DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A winter storm buried much of Iowa and Nebraska under more than a half-foot of snow. The National Weather Service says just over 8 inches of snow had piled up in Des Moines by midday Sunday, with totals a little higher in parts of southwest Iowa. About 6 inches of snow was reported in the Omaha area. Atlantic received 9.5-inches through 7-a.m., and another 1.5 inches afterward, for a total of 11-inches. The weather service issued a winter weather advisory throughout Iowa and for northeast Nebraska. Highways in Iowa were covered in snow and officials recommended that people stay off the roads if possible. Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing, and more snow is forecast Tuesday night.

The Griswold School Board meeting, Monday, begins with a Public Hearing on the 2019-2020 School Year Calendar. Afterward, the Board will take care of administrative matters, and move on to New Business, which includes, but is not limited to:

• Discussion and Possible Acceptance of, the Lewis Elementary School Purchase Price. (Last month, the Board heard two proposals for the school and elected to move forward with a proposal and purchase price of $40,000 from Chris Jahnke, with 3-H-O, LLC in Atlantic.)
• Approval of the 2019-2020 Calendar
• And, approval of bids for: Chemical application, Mowing and Auditor.

The Board will move into a closed session for Collective Bargaining strategy discussions, prior to adjournment. The Griswold School Board meeting begins 5:30-p.m. Monday, in the Central Office at the Middle School/High School Building.

Audubon School District Superintendent Brett Gibbs reports two public hearings are set to take place Monday evening, at the start of a regular Audubon School Board meeting. During their 7-p.m. Session in the High School Board room, hearings will be held with regard to the Sale of School Property (a small parcel), and the FY 2019 School Calendar.

In other business, the Audubon School Board is likely to take action on:

• The sale of School land
• The School Calendar for 2019-2020
• A Bargaining Group for FY 2020
• Setting the date and time for Public Bargaining meetings
• Approving a Spanish Teacher from Spain application
• Approval of EMC Local Agency three-year rotation
• and, Personnel matters.

The Board will then discuss staffing options, and receive regular reports from the Superintendent and Principal’s.

The Exira-EHK School Board will meet 6-p.m. Monday, in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn Building. At 6-p.m. the Exira-EHK Education Association will present its initial contract proposal between the Association and the School Board, for the 2019-20 school year. Immediately afterward, a closed session will be held for the purpose of negotiations/strategy planning. Afterward, the Board of Education will present in an open session its initial contract proposal for the coming school year.

During their regular session, the Board will hold a Public Hearing on the 2019-2020 School Calendar. New Business includes discussion and action on approving the 2019-2020 Calendar, as well as approval of personnel hires, transfers, resignations, etc. The Board will also discuss and/or act on various Board Policies.

The Griswold Community School District will hold a public hearing 5:30-p.m. Monday (Feb. 18th), on the 2019-2020 District Calendar. The hearing is part of the regular Griswold CSD School Board meeting that takes place in the Central Office at the Middle School/High School Building. Action/or New Business on their agenda includes:

• Discussion and possible acceptance of the Lewis Elementary Purchase Price.
• Approval of E-Rate Application
• Approval of the 2019-2020 Calendar
• Approval of Chemical Application Bids
• Approval of Moving Specifications
• And, approval of Auditor Bids

The Board will also hold the first reading of various 700- and 900-series Board Policies. And the second reading of certain 700-series Board Policies. Prior to adjourning for the evening, the Griswold School Board will consider entering into a closed session, for the purpose of discussing negotiations with a Certified Bargaining Unit.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:00 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman accused of trying to pin a murder on an innocent man has been found guilty of second-degree murder and other counts in the case. The Des Moines Register reports that 54-year-old Helen Jeanette Frazier was convicted Friday of the murder count, as well as two counts of malicious prosecution. Police say Frazier stabbed 55-year-old Andrea Brown to death Jan. 2, 2017 and implicated two men who had nothing to do with the slaying.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police have released the identity of a man whose body was found outside an apartment building. Police said Saturday in a news release that the body of 38-year-old Gabriel Boettger was found on the ground on the city’s south side around 6:40 a.m. Saturday. Police have not offered any details about how Boettger died, but say his death is considered a homicide.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 7-year-old boy has died from injuries suffered in a house fire in southeastern Iowa. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the fire broke out Friday night in a home in Oskaloosa. Officials say 7-year-old David Fogle was in the basement when firefighters arrived, and that his mother, Angelia Wells, suffered second-degree burns to her upper body trying to rescue him. Two other children, ages 6 and 9, managed to escape the fire unharmed.

A Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured early Saturday morning after he and his SUV were hit by a Semi Tractor-Trailer while conducting a traffic stop.

Pics courtesy Pott. County S/O

The Iowa State Patrol reports at 4:00am 31-year-old Deputy Adam Fields was conducting a traffic stop on I-29 Northbound at the 45 mile-marker and had his emergency lights on. While Deputy Fields was making contact with the driver of the stopped vehicle, a passing 2018 Volvo FedEx Semi struck Deputy Fields’ Ford Explorer and then hit Deputy Fields while he was standing next to the violator’s driver window. The driver of the semi, 26-year-old Austin Vincent Oliver of Bronson, IA, dozed off at the wheel to cause the accident. The Volvo ended up crossing over the median, through the cable barrier, and across the southbound lanes before jackknifing in the west ditch. The Explorer came to rest upright on the shoulder, and the passengers of the vehicle that was stopped by Deputy Fields were unharmed.

Deputy Fields was transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs by Council Bluffs EMS and treated for a leg injury and was later released.

The patrol car was a total loss. Oliver was cited for Failure to Maintain Control and taken out of service for being a fatigued driver.

The driver of the vehicle that was stopped by Deputy Fields was arrested and processed for Operating While Intoxicated.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office released information on a two-vehicle accident on Monday, February 11th. The accident happened at approximately 4:20am in the 1200 block of Highway 2.

After investigation it was determined that a 2009 Chevy Cobalt driven by 60-year-old Alan Leslie Bellairs of Shenandoah was driving westbound on Highway 2 when he fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the center line of the roadway. Bellairs struck a 1997 Ford F250 pickup that was heading eastbound and driven by 58-year-old Danny Charles Tindle of Clarinda. The Chevy came to rest in the traveled portion of the highway and the Ford came to rest in the north ditch.

Bellairs was taken to the Shenandoah Medical Center by Shenandoah Ambulance service with undisclosed injuries. Tindle was uninjured. Bellairs was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. Both vehicles sustained disabling damage.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Shenandoah Police Department, the Shenandoah Fire Department, and the Shenandoah Ambulance service.

The driver of a bucket trucked that tipped over on Thursday south of Clarinda was uninjured. Page County Sheriff’s Officials report that Deputies responded to the accident on Thursday at 11:30am in the 2100 block of T Avenue in Page County.

The Investigation determined that a 2007 International 7400 bucket truck driven by 31-year-old Patrick Michael Buemer of Brooklyn, IA was traveling southbound and attempted to get over for a passing northbound vehicle. The right wheels of the boom truck went off the road and the truck hit two residential drives while attempting to get back on the traveled portion of the road. The second driveway caused the truck to tip onto it’s right side in the ditch, disabling the vehicle. Buemer was not injured during the accident and no citations were issued. The truck was owned by Hydaker-Wheatlake Co. from Reed City, MI.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Clarinda Ambulance, Clarinda Fire Department, and the Clarinda Police Department.

w/ Chris Parks

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