Cass County Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns today (Tuesday), released a list of persons who have filed nomination papers to run for County Offices during the November 8th General Election. The candidates whose names will appear on the ballot include:

• Steve Green, of Atlantic -Republican candidate for the Cass County Board of Supervisors in District 1. (Elect 1)
• Dana Kunze, of Griswold – Democrat candidate for the Cass County Board of Supervisors in District 4. Kunze will face a challenge from Republican Steve Baier, who’s also from Griswold. (Elect 1)
• Two candidates have filed to run for the Cass County Board of Supervisors in District 5: Republican Incumbent Frank Waters, of Cumberland, and No Party candidate Randy J. Pollock, of Anita. (Elect 1)
• Cass County incumbent Republican Auditor Dale Sunderman is currently unopposed in his bid for re-election, as is Cass County Republican incumbent Sheriff, Darby McLaren. (elect 1 for each position)
• And, two Republicans have filed papers to fun for the County Agricultural Extension Council incumbents Julie Aupperle, of Wiota, and Darrin Petty, of Atlantic. (4 seats are open on the Council)

Monday was the first day for candidates to file nomination papers with the Cass County Auditor’s Office. The last day to file, is Aug. 31^st. Nomination petitions and other election forms are available at the office of the Cass County Auditor, as well as from the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office at sos.iowa.gov.

(Update: The Board of Supervisors will meet in the basement meeting room at the Courthouse, as their Board Room on the Main floor will not be available, Wednesday)

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to act on a few resolutions and other matters to come before them, during their meeting Wednesday morning, in Atlantic. First up, the Board is expected to hear a request for the “Fulfilling Iowa’s Need for Dentists (FIND)” project, where up to $100,000 will be dedicated to dental education debt over a five-year period (25% from the community, 25% from the State of Iowa and 50% from Delta Dental.

The Supervisors will also act on a resolution abating taxes for a 1981 and 1974 mobile home (where it is impractical to collect the tax) and related Disabled Veteran Exemption. They’ll also act on a Resolution abating the tax for a parcel of land now owned by the City of Lewis, and an Order to Terminate Audubon County’s Plan of Reimbursement to Cass County, for Administrative Assistant Service rendered to the Audubon County Attorney’s Office, and then set the rate of compensation for an Administrative Assistant.

In other business, the Cass County Supervisors are expected to act on amending or rescinding the Cass County Information Technology Policy that was adopted July 29th, and act on approving the promotion of an employee to fill a Secondary Roads vacancy. Their meeting begins at 8:30-p.m. in the basement meeting room at the Courthouse, in Atlantic.

The Iowa Transportation Commission today (Tuesday), approved approximately $6.3 million for the fiscal year 2017 State Aviation Program, which includes several subprograms. Airport Development Projects funds approved include $133,650 for the resurfacing and overlay of Runway 17/35 at the Mount Ayr Municipal Airport, $174,675 for the removal of obstructions/Runway-Safety Area Grading at the Winterset Municipal Airport, and $7,000 for Hangar updates at the Denison Municipal Airport.

The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will fund $4 million for aviation safety, planning, and airport development projects at 24 airports throughout Iowa. AIP programs are funded with revenue from aircraft registration fees and aviation fuel taxes. Aviation vertical infrastructure programs will provide $2.25 million for projects at nine general aviation airports and eight commercial service airports throughout Iowa.

Those programs provide funding for the maintenance and development of airport facilities, such as terminal buildings, maintenance facilities, and aviation hangars. Vertical infrastructure programs are funded from aircraft registration fees, aviation fuel taxes, and the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF).

A collision Sunday afternoon in Mills County resulted in one person being transported to the hospital. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says 73-year old Marvin Powles, of Glenwood, was taken by Silver City Rescue to UNMC in Omaha, after the 2013 Buick he was driving was hit on the passenger side by a 2012 Honda. The driver of the Honda, 43-year old John Pakiz, of Omaha, was not hurt. Deputies cited him for Failure to Yield upon entering a through highway. The accident happened at around 2-p.m. Sunday, at the intersection of 221st Street and Barrus Road.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two recent arrests. Late Sunday evening, 43-year old Julia Dianne Crouse, of Hastings, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Driving Under Suspension. Crouse was taken into custody following a traffic stop on Highway 34, in Mills County. Her bond was set at $1,600.

The Sheriff’s Office said also, 41-year old Randy Leon Hopkin, of Clarinda, was arrested Friday evening for Criminal Mischief. Hopkins was arrested in Emerson and held in the Mills County Jail on a $300 bond.

(8-a.m. News)

Police in Creston arrested a man Monday night on drug and alcohol charges. 34-year old Joseph Christman, of Creston, was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Christman was brought to the Union County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond. And, Monday afternoon, Creston Police arrests 34-year old Raymond Davis, of Creston, on a warrant charging him with Failure to Serve his Jail Sentence. Davis was being held in the Union County Jail until the balance of his sentence is served.

(8-a.m. News)