At least three school districts in the immediate KJAN listening area will hold their regular, separate monthly meetings, Monday.

In Elk Horn, the Exira-EHK Board meeting gets underway at 5-p.m. in the Conference Room. During the meeting, the Board will discuss 2022-23 Enrollment and the Southwest Iowa Super Board Meeting. Their action items include (But are not limited to): approving the Elk Horn Section 9-10 Roof Repair Contract with Elevate Roofing, in the amount of $82,331; the first reading of several District Policies, including “Employee Expression,” Instructional Materials & Selection of those materials, Objection to Instructional and Library Materials, and a form to request a student be prohibited from checking out specific library materials. Other action includes the hiring of Lexi Griffin – Prom Sponsor, Sandra Nissen – ESL Teacher, and Elise West – Elementary Vocal Music.

The Griswold School Board meeting begins at 5:30-p.m., Monday in the Conference Room, and includes the second reading of certain Board 500 series policies, and discussion with regard to Board of Directors Redistricting. New Business/Action items include: approval of an LED Project; MS Gym Painting Project; Activation status of the Early Retirement Policy; Information concerning the Certified Enrollment Report; Approval of Veteran’s Day Program Expenses, and, the first reading of numerous other Board Policies.

And, the Audubon School Board meetings begins 7-p.m. Monday in the High School Board Room. Action items include (But again are not limited to, the following):

• Multiple policy revisions in the 400 and 600 series, and Policy Review (707 series)
• Approve change orders for the Building Project
• Approve a settlement with Denovo
• Approve Flex Fund Resolution to Expand Funds
• Approve a Resolution to consider continued participation in the Instructional Support Program
• and any Personnel matters to come before the Board.

(Statewide) – One person died, five others were injured, during three separate accidents Saturday, in Iowa. According to the State Patrol, the crashes occurred in Ida, Muscatine and Jackson Counties. The first crash happened in Ida Grove at around 12:07-p.m., Saturday.

Authorities say a 2021 Kia Seltos LX driven by 35-year-old Alan J. Kennedy, from Ida Grove, was southbound on Highway 59 west of Susan Lawrence Drive, when for reasons unknown, the car crossed the center line and entered the northbound lane before striking a 1999 Ford F-350 pickup that was pulling a livestock trailer. Kennedy suffered life-threatening injuries, and was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Sioux City. The driver of the pickup, 71-year-old Kenneth Ray Hurley, of Odebolt, was not injured.

The second crash happened at around 3:45-p.m. Saturday, northwest of Muscatine. The Patrol says a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by 42-year-old Juan Carlos Sanchez, of Muscatine, was northbound on N. Mulberry Road, when the cycle went out of control, entered the east ditch, and rolled. Sanchez, and his passenger, 32-year-old Melissa Diane Gordy, of Muscatine, were injured and flown by separate helicopters to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. The crash remains under investigation, but authorities say alcohol is believed to have been a contributing factor.

And, at around 8:35-p.m., Saturday, 61-year-old Gregg Thomas Obryant, of Sabula, Iowa, died when the 2001 Chevy Silverado pickup he was driving, left the U-S Highway 52 Sabula/Savanna Bridge, struck a guardrail and veered over-corrected, into the path of a 2010 Ford F-150 pickup. Obryant was not wearing a seat belt. The driver of the other vehicle, and his passenger, both of whom are from Savanna, IL, were injured and transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital, in Clinton.

They were identified as 63-year-old John W. and 60-year-old Beth A. Ritchie. John Ritchie was not wearing a seat belt. The crash remains under investigation.

(Shelby, Iowa) – A structure fire between Shelby and Avoca, south of Interstate 80, this (Saturday) afternoon, resulted in the loss of a residence, but no one was injured. Multiple agencies responded to the blaze at 31338 410th Street (near 410th & Tamarack), at around 1:24-p.m.

The blaze was declared under control at around 2:30-p.m. The home was a total loss.

Firefighters from Hancock, Walnut, Avoca, Shelby, Minden, along with other agencies, responded. Additional details are currently not available.

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The Red Oak Police Department reports an early morning arrest on Saturday. At 1:31 a.m. Officers arrested 52-year-old Brian Keith Yochum of Red Oak at the intersection of Highway 34 and Eastern Avenue. Yochum was charged with OWI 1st Offense. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.