BUENA VISTA COUNTY, IA (KTIV) – The  small plane crashed onto a homeowner’s land near Linn Grove, Iowa on Saturday afternoon (May 11th). The National Transportation Safety Board says it is investigating the crash of a Van’s RV-9 airplane.

The Board says preliminary information indicates the small plane was returning from a local personal flight and made contact with a nearby grass area while attempting to land at a private airport. The aircraft came to a rest inverted in a nearby field. The pilot was transported to a local hospital. Their condition was not immediately known.

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Special Olympic Summer Games will get underway in Ames this week. Special Olympics spokesperson, Megan Filipi says the state summer games is their largest state competition of the whole year.

She says the event gets started with the torch run.

The Special Olympic Games is an event for those with intellectual disabilities.

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report one person suffered suspected minor (Non-incapacitating) injuries, following a collision that occurred at around 7:10-p.m. Sunday, at Prairie and Oak Streets, in Creston. Authorities say a 2014 Dodge Dart driven by 48-year-old Phillip Ronald Williams, of Creston, stopped at the posted stop sign for the intersection and proceeded south from the intersection. A 2016 Nissan Altima driven by 59-year-old Lisa Marie Monger, of Creston, was traveling east on Prairie Street without a stop sign, and had the right-of-way.

Her car struck the Dodge, causing an estimated $14,000 damage altogether. The airbags on both vehicles deployed upon impact. Monger suffered unknown/possible injuries, but was not transported to the hospital. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.

Police say Williams claimed not to see the Nissan before proceeding into the intersection, failing to yield the right-of-way. No citations were issued.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report the arrest on Sunday afternoon, of 48-year-old Markus Eugene Johnson, from Red Oak. Johnson was arrested in the 300 block of 4th Avenue, and charged with Harassment in the 2nd Degree (Threatening bodily injury), a Serious Misdemeanor. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is predicting the U-S House Ag Committee will approve a Farm Bill with a provision that ensures Iowa hog confinement operators can sell their pork nationwide. Voters in Massachusetts and California have approved regulations that require pork sold in their state to come from the offspring of sows that have at least 24 square feet of space in their pen. Iowa pork producers say it will cost millions to expand hog confinements to meet those space requirements.

The U-S Supreme Court has upheld California’s animal welfare law and other federal courts have issued rulings on the Massachusetts regulation. Hinson expects a solution to be attached to the Farm Bill that overrides both states’ laws.

Hinson has twice introduced a bill in the U-S House that would prohibit states from imposing standards on the production of food sold over state lines. The Pennsylvania Republican who’s chairman of House Ag Committee has said a fix is needed to address California’s Proposition 12, which took effect January 1st.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report a man was arrested late Sunday morning on a Harassment charge. Authorities say 19-year-old Kaiden Dale Jarvis Schooling, of Villisca, was taken into custody on a charge of Harassment in the 3rd Degree. Schooling was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

(Anita, Iowa) – The CAM School Board will meet beginning at 6:30-p.m. Monday, May 13th, in the CAM High School Media Center. Kicking-off their season is two public hearings: One pertains to budget amendments for the fiscal year 2023-24; the other is with regard to the proposed 2024-25 certified budget. Action on both matters will take place later on in the meeting.

The full agenda is as follows:

HEARING AGENDA
1 Open hearings for budget amendments for fiscal year 2023-2024
2 Patrons may speak for or against the budget amendments for fiscal year 2023-2024 as published
3 Adjourn hearing
HEARING AGENDA
1 Open hearings for proposed 2024-2025 certified budget
2 Patrons may speak for or against the proposed 2024-2025 certified budget as published
3 Adjourn hearing
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
1 Call to Order
2 Welcome Visitors
3 Agenda Changes
4 Approval of Agenda
5 Consent Agenda
5.1 Approval of Minutes, Bills, Financial Statements
5.2 Open Enrollments
5.3 Resignations
5.4 Contracts
5.5 Volunteers
5.6 Fundraisers
6 Communications
6.1 Public Input on Non-agenda Items
6.2 Correspondence
7 Administrative Reports
8 Discussion/Action Items:
8.1 Approval of 2023-2024 Budget Amendment
8.2 Approval of 2024-2025 Certified Budget
8.3 Approval of Revisions to Board Policies 409.1-411.6
8.4 Approval of Green Hills AEA Master Social Worker Agreement and IT Master Services
Agreement (E-Rate) for 2024-2025
8.5 Approval of Contracts for the 2024-2025 School Year
8.6 Approval of Roof Bid
8.7 Approval of Additional IACA 2024 Graduates
8.8 Approval of Out-of-State Trip
8.9 Discuss the SIAC Committee Recommendations
8.10 Discussion of Property at 709 Mcintyre Dr, Anita, IA
8.11 Discuss Facility Project Process
9 Board Report
10 Adjournment

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) –  The May 13th meeting of the Guthrie Center CSD’s Board of Education will include a Public Hearing on the District’s 2023-24 Amended/Certified Budget. The meeting and hearing begin at 7p.m., Monday, in the AC/GC High School Media Center, in Guthrie Center. The full meeting agenda is as follows:

(Adair, Iowa) – A public hearing on an amended 2023-24 Certified Budget will be held Monday, as part of the Adair-Casey School Board meeting, which begins at 7-p.m. in the Adair-Casey Junior High Media Center, in Adair. View the full agenda below:

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Zion Integrated Behavioral Health Services and Atlantic Parks and Rec will host a health fair in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Day. The event will be held this Thursday, May 16^th from 4-until 6-p.m., at Atlantic City Park. The Amos’ Fabulous Foods Food Truck will also be at the Atlantic City Park at this time. The public is encouraged to attend to see what programs and resources Cass County has to offer. In addition to this event, the community is encouraged to wear green on May 16^th. Green is the official color for Mental Health Awareness.

Tracy Van Zee, a mental health therapist at Zion, will be offering Sand Tray Therapy Demonstrations along with Dance Fitness. Zion Integrated Behavioral Health Services, she says, “Wanted to sponsor a community event to provide resources, education, and advocacy to promote Mental Health Awareness Month.  Our goal is to help people understand that mental health is just as important as any physical health issue and should be treated the same way as physical conditions are.  We want to talk about it, educate others, and end the stigma surrounding mental health.”

Community resources at the fair will include Cass Health Senior Life Solutions, Cass County Coalition for Mental Wellness, The Holistic Center, St. Croix Hospice, Therapy Place, Quit Line Iowa, Produce in the Park, Family Connections, Healthy Cass, and more.

If you have any further questions, please contact Billie Butler at (712) 243-5091 or bbutler@zioniowa.org.