There are still some races to be decided following Tuesday’s City Elections in the KJAN listening area, that’s because in some cases where there were Write-In candidates, there were ties in the vote that must be determined by the Board of Supervisors. In Atlantic, there were no surprises in the candidates who won, but a Public Measure designed to pump more money into the Parks and Rec Department, failed. A proposed 3-percent increase in the Hotel-Motel Tax in Atlantic was defeated by more than 53% of the vote, 420 No to 359 Yes votes. Voter turnout in Atlantic was slightly more than 16-percent. Elsewhere around Cass County, there were three seats available on the City Council in Cumberland. One of the seats ended-up in a tie and will have to be decided by the Supervisors. Mike Hill received 29 votes and incumbent Michael Martin received 26 votes to ensure their seat on the Cumberland City Council, but incumbent Gary Cooper and challenger Darrin Hardisty both had 23 votes. In Griswold, Julianne M. Adams and Carol Preston were elected to fill two seats on the City Council. Write-in Thomas Moore garnered 21 votes, far shy of making a challenge to the candidates who had filed for election.

In Lewis, Ryan Lockwood defeated Natalie Olson-Everett for a Vacancy seat on the City Council that will end in 2019. Lockwood had 86 votes to Olson-Everett’s 16 votes. Also in Lewis, incumbent Ryan Archibald and Don Cohrs were elected to 4-year terms on the City Council, during an election that saw six candidates vying for two seats. Archibald garnered 81 votes. Cohrs had 38. Public Measure B in Lewis, dealing with a levy to provide money for Library services, failed by a vote of 51-to 42.

In Marne, there were five seats open on the City Council, and six candidates. The winners were incumbents Lori Holste and Angela Redler, along with Mark Opbroek, Wayne Preister and Jericho Schmitt. Public Measure E, which said the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds could be used for “Any lawful purpose,” passed in Marne by a vote of 22-to 12. Public Measure D, which changed the term of the Mayor and Council to 4-years, also passed. The vote was 19 Yes, 16 No. In Massena, a Write-in, Phil Przychodzin, won the title of Mayor, with 54 votes. There were 13 other write-in’s.  No one had filed for the seat. Public Measure F in Massena, again changing the use of LOST funds to be used for “Any lawful purpose,” was narrowly defeated by a vote of 45-to 42.

And, in the City of Wiota, where there were three seats open on the City Council, incumbent Jeff Lillard received 15 votes toward his re-election. Charles Bechtold, a Write-in, receive 7 votes, which was good enough to place him on the Council. The third seat is up for grabs though, and will be determined by the Board of Supervisors because it was a tie vote. Write-In’s Deanna Spry and Lamar Spies both had just two votes, meaning neither one had enough to secure the final seat on the Council

Three new Freedom Rocks, painted by Ray “Bubba” Sorensen of Greenfield, will be dedicated in three Iowa communities this Saturday — on Veterans Day. Sorensen says one of them is in the Hamilton County town of Stratford and it will feature a series of soldiers’ faces, men and women, which all look like they could be related.

“What I tried to do was illustrate from the Revolutionary War, kind of like the same family that has served in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, all the way through to current,” Sorensen says. “I have them all looking similar but a little different and then there are changes in their headwear.” The rock in Hamilton County also pays tribute to a Tuskegee airman who was killed in action in World War Two.

“Not only are the Tuskegee airmen rare, but they have incredible stories and incredible acts of heroism fighting not only the enemy but racism at that time,” Sorensen says. “It’s just a neat story as well.” The dedication ceremony will be held this Saturday afternoon at 3 P-M in Stratford.

Other ceremonies will be held in Cresco in Howard County and Murray in Clarke County. There are now 68 Freedom Rocks across the state with the goal of having the rocks located in all 99 Iowa counties by 2020.

(Radio Iowa)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:50 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa agency is delaying plans to add a third company back into the state’s privatized Medicaid program. Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven says the agency will hire another company to offer Medicaid coverage in 2019. The agency originally said next July. Foxhoven says the agency will still begin its search for a company soon, but the 2019 delay ensures adequate time. Foxhoven provided the information Tuesday to a health care council.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds says she has asked an ethics board to determine whether a couple who work in Iowa’s executive branch violated any laws by working on the side as agents of Saudi Arabia. Reynolds says that lawmakers should also change state law next year to ban public officials from working as foreign agents. Her comments come amid scrutiny over Kim and Connie Schmett, who hold important state appointments and collected $101,500 in a Saudi Arabia-funded lobbying campaign.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Three men have pleaded guilty to using stolen identities and debit card numbers in a buying spree across Iowa. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 26-year-old Dunieski Santana Moreno and 21-year-old Liliany de Armas Mena pleaded guilty last week in Cedar Rapids’ federal court to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Thirty-six-year-old Pedro Alvarez Rodriguez pleaded guilty to the same charges on Sept. 21. All three are Cuban citizens, but had lived in the U.S.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a western Iowa county supervisor has died in a grain bin accident. Harrison County Sheriff Pat Sears says 63-year-old Russ Kurth, of Logan, died in the bizarre Tuesday morning accident outside a grain bin just north of Missouri Valley. Sears say Kurth and another person were checking out a door from which corn was leaking on the new bin that had been recently filled. Officials say the door burst open as Kurth and the other man approached, burying Kurth in corn.

City of Corning –

Public Measure A: Shall a 7% hotel/motel tax be imposed, effective Jan. 1st, 2018?

YES    98 *          NO   63

Public Measure B: Shall the Corning Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees consist of 5 members instead of the current 3 members, effect Jan. 1st, 2018 (If approved the current Board would be discontinued 1/1/18)

YES    117*           NO  39

City of Bagley

Mayor (1)

Emily Chapman-Olesen-22

City Council (2)

Deanna Gibson-24*

Ruth Riley-28*

To Fill a Vacancy (3 Seats)

Jon Shaffer-29*

Jennifer Ingles-24*

Nick Listina-3

Jerry England-2

Public Measure: Shall the following Public Measure be adopted? To authorize a change in the number of the Bagley Library Board Members from Seven to Five. All board members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. All nonresident members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the County Board of Supervisors.    YES –28     NO – 3

City of Bayard

Mayor (elect 1):

Gary Allen Long, 55*

Brandon Taylor, 24

City Council (elect 3):

Tonya Halterman, 41*

Kimberly Jorgensen, 12

Christine Kesselring, 19

LeeRoy Wagner, 20

Tom Warden, 52*

Write-in: Nathan McAlister, 55*

Write-in: Deanna Beyerink, 28

City of Casey

City Council (elect 2)

Robb Sneller, 37

Stacy Wagner, 44*

Write In: Rick Richter, 49*

Write In: Brandon Penton, 5

Write In: Bruce Born, 1

City of Guthrie Center

Mayor – Dennis Kunkel, 133

City Council (elect 3):

Chuck Cleveland, 110*

Carolyn Masters, 92

Randy Nickel, 81

Brian Stringer, 36

City Council To Fill Vacancy (1)

Write In: Gerald Thomas, 20*

Write In: Randy Nickel, 17

Write In: Brian Springer, 12

City of Jamaica

City Council (elect 3):

Karen Onken, 29

Randall Perkins, 32

Write-In: Hal D. Meinecke, 15

City of Panora

City Council (elect 3):

Tony Barber, 31

Thomas John Flanery, 110

Brian Dorsett, 171*

Stan Landon, 124*

Curtis Nepstad Thornberry, 182*

Public Measure: Shall the Panora City Council change the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Library from Seven resident members and Two nonresident members to Six resident members and Three nonresident members? YES 99      NO 109

City of Yale

Mayor – Steve Stanton, 53

City Council (elect 3):

John Chase, 35*

Mindy L. Fear, 29

Richard Kipp, 44*

Tim Walker, 45*