(Red Oak, IA) – The Board of Supervisors in Montgomery County will meet beginning at 9-a.m. in their Board Room at the Courthouse in Red Oak. Here’s their published agenda:

1. Call meeting to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll call of members
4. Approval of Agenda – Order at discretion of Chairperson
5. Read minutes as presented. Chairperson to call for any additions/corrections to said minutes.
6. Board chairperson will ask the audience for any comments, limited to two minutes per person.
7. Supervisors: Weekly committee/assignment updates
8. NRCS Structure Update – Dustin Brake and Dave Carbaugh
9. Secondary Roads Update
   1. Approve Resolution 2026-15 to prohibit the operation of vehicles or imposed limitations to the weight on designated highways or highway structures (see attached resolution and bridge list)

1. 2. Approve Resolution 2026-16 for low water stream crossing signage (210^th Street)
2. New Business
   1. Discuss Resolution 2026-17 Dissolving a County Compensation Board with action as necessary
   2. Set the date for Montgomery County FY27 1^st hearing Budget (Truth in Taxation Statement) for March 24, 2026, at 8:45 a.m. with discussion and action as necessary
3. Discuss and start agenda items for the next meeting: claims, reports
4. Announcements – The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
5. Adjournment

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(Atlantic, IA) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors will meet in a regular session this coming Tuesday, March 3rd, in their Board Room at the Cass County Courthouse. The meeting may be viewed in-person, electronically through Zoom*, or via the telephone** (see instructions below).

The order of agenda items may change based on when personnel are available and when time allows.
1. Call to order and roll call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approve Consent Agenda:

• Minutes from the February 17, 2026 regular board meeting
• Minutes from the February 19, 2026 real estate work session
• Claims paid from February 17 – 27, 2026

4. Public Comments
5. Presentation by Grace McAfee, Community Wellness Coordinator, regarding Cass County Day of Service Training & Implementation Fund.
6. Approve the Fiscal Year 2025 Engagement Letter with Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & Co. P.C.
7. Discuss/Approve Release of Responsibility for maintenance of Crooked Creek Watershed site 12-C-1 in Benton Township, T77N R35W Section 13 to Glenn Ellen Farms Inc. (Dave Hansen).
8. Review 28E Agreement – Southwest Iowa Juvenile Emergency Service/Approve Board Chair to sign on behalf of the County.
9. Set the date and time for the public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 tax levy for 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
10. Set the date and time for the public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget for 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
11. Approve Resolution 2026-07, Implementing Temporary Vacancy Review Procedure for Approval to Fill Positions under Iowa Code § 331.903.
12. Report from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken
13. Filed Reports, if available:

• General Relief/Mental Health
• Recorder
• Sheriff Report of Fees Collected
• Clerk of Court

14. Reports of Supervisors and Committees
15. Adjournment
16. Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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(Creston, IA) – The were no injuries or citations reported following a collision mid-morning, Friday, in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, vehicles driven by 68-year-old Christine M. Oclair, of Creston, and 76-year-old Nancy Lee Mach, of Corning, collided at around 10:10-a.m., at the intersection of W. Prairie and N. Sumner Streets.

Authorities say a 2019 Toyota Camry driven by Oclair was stopped on W. Prairie Street, facing eastbound. A 2015 Chevy Equinox driven by Mach was traveling north on N. Sumner and making a left turn onto W. Prairie St. While making the turn, Mach turned too sharply, authorities said. Her vehicle struck the front left side of the Camry, causing minor damage to each vehicle (for an estimated total of $5,000).

JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS – DES MOINES, Iowa (2/28/26)  – Approximately 575 Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division are arriving back in the United States as part of the continued phased return from their deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Officials with the Iowa National Guard say during their deployment, these Soldiers worked alongside coalition and regional partners to significantly reduce the capabilities of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, helping improve security and stability throughout the region.

As operations transition and mission objectives are achieved under U.S. Central Command guidance, Soldiers and units are redeploying in phases based on mission requirements, personnel needs, and transportation availability. Some Soldiers return earlier as their specific missions conclude, while others remain deployed to continue essential responsibilities such as partner support and base security. Every Soldier contributes to mission success and to ensuring the safe return of the force.

Details regarding welcome home ceremonies in Des Moines, Sioux City and Cedar Rapids will be announced as they are finalized.

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa D-N-R will hold a series of listening session across the state starting Monday. The D-N-R’s Pete Hildreth says they want to get input on proposed changes in hunting and fishing regulations.

(as said)”These sessions offer a direct opportunity to provide feedback to our staff before formal proposals are submitted to the Natural Resource Commission,” Hildreth explains.

He says input from the from past meetings has led to significant regulation changes.

(as said)“Including adjustments to Canada goose seasons, raccoon hunting dates, and antlerless deer quotas. We encourage all the public to attend, ask questions, and share their perspective on the topics,” he says.

Hildreth says the sessions are also a way for people to discuss the highlights of the recent seasons.

(as said)” For example, folks that are interested in understanding or hearing how the 25-26 deer season went, that’s an opportunity for people to hear that,” he says.

Hildreth says the complete schedule of meetings is available on the D-N-R’s website. In southwest Iowa, meetings will be held in:

• Creston, March 3, 6 p.m., Performing Arts Building multi-purpose room (124), 1201 West Townline Street
• Council Bluffs, March 5, 5:30 p.m., Bass Pro Shops, 2901 Bass Pro Drive

(Glenwood, IA) – Police in Glenwood report a man was arrested Thursday morning on an assault charge. Officials say 47-year-old Joshua Robert Saunders, of Glenwood, was arrested at around 12:45-a.m. in Glenwood, for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense. His bond was set at $2,000.

(Radio Iowa) – Officials say there’s a serious risk of fast-spreading wildfires again today (Friday) as much of Iowa will see unseasonably high temperatures and gusty winds amidst very dry vegetation. Red Flag Warnings are posted for some two dozen counties, including five counties in northwest Iowa, across much of the southern two tiers of counties, and into eastern Iowa. Meteorologist Jim Lee, at the National Weather Service, says an abrupt temperature shift is coming.

“We’ve got temperatures in the 60s in parts of western and southern Iowa, maybe even pushing 70 near the Missouri border,” Lee says, “but then one day later, on Saturday morning, we’re looking for snow across far northern and northeastern Iowa, so rapid changes on the way.” A Winter Weather Advisory is being posted for several northeastern Iowa counties, while Lee says the possibilities of snow will shift to the south for the latter half of the weekend. “We do have some snow chances on Sunday, yes, but it looks like most of that will be more across about the southern half of Iowa,” Lee says. “Up in northern Iowa, very little to no snow on Sunday, but down in southern Iowa, near the Missouri border, some places could get some light accumulations.”

The long-range forecast shows temperatures warming into the 40s and 50s next week for much of the state.

(Radio Iowa) – House Speaker Pat Grassley says House Republicans are wrestling with the governor’s proposal to raise the state tax on tobacco products and start assessing a 15 percent sales tax on vaping products. He suggests it doesn’t fit with their recent moves to cut state income taxes. “Obviously we’ve continued to reduce taxes on Iowans — looking a 3.8% flat (income) tax, eliminating it on retirees,” Grassley says. Reynolds told reporters yesterday (Thursday) that she’s not a governor who raises taxes, but supports raising taxes on products that have been linked to lung cancer aligns with the Make America Healthy Again or MAHA agenda.

House Republicans have already taken the step of removing the tax increase from the governor’s MAHA bill. “Whether it pops up again, I can’t say,” Grassley said, “but our first action was not to include it in the bill that it was proposed in, so right now I think that’s kind of the holding pattern we’re in at this point.” Before the 2026 legislative session started, Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh — a former smoker — said vaping productts deliver nicotine just like cigarettes and he’d have a conversation with his fellow Republicans in the senate about taxing vapes.

The governor’s broader proposal which would tax vapes AND raise tobacco taxes failed in a senate committee last week. A state report indicates the cigarette smoking rate among Iowa adults has dropped to five-point-six percent, but the use of e-cigarettes continues to rise and 23-and-a-half percent of 18 and 24 year olds vape regularly.

(Creston, IA) – Police in Creston say a man from Polk County was arrested Thursday night at the Creston/Union County Law Enforcement Center. 34-year-old James Edward Jonsson, of Des Moines, was arrested at around 10:20-p.m., on a charge of Failure to Appear. Jonsson was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,000 cash-only bond.