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The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 35-year old Karmyn Kay Watson, of Creston, was arrested Friday night in Adams County, on two Union County warrants: one for assault and one for failure to serve jail sentence. Watson was released from the Adams County Jail on a promise to appear.
And a man from Oklahoma reported Saturday evening, that someone had put something in his 2017 GMC Sierra’s fuel tank while it was parked on Virginia Lane, in Creston. His vehicle sustained an estimated $1,000 worth of damage, as a result.
[COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, August 11, 2020] – The severe thunderstorms that rolled across the Midwest on Monday left a large path of damage across Iowa. Damages appear to more
significant as you move east of Pottawattamie County through Iowa. Local emergency management agencies and the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management are evaluating damages on a statewide basis to grasp the totality of the impacts to asses any potential need to request recovery assistance for the private and public sectors.
Pottawattamie County Emergency Management is requesting any property owners that sustained any damages from yesterday’s storms to report them on the emergency management website at pcema-ia.org. The information will be used to inform local officials of any significant impacts that have yet to be reported as well as aid in the statewide impact assessment.
There are now four candidates for four seats on the Cass County Ag Extension Council. The Cass County Auditor’s Office reports Alice C. Williams has filed her papers for nomination. Previously, Jody Steffen from Griswold, Marcy Jo Dorsey and Darrin Petty were announced as having filed their papers for one of the four open seats on the Council. Candidates still have until August 26th to file for the position on the General Election Ballot.
Members of CAM School District’s Board of Education met in a regular session Monday evening at the High School, in Anita. Superintendent Paul Croghan said the board approved several resignations and contract recommendations.
The Board also approved an Athletic Trainer Agreement.
Croghan said the CAM School Board approved a one-year, 60/40 Elementary Vocal Sharing Agreement with Nodaway Valley, with CAM sharing the larger share of the cost. The Nodaway Valley Board will vote on the matter during their meeting this evening.
Croghan said the district still hopes to hold face-to-face instruction beginning August 24th, but this is still a very fluid situation with COVID-19, and communication is going to be the key, moving forward
Officials with the Mills County Public Health Department today (Tuesday), said there are nine new, confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in the County since their last weekly report. The latest cases bring to 88 the total number of residents affected by the virus, for a 14-day Positivity Rate of 6-percent. Officials say 52 of those persons who tested positive, have recovered. A total of 2,766 residents have been tested in Mills County.
The latest case positive demographics indicate there was one person who is age 0-to 18; 6 age 19-to 40; 2 are 41-60.
After just one meeting in person at the high school last month for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education is going back to their electronic session for their regular meeting this month. The meeting takes place 6-p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 12th), via YouTube (The meeting can viewed here). Anyone who wished to enter comments on the record can e-mail them to Board Secretary Sarah Sheeder, at ssheeder@atlanticiaschools.org. Comments must be received by 4-p.m. Wed., Aug. 12th. If you have any questions, call the Central Office at 712-243-4252.
During the Board’s meeting, they are expected to act on six resignations: LaVon Sager. Aubrey Stuart and Linda Karstens – Special Education Paraeducators; Head Boys Soccer Coach Oran Perkins; Food Service employee Traci Luke, and Special Education Car Driver Lory Erickson. The Atlantic School Board will also act on approving the following Contract Recommendations:
The Atlantic School Board will also discuss the latest news on the District’s Facilities Project, and Return-To-Learn plan. Action items include (but are not limited to):
Atlantic Mayor Jones would like to remind Atlantic citizens, in light of the extensive damage due to Monday’s storm, that tree trimmers performing services in the city need to be licensed – this is to protect the citizens by verifying tree trimmers’ proof of insurance. Citizens can call City Hall to verify if a tree trimmer has a current license.
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The Severe Storms Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, today (Tuesday), issued a summary of the storms that passed through the Midwest, Monday. An intense derecho (pronounced “Deh’RAY-show”) moved from far southeast South Dakota into Ohio yesterday (8/10/20). This derecho traveled approximately 770 miles in 14 hours and produced widespread damaging wind gusts, including numerous wind gusts over 74 mph (65 kt) & several over 90 mph in central Iowa.