President Konradi called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. The board recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Julia Mogensen, Board Secretary, conducted a roll call as follows: Present: Konradi, Rasmussen, Loger, and Lundell. Absent: Petersen, Goodman, and Jacobson. Also attending the meeting were Matt Alexander, Superintendent, and Julia Mogensen, Board Secretary.
The Galva-Holstein Board of Education met Monday, Feb. 13 with the following board members present: Grant Aschinger, Don Kalin, Jamie Whitmer, Matthew Wittrock and Jeff Witzke, as well as Superintendent Adam Bisenius.
The board agreed to approve financial reports for January 2023 as presented.
The board then approved the resignation of Ashley Shindoll as a para-educator, and approved the hiring of Elizabeth Peterson as an elementary para-educator.
The board members agreed to the whole grade share transportation billing from fiscal year 2022.
The Ida County Board of Supervisors met on Feb. 10 in the courthouse. Board members in attendance were Chair Creston Schubert and Devlun Whiteing. Raymond Drey was present via phone conference.
County Engineer Jeff Williams was on hand to discuss current road conditions. The board approved Creston Schubert as Clerk of Douglas Township to fill a vacancy until Dec. 31, 2024.
DAVEY’S Bar & Grill is welcomed into uptown Ida Grove. Davey and Kim Clausen will have their opening day Feb. 16. Davey has been cooking for around 10 years. He says,
“I just like cooking. I like seeing the look on people’s faces when it's good. I share my food with friends and family.”
He taught himself by watching videos and trial and error. Kim states that they moved into a new home around 10 years ago and purchased a pellet grill. That is where Davey got started smoking meats. They have served his food at friend’s graduations and other parties and it has gone well.
The band TRUST played at the King Theatre on Feb. 11 for the second time. Clayton Bengford and Shawn Fertig were the lead singers on this night. Bengford sang out boldly with his smooth strong vocals while keeping the beat. Fertig got the crowd going with his high energy and playfulness. Bobbi Neswick on bass guitar charmed the audience with his sweet aura adding to the group. Alex Neuman on guitar strummed with perfection and classic remarks in response to the razzing the leads were giving him.
The Ida Grove City Council met on Monday, Feb. 6 at the Temporary City Hall in the Rec Center. Council members in attendance were Gregor Ernst, Jason Schable, Ange Johnson and Jeff Miesner. Councilman Jared Bogue joined the meeting electronically.
The Holstein City Council conducted its regular meeting at City Hall on Monday, Feb. 6.
Council members in attendance were Regennitter, Schimmer, Stevenson, Wiese, and Voss, as well as Mayor Breyfogle. Breyfogle reported on meetings attended in December.
Director Niemeier updated the Council on public works. Much of their work has been plowing and moving snow. He also reported that the pump and well pipe were replaced in Well #1.
Danna Larson of Rural Revival is helping Odebolt rise up. Larson grew up in Odebolt and her family are long-time community members. Larson gave a presentation at the Odebolt library on Feb. 10. Larson says,
Julie Childers says she fell in love with academic learning and how we gather the research tools to discern facts from those things that are not true. And academic learning surely has been her life. Childers has a bachelor's degree in English from Morningside University in Sioux City and a Master’s Degree in English Literature and Research Methodology from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. She has taught at DMACC in Carroll for 25 years.
Prosecution and defense are duking it out simultaneously on amending the bond of a defendant accused of witness intimidation.
Trial is set for April 4 at 9 a.m. for Edwin Diaz, 34, of Odebolt, who has entered a plea of not guilty to multiple felony charges after he was arrested on a drug charge and subsequently is accused of allegedly getting a witness into a vehicle with him another defendant, Amy Hartwig, and then refusing to let the witness go until she signed a statement taking the blame for the drug offense with Hartwig videotaping the witness.
