The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will hold its regular, monthly meeting Wednesday evening in the Media Center at the High School, beginning at 5:30. During their session, the Board will hear a presentation from Larry Sigel, with the Iowa School Finance Information Services, with regard to the Certified Budget.

Afterward, the Board will act on various contracts and/or Letters of Assignment, and on accepting the resignations of several individuals. They include: Drew Duff, High School PE/Health teacher; Margo Magill, Junior Kindergarten teacher; Paulette Hansen, 4th Grade teacher; Rita McLaren, 1st Grade teacher; Rebecca Osborne, Early Childhood Special Education teacher; 6th Grade teacher Catherine Larsen; 5th Grade teacher Kathi Hansen; High School Science teacher Nancy Jenkins; High School Math/Science teacher Steve Baier; LmB Reading teacher Pam Tibken, and Head 7th Grade Football Coach, Mike McDermott.

Other Board action includes approval of: Early Retirement participants; Early Resignation incentives, and, the first reading of Series 300 Board Policies. Discussion items near the end of the meeting will include preliminary talks about the 2016-17 Budget, and an update on the Athletic Facilities Study from Activities Director Matt Alexander.

The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash west of Mount Ayr in Ringgold County early Sunday morning. 30-year old Nicholas Grose, of Mount Ayr, was east bound on Highway 2 west of Mount Ayr and lost control around 3 A-M Sunday. Grose left the roadway and began to slide down the embankment of the north ditch. During this action, the unit began to roll multiple times, and Grose was ejected from the vehicle. Grose was dead by the time law enforcement responded around 8 A-M Sunday.

(Radio Iowa)

(Update 7:30-a.m.)

Firefighters from as many as eight communities battled a stubborn house fire late Monday night into early this (Tuesday) morning, in Harrison County. A dispatcher with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office told KJAN News there were no injuries. The blaze, at 501 2nd Street in Persia, began around 11:40-p.m., Monday. The house was a total loss. Crews remained on the scene until 6:25-a.m. today (Tuesday).

Photo courtesy Dave Archibald

During the night, firefighters fought to contain the flames through stiff winds and temperatures in the upper teens.  No other details are currently available.