(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.

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports the driver of a pickup truck suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries during a single-vehicle accident this (Sunday) morning, in Creston. Authorities say 21-year-old Andrew Frederick Weis, of Creston, was driving a 2013 Chevy Silverado pickup “in a reckless and careless manner” eastbound on Summit Street around the intersection with Cherry Street, at around 4:12-a.m., when the vehicle went through a yard in 500 N. Cherry Street and hit a tree.

The pickup continued to back up before striking another tree. The police report says Weis was arrested for OWI. He was transported to the Union County Jail.

Two accidents occurred Saturday, in Creston. Officials say at around 4:15-p.m., a collision between an SUV and a passenger car occurred at the intersection of S. Elm and Clarke Streets, in Creston. The report says the driver of the 2014 Ford Escape – 22-year-old Kylee Jo Lamasters, of Creston, and her passenger – both told police they were traveling south on Elm Street, when the passenger noticed a 2018 Chevy Malibu allegedly run the stop sign before colliding with the SUV. The passenger in the SUV claims she saw the driver of the car – identified as 19-year-old Justin Charles Parsons, of Creston, looking down at something, just before the collision.

Parsons told police he was “Very worked-up and agitated,” and claimed that he stopped, but did not see the SUV before pulling out into the intersection. Medics examined all three accident victims and cleared them for release.

An investigation determined evidence at the scene, including skid marks, led police to believe Parsons was traveling above the posted speed limit when his car entered the intersection and struck the SUV. Field Sobriety tests were performed on Parsons, but there were no signs of impairment. Parsons was cited for Failure to obey a traffic control device. Damage from the collision amounted to $25,000.

And, an accident that happened at around 8:25-a.m., Saturday, caused about $3,500 damage, but no one was injured. Creston Police say a collision between two passenger cars – a 2008 KIA Optima and a 2001 Toyota Echo – happened at the intersection of W. Jefferson Street and Sumner Avenue. Authorities said the driver of the KIA (51-year-old Chad Allen Hammons, of Creston) told them he was waiting to turn right, out of the alley behind his house, and could not see the oncoming Toyota (Driven by 35-year-old Alfredo Jose Rojas Briceno, of Creston), because there was a van parked to his left.

When Hammons pulled out of the alley, his car struck the front passenger side of the Toyota. Briceno confirmed through a translator app on his phone, the story was correct. No citations were issued.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A traffic stop just before 2:30 this (Sunday) morning, in Montgomery County, resulted in an arrest. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 25-year-old Cheyenne Marie Haidsaik, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 1900 block of Ironwood Avenue, and after an investigation, was charged with OWI/1st offense. Haidsaik was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A traffic stop Saturday night resulted in the arrest of a Red Oak man. According to Red Oak Police, a vehicle driven by 29-year-old Juan Carlos Gregario-Reyes was pulled-over at around 10:30-p.m. in the 1900 block of G Avenue, in Red Oak. Upon further investigation, Gregario-Reyes was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.