The Cass County Board of Supervisors will gather in their boardroom at the courthouse in Atlantic today, to canvass and make official, the votes of the June 27th Special School Election for the Griswold School District. Their meeting takes place at 1-p.m.

The unofficial results of the election last Tuesday, indicated voters in the Griswold Community School District had approved a $9.9-million dollar General Obligation Bond issuance for the district’s facilities. The vote was 589 “Yes” (62.46%) and 354 “No” (37.5%). A 60% super majority was needed for the measure to pass.

The $9.9-million dollar bond issue will help to pay for a new, 33-thousand square foot elementary building onto the south side of the Griswold Middle School/High School campus. The district’s other buildings and students will eventually be consolidated into the one campus location at Griswold.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A roughly $7.2 billion state budget has taken effect in Iowa. The spending plan addresses everything from education funding to health care services. The Republican-controlled Legislature and former Gov. Terry Branstad agreed to funding cuts across state agencies amid lower-than-expected revenue. Fewer Planned Parenthood clinics and increases in tuition at public universities are among the impacts of the new budget. The budget took effect Saturday.

OGALLALA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say four people on motorcycles died Saturday after vehicle crossed the center line of Western Nebry aska highway. The Nebraska State Patrol is trying to determine what caused the accident on U.S. Highway 26 south of Lake McConaughy Saturday morning.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Waterloo family is opposing plans by a hotel developer that would remove their family’s name from the city’s downtown convention center. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls reports that Leslie Hospitality of Omaha, Neb., plans to buy and rename the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center as the Waterloo Convention Center. Five Sullivan brothers were among nearly 700 sailors who died when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Juneau in 1942. City Council will have a public hearing on the matter July 17.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man has been charged with child endangerment after police say he caused a serious brain injury in his 5-month-old baby. The Globe Gazette reports that 27-year-old Jeremy Walter Rose was arrested Thursday night and charged with child endangerment resulting in serious injury. Officers and medics were called to a house June 22 for a report of an infant having difficulty breathing. Doctors have told police the baby’s injuries indicate abuse. The baby remains hospitalized

Red Oak Police report a man was arrested Sunday afternoon on a burglary charge. 30-year old Benjamin William Hrabik, of Red Oak, was taken into custody for Burglary in the 3rd Degree at around 2:10-p.m. in the 1600 block of E. Summit Street. Hrabik was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $5,000 bond.

Multiple media outlets reported at around mid-day today (Sunday), that three people were injured when a semi rolled over at around 7:30-a.m., Sunday. The accident happened on Interstate 80 and the south expressway, in Council Bluffs. At least one person was trapped in the wreckage for a time, while rescue crews worked to extract them and treat the injured. As of 3:30-p.m., no names had been released. The accident remained under investigation.

This story will be updated in a future post, as information is released.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A roughly $7.2 billion state budget has gone into effect in Iowa. The spending plan was approved by a Republican-controlled Legislature and former Gov. Terry Branstad. It addresses everything in state government from education funding to health care services. But lower-than-expected revenue meant lawmakers agreed to a range of funding cuts across state agencies.

Those cuts have come into sharper focus since the legislative session was adjourned in April. Fewer Planned Parenthood clinics and increases in tuition at public universities are among the impacts of the new budget. Funding for services that help victims of domestic and sexual violence will also be cut.

Republicans say they tried to balance the budget while investing in priorities and essential government services. The new plan took effect Saturday.