Area residents are being advised of road work that will affect your travel plans. Beginning Monday, July 19th, the City of Elk Horn will close the intersection of Washington Street (F-58) and Salem Street, for street and storm sewer repairs.  Snyder and Associates Engineer Dave Sturm says the closure will be for up to two weeks, depending on weather.

And, as we’ve previously mentioned, road construction work on U.S. Highway 6 between Iowa Highway 71 near Atlantic, and Iowa Highway 48 near Lewis, will require intermittent lane closures weekdays from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. beginning on Monday, July 19 until August 5, weather permitting.

During the project, traffic will be controlled with flaggers and a pilot car while work is taking place. A 16-foot lane width limit will be in effect.

Ottumwa – The Iowa Department of Corrections, today (Sunday), reports 34-year-old Gregory Peck, convicted of Domestic Abuse Assault-3rd or Subsequent and other charges in Fayette County, failed to report to the walk in clinic from the Ottumwa facility as required, Saturday.

Peck is a Black male, five-feet 11-inches tall. He weighs 263 pounds.  Peck was admitted to the work release facility on May 24th (2021). Persons with information on Peck’s whereabouts should contact local police.

(No picture of Peck is available from the DOC)

Audubon County Fair (Last Day of the Fair)

8:00 AM Open Class Horse Entries at Announcer’s Stand North of Horse Arena
8:00 AM Tractor Drive Check in
9:00 AM Open Class Horse Show
9:30 AM Tractor Drive
10:00 AM Clover Kids Bottle Bucket Calf
4-H/FFA Beef Show
Show Order:
Bottle Bucket Calves
Feeder Calves
Breeding Heifers
LUNCH BREAK
Cow/Calf Pairs
Pen of Three
Market Heifers
Market Steers
Showmanship
12:00 PM Antique Tractor Pull – Grandstand
12:00 PM Beef Feed – Audubon T-Bone
12:30 PM Bingo-Exira Lions – Agrihall
1:30 PM Pie Contest – Agrihall
2:30 PM Open Class Exhibits and Commercial Booths released
3:00 PM 4-H Recognition – Show Barn
4:00 PM Livestock Support Sale-poultry, rabbits, sheep, goats, swine, beef
4:00 PM 4-H exhibits released
4:45 PM 4-H Building Clean Up
5:00 PM Beef Feed – Audubon Co. Cattleman
Clean Up Following Release and Sale

Pottawattamie County Fair

7:30am Swine Show
2:00pm 4-H & FFA Exhibits Released

Last Day of the Fair: Monday – 9 AM: Premium Auction.

Montgomery County Fair (Last full day)

Shelby County Fair
7:30a.m ………………. Market Beef Exhibitors Meeting
8:30a.m ………………. Judge 4-H/FFA Market Beef
9:00a.m ………………. Cowboy Church by Brad Knudson – Horse Arena
9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. .. Antique Tractor/Machinery Show
12:00 Noon. ………… 4-H Style Show, Fashion Revue, Clothing Selection & $15 Challenge- tent
1:00p.m ………………. Share the Fun, public speaking and extemporaneous speaking – Tent
3:00p.m.. …………….. Pedal Tractor Pull
4:00-5:00p.m……….. Release 4-H/FFA Static Exhibits (must be removed by 5:00p.m.)
………………………….. Release Open Class Exhibits (must be removed by 5:00p.m.)
………………………….. Release 4-H/FFA Horses and all Livestock not being sold
4-H & Open Class Buildings open 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.
Commercial Building open 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m., Nishna Valley Model Railroad Building open 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Monday: 5:00 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Livestock Auction;  Friday, 7/23: Figure 8 Races at the Grandstand.

At least three area school district board’s of education will hold their (separate) monthly meetings, Monday evening. Beginning at 5:30-p.m., the Griswold School Board will meet in the High School Conference Room. Some highlights of their New Business items (action items) include:

• Appointment of a Business Manager/Treasurer, Board Secretary, and District Attorney.
• Approval of Bakery, Dairy, Trash removal, snow removal and Warewash bids.
• and the appointment of an Affirmative Action Coordinator.

The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton School Board meeting gets underway 6-p.m. Monday, in the Elk Horn Building Conference Room. Some highlights of their New Business items (action items) include:

• The appointment of Jan Greving as Board Secretary.
• Approve an Operational Sharing Agreement with IKM-Manning for a Human Resources/Administrative Assistant.
• Approval of new hires: Lexi Griffin – MS English Language Arts Teacher; Dara Svendsen – HR/Administrative Asst.
• and approval of the resignation of JoAnne Morenz – HS English Teacher.

And, the Audubon School Board will meet 7-p.m. Monday in the High School Board Room. Their action items include:

• Appointing a member to serve the remainder of a Board Term vacated by Joni Madsen & the administering of the Oath of Office.
• Approval of; District Legal Counsel; Equity Coordinators; Asbestos Manager; Level I & Level II Investigators.
• Approving: the Final Plans/Specifications/Form of Contract and Anticipated Construction Costs for the MS/HS Renovation Project; and the Advertisement of and Notice of Bids for the project.
• Action on: A Resolution approving the Revenue Purpose Statement (RPS); Ordering an Election on an RPS to authorize expenditures from revenue received from the State Secure and Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) Fund, and Ordering the publication of a Notice of Election and to Fill a Vacancy.
• The Board will also act on any Personnel matters to come before them.

Authorities in Missouri report a man from southwest Iowa and two children were hurt in a rollover accident, Friday. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, troopers responded to a crash on Highway 36 approximately two miles east of Osborn in DeKalb County, around 5 p.m., Friday.  A 2008 Land Rover, driven by 28-year-old Roger K. Cromwell, of Shenandoah, was traveling eastbound on the highway, when the SUV left the road and overturned.

Cromwell and two juvenile female passengers were taken by DeKalb/Clinton Ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Cromwell and one of the juveniles suffered serious injuries, while the other juvenile had minor injuries.

(Area) The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Driver’s License and Identification Services Bureau has become aware of text messages being sent to Iowans under the guise of confirming information related to your driver’s license or driving record. Please be advised that these messages are misleading and are not coming from the Iowa DOT.

The only time the Iowa DOT will send you a text message related to your driver’s license is to confirm an appointment you have scheduled with them and it will not contains links. Depending on the settings, some mobile devices may generate what looks like a link because it sees the confirmation number as a phone number. Your device may also attempt to add a link to create an appointment on your calendar. The Iowa DOT text message is simply a reminder and does not require you to take any action to confirm your appointment on your mobile device.

If you receive a text message that appears to be from the Iowa DOT asking you to click a link to confirm or verify information regarding your driver’s license or driving record, do not click the link and delete the text message.

If you scheduled an appointment with the DOT online, you will receive a text message that looks similar to the message below. You do not need to do anything with this text message. It is simply a confirmation of your appointment.