Members of the CAM School District’s Board of Education will meet in a special session 8-a.m. Wednesday in the CAM High School Media Center. During the brief session, the Board will present the CAM District’s opening offer to CAMEA (the CAM Education Assoc.). During their meeting last week, CAMEA presented its initial 2019-2020 Master Contract proposal, which included a 4% increase on salary, with a one year contract.  The initial proposal also included a request to keep the employee handbook language the same as it is currently.

Police in Creston report 26-year old Johnathan Dakotah Davor Vert, of Creston, was arrested late Monday night. Vert was taken into custody at around 11:53-p.m., for Public Intoxication. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $300 bond. Authorities said also, Central Iowa Furniture, in Creston, reported Monday that sometime between Saturday and Sunday, the building was egged. The damage was estimated at $10.

MANLY, Iowa (AP) — The owner of a northern Iowa dog breeding operation has been charged with animal neglect. Worth County court records say 66-year-old Barbara Kavars, of Manly, is charged with 17 counts. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for her. Court records say Kavars was holding Samoyed dogs in inhumane conditions when officials raided her operation on Nov. 12 and visited at other times. The records say the 17 dogs had fur matted by feces, skin conditions leading to fur loss, painful wounds, intestinal parasites and other maladies.

The records also say the dogs’ kennels lacked food and had water containers that were filled with ice. Kavars denied any wrongdoing and told officials she didn’t think the dogs needed additional care.