Two area school districts will hold public meetings with regard to their separate, proposed 2017-18 School Year budgets. In Elk Horn, the Exira-EHK School Board meeting takes place in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn building. Their session starts at 6-p.m. with a Public Hearing on the Budget.

New business during their session includes: approval of the 2017-18 School budget; approval of R.L. Craft’s repair proposal for a section of roof on the Elk Horn building; approval of a district van purchase; approval of Master Contract Changes for Teaching Staff, for 2017-18, as well as personnel hires, transfers, resignations, etc.

In Anita, the CAM School Board will open public hearings at 6:30-p.m. in the CAM High School Media Center, on the 2017-18 School Calendar and 2017-18 Certified Budget. Later on during their session, the Board will hear an update and possibly act on a change order for the Elementary Building addition. They’ll also act on: Approving the 2017-18 School Calendar and Certified Budget; Operational Sharing and other matters.

Officials with the Creston Police Department report the arrest at around 1:45-a.m. today (Tuesday), of 32-year old Omasan MaCarthy, of Spencer. MaCarthy was taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) on a Union County warrant for Probation Violation. He was being held in the jail while awaiting a bond hearing.

And, at around 11:55-p.m. Monday, 40-year old Shelby Weis, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Barred. Weis was brought to the Ringgold County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond for Union County, as well as a warrant out of Dallas County, for Probation Violation.