Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reminds persons interested in running for your local school board, that August 3rd is the last date nomination papers may be filed with your school board secretary, in advance of the September 12th School Board elections. All offices are for four-year terms.

For the Atlantic Community School District, there are two At-Large local directors seats open on the School Board. Incumbents are Kristy Pellett and Josh E. McLaren, both of Atlantic.

In the CAM School District, there is an At-Large local director seat open, as well as a North District local director, and a South District local director. The incumbents include: Chuck Kinze, of Anita – North Director; Gary Dinkla, of Massena – South Director, and Nick Kaufman, of Adair – At Large.

And in the Griswold School District, there are two At-Large local director seats open, and one seat each in District 3 and District 4. Incumbents include: Scott C. Peterson of Elliott – District 3; Donald K. Smith – District 4; Steve Baier, of Griswold, and Robert Peterson, of Elliott – At Large.

Election information, including the candidate nomination form, is available online at the Iowa Secretary of State’s website, from the local school board secretary’s offices, and the Cass County Auditor’s Office. Check with your local school board secretary for local school board director district boundaries.

Mills County Sheriff Eugene Goos reports three recent arrests. Wednesday night, 28-year old Andrew Dean West, of Malvern, was arrested for Eluding, Careless Driving, and Following too close. His bond was set at $2,500.

43-year old Mark Anthony Palm, of Hastings, was arrested late Wednesday evening for being a Fugitive From Justice. He was being held in the Mills County Jail without bond.

And, 35-year old Benjamin Todd Draper, of Bellevue, NE, was arrested at around 2-a.m. today (Thursday), for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.

A traffic stop early this (Thursday) morning in Audubon County resulted in a man being arrested for OWI/2nd offense. 55-year old Fred James Muhr, of Exira, was pulled over near Littlefield Drive and Pheasant Avenue at around 1:30-a.m.  He was taken into custody and brought to the Audubon County Jail. Muhr has since posted a $2,000 cash bond, and is set to appear before the magistrate on Monday (July 24th).

(Corrects to say he is from Persia, not Harlan) The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports 40-year old Ryan Nicholas Schwery, of Persia, was arrested July 19th on drug charges. Schwery faces a felony Possession of Controlled Substance/3rd offense charge. He was also charged with Possession of drug paraphernalia, Driving While Barred, and Prohibited Acts. Schwery posted a $5,000 bond or surety, and was released with a court date set for July 25th.  

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A Council Bluffs woman has been accused of scamming a nursing home out of more than 9,700 painkiller pills while working there.
Court records say 50-year-old Laurine Wilhite is charged with theft, tampering with records and two counts of dependent adult abuse. Wilhite’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 9.

Authorities say Wilhite ordered medications for residents of Bethany Lutheran Home while working there as a nurse and then stole the drugs. A Bethany official told The Daily Nonpareil that Wilhite no longer works there.