Members of the Exira and Elk Horn-Kimballton Boards of Education will hold a joint meeting tonight at the High School in Elk Horn. During the 7-p.m. session in the Family and Consumer Science Room, the Board will discuss their goals for 2012-2013, Sports facilities and distribution of games, Activity Account balances and location, and Reorganization.

The reorganization portion of the discussion includes AEA informational meetings, District community meetings, and Whole Grade Sharing versus Reorganization. Along those same lines, the boards of education will discuss the timeline for reorganization, including petitions and voting.

Their next, regular, joint session is slated for 7-p.m. November 27th in Exira.

The Audubon City Council will hold a series of public hearings tonight on resolutions pertaining to the  authorization of a combined $1.9 million loan agreement. The funds will be used for several projects, including pool repairs, the airport runway, water plant and tower repairs, and refunding of the Streetscape project.

The Council will also hear from Lucas Billesbach, a representative with the JEO Consulting group, who will speak with regard to the water tower repair and improvement project. Afterward, the Council will act on authorizing the Mayor to sign an engineering agreement with JEO for the project. They’ll also hold a vote on the second reading of a No Parking ordinance, for a portion of the 700 block of North Division Street in Audubon.

The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Audubon City Hall.

A motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon in western Pottawattamie County resulted in one person being sent to the hospital in critical condition. According to the Omaha World-Herald, the accident happened at around 1-p.m. Sunday, near 205th Street and Hawk Lane, between Council Bluffs and Underwood. The driver of the motorcycle was taken to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Additional information is likely to be provided by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, later this morning.

The Harlan Police Department reports one person was arrested last Monday (August 20th), on drug charges. Officials say 57-year old Bradley Norton, of Harlan, faces two-counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, and a single count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charges. Norton was taken into custody after officers were called to a disturbance in the 700 block of Broadway Street.