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Griswold School Board set to meet Monday evening

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March 18th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Griswold, Iowa) – The Griswold School Board will meet 5:30-p.m., Monday, March 20, in the Conference Room at the High School. Their agenda (as follows) includes an Exempt (closed) session for matters relating to negotiating sessions.

• Call Meeting to Order

• Reading of Mission Statement

• Approval of Agenda (D.R.)

• Public Input

• Superintendent’s Report:

  1. Thank You Card(s) (I)
  2. The Month in Review – Administration (I)
  3. Board Learning Opportunities (I)

– Honor February Recipient

– Select March Recipient

• Consent Agenda (D.R.)

Approval of Minutes

Approval of Financial Statements

Approval of Bills

4. Personnel

5. Gifts, Memorials, Bequests

Exempt Meeting – An exempt meeting will be held prior to conducting the Old Business portion of the regular March 20, 2023 Griswold Board of Education Meeting.

The purpose of the Exempt Meeting is to discuss strategy in matters relating to negotiating sessions pursuant to Iowa Code 20.17(3)

Old Business

6. Board Policies – Second Reading (D.R.) – 216.2, 603.6, 603.7, 603.8, 603.8R1, 603.9, 603.9R1, 603.10, 603.11, 607.1, 701.5, 701.5R1, 705.1R2, 804.7R1

7. Consider Approval Of Track Maintenance Bid (D.R.)

8. Discussion And Possible Action On Griswold Sports Club Concession

Stand Proposal (I or D.R.)

New Business

9. Discussion On Possible Meeting Dates With The Labor Management

Committee And An IASB Workshop (I)

10. Approve Master Contract For GCEA (D.R.)

11. Accept GCEA Human Resource Handbook (D.R.)

12. Approve Master Contract For School Based Interventionist (D.R.)

13. Accept School Based Interventionist Human Resource Handbook (D.R.)

14. Approve Master Contract For Technology Coordinator (D.R.)

15. Accept Technology Coordinator Human Resource Handbook (D.R.)

16. Approve Master Contract For Non-Certified Staff (D.R.)

17. Accept Non-Certified Human Resource Handbook (D.R.)

18. Approval Of Contract Renewals For Certified Staff, Coaches/Sponsors,

Administration, Quasi-Administrators, And Support Staff (D.R.)

19. Approve The 2023-24 Elementary Guidance Sharing Agreement With

Riverside (D.R.)

20. Approve The 2023-24 Transportation Director Sharing Agreement

With Atlantic (D.R.)

21. Approve The 2023-24 School Business Official Sharing Agreement With

Riverside (D.R.)

22. Consider Approval Of 2023-24 Shared Girls Wrestling Program (D.R.)

23. Consider Approval Of The 2023-24 Athletic Handbook (D.R.)

24. Consider Approval Of The 2023-24 Preschool Handbook (D.R.)

25. Set Drivers Education Fees (D.R.)

26. Consider Approval Of Updated Job Descriptions (D.R.)

27. Consider Approval Of Mowing Bids (D.R.)

28. Consider Approval Of Participation Agreement For FY24 Local Government

Risk Pool (D.R.)

29. Consider Approval Of Skip The Trip Program (D.R.)

30. Consider Approval Of Open Enrollment Request – In (D.R.)

31. 4-Day School Week Update (I)

32. Youth Sports Update (I)

33. Annual Review Of Policies 410.2, 603.2, 711.4 (D.R.)

34. Board Policies – First Reading (I) – 413.6, 413.7, 604.1, 604.2, 604.3, 604.4,

604.5, 604.6, 604.7, 604.8, 604.9, 604.10, 604.11

35 Discussion And Possible Action On Small Claims Court Award (I or D.R.)

• Adjourn

(D.R.) = Decision Required

(I.) = Informational

Final agenda will be posted in the Central Office no less than 24 hours before the meeting.

Audubon School Board to meet Monday evening

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March 18th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Audubon, Iowa) – Members of the Audubon School District’s Board of Education, Monday, will hold a work session, public hearing on the FY 23 School Calendar, and their regular monthly meeting. Their session takes place in the High School Board Room.  Here’s a look at the agenda:

6:45 – Board Work Session – Board Goals

7:00 – Public Hearing – FY24 School Calendar

Board of Education – Regular Meeting

1.0 Call to Order

2.0 Approve Consent Agenda

2.01 Agenda

2.02 Minutes – February 20, 2023

2.03 Warrants and Financial Reports

3.0 Public Comments – Please contact the Supt. or Board President (Board Policy #213)

4.0 Action Items

4.01 Set Time and Date for Budget Hearing

4.02 Approve Budget Guarantee Resolution

4.03 Approve FY24 School Calendar

4.4   Approve AEA Purchasing Agreement
4.05 Approve Timberline Billing Services Contract

4.06 Approve Teacher Salary Settlement

4.07 Approve Salaries – Staff Not Included in Bargaining Unit

4.08 Approve Change Orders – Building Project

4.09 Approve Track Resurfacing Quote

4.10 Approve Greenhouse Quote

4.11 Approve Electric Bus Purchase

4.12 Approve Electric Bus Charging Station Purchase

4.13 Possible Approval of Surplus Property Sale – Choir Shells

4.14 Personnel

5.0 Communication & Updates

5.01 Superintendent Report

5.01.1 – Building Project Updates

5.01.2 – Legislative Update

5.02 Principal’s Reports

6.0 Adjournment

Next Regular Meeting: Monday, April 17, 2023, 7:00 PM

Atlantic Parks & Rec meeting set for Monday

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March 18th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Department Board of Directors will meet 5:15-p.m. Monday, March 20, in the City Council’s Chambers at City Hall.

Old Business:

  • The Ambassadors (Chamber of Commerce) visit is scheduled for Thursday, April 6th, 2023, at 10:00 am at the Parks & Recreation office.
  • Disk golf course signage grant update
  • Schildberg Trail update
  • Splash pad update- Ali Pieken

Action items/New Business includes:

  • Vote to grant James McEntaffer permission to install mile markers around the walking path at Schildberg Recreation Area. *
  • Vote to grant Amy Maes permission to have a bench installed at Schildberg Recreation Area. *
  • Vote to allow Olsen to have a bench installed at Schildberg Recreation Area. *
  • Vote to grant Frank Saddlemire permission to plant trees in Sunnyside Park. *
  • Discussion regarding the prioritization of repairing and updating Sunnyside Pool
  • Vote to allow the Park Director to move forward with the purchase of a new waterslide at Sunnyside Pool, contingent on staying within the City Administrator’s determined budget. *
  • Vote to allow the Park Director to move forward with painting Sunnyside Pool, contingent on staying within the City Administrator’s determined budget. *
  • Vote to allow the Park Director to purchase the Pool-Pass software to help the Department handle membership registration, pool entry, point-of-sale, and resale inventory. *
  • Vote on setting the 2023 season pool membership fees. *

(Starred items * require a vote of the Board)

Parks Director Wyatt Adderton will report on:

  • Certified Pool Operator class update
  • Lifeguard certification update
  • Iowa Parks & Recreation Association annual conference update
  • Zero-turn mower
  • Art in the Park Update
  • Acknowledgements

Conservation Report 03-18-2023

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

March 18th, 2023 by admin

Chris Parks and Cass/Adair County Conservation Officer Grant Gelly talk about all things outdoors. This week they discuss prepping for the Spring season, checking licenses, turkey season dates, prairie chicken day and much more.

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NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Second Round Schedule 03/18/2023

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March 18th, 2023 by admin

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
Second Round Schedule
Saturday, March 18, 2023

  • No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 13 Furman | 12:10 p.m. | CBS
  • No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Duke | 2:40 p.m. | CBS
  • No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 8 Arkansas |  5:15 p.m. | CBS
  • No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 15 Princeton | 6:10 p.m. | TNT
  • No. 1 Houston vs. No. 9 Auburn | 7:10 p.m. | TBS
  • No. 2 Texas vs. No. 10 Penn State | 7:45 p.m. | CBS
  • No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 7 Northwestern | 8:40 p.m. | TNT
  • No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 8 Maryland | 9:40 p.m. | TBS

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round Schedule 03/18/2023

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March 18th, 2023 by admin

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
First Round Schedule
Saturday, March 18, 2023

  • Tennessee Tech vs. Indiana | 10:30 a.m. | ESPN2
  • Saint Louis vs. Tennessee | 12:00 p.m. | ABC
  • James Madison vs. Ohio State | 12:30 p.m. |ESPN2
  • Miami vs. Oklahoma State | 1 p.m. | ESPN
  • Florida Gulf Coast vs. Washington State | 1:30 p.m. | ESPNU
  • Vermont vs. UConn | 2 p.m.| ABC
  • Toledo vs. Iowa State |  2:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • St. John’s vs. North Carolina | 3 p.m. | ESPN
  • Cleveland State vs. Villanova | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
  • Alabama vs. Baylor | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • Middle Tennessee vs. Colorado | 6 p.m. |ESPNEWS
  • Drake vs. Louisville | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • Portland vs. Oklahoma | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
  • Iona vs. Duke | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • East Carolina vs. Texas | 9 p.m. | ESPN
  • Sacramento State vs. UCLA | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN2

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, March 18, 2023

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March 18th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy w/a chance of flurries. High near 25. NW winds at 20-30 mph w/wind chill values as low as -10.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy early, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 8. NW @ 10-20 mph. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41. SW @ 10-20. Wind chill values as low as -5.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy & windy. Low around 28. S/SW @ 15-30.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.
Tuesday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

1 dead, 3 injured in eastern Iowa 3 vehicle crash

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March 18th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Oskaloosa, Iowa) – A collision involving three vehicles Friday night, north of Oskaloosa, resulted in one death and three injuries. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2000 GMC Sierra pickup driven by 40-year-old Jamie L. Buckley, of New Sharon, was southbound on U-S Highway 63 at around 8-p.m., as the same time a northbound 2014 Chevy Equinox SUV driven was being driven by 74-year-old Alan W. Buitenwerf, of Worth, IL.

The SUV crossed the center line of the road and hit the pickup, causing that vehicle to cross into the northbound lane, where it struck a northbound 2012 Dodge Ram 1500, head-on. The Dodge was driven by 83-year-old Billy G. Brubaker, of Eldora.

Jamie Buckley and Billy Brubaker, along with two others, who were passengers in the SUV and DODGE, were transported by Mahaska County Ambulance to the Mahaska County Hospital, where Buckley died from his injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt.The remaining crash victims were buckled-up.

69-year-old Robin C. Buitenwerf, of Worth, Il, and 81-year-old Joan F. Brubaker, of Eldora, were injured in the crash.

Late cold-spell dooms Drake against Miami

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March 18th, 2023 by admin

The Drake men’s basketball team went cold late and came up short against Miami 63-56 in the opening round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Friday in Albany, NY.

The Bulldogs led 30-25 at halftime as both teams struggled to get into offensive rhythm early. Sardaar Calhoun had 12 points and 6 rebounds off the bench in the opening half for Drake.

Miami grabbed the lead back to start the second half 36-34 but the Bulldogs went on a 10-1 run to go up 44-37 with 12:27 to play. Miami answered back with a 7-0 spurt of their own. Drake still held a six point lead with 6:31 to play but the Bulldogs went cold. Their final field goal came with 5:40 remaining and Miami closed the game on a 16-1 run to win the game.

Nijel Pack finished with 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals to lead Miami. The Hurricanes improved to 26-7 on the year and move on to the second round.

Senior center Darnell Brodie had a season-high 20 points and pulled down 9 rebounds to lead Drake. Calhound finished with 12 points off the bench and Roman Penn had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Drake ends the season at 27-8, the most wins in a single season in Bulldog history.

Woods advances to NCAA Finals; Iowa crowns 3 More All-Americans

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March 18th, 2023 by admin

TULSA, Okla. – University of Iowa senior Real Woods advanced to the NCAA finals at 141 pounds and the Hawkeyes crowned three more All-Americans, going 6-for-6 on the consolation side of the bracket, on Friday night at the NCAA Championships at the BOK Center.

Woods was on Nebraska’s fourth-seeded Brock Hardy from the opening whistle, notching a takedown in the first 20 seconds then added a four-point near fall to take a 6-1 lead after one. In the third, the New Mexico native iced the win with a takedown and a two-point near fall en route to the major.

“It is another step in accomplishing a dream that I set out since I was a little kid,” said Woods, who improves to 20-0 this season. “I like to score points and getting that done immediately is right on theme with what I’d like to do in my ideal match.  I get out there and get right to it.”

Woods advances to the NCAA final for the first time in his career and he extends Iowa’s streak of having an NCAA finalist to 33 consecutive tournaments. Iowa has had at least one wrestler in the NCAA finals in every year since 1990 and in 47 of the last 48 tournaments dating back to 1975.

Woods will face Northern Colorado’s Andrew Alirez in Saturday’s final.  Woods is 1-0 all-time against the Bear grappler, winning 5-4 during the Southern Scuffle in 2021 while competing for Stanford.

In the first semifinal of the evening, top-ranked Spencer Lee was upset by Purdue’s fourth-seeded Matt Ramos, ending his bid for a fourth NCAA title.  Ramos had a takedown and two-point near fall in the first, taking a 4-1 lead before Lee tilted Ramos for four points in the second, grabbing a 5-4 lead.

Ramos picked neutral in the third and Lee got a takedown (that was given via replay), pushing his lead to 7-4.  Ramos escaped with less than a minute remaining and he took Lee feet to back before completing a fall in 6:59.

“He has a good support; his family is with him,” said Brands. “The cliché and easy thing to say is he has to move on, but it’s hard. This is really hard, but you still have to move on.  As easy as it is to say, that is the next step… it seems cruel to say that.  The next step is to take the next step.”

Iowa also dropped a semifinal matchup at 285 when fourth-seeded Tony Cassioppi lost by a 16-1 technical fall to Michigan’s top-seeded Mason Parris at the 5:12 mark.  Cassioppi falls to the consolation side of the bracket where he can wrestle back to finish as high as third.

The Hawkeyes picked it up on the backside of the bracket, going 6-for-6 in the Blood Round and consolation quarterfinals with Max Murin (149), Nelson Brands (174) and Jacob Warner (197) winning to secure All-America honors.  All three wrestlers can finish no lower than sixth place on Saturday morning.

Murin went 2-0 during the session to secure his first career podium finish.  He won a 3-2 decision over Michigan’s Chance Lamer in the Round of 16 matchup before following with a 3-1 decision over Minnesota’s Michael Blockhus in sudden victory.

Brands went 2-0 at 174 to clinch his first career All-America nod.  In the blood round, Brands won a 4-1 decision over Illinois’ Edmond Ruth and he followed with a 6-1 decision over Mizzou’s seventh-seeded Peyton Mocco.  The Iowa City, Iowa, native will finish in the top six after being seeded 11th.

Warner – seeded 14th — gutted out wins in both of his matches to secure his third career top six finish (and fifth All-America nod).  He used a second-period escape and battled on his feet in the third to win a 1-0 decision over Nebraska’s Silas Allred – the Big Ten champion – in the blood round.  He followed with a 4-2 win over Cornell’s Jacob Cardenas in the consolation quarterfinals.

Penn State is leading the team race with 116.5 points.  Iowa is second in the standings with 77 points followed by Cornell (64) and Ohio State (62).

UP NEXT

Session V will take place Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. (CT).  The session will consist of the consolation semifinals and placement matches for third, fifth and seventh place.