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The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education (BOE) is expected to discuss, but take no immediate action on, future Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) for the district. The discussion will include Design Alliance Architect’s representative Jerry Purdy. Much of the talk is expected to revolve around the district’s need for classroom space , especially in light of a report last month by Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein, that current enrollment numbers in kindergarten have been up, and are expected to remain nearly the same for the 2013-2014 school year.
In other business, the Atlantic BOE will act on approving: Design Alliance’ architect’s proposal for renovation projects; a bid for Driver’s Education Instruction; and, the Cass County Educational Opportunity Center (CCEOC) handbook.
The meeting begins at 7:30-p.m., in the Atlantic High School Media Center.
The Iowa Department of Revenue has set the value that’s used to determine the property tax values for the state. The department’s Julie Roisen, says the “rollback” value as it is known is mandated by state law. “The rollback calculations are designed to keep agregate taxable values across the state for residential, agricultural and commercial properties, if they qualify, to keep them from growing more than four-percent statewide,” Roisen says. The taxable value was raised to 52-point-eight-one percent, compared to the previous rate of 50-point-seven-five percent in 2011 to show the changes in property value.
“The aggregate taxable value has grown, and so therefore, the local governments may see a higher collection depending on what they did with their (tax) levees,” Roisen says. County auditors use the figure set by the department to each property to compute the tax value that’s used for property taxes. “The whole idea is to keep the statewide taxable value from shooting up dramatically,” Roisen explains. “Now it does not speak to an individual particular property at a parcel level. If the assessed value of an invididual property grew dramatically for whatever reason, they would see an increase in their tax burden, because their assessed value grew, and then you apply the rollback.”
The tax values based on 2012 will be paid by property owners in fiscal year 2013-14 will not be determined until local taxing bodies establish their property tax needs early next year.
(Radio Iowa)
Iowans who still smoke cigarettes are the targets of this week’s Great American Smokeout, the biggest annual event to get people to kick the habit. Chuck Reed, the Iowa spokesman for the American Cancer Society, says November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. “When you look at the fact that cancer affects one in two men, one in three women in their lifetime, that’s such a huge number,” Reed says. “We like to remind people to get their screenings and do what they can to avoid cancer and in November, quit smoking. Tobacco use accounts for 30% of all cancers worldwide.”
Lung cancer deaths are about equal to the number of deaths from prostate, breast, colon and pancreatic cancers combined. The Smokeout is scheduled for Thursday and is in its 37th year. “Back then, it was done by a newspaper editor who just wanted people to quit for one day, just to show yourself you can do it, and since then, we’ve tweaked it a little bit,” Reed says. “We’d love for you to quit for one day but more importantly, it’s a great day to make a plan to quit for good.”
Many chapters of the American Cancer Society across Iowa are hosting special events, like offering a free cold turkey sandwich to anyone who brings in a pack of cigarettes and vows to quit. “There are those events going on around the state,” Reed says. “I encourage everyone to check your local newspaper or wherever you get your information. There’s numerous ones going on around the state. This day does get pretty good awareness about quitting smoking and hopefully, living a healthier lifestyle.” Estimates find that 23-hundred Iowans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year and 18-hundred will die from it. Learn more at: www.cancer.org
(Radio Iowa)
355 AM CST MON NOV 12 2012
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 15 TO 20. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.
THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S.
FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE | ||||
New Orleans | 31 | Atlanta | 27 | |
New England | 37 | Buffalo | 31 | |
Denver | 36 | Carolina | 14 | |
Minnesota | 34 | Detroit | 24 | |
Cincinnati | 31 | N-Y Giants | 13 | |
Baltimore | 55 | Oakland | 20 | |
Tampa Bay | 34 | San Diego | 24 | |
Tennessee | 37 | Miami | 3 | |
Seattle | 28 | N-Y Jets | 7 | |
Dallas | 38 | Philadelphia | 23 | |
OT | St. Louis | 24 | San Francisco | 24 |
Houston | 13 | Chicago | 6 | |
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION | ||||
Brooklyn | 82 | Orlando | 74 | |
L-A Clippers | 89 | Atlanta | 76 | |
Memphis | 104 | Miami | 86 | |
Oklahoma City | 106 | Cleveland | 91 | |
L-A Lakers | 103 | Sacramento | 90 | |
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL | ||||
( 2) Louisville | 79 | Manhattan | 51 | |
( 4) Ohio St. | 82 | Albany (NY) | 60 | |
( 9) Syracuse | 62 | (20) San Diego St. | 49 | |
(10) Florida | 84 | Alabama St. | 35 | |
(11) North Carolina | 80 | FAU | 56 | |
(12) Arizona | 82 | Charleston Southern | 73 | |
(19) Baylor | 78 | Jackson St. | 47 | |
(23) Wisconsin | 87 | SE Louisiana | 47 | |
(24) Cincinnati | 80 | UT-Martin | 57 | |
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | ||||
( 2) UConn | 103 | Coll. of Charleston | 39 | |
( 4) Stanford | 92 | Santa Clara | 57 | |
( 5) Maryland | 88 | Loyola (Md.) | 45 | |
( 8) Penn St. | 72 | Howard | 61 | |
( 9) Louisville | 95 | Portland | 48 | |
(10) Georgia | 57 | Rutgers | 51 | |
Georgetown | 62 | (11) Delaware | 56 | |
(14) St. John’s | 72 | UCF | 54 | |
(18) Nebraska | 64 | Temple | 39 | |
(20) Tennessee | 71 | (22) Georgia Tech | 54 |
MIDWEST |
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Iowa St. 84, W. Illinois 65
South Dakota 74, Drake 69
Preseason NIT
Quarterfinals
Iowa 74, Illinois St. 64
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a season during which very little has gone right for the Kansas City Chiefs this season, running back Jamaal Charles is the exception. A year removed from a knee injury that limited him to just two games, Charles is ninth in the NFL in rushing and perhaps the only reliable weapon the struggling Chiefs (1-7) have on offense heading into Monday night’s game against surging Pittsburgh.
The Steelers (5-3) have few problems at the moment, but clarity in the backfield is one of them. Pittsburgh’s running game is humming and backups Isaac Redman and Jonathan Dwyer have both rushed for over 100 yards in a game while subbing for injured starter Rashard Mendenhall.
The reserves are playing so well, coach Mike Tomlin is making no promises that Mendenhall will get his job back whenever he returns from a strained right Achilles tendon.
REMSEN, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating a rollover crash that killed one northwest Iowa teen and injured two others. KTIV television reports the crash happened around 2:30 Saturday afternoon in Plymouth County, Iowa. The Remsen fire department found that 17-year-old Matthew Gerrietts had been thrown from the SUV he was driving. He died at the scene. Gerrietts’ two passengers, 16-year-old Mindy Gerrietts and 15-year-old Phillip Renken, were taken to an area hospital for treatment of their injuries.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The death of a construction worker is being investigated in Sioux City. Police say the worker died Saturday while helping build the new Sabre Industries campus in a Sioux City industrial park. The incident was reported around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Details of how the worker died weren’t immediately available. Police did not immediately release the name of the worker who was killed.