WOODBINE, Iowa (AP) – The Woodbine City Council has two positions to fill: city administrator and police chief. The Daily Nonpareil says the council accepted resignation agreements Monday from City Administrator Joe Gaa and Police Chief Gary Dull.  Gaa said Tuesday that it was a “weird coincidence” that he and Dull were looking for other jobs at the same time. Gaa says “it looks negative, but it’s not.”

Gaa will end his Woodbine work on Feb. 14. Dull will work through Feb. 28.

Patrons of the Exira and Elk Horn Kimballton Community School Districts have approved a Public Measure calling for the adoption of a Revenue Purpose Statement (RPS). According to the Audubon County Auditor’s Office, 57 “Yes” ballots were cast during the vote held Tuesday, while there was only 1 “No” vote.

The RPS will allow the districts to authorize the expenditure of revenues from the State of Iowa to secure an advanced vision for the education fund received by the Exira-Elk Horn Kimballton Community School District. The RPS specifies how the One-cent Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) can be used, including, but not limited to: Property Tax relief; New buildings or additions to current facilities; the lease or purchase of buildings or equipment, and more.

The RPS is typically in effect for 10-years, which for each district independently is currently in 2020. Approval of the RPS means the statement will remain in effect until replaced or amended by the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton School District.

Don’t say he didn’t warn you. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers earlier this week warned residents of his community not to disobey the City’s Snow Ordinance, which pertains to parking on City Streets when the plows are out.

Brothers said for the latest “Snowmageddon” as he calls it, the City of Clarinda issued 28 parking citations, for failure to comply with the “Snow Ordinance”.  The ordinance, as announced on KJAN and through other media in the area, requires vehicles to be removed from the streets of Clarinda when 2-inches or more has fallen. Persons who disobeyed the ordinance received a $15 fine.