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The CAM, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton, and Griswold School Boards will all hold their regular monthly meetings this evening.The Griswold School Board meeting takes place at 5:30-p.m. in the Central Office at the Middle School/High School Building. On their agenda is an update on construction activities from KPE Architects/Estes Construction, discussion and possible action on the sale of Elementary Facilities, the second reading of Board Policies, and a School Culture update. The Griswold School Board will also act on approving construction change orders, and some administrative matters.
The Exira-EHK Board meeting begins at 6-p.m. in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn Building. On their agenda is: an update and discussion on construction projects; the Appointment of – Tami Jacobsen as Board Secretary, and Marie Larson – Treasurer/SBO; discussion and possible action on: approving the FFA National Convention, Business Personnel sharing and Technology sharing agreements with Tri-Center, approval of Personnel hires, transfers and/or resignations., and, approval of certain Board Policies.
The CAM School Board will meet 6:30-p.m. in the CAM High School Media Center. On their agenda is discussion and possible action on: Handbook changes for 2018-19 student handbooks; Approving a list of fundraisers for the 2018-19 School Year; Approval of an agreement for 2018-19 trainer services; approval of the Middle School/High School Homecoming Run, and other administrative matters, including resignations, contracts and Football/Cross Country Volunteers.
And, the Audubon School Board will meet at 7-p.m. in their Boardroom at the High School, and act on readings of various policies, including: Assistance Animals; Instruction at Post Secondary Institution; Purchasing bidding; Suspension and Debarment of Vendors; Public Participation in Board meetings, and a Public Comment Policy. They will also act on approving Iowa Learning Online for Spanish, Student Handbooks, and possibly take action on Early Retirement. Other discussion will center on the upcoming Sept. 11th PPEL vote, and an update on Summer projects.
The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors will meet 5:15-p.m. today (Monday), at City Hall. During their regular monthly meeting, the Board will hear updates from Parks & Rec Director Seth Staashelm, with regard to: the Schildberg Park Development Project; Nishna Park; Sunnyside Park entrance sign; an East Ridge Park washout; Eagle Scout Boat Ramp Project, and a Campground update.
The Board will act on approval of improvements to the West Playground, and will receive reports on the Oct. 6th Healthiest Walk at Schildberg Park, as well as Upcoming Fall Programs.
Omaha Public Power District reports that nearly 11,000 customers were without power in the Omaha area. A flood warning was issued for both sides of the Missouri River south from Nebraska City.
(Radio Iowa) — Iowa farmers can expect more details on the federal government’s $12 billion trade relief package by the end of the month. That’s the word from USDA Trade Under Secretary Ted McKinney, who says farmers will need to sign up for the program and compensation will be based on 2018 yield data. “We hope and are intending to make that easy, so they can go online and get the form,” McKinney said. “A lot of it is already stored at the Farm Service Agency location. We’re going to encourage them to get that in very quickly.”
McKinney said while most farmers would prefer markets, relief from retaliatory tariffs is necessary as they continue to face a down farm economy. “The mitigation strategy isn’t something anybody wanted, but when other countries didn’t like our desire to straighten out and fix these inadequacies that get at free, fair, and reciprocal trade, we undertook the program with a lot of support,” McKinney said. ‘
According to McKinney, farmers should be able to apply for the program beginning around September 4. He made his comments in a meeting with reporters at the Indiana State Fair. (NOTE: Indiana *is* correct)
(Radio Iowa) — The funeral for former Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell will be held Saturday on the Graceland University Campus in Lamoni. Boswell, a Vietnam veteran who farmed in Davis County after retiring from the military, was a state senator, the Democratic Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor in 1994 and for 16 years he represented Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Boswell family has established a scholarship fund at Graceland University in the congressman’s honor “for young people interested in studying agriculture.”
Boswell’s funeral will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 in the Shaw Center of the Graceland University campus. A graveside service, along with full military honors, will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Lamoni. Following the burial, the Boswell family has announced it will host a party at the family farm — “complete with food, drinks and fireworks” — to celebrate the congressman’s life.
Former Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
(Radio Iowa) — An astronaut, the first women in Iowa to be elected as a county prosecutor and two retired university professors were inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame this weekend. Beaconsfield native Peggy Whitson has spent 665 days in space — more than any other American. She used her brief speech at Saturday’s ceremony to praise the other women on stage and in the audience. “One of the most important things about women being leaders and being out there and getting out there and doing more is that we make it easier for the next set of women,” Whitson said.
Whitson also honored one of her professors, who was in the audience. “Having mentors is an amazingly powerful experience for me,” Whitson said. “…Those mentors can make the difference in your life and they have for me.” Dolores Wilson, a biology professor, met with Whitson and Whitson’s mother on the Iowa Wesleyan campus in Mount Pleasant in the summer of 1978 and Whitson told the professor she wanted to be an astronaut. “I said: ‘Do it!’ and I said: ‘Don’t be discouraged,'” Wilson said Saturday as she recounted that initial conversation. “And I said: ‘You know, just because they’re not having women astronauts now doesn’t mean they’re not going to do it.'”
Ruth Harkin was elected Story County Attorney in 1972 when she was the only female attorney in Story County. “Early on I was motivated by a couple of guidelines. One — you have to be in the room to make a difference. A second guideline was to do what I wanted to do. Most of the work and jobs I have done people told me I could not do. I never listened to that,” Harkin said and the audience laughed. “It has been liberating, I can assure you.” Harkin served two terms as Story County Attorney. She moved to Washington in 1979 after her husband, Tom Harkin, won a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Harkin says she was told her resume as an Iowa prosecutor wasn’t that impressive and she’d have a hard time finding a job. “Nonetheless, I became deputy general counsel at the Department of Agriculture. The secretary at the time said he didn’t want me. ‘When I look at you I see my wife and she could never do this job,'” Harkin said, drawing gasps from the audience, followed by laughter when she revealed: “I took the job anyway.”
In 1993, Harkin was the first woman appointed president and C-E-O of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. “The statistic I cherish the most, 50 percent of our lawyers were women and 50 percent of our bankers were women,” Harkin said. In 1997, United Technologies hired Harkin as a senior vice president and, in 2003, she became a director of ConocoPhillips. Earlier this month, Dianne Bystrom retired as director of the Iowa State University Center for Women and Politics and she was inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame this weekend as well. “In my 39 years of work in higher education, I know the importance of developing and supporting and recognizing the contributions of women,” Bystrom said.
Bystrom has done extensive research about ads used in races that feature a female candidate. Under her leadership, I-S-U’s Center for Women and Politics has hosted “Ready to Run” workshops for Iowa women considering a run for public office. Dr. Jean Jew, a researcher and instructor in the University of Iowa College of Medicine, was also inducted in the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame this weekend. In 1985, Jew filed a lawsuit against the University of Iowa for ignoring repeated sexual and racial harassment. She won not only a financial settlement, but also a public apology from the university.
Officials with Southwest Iowa Golf report the Ryder Tournament in Atlantic for today (8/20) at Nishna Hills Golf Course in Atlantic, has been cancelled due to the weather.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — A 2-year-old boy is recovering from a gunshot wound to his chest and neck after police say he found his father’s loaded handgun. Clive Police say officers were called to the Sterling Inn Sunday morning after the boy was injured.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is revamping its nursing program after a wave of resignations from staffers alleging the college overworked faculty, didn’t invest in new equipment and ignored teachers trying to make improvements. The Quad-City Times reports that the nursing program is the college’s largest career program with more than 300 students, offered at all three campuses. College officials say they’ll spend $28,000 on equipment and have hired a new nursing program director.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Fire investigators say a fire that threatened residents of a Cedar Rapids apartment was intentionally set. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says in a statement that the fire early Wednesday morning was started when someone poured flammable liquid in the stairwell between the first and second floors of the three-story building and lit it. Several people had to be rescued from the fire.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport woman accused of pouring rubbing alcohol on her 2-year-old disabled child and threatening to kill the toddler while live streaming the incident on social media will face charges in court next month. The Quad-City Times reports that 29-year-old Darshanda McNeal will be arraigned Sept. 6 on a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment after she waived her preliminary hearing Thursday. McNeal remains jailed on $5,000 bond. Police say the child did not suffer any physical injuries.
CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — A 2-year-old boy is recovering from a gunshot wound to his chest and neck after police say he found his father’s loaded handgun.
Clive Police say officers were called to the Sterling Inn Sunday morning after the boy was injured. Police did not know his current condition and his identity wasn’t revealed.
Police say the boy’s family was staying at the hotel, and his father left a loaded .45-caliber handgun in some luggage. The boy picked up the gun and pulled the trigger.
Police say the bullet passed through the boy’s chest and neck before lodging in a wall.
The father had a valid permit to carry the handgun.
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