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Exira-EHK Board rejects WIC invite

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June 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Members of the Exira-EHK School District’s Board of Education, Tuesday evening, rejected an offer to join the Western Iowa Conference for athletics and academics. School officials say low student enrollment and participation numbers were behind the decision to decline the invitation, with a majority of the Varsity coaches against making the change.

Superintendent Trevor Miller expressed at the meeting that there would be some academic benefit to the affiliation with instructional coaches and teacher collaboration. This is a little more difficult in the Rolling Valley Conference since some districts have part-time sharing agreements with other districts.

Ultimately the difference in school size was the driving factor in the unanimous decision to stay in the Rolling Valley. Current BEDS numbers show that Exira-EHK would by a decent amount be the smallest school in the WIC if they were to make a change, and they would be nearly 2.5x smaller than the largest district Underwood.

The Western Iowa Conference has gauged interest from a couple of other schools in the Rolling Valley as well. Both conferences expect some potential changes down the road. Ar-We-Va has a current partial sharing agreement with Carroll and Paton-Churdan students spend time at Greene County. Charter Oak-Ute recently exited the conference after joining up with Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto. The Western Iowa Conference is currently at 9 teams after losing Griswold to the Corner Conference last year. Treynor has expressed interest for a long time in joining the Hawkeye Ten. More adjustments are surely to come with time.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 6/12/2019

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June 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

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Clarinda man arrested on a felony drug charge

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June 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports a Page County man was arrested on a felony drug charge, Tuesday. 26-year old Joseph Azevedo-Williams, of Clarinda, was arrested Tuesday (June 11) for possession of a controlled substance, with the intent to deliver, a class B Felony. He was being held at the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office on $25,000 bond.

Shenandoah man arrested on felony drug charge in Taylor County

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June 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports 28-year old Kevin Welch, of Shenandoah, was arrested Tuesday on a felony drug charge. Welch was charged with possession of a controlled substance, with the intent to deliver. He was being held at the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office on $25,000 bond.

Last of 3 defendants pleads not guilty in Marion man’s death

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June 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The last of three defendants has pleaded not guilty in the 2014 robbery-shooting of a Marion man. Court records say 46-year-old Matthew Robbins entered the plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. Robbins, 43-year-old William Yancey and 29-year-old Danielle Busch have all been charged with robbery affecting interstate commerce; conspiracy to commit the robbery; and using, carrying and brandishing a firearm resulting in the slaying of 51-year-old James “Jimbob” Booher.

Prosecutors say they intend to seek the death penalty for all three. Booher was last seen on May 31, 2014. Prosecutors have not said whether his body has been found.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 6/12/2019

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June 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 6/12/19

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June 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Cass County Extension Report 6-12-2019

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June 12th, 2019 by Jim Field

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City crackdown on grave decorations angers relatives

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June 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — The removal of decorations and other commemorative items from graves at Cedar Falls’ three cemeteries has angered some relatives and other loved ones. Several who went to visit the graves recently found that most of the missing items were placed along fence lines at the Fairview, Greenwood and Hillside cemeteries.

Mark Ripplinger is director of Cedar Falls’ municipal operations, and he says the city has had an ordinance for several years that prohibits decorations left on graves more than three days after Memorial Day. He says the items make it difficult to mow the properties. Ripplinger says the city’s been lax about enforcing the ordinance, and staffers over the years would move the items and then put them back after mowing. But he says that practice is taking too much time away from the main job of mowing.

He acknowledged that the city could have done a better job of informing relatives about the ordinance and the city’s intentions.

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June 12th, 2019 by Jim Field

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