Members of the Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will meet Monday evening in the Media Center, at the High School. The session begins at 7:30. During their meeting, the Board will act on approving General Education and Special Education Contracts, other contracts and/or Letters of Assignment, Volunteer Coaches and any resignations.

The Board will also approve: The District’s Technology plan for the 2013-2014 school year; The hiring of an additional secretary of the Washington School; A reduced rate for college classes textbook and rental fees; An increase in the Home School Position and additional Part-time position; A contract with Lynch Dallas, P.C., for negotiating services with collective bargaining groups, and approving the AHS Band/Chorus trip to Chicago, in the Spring of 2014.

Members of the Exira and Elk Horn-Kimballton Boards of Education will hold a joint meeting Monday evening in the Family and Consumer Science Room at the High School in Elk Horn. During the 7-p.m. session, the Oath of Office will be administered to an EHK Board member. And, the Boards will discuss and act on several matters, including:

Official results from the June 25^th Special Election; Board representation (with regard to the New Board, and who will represent each board); Board member’s term expiration dates; Meeting dates and times for the New Board, and, approval of Policies, Financial records and Activity locations.

The CAM Community School District’s Board of Education will hold a special meeting Monday morning. During the 9-a.m. session at the CAM High School Media Center, the Board will discuss and then act on matters pertaining to: A change order for the Multi-purpose building; A contract; and Fiscal Year 2013 bills.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was arrested early this (Sunday) morning, after she nearly hit a sheriff’s patrol car. Tina Jackson, of Clarinda, was taken into custody following a traffic stop at around 2:40-a.m.  Officials say her car was stopped when Jackson nearly collided head-on with deputies. The woman was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on an OWI charge. Her bond was set at $1,000.

Police in Red Oak report the arrest Saturday evening of a Red Oak man. 51-year old Jack Ray Steinspring was taken into custody at 4th and Grimes Streets at around 7:55-p.m., for Failure to Comply with the Sex Offender Registry, 3rd offense.

Jack Ray Steinspring. (Dec. 2011 photo from Iowasexoffenders.com)

Steinspring was convicted in Pottawattamie County of Sexual Abuse in the 2nd degree in 1996, in connection with an incident or incidents involving a female under the age of 13, when he was 35-years old.

Authorities in Montgomery County report the arrest Saturday night of a woman who is suspected of delivering drugs to an inmate in a jail. Police in Red Oak arrested 37-year old Charise Kathleen Hadden, of Red Oak, at around 8:30-p.m. in the 400 block of Highland Avenue. Hadden was picked up on a Page County warrant for Furnishing a Controlled Substance to inmates at a detention facility. She was turned over to Page County authorities and held on $5,000 bond.