The CAM School District’s Board of Education will meet this (Monday) evening at the high school, in Anita. On their agenda, is several action items pertaining to the CAM Multi-purpose building. Those matters include: approving a change order for an additional $6,505; Accepting the Engineer’s Certification of Completion; Adopting a Resolution accepting the work; and approval of a sub-final and final pay request to Jensen Builders.

In other business, the CAM School Board will: Review their Capital Projects list; Act on open enrollment applications and an Early Retirement Policy; Make a request to the School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) for Drop Out Prevention, and act on a modification of the School Calendar.

The meeting begins at 6:30-p.m. in the CAM High School Media Center.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Officials at MidAmerican Energy Co. and the state of Iowa are set to make a major announcement regarding a new wind energy development.  Gov. Terry Branstad is expected to discuss the project at his morning news conference Monday and release further details with company officials at a 1 p.m. news conference to be held at the Siemens Energy wind blade factory near Fort Madison.

In August MidAmerican Energy received approval from the Iowa Utilities Board for a $1.9 billion project to install hundreds of wind turbines by the end of 2015.  More than 448 turbines are to be installed in Grundy, Madison, Marshall, O’Brien, and Webster counties.

MidAmerican, Iowa’s largest energy company began building wind turbines in 2004, and it currently has more than 1,200 wind turbines in Iowa.

The Griswold School District’s Board of Education is slated to meet this (Monday) evening, beginning at 5:45. On their agenda is: A presentation by officials with Estes Construction with regard to new and existing projects; The appointment of members to SIAC (The School Improvement Advisory Committee), and the first reading of a 400- and numerous 900-series Board Policies.

The meeting takes place in the Central Office Board Room at the Griswold Middle School/High School Building.

The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors is slated to meet this (Monday) evening, in the Council’s Chambers, at City Hall. The meeting begins at 5:15-p.m.

Action/New Business items on their agenda include: Updates on the Schildberg Recreation Area (SRA) Lake #1 fishery development, SRA Boat Ramp and Campground area projects, as well as a Vision Iowa grant application for the Campground area; A review of the Sunnyside Park Tobacco Free Policy and proposed Ordinance; an update on the Buck Creek Dog Park, and a report on the Sunnyside Park Tree Replacement Plan.

Other, discussion items will include:Future plans for the older metal buildings at Sunnyside Park, and a reminder to the public that the Sunnyside Park roads were closed Dec. 10th, but the park is still open to walking, sledding, cross-country skiing, and other recreational activities. And, parking is still available on Sunnyside Drive for lunch if people wish to eat in their vehicles or shelters (Weather permitting), but no through traffic is being allowed, and no four-wheeling is allowed on the grassy areas of the Park.

Firefighters from Massena and other area departments are on the scene of a fully engulfed house fire southeast of Massena. According to a scanner report, the blaze was happening at 70082 760th Street. It was reported at 6:06-a.m.

Anita, Cumberland and Corning Fire have also been requested for their tanker trucks. No other details are currently available.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

APLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials are recommending that residents of Aplington boil their water until tests ensure it is safe to drink. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the advisory Saturday after a water main break in the Butler County city of about 1,100 people.

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Crews plan to renew a search for a man who fell through the ice of Lake Ponderosa in Poweshiek County. Montezuma Fire Chief Chris Widmer says the man had been fishing on the lake Saturday. A Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office official says he was riding an all-terrain vehicle when he fell through the ice around 6:30 p.m.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Woodbury County supervisor and jail official is on paid administrative leave after he was arrested this weekend on suspicion of domestic assault. David Tripp is accused of firing a revolver into the air during an argument with his wife at their home on Saturday. No one was injured. The 43-year-old Tripp was charged with aggravated assault, a misdemeanor.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police are looking for a man who is accused of carjacking a couple in Council Bluffs and then hitting the woman as he drove away. Police say the couple left their vehicle running outside a Bucky’s convenience store in shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The couple told police that a man climbed into their car and started to drive off before running over the woman. She was taken to the hospital.