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JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Pioneer Hi-Bred is set to open a new research center in Johnston, bringing 400 new jobs to the area. The company will hold a grand-opening celebration for the $40 million facility today. Governor Terry Branstad, U.S. Senator Charles Grassley and other dignitaries are expected to attend. The center will be used to research plant genetics.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs has gotten $1 million in federal aid for flood repairs and expects to receive another four to $5 million by month’s end. Finance director Art Hill says that the city is pleased with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to aid requests. Council Bluffs spent $19.5 million to fight the rising Missouri River for several months last year.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Volunteers from across the state have started to clean up homeless camps in Des Moines. Dozens of people took part in Saturday’s trash pickup. The cleanup was sponsored by Joppa Outreach, a nonprofit that aids the homeless in Des Moines. Volunteers visited about a dozen camps on Saturday. Another cleanup is set for next weekend.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The 2012 U.S. Olympic team wrestling trials are two weeks away. But there’s already interest in bringing the event back to Iowa City in 2016. The president of the Iowa City-Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau says there is “a real good chance” USA Wrestling will want Iowa City to host the event again.
The Massena City Council will meet in a regularly scheduled session Monday evening, beginning at Seven o’clock. On their agenda in addition to regular issues and topics, is a review and accepting of mosquito control bids, discussion with regard to Tax Increment Financing (TIF), and a matter pertaining to concrete in front of the Fire Department building.
Members of the Elk Horn-Kimballton School District’s Board of Education will meet Monday afternoon at the High School in Elk Horn. On their agenda is discussion pertaining to the 2011-2012 Budget Amendment and 2012-2013 Budget hearings. The Board will also act on: approving Driver’s Education fees for this Summer; Approving the sharing of a business manager with the Exira School District; and on approving the amended budget for 2011-2012, and budget for 2012-2013.
The EHK Board will enter into a closed session to discuss negotiations, prior to adjourning for the evening. Their meeting begins at 4-p.m, in the Family & Consumer Science Room at the High School.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs has gotten $1 million in federal aid for flood repairs and expects to receive another $4 million to $5 million by month’s end. Finance director Art Hill said that the city is pleased with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to aid requests. He says the reimbursement process is moving better and faster than expected. Council Bluffs spent $19.5 million to fight the rising Missouri River for several months last year. Hill says he expects FEMA to provide $14 million in aid, with $1.8 million coming from the state. Most of that should be paid by the end of June. FEMA has denied a request for $750,000. Hill says the city won’t appeal, so Council Bluff’s total flood costs should be about $3.6 million.
Two rural Stanton teens suffered non-life threatening injuries during a rollover accident early Sunday morning, northeast of Stanton. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened at around 12:20-a.m., on 200th Street, near P Avenue. Officials say a 1995 Mercury Sable driven by 17-year old Austin Becthold, was traveling east on 200th when Becthold swerved to avoid hitting a deer. The car crossed the center line of the road, hit an abutment in the road ditch, and became airborne.
The vehicle hit the ground and rolled over before coming to rest on its wheels. Becthold, and a passenger in the car, 13-year old Alex Becthold, were transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. No citations were issued. The car sustained an estimated $3000 damage.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa lawmakers have invested plenty of time on proposed reforms to Iowa’s public schools, but it looks like big changes to the education system are unlikely this session. Branstad initially offered a number of proposals, including linking teacher pay to performance in the classroom, requiring potential teachers to meet grade point standards before they could seek education training and holding students back if they didn’t meet reading benchmarks. After complaints from teacher groups and others, Branstad delayed the proposed salary changes, and now it appears that many of his other proposals will fall by the wayside due to disagreements with Senate Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal notes the Legislature likely will approve plans to increase spending on early elementary programs.
The third and final legislative coffee to be held in Cass County will take place April 14th, in Griswold. The event, which is sponsored by PRIDE (the Progressive Rural Iowa Development Enterprise), along with support from the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, begins at 10-a.m. next Saturday, at the Cass County Historical Museum (414 Main St.), in Griswold. Scheduled to attend is State Senator Nancy Boettger, from Harlan, and Representatives Clel Baudler, from Greenfield, along with Jack Drake, from Griswold.
The event marks the final legislative coffee for Boettger, whose district lines have moved outside of Cass County following redistricting as a result of the 2010 census. Senator Hubert Houser, from Carson, is new to Cass County, but a veteran of the Iowa legislature. He will represent Cass County in the Iowa Senate when the 2013 session convenes in January, 2013.
PRIDE is an economic development organization that works on behalf of the cities of Cumberland, Griswold, Lewis and Marne, for economic development within Cass County, and for numerous individual members and businesses in southwest Iowa. For additional information on the event, or about PRIDE, contact organization President Kenner Baxter at 712-781-2395, or Vice President Clarke Gerlock, at 712-774-5476.
COUNTIES: EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR– issued 341 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012
…FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. READINGS ARE FORECAST TO DROP FROM 32 TO 35 DEGREES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE COLDEST READINGS WILL BE IN RIVER VALLEYS SUCH AS THE NISHNABOTNA VALLEYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE FROST. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT ANY OUTDOOR PLANTS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED.
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
BRONSON, Iowa (AP) — Two dogs rescued from a silo pit in western Iowa have been reunited with their owner. The dogs, “Flannigan” and “Gizmo,” went back to their home on Friday. The owner says they went missing last weekend. The dogs were taken to a Sioux City animal shelter after being rescued Thursday night from a 30-feet-deep pit on a farm near Bronson. Firefighters from Bronson and Sergeant Bluff helped get the dogs to safety. One dog climbed into a lowered basket and was pulled out. The other dog was retrieved by a firefighter who went into the pit.
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