The Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton School Board will meet this evening in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn Building. The session begins at 7-p.m.  On their agenda, is an update from KPE Architects on District Facilities, and discussion with regard to School Bus Repair/Planning.

Other discussion and possible action items include approval of: Prepayment of late June bills if received prior to July 1st; the second reading of Board Policies, series 710.4 and 906; approval of a Chrome Book order and the Elementary Handbook; Approval of a transfer of funds from the General Fund to Activity Fund, for Yearbook account if there is a negative balance at the end of June; discussion and action on revisions to numerous Board Policies; Realignment for the 2018-19 School Year, and approval of Personnel hires, transfers, resignations, etc.

Officials with the City of Clarinda declared a Boil Advisory for water, Sunday. The Advisory, which affects certain parts of the City, is in effect as a precautionary measure, until further notice, following a water main break early Sunday morning.

The advisory affects residents of Clarinda from 15th to 18th Streets, and from Washington to Vine Streets.  Crews sealed the break in the line Sunday afternoon, but a Boil Advisory remains in place until tests show there was no contamination of the water. Residents in the affected area should bring water to a rolling boil water for one minute before being consumed or used for teeth brushing. Bottled water is an option.

Further questions, contact the Clarinda City Hall at 712-542-2136.

NORTH ENGLISH, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a man fatally shot by an officer in eastern Iowa’s Iowa County. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 53-year-old Robin Blaylock, who lived in North English. An autopsy has been ordered.

The office had reported that its deputies and Williamsburg Police were called around 8:30 p.m. Saturday for a domestic disturbance involving a gun at a house in North English, which sits about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southwest of Iowa City.

The Sheriff’s Office said the confrontation culminated in an officer shooting a man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials have not provided details about what led to the shooting. The officer’s name hasn’t been released.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation.

The U.S. Census Bureau is making a list — and the head of the State Data Center is advising city and county officials in Iowa to help check it twice. State Data Center director Gary Krob says “The Census Bureau gives you a list of what they have for their Census addresses and then you can compare it to your list of addresses and submit any discrepancies.”

The 2020 census of the U.S. population will determine whether Iowa loses one of its four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition, the census data determines how much states, cities and counties receive from a variety of federal program. Krob says sometime this summer cities and counties will be given a chance to sign up to review the addresses census-takers plan to check in 2020.

“That’s really very important for most cities and counties to participate in because it gives you a chance not only to add to the census list, but to see if there are any big holes that you want to make sure are covered,” Krob says.

The U.S. Postal Service periodically sends the U.S. Census Bureau the new addresses it has for mail delivery. Since the 2010 Census, there’s been significant growth in Iowa suburbs like Grimes and North Liberty. Smaller communities like Tiffin and Bondurant already have doubled in size. “There’s a chance the Census Bureau has it in their system, but there’s also a chance they may not,” Krob says. “This is your opportunity to double-check that.”

In 2018, the Census Bureau will do a “test run” to check the population in three U.S. cities — none of which are in Iowa. The next NATIONAL census will start on April 1st of 2020.

(Radio Iowa)

An accident Sunday night in Red Oak resulted in a trio of citations being handed-out. Red Oak Police say 34-year old Shae Kenneth Shrum, of Red Oak, was cited for having an invalid driver’s license, no proof of insurance, and driving without a vehicle registration. Authorities say Shrum was attempting to park his 2001 Dodge Durango, when the vehicle clipped the front bumper of a Kia Spectra, tearing the bumper off the KIA.

Damage to the car was estimated at $2,500, while the SUV sustained $500 damage. The accident happened just before 9-pm., on 7th Street in Red Oak.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report the arrest at around 10:24-p.m. Sunday, of 22-year old Cody Benjamin Carrol Johnson, of rural Stanton. Johnson was taken into custody for Domestic Abuse Assault and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held without bond.

And, at around 9:25-p.m., Sunday, deputies arrested 43-year old Jerry Lee Dawson, of Hastings, following a traffic stop on Highway 48. Dawson was taken into custody under the authority of a warrant charging him with Violation of Probation on an original, Possession of a Controlled Substance charge. His cash-only bond was set at $1,000.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A fiscal analysis shows federal grant funding to Iowa would drop by more than $100 million under President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. The plan would force the state to reduce services or find other funding for programs ranging from early education to job training. The analysis was posted this month by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency. It offers the first details about what Trump’s proposed federal budget could mean for Iowa.

NORTH ENGLISH, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a domestic disturbance in southeast Iowa led to the fatal shooting of a man by an officer. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that its deputies and Williamsburg Police were called around 8:30 p.m. Saturday for a domestic disturbance involving a gun at a house in North English. The sheriff’s department said the confrontation culminated in an officer shooting a man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — The mayor of Altoona, Josiah “Skip” Conkling, has died following an illness he had been battling since January. He was 71. Hamilton’s Funeral Service in Altoona says Conkling died Friday at Prairie View Village in Altoona. Conkling had served as mayor in Altoona since 2012. Before that, he served on the Altoona City Council for 16 years.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Family, teachers and friends are remembering an eastern Iowa teen who reached her goal last week of graduating from high school _ just two days before she died after a months-long battle with cancer. The Telegraph Herald reports that 18-year-old Allison Cress graduated from Hempstead High School in Dubuque on June 3. The feat came after she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in September a little more than two weeks after starting her senior year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa could see more than $100 million cut from federal grants that would reduce finances for early education, job training and low-income assistance. The budget proposal by President Donald Trump was analyzed in new documents from a nonpartisan state agency that highlight Trump’s suggested elimination of several block grants for the state.

While Trump’s suggested cuts face an uphill battle in Congress, Iowa could be responsible for offsetting federal reductions as early as October or allowing programs to end. Bill Brand, a division administrator for an energy efficiency program in low-income homes, says while he hopes some of the programs are saved, it cannot be assumed that funding will continue.

A spokeswoman for Gov. Kim Reynolds says the office will work with federal partners to ensure funding priorities are met.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A fresh paint job on a prominent Sioux City water storage tank will pay homage to a hit 1940s song that that features the city in its title.

The Sioux City Journal reports the city plans to decorate the Singing Hills water tank with the city’s name and notes from “Sioux City Sue,” the 1945 tune by Dick Thomas and Ray Freedman.

The tank, one of eight water storage facilities in Sioux City, sits atop a hill in Sertoma Park, where it is noticeable from Interstate 29, the Highway 75 bypass, Cone Park and Southern Hills Mall. It hasn’t been repainted since its construction in the mid-1990s and would be the first to sport a city-funded painting design.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Family, teachers and friends are remembering an eastern Iowa teen who reached her goal last week of graduating from high school — just two days before she died after a months-long battle with cancer.

The Telegraph Herald reports 18-year-old Allison Cress graduated from Hempstead High School in Dubuque on June 3. The feat came after she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in September a little more than two weeks after starting her senior year.

She was able to spend only three or four weeks in class during the school year, but worked with a tutor and taught herself. On Monday, she died at home in Asbury, Iowa, surrounded by her family.