CRESTON, Iowa (May 8, 2023) – Senior Tristen Rice, Creston Schools, has been awarded the 2023 Special Education Teacher Scholarship of Iowa in recognition for her academic accomplishments and educational goals. By May of 2023, Rice will earn both her high school diploma and an associate degree. This required completing several college, winter and summer courses throughout the school year.

After graduation, Rice plans to study at Northwest Missouri State University where she will study elementary and special education. Ever since she was a little girl, Rice knew she wanted to be a teacher. “My goal is to not only teach these special minds the desired material, but mostly to help them gain enough confidence to know that they are just as capable as everyone else in the world,” she said.  Rice credits her grandmother as an inspiration for her hard work and resilience. “My grandmother is the most hardworking person I know and has never failed to put her family first,” Rice said.

About the Award: The Special Education Teacher Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior who plans to study education, with a focus on special education. Co-sponsored by ClaimAid Consulting Corporation and the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB), the scholarship is awarded based on a number of requirements, including educational goals and academic accomplishments.

ClaimAid is a leading provider of comprehensive Medicaid eligibility and enrollment services, school-based billing and claims resolution for schools, hospitals, patients, individuals and their families. IASB is a nonprofit organization representing Iowa’s 327 public school districts, nine area education agencies and 15 community colleges.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, in his report issued today (May 8, 2023), said there were nine arrests over the past week.

There were three arrested last Saturday: At around 11:23-p.m., Police in Greenfield arrested 29-year-old Jeffrey Dewane Ott, of Greenfield, for Public Intoxication. Ott plead guilty to the offense, was sentenced to time served, and then released the following afternoon; 38-year-old Jasmine Ray Blaylock, of Greenfield, was arrested Saturday night in Fontanelle, for Violation of a No Contact Order. He was released today (May 8th), on a $300 cash-only bond; 29-year-old Jordanne Beardsley, of Fontanelle, was arrested at the same location and at about the same time, also for Violation of a No Contact Order. She was also released on a $300 cash-only bond.

There were also three arrests Friday, in Adair County: 43-year-old Justin Alan Robertson, of Greenfield, was arrested on an Adair County warrant for Violation of Probation, for Failure to Appear in Court April 28th. He was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $1,000cash-only bond; 33-year-old Chevy Van Sauer, of Greenfield, was arrested Friday afternoon by Greenfield Police, on Adair County warrant charging him with {Felony] Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS)/3rd or subsequent offense (Marijuana), PCS/1st offense – Marijuana, and three Prescription Drug Violations/1st offense each. Van Sauer was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $10,000 bond. 33-year-old TleeJo Jones, of Greenfield, was arrested at the same location on the same charges. Her bond was set at $5,000.

Late Thursday morning, 31-year-old Dalton James Cormeny, of Fontanelle, was arrested by Deputies in Adair County, on an Adair County Felony warrant for Violation of Probation. Cormeny was being held without bond in the Adair County Jail, until making an appearance in District Court.

On May 3rd, 59-year-old Johnny L. Sparks, of Chicago, IL, was arrested by Adair Police, following a traffic stop on I-80, in Adair County. Sparks was charged with a Felony Controlled Substance Violation, and Drug Tax Stamp violations. He was released the following day on a $5,000 bond. And, on April 30th, 20-year-old Gregory Donald Logemann, Jr., of Bridgewater, was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Failure To Appear on a Violation of Probation charge. He was released to Pottawattamie County Deputies on May 1st.

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – The Council Bluffs Police Department reports at around 12:51-p.m. Sunday, an unknown male subject called the Madison Avenue Hy-Vee, in Council Bluffs, and issued a bomb threat. In speaking with the store manager, the subject said the bomb was in the back of the store. After 911 was notified of the call, officers responded and secured the store, after making a complete search of the building.

A secondary search determined no device was evident. Detectives are following-up on where the call may have been generated. Meanwhile, Police the store is safe, and open for business. Authorities says “Hy-Vee management worked well,” with “officers on the scene through [out] the incident, while still keeping everyone safe.”

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers has released the agenda for Tuesday morning’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The session at the Cass County Courthouse begins at 9-a.m. Some agenda items that may be of public interest are highlighted. The order of agenda items may change based on when personnel are available and when time allows.

1. Call to order
2. Approve Agenda
3. Approve minutes from the May 2, 2023 meeting
4. Public Comments
5. Approve Resolution 2023-16, Establishing the 2023 Cass County Weed Control Program
6. Discuss/Approve Resolution 2023-17 setting date for public hearing on the sale of real estate in Cass County, Iowa for May 16, 2023 at 9:00 AM
7. Report from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken
8. Approve Final Voucher Project LFM-HMAG61–7X-01/15, Adair-Cass County G61 Paving
9. Supervisor Committee Reports
10. Filed Reports: Clerk of Court
11. Approve claims
12. Adjournment
13. Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular, weekly session beginning at 8:30-a.m., Tuesday, May 9th, in their Boardroom at the Montgomery County Courthouse. The following is the tentative meeting agenda (with highlights added), courtesy Auditor Jill Ozuna…

1. Call meeting to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll call of members
4. Approval of Agenda – Order at discretion of Chairman
5. Read minutes as presented. Chairman to call for any additions/corrections to said minutes.
6. Board chairman will ask the audience for any comments, limited to two minutes per person.
7. Supervisors: Weekly committee/assignment updates
8. Secondary Roads Update
9. New Business
a. Approve Sheriff’s Report of Fees in the amount of $17,600.85.
b. Set hearing for Budget Amendment
c. Approve Recorder’s Report of Fees in the amount of $16,730.59.
d. Approve Red Oak Country Club Alcohol license renewal
e. Approve claims payable for Wednesday May 10, 2023
f. Handbook discussion
g. Approve Solution’s annual contract
h. Approve Conservation & Building projects with ARPA funding
i. Conservation
1. new Smartboard $3400
2. Side by Side- $15,525
3. Remodel Anderson Building – $31,000
ii. Building- courthouse
1. Attic windows (67) $84,500
2. Tuckpointing $200,000
i. Approve abatement of taxes for Montgomery County owned property, parcel# 250619400063000
10. Discuss and start agenda items for next meeting
11. Announcements – The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, 2023 8:30 a.m.
12. Adjournment

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(RED OAK, Iowa) – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today (Monday) announced her Small Business of the Week for the week of May 8th: Ramsey’s Market of Taylor County. Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties.  Ernst said “The Ramsey family jumped into action to fill a critical need! As a veteran myself, I’m so grateful for their service to our nation and for stepping up to support their community. In our tight-knit, rural Iowa towns it’s just neighbors helping neighbors.”

In 2015, the company was founded by Air Force veterans, Theo and Bonnie Ramsey, after learning that the local grocery store was up for sale. Over the years, Ramsey’s Market has expanded to include a food locker delivery service, an adjoining Ace Hardware store with a bar inside, and even a second location in Manning, Iowa.