Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reports ballots for the Sept. 10, 2013 SCHOOL ELECTION for local school board directors and community college public measures are now available at the Cass County Auditor’s office. If you will be unable to go to the voting center on election day, you may vote by mail by sending a request for an absentee ballot to the Cass County Auditor’s office. Alternatively, you may stop and vote at the County Auditor’s office during office hours: 8 a.m. thru 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday.

A listing of the candidates, public measures and polling centers:

CAM Community School District

NORTH District Chuck Kinzie (Incumbent)

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SOUTH District Gary Dinkla (Incumbent)

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AT LARGE District Nick Kauffman (Incumbent)

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ATLANTIC Community School District

District AT LARGE Kristy Pellett (Incumbent)

2 to be elected Josh E. McLaren (Incumbent)

Bob Reilly

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Griswold Community School District*

District # 3 Scott C. Peterson (Incumbent)

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District # 4 Thomas Jay Moore (Incumbent)

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District AT LARGE Steve Baier (Incumbent)

2 to be elected Denise L. Bridges

Robert Peterson (Incumbent)

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*The Griswold School Director District Plan has changed from seven local director districts to four local director districts and three directors elected at large. Four of those seven positions are on the ballot this year: One District 3 local director: the director must live in the district and is nominated and elected by the individual district. One District 4 local director: the director must live in the district and is nominated and elected by the individual district. Two At Large local directors: the directors are nominated and elected at large.

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AN IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIRECTOR will be elected.

Director District #4 Scott D. Robinson (Incumbent)

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PUBLIC MEASURE B: “Shall the Board of Directors of Iowa Western Community College (Merged Area XIII) in the Counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby, State of Iowa, be authorized to continue to levy a tax not to exceed twenty and one-fourth (20 1/4) cents per thousand dollars of assessed value in any one year for a period of ten (10) consecutive fiscal years beginning with the tax levy to be made for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, for any one or more of the following purposes: for purchase of grounds; construction of buildings; payment of debts contracted for the construction of buildings, purchase of buildings and equipment for buildings, and the acquisition of libraries; for the purpose of paying costs of utilities; and for the purpose of maintaining, remodeling, improving or expanding the Community College of the Merged Area XIII; or for such other purposes as authorized by law, as provided in Chapter 260C, Section 22 of the Code of Iowa.”

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PUBLIC MEASURE C: “Shall the Board of Directors of Iowa Western Community College (Merged Area XIII) in the Counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby, State of Iowa, be authorized to continue to levy a tax not to exceed six (6) cents per thousand dollars of assessed value in any one year for a period of ten (10) consecutive fiscal years beginning with the tax levy to be made for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, for either of the following purposes: program sharing between community colleges or for the purchase of instructional equipment; or for such other purposes as authorized by law, as provided in Chapter 260C, Section 28 of the Code of Iowa.”

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VOTING CENTERS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION

ATLANTIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT of Cass, Audubon and Pottawattamie counties. The polls will open at 12 NOON and close at 8:00 P.M. Election is “AT LARGE” meaning that all residents of the entire school district may vote for all school offices and public measures. If you are not sure where you vote in the SCHOOL ELECTION (which may differ from that of other elections), please call the office of the Cass County Election Commissioner (County Auditor): 243-4570.

NOTE: ONLY TWO VOTING CENTERS WILL BE USED FOR THIS ELECTION:

VOTING CENTER 1: Voters living in Wards 1, 4 and 5 of the City of Atlantic will vote at HERITAGE HOUSE, 1200 Brook Ridge Circle in Atlantic.

VOTING CENTER 2: Voters living in the remainder of the Atlantic Community School District, being those voters residing in Audubon and Pottawattamie counties; Bear Grove, Benton, Brighton, Cass, Franklin, Grove, Pymosa and Washington townships of Cass County; the City of Marne; the City of Wiota; and Wards 2 and 3 of the City of Atlantic will vote at the ATLANTIC PUBLIC LIBRARY (507 Poplar), Atlantic, Iowa.

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 CAM COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT of Cass, Adams, Adair and Audubon counties. Election is “AT LARGE” meaning that all residents of the entire school district may vote for all school offices and public measures.

NOTE: THREE VOTING CENTERS WILL BE USED FOR THIS ELECTION:

ANITA VOTING CENTER: Voters residing in that portion of the CAM Community School District residing in Grant, Benton, Franklin or Lincoln Township in Cass County or in Adair County or Audubon County will vote at the ANITA COMMUNITY CENTER (805 Main St).

CUMBERLAND VOTING CENTER: Voters residing in that portion of the CAM Community School District residing in Union, Bear Grove, Noble or Edna Township in Cass County or in Adams County will vote at the CUMBERLAND COMMUNITY BLDG (200 W 2nd, Cumberland).

MASSENA VOTING CENTER: Voters residing in that portion of the CAM Community School District residing in Massena or Victoria Township in Cass County or in Adams County will vote at the MASSENA PUBLIC LIBRARY in Massena (122 Main St).

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 GRISWOLD COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT of Cass, Pottawattamie, Adams and Montgomery counties. Election is both “AT LARGE” and “BY DISTRICT” meaning that all residents of the entire school district may vote for the AT LARGE school offices and the public measures. However, only LOCAL SCHOOL DIRECTOR districts 3 and 4 will be voting for the respective district school office.

NOTE: THREE VOTING CENTERS WILL BE USED FOR THIS ELECTION.

ALL FOUR (4) LOCAL DISTRICTS will be voting for the AT LARGE seats public measures; HOWEVER the OFFICE OF LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR DISTRICT 3 (votes at Elliott Voting Center) and DISTRICT 4 (votes at Griswold Voting Center) WILL APPEAR ONLY ON THE BALLOT FOR THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT:

LEWIS VOTING CENTER, Voters residing in Griswold Director District 1, will vote at the LEWIS LIBRARY (412 West Main St). ELLIOTT VOTING CENTER: Voters residing in Griswold Director District 3 will vote at the ELLIOTT COMMUNITY BUILDING (403 Main St, Elliott). GRISWOLD VOTING CENTER: Voters residing in Griswold Director District 2 and 4 will vote at the GRISWOLD COMMUNITY BUILDING (601 2nd St, Griswold). If you do not know in which district you reside, check your voter registration card or contact the Griswold School District school board secretary.

Authorities in Montgomery County say a teenager suffered minor head and arm injuries during an accident that took place just before 2-p.m., Thursday. The accident happened in the 100 block of North 5th Avenue. Officials say a 2000 Chevy Suburban driven by 38-year old Melynda Walker, of Villisca, was pulling out of a driveway and headed North. As the SUV left the driveway and continued north, 17-year old Gypsy Walker, also of Villisca, ran and jumped on the trailer hitch of the vehicle.

The teen fell and hit her head and arms on the road. The vehicle being driven by Melynda Walker left the scene. Gypsy Walker was taken by Villisca Rescue to the Montgomery County Hospital for treatment of her injuries, which officials said appeared to have been minor. Charges are pending completion of the accident investigation.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three people were arrested recently. Among them was 25-year old Scott Eugene Jacobsen, of Council Bluffs, who was arrested today (Thursday) at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a warrant for Burglary in the 3rd degree. His bond was $5,000. 18-year old Dominque James Schlup, of Hastings, was also arrested today (Thursday) at the Pott. County Jail, on a Mills County warrant for Failure to Appear on a Driving While Revoked charge. His bond was set at $2,000.

And, 35-year old Maria T. Gudenra-Hurst, of Omaha, was arrested on a warrant for OWI 1st offense. Gudenra-Hurst was being held in the Mills County Jail on $1,000 bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is shifting to a new high school equivalency diploma test. The state Department of Education announced Thursday it would replace the GED with a test developed by the nonprofit ETS. The agency says the nonprofit’s test, called HiSET, will be aligned with statewide standards for Iowa students and will be cheaper.

Iowa officials begin considering moving to a new test after GED Testing Service shifted from a nonprofit to a for-profit organization in 2012. That move prompted other assessment vendors to being offering services. A selection committee comprised of officials at community colleges and the Iowa Department of Education chose the new test. The new test will cost $50 and can be taken in a paper or online format.