The Audubon School District’s Board of Education will meet 7-p.m. Monday (Dec. 16), in their Boardroom at the High School. Among the action items on their agenda, is Possible Action on Building Project and General Obligation Bond Petition.

On Dec. 10th, the Audubon School Board held a Work Session to discuss Building Feasibility Study Results, Costs and Financing, Bond Referendum Specifics and Recommendations from the Building Committee. The District hopes to renovate the Middle School/High School, and at Monday night’s Board meeting, will talk about their financing options and related matters.

The questions they’ll have to answer in their discussion include: Does the District move forward with the project as presented; Should they request a bond referendum from the public to finance the project; and the method of construction, assuming the project is approved.

In other business, the Board will act on approving Early Retirement Applications and Personnel matters. Superintendent Eric Trager will update the Board on current building projects, and, they’ll receive a Transportation Report.

Members of the Griswold School District’s Board of Education will meet 5:30-p.m. Monday, in the Conference Room at the High School. Under Old Business, and prior to adjourning, the retiring Board will receive updates (as available) from KPE Architects and Estes Construction, and they will hold the second reading of Board Policies, Series 200.

The New Board will then be called to order by Superintendent Dave Henrichs. The Board will certify the official results of the Nov. 5th canvas of elections, and handle administrative matters, including the administering of the Oath of Office to new members, along with the election of Officers.

Other action items for the New Board, include setting their regular meeting dates and times, and acting on an SBRC application for increasing enrollment, open enrollment out, and LEP Instruction beyond 5-years.

The Board will then discuss a Joint Board Meeting with the Lenox School Board, and consider approving an HVAC Maintenance Program.

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa man who was found responsible for his mother’s death at a civil trial but acquitted at a murder trial is now suing criminal investigators and his father. Forty-seven-year-old Jason Carter filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing investigators of conducting a biased and incomplete investigation into his mother’s death.

Carter’s father, Bill Carter, won a wrongful-death lawsuit against his son in 2017. The suit alleged that Jason fatally shot 68-year-old Shirley Carter in June 2015 to gain access to his parents’ assets. Jason Carter was ordered to pay $10 million to his mother’s estate. In March, a jury acquitted him of murder.

Police in Red Oak report a woman was arrested following a traffic stop at around 12:03-a.m., Sunday. 25-year old Lisa Ann Blake, of New Market, was taken into custody in the 900 block of N. 1st Street, for Driving While Suspended, a simple misdemeanor. She was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, and held on slightly more than $566 bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:00 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Nebraska man who thought he was meeting a 15-year-old girl at an Iowa motel for sex has been sentenced to three years in prison. The Des Moines Register reports a federal judge sentenced John Daniel Nielsen for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. The 40-year-old Omaha, Nebraska, man was swept up in a law enforcement operation targeting sex-trafficking after exchanging text messages with an undercover officer posing as the teen. Nielsen arranged a Feb. 15 meeting at a Council Bluffs, Iowa, motel and agreed to pay for the sex. He was arrested when he arrived at the motel room.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In Iowa, where nearly 17,000 residents work in the health insurance industry, candidates are facing questions about how their health care plans could affect jobs in the state. Des Moines is home to Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield’s health insurance headquarters. Some candidates have already faced questions about the issue on the campaign trail. This week, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg went on the offensive. Referencing Sen. Bernie Sanders’ and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s “Medicare for All” plans, he argued that some candidates’ health care plans would “eliminate the job of every single American working at every single insurance company in the country.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The director of the Iowa Department of Transportation has announced his resignation after the governor asked him to step down. The Des Moines Register reports Mark Lowe will leave his position effective Jan. 10. Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office confirmed that she requested the resignation. The governor’s office says Reynolds appreciates his years of service and has decided to seek a change in leadership as she continues to build her administration. Reynolds appointed him director in 2017.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One of the world’s largest banks will reap a windfall from the University of Iowa’s multi-billion-dollar plan to outsource its utility operations before students or faculty see any benefit from the deal. Wells Fargo is expected to get nearly 1% of the nearly $1.2 billion payment that the university has negotiated for leasing its utility system to a private operator. A university spokeswoman estimates Wells Fargo will receive about $10.45 million. The university hired the bank as its strategic advisor on the transaction. The Iowa Board of Regents on Tuesday awarded a 50-year contract to a private company to operate its steam, cooling, water, and electricity infrastructure.