The School Board in Sidney, Monday night, has rejected a proposed three-way sharing agreement between the district, South Page, and the Griswold School District. According to reports, the Sidney School Board rejected the proposal by failing to take action on the agreement, which means Superintendent Gregg Cruickshank will continue to serve as superintendent for those two districts only, during the next school year.

The board’s decision was said to have been based on the vacancy in the elementary principal’s position, with Linda Spencer stepping down at the end of the current school year. The Sidney School Board also voted to hire a part-time elementary principal for next school year, with the intent of hiring a full time principal for the 2017-2018 school year.

The decision by the Sidney Board leaves the Griswold District to consider its next step to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Superintendent Dana Kunze. The Griswold Board will hold a special meeting this evening at 6:30, to discuss the options.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five people were arrested recently. Monday evening, deputies arrested 34-year old Justin Wayne Schomburg, of Malvern, for Driving Under Suspension and having no SR-22 Insurance. His bond was set at $1,300. That same evening, 27-year old Gail Gilbert Heywood Jr., of Randolph, was arrested on a warrant for Failure To Appear in court on a Driving While Revoked charge. His bond was set at $2,000.

Sunday morning, 22-year old Kortez Mario McBridge, of Omaha, was arrested in Mills County for being a Fugitive from Justice. His bond was set at $1,000. And, two people were arrested Friday: 29-year old Derek Scott Smith, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for OWI/3rd offense, Driving While Revoked and Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device. His bond was set at $7,000. And, 24-year old Gabrielle Christine Stogdil, of Pacific Junction, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. Her bond was set at $1,000.

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports three people, including two teenagers, have been arrested in connection the with April 10th armed robbery of the Subway sandwich store, in Audubon.

Starmer says 19-year old Andrew Allen Malloy, of Audubon, was arrested for felony 1st degree armed robbery, felony Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery , and a felony charge of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. He faces additional charges that include Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Malloy was being held in the Audubon County Jail on a $25,000 cash bond.

Two 16-year old’s from Audubon, Timothy Dethlef Asmus, and Jason Christopher Hines, were charged with felony Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery.  In addition, Asmus faces charges that include Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He’s currently being held in the Juvenile Detention Center. Hines was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center.

An investigation surrounding the incident remains open.

The City Council in Walnut and the Walnut Community School Board will meet in a special, joint meeting next month. On the agenda for the 6:30-p.m. meeting on May 3rd, is discussion with regard to the Future Use of School Property. The meeting takes place in the Walnut Community School old gymnasium.

The Walnut Community School District will merge with the Avoca-based AHST district July 1st. The reorganization was prompted when Walnut saw the second largest enrollment decline in the state. It became unfeasible to operate the more than 100-year-old school.

The Walnut school board would like to give the building to the city, which could then decide how to best use the space. If a decision isn’t made by the time the Walnut district ceases to exist independently on June 30th, the school board of the new district, called the AHSTW Community School District, would be responsible for the building.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) – Dozens of people who didn’t know Charles Lanam went to his funeral anyway, honoring his life and his service to his country. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown posted an appeal on Facebook last week, asking people to attend Monday’s service at the Iowa Veterans Home and cemetery. The funeral home had said the 81-year-old Fairfield native died April 10, leaving behind no family to mourn him. He’d been living at the Iowa Veterans Home.

Sam Giarratano, of Marshalltown, told the Marshalltown Times-Republican that he was overwhelmed so many people came to pay their respects Monday. Another man who attended Lanam’s services, Jeff Hauser, told Des Moines station KCCI that “no veteran should go to the grave by himself.”  Lanam was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.

Police in Glenwood, Monday, arrested a man wanted on a Mills County warrant for Serious Assault. 43-year old Dwayne Rollins, of Glenwood, was being held in the Mills County Jail on a $1000 cash bond or surety.

The Griswold School Board Monday evening approved an alteration in the last day of the current school year. Superintendent Dana Kunze said “We have enough hours in our calendar…that more than cover the requirement for the State of Iowa’s hours of instructional time,” but because of snow day cancellations, students will be coming back for one and a-half days after Memorial Day. The students’ last day of attendance will be May 27^th. Teachers, however will still have contractual obligations to fulfill, and are not subject to the change.

In other business, the Griswold School Board approved the process for the hiring of a Middle School/High School Principal. The Board directed the three administrators to take the list of applicants and whittle the candidates down to those most likely to move on in the selection process. Those candidates will be video interviewed, and a further recommendation will be made to the Board.

Dana said the person who fills his (Superintendent) position, may choose to interview those candidates as well, assuming they are hired in-time. In other business, Kunze said the Griswold School Board will be seeking input from the community to serve on a committee to decide the future of district facilities.

They’ll be asking for volunteers to serve on a committee that will review facilities and the three campuses. The committee will conduct public meetings and receive input months down the road, before reporting their recommendations to the School Board.