The final list of candidates appearing on the November 8th ballot for both City and County government positions in Adams County have been announced.

In Corning, two people will be running against incumbent mayor Gay Brace. Judith Butcher and Janet E. Scheilz-Wood will attempt to unseat Brace.

Also in Corning, three people will be running unopposed in three separate city council elections. Wayne Moore will be running in Ward 1. Warren G. Blaisure will be running in Ward 3, and Bert Peckham will be running for an at-large council seat.

In Nodaway, Patricia A. Shipley will be running unopposed for mayor.

Meanwhile on the Nodaway City Council, four candidates will be running for five positions. The fifth position will be filled by write-in. The four people running include Hartford Cooper, Christine Dunn, Becky Poen, and Chris Wiechman.

In Carbon, Brian Corpe will be running unopposed for mayor.

Also in Carbon, four people will be running for five potions on the city council, with the fifth position filled by write-in. Those running for the council include Richard Avila, Jauson King, Donna Rochau, and Dwight Sunderman

In Prescott, nobody filed to run for mayor, so the position will be filled by write-in.

Also in Prescott, two at-large positions are open for the city council. John Grossnickle filed to run for one of the positions, while the other will be filled by write-in.

A meeting will be taking place tomorrow regarding the possible closure of the city’s post office.

Cumberland Mayor Virginia Coughlin called the special meeting which will take place Thursday at 7:00 PM at the Cumberland Community Building.

Coughlin says the focus of the meeting is to answer questions from the public about the possible post office closure.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority is pleased to announce the receipt of a State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grant in the amount of $370,258.00 from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The STEP Pilot Grant Initiative provides grants to states for small business exporting assistance programs. The aim of the STEP Initiative is to increase the number of small businesses that are exporting and increase the value of exports for those small businesses that are currently exporting.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority will disburse grant funds via the following programs to help eligible Iowa companies develop or expand their export markets:

Technical Trade Assistance Program (TTAP) – Iowa Economic Development Authority’s International Trade Office will provide an assessment of a company’s export needs, provide consultation and linkage to a variety of export resources at the local, state and federal levels

Domestic Trade Assistance Program (DTAP) – Provides up to $3,000 assistance per occurrence to participate at a domestic trade show with an international buyers program

Expanded Export Trade Assistance Program (ETAP) – Provides up to $4,000 per occurrence, up to three times in the fiscal year, to help defray expenses when participating at a trade show or on a trade mission outside of the U.S.

Product Trade Assistance Program (PTAP) – Provides up to $5,000 per occurrence to assist a company in adjusting product or product certification to expand export opportunities

Funding will be available October 1 through the International Trade Office of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. To learn more about the STEP grant , e-mail: international@iowa.gov or contact Lisa Longman at 515.725.3139.

The Iowa Board of Regents has chosen University of North Carolina Vice President for Research Steven Leath to be the president of Iowa State University.

The regents made their decision Tuesday afternoon at a meeting at the Ames campus after meeting with Leath and Kumble Subbaswamy, provost at the University of Kentucky.

Leath will replace current Iowa State President Gregory Geoffrey, who has announced he will retire next year. Leath will become the 15th president in Iowa State history.

–AP

Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will be in southwest Iowa today.

At about 1:00 this afternoon Reynolds will hold a town hall meeting at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce.

Reynolds will then tour flood affected areas this evening starting at about 5:00 in Fremont County.

Following her tour she will speak with the media in Pacific Junction near County Highway L 40.

Reynolds had also been in southwest Iowa earlier this week when she held town halls Monday in Jefferson, Guthrie Center, and Winterset.