The Adair County Board of Supervisors will hold an electronically conducted meeting 9-a.m., Wednesday.  On their agenda is a response to Wind Turbine complaints, and appointments for Grand River Township Trustees. The Board will hear from Midwest Partnership Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Sarah Gomez, with regard to potential grant opportunities for County businesses.

The Board will then hold a Public Hearing on the authorizing of a Loan Agreement and the Issuance of General Obligation Capital Loan Notes “Not to Exceed $4.5-million,” and a Resolution to take additional action. They’ll also hold a Public Hearing on the issuance of G.O. Urban Renewal Bonds, followed by a Resolution to take additional action.

Toward the end of their meeting, the Adair County Supervisors will receive updates on, and discuss COVID-19, along with COVID-19 Sick Leave. The meeting can be accessed by calling 605-313-6157, and using Access Code 526272#.

The Griswold School Board met Monday evening and spent some time talking about Prom and Graduation. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News the Board Directed MS/HS Principal Katie Elwood to work with the Junior Class and those parents to find a date and time to reschedule Prom for June. If circumstances continue to prohibit the event from being held in June, Henrichs says it will be cancelled for this year. As for graduation, there are a couple of different options being explored. The first is a “Virtual graduation,” whereby different sections could be videotaped individually, have “Pomp and Circumstances” playing on the video and schedule times for each Senior to pick-up their diploma, which would also be on the video for the graduate and their family. The final product would also be distributed on social media, including YouTube and Facebook.

The virtual graduation would take place on the original, May 17^th Graduation date. The other option…like Prom….is to wait and see what happens with the COVID-19 restrictions and if they will be allowed do, hold a real – live- graduation in June. Henrichs said they’ll do the best they can to make the event memorable. In other business, the Griswold School Board approved resignations and contracts. Henrichs said Jeri Orstad was hired as a full-time school nurse for the 2020-21 School Year. Orstad is the school nurse, but was on a one-year leave of absence. Brooke Palmer was hired as Dance Instructor. Alex Wulfekuhle resigned as Elementary Teacher. Teresa Engler resigned as MS/HS Paraeducator/Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant5 HS Girl’s Track Coach.

Both resignations are effective a the end of the current school year. The Griswold School Board also approved Master Contracts for a School-Based Interventionist, Technology Coordinator, and Non-Certified Staff, and contract renewals for other individuals. The Board has previously agreed to a 2.5% total package increase for those persons.

The Atlantic City Council will hold a special electronic meeting 5:30-p.m Wednesday (April 22nd). The session will be conducted via ZOOM (at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86252926528?pwd=RFo1aVNQQlN0ZDJlbEk1SUR1QXJtdz09), and will begin with a Public Hearing on a proposal to “Enter into a General Obligation Refunding Loan Agreement and to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed $200,000.”

The Hearing will be followed by action on passing a Resolution “Taking additional action on Proposal to Enter into a General Obligation Refunding Loan Agreement, Combining Loan Agreements, Providing for the Issuance of $3,685,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020, and Providing for the Levy of Taxes to Pay the same.”

Over the course of next eight-years, the move (if approved) is expected to save the City almost $93,194 in interest.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ daily press briefing on COVID-19. We plan to have live audio of the presser on KJAN as well. The press conference is set to begin at approximately 11:00 a.m.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A state audit has found a former Southeast Iowa sheriff’s deputy made more than $7,400 in improper purchases with county money including buying bullets for a personal gun, computers and drones. Iowa Auditor Rob Sand says former Des Moines County Chief Deputy Jeff White returned about $3,100 worth of items he bought but more $4,200 worth of items could not be located. Some of the items that remain unaccounted for include an Apple computer and ammunition. White retired from the sheriff’s office in December 2018 after some of the purchases were challenged.