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Board of Supervisors:
District 1:
Steve Green, (R) – 1,059
District 4 (elect 1):
Dana Kunze (D) – 611
Steve Baier (R) – 789*
District 5 (elect 1):
(I) Frank Waters (R) – 704*
Randy J. Pollock (NP) – 409
J.Ford Lillard (NP) – 294
Cass County Auditor:
(I) Dale Sunderman, (R) – 5,823
Cass County Sheriff:
(I) Darby McLaren, (R) – 6,044
Agriculture Extension Council (elect 4):
(I) Julie Aupperle (R) – 3,262
(I) Darrin Petty (R) – 3,507
Marcy Jo Dorsey (R) – 3,213
Jody Steffen (R) – 3,247
Soil and Water Conservation District (elect 3):
(I) Curt Behrends, – 3,930
Ray Wilson – 2,016
Chase Wheatley – 3,503
Hospital Board of Trustees –
NW District: Jody Lorence (D), Atlantic – 4,646
SE District: Mike Klocke (R), of Massena – 4,252
Edna Township Trustee:
Keith W. Nelson (R) – 60
Edna Township Trustee (to fill a Vacancy):
Kevin Stender (R) – 55
Union Township Trustee:
(I) Delmar South (R) – 95
Union Township Trustee (to fill a Vacancy):
(I) Richard Hoffman – 97
Griswold School District – Director 4:
Donald K. Smith (R) – 302
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (VOTE FOR TWO):
Marilyn Jo Drake (R) -23,563*
Tim Wichman (R) – 18,356*
Bartholomew Randolph (D) – 8,467
Marsha Pilger (D) – 11,234
Jake Driver – 4,667
Lynn Grobe – 4,066
COUNTY AUDITOR (Elect 1):
Melvyn J. Houser (R) – 21,967*
Dennis Keithley (D) – 13,433
Art Hill – 4,490
COUNTY SHERIFF (Elect 1):
Jefferey D. Danker (R) –34,957
Write-in: 595
EAST POTTAWATTAMIE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION COUNCIL (Elect 4):
Chris Conover – 2,390
Steven Paul Kock – 2,294
Christine Mattheis – 2,179
EAST POTT. AG. EXTENSION COUNCIL (To fill a vacancy):
Andrew Messerschmidt – 2,975
EAST POTT. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION (Elect 3):
Keith R. Hotze – 2,785
Robert Zimmerman – 2,509
Bernie Bolton – 2,350
Supervisor District 1 NW (Vote for 1)
Matt Wedemeyer (Rep.) 668
Write-in 10
Supervisor District 3 SW (Vote for 1)
David L. Homan (Rep.) 693
Write-in 10
Supervisor District 5 GF (Vote for 1)
John A. Twombly (Rep.) 629
Write-in 18
Auditor (Vote for 1)
Mindy Schaefer (Rep.) 3.255
Write-in 16
Sheriff (Vote for 1)
Jeffrey L. Vandewater (Rep.) 3,353
write-in 15
Harrison Township (Vote for 1)
Vince O’Brien 80
Write-in 1
Jefferson Township (Vote for 1)
Conrad T. Smith 75
Write-in 1
Lincoln Township (Vote for 1)
Mark Earhart 109
Write-in 1
Richland Township (Vote for 1)
Roy Maeder 84
Union Township (Vote for 1)
Rod Green 60
Walnut Township (Vote for 1)
Doug Wedemeyer 57
Washington Township (Vote for 1)
C. McCall 65
Write-in 11
Hospital Trustee (Vote for 2)
Marilyn K. Dolan 2,369
Paul Nelson 2,636
Write-in 22
Hospital Trustee to fill vacancy (Vote for 1)
Pam Wiggins 2,954
Write-in 11
Soil & Water (Vote for 3)
Randy Caviness 2,433
James Frederick 2,196
Tad Day 2,349
Write-in 26
Ag Extension (Vote for 4)
Tiffany Johnson 2,278
Matt Mensing 2,397
Karen Schulteis 2,276
Jessica Christensen 2,151
write-in 26
Public Measure A (Harrison Township): 45-yes 38-no (“Shall the Offices of Trustee and Clerk within a township be filled by appointment to a 4-year term by the Board [of Supervisors]?”)
Public Measure B (Jefferson Township): 42-yes 38-no (Same question as above)
Public Measure C (Lincoln Township): 54-yes 50-no (Same question as Measure A)
Public Measure D (Richland Township): 37-yes 45-NO (Same question as Measure A)
Public Measure E (Union Township): 38-yes 27-no (Same question as Measure A)
Public Measure F (Walnut Township): 32-yes 29-no (Same as above)
Public Measure G (Washington Township): 37-yes 43-NO (Same as above)
(Rep)= Republican (D) = Democrat (I) = Incumbent
Sheriff (elect 1):
Rep. Brian Juelsgaard –1, 614
(No Party) (I) Todd Johnson – 1,751 (Winner)
Board of Supervisors (elect 2):
Rep. Todd M. Nelson – 1,911 (winner)
Rep. Rick Thompson – 1,932 (Winner)
(D) LaVerne Bub Deist – 1,457
County Auditor:
Rep. Lisa Fredericksen – 2, 686
County Public Hospital Trustee (elect 2):
Mark Kessler – 1,814
Denise Kilworth – 1,982
County Public Hospital Trustee – vacancy term ending 12/31/18 (elect 1):
Vicky Robinson – 1,993
County Public Hospital Trustee – vacancy term ending 12/31/20) (elect 2):
Julie Olson – 1,741
Brett Irlmeier – 1,849
Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioner (elect 3):
Charles J. Hansen – 1,709
Virgil C. Sorensen – 1,805
Russell A . Bruhn – 1,703
County Ag. Extension Council Member (elect 4):
Sandra Irlmeier – 1,472
Bryan Svoboda – 1,706
Jason Zaiger – 1,686
Julie McVay – 1,633
(A-P) Republican Charles Grassley has won a seventh U.S. Senate term, extending a political winning streak that stretches to the 1950s. Grassley on Tuesday defeated Democrat Patty Judge, a former lieutenant governor who had been seen by national party officials as the party’s best hope to dislodge Grassley. The Republican has never lost an election, with a string of victories that started with winning a legislative seat in 1958 and continued with his election to the U.S. House in 1974 and Senate in 1980.
Judge focused much of her campaign on the refusal by Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, to hold hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland and his support for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Grassley argued that he was a conservative but independent voice in Washington.
The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a woman on Tuesday evening on a theft charge. At 7:51-pm Officers arrested 21-year-old Darian Elizabeth Heideman, of Red Oak, was taken into custody for Theft in the 5th Degree at 2010 Commerce Drive in Red Oak. Heideman was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $300 bond.
The City of Atlantic’s Community Development Committee is set to meet Wednesday evening at City Hall. The meeting begins at 5:30. During their session, the Committee will review a survey by Mike Jensen, concerning the alley east of Birch Street, between 11th and 14th Streets.
They’ll also review recommendations for the Community Beautification Plan, and receive an update on visual pollution near Highway 6 (7th Street), and the City Code regarding junkyards for automobiles, as well as discuss an ordinance requiring indoor plumbing for residential properties.
Iowa voters say the economy is the top issue facing the country, according to preliminary interviews of those leaving their polling places conducted for The Associated Press and television networks by Edison Research. More than half of voters going to the polls so far chose the economy as the top issue, followed by terrorism, immigration and foreign policy.
Four in 10 voters say the quality that matters most to them in a candidate is the ability to bring needed change, while almost one-fourth said judgment, 2 in 10 said experience and 1 in 10 said they wanted someone who cares about people like them. When it comes to honesty, voters question both candidates: about 6 in 10 voters say they don’t think Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump is honest or trustworthy.
A total of 2,024 Iowa voters were interviewed in a random sample of 40 polling places statewide. Results were subject to sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points; it is higher for subgroups.
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A prosecutor in Des Moines says no charges will be filed against two residents who were suspected of trying to vote twice. Polk County Attorney John Sarcone said Tuesday that authorities have determined that there’s “no basis to go forward” due to lack of criminal intent. He says age and confusion were factors in the cases. Elections officials had referred three cases of attempted double-voting to police for investigation last month, during early voting.
Sarcone’s office has filed a felony election misconduct charge against 55-year-old Terri Rote, who told Iowa Public Radio that she voted twice for Donald Trump because she believed the election is rigged. Rote is scheduled to be arraigned next month. Secretary of State Paul Pate’s spokesman says the state isn’t aware of any other double-voting allegations.
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Iowa’s second largest county is reporting a huge voter turnout as of Tuesday afternoon. Linn County Auditor Joel Miller says turnout is on pace to hit 80 percent or higher in Cedar Rapids and the surrounding areas, if current trends continue. Miller says numbers that high are “hard to believe” but good for democracy.
He says that as of 3 p.m., about 84,000 county residents have voted early or at the polls. He expects that another 40,000 or more might vote before the polls close.
Members of the Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Wednesday evening at the High School. During the session that begins at 5:30-p.m., the Board will receive a special presentation from Brenda Buman and Carolyn Boose, with regard to the Link Center, a facility which is designed to provide Kindergarten through 8th grade students in the Atlantic Community School District with serious psychiatric conditions a safe and therapeutic environment for evaluation and treatment outside of a regular classroom setting.
The Board is also expected to approve contracts or Letters of Assignment for Darla Weber as Schuler paraeducator, Jenifer Rugaard as Schuler and Severe/Profound (S&P) paraeducator, Ashley Updike, from Kindergarten to S&P para, and Gwen Ullerich from Class 1 to S&P para. The Board will also act on approving Clint Roland and Dent Petty as Co-Archery Club sponsors.
In other action, the Atlantic School Board will act on approving a School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) application for Enrollment, Open Enrollment Out and LEP Instruction beyond 5-years. The request is to recover spending authority amounting to $53, 987 only, not cash. They’ll also act on a two-year renewable cooperative agreement between ISU and the Atlantic School District for student teaching. The District has a similar agreement with UNI that allows college students to teach in the District.
Other actions item include the purchase of 13 security cameras to be placed at strategic locations among, for better coverage, mostly exterior. The cameras and license will run a little over $19,000. Installation will be handled by the District’s Technology Department and Brown Electric, for an additional $2,500. And, the Board will act on using Capital Projects Funds for the purchase or replacement of Auditorium curtains at the Atlantic Middle School, at a cost of $15, 195. The old curtains deteriorated beyond repair, and were unable to be reinstalled following renovations in 2013.
Prior to adjournment, the Atlantic School Board will discuss the District’s School/Athletic facilities, and Superintendent Search interview groups.
Officials with Atlantic Municipal Utilities (AMU) and the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce have announced the Annual Holiday Christmas Lighting Contest “Deck the Homes”. The contest encourages the community to nominate their favorite merry and bright home.
To nominate your favorite merry and bright home, call Atlantic Municipal Utilities at 712.243.1395. Winners will receive an Atlantic Municipal Utilities Voucher. Nominations are due December 12th.
Pick up your Christmas in Atlantic Brochure from area retail businesses, “like” the Atlantic Area Chamber on Facebook or follow on Twitter to find dates and details to celebrate Christmas in Atlantic. You can find a complete list of activities at www.christmasinatlantic.com.