The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Department Board of Directors will hold a regularly scheduled meeting Monday evening, at the City Hall in Atlantic. During the 5:15-p.m. session, the Board will discuss and possibly act on: the sale of a Sunnyside Park propane tank; The trade-in of a commercial walk-behind mower for other, needed equipment; and, a six-month review of Parks and Rec Director Roger Herring.

In other business, the Atlantic Parks and Rec Board Monday, will hear: an update on a proposal pertaining to an Eagle Scout bench; a report on the recent Rotary raffle; and, an update from the Schildberg Recreation Committee.

At least three area school district Boards of Education will hold their regularly scheduled meetings Monday evening. The Griswold School Board will gather at 5:30-p.m. in the Central Office Board Room for their session. On their agenda is discussion and action with regard to Negative Activity Accounts, and various Board Policies. Other action items include those pertaining to: An Early Graduates Roster; Glass project bids; the Estes Construction project and contract; the initiation of bargaining with Certified Staff, and an easement for the City of Elliott. In addition, the Board will receive revised projections from Piper Jaffrey.

The CAM School Board will meet at 6:30-p.m., Monday, in the Media Center at the CAM High School, in Anita. On their agenda is a public meeting regarding the Board’s decision to explore the opportunity to partner with Connections Education to form a free K-12 online learning center within the district.  The center would operate independently of the CAM District’s educational program and would serve students statewide in the open enrollment process.  Other discussion and/or action items include those pertaining to: Open enrollment applications; a Driver’s Education Contract and Driver’s Ed tuition; Mid-term graduates and a partnership agreement.

And, the Elk Horn-Kimballton Board of Education will meet in the Family and Consumer Science Room at the High School in Elk Horn, beginning at 7-p.m., Monday. Action items on their agenda include: A contract with Allan Hjelle for the Boys Golf Coach position; and, Approval of Open Enrollment requests. Other matters up for discussion and action: approval of the Early Start Calendar for 2011-2012; the Voluntary Early Retirement Program; Approval of Modified Allowable Growth request; and, approval of the purchase of a band instrument.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say a pickup reported stolen this (Sunday) morning from the driveway of a rural residence in the County, has been recovered, and returned to its owner. Authorities were notified just after 9-a.m. that the 1998 Isuzu Hombre pickup was missing, but by 1:30-p.m., the vehicle had been recovered.

No arrests have been reported in connection with the incident, which remains under investigation.

Police in Council Bluffs have arrested a suspect in a shooting that occurred during a home robbery shortly after midnight Saturday morning. The victim, 41-year old Michael R. White, of Council Bluffs arrived at Jennie Edmundson Hospital Saturday a little before 1-a.m., Saturday, suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. Officials say White was initially treated at Jennie before being transported to the Nebraska Medical Center for additional treatment, where he was last reported to be in “Fair” condition.

Authorities say a suspect in the shooting, 25-year old John R. Smith-Munoz, of Council Bluffs, was apprehended at around 7-a.m., Saturday. He’s been charged with attempted murder and first-degree robbery. The incident occurred at White’s home near Bahnsen Park, in north Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs’ Police, Smith-Munoz allegedly took a Ruger C-9 9mm handgun valued at $500 from White’s house. It’s not clear if that was the same weapon was used in the shooting.