The Adair County Board of Supervisors will meet during a regular session 9-a.m. Wednesday at the Courthouse, in Greenfield. On their agenda, is a Public Hearing on a Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Amendment, a Resolution to Approve the Amendment, and FY 2018 Appropriations Resolution. The Board will also hear from County Engineer Nick Kauffman, with regard to an employee Longevity Raise, a Union Progression Step Raise for an employee, and other departmental matters. Other matters for discussion and/or action include: A life insurance binder and termination letter, as well as COBRA binder and termination letter, as well as discussion pertaining to the Neighborhood Center.

Members of the Griswold School Board, Monday evening, approved several matters before them, including those regarding staffing changes. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News, today (Tuesday), said there were some resignations. (Click on the left side of the audio bar to listen)

And, there were some new hires.

In other business, the Griswold School Board opted not to change the status of registration fees, which they have not had since 1995-’96. There will also be no changes to the nutrition prices because of a healthy balance in the Nutrition Fund. Hot lunches will still be $3.70 for adults, $2.50 for Pre-K through 5^th grade students, and $2.70 for 6^th through 12^th grade students. There is however, a change in the Activity Pass Fee for 2018-19.  That’s because the District is becoming part of the Corner Conference, and in accordance with their policy, Griswold will charge for Junior High Events, which is something they haven’t done in the past. The Junior High Activity Fee will be $3 for adults and $2 for students. The High School Activity fee will remain the same, at $5 for adults, $3 for students, $4 for Senior Citizens. Adults can get a year-long activity pass for $85, students year-long fee $40.

And, after hearing no comments from the public during separate hearings, the Griswold School Board approved a 2017-18 Budget Amendment. They also approved the renewal of the 5-year Instructional Support Levy, which begins in 2019.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs, early Monday afternoon, resulted in the discovery of 15-pounds of methamphetamine, and the arrest of the driver. The SUV was pulled over for excessive speed. Deputy Eric Hempel became suspicious of criminal activity due to the totality of the circumstances that he was confronted with during the incident. The driver, 30-year old Michael Anthony Santistevan, of Pomona, CA, was issued a traffic citation for excessive speed. At the completion of the traffic stop Santistevan consented to a vehicle search, during which the Deputy discovered the meth. Santistevan was subsequently arrested and charged with Delivery/Possession of Meth.

A traffic stop at around 10:20-p.m. Monday, resulted in the arrest of 31-year old Brian Matthew Kelso, from Council Bluffs. Kelso was taken into custody for Driving While Revoked, and booked into the Pott. County Jail. And,  a man was arrested on a warrant Monday morning, after he turned himself-in to the Sheriff’s Department. The warrant for 23-year old Brett Anthony Heming, of Council Bluffs, was for Violation of Probation. After being read the warrant, Heming was transported to the Jail and turned over to Corrections Staff.

Officials with the Glenwood Police Department report 36-year old Sunshine Dalton, of Glenwood, was arrested this (Tuesday) morning. Dalton was taken into custody for Domestic Abuse Assault, and held without bond in the Mills County Jail, until seen by a magistrate.

An investigation by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Investigation & Identity Protection has uncovered fraudulent business practices at Adams Motor Company, in Denison. Due to the nature of this criminal behavior, the Iowa DOT is in the process of revoking the vehicle dealer’s license that was issued to Robert Adams for this business. Customers alleged Adams was mishandling the money they paid for certain services related to vehicle purchases. The investigation discovered funds paid by customers for title transfers, warranty contracts, and protection plans were kept by the dealership and not forwarded to the agencies that provide these services, leaving the customer without the intended coverage they had paid for.

The dealership also sold property that had outstanding loans and then failed to pay off lending institutions. Customers who bought this property were unable to get a clear title since the lending institution maintains possession of the title until the loans are paid. As a result of the investigation, Robert Adams was arrested on multiple felony charges that included ongoing criminal conduct. He has also been charged with multiple counts of theft in the first degree and one count of theft in the second degree for selling secured property and not providing payment to the lending institutions.

SUTHERLAND, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man was pronounced dead at a hospital after being pulled from a creek in northwest Iowa. Sutherland police say 41-year-old Daniel Wetherell was found underwater at the bottom of Murray Creek early Sunday morning. A vehicle was snagged on a guardrail nearby. Police say Wetherell was pronounced dead later at a Primghar hospital.

The accident is being investigated. Authorities say Wetherell was director of Sutherland’s General N.B. Baker Library.

Investigators in Iowa have concluded their investigation into an incident that took place at around 5-a.m. May 4th in Belle Plaine, where a mother and son were struck by a train. Authorities say based on evidence collected at the home of 36-year old Teresa Gerleman, interviews of Union Pacific Railroad employees, video footage from the Union Pacific engine, and a multitude of a sundry interviews, the conclusion is Gerleman committed suicide, and pulled her eight-year old son Henry Fields into the path of the train. Both died at the scene.

Evidence at the impact site indicates Gerleman waited near the railroad tracks for the Union Pacific train to approach. She and her son can be seen on video crossing the tracks and as the train draws near. She then returned to the center of the tracks and at the last moment pulled her son into the path of the train.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports four arrests this past week. A traffic stop on Interstate 80 at around 6-p.m. May 13th resulted in the arrest of two men from Illinois. An Iowa State Patrol Trooper pulled a car over for speeding 88-mph in a 70 zone at around mile marker 88. Upon further investigation, the Trooper arrested 27-year old Christopher J. Jackson, of Genoa, IL., and 27-year old John Michael Joseph Daniells, of Harvard, IL., for possession of a controlled substance/1st offense. Both men were released a couple of hours later on a $1,000 cash or surety bond, each.

On May 14th, 35-year old Luke Allan Mullen, of Bedford, was transported from the Adair/Union County line during a transfer from another agency, and brought to the Adair County Jail for Violation of a No Contact Order. Mullen was released on the 17th, after posting a $300 bond. And, 34-year old Adam Michael Roan, of Bridgewater, was arrested Saturday afternoon following a traffic stop on Highway 92 near 250th Street in Adair County. Roan was arrested for Driving While License denied or revoked for OWI Test Refusal. He was released later that same day on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) — A 20-year-old man has been accused of stealing around 150 pigs from a confinement near Lake Mills in northern Iowa. Winnebago County Court records say Robert Morales, of Buffalo Center, is charged with theft and burglary. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 8. The pigs were reported stolen Nov. 4 from a Christensen Farms operation.