The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two burglaries that occurred on Monday morning. Deputies first took a report of a burglary in the Locus Grove Township just before 10:30 a.m. It was reported that several items were missing from the home.

Deputies were then called to a home located in the same area for a burglary that had occurred while the homeowner was present at the time. He stated that someone had entered his home without his knowledge and had taken several items from the property.

Deputies are looking for a light colored, older model, four-door car, which has been seen driving in the area over the last few days. The vehicle is possibly occupied by two people described as “thin”. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind residents to be watchful and to report any suspicious activity to authorities.

Anyone with information about this case, or any information on possible witnesses, please contact the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at 712-374-2424.

Sheriff’s officials in Cass County say one person was arrested early Sunday morning, following a disturbance in Griswold Deputies responded to the town at around 4:30 a.m., and following an investigation, arrested 43-year old Ronald Edward Moyer, of Plantersville, TX, on  a charge of Disorderly Conduct. Moyer was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that morning after pleading guilty before the magistrate.  Moyer was arrested later that same day however in the Griswold area, on a charge of Public Intoxication. He was transported once again to the Cass County Jail and released Monday morning, on his own recognizance.

The Sheriff’s Office reports also, the arrest on Friday, of 19-year old Colton Starlin Ireland, of Massena. Ireland was arrested for  Driving Under Suspension and Reckless Driving.  He was brought to the Cass County Jail and later released on $300 bond. And, two people were arrested in Cass County on Tuesday, Jan. 15th:

27-year old Joseph Duane Tye, of Griswold, was taken into custody on a Pottawattamie County warrant for OWI/2nd offense Tye was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was later released on $1000 bond. 43-year old Randy Lee Rush,  of Atlantic, was arrested Jan. 15th on charges of OWI 1^st Offense and Driving Under Suspension. His arrest took place following a traffic stop. Rush was taken to the Cass County Jail and released on his own recognizance the following day.

The CAM School Board met Monday night in Anita, and voted on approving a bid for a new multipurpose building. Superintendent Steve Pelzer said the approved a low bid of $584,800 from Jensen Builders in Ames, for the construction of the facility to be located near the North Elementary School in Anita.

The structure is being funded through the district’s Capital Projects, statewide penny sales tax and the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy. It’s money the district already has and will not add to the district patrons’ tax burden. Construction is slated to begin as soon as the school year ends, with completion by August 20^th.

Pelzer said also, the CAM School Board renewed it contract with Driver’s Education Instructor Dick Strittmatter, for classes that begin near the end of February. Strittmatter has taught the course for the past seven-years. And, Pelzer says the board voted to leave the cost for Driver’s Education tuition unchanged from last year. He says it’s $250 for a full-paying student and $195 for reduced-cost students.

Pelzer said also, the board approved the resignation of Erin Hagen, the K-12 Talented and Gifted teacher, who has been with the district for a couple of years. She will be moving to Chicago effective at the end of the current school year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – MidAmerican Energy Co. has agreed to stop burning coal in seven power plant boilers in Iowa and limit emissions from two others as part of a settlement with an environmental group.  The Sierra Club filed a lawsuit last year claiming MidAmerican was violating the Clean Air Act by emitting more pollution than allowed in permits in Sergeant Bluff, Bettendorf, and Council Bluffs.  To settle the case, MidAmerican agrees to stop burning coal in boilers at Council Bluffs and Sergeant Bluffs by April 2016. The company says it also will stop burning coal in Bettendorf but will operate the facility with natural gas.

It says installation of a cleaning system is under way at other boilers in Sergeant Bluffs.   MidAmerican says it settled the case Tuesday to avoid costs to customers.

Members of the Elk Horn-Kimballton School Board heard an update Monday night during their meeting, on the status of the reorganization process with the Exira Community School District. Superintendent Dean Schnoes said the districts are still moving forward with its plans. Those include each district having obtained 300 signatures on petitions calling for reorganization and presenting them to the Heartland Area Education Agency on January 7^th.  The AEA he says will meet with the two school board presidents, and then try to determine if April is still viable as month for a reorganization vote. Schnoes says they still hope for April 9^th, but the AEA is not sure the timelines will mesh. It’s possible the vote may have to be moved back to June.

He said they have not yet heard back from the AEA, which is reviewing the petitions, so “No news is good news,” as far as the approval of the petitions and signatures is concerned. Atlantic School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein last week announced the Atlantic High School Auditorium will serve as the site at 6-p.m. March 13^th , for a joint public meeting dealing with the Exira-EHK reorganization issue. Schnoes said that the meeting will be for individuals who live in the two districts, and wish to object to the two districts becoming one. They will address the joint board members to express their reasoning against reorganization.

Schnoes said neither he nor officials with the Heartland or Green Hills AEA’s have heard any preliminary rumblings from those who might be considering an objection to reorganization.