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Walnut School Board to meet w/ Atlantic & AHST boards next week

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November 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A crowd of about 75 people attended a meeting earlier this week in Walnut, to discuss the future of that district’s athletic and academic programs. Superintendent Jim Hammrich told KJAN News,  school administrators discussed with parents of the district Wednesday night, why they have the current sharing agreements with area schools, current curriculum and transportation issues, along with declining enrollment. Last year, the district’s certified enrollment was 200 students, but the actual number of students served was 170. This year, the actual number was 145.

Hammrich says they showed the parents enrollment trends for the past 10-years. The data shows double-digit declines for the past 6-years. The continued decline in enrollment means a loss of dollars from the State.  Hammrich says the school board wanted to get input from the public at Wednesday’s meeting, to determine what the district should do for the next five-years, especially with regard to the sharing of athletic programs. He says the parents were most concerned about a lack of plan for the short-term.

He says they want a plan in writing. Other meetings have been held over the past few years on a plan, but nothing has been set in stone. The parents want that to change.  Hammrich says the future of sharing both academics and athletic programs with neighboring school districts AHST and Atlantic, will be determined after the Walnut School Board meets next week with both of those district’s Boards of Education.  The meeting with the Atlantic School Board in Atlantic, takes place 6-p.m. Monday, Nov. 7th. A meeting with the AHST School Board will be held Tuesday in Avoca, beginning at 7-p.m.

Hammrich says the Walnut School Board hopes to make a decision on which district they will commit to by their meeting on November 21st or no later than December 1st. He says the board understands there’s bound to be conflicts either way, but they want to make a decision that’s in the best interest of the students, and feel good about that decision.  Sharing arrangements between districts are nothing new. In some cases and the experiments haven‘t always produced the best results, according to Hammrich.

He says Walnut shared with Avoca about 6 or 7 years ago for a period of about a year. He said he was told “That didn’t go well…for whatever reasons.” Hammrich wasn’t the Superintendent during that time frame. The board then decided to begin a sharing arrangement with Atlantic, which has held for the past four or five years. Uncertainty over which district Walnut should share with, according to Hammrich, has contributed to a large decline in open enrollments in the district, on a yearly basis.

8AM Sportscast 11-03-2011

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November 3rd, 2011 by admin

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Arrests reported in Cass County

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November 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested recently, on unrelated charges. This past Monday (Oct. 31st), 25-year old Ashley Renee Dewitt, of Griswold, was arrested after she turned herself in on a Cass County warrant for three counts of Burglary 3rd Degree and one count of Theft 2nd Degree. Dewitt was being held in the Cass County Jail on $20,000 bond. 

And, on October 23rd, 50-year old Joseph Alan Martindale, of Turin, was arrested on charges of OWI 3rd Offense and Reckless Driving. Martindale was brought to the Cass County Jail and held, before later being released on $10,000 bond.

8AM Newscast 11-03-2011

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November 3rd, 2011 by admin

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Cass Co. Sheriff’s Office warns about phone & mail scams

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November 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents in the County not to give out their personal information to unfamiliar callers and/or in response to mail solicitations. Giving out that information may lead to identity theft. The Sheriff’s Office says you should never give out your personal information over the phone, and never send your personal information to any requestor that you do not know and trust. That includes bank information, credit information, social security numbers, and family information. They advise you not to respond to any mailings of doubtful origin, and to hang up on callers requesting personal information.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd

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November 3rd, 2011 by admin

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Heartbeat Today 11-03-2011

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November 3rd, 2011 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Rick Burns about the Salute to Veterans Program coming up at the Heritage House in Atlantic on November 8th.

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7AM Newscast 11-03-2011

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November 3rd, 2011 by admin

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3-A/4-A State Volleyball Tournament Pairings

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November 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

First Round @ Cedar Rapids Ice Arena (Wednesday, November 9)

Class 4-A:

  • Noon — Abraham Lincoln (25-21) vs. Iowa City West (#1, 36-6)
  • Noon — Cedar Falls (#11, 26-12) vs. Iowa City High (#2, 38-3)
  • 1:30 — Cedar Rapids Kennedy (#7, 29-9) vs. Dubuque Hempstead (#4, 25-8)
  • 1:30 — Waukee (#8, 27-7) vs. Ankeny (#3, 28-8)

Class 3-A:

  • 6:00 — Charles City (#6, 34-7) vs. Bishop Heelan Catholic (#5, 44-11)
  • 6:00 — Maquoketa (#7, 32-5) vs. Waverly-Shell Rock (#3, 45-3)
  • 7:30 — Harlan (#10, 31-6) vs. Dubuque Wahlert (#1, 29-8)
  • 7:30 —  Union (#9, 32-7) vs. Solon (#2, 32-1)

 

USDA Report 11-03-2011

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November 3rd, 2011 by admin

w/ Dave York

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