A couple of area school district boards of education are scheduled to take place Monday evening. The Griswold School Board will gather in the Central Office Board Room at the Middle School/High School Building, beginning at 5:45. Under “Old Business” on their agenda, the board will receive updates on various Summer projects.

New business at the Griswold School Board meeting includes: accepting bids for bakery, dairy, trash and snow removal; The appointment of a Board Secretary, Business Manager/Treasurer; and School Attorney; a decision on the High School and Middle School Principal Contract Settlements, and other, administrative matters.

In Anita, the CAM School Board will meet at 6:30-p.m. in the High School Media Center, where they will act on approving: Open enrollment applications; Resignations and contracts; Bread & milk bids; The setting of lunch prices and fees for the upcoming school year; A sharing agreement for Maintenance Director, and other administrative matters.

Sheriff’s officials in Fremont County report two men were arrested early Sunday morning on drug charges. 19-year old Robert Michael Guzman, Jr., of Imogene, and 18-year old Austin Donovan Neeman, of Rock Port, MO., were arrested during a traffic stop in the 2700 block of 120th Street. Both men were charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with the intent to deliver/marijuana, Possession of an offensive weapon/sawed-off shotgun, Possession of drug paraphernalia, and Possession of a concealed weapon.

Guzman faces an additional charge of Driving While Suspended. Both men were being held in the Fremont County Jail, Sunday. Their bonds were set at $5,000 each.

Police in Red Oak arrested a local man following a brief foot pursuit late Sunday morning. Officials say officers were called to the Four-H Apartments in Red Oak at around 11:15-a.m. to investigate a reported domestic situation. When they arrived, 22-year old Dustin James Danick, of Red Oak, was seen running from the apartment complex. Officers chased Dancik into a wooded area and apprehended him in a creek. Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office assisted Red Oak Police in making the arrest.

Danick has a valid “No Trespass” order against him, that forbids his presence on the apartment complex property. Authorities say he allegedly committed $80 worth of damage to one of the apartment buildings prior to his arrest. Danick was charged with Trespass and Criminal Mischief in the 5th degree. He was being held Sunday in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center in $300 bond.

Danick was also arrested Saturday night on Trespass and Obstruction of Emergency Communications charges. He later posted a $300 bond and was released prior to his most recent arrest.

323 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2014

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.

INCREASINGLY HOT AND HUMID ON MONDAY AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. THE WARMING TREND OF THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL ACCELERATE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TOWARD THE 90S AND MUGGY CONDITIONS…PEAKING IN MOST AREAS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTER THE RECENT SPELL OF UNSEASONABLY COOL WEATHER…IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER TO TAKE HEAT RELATED PRECAUTIONS

* TIMING…HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…WITH ONLY MODERATE RELIEF AS TEMPERATURES STAY UP MONDAY NIGHT. THE MOST PRONOUNCED HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BE EXPERIENCED IN MOST AREAS…ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30…ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TEMPERATURE…ON MONDAY TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S…WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING THE LOWER 100S IN MANY AREAS. ON TUESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE UPPER 80S NORTH TO MID 90S CENTRAL AND SOUTH…WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES WELL INTO THE 90S NORTH AND REACHING 105 TO 110 DEGREES CENTRAL AND SOUTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS…IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK…THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report a call about a domestic abuse incident at a residence west of Red Oak, resulted in one person suffering a stab wound. Deputies responded to the 2000 block of Boxelder Avenue at around 1:10-a.m. Sunday. Following an investigation, 48-year old Karen Jean Stirek, of Red Oak, was arrested on charges of Willful Injury and Domestic assault with a dangerous weapon. Stirek was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $10,000 bond.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted at the scene by personnel with Red Oak Rescue and the Red Oak Police Dept.

Police in Red Oak report the arrest Saturday night of a local man. 22-year old Dustin James Danick, of Red Oak, was arrested by Red Oak Police officers at around 9:55-p.m. on charges of Trespass and Obstruction of Emergency Communications. Danick was taken into custody in the 1800 block of east Summit Street and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where he was being held on $300 cash bond.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop Saturday evening resulted in an impaired driving arrest. 33-year old George Hernandez, of Lenox, was arrested at around 6:50-p.m. after his vehicle was pulled over at the intersection of Highway 25 and 275th Street. Hernandez was taken into custody for OWI/2nd offense and Open Container. He was brought to the Adams County Jail and held pending a court appearance.

Two Nebraska men were robbed Saturday when they went to purchase a pickup truck in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police Sgt. Dave Dawson, 56-year old James Burdick and 54-year old Robert Coats, both of Omaha, were threatened and robbed by a black male brandishing a small hand gun, and a white female holding a crow bar. The incident happened at around 10:50-a.m., Saturday.

Dawson says Burdick and Coats, both employees of A-1 Auto Parts, and a towing affiliate, were instructed to meet with the unidentified suspects in the 1400 block of 4th Avenue, a dead-end street. The men had been given a determined amount of cash to purchase a 2011 Chevy Silverado extended cab truck. WHen they arrived at the predetermined location and about to confirm the sale, they were threatened by the suspects.

Burdick and Coats were forced to turn over the cash and a cell phone to the suspects, who then fled the area in the truck.  The black male suspect was said to be about 20-to 30-years old, about 5-feeet 10-inches tall, with a thin shave beard and a goatee. The white woman was in her late 20’s, was heavy set, and had brown hair in a pony tail.

If you have any information that might help solve the crime, call Crimestoppers at 712-328-7867.

355 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES REPORTS THE HOTTEST WEATHER OF THE SUMMER SO FAR WILL ARRIVE MONDAY AND TUESDAY IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.

A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE STATE FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S BOTH DAYS. IT WILL FEEL MUCH WARMER AS DEW POINT TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE 70S.

THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE MONDAY AFTERNOON…AND IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION…HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE NOT LIKELY TO FALL BELOW THE MID 70S MONDAY NIGHT.

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