(Radio Iowa) – The acts are being announced for the popular Hinterland Music Festival that’s held in the southern Iowa town of Saint Charles. A total of 24 acts are being released now, with more to come later. Some of the headliners include: Hozier, Vampire Weekend, Noah Kahan, Lizzy McAlpine, Orville Peck, Hippo Campus and Charley Crockett.

Founded in 2015, the three-day concert series is billed as a music and camping festival, curated for people who love both music and the outdoors. The venue is the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in Saint Charles, about 30 miles south of Des Moines.

The dates are August 2nd through the 4th and tickets go on sale this Friday.

(Radio Iowa) – The body of Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger will be returned to Perry today (Tuesday). The 56-year-old Marburger was wounded in the shooting at the school January 4th and died Sunday morning at a Des Moines hospital. Community members are invited to line the procession route and dress in blue to honor Marburger.

The procession is expected to arrive in Perry around 1:30 this afternoon off Highway 141 on its way to the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home.

Eleven-year-old student Ahmir Joliff died in the shooting — and investigators says the student shooter — 17-year-old Dylan Butler took his own life.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County (IA) Auditor’s Office has released the open positions for Cass County and the signature requirements needed to appear on the ballot in advance of the June 4th Primary.  Nomination papers can begin to be circulated at anytime to collect the needed signatures, however, these papers can not be filed with the Auditor’s Office until March 4, 2024 thru March 22, 2024.

Here are a couple important dates for candidates and registered voters to remember:

• March 4 County candidate Filing begins
• March 22 County candidate filing ends (Auditor’s Office open until 5:00 p.m.)
• March 26 First day to submit absentee ballot requests (to be mailed)
• May 15 Absentee voting begins in office and by mail
• May 20 Deadline to request absentee ballot by mail (Auditor’s office open until 5:00 p.m.)
• June 1 (Saturday) Auditor’s office open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for voting purposes
• June 3 Last day to vote in person in the Auditor’s office
• June 4 Primary Election Day
• June 4 All absentee ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m. to be counted
• June 11 Official Canvass of Election (results official)

Additional details will be forthcoming. Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns said she wanted to get this information out to now, as there are already candidates and voters asking many questions.

Click HERE for information on the signature requirements.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors in Montgomery County, today (Tuesday), set the date for a public hearing on an FY 23/24 Budget Amendment. The hearing takes place Feb. 6^th, at 8:45-a.m. In their Board Room at the Montgomery County Courthouse.

They also tentatively set Feb. 27^th as the date for setting the first hearing on the FY 24/25 Budget. The hearing would then be held March 19^th, and the second hearing on April 9^th.

Auditor Jill Ozuna said the while date of February 27^th is not set in stone, there’s also “Not a lot of room for error” in getting the public hearing dates set, as the budget deadline is April 30^th.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County (IA) Board of Supervisors, during their meeting Tuesday morning in Atlantic, approved the County’s use of a funding request form. Board Chair Steve Baier explains…

The form is designed to provide a standardized means of submitting information in applications for County funding by non-profit organizations and agencies, and a means of accountability. In other business, the Board approved the hiring of a Cass County Attorney/Sheriff’s Office liaison, at a rate of $25 per hour.

Cass County Attorney Vanessa Strazdas explained.

The person hired will hopefully start within a couple weeks, according to Strazdas.

(Clarinda, Iowa) – The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports seven recent arrests:

1/8/2024: Cody Dean Nevada Carlson (32) of Clarinda Iowa. Arrested by the Page County Sheriff’s Office on an active warrant out of Ringgold County Iowa. Carlson was released to Ringgold County Deputy.
1/10/2024: Zachary Aaron Thomas (27) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail to serve time.
1/11/2024: Douglas Franklin Nicholas (56) of Clarinda Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for violation of a no contact order and possession of a controlled substance; Aaron Duwayne Childs (40) of Red Oak Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for violation of probation. Arrested by the Page County Sheriff’s Office at the Atchison County Missouri Sheriff’s Office; Thomas Gabriel Uhl (19) of Creston Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for possession of a controlled substance and interference with official acts with bodily injury.
1/12/2024: Anthony David Racine (28) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for OWI first offense; Brent Allen Neal (35) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for driving while revoked

“A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”

Accidents:
1/8/2024 2553 State Highway #2. Emily Carol Ann Randle was traveling east on Highway #2. Just west of the address of 2553 State Highway #2 Randle swerved to miss a snowplow. Emily lost control and ran over a mail box at 2553 State Highway #2. The mailbox sustained damage and Randle’s vehicle sustained damage in this accident.

(Griswold, Iowa) – The Griswold School Board met in a regular monthly session, Monday night (Jan. 15), discussed planning for Virtual Snow days to make-up for lost time incurred by the recent snowstorms. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News four days were missed last week and two more this week, but to this point, have not implemented a Virtual Snow Day.

A few hours after Monday’s Griswold School Board meeting, a custodian discovered a water pipe had broken.

The Griswold School Board, Monday, acted on approving a couple of resignations, a new hire, and early retirement applications. The Board agreed to hire Shelby Steffens as an Elementary Paraprofessional. The Board acted on approving the resignation of Hannah Sederburg, Elementary Education Para, effective this Friday, January 19th. And, the following additional resignation.

Three teachers applied for the Early Retirement package, but only two were selected, based on Board policy.

The Board denied and Early Retirement application from Sandra Nelson, grades 6-through 12 Instructional Coach, who has 21-years of experience in education. Mr. Henrichs said the loss of the two early retirees will be a loss to the District, because “They are such great people, but at the same they certainly deserve the next chapter of their life…and we wish them the best as we move forward at the end of the school year.”

In other business, the Griswold School Board approved a Modified Supplemental Amount of $176,180, and plan for Dropout Prevention and At-Risk programs. They also approved a 2024-25 Corner Conference Agreement, and accepted the FY23 Audit report, which showed nothing out of the ordinary. They also discussed but took no action on the 2024-25 School Calendar.