’t recorded properly. So that delayed the first step of the legal process to sell the property.” Attorney’s for both sides are working to resolve the issue. Henrichs said just “Slowing us down a little bit. There were also some personnel changes, including resignations and new hires that were approved by the Board.

There are still a few teaching and coaching positions left to fill. Henrichs said the Board heard an update from Estes Construction with regard to the new addition to the middle school/high school. He said they’re still on track to move-in to the new building June 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th. Henrichs said also, for most part charges and fees for the upcoming school year remained the same.

And finally, Dave Henrichs pointed out that May is School Board Recognition Month. He thanked them for the work they have done and continue to do in service to the District.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports a man from Orient arrested on an assault charge Saturday night in rural Adair County, following a dispute over a camper and other matters. 57-year old Larry Dean Vanderpluym was taken into custody for Assault causing bodily injury. He was brought to the Adair County Jail, and upon arrival was asked if he had anything that would be considered “contraband.” He denied having any such items, but as his belongings were being logged-in, a deputy located inside an open cooler, a small black bag inside of a large blue bag. The small bag contained a smoking device used to ingest marijuana by smoking, a few small plastic baggies, and a couple of small plastic containers containing a green, leafy residue (Marijuana). There were also some cleaning utensils used to clean the smoking device. Vanderpluym was subsequently charged with felony Possession of Contraband inside a Correctional Facility. He was released Sunday on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

Friday evening, 57-year old Jeffrey Paul Newton, of Greenfield, was booked into the Adair County Jail to serve a court-ordered sentence. He was released Sunday for time served. Last Thursday, 36-year old Joseph Lee Reynolds, of Stuart, was arrested by Stuart Police on a warrant for Violation of Probation. He was released the next day on a $2,000 cash or surety bond. 20-year old Morgan Sebastian Lukenbill, of Adair, was arrested May 16th on a charge of Driving While Barred. He was released the following day on a $2,000 c/s bond.

And, 27-year old Heather Linn Armstrong, of Jefferson, was transported from the Polk County Jail to Adair County, May 13th. She was wanted on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Armstrong remains held in the jail on a $1,000 cash-only bond.

The CAM School Board held its regular monthly meeting Monday evening, in Anita. Superintendent Dr. Casey Berlau told KJAN News they approved salary increases for Classified Staff, including:

• a $2.00/hour increase for bus drivers (from $15.40/hour to $17.40/hour), plus a $500 bonus if the route driver starts the school year and finishes the year.
• A $1.00/hour raise for para-educators and Secretaries, and 45-cents/hour for those in “Other categories” such as custodians and kitchen staff.

The CAM Board also approved a sharing agreement for 2019-20 with the Atlantic School District for School Business Official (SBO) Sarah Sheeder. And, they approved a 3.5% increase for Principals and a 4% increase for two, 12-month employees. Berlau said the Board discussed the Superintendent search process. He said they will hold a joint closed session with the Nodaway Valley School Board this coming Thursday, to review the applicants, with the goal to select the persons for the first round of interviews.

Last month, Dr. Berlau was hired as the Superintendent for the Carroll Community School District, effective July 1st. The 44-year old has served Nodaway Valley for 10-years, and as a shared Superintendent with CAM for the past five-years.

In other business, the CAM School Board approved some facility improvements, such as replacing curtains for the stages at the high school and middle school. They also approved fundraiser requests in advance of the RAGBRAI event that will be coming to Cass County in July. There were also several resignations that were approved:

And, some contracts were approved:

Berlau said there are some positions that remain to be filled, He said also the Board voted to take bids on an old school bus they no longer need.