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(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Auditor’s Office today (Friday) issued a final list of the candidates whose names will appear on the November 7th ballot, for School and City Elections. School Board candidates are as follows:
Atlantic School District (3 Positions):
At Large: Jordan Dailey; Jodi Stowater-Goodrich; Laura McLean; Kristen Holaday and Gini Jordan.
CAM School District (1 Position each):
North District: Julie Williamson
South District: Chris Spieker
Griswold School District (1 Position each):
At Large: Ryan Smith
Director 1: Erika Kirchhoff
Director 2: Scott Hansen
CITY OFFICES
ATLANTIC
City Council : Ward 1 – Emily Kennedy; Ward 2 – Jim Behrens; Ward 3 – Pat McCurdy; Mike McDermott; Ward 4 – Linda Hartkopf; Shawn Sarfield.
At Large: Elaine Otte.
ANITA
Mayor: Ben Daughenbaugh; Kevin Littleton.
City Council (Vote for 2): Cheryl Sokol; Mark Harris; Roger Huffman.
CUMBERLAND
Mayor: Nancy Virginia Coughlin.
City Council (Vote for 2): Sandra Eversole; Scott. W. Becker.
GRISWOLD
City Council (Vote for 3): Brenda Tietz; Amanda Hansen; Xavier Johnson.
LEWIS
Mayor: Rick Sanny; Russell Hansen.
City Council (Vote for 3): Leland Baxter; Ryan Lockwood; Russell L. Miller; Larry W. Perdue, Jr.; Donna Roberts; Roy O. Wheatley, Betty F. Auten.
MARNE
Mayor: Randall I. Baxter
City Council (Vote for 3): Wayne Preister; Mark Opbroek; Zachary Schmitt.
MASSENA
City Council (Vote for 3): Kevin McCunn; Micah Lee; Adam McCunn.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says it has received numerous requests for updates on the case of 73-year old Judy Krueger. The Glenwood woman was reported missing Sept. 16th, when she left her residence on foot.
Authorities today (Friday), said “Unfortunately, there is minimal information to update with.” A search and rescue cadaver dog worked Friday (today) “in the Foothills Park prairie area and the wooded area along Jammett Road, with no indications of Ms. Krueger’s presence.”
The Sheriff’s Office said also, “We have received word of a community organized search party occurring tomorrow (Saturday) morning. We want to again urge caution to anyone willing to help, to work in pairs or teams for safety reasons, and to know your limitations on the terrain you are able to traverse safely.”
Officials say the don’t want to discourage anyone from searching or retracing the areas other have searched, “But there is not any specific area” they can recommend searching, as numerous areas have been searched “On foot, UTV and air methods.” Authorities will continue to follow-up on any leads and to respond to areas of interest that may come up in the future.
Judy Krueger is 5-feet three-inches tall, she weighs about 130-pound, has reddish gray hair, and suffers from Dementia. She was last known to be wearing jeans, and 2-to-3 layered t-shirts. She also has a bracelet with her husband’s contact information on it.
Atlantic, IA—Cass Health will begin administering flu shots on Monday, October 2nd and continue throughout the flu season. Walk-ins are welcome during normal Immunization Room hours; all patients should check-in at Registration first. The Immunization Room is open Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 8 am to 11:30 am.
In Atlantic, drive-thru appointments are available on Monday and Friday mornings from 8 am to noon and on Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 6 pm. The annual Ayzlee’s Family Flu Clinic will be held on October 11th. The drive-thru will once again be in the curved driveway on 10th street, at the top of the staff parking lot (Lot D). Appointments are required — please call 712-243-2850.
Cass Health will also be administering flu vaccines, via injection or FluMist, at local schools. A clinic will be held at the Griswold school on October 18 and Atlantic schools on October 19. For more information, please contact your school nurse for details and required paperwork or visit casshealth.org/vaccines.
At Cass Health clinics in Anita, Griswold, and Massena, patients can receive their annual flu vaccine on a walk-in basis during normal business hours. Calling ahead is recommended, but not required.
The Adams County Auditor’s Office has issued a report on the candidates and measures that will appear on the ballot for the respective County jurisdictions for the City School Election on November 7, 2023.
City of Carbon (All 2-year terms, 5 council members)
Mayor – John Gebbie (I)
City Council – Michael Kempton (I); Donna Rochau (I)
City Council – 3 positions open– no candidates filed
City of Corning (Mayor 2-year term, council 4 year terms)
Mayor – Chris Gilbert
City Council At-Large – Janice Mercer Leonard
City Council Ward 1 – Gary Badgett
City Council Ward 3 – Adam Goodvin (I)
Public Measure – Public Measure AG
Shall the following Public Measure be adopted?
Should the City of Corning, Iowa adopt a public measure to change the current council representation from 2 council members elected at large and one council member from each of 3 wards, to all 5 council members elected at large without any ward residency requirements? Said public measure would be effective at the beginning of the term following the next regular city election.
City of Nodaway (All 2 year terms)
Mayor – Patricia Shipley (I)
City Council – Christine Dunn (I); Gary D. Poen (I); Brenda Dunn (I); Rebecca Poen (I); Fred Graf (I)
City of Prescott (Mayor – 2-year term, Council – 4 year terms, 2 council seats open)
Mayor – Lisa Wilkinson (I)
City Council – Kimberly Reed (I)
City Council – Open – no candidate filed.
Public Measure – AH
Shall the following Public Measure be adopted?
Shall the composition and manner of selection for the Prescott Library Board of Trustees be changed to reduce the number of trustees from 6 to 5, and to change the residency requirement for trustees from city residents to county residents?
Corning Community School District – 2 positions open, 4-year terms
Director – Stephanie Hodapp; Trent M. Roberts.
(REVISED by the Adair County Auditor’s office, as of 1:24-p.m. 9/22/23)…
The Combined City/School Election will be Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Voter pre-registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. Monday, October 23, 2023. Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of identification at the polling place before receiving and casting a regular ballot. Voters who are not pre-registered – such as voters registering to vote on election day – and voters changing precincts must also provide proof of residence. A voter who is unable to provide an approved form of identification (or prove residence if required) 1) may have the voter’s identity/residence attested to by another registered voter in the precinct, 2) prove identity and residence using Election Day Registration documents, or 3) cast a provisional ballot and provide proof of identity/residence at the county auditor’s office by 12:00 p.m. (noon), November 13, 2023. Election Day Registrant attesters must provide an approved form of identification. For additional information about providing proof of identity and/or residence visit: https://sos.iowa.gov/voterid or phone (641) 743-2546. Voters may request an absentee ballot from the Auditor’s Office. Voters may vote in the office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning Wednesday October 13, 2023 or they may request a ballot be mailed to them. The deadline to request an absentee ballot be mailed is 5:00 p.m. Monday, October 23, 2023. The last day to vote absentee in the Auditor’s Office is Monday, November 6, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Polls will open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day November 7, 2023.
Candidates who have filed papers for the City/School Election are as follows:
CITY OF ADAIR
City Council – elect 3: Jade Irlmeier; Lee Garside; Perry Leeper; John W. Haus Jr.; Shannon Mullen Haus; Renee Jensen; Jaden Forsyth.
Mayor – elect 1: Kim Hodne; Joanne Byars.
CITY OF BRIDGEWATER
City Council – elect 3: Tyler Ford; Kristen Walker; Debra Tindle.
Vacant Council – elect 1: Vicki J Bera; Steve Frese.
Mayor – elect 1: Roberta J. Carpenter
CITY OF FONTANELLE
City Council – elect 3: Bernie Connors II; Jessica Young; Terrin Gettler; Diana Goetz.
Vacant Council – elect 2: Dawn Brown.
Mayor – elect 1: None Filed
CITY OF GREENFIELD
City Council – elect 2: Jonathan Christensen; Rod McMorran
Vacant Council – elect 1: Rita Eble.
Mayor – elect 1: Jimmie Schultz
CITY OF ORIENT
City Council – elect 2: Gary Metzger; Josh J. Madison.
Mayor – elect 1: Matthew Swanson.
CITY OF STUART
City Council – elect 2: Michael Kalbach; Kristina Renslow; Craig Russell
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES
ADAIR-CASEY
School Board (At-Large) – elect 2: Randy Carney; Justin Crawford; Erica Tunink
NODAWAY VALLEY
School Board (District 2) – elect 2: Molly Herrick; Susan Stevens
ORIENT-MACKSBURG
School Board (At-Large) – elect 3: Casey Osborne; Jana Scott; Andrew Zellweger.
(Radio Iowa) – Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says he’d support a bill that would essentially outlaw government shutdowns. The law would automatically extend spending if an agreement isn’t reached by midnight on September 30th when the federal fiscal year ends.
A small group of House Republicans are refusing to support a short term spending bill and are ready to force a government shutdown to secure deeper cuts in the federal budget. Grassley says there are practical and political costs to shutting down the federal government.
Grassley has been a member of congress during every government shutdown in U-S history. The very first government shutdown happened in 1976, when Grassley was a member of the U-S House. Grassley was a U-S Senator in 2013 when the federal government shutdown for 16 days as Republicans protested President Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
Grassley made his comments during a recent appearance on the Iowa Press program on Iowa P-B-S.
(Creston, Iowa) – The driver of a car that struck two vehicles in Creston on Sept. 16th, was issued several citations. Creston Police report a 2004 Buick Park Avenue was traveling south on Division Street at around 10:30-p.m., when the car left the road and struck a legally parked 1997 Dodge Ram pickup, registered to Joann England, from Creston. The impact caused the pickup to roll over and strike a 1999 Chevy Blazer, registered to Lance England, also of Creston.
The Buick left the scene but was located several blocks away. The driver of the car, fled the scene on foot. A passenger in the vehicle who was located in the yard by the abandoned car, told Police the driver was as 35-year-old Jesse Dale McDole, of Osceola. Witnesses told Police the driver was allegedly severely intoxicated, and the passenger said they had been at a bar drinking. The passenger was also severely intoxicated.
She told authorities she let McDole borrow the vehicle. McDole was never found, but was mailed copies of citations for: Leaving the scene of an accident; Reckless Driving; Parking where prohibited; Failure to Maintain Control, and Improper Use of a Lane.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig made a visit to Atlantic Thursday as part of his 99-county annual tour, stopping by the Ziegler CAT facility. Naig said he has heard a lot from farmers on his visits.
Naig referenced the importance of young people for the future of agriculture.
Naig visited with local leaders and employees and had a chance to check out the heavy equipment.
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the Farm Bill negotiations should not be impacted if budget details can’t be worked out to avoid a government shutdown.
The Republican from Marion says her goal is to pass the most conservative spending bill possible.
It’s unlikely the Farm bill is going to get completed before the deadline at the end of September.
Hinson made her comments during a conference call with reporters.