The Primary Election in Iowa takes place June 5th, 2018. Area Auditors have provided a list of County Offices in their respective counties, that will be on the ballot.

In Adair County, the following county offices will be on the ballot: 2NE Board of Supervisor; 4NE Board of Supervisor; County Treasurer; County Recorder and County Attorney. If you are interested in running for office, pick-up a candidate packet at the Adair County Auditor’s Office at the Courthouse, in Greenfield.

In Audubon County, offices appearing on the Primary Election ballot include: Supervisor (Incumbent is Gary VanAernam); Recorder (Incumbent is Miranda Bills),;Treasurer (Incumbent is Deb Campbell), and Attorney (Incumbent is Sarah Jennings).

In Montgomery County, offices include: Supervisor/District 1 (Incumbent is Steve Ratcliff; Supervisor District 2 (Incumbent is Mike Olson); Supervisor District 4 (Incumbent is Mark Peterson); Recorder (incumbent: Carleen Bruning); Treasurer (Incumbent: Carol Strovers); and, Attorney (Incumbent: Bruce Swanson).

In Shelby County, the offices of County Treasurer, County Recorder, and County Attorney will be on the Primary ballot, along with: One seat on the Board of Supervisors; Two positions for Soil & Water Conservation Commission Board; 5 Agricultural Extension Council Members, and three County Hospital Trustees. In addition, there is one Township Trustee per Township slated for election in each of the following Shelby County Townships: Center; Clay; Cass; Douglas; Fairview; Greeley; Grove; Jackson; Jefferson; Lincoln; Monroe; Polk; Shelby; Union; Washington and Westphalia Townships.

The first day for candidates to file nomination papers in your respective County Auditor’s Office, is Monday, March 5th. The last day to file is Wednesday, March 28. Nomination papers are available at the office of the County Auditor in your county, and from the Secretary of State at www.sos.iowa.gov.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been delayed for an Iowa City man accused of fatally beating his father. Court records say attorneys for 30-year-old Flannery Kennedy-Meier had sought the delay, which a judge ordered in a document filed Saturday. The new trial start is scheduled for July 24. The old date was March 13.

Kennedy-Meier was arrested Nov. 13 after police were called to a residence and found 63-year-old Mark Meier injured. Officers say Kennedy-Meier had hit his father in the head with a weapon, causing a skull fracture and brain bleed. Meier died of his injuries on Dec. 4, and an autopsy blamed the November beating.

The Cass and Adair County Boards of Supervisors will hold their regular, separate meetings Wednesday morning, in Atlantic and Greenfield, respectively. In Atlantic, the Cass County Board meeting begins at 8:30-a.m..  At 8:35, they will hold the first of three public hearings on an Ordinance pertaining to the operating of ATV’s and UTV’s on county roads and trails. Following the first hearing and discussion, the Board will act on whether or not to move forward on holding the next hearing as scheduled. They’ll also hear regular reports, as available, from the County Attorney, Engineer and Mental Health/General Assistance Dept. heads.

In Greenfield, the Adair County Board of Supervisors’ meeting begins at 9-a.m., and includes a Manure Management Plan (MMP) update, discussion and/or action on: Taxable meals; An Actuarial Services Agreement; Board of Health appointment; Child Prevention Grant drawdown and 28-E Sanitarian agreement. They’ll also be shown an elevator video from Jane Woodside, with Nodaway Valley School Media, pertaining to a courthouse elevator, and they’ll hear from Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, with regard to a new hire and Wage Step increases. The County Engineer will present a bid for approval from Henningsen Construction for a TIF resurfacing project on County Road N-72 and other matters.

The Adair County Supervisors will enter into a Budget Work Session at the conclusion of regular business.

AMES, Iowa – Jan. 23, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation has canceled the public information meeting scheduled for today (Tuesday, Jan. 23rd), to discuss two Missouri Valley bypass corridor study areas. The meeting was to be held between 4 and 6 p.m. at the Rand Community Center, 100 S. Fourth St., in Missouri Valley. The Iowa DOT will reschedule the public information meeting and provide date and location details as soon as they are available.

If you have questions regarding the proposed improvements or future public meeting, contact Scott Suhr, transportation planner, Iowa DOT District 4 Office in Atlantic, at 712-243-3355 or 800-289-4368.