The Cass County Board of Supervisors will meet Friday at 8:30-a.m.  On the agenda for their session at the courthouse, is canvassing of the votes from Tuesday’s School Board Election. The Board will also discuss filling the vacancy position of County Attorney.

Cass County Attorney David Wiederstein resigned from his position in August, effective Jan. 1st. He did so after the Supervisors voted to make the position full-time. Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman says whether a person is appointed or elected, the term will expire at the end of 2018. The position for the next four-year term beginning in January 2019, will appear on the 2018 Primary Election ballot.

If the Board chooses to appoint a county attorney, the public would have a 14-day window after appointment to submit a petition for a special election to fill the position. In other business, the Supervisors will act on approving a Resolution approving with Crow River Construction, contracts and bonds for a gray water transmission project, with regard to the Elite Octane Ethanol Plant project. And, a resolution approving an Easement Review and Purchase Agreement to acquire an easement for a gray water transmission pipe to cross railroad property of Hawkeye Land Company.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A judge won’t let a Des Moines woman use Iowa’s new “stand your ground” defense against charges that she killed her stepfather. The law says a person doesn’t have to retreat before using deadly force if the person thinks his or her life is being threatened.

Sera Alexander’s lawyer had argued that Alexander should be allowed to use the law although it took effect July 1, nearly two months after Anthony Hartmann was slain May 8. Alexander is accused of shooting to death Hartmann in the basement of her family’s Des Moines home.

Judge Robert Blink said in his ruling issued Tuesday that Alexander could not use the defense “because that law was prospective in nature.” Police have said Hartmann didn’t threaten or hurt Alexander immediately before he was shot.

We won’t know for sure how many students are enrolled in the Atlantic School District until early next month, when administrators are required to update the figure to the State. However, Superintendent Steve Barber said at Wednesday evening’s School Board meeting, the numbers appear to be down significantly. They includes 13 or 14 students who have elected to take home schooled assistance, and another 13 or 14 who have opted not to Open enroll in the district, for a preliminary total of about 28 students.

Atlantic graduated 105 students in May, and brought in 101, or a net loss of four. While the deadline to Open Enroll students has passed, Barber says there may still be an influx of Open Enrollments, and the numbers seem to indicate that may be the case, for a number of reasons. The deadline is Sept. 1^st, but there are some late kindergarteners brought in. Others include families who have moved into the district, changing living arrangements, etc. The parent or parents must show just cause why they wish to enroll their student or students after the Sept. 1^st deadline to sign-up.

In other news, Superintendent Steve Barber said also the “punch list” is expected to be completed today (Thursday) for the district’s recently purchased and newly remodel building, formerly occupied by Cass, Incorporated. The list is the contractor’s way of showing all the facets of the building have been completed according to design and code.

Administrators are currently working through the process of what to name the building, which is tentatively known as the Cass County Educational Opportunity Center, or, CCEOC. A proposal with regard to that is likely to be presented before the school board next month. Barber says they hope to occupy the building no later than Sept. 28^th.

When finished, the CCEOC will house various programs and staff, along with students and staff from the LINK Center.