Two area school districts will hold public meetings with regard to their separate, proposed 2017-18 School Year budgets. In Elk Horn, the Exira-EHK School Board meeting takes place in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn building. Their session starts at 6-p.m. with a Public Hearing on the Budget.

New business during their session includes: approval of the 2017-18 School budget; approval of R.L. Craft’s repair proposal for a section of roof on the Elk Horn building; approval of a district van purchase; approval of Master Contract Changes for Teaching Staff, for 2017-18, as well as personnel hires, transfers, resignations, etc.

In Anita, the CAM School Board will open public hearings at 6:30-p.m. in the CAM High School Media Center, on the 2017-18 School Calendar and 2017-18 Certified Budget. Later on during their session, the Board will hear an update and possibly act on a change order for the Elementary Building addition. They’ll also act on: Approving the 2017-18 School Calendar and Certified Budget; Operational Sharing and other matters.

Officials with the Creston Police Department report the arrest at around 1:45-a.m. today (Tuesday), of 32-year old Omasan MaCarthy, of Spencer. MaCarthy was taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) on a Union County warrant for Probation Violation. He was being held in the jail while awaiting a bond hearing.

And, at around 11:55-p.m. Monday, 40-year old Shelby Weis, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Barred. Weis was brought to the Ringgold County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond for Union County, as well as a warrant out of Dallas County, for Probation Violation.

A Cherokee woman has agreed to plead guilty to two charges of reckless driving causing serious injury by motor vehicle after backing out of another plea deal in January.  Thirty-year-old Melissa Ebert was the driver in a September, 2015 Plymouth County two vehicle accident that injured Ebert’s passenger and the other driver. Monday’s hearing had been scheduled to be on a change of venue in the case where Ebert had threatened to kill herself and her passenger before veering her car into the path of an on-coming car. She had previously agreed to a plea deal to serve a maximum of 12 years in prison.

In the new plea deal, Ebert will serve five years in prison on each count, with the sentences served consecutively for a total of ten years. Five other counts including two counts of attempted murder and willful injury plus second offense O-W-I were dropped. Ebert will be sentenced May 8th at 1 p-m in Plymouth County District Court.

(Radio Iowa)

Authorities in Council Bluffs are investigating the armed robbery this (Tuesday) morning, of a convenience store. Bluffs Police say at around 2-a.m., two black males entered the Speedee Mart at 3624 9th Ave. The first man produced a black pistol and demanded money from the clerk. Both the suspects were described as wearing all black clothing with the hoods up on their jackets.

As the suspects were about to leave the store the first suspect fired a shot striking the wall. The clerk was not injured. The suspects fled on foot to the west and north. If you have any information regarding the incident, please call crime stoppers at 712-328-STOP (7867).

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating a fire in a garage near an apartment complex. At around 1:42-a.m. today (Tuesday), Council Bluffs Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to Parkwild Apartments (1800 Parkwild Dr, CB) for a garage fire. Upon arrival the fire department located the fire in a garage by the 1920 building. Forced entry had to be made into the garage to battle the fire. The fire was quickly suppressed by the fire department.

The cause of the fire is not known at this time. The garage and contents sustained moderate damage. The damage to the garage structure is estimated between $2000 and $3000. The total monetary damage done to the contents is not known.

The Council Bluffs Fire Department – Fire Marshals’ Office is investigating the fire. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Fire Marshals’ Office at (712) 328-4646 or Crime Stoppers at (712) 328-STOP (7867).