A handful of meetings are slated to take place in the KJAN listening area, Monday (March 25th). Among them, is the Cass County Board of Health, whose members will gather in Conference Room #3 at CCMH Monday, beginning at 12:15-p.m.  The Board will receive an Environmental Health report, review the Public Health Budget, and discuss the latest County Health Rankings, which place Cass County 92nd among the 99 counties in Iowa in overall health.

On Monday evening, the Exira and Elk Horn-Kimballton School District’s Boards of Education will hold a joint meeting in the Media Center at the Exira School (105 E. School St.), beginning at 7. During the session, the boards will discuss the next steps associated with reorganization of the districts, and setting the date of June 25th for a public vote on the matter.

That same evening, the Atlantic School Board will hold a work session at the High School Media Center. At 7:30, they will discuss the Middle School’s Building Leadership Team (BLT), and hear from bonding agent Travis Squires, with Piper-Jaffrey.

And, the Audubon City Council will gather at the Audubon City Hall at 7-p.m. Monday, for a regular session. During their meeting, the Council will discuss renewal of insurance, hear an update from the Stage Committee, and act on a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a Notice To Proceed and contract, with Maguire Iron, for the Water Tower project.

A judge in the case of a Marne man who allegedly shot a Colorado woman’s dog, has delayed the trial until April. Judge Jeffrey Larson on Monday, continued the trial for 56-year old Charles Collins Cutler, until April 16^th. The pretrial conference was also pushed back, and will be held April 8^th in Cass County District Court. His case was originally set to be heard on March 26^th. The judge denied Cutler’s request for a change of venue.

Cutler faces an Aggravated Serious Misdemeanor charge of Animal Abuse, and a Serious Misdemeanor charge of a Reckless Use of a Firearm, in connection with the shooting of a dog which strayed onto his property on December 24^th, 2012. Cutler pleaded not guilty to both charges.

According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began when a dog owned by 23-year old Stacy Ernat from Denver, CO, was shot when it strayed onto Cutler’s property. Ernat told authorities her chocolate Labrador “Wrigley,” was playing with a relative’s dog in the church lot adjacent to Cutler’s residence, when the dog ran onto his property and was wounded by a shotgun blast fired from a distance of 30-to 40-feet.

The dog was treated, but succumbed to injuries, at the Atlantic Animal Health Center.

Authorities say several people were arrested and numerous items of drug paraphernalia were seized, following the execution of a search warrants at residences in Coburg and Red Oak, Friday. Among the items taken as evidence was more than 4-grams of marijuana, drug packaging materials, digital scales, and manufacturing equipment.

Officials say 20-year old Justin Lewis Marsden, of Coburg, was arrested on three counts of delivery of marijuana and violation of a no contact order. 20 year old Cassandra Dawn Redd, of Coburg, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers also took a small child into protective custody and placed her with a family member at the direction of DHS. Marsden and Redd were being held in the Montgomery County Jail on full bond.

Police in Red Oak  report 19-year old Trevor Jon Stapleton, of Red Oak, was arrested in Red Oak, on charges that include: Delivery of marijuana, Possession of marijuana, and Possession of drug paraphernalia. And, 18-year old Bryce Dalton Uhlenberg, of Red Oak, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both men were held at the Montgomery County Jail.

Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Sheriff’s Office K9 unit assisted in conducting the raids.