Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

FARRAGUT, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Education has announced it will recommend dissolving the Farragut Community School District. The Daily Nonpareil reports primary concerns appear to be declining enrollment in the Fremont County district as well as another year of exceeding a state spending limit. The state has also told school officials to address shortcomings of accessibility to students.

CLARION, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating reports of hazing at a high school in northern Iowa. Clarion Police Chief Steve TerHark says at least six people have reported being victims of some type of incident at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School. Officers received an initial report alleging three football players assaulted a younger player. He says the players called it an initiation. The report led to other people contacting authorities. TerHark says the football players, two seniors and one junior were involved in the alleged incidents.

SHELLSBURG, Iowa (AP) — The death of a woman whose body was found near a stolen truck in eastern Iowa has been ruled a homicide. The body of Sabrina Hustad was found with multiple stab wounds Sunday near a stolen truck in Benton County.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is spending $100 million to help install nearly 5,000 additional ethanol fuel pumps in 21 states. The agency said Wednesday that matching grants bring the total public-private investment to $210 million to increase the availability of the corn-based fuel. The USDA says a typical gas pump delivers 10 percent ethanol, but the grants will help install pumps that offer higher blends of ethanol for more recently made vehicles.

FARRAGUT, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Education has announced it will recommend dissolving the Farragut Community School District. The Daily Nonpareil reports primary concerns appear to be declining enrollment in the Fremont County district as well as another year of exceeding a state spending limit. The state has also told school officials to address shortcomings of accessibility to students.

Department spokeswoman Staci Hupp said in an email that the recommendation has not been made officially, but that she expects it to be on the State Board of Education’s meeting agenda on Nov. 18. The decision will ultimately be made by the board.

The Farragut school board announced Monday that it will hold a community meeting next Wednesday to give an overview of the situation and allow Farragut and Hamburg residents to ask questions.

Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeffrey Kauffman has called for a Special Nominating Convention, with the intention of nominating a Republican candidate to run in the Iowa House District 21 Special Election. The convention will take place 6:30-p.m. Tuesday, November 10th, at the Corning Opera House (800 Davis Ave., in Corning).

On Oct. 16th, Governor Terry Branstad called for a Special Election to be held December 8th, for Iowa House District 21,which is comprised of Adams and Union counties and parts of Cass and Pottawattamie counties. The election is needed to fill the seat held held by Representative Jack Drake, of Griswold. Drake died in Atlantic from natural causes, on Oct. 11th.

Police in Council Bluffs have arrested a woman suspected of being involved in numerous arson fires. 25-year old Rebecca Myers, of Council Bluffs, was arrested this (Wednesday) morning on four counts of 3rd degree arson, two counts of 1st degree arson, and two counts of child endangerment. Myers was being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail on $75,000 bond.

Rebecca Myers

A warrant was issued for her arrested following an investigation into six different fires that authorities said were intentionally set in the 1000 block of 3rd Avenue in Council Bluffs, from October 4th through the 20th.

Among the fires she is suspected of starting, is:

• A dumpster fire at 1010 3rd Avenue on Oct. 4th
• A dumpster fire behind 1012 3rd Avenue on Oct. 11th (1010 and 1012 3rd Avenue are part of the same structure.)
• A dumpster fire on Oct. 19th at 1010 3rd Avenue.
• A garbage can fire at 204 S. 10th Street on Oct. 20th. The garbage can was next to an exterior wall of the home at 204 So. 10th Street and pulled away, before the house caught on fire.
• And, a dumpster fire at 1010 3rd Avenue, on Oct. 20th.