A public hearing will be held Monday evening in Audubon, as part of the Audubon Community School District’s meeting of the Board of Education. The hearing, which takes place at 6-p.m. in the Board of Education’s meeting room at the Audubon High School, is with regard to the Fiscal Year 2018 School Calendar. Patrons wishing to speak for or against any changes to the calendar should contact Superintendent Brett Gibbs or School Board President Christy Konkler, prior to the meeting.

Following the hearing, the School Board will act on approving the FY 2018 School Calendar, the initial proposal with the Audubon Education Association, and Personnel matters.

Prior to adjournment, the Board move into a closed session for the purpose of discussing strategy with regard to negotiations with a Collective Bargaining Unit.

An accident in Red Oak Saturday evening was blamed on sun glare and following too closely. 35-year old Bobbie Jo Bruce, of Red Oak, told Police the sun was in her eyes and she didn’t realize how close her 1995 Dodge Stratus was to a vehicle in front of her, before rear-ending the other vehicle at around 5:40-p.m., Saturday.

The accident happened as a 2005 Toyota Tundra pickup driven by 68-year old Walter Williams, of Glenwood, was slowing down before crossing the intersection at 3rd and Elm Streets in Red Oak. No injuries were reported. Damage from the collision amounted to $3,300. There were no citations issued.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say a man was arrested late Saturday night on drug charges. 19-year old Lucas Alexander Gray, of New Market, was taken into custody in Villisca at around 11-p.m. and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Gray was also cited for Possession of Alcohol under the legal age. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

And, Montgomery County Deputies arrested 19-year old Amilee Mylie Squires, of Villisca, at around 6:30-p.m. Saturday, in Villisca. Squires was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense. Her bond was set at $1,000.

Red Oak Police report the arrest of three people this (Sunday) morning. At around 4:23-a.m., officers took 21-year old Nikolus Brenton Schooling, of Red Oak, into custody on charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $1,000.

At around 2:30-a.m., Red Oak Police arrested 56-year old Gary Richard Germar, Jr., of Red Oak, for Domestic Abuse Assault. Germar, Jr. was being held without bond at the Montgomery County Jail, until being seen by a magistrate.

And at around 1:35-a.m., Red Oak Police arrested 23-year old Stefani Rae-Ann Smith, of Red Oak, for OWI/1st offense. Smith was being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $1,000 cash bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:25 a.m. CST

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man has been found guilty of second-degree murder. The Daily Nonpareil reports a Pottawattamie County jury found 48-year-old Elias Wanatee, of Sioux City, guilty Friday after eight hours of deliberation.

It was the second trial for Wanatee in the case. His first trial ended in a mistrial in December after Woodbury County jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict. Wanatee’s second trial was moved to Council Bluffs to avoid pretrial publicity.

Authorities say Wanatee stabbed to death 50-year-old Vernon Mace in Sioux on Feb. 17, 2016. Wanatee’s defense attorney had argued that Wanatee acted in self-defense because Mace had threatened him with a firearm weeks before.