(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Auditor’s Office, Monday (today) said there will be a special election held on July 9^th 2024, for the West Central Valley Community School District. The election is to fill vacancies for two Board of Directors, one in District #6 and the other in District #7.

The official notice of election is shown below. Only residents within the WCV district will vote in this election, for that reason the electors residing within the school district, in precincts 1NW and 2NE, will vote at the Stuart Legion Hall at 323 SW 2^nd St. This polling location change for residents in 1NW is a temporary polling location change and only for this special election.

NOTICE TO THE ELECTORS OF THE WEST CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A SPECIAL TO FILL VACANCY ELECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED ON JULY 9, 2024

Notice is hereby given to the registered and qualified electors of the WEST CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT of Adair, Guthrie, and Dallas Counties, that a SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION will be held July 9, 2024.

NOTICE: Temporary Polling location change for Precinct 1NW
Polling location will change (for this election only) to:
The Stuart Legion Hall
323 SW 2nd St.
Stuart, IA 50250

NOTE: 1NW and 2NE precincts will utilize the same polling location
POLLING PLACE for all voters residing within the West Central Valley Community School District in ADAIR County is:
The Stuart Legion Hall (323 SW 2nd St, Stuart, IA)

POLLS OPEN at 7 A.M. and POLLS CLOSE at 8 P.M.

Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and
casting a regular ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered – such as voters registering to vote on Election Day – and
voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence. A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of
identification (or prove residence if required) may have voter’s identity/residence attested to by another registered
voter in the precinct, prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents, or cast a provisional ballot
and provide proof of identity/residence at the County Auditor’s office by July 15, 2024, at Noon.

Election Day Registrant attesters must provide an approved form of identification. For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterIDfaq.html or phone 641-743-2546.

Voter pre-registration deadline is 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the Adair County Auditor’s office. Absentee ballots are available in the County Auditor’s office during regular business hours June 19, 2024 – July 8, 2024. The deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot is Tuesday, June 25, 2023, at 5 P.M.

Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle. The public test of Adair County’s voter equipment to be used in the July 9, 2024, Nodaway Valley CSD Special Election will commence at 10:00 a.m. on June 19, 2024, in the Adair County Courthouse and will continue until completed. The public is invited to attend.

For further information, please contact the county auditor’s office at the telephone or e-mail address listed below:

Telephone: 641-743-2546 E-mail: auditor@adaircountyiowa.org

West Central Valley Community School District Board of Directors to Fill Vacancy
WCV Board of Directors District #6 (TFV)
o Laura Weber
o Dustin Foster

WCV Board of Directors District #7 (TFV)
o Jeff Dudley

WRIGHT COUNTY, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, said that at approximately 9-a.m. Monday, June 17, 2024, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible deceased person located at a rural Clarion residence.

Upon arrival, deputies located the bodies of a deceased male and female inside a residence. After further investigation, the incident is believed to be isolated and there is no threat to the public at this time.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation was called to assist. An autopsy will be performed by the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner.  This is an ongoing investigation. No additional information will be released at this time.

(Radio Iowa) – Heavy rains and high winds hit parts of northwest Iowa this (Monday) morning. There was widespread tree damage in Estherville and a 60 mile per hour wind gust was reporting at the Estherville Airport around 3:30 a.m. A downed tree briefly blocked Highway 4 in Estherville, but crews quickly removed the tree and the road was open to traffic by 4:30.
Damage was also reported in Dickinson County. Emergency Management Director Mike Ehret says crop damage was reported around Milford and there are rising concerns about flooding due to the heavy rain.

Ehret says there’s minor flooding along the Little Sioux River, mainly affecting pastures. He says the water levels in the Iowa Great Lakes are very high, but it’s not quite yet at the point where boats are restricted to going no more than 5 miles an hour on the lakes.

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Missouri was cited for Failure to Maintain Control, and arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/marijuana along with Possession of drug paraphernalia, following an accident that occurred just before Noon last Thursday (June 13th).

Authorities say 48-year-old Aaron Lee Becker, of Kansas City, MO., was driving a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup truck southbound on Talon Avenue near the intersection with White Pole Road.

A 2000 Peterbilt semi tractor-trailer driven by 22-year-old Nicholas Wayne Benshoof, of Winterset, was stopped at the intersection facing southbound. Becker failed to notice the stopped semi and rear-ended trailer, causing a total of $22,000 damage. No injuries were reported.

Becker was evaluated for driving under the influence and implied consent was invoked. A urine specimen was obtained and sent to the DCI lab for evaluation. Authorities say Becker admitted using his cell phone prior to the accident, but did not clarify if he was texting or calling someone.

DES MOINES, Iowa (June 17, 2024) – Food Bank of Iowa has received a $25,000 grant from State Farm to support mobile food distribution, helping Iowans to recover from the May tornadoes. The funds will provide the equivalent of 41,667 nutritious meals, supporting families recovering from these tragic storms.

“This generous grant from State Farm will help us to provide additional food assistance as we respond to the needs of residents in some of our hardest hit counties,” said Food Bank of Iowa CEO Michelle Book.

Food Bank of Iowa serves 11 of the 18 counties with disaster declarations: Adair (Greenfield), Adams, Clay, Dallas, Hardin, Jasper, Kossuth, Marshall, Palo Alto, Warren and Webster. The food bank stocks the shelves of more than 700 community and church pantries, school pantries and meal sites across 55 counties, as well as provides food assistance through mobile distribution and the elementary BackPack Program.

“At State Farm part of our mission is to help people manage the risks of everyday life and recover from the unexpected,” said Apsara Sorensen, State Farm corporate responsibility assistant vice president. “State Farm is proud to team up with Food Bank of Iowa to help Iowans recover faster from these devastating storms.”

Food Bank of Iowa operates 46 mobile pantries across 30 counties. Families who need food assistance, including those recovering from disaster, receive a variety of shelf-stable and fresh foods, including produce, protein and dairy. Food is distributed at a prearranged site farmers market-style or in some cases, in a drive-through format.

In addition to mobile pantries, the food bank has been offering more frequent distribution, extra routes, additional distribution and other assistance to partners in the affected areas. Food Bank of Iowa also delivers and loans generators to partners to ensure food is kept safe and distribution can continue without interruption.