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The Cass County Board of Supervisors will meet Wednesday morning in Atlantic, and one of the action items on their agenda is action on the termination of employment for long-time County Mental Health/General Assistance Coordinator, Teresa Kanning. No reason was given in the agenda for the termination of employment.
In other business, the Board will hold a public hearing on the vacating of portions of Secondary Roads Right-of-Way, with regard to portions of: 644th Street in Section 14 of Grove Township; 700th Street, between Sections 2 & 3 in Benton Township, and Galt Lane, in Section 5 of Lincoln Township. Following the hearing, the Board will act on vacating those sections of roadways.
The meeting begins at 8:30-a.m., Wednesday.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Two groups in Iowa want to teach people about the alternatives to demolition. The Center on Sustainable Communities and the Iowa Waste Reduction Center are hosting four workshops in March to talk about deconstruction. The practice involves carefully disassembling something so its materials can be reused.
The groups say deconstruction is an alternative to demolition that provides social, economic and environmental benefits. The workshops are scheduled March 11 in Ida Grove; March 13 in Corning; March 18 in Keosauqua; and March 20 in Elkader.
The Center on Sustainable Communities is a nonprofit group in Des Moines. The Iowa Waste Reduction Center is at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Their efforts are funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state Department of Natural Resources.
A “domestic situation” early this (Tuesday) morning in Montgomery County has resulted in an arrest. Sheriff’s officials say deputies were called to a residence in the 100 block of west 2nd Street in Villisca shortly after midnight. Following a brief investigation, they took into custody 22-year old Jesse A. Luft. Luft was charged with Disorderly Conduct and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where he was being held on $300 cash bond.
And, a Red Oak woman was arrested Monday evening on for Violating the terms of a Protective Order. 43-year old Shelby JoAnn Oliveres was taken into custody at around 6:55-p.m. at a residence on east Maple Street, in Red Oak. She was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A legislative panel is considering a pair of bills that would limit the use of drones in Iowa. Members of a Senate judiciary subcommittee discussed two bills yesterday that would regulate drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, used by law enforcement agencies and private users. Similar legislation is being debated in the House.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Classes at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City were canceled Monday because of a water main break. The Sioux City Journal says water to the campus was shut off, leaving students and school workers without running water and heat.
DEWAR, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 50-year-old Waterloo man has been hospitalized after a snowmobile crash. The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office says the accident was reported a little before 10 p.m. yesterday and occurred in Dewart. Deputies say Jerry Morehouse was thrown from the snowmobile after it struck a pile of wood. He was thrown into a chain-link fence.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Lisa Bluder is now the school’s winningest coach. The Hawkeyes beat Northwestern 90-84 last night to give Bluder her 270th victory at Iowa, surpassing the mark set by C. Vivian Stringer. Bluder has a record of 270-163 in her 14 seasons with the Hawkeyes.
The Iowa Finance Authority is now offering some first-time Iowa home buyers a tax credit of up to two-thousand dollars a year, for the life of their 30-year mortgage. Twenty years ago congress passed a law allowing states to set up this kind of a program and Iowa is doing it for the first time in 2014. Iowa Finance Authority director Dave Jamison says his agency will issue a certificate for that tax credit on mortgages that are handled by a lender participating in the program.
“One important note is that the Mortgage Credit Certificate funding will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the funds are expended,” Jamison says. Home sales that closed after February 3rd of this year are eligible. There are income limits as to which first-time home buyers are eligible, as well as limits on the price of homes they buy, but Jamison estimates 585 Iowa home buyers will be eligible in 2014. Iowa Association of Realtors C-E-O Dave Bert says this “Take Credit” program should encourage more Iowans to buy a home.
“Not only is home ownership good for individuals, it promotes a prospering economy,” Bert says. “Every home purchase pumps up to $50,000 into the economy over time and homeownership helps support and create jobs.” The Iowa Finance Authority was created in the mid-70s to administer programs that help low- and moderate-income Iowans buy their first home.
(Radio Iowa)
The Audubon City Council Monday voted to make null and void action reached during its Jan. 13th meeting with regard to the appointment of a new City Clerk, and opted to have current Clerk Lora Hansen as the “Hold over” clerk, while at the same time seeking applications for her possible successor or an interim clerk. Action on the appointment of a City Clerk or Interim City Clerk was tabled, because as with the January 13th meeting, there was not a sufficient notice of publication of the Council’s intent.
Prior to their vote to keep Hansen on, the Council heard from Audubon County Attorney Francine Andersen. Andersen said she had not filed a claim in District Court or a complaint with the Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB), with regard to the Iowa Open Meetings and Public Records laws some on the Council may have allegedly violated in making its initial decision on Jan. 13th not to reappoint Hansen, because she said she hopes to have the problem resolved “informally.” She acknowledged, however, there was “Probable Cause” to file a complaint.
Andersen said the Council could avoid legal action by being accountable for its actions, including submitting voluntarily to her all electronic communications, such as e-mails, faxes, text messages, etc. that pertain to the City Clerk’s position, whether they were deleted or not, from Nov. 2nd, 2013 through Feb. 2nd, 2014. She also suggested the City might avoid a future such fiasco by knowing the law better. That includes educating the Mayor, Council and City Clerk’s Office on the Open Meetings/Records Laws, with specific focus on agendas and electronic communications, as well as timely compliance to public records requests.
She also requested specific information with regard to meetings not held in front of the public. Failure to do so within 60-days she said, would result in a complaint being filed and the subsequent forensic examination of all public computers and file servers under the control of the City. During the Council’s meeting on Jan. 27th, Dawn Rohe (Roy), City Administrator in Manning, also made a request under the Iowa Open Records law, for documents pertaining to actions leading up to the Jan. 13th meeting, and any other pertinent information. She said to date, she had not heard from some of the City Officials with regard to her request. The Iowa Attorney General says within 20-days is the “appropriate time” to respond to such requests.
Councilperson Teresa Murray offered to give Rohe her City owned laptop for examination of any e-mails. John Whetzal said he had turned his e-mails in to City Attorney Dave Wiederstein. Mayor Sam Kauffman said he was “Not a techie,” and would have his wife Lois forward those e-mails to Rohe. Wiederstein said with the exception of one e-mail on Nov. 25th which may be considered private and not part of the public record, he has, and would continue to comply with, the request.
The Atlantic Police Dept. reports the arrest on Saturday of 52-year old Robert Atkinson, of Atlantic. Atkinson was taken into custody on charges of Public Intoxication and Criminal Trespassing. He was booked into the Cass County Jail and held pending an appearance in front of the magistrate.
And, an Atlantic man was cited Saturday following a collision at 8th and Plum Streets. Officials say a vehicle driven by Joshua Waggoner, of Atlantic, was traveling west on 8th Street at around 12:45-p.m., when he attempted to stop and at the stop sign and began sliding into the intersection, hitting a vehicle owned by Sharon Tanner, of Omaha. No injuries were reported. Waggoner was cited for Operating without a valid registration, Failure to Maintain Control or reduce speed, and no proof of financial liability. Damage from the accident amounted to $1,900.
And an accident Friday evening in the 900 block of 7th Street here in Atlantic caused $13,000 damage. Officials says vehicles driven by D’Lisa Ware, of Sioux City, and Jody Rossell, of Griswold, were traveling south on 7th Street at around 5:30-p.m., when Ware slowed for a non-contact vehicle on front of her. When Rossell failed to slow in-time, her vehicle hit the rear of Ware’s vehicle. A passenger in Rossell’s vehicle was checked for injuries by a Medivac ambulance crew, but was found to be uninjured. Rossell was cited for Failure to Reduce Speed.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports a Harlan man was arrested following an undercover drug buy. 20-year old Dylan Hansen was arrested Sunday on a warrant issued on Feb. 7th, for Delivery of Methamphetamine. Authorities say Hansen allegedly delivered a quantity of methamphetamine to an undercover agent of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. He was being held in the Shelby County Jail on $50,000 bond.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – State Auditor Mary Mosiman says the governor’s budget proposal uses surplus fund dollars to cover some expenses, a practice she says taxpayers should be aware of. Mosiman on Monday provided a review of Gov. Terry Branstad’s budget plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1st. She says that a complete analysis of state spending and revenue projections shows that the state will spend $144 million more than it takes in. Mosiman says that means the state needs to tap the nearly $900 million surplus to balance the books.
Mosiman says spending less than you take in is a sound practice. But she also said the state must decide how to use a sizable surplus. Lawmakers and Branstad last year approved a property tax cut and new education spending.