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File Photo Pipeline crews work on the Dakota Access Pipeline in October near Reasnor. Primary construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline is now complete in Iowa, according to a recent progress report filed with the Iowa Utilities Board.

Crews are completing land restoration and doing hydro-testing on the pipeline.

Bakken pipeline 100 percent in the ground in Iowa Clean-up, restoration nearly two-thirds complete in Jasper County

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Dakota Access, LLC is reporting primary construction of the 343mile Iowa stretch of the Bakken pipeline is complete, in the ground and covered, according to a report filed Wednesday by the company with the Iowa Utilities Board.

The report shows pipeline crews’ progress as of Nov. 13, and in Jasper County construction workers are 72.3 percent complete with clean-up and ground restoration.

The pipeline is split into four construction spreads in Iowa. In Jasper County spreads 2 and 3 are split at Interstate 80. The reports shows 51 percent of the parcels from Interstate 80 to Jasper County’s southeastern border near Reasnor have been restored. Project land from

Interstate 80 to the county’s northwestern border near Baxter and Mingo is now 100 percent restored, according to Dakota Access.

Dakota Access has also been conducting hydro-testing on the pipeline, according to the report, to check for leaks and pressure issues. Statewide, 83 percent of the Iowa segment has been hydro-tested as of Nov. 13, up from 61 percent in the previous report. All of the pipeline laid in Jasper County has been hydro-tested.

The four-state, $3.8 billion crude oil pipeline is nearing the end of its construction phase, but is still facing a small contingent of opposition in Iowa. If completed, the 1,164-mile pipeline will be connected to the Bakken Oil Fields of North Dakota with refineries and a hub in Patoka, Ill.

Last week’s report was released following an IUB order adding and updating provisions to the Iowa Winter Construction Plan, originally submitted by Dakota Access on Aug. 4.

The Northwest Iowa Landowner’s Association, one of the lead groups opposing the pipeline in Iowa, filed proposed revisions to the plan and an Nov. 17 order from the IUB addressed several of the groups concerns.

IUB staff said the purpose of the winter construction plan is to “outline procedures for construction in extreme low temperatures or in the event of considerable precipitation in the form of snow or ice. The plan includes precautions on using frozen soil as trench backfill, on using frozen topsoil during land restoration activities, and on snow handling, including not mixing snow with the soil.”

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To make way for a proposed parallel taxiway at the Newton Municipal Airport, existing underground fuel tanks will be removed from the construction area. Newton City Council passed a resolution to enter into an agreement to accept funds from the Iowa Department of Transportation for the relocation project.

“The northwest part of the parallel taxiway does not meet current runway setback criteria,” interim city administrator Jarrod Wellik said.

“This section of parallel taxiway will need to be relocated further from the runway.”

The taxiway, where planes maneuver before and after landing, is located on the northeast side of the runway and has a small section that was not redone with the most recent airport expansion. The section is closer to the runway than Federal Aviation Administration regulates, but was grandfathered in when the regulations last changed, Newton Public Works Director Keith Laube said. Now, as a part of a larger growth plan at the airport, the city is working to replace the aging taxiway in the correct location.

Under the proposed area for the parallel taxiway sits existing fuel tanks that must be relocated before any runway work can take place.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News To bring the airport up to code, a new taxiway will be constructed parallel to the runway using Iowa Department of Transportation funds recently approved by city council. The funds will be used in part to remove existing underground fuel tanks currently in the area.

NCSD discusses City lays out future goals in action plan special ed costs, procedures

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News There were few action items on the agenda for Monday’s Newton Community School District Board of Education meeting, but one of the discussion items took center stage.

Director of Special Programs Tina Ross explained some of the procedures and challenges of delivering special education to NCSD students, prompting some pointed questions and some dialogue over emotional and intense subjects. Her presentation was made in response to requests from a few board members about concerns paraprofessional staffing might

be too low.

“I think we’re missing the boat on some (students),” Ross said. “And we’re providing way too much on others.”

There are 230 Level I special-education students in the district, along with 61.5 (including some half-day preschool students) Level II students and 46 at Level III. The number of special-ed students in the district has declined by about 60 students over the past four years, while the overall NCSD enrollment has remained stagnant.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News In its continued efforts to provide a safe community for the citizens of Newton as a part of the city’s action plan, departments including the police, fire and public works will continue work to be engaged with community at area events and through new educational opportunities.

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With many projects underway and new ideas coming for the future of Newton, a new updated action plan was in store for the city. The 20172019 Action Plan recently went before city council for review following several months of work preparing the lengthy and important document.

“In September we worked with council to set goals and those goals were implemented into our action plan,” interim city administrator Jarrod Wellik said. “The directors took that and basically created what we would call a work plan.”

The plan is divided into four purposes including providing as safe community, fostering a high quality of life, encouraging economic development and leading with effective, efficient

governance. Within the four purposes, goals were established with objectives and strategies to fulfill the plan.

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Acreage reporting deadline fast approaching Jasper County Farm Service Agency

Iowa Pork Producers Producers New U.S. Food and Drug Administration swine requirements, to be put into effect Jan. 1, will increase veterinary oversight on certain antibiotic treatments.

Swine antibiotic requirement to change Veterinary oversight to increase on certain treatments

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News New U.S. Food and Drug Administration swine requirements to be put into effect Jan. 1 will increase veterinary oversight on certain antibiotic treatments.

According to the FDA, in 2012, the agency began issuing compliance policy guides regarding antibiotic usage in animal agriculture. Compliance Policy Guide 209 established FDA’s position that medically important antibiotics should not be used for production enhancement, or rate of gain or feed efficiency, and that veterinary oversight should be required when using medically important antibiotics for treatment, prevention or control.

This led to the FDA taking a new approach on the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-animal production. It involves voluntary cooperation by all sectors.

“The FDA implemented these guides in response to growing concern about antimicrobial re-

sistance,” the agency said in a statement. “There is no direct evidence that antimicrobial usage in animal agriculture leads to antibiotic resistance in human medicine.”

On Dec. 11, 2013, FDA initiated a three-year transition process to complete its food-animal antibiotic strategy. This action requests animal-health companies to outline intentions to voluntarily remove any production/ growth-promotion uses from product labels of medically important antibiotics.

The FDA guidance also eliminates over-the-counter status of these medications and increases veterinary oversight for on-farm therapeutic use by requiring a veterinary feed directive, or VFD, for feed applications and a prescription for water treatments.

The final FDA rule for feed antibiotics was announced in June of 2015, so farmers have had some time to plan ahead.

According to the Iowa State University Extension Service, the classes of medically import-

ant drugs includes Tetracyclines (CTC, OTC, Aureomycin), Macrolides (Pulmotil, Tylan), Lincosamides (Lincomycin), Sulfas (RofenAid) and all penicillins.

Non-medically important classes include Tiamulin (Denagard), Ionophores (Avatec, Bovatec, Cattlyst, Coban, Maxiban, Rumensin), Bacitracin (BMD), Bambermycin (Flavomycin, GainPro) and Carbadox (Mecadox).

Regulations call for a valid Veterinary-Client-Patient-Relationship file to be submitted. It includes various items from both owner and veterinarian, ranging from veterinarian availability for follow-up care to prove the relationship wasn’t established solely based on a telephonic or electronic communication.

A list of state-by-state requirements can be found on the American Veterinary Medical Association’s website.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

‘Pink at the Pump’ campaign raises $12,000 Newton Daily News Drivers filling up their cars with cleaner burning E15 during the month of October raised $12,000 for breast cancer awareness as part of the “Pink at the Pump” campaign. Nearly 30 E15 retailers in Iowa participated in the program, which donated 3 cents of every gallon of E15 sold from Oct. 1 through 31 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The Foundation provides help and inspires hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, ed-

ucation and support services.

Participating E15 locations also featured pink E15 nozzle guards as part of the campaign, sponsored by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. E15 is a fuel blend containing 15 percent ethanol, just five percentage points more ethanol than the most commonly used fuel in the U.S., E10. E15 is often sold at a 5 to 10-cent per gallon discount to E10, and is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for use in all 2001 and newer vehicles.

According to a recent IRFA study, Iowa’s renewable fuels in-

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dustry accounts for more than $4.6 billion of Iowa GDP, generates $2.3 billion in income for Iowa households and supports more than 43,000 jobs throughout all sectors of the Iowa economy.

Iowa is the nation’s leader in renewable fuels production. Iowa has 43 ethanol refineries capable of producing 4 billion gallons annually, including nearly 55 million gallons of annual cellulosic ethanol production capacity. In addition, Iowa has 12 biodiesel facilities with the capacity to produce more than 315 million gallons annually.

Jasper County USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director Katie Kramer is reminding producers the acreage reporting deadline for 2017 perennial forage and fall-seeded small grains is Dec. 15.

“In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements and avoid late file fees, all producers are encouraged to visit the Jasper County FSA office to file an accurate, timely crop certification report,” Kramer said.

The following exceptions apply to the above acreage reporting dates: • If the crop has not been planted by the acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed.

• If a producer acquires additional acreage after the acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendars days after purchase or acquiring the lease.

Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county office.

• If a perennial forage crop is reported with the intended use of “cover only,” “green manure,” “left standing,” or “seed” then the acreage must be reported by July 15.

According to Kramer, filing timely acreage certifications with FSA establishes eligibility for programs including: Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL), Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP), Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) & Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and others.

For NAP policy holders, the acreage reporting date for NAP covered crops is the earlier of the dates listed above or 15 calendar days before grazing or harvesting of the crop begins.

For questions regarding crop certification and crop loss reports, contact the Jasper County FSA office at 641-792-5019.

ICA to host inaugural Iowa Cattle Industry Leadership Summit AMES — The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association’s will host the inaugural Iowa Cattle Industry Leadership Summit Dec. 10 in Ames. The summit will have sessions devoted to leadership development for cattle producers and ICA county cattlemen’s associations. The day will also feature policy committee meetings and the ICA annual meeting.

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association has three policy committees: Beef Products, Business Issues and Cattle Production. The committee meetings are open to any ICA members, and will generate policy related to important topics in the cattle industry.

Policy discussions this year are expected to revolve around live cattle futures trading, market volatility, price discovery, the Conservation Reserve Program, foreign animal disease preparedness, protecting Iowa’s fence law, the green and gold tag preconditioning programs, and specific uses for the new state beef checkoff, if the referendum passes.

ICA members will have a chance to ratify the policy developed in the committee meetings at the ICA annual meeting.

The day will also include the Iowa Beef Industry Council annual meeting and a complimentary lunch featuring the 2016 Iowa’s Best Burger from the Chuckwagon Restaurant in Adair.

There is no cost to attend the Leadership Summit, but RSVPs are requested by Nov. 29. For more information, visit www.iacattlemen.org or call 515-296-2266.

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Local & State News Pipeline Continued from Page 1A In the Nov. 17 order, IUB is requiring Dakota Access to file a revised plan that specifically states the conditions of winter soil in which they are allowed to conduct construction. IUB staff said due to the possibility of a “wet sloppy winter where saturated soils do not dry and the ground surface remains soft,” the county inspectors

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shouldn’t raise any issues with Dakota Access.

The IUB struck down a proposal by NILA to require county-level inspectors to keep a separate log of all construction activities as part of the winter construction play.

But the board is requiring Dakota Access to maintain a list of each parcel where winter construction activities take place. The pipeline company’s weekly reports now will also include an additional column

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The relocation of the fuel tanks is eligible for state funding through the Iowa Airport Improvements Project which funds 80 percent of the project costs or $296,000. Council approved applying for the funds in April.

The remaining 20 percent of the project, or $74,000, is to be paid for using city funds from the 2015 bond proceeds.

Also, the city has one year after signing the agreement to have construction of the project under contract.

and community education, prepare for and immediately respond to all emergencies and provide a safe transportation network.

To enforce the laws that provide a safe community, the city will work to prevent substance abuse and reduce related crimes by developing a community wide substance abuse coalition in partnership with community stakeholders and develop a substance abuse education program along with a school based substance abuse education program for kindergarten through 12th grade students.

The city will also work on reducing crime in multi-unit housing complexes and neighborhoods, improve the quality of Newton’s rental housing

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showing by county the number of parcels where winter construction activities have taken place.

Challenges by NILA to keep Dakota Access from piling snow within the easement right-of-way and using frozen soil as backfill were also dismissed by the IUB. These latest developments in Iowa come as protests in North Dakota by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to stop the pipeline from being construct-

and update existing codes and review the inclusion of other codes.

Public safety education will also be a focus for the city with the goals of developing a Newton Public Safety social media presence allowing for a centralized information center for public safety education and safety warnings, promoting the use of the WENS system and updating the police and fire website to include detailed information about disaster response, departmental services, community resources and frequently asked questions.

In a continued effort to prepare for and immediately respond to all emergencies, the city will work to replace two additional outdoor warning sirens, update communication software and create and implement employee emergency response training. The training will include an update of

ed in a watershed near their reservation are intensifying.

According to the Associated Press, protesters were setting up more tents at an encampment on Saturday, a little more than a mile from the Missouri River reservoir where the last stretch of the pipeline is yet to be completed due to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers talks with the tribe.

The Corps has yet to issue Dakota Access permits to bore underneath the reservoir due

the “Continuity of Operations Plan” for all departments and potential approval for National Incident Management System training.

Finally, to provide a safe transportation network, the city will work to reduce traffic accidents throughout the city by identifying the top eight hazardous intersections in Newton by utilizing engineering and police data. Once identified, the city will work to find potential fixes to the intersections and develop a prioritization timeline for improvement.

To help reduce speeding in the city, within two years, it is a goal to have three pole mounted radar signs purchased to calm traffic in areas of high accidents and school zones.

The city will also work to identify and establish annual community traffic safety education programming that

NCSD Continued from Page 1A to hear from administration about staffing levels of paraprofessionals, who work directly with special ed students.

“I’m hearing a lot of unrest,” Leonard said.

“This would be a good opportunity for myself and others to get educated on how para(pros) are divvied out among the schools in the district, and how IEPs are created and followed.”

Ross explained how IEPs, or Individualized Education Plans, are put together and how the flow of student information is designed to work.

She acknowledged several ways in which the district can deliver better service through paraprofessionals, including revising its parapro matrix to more closely reflect Iowa state standards for parapros.

“We have, in the past,

Jason W. Brooks /Daily News Newton Community School District Director of Special Programs Tina Ross talks about special education enrollment numbers at Monday’s NCSD Board of Education meeting.

The district might have some tough challenges in the years ahead in terms of defining the tasks and the level of service given to each special education student.

not always done a ‘rock star’ job of determining whether a student needs a parapro,” Ross said.

Board member Donna Cook said the term “access to an adult” appeared in an IEP. “That seems far different from a 1-on-1 parapro,” Cook said. “I’m

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concerned the decrease in parapros may not be appropriate at this point.

I think the bigger issue is, from what I’m hearing, is your plan to phase out parapros. If so, this needs to be communicated to parents and gen-ed teachers. What is your plan?”

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focuses on the most common cause of crashes within the community such as distracted driving, speeding and seatbelts. Additional education and safety programs will look to be developed for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists.

To address traffic control systems, the city plans to implement a community-wide master plan and have parking restriction for on-street parking throughout the community, working on neighborhood at a time. It also has a goal to install a new traffic control system along First Avenue in the downtown.

The Newton Daily News will explore the three other areas of the action plan in upcoming articles this week.

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kenship, and analyst Jen Ballard were at Monday’s meeting to present the bids they had collected.

• Unanimously approved a resolution to not offer an early retirement program for 201617. A board policy requires an annual board vote on whether to offer a program.

• Heard from Thomas Jefferson teachers Diane Babcock and Jen Norvell about their upcoming candy house building event. The teachers invited board members to help participate in the Dec. 15 event.

• Heard from members of a district STEM committee about a University of Iowa program called STEM Innovators.

Teachers Tim Hemann, Justin Liston, Karla Cazett and Jodi Morgan-Peters made the presentation.

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thorough program on these topics at a January work session. Board member Sheri Benson said one of the complex questions to be tackled at a work session could be “What does the least restrictive environment look like for special ed students?”

Prior to Monday’s meeting, a work session was held to discuss Board Goal No. 2, related to parent engagement.

The board’s sole December meeting is set for Dec. 12 at the EJH Beard Administration Center. It will start at a special time of 5:30 p.m. to accommodate a winter concert scheduled that night.

In other action Monday, the board: • Awarded the sale of about $10 million in general-obligation bonds to the lowest of 18 bidders — Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., of Denver, Colo., with the help of Des Moines firm PFM. Its director, Jenny Blan-

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Ross replied her plan is to “create independence in student learners.”

“I’ll bring in the research that shows we’re handicapping these kids by having someone right next to them the whole time,” she said.

The board agreed to have Ross present a more

to concerns over the pipeline’s possible affects on the Standing Rock reservation’s drinking water.

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s a parent, I am trying to give my kids the best childhood possible, full of fun and new experiences, something to look back on with fond memories and hopes to do the same with their children. I know I can also put pressure on myself to make sure we’re doing everything I think we should, as to not disappoint the girls, or more so, myself.

When I was a kid, my parents and I would go out to a local tree farm and cut down the perfect tree to go in the bay window of my parent’s house.

The tree was always huge, filling up the entire space and reaching the 12 foot ceilings that make up the century old house.

Prior to having kids, my husband and I went and cut down a tree at a tree farm once before realizing it was expensive and more work than it is worth. From then on we went and found a perfectly nice tree at a lot close to our house for a much slimmer price.

After having kids, we decided to fire up the old tradition again, which was nice, but a lot of work. The kids enjoyed running through the trees but we had a really hard time finding a nice, full tree to bring home. Also, once the weather turned, and we were more wet and cold than merry and bright, the experience kind of went

out the window.

As this year rolled around, I started to look at open times to get a Christmas tree. I am not one to put up a tree too early, at least in my opinion, because I want it to be a special time in preparation for the holiday. The only open day to get a tree, though, was the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and I was just not ready yet.

So with kind of a heavy heart, I have decided to give up the experience for this year and take the girls to the lot to pick out a really nice tree to put up before we have an open weekend and Christmas is almost over. I know they will still have fun picking one out, and we can still play Christmas music and decorate it like we do every year, but it still makes me feel like I am falling short as a mom.

Even with all of my preparation and will to make sure the girls have

everything they need and sometimes want, I know times like this will happen, and I can’t be too hard on myself. No childhood is perfect, and not being able to cut down a Christmas tree one year will not make or break my girls.

It is a hard lesson to learn the first time you feel like you are falling short, and it doesn’t get much easier any time after. It is important to remember that for every one time things don’t go as planned, the girls have done 100 others things that have enriched their childhoods and given them many, many memories to look back on.

So even if our Christmas traditions aren’t the same every year, they can still great memories we look back on for many holidays to come.

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Living and Dion Marc Dion

Learning to work Editor’s Note: This column originally published Sept. 5, 2016.

I live in the city where I work, and it’s a tight little city, and on my way to work, I see the kids going to school, to grade school.

The really young ones, the ones just starting the trip, are brought to school by dad or mom. Some of ‘em don’t even walk that steadily, they’ve still got a little of that wide-legged toddler walk.

And I think that, what you really start learning, on that first day in school, is how to work, how to hide yourself, how to do what someone else wants you to do.

Until then, you’re a baby. You sleep when and where you want, eat when you want, go to the bathroom when you want. You can sit and look out the window for two hours in the afternoon and the only thing that happens is your mother says, “Are you sad?” and gives you a cupcake.

Is there a more beautiful sound than a mother’s voice asking “Are you sad?”

School is like a job with no paycheck. You have to show up on time. You can’t leave until it’s time to leave. You get regular, too-short breaks. There’s a teacher/boss who tells you what to do, and your fellow workers are strangers your first day on the job.

You look out the window for five minutes and teacher/boss says, “Stop daydreaming,” or “pay attention.”

You have to wear “appropriate” clothes. You can’t take your shoes off because your feet are hot.

You can get in real trouble, too, not like that trouble you get in with mom, where she yells at you and then both of you feel bad. In school, getting in trouble means paper work, a demerit, a note to your folks. Decades later, when you first encounter the employee handbook, you’ll already know what “written up” means.

And look, it’s not like I hate education. I have a Master’s Degree. And I’m not unfamiliar with discipline, either. I went to school with nuns — real, old-fashioned, black habit, white veil nuns. Getting in trouble with a nun was like getting hit by lightning.

I didn’t dislike the nuns, either. They hit me a time or two, but I’m not one of these weepy Catholic school veterans. Sister Mary Pius hit you 40 years ago? What did she hit you with, a brick? Quit cryin’ and grow up!

But I watch the kids, the little ones, going in that first day and I think, “Kid, this is your first day wearing the saddle.”

Then I step down on the gas pedal because I can’t be late for work.

Bipartisan unity in a deep red state A couple years ago, two South Dakota men on opposite ends of the political spectrum got into a nasty fight over marriage equality. But after one offered the other an olive branch, they wound up forming a bipartisan alliance that won big this election year.

Their story offers important lessons for our divided country.

It all began with a Twitter feud between Steve Hildebrand, a gay former Obama campaign adviser, and Steve Hickey, a conservative pastor and former Republican state legislator. To defuse the tension, Hickey decided to invite Hildebrand out for coffee.

Eventually, the two men realized they had something in common: a deep concern about poverty and homelessness. They also agreed that the payday loan industry in their state was making these problems much worse.

Payday lenders give customers short-term cash advances, typically for two weeks, against their paycheck or Social Security check. But most borrowers can’t pay back the loan when it comes due — which is exactly what the lenders want.

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,

Another View Sarah Anderson the majority of all payday loans are renewed so many times that borrowers end up paying more in fees than they originally borrowed. In South Dakota, the average interest rate on such short-term loans is 574 percent.

In a show of bipartisan unity, Hickey and Hildebrand resolved to work together to crack down on these loan sharks.

They formed a coalition, South Dakotans for Responsible Lending, to take the issue of predatory lending directly to the voters.

Their goal: a 36 percent interest rate cap on short-term payday loans.

The coalition’s first step was to marshal a volunteer army of all ages, income levels, and political stripes to collect almost 20,000 signatures to get the proposal on the ballot. To build support, they held prayer vigils, gave talks at churches and Rotary and Lions clubs, and wrote letters to the editors of newspapers across the state. For Halloween, they painted pumpkins with their campaign slogans.

On Nov. 8, despite being outspent 16 to 1 by industry opponents, the coalition won a crushing victory. More than three-quarters of South Dakota voters supported the rate cap measure.

Reflecting on their success, Pastor Hickey said, “Knowing that today in America we have reached perhaps the apex of hyper-partisanship, our efforts here of working together across the party lines is really a breath of fresh air, and we believe this is the way forward.”

Hickey also made clear that the coalition’s fight isn’t over.

They’re worried the loan sharks may pursue new legal tricks to keep exploiting the poor, and they’re looking for ways to make credit more affordable for low-income South Dakotans.

One option they’re looking into is using a fraction of the state’s reserves to guarantee affordable loans through credit unions.

But even though there’s more work to be done, this coalition’s bipartisan ballot box success is an inspiring example of how we can still make progress in our polarized nation.

Sarah Anderson directs the Global Economy Project and co-edits Inequality.org

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Obituaries Marie Achtemeier Nov. 2, 2016 Marie Snapp Achtemeier, the daughter of Mervin and Wilma Heb erer Snapp, was born Feb. 12, 1931, in Jasper C o u n t y.

She gradu a t e d from the Newton Se-

nior High School with the class of 1949.

On Sept. 3, 1950, Marie was united in marriage with Darrell W. Achtemeier in Newton. She devoted her life to her husband and family. Marie was a strong supporter of the Newton Community. Her efforts included the Jasper County Arts, Skiff Medical Center Auxiliary, the Newton YMCA and was active in the Des Moines Civic Center programs.

Marie was a longtime

member of the First Presbyterian Church.

She was a 50 year member of P.E.O. Chapter AO and was a longtime member of TTT. Marie especially enjoyed the fishing and hunting fellas with Darrell.

Marie died on Wednesday, Nov, 2, 2016, at her home at Park Center. She was 85 years old. Marie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Darrell in 2012; and her brother, Charles Snapp.

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Those left to honor Marie’s memory include her son, Doug, of Pasadera, Calif.; Suzanne (Gary) Shapiro of New York City and her granddaughter, Lauren Achtemeier of San Fransisco, Calif.

Memorial services will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at the First Presbyterian Church in Newton. Memorials may designated to P.E.O. and may be left at the church or at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

Freda M. Waddle Nov. 28, 2016 As per Freda’s request she has been cremated and there are no services scheduled.

A private burial will be held at a later date at the Silent City Cemetery in Monroe.

Freda M. Waddle, the daughter of Ralph and Margery (Webster) Waddle was born on Sept. 30, 1940 in Marion County. She was a graduate of Monroe High School in Monroe with the class of 1958.

Freda passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 at Accura Healthcare of Newton East in Newton, she was 76. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Norman and Gene Waddle.

Those left to honor Freda’s memory are her brother, Donald (Betty) Waddle of Monroe; and six nieces and nephews.

The Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton are handling her service arrangements.

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• Joyful Harmony will perform at 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday at Newton Village, 110 N. Fifth Ave. W. in Newton. Entertainment at Newton Village is free and open to the public. For more information on entertainment and activities at Newton Village, contact them at 641-792-0115.

• Dinners on Tuesday, a free meal, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Life Church, 421 S. Second Ave W. in Newton. Everyone welcome.

Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

• Discover Hope, a faith-based addiction support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Free Community Meal will meet at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. Those interested may enter the church through the glass/elevator doors on the Second Avenue East side or through the single glass door off the north parking lot. The meals are open to the public.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 12 p.m.

Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

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Steven Sinclair, 39, passed away Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chariton. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 30 at Fielding Funeral Home in Chariton.

Thursday Ham loaf, mashed potatoes, broccoli, peaches, hot cinnamon apples and milk For reservations or information about Jasper County Elderly Nutrition and home-delivered meals, call 641-7927102 or 866-942-7102 toll-free.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Thomas E. George, 38, of Chicago, is charged with operating while under the influence and driving while license revoked after police were called at 8:48 p.m. on Nov. 21 to Interstate 80 eastbound mile marker 164 in reference to a van tailgating a Grand Prix. The reporting party told law enforcement the mini van struck the car multiple times.

When police made contact with both drivers. Thomas, the driver of the mini van, smelled like alcohol, according to a police report. He told police he

had drank a Corona. George failed a sobriety test.

• Anthony R. Strange, 21, no known residence, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after police were called at 8 p.m. Nov. 23 in reference to an individual laying outside the northwest door of Emerson Hough school. Strange told police he was charging his phone and was leaving. Strange had a warrant out of Jasper County for fifth-degree theft. Police found a pipe used in the inhalation of controlled substance in Strange’s possession.

• Shawn N. Stevens, 36,

of Newton, is charged with third-degree harassment, violation of a no contact order, and interference with official acts when police were called at 6:44 p.m. Nov. 9 to a convenience store at 801 First Ave. W. in response to a harrassment call. When Stevens entered the store, he allegedly harassed the victim by saying they would be coming for him next. Stevens later allegedly ran away from his residence at 820 S. Second Ave. W. when police arrived. Stevens was arrested on a warrant for the three charges at 12:23 p.m. Nov. 22 at 820 S. Second Ave. W. after

police were called there for a welfare check.

• Nia Louise Baird, 38, of Newton, and Travis Floyd Weter, 32, of Newton, were both arrested on warrants at 12:24 a.m. Nov. 23 at 514 S. Third Ave. E. Weter was arrested on a Poweshiek County warrant for failure to appear, and Baird was arrested on six Jasper County warrants for failure to appear.

• James L. Koon, 23, of Newton, is charged with driving with license under suspension on Nov. 16. He was cited and fined $435.

• Athena J. Duncan, 31, of

Newton, is charged with driving while barred. At 10:55 p.m., Nov. 22, Newton Police checked the status of the vehicle traveling westbound on South Eighth Avenue East The vehicle came up in registration files as belonging to Duncan, who was barred at the time.

She was taken to Jasper County Jail.

• John L. Stickley, 53, of Webster, Texas, was cited for driving an unregistered vehicle. Newton Police approached Stickley after his 2000 Ford pickup struck the back of another pickup at the westbound signal on South 12th Street

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DEAR ABBY: My daughter and son-in-law have only one vehicle that is running. He works out of town, so he drives it, which leaves my daughter home all day without transportation.

Earlier in the school year, they signed up my granddaughter for after-school sports and she has to practice every day. Since my daughter has no way to take her, they expect me to pick up my granddaughter and bring her home. This means I have to wait for her for about an hour after I get off work, which delays me an hour or more getting home.

After working all day, I’m tired. I just want to get home and get all the things done that I need to do, so I can rest and get ready for work again the next day. I’m not sure what I should do.

I feel like I’m being taken advantage of.

Any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated! — TIRED AND USED DEAR TIRED: This shouldn’t be your responsibility. When your daughter and son-in-law signed up the child for sports, they should have thought it through. Rather than impose upon you, perhaps they should ask the parents of other children in the program if your granddaughter could ride along.

If that’s not feasible, consider this: You stated that your son-in-law drives the only running vehicle, which leads me to believe they have another one that’s broken down. Could you loan or give them money to put it in working condition? If so, you would be off the hook.

DEAR ABBY: I’m the manager of a medium-sized apartment building with several older tenants. As these tenants get older, their needs become greater. When it’s time for the children and family to step in, not ALL do.

Some think — and have actually told me — that giving the manager $20 at Christmas will ensure that Mom/Dad gets to the grocery store, bank and doctor, and the bills are paid all year.

Abby, this is not my family, and I do not feel obligated to take them to

run their errands. Their children then tell me, “What am I supposed to do?

I don’t have time,” etc., and I reply that it’s their responsibility, not mine.

Is there a legal means to make them take care of their own? Threatening to have them charged with elder abuse doesn’t always work. — NOT A DAY CARE OR RETIREMENT HOME DEAR NOT A DAY CARE: If you’re feeling charitable, make a list of various resources for seniors in your community and offer the information to the “children.” Further, neglecting a vulnerable, elderly parent is considered elder abuse, and if that’s what’s going on, you shouldn’t “threaten.” You should report it to your county adult protective services office.

DEAR ABBY: I was engaged to a man for seven years. Two weeks after we celebrated our seventh anniversary, he decided he didn’t love me anymore.

We parted a year ago, but he has been texting me, picking me up from work and taking me to lunch or dinner quite a lot lately. We spent one night together, but since then, he hasn’t contacted me. What should I do? — TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT IN HAWAII DEAR TRYING: Recognize that your former fiance has the sensitivity of a rock. Accept that a rewarding relationship with him is not in the cards, move on and stop looking back.

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$45M gift will fund UI neuroscience research

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IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa says a $45 million donation will fund a center to research diseases that affect the brain and nervous system. The Iowa Neuroscience Institute will investigate causes, preventions, treatments and cures. It’ll be led by Ted Abel, a University of Pennsylvania professor who joins Iowa’s faculty in January. The gift comes from the university’s largest donor, the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. It was founded after the 1981 death of Carver, a Muscatine businessman and philanthropist.

2 Iowa grants easier access to opioid reversal drug

DES MOINES — A recent order from Iowa public health officials will allow residents to have easier access to an opioid reversal drug. Gov. Terry Branstad announced Monday that pharmacists can now dispense the drug Naloxone to individuals at risk of an opioid overdose who demonstrate a need for it. The drug was previously obtained through a prescription from a doctor or other health care professional.

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MARION — Linn County officials will spend $7.2 million to buy 485 acres of land and expand a park.

The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Monday announced the purchase of the land, which will expand the nearly 700 acre Squaw Creek Park, near Marion. The county will finance the purchase with money from a local options sales tax designated for conservation projects. The county also will tap money from bonds, budget reserves and the future sale of other land.

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CEDAR RAPIDS — Police have identified two people who were killed early Saturday when their car slid across a freeway in Cedar Rapids and slammed into a patrol car. Cedar Rapids police on Monday identified those killed as 21-year-old Martrell Demetrius Watson and 22-year-old Kaitlyn Marie Hall-Stougard. Both lived in Cedar Rapids. Police say the crash happened at 2:48 a.m. Saturday when Watson lost control of a car he was driving on Interstate 380.

5 Authorities continuing search for missing boaters

CLINTON — Clinton authorities are continuing their search for two missing boaters on the Mississippi River.

Searches have been conducted since Saturday, when a barge crew recovered an untended boat.

Clinton police identified the two missing boaters Monday as 22-year-old Tyler Steeg and 22-year-old Keegan Rasmussen.

Both are from Clinton.

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Medical cannabis oil supporters hope for law expansion DES MOINES (AP) — Medical marijuana supporters are hopeful that the Iowa Legislature could expand the state’s limited cannabis oil law.

Republican Rep. Clel Baudler plans to propose a bill that would allow the production and distribution of medical marijuana oil in Iowa.

The Legislature passed a law in 2014 that allowing Iowa residents to possess the oil for the treatment of epilepsy. That

law is set to expire in July.

But a separate state law makes it illegal to manufacture or distribute that oil in the state, and federal law Baudler prohibits its transportation across state lines. The two laws make it virtually impos-

sible for Iowa residents to actually obtain the product.

Baudler’s plan would allow Iowa residents with a permit to grow marijuana with a THC content of less than 3.5 percent. The bill, according to Baudler, would also regulate secure facilities and transportation of the product.

“Somebody smarter than me would have to tell us which disease or condition marijuana extract could be

used for,” he said. “Don’t tell me, ‘Well, I’ve seen it on the internet.’ I’ve seen horses talk and nuns fly on the internet.”

Threase Harms, who lobbies on behalf of the Epilepsy Foundation and the upper Midwest chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, said the organizations will continue to educate lawmakers about the issue to build broader support.

But even if Baudler’s leg-

islation goes through, Iowa lawmakers will keep their eyes on the White House. President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick is Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, a marijuana opponent, which may make lawmakers unsure as to whether the new administration would follow in President Barack Obama administration’s footsteps of not challenging state marijuana laws.

Iowa’s ag secretary Tornadoes damage some buildings in northeast Iowa asks again for money GRUNDY CENTER (AP) — Authorities say tornadoes have damaged some buildings in northeast Iowa.

Funnel clouds and tornadoes were reported Monday afternoon in Bremer, Butler, Grundy and Hardin counties, but no

injuries were reported. Butler County emergency manager Mitch Nordmeyer says a tornado near Parkersburg pushed some buildings off their foundations.

National Weather Service meteorologist Craig Cogil

says November tornadoes are unusual but not unprecedented in Iowa. Service data say 41 tornadoes have hit Iowa in November from 1980 through 2015. Nineteen tornadoes were reported in the state on Nov. 11 last year.

First phase of mussel relocation for new Mississippi bridge complete DAVENPORT (AP) — Crews have completed the first phase of a project to move freshwater mussels as part of the construction of the new Interstate 74 bridge across the Mississippi River linking Iowa and Illinois.

The first phase, which began in August, was completed in early November. Teams of divers combed the bed of the Mississippi River for mussels that were identified, and in some cases tagged for future identification, before being returned to another part of the river.

About 140,600 mussels were moved, including 886 that are

federally protected, according to Heidi Woeber, a fish and wildlife specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Officials said they initially expected to relocate bout 450,000 mussels, but an Iowa Department of Transportation official said it’s unlikely they will reach that figure.

The second phase of the project will take place before demolition of the existing span, which is expected to happen in four to five years.

Before work began, surveys were conducted to find mussel beds and estimate their density.

Officials said that while the surveys accurately found the mussel beds, the density estimates were high.

The mussel relocation has cost about $1.6 million so far, and is estimated to total between $3 million and $3.5 million. State DOT senior environmental specialist Mary Kay Solberg said that even with the figures falling below initial estimates, she thinks the mussel relocation will rank among the largest in U.S. history.

Construction of the new bridge is expected to begin in 2017.

to combat bird flu

DES MOINES (AP) — The head of Iowa’s agriculture departm e n t is once again asking s t a t e leaders for financial help to Northey better prepare for potential animal diseases like bird flu.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says his request Monday for $500,000 would be used to train livestock farmers to increase biosecurity efforts when

responding to outbreaks involving foreign diseases like bird flu, which hit the state in 2015. The disease killed 48 million birds nationwide, including 24 million Iowa laying hens.

The request, made during an annual budget hearing with Gov. Terry Branstad, mirrors Northey’s request one year ago to combat the same issue. Branstad didn’t include it his budget recommendations last January, citing limitations to the state budget.

A Branstad spokesman says the governor will evaluate the latest request.

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By Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1.TERRORISM SUSPECTED IN CAR-AND-KNIFE ATTACK AT OHIO STATE Authorities say a Somali-born Ohio State University student plowed his car into pedestrians and began stabbing people with a butcher knife before being shot to death by a policeman.

2. WHICH POTENTIAL TRUMP CABINET PICK IS LINKED TO PENTAGON INVESTIGATION The AP confirms a leaks investigation that could complicate former CIA Director David Petraeus’ prospects of obtaining a Cabinet post.

3. WHERE TRUMP WAS FINALLY DECLARED A WINNER Officials certify that Trump won Michigan by 10,704 votes, claiming all of its 16 electoral votes, but there’s more wrangling to come on the final vote count.

4. WHEN WISCONSIN COULD BEGIN RECOUNT The process could start Thursday, after Green Party nominee Jill Stein alleged irregularities and raised the possibility of electronic voting machines being hacked.

5. HOW CASTRO TRANSFORMED CUBA He remade an entire country in his image, transforming everything from its food to the way neighbors interact, and left a legacy that seems certain to survive, in some form, long after his death.

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WHY SOME AFRICAN-AMERICANS ADMIRE FIDEL CASTRO The late Cuban leader ended segregation there when it still reigned in U.S. 7. WHAT TOUCHED OFF A WAVE OF PANIC IN ALEPPO Syrian government forces captured more than a third of opposition-held eastern Aleppo, as rebel defenses collapsed and allowed the most significant government gains yet.

8. GOVERNMENT ORDERS COULD HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON PIPELINE PROTEST CAMP North Dakota’s governor issued a “mandatory evacuation” for the camp but didn’t specify any action to be taken against protesters who don’t comply.

9. CYBER MONDAY LOSES STEAM Millions still check out online deals and check off items from their gift list, but a one-day frenzy appears to be going the way of the dial-up modem.

10. HOW TO HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS If Christmas gets you down, singers Amy Grant and Kacey Musgraves have sad songs that acknowledge that the holiday isn’t happy for everyone.

BETCHAW & Friends, Newton Bell Choir perform joint concert

Kayla Langmaid/Daily News The Newton Hand bell Choir, Tintinnabulation, performed a joint concert with Newton Children’s Choir, BETCHAW & Friends, on Monday at Berg Middle School. Holiday music was performed by both groups during the free performance and the audience joined in with singing. The bell choir is directed by Glenda Duffus and composed of local adult community members. A free concert was performed by both groups with several joint selections as well as a carol sing-a-long.

Kayla Langmaid/Daily News The Newton Children’s Choir is directed by Jane Johnson and accompanied by Juli Bey and performed the free concert Monday evening at Berg Middle School. The Newton Children’s Choir is a group of children in grades third through sixth, from greater Jasper County.

Breckenridge, Allen to host Medicaid listening post Dec. 6 in Colfax State Rep.-elect Wes Breckenridge and Sen. Chaz Allen, both of Newton, will host a Medicaid privatization listening post at 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 6 at the Colfax Senior Citizens Center, 1 E. Howard St. in Colfax.

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The staff at Park Centre reminds families that its one-bedroom assisted living apartments have ADAcompliant bathrooms and kitchenettes, and that it’s important to keep plenty of room in the apartment to move around and avoid falls.

The bedroom should be simple. The bed should be the ideal size and easy to get in and out of daily. Add a nightstand with a lamp, phone and a clock with illumination.

The living room is where most seniors spend most of their time when they’re not out and about so make this as comfortable as possible.

Lift chairs are a great option.

You may also consider a small desk for storing papers, bills, etc., as well as to place a laptop, pad or other electronic devices, if they have them.

While you may have a lifetime of photos and mementos, your home isn’t a museum. Carefully choose some of your favorite photos and decorate the walls.

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Despite struggles, Cyclones provide hope for future AMES (AP) — The focus for Matt Campbell in his first season at Iowa State was about stability more than victories.

The Cyclones didn’t win much this season. But there were plenty of signs that they might start winning more as soon as 2017.

Iowa State (3-9, 2-7) finished the year with a 30-point home loss to West Virginia, a game that got away from the Cyclones in the second half.

But Iowa State’s improvement from September to November was impressive enough for its long-suffering fans to feel some sense of hope heading into next season.

“We’ve made incredible progress from when we came in here to where we’re at.

Those things about records and scores are all — again, I get it. That’s what we’re measured by. But the reality for me is where we were and where we’re at.” Campbell said. “I saw us get better week in and week out.”

After just two games, it looked like the Cyclones might not win a game at all. A home loss to FCS school Northern Iowa was followed by a brutal 42-3 defeat at Iowa, the worst result in a long history of bad results for the Cyclones in that series.

Iowa State finally broke through with a win over San Jose State, revealing something about both Campbell and the Cyclones. Campbell played two quarterbacks extensively in Joel Lanning and Jacob Park, defying the

AP Photo Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell, center, watches from the sideline during the second half against West Virginia on Saturday in Ames.

The Cyclones finished 3-9 in Campbell’s first season at the helm.

long-standing logic that a team with two quarterbacks is a team in trouble.

Park emerged as the primary signal-caller. Lanning shifted from a starter to a run-first backup, and instead of dividing the Cyclones it made them better and the team backed their young coach.

Behind Park and Lanning, Iowa State scored more average points (29.4) in Big 12 games than it ever had, even if the wins were scarce. Still,

the Cyclones beat Kansas and Texas Tech before the loss to the Mountaineers.

“The reality for this team is (that) some of the foundations we’ve laid of attitude, effort, playing hard all the time, consistency of those things are really important to me.

Because I know that without that, you’re building a program on falsehoods,” Campbell said.

Park, Lanning, 1,00-yard receiver Allen Lazard and

running backs David Montgomery, Mike Warren and Kene Nwangwu all return next season, as does much of a talented secondary.

Campbell also has recruited well, with a 2017 class set to be the best the program has had in recent memory.

Iowa State will lose six starters from a defense that allowed 31 points a game.

But with 10 underclassmen listed on the depth chart for the finale, help should be on

the way.

The offensive and defensive lines will need work. A bowl game in 2017 isn’t out of the question, though, and that would bring the once-downtrodden Cyclones one step closer to fulfilling Campbell’s bold proclamation after losing to the Mountaineers.

“At the end of this, we’re going to win a championship in the Big 12,” Campbell said.

“I look forward to it. The best is yet to come.”

Rodgers tosses two TDs, Packers beat Eagles

AP Photo Green Bay wide receiver Davante Adams celebrates a first-half touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday in Philadelphia. The Packers won the game, 27-13.

AP Top 25: Hawkeyes among six teams to enter national rankings

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press South Florida and Pittsburgh were among six teams to enter The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, matching a record for the Top 25 era.

USF and Pitt are tied for No. 24. No. 17 Stanford, No. 19 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Navy and No. 22 Iowa also entered the rankings in the second-to-last regular-season poll.

This is the fourth time six teams entered the rankings in one week since 1989, when the AP poll expanded to include 25 teams.

Alabama remained a unanimous No. 1

and Ohio State was No. 2. Clemson moved up a spot to No. 3 and Washington jumped two to No. 4. Michigan dropped two to fifth after its double-overtime loss to Ohio State.

No. 6 Wisconsin was followed by Oklahoma, Penn State, Colorado and Southern California.

Poll Points — Eleven ranked teams lost during Thanksgiving weekend, five to unranked teams.

That’s the most ranked teams to lose in a single week since Oct. 4, 2014.

— This is the latest in the season that six new teams have entered the AP Top 25.

— USF is ranked for

the first time since Sept.

25, 2011.

— Pitt is ranked for the first time since October of last year.

Out Six in means six out, all after losing: Utah, Houston, Boise State, Texas A&M, Washington State and Tennessee.

The Utes, Aggies and Cougars lost to ranked teams.

Up — No. 14 West Virginia moved up five spots, taking advantage of all the teams taking a tumble after beating Iowa State.

— No. 21 LSU moved up four spots after beating Texas A&M. RANKINGS | 2B

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes to Davante Adams and the Green Bay Packers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-13 Monday night to snap a fourgame losing streak.

Rodgers had 313 yards passing and Adams had 113 yards receiving to help send Philadelphia (5-6) to its first home loss this season.

The Packers (5-6) kept their sinking playoff hopes alive but they’re still two games behind the Lions (7-4) in the NFC North.

Carson Wentz had 254 yards passing, ran for a score and threw an interception. The last-place Eagles are 2-6 since a 3-0 start.

Rodgers came out firing and led the Packers on consecutive touchdown drives to start the game. Rodgers extended the opening drive by running twice for 25 yards and tossed a 12yard TD pass to Adams for a 7-0 lead.

After the Eagles answered on Wentz’s 1-yard TD run , Rodgers led another 75-yard scoring drive. He

threw a perfect 20-yard TD pass to Adams to give the Packers a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter. Nolan Carroll had excellent coverage on the play, but Rodgers put the ball in a tight spot and hit Adams in stride in the back of the end zone.

Aaron Ripkowski’s 1-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter extended Green Bay’s lead to 24-13.

The Eagles had allowed only three touchdowns at home while outscoring opponents 108-38 in their first four games at Lincoln Financial Field.

Green Bay gave up at least 30 points in each of its previous four games, including 89 in the last two. But the defense harassed Wentz and shut down the Eagles’ inconsistent offense.

Philadelphia’s Caleb Sturgis kicked field goals of 48 and 50 yards while Green Bay’s Mason Crosby connected from 33 and 32 yards.

Key Statistics: The Packers were 10-for-14 on third down and 1-for1 on fourth. The Eagles had no sacks and no takeaways.

Texas fires Strong, gets its top target in Tom Herman AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tom Herman now gets his chance for a Texas takeover.

Herman, who coached Houston to national prominence the last two seasons, was announced as the new Texas coach Saturday, replacing Charlie Strong, who was fired in the morning after three consecutive losing seasons.

“Longhorn football has been — and always will be — a Herman national power, winning and playing for national championships with great pride and passion, supported by an unbelievable fan base,” Herman said in statement.

Contract details were not immediately released, and must still be ap-

proved by Texas’ Board of Regents.

Texas still owes Strong nearly $11 million on his original five-year guaranteed contract.

Texas acted quickly to snag Herman, who has only two years of experience as a head coach but is 22-4 with the Cougars, with a 9-3 mark this season after Friday’s loss to Memphis. Herman’s name had emerged as a top target for Texas officials as Strong’s final season started 2-0 but faded to a 5-7 finish Herman’s brief stint at Houston galvanized the Cougars program. The coach coined the phrase “H-Town Takeover” in a bid to energize the local fan base and keep Houston-area recruits at home.

Herman now gets a chance to do the same at one of college football’s blue-blood programs.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Basketball Boone at Newton boys, 9th 4:45 p.m., JV 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Roland-Story at PCM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Greene County at CMB, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at North Mahaska, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

BGM at Lynnville-Sully, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Norwalk at Newton 8th girls, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th girls at Norwalk, 4:30 p.m.

Wrestling Boone at Newton, JV at 4:30 p.m., varsity at 5:30 p.m.

Pleasantville, Woodward-Granger at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Boys Swimming Des Moines Lincoln, Oskaloosa at NCMP, 5:30 p.m., Newton YMCA Thursday Bowling Marshalltown at Newton, 3 p.m.

Wrestling Newton, Albia at Indianola, 5:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, Tri-County at Iowa Valley, 6 p.m.

Belle Plain, North Mahaska, Pekin at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Newton 7th/8th at Grinnell, 4:30 p.m.

Basketball Pella at Newton 7th girls, 4:30 p.m.

Friday Basketball Newton girls at Indianola, JV 4:45 p.m., varsity 6:15 p.m., 9th 7:30 p.m.

Newton boys at Indianola, JV 4:45 p.m., 9th 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Saydel at PCM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

CMB at Roland-Story, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

HLV at Colfax-Mingo, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

North Mahaska at Lynnville-Sully, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Wrestling Newton Invitational, 10 a.m.

PCM at Dallas Center-Grimes Invitational, 10 a.m.

CMB at Bondurant-Farrar, TBD Colfax-Mingo at Woodward-Granger Invitational, 9 a.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Montezuma Invitational, 10 a.m.

Boys’ Swimming NCMP Invitational, 10 a.m.

Basketball CMB at Colfax-Mingo, girls 2 p.m., boys 3:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, girls 4 p.m., boys 6 p.m.

Ty Dillon to drive for Germain Racing in 2017 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ty Dillon will race full time in NAS C A R ’s top series next year for Germain Racing.

Germ a i n R a c ing announced Dillon Monday that Dillon will replace Casey Mears in the No. 13 Chevrolet. Mears had driven the car since the second half of the 2010 season.

Dillon has made 18 Cup starts over the last three years. Robert “Bootie” Barker will return as the team’s crew chief in 2017, and GEICO will be back as the primary sponsor.

The Germain team shares a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing. Ty Dillon is Childress’ grandson, and his older brother, Austin, drives for RCR. Mears has one career Cup victory, the 2007 Coca-Cola 600 while he drove for Hendrick Motorsports.

By Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press

AP Photo Tom Herman holds up the Hook ‘em Horns sign during a news conference where he was introduced as Texas’ new head football coach Sunday in Austin.

Herman Continued from Page 1B Texas is stocked with money, prestige, its own television network and feverish fans.

Herman was offensive coordinator at Ohio State when the Buckeyes won the 2014 season national championship.

He spent a season at Texas as a graduate assistant early in his career under former Longhorns coach Mack Brown.

Herman’s record at Houston and big wins over top programs such as Florida State and Oklahoma had pushed the Cougars into early-season College Football Playoff contenders as well as candidates for a move to the Big 12. Neither scenario happened, however, as the Cougars dropped midseason games against Navy and SMU and the Big 12 chose not to expand.

Herman was regularly mentioned as a possible candidate at several schools, notably LSU. But most of the atten-

Rankings Continued from Page 1B — No. 12 Florida State moved up three spots after beating Florida.

Down — No. 16 Louisville fell five spots after its second straight loss.

— No. 23 Nebraska dropped six spots after losing at Iowa.

Conference Call The Southeastern Conference has only four ranked teams left, as every team other than Alabama could finish with at least four losses if the Crimson Tide beat Florida in the SEC title game next weekend.

Big Ten — 6

MEN’S TOP 25 Men’s Top Twenty Five

By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and preseason ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (40) 6-0 1590 1 2. Villanova (20) 6-0 1567 2 3. North Carolina (4) 7-0 1497 4 4. Kansas 5-1 1414 5 5. Duke 6-1 1365 6 6. Virginia 6-0 1286 7 7. Xavier 6-0 1181 9 8. Gonzaga 6-0 1112 11 9. Baylor (1) 6-0 1068 20 10. Creighton 6-0 965 12 11. UCLA 7-0 955 14 12. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 5-0 866 15 13. Indiana 4-1 857 3 14. Louisville 5-1 808 10 15. Purdue 5-1 667 17 16. Arizona 5-1 655 8 17. Wisconsin 5-2 555 16 18. Butler 6-0 506 — 19. Iowa State 5-1 389 21 20. South Carolina 6-0 379 — 21. Rhode Island 5-1 354 23 22. Syracuse 4-1 229 18 23. Oregon 4-2 189 13 24. Florida 6-1 154 — 25. West Virginia 4-1 132 19 Others receiving votes: Maryland 126, Notre Dame 85, Cincinnati 49, Michigan State 28, Ohio State 22, Michigan 13, Temple 8, Southern California 7, Houston 6, Florida State 5, VCU 5, California 3, Tennessee State 2, Virginia Tech 1, Arkansas State 1, San Diego State 1, Colorado 1, Minnesota 1, Rutgers 1.

tion focused on Texas, where Strong was in his third losing season in a row.

“Tom was the hottest young head coach in the country the past two seasons, and I am thrilled we are able to get him back to UT to lead Texas football,” Texas President Greg Fenves said.

Houston Vice President for Athletics Hunter Yurachek said the university was grateful to Herman for his two years.

Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando will be Houston’s interim head coach for its upcoming bowl game.

Texas is desperate for a return to the nation’s elite. The Longhorns had a decade-long run of 10-win seasons under Mack Brown from 2000-2009, a span that included two Big 12 championships, one national championship and playing for another.

But Texas hasn’t won a Big 12 title since 2009 and Strong was just 16-21 overall, ending with a 31-9 loss to TCU on Friday.

ACC — 5 SEC — 4 Pac-12 — 4 Big 12 — 3 American — 2 MAC — 1 Ranked vs. Ranked No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 15 Florida. SEC championship in Atlanta.

No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech. ACC championship in Orlando, Fla. No. 4 Washington vs. No. 9 Colorado. Pac-12 championship in Santa Clara, Cali.

No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 8 Penn State. Big Ten championship in Indianapolis.

No. 11 Oklahoma State at No. 7 Oklahoma. Bedlam winner takes the Big 12.

WOMEN’S TOP 25 Women’s Top Twenty Five

By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. Notre Dame (16) 6-0 803 1 2. UConn (14) 4-0 797 2 3. South Carolina (3) 5-0 766 3 4. Baylor 7-1 725 5 5. Maryland 6-0 694 6 6. Mississippi State 7-0 636 7 7. Louisville 6-1 634 4 8. Florida State 6-1 551 10 9. Ohio State 5-2 546 8 10. UCLA 5-1 541 9 11. Stanford 6-1 479 11 12. Oklahoma 5-0 445 13 13. Washington 6-1 423 15 14. Texas 2-2 400 14 15. DePaul 5-1 318 18 16. West Virginia 7-0 303 19 17. Kentucky 5-1 276 20 18. Miami 5-1 245 21 19. Florida 4-1 192 16 20. Syracuse 4-3 146 11 21. Colorado 6-0 116 — 22. Tennessee 3-2 99 17 23. Auburn 6-1 70 — 24. Oregon State 3-1 69 22 25. Texas A&M 5-0 68 — Others receiving votes: S. Florida 51.

Oregon 49. Arizona St 45, Michigan St 36, Virginia Tech 33, G. Tech 30, Marquette 26, Michigan 22, California 20, Northwestern 18, Green Bay 10, Oklahoma St 7, South Dakota St 7, Gonzaga 7, Kansas St 6, Missouri 6, Duke 5, Boise St 5.

Jim Harbaugh went on and on, as if his incessant whining would overturn the result of what was, in effect, a playoff game before the playoffs begin.

Anyone who listened to Harbaugh in his last year in San Francisco would have easily recognized the tone.

It’s what he does when things go bad, and go bad they did Saturday in a thriller at Ohio State that took two overtimes to decide.

The outburst cost Michigan $10,000 in the form of a fine Monday from the Big Ten, pocket change when the coach makes $7 million a year. What was far more costly to Michigan was blowing a 10-point fourth quarter lead in a game it dearly needed.

Now Michigan waits on the outside, hoping against hope for a Hail Mary that will give the Wolverines one of the four prized spots in the College Football Playoff.

The fact that it’s not totally impossible shows how little things have changed since the five big conferences that rule college football scrapped the Bowl Championship Series three seasons ago.

Yes, the players get paid a little more, so date night may now include a movie as well as a pizza. And four teams now have a chance to prove their case on the field instead of the two anointed each year by the BCS. But it’s still subjective, with the final four teams and pairings decided behind closed doors in a conference room in Texas. The first two years of the new system were relatively easy, but that all figures to change this week in one of the oddest years in college football.

The new rankings will be out Tuesday, and they will be read like tea leaves for an indication where the committee is going. But the real fun comes Sunday, when the conference title games are over.

Right now, Michigan seems to be on the outside looking in, though that could change with losses by Washington and Clemson in their conference championship games.

Actually, a lot of things could

COLLEGE FOOTBALL College Football Top 25

By The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (61) 12-0 1525 1 2. Ohio St. 11-1 1456 2 3. Clemson 11-1 1383 4 4. Washington 11-1 1298 6 5. Michigan 10-2 1264 3 6. Wisconsin 10-2 1237 5 7. Oklahoma 9-2 1141 7 8. Penn State 10-2 1118 8 9. Colorado 10-2 1035 9 10. Southern Cal 9-3 948 12 11. Oklahoma State 9-2 931 10 12. Florida State 9-3 847 15 13. W. Michigan 12-0 807 14 14. West Virginia 9-2 726 19 15. Florida 8-3 471 13 16. Louisville 9-3 468 11 17. Stanford 9-3 452 — 18. Auburn 8-4 423 16 19. Virginia Tech 9-3 420 — 20. Navy 9-2 387 — 21. LSU 7-4 338 25 22. Iowa 8-4 217 — 23. Nebraska 9-3 181 17 24. South Florida 10-2 168 — 25. Pittsburgh 8-4 168 — Others receiving votes: Houston 98, Boise State 92, Utah 88, Washington State 35, Texas A&M 33, Air Force 22, Temple 21, Tennessee 12, Troy 7, Miami 5, Georgia Tech 2, Tulsa 1.

change if Washington or Clemson lose, though you have to figure Alabama is a playoff lock and Ohio State isn’t far behind.

What could keep committee members up all night Saturday, though, would be a win by Penn State over Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game.

There would be a lot of unhappy people in Happy Valley if the Nittany Lions won the conference championship and were left out of the playoffs.

They’d be even unhappier if Ohio State — a team Penn State beat at home this year — got in instead.

That’s despite the fact the committee has already indicated it thinks Ohio State has a better resume than the team it lost to.

None of it is particularly clear. What is clear, though, is that the new way of crowning a national champion still falls short of a true playoff system.

NFL STANDINGS National Football League

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England 9 2 0 .818 293 197 Miami 7 4 0 .636 249 240 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 281 236 N.Y. Jets 3 9 0 .273 196 266 South

W L T Pct PF PA Houston 6 5 0 .545 194 236 Tennessee 6 6 0 .500 308 296 Indianapolis 5 6 0 .455 270 301 Jacksonville 2 9 0 .182 214 293 North

W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 6 5 0 .545 218 201 Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 266 222 Cincinnati 3 7 1 .389 213 245 Cleveland 0 12 0 .000 197 352 West

W L T Pct PF PA Oakland 9 2 0 .818 307 275 Kansas City 8 3 0 .727 252 214 Denver 7 4 0 .636 266 219 San Diego 5 6 0 .455 313 291 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 10 1 0 .909 316 213 N.Y. Giants 8 3 0 .727 231 213 Washington 6 4 1 .591 280 264 Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 254 213 South

W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 7 4 0 .636 358 302 Tampa Bay 6 5 0 .545 249 264 New Orleans 5 6 0 .455 334 307 Carolina 4 7 0 .364 276 281 North

W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 7 4 0 .636 247 238 Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 218 192 Green Bay 5 6 0 .455 274 289

Chicago

2 9 0 .182 178 264 West

W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 7 3 1 .682 224 187 Arizona 4 6 1 .409 245 228 Los Angeles 4 7 0 .364 170 236 San Francisco 1 10 0 .091 228 344 Nov. 24 Games Detroit 16, Minnesota 13 Dallas 31, Washington 26 Pittsburgh 28, Indianapolis 7 Nov. 27 Games Atlanta 38, Arizona 19 San Diego 21, Houston 13 Baltimore 19, Cincinnati 14 Buffalo 28, Jacksonville 21 Tennessee 27, Chicago 21 New Orleans 49, Los Angeles 21 N.Y. Giants 27, Cleveland 13 Miami 31, San Francisco 24 Tampa Bay 14, Seattle 5 New England 22, N.Y. Jets 17 Oakland 35, Carolina 32 Kansas City 30, Denver 27, OT Monday’s Game Green Bay 27, Philadelphia 13 Thursday’s Game Dallas at Minnesota, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Kansas City at Atlanta, Noon Los Angeles at New England, Noon Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Noon Miami at Baltimore, Noon Denver at Jacksonville, Noon Detroit at New Orleans, Noon San Francisco at Chicago, Noon Houston at Green Bay, Noon Buffalo at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Washington at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.

Carolina at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Tennessee, Cleveland Dec. 5 Game Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.

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IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TWYLIA F. NORRIS, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR036948 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Twylia F. Norris, Deceased, who died on or about October 30, 2016: You are hereby notified that on November 16, 2016, the last will and testament of Twylia F. Norris, deceased, bearing date of January 26, 2009, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Kathryn A. Fifer and Charles Leslie Norris was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated November 17, 2016.

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Newton Community School Board of Education Regular Board Meeting E. J. H. Beard Administration Center East Conference Room November 14, 2016 - 6:30 PM MINUTES Call to Order Travis Padget convened the board to order at 6:30 PM Roll Call Present: Sheri Benson, Josh Cantu, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Ann Leonard, Travis Padget, Bob Callaghan, Gayle Isaac, and Christine Dawson Others Present: Desiree Cameron (NCEF), Mikey Carter, Cristy Croson, Brenda Hodnett, Paula Lureman, Jodi MorganPeters, Jen Norvell, Curt Roorda, Deborah Rose, Sandy Scotton, Dan Sloan, Jack Suttek, and Jason Brooks (Newton Daily News) Communications Desiree Cameron, Director of the Newton Community Educational Foundation, was present to announce two donations to the Newton Community School District totaling $52,000: (1) $40,000 one-time donation for teacher classroom supplies.

Donation was made in lieu of awarding grants for 2nd semester (2016/2017) and 1st semester (2017/2018).

(2) $12,000 donation from Elizabeth J. Dickinson estate, to be used to start up an After School Program at the middle school.

Superintendent Bob Callaghan shared a communication from The Family Leader and three petitions from community members.

Consent Agenda - ACTION #10034 Elbert moved, Friedman seconded to approve the consent agenda.

Ayes: Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Abstain: Benson Human Resources Update Superintendent Bob Callaghan presented the Human Resources Update Certified Personnel - ACTION #10035 Liz Stock - (Contract) - Volunteer Girls Basketball Coach (NHS) beginning 2016 - 2017 school year Friedman moved, Leonard seconded to approve the Certified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Classified Personnel - ACTION #10036 Ken Owens - (Agreement) - PartTime Custodian (EH) - Hired 10/31/16 and Seniority 10/03/16 Sherry Stoner - (Agreement) Part-Time Food Service (NHS) Hired 11/03/16 and Seniority 11/02/16 Leonard moved, Cantu seconded to approve the Classified Personnel Human Resources Update. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Open Forum Deborah Rose (Newton Community Education about Association) spoke American Education Week held November 14 - 18, 2016.

Superintendent's Report - Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Department Supervisor Reports Food Service - Cristy Croson spoke about the after school snack program (5th - 8th), and breakfast participation numbers.

There was a brief discussion fees about administrative pertaining to the RevTrak food service and school fee webstore.

Transportation - Curt Roorda was available to answer a question from a board member regarding advertising the hiring of bus drivers.

Maintenance - Jack Suttek was present to lead an agenda item regarding a bid for signs at the E.J.H. Beard Administration Center.

Technology - Dan Sloan was present to lead agenda items regarding GovDeals and a bid for Wi-Fi switches at NHS. Smarter Balanced Assessment Update - Additional Cost Callaghan shared information regarding the implementation of Smarter Balanced Assessments in 2017 - 2018 and the increased costs per student.

Additional information can be found at www.smarterbalanced.org.

18, 2018 prior to Bob Lewis (Denison) sharing survey results with teachers November 28, 2016. Superintendent Callaghan shared that costs associated with Bob Lewis' presentation would be covered by costs previously budgeted for Leadership 201.

Business Service Report Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Approval of Bills - ACTION #10044 Benson moved, Elbert seconded Ayes: to approve the bills.

Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Business Services Update Budgetary Communication Gayle Isaac clarified that the FY 2015 ? 2016 fund balance and the FY 2016 - 2017 budget are A two separate issues. comparison of estimated revenues ($31,235,978) and expenses ($31,174,765) were discussed with the need to prioritize and balance the budget.

Personnel costs ($25,872,491) make up 82.99% of expenses, costs and Non-Personnel of ($5,302,274) 17.01% expenses. There is still a need to look at budget reductions. Isaac encouraged board members to email him with any questions. In advance of any budget board work sessions, Isaac shared possible revenue and new money scenarios with Supplemental State Aid at 2.00%, 2.25%, and 2.5%. Isaac gave an update on the budget committee.

New Business - Old Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Future Meeting Dates: SIAC Committee Meeting (November 16, 2016) - 5:00 PM (EJH Beard Admin Center) Board Work Session (November 28, 2016) - 5:30 PM (EJH Beard Admin Center) District Goal #2 Regular Board Meeting (November 28, 2016) - 6:30 PM (EJH Beard Admin Center) Adjourn - ACTION #10045 Elbert moved, Leonard seconded to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 8:31 PM. Minutes Mailed November 29 Newton Community School Board of Education Board Work Session E. J. H. Beard Administration Center West Conference Room November 18, 2016 - 5:30 PM MINUTES Call to Order President Travis Padget convened the board to order at 5:31 PM Roll Call Present: Sheri Benson, Josh Cantu, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Ann Leonard (5:34 PM), Travis Padget, Bob Callaghan, Laura Selover, Tina Ross, Christine Dawson, Chris Pierson (AEA), Bob Lewis (Denison - via Zoom), Tom Bartello, Jolene Comer, Jim Gilbert, Todd Schuster, Lisa Sharp, and Mike Moran.

Consent Agenda - ACTION #10046 moved, Friedman Elbert seconded to approve the consent agenda.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Padget Absent: Leonard Learning, Leadership, and District Business - Bob Lewis, Senior Consultant (Denison Consulting - via Zoom) and Chris Pierson, Regional Director (Heartland AEA) Introduction to the Denison Culture Survey - via Zoom Bob Lewis shared data from the Denison Culture Survey with board members and administrators in a power point entitled Path to High Performance - Culture Survey Results (2016).

174 teachers and 15 administrators participated in the survey with a response rate of 70%. Lewis explained that the path to high performance includes Discovery, Planning, Diagnosis, Analysis, Honest Conversation, Action Planning, and Sustainable Improvement. He reviewed the circumplex with twelve dimensions of culture in the four trait areas of Mission, Consistency, Involvement, and Adaptability.

Lewis gave an analysis of the percentile scoring, and offered possible culture development focus areas. Chris Pierson fielded any questions.

Bob Lewis will give a presentation to teachers regarding the Denison Culture Survey results on November 28, 2016.

Adjourn - ACTION #10047 Cook moved, Cantu seconded to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 6:59 PM. Minutes Mailed November 29

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IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY I. MARSHALL, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR036945 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Dorothy I. Marshall, Deceased, who died on or about September 28, 2016: You are hereby notified that on November 15, 2016, the last will and testament of Dorothy I. Marshall, deceased, bearing date of February 16, 2011,* was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Cynthia S. Baldwin was appointed executor of the estate.

Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated November 8, 2016.

Date of second publication: 29th day of November, 2016 Cynthia S. Baldwin Executor of the Estate 3113 Villa Vista Dr. Des Moines, IA 50316 Address Kathryn E. Walker, Attorney for the Executor ICIS PIN No: AT0008220 Walker, Billingsley & Bair, 208 N 2nd Ave W, Newton, IA 50208 Address Probate Code Section 304 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) November 22 & 29

snack program (5th - 8th), and breakfast participation numbers.

There was a brief discussion fees about administrative pertaining to the RevTrak food service and school fee webstore.

Transportation - Curt Roorda was available to answer a question from a board member regarding advertising the hiring of bus drivers.

Maintenance - Jack Suttek was present to lead an agenda item regarding a bid for signs at the E.J.H. Beard Administration Center.

Technology - Dan Sloan was present to lead agenda items regarding GovDeals and a bid for Wi-Fi switches at NHS. Smarter Balanced Assessment Update - Additional Cost Callaghan shared information regarding the implementation of Smarter Balanced Assessments in 2017 - 2018 and the increased costs per student.

Additional information can be found at www.smarterbalanced.org.

Learning, Leadership, and District Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent and Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Consider Purchase of Monument Sign for the E.J.H. Beard Administration Center ACTION #10037 Jack Suttek, Maintenance Supervisor, presented two options for purchasing a sign for the E.J.H. Beard Administration (1) Performance Center: Sign Company $9,754.74 includes concrete footing/installation and (2) Sign Pro $8,937.00. Suttek reported that he has been in contact with the PTA for a possible partnership to purchase digital signs for individual schools who do not yet have one. Benson moved, Leonard seconded to approve the purchase of a monument sign for the E.J.H. Beard Administration Center from Performance Sign Company for $9,754.74.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Board to Consider Approval of Using GovDeals for Disposing of Unwanted District Equipment - ACTION #10038 Dan Sloan, Technology explained the Supervisor, to use recommendation for disposing of GovDeals unwanted district equipment.

Elbert moved, Leonard seconded to approve the use of GovDeals.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Awarding Bid for the Purchase of a District Core Networking Switch - ACTION #10039 Dan Sloan, Technology Supervisor, explained the need for a core networking switch to stabilize the district's internet traffic. He recommended the low bid of $83,542.80 from Heartland Business Systems. An upgrade will allow for a split system at district's NHS and the Technology Center.

Sloan shared how this will be incorporated into the technology plan and budget, and gave an update on the Technology Committee.

Elbert moved, Benson seconded to award the bid for the purchase of a district core networking switch to Heartland Business Systems for $83,542.80.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget.

Consider Approval of 28E Agreement between Newton Community School District and Colfax - Mingo Community School District for Participation in WEST Academy and Learning Opportunity Center Programs - ACTION #10040 Friedman moved, Leonard seconded to approve a 28E Agreement between the Newton Community and Colfax - Mingo Community School Districts for participation in WEST Academy and Learning Opportunity Center Programs.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of a TwoYear Cooperative Agreement by and between Iowa State University and the Newton Community School District for Student Teacher Placement ACTION #10041 Leonard moved, Cantu seconded to approve a Two-Year Cooperative Agreement by and between Iowa State University and the Newton Community School District for Student Teacher Placement.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget.

Board will Consider Approving the SBRC Application for Increasing Enrollment, Open Enrollment Out, and LEP Instruction Beyond 5 Years ACTION #10042 Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services, explained the annual School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) application process and the district availing itself to additional cash reserve levy funds that come with spending authority. Funds would be received in the 2017 - 2018 school year.

Elbert moved, Benson seconded to approve the SBRC Application for Increasing Enrollment, Open Enrollment Out, and LEP Instruction Beyond 5 Years. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget.

Board will Consider Adopting a Resolution Directing the Advertisement for Sale of not to Exceed $10,000,000 General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2016, Approving Electronic Bidding Procedures and Approving Official Statement - ACTION #10043 Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services, explained a request for the board to approve the sale of bank qualified bonds at a lower interest rate, not to exceed $10,000,000 during January December 2016. Superintendent Bob Callaghan read the resolution. Elbert moved, Cantu seconded to adopt the Resolution Directing the Advertisement for Sale of not to Exceed $10,000,000 General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2016, Approving Electronic Bidding Procedures and Approving Official Statement.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Abstain: Friedman, Leonard Padget Denison Culture Committee Update Board President, Travis Padget and Board Vice-President Robyn Friedman gave an update on the Denison Culture Committee and recent meetings. A meeting via Zoom for board members and principals will be held November 18, 2018 prior to Bob Lewis (Denison) sharing survey results with teachers November 28, 2016. Superintendent Callaghan shared that costs associated with Bob Lewis' presentation would be covered by costs previously budgeted for Leadership 201.

Business Service Report Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Approval of Bills - ACTION #10044 Benson moved, Elbert seconded Ayes: to approve the bills.

Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Business Services Update Budgetary Communication Gayle Isaac clarified that the FY 2015 ? 2016 fund balance and the FY 2016 - 2017 budget are A two separate issues. comparison of estimated revenues ($31,235,978) and expenses ($31,174,765) were discussed with the need to prioritize and balance the budget.

Personnel costs ($25,872,491) make up 82.99% of expenses,

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SMALL 1 bedroom house, stove, fridge, quiet location, references required. $295/month 641-792-4388 STATE OF IOWA 2016 FINANCIAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR ENDED Newton JUNE 30, 2016 CITY OF

Newton

16205000800000 City of Newton PO Box 399 Newton, IA 50208 , IOWA

ALL FUNDS

Item description

Governmental

Proprietary

Total actual

Budget

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Revenues and Other Financing Sources Taxes levied on property

7,047,460

7,047,460

7,063,075

Less: Uncollected property taxes-levy year Net current property taxes

0 7,047,460

0 7,047,460

0 7,063,075

Delinquent property taxes

0

0

0

TIF revenues

2,508,520

2,508,520

2,312,460

Other city taxes

1,874,547

0

1,874,547

1,821,099

Licenses and permits

339,563

0

339,563

341,450

Use of money and property

122,962

63,742

186,704

164,275

Intergovernmental

3,630,524

0

3,630,524

4,782,146

Charges for fees and service

1,842,909

8,518,051

10,360,960

9,221,350

25,461

0

25,461

40,000

823,743

196,563

1,020,306

592,723

4,102,045 22,317,734

100,150 8,878,506

4,202,195 31,196,240

8,115,275 34,453,853

Public safety

6,573,414

0

6,573,414

6,843,051

Public works

3,331,047

0

3,331,047

3,356,034

0

0

0

0

Culture and recreation

2,103,714

0

2,103,714

2,171,052

Community and economic development

1,974,729

0

1,974,729

3,079,104

General government

1,214,458

0

1,214,458

1,338,238

Debt service

3,033,808

0

3,033,808

3,046,817

4,681,791 22,912,961

0 0

4,681,791 22,912,961

6,559,500 26,393,796

Business type activities Total ALL expenditures

0 22,912,961

8,095,636 8,095,636

8,095,636 31,008,597

8,697,291 35,091,087

Other financing uses, including transfers out Total ALL expenditures/And other financing uses

3,693,070 26,606,031

449,821 8,545,457

4,142,891 35,151,488

3,518,575 38,609,662

Special assessments Miscellaneous Other financing sources Total revenues and other sources Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

Health and social services

Capital projects Total governmental activities expenditures

Excess revenues and other sources over (under) Expenditures/And other financing uses Beginning fund balance July 1, 2015 Ending fund balance June 30, 2016 Note - These balances do not include held in Pension Trust Funds;

-4,288,297

333,049

-3,955,248

-4,155,809

14,192,390 9,904,093

10,904,330 11,237,379

25,096,720 21,141,472

25,096,720 20,940,911

$0

held in non-budgeted internal service funds;

$0

$0

held in Private Purpose Trust Funds and

$0

held in agency funds which were not budgeted and are not available for city operations.

Indebtedness at June 30, 2016 General obligation debt Revenue debt TIF Revenue debt

$0 Other long-term debt $2,906,000 Short-term debt

$24,657,465 $0

$0 General Obligation Debt Limit

$40,712,252

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Astrograph

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 29). Your self-assurance is your ticket to a fun ride before the year is up. The bonds of love will be strengthened in 2017 through many enjoyable times with those who share your humor and taste. Your family will have new reason to celebrate, and you’ll be proud of the developments in your family tree. Pisces and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 4, 39, 22 and 15.

good. The Neptune influence on this situation will add a surrealistic twist. You might feel like you’re living in a highly stylized, odd version of your world. Have fun with this.

The new moon usually represents a fresh start, but this one is so quirky that it may feel more awkward than fresh.

Don’t let that fool you. This is the beginning of something

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Do you believe in psychic gunk? Because sometimes when you go out in the world, you actually feel like there’s a film of bad energy getting

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

You are entitled to project your own sense of order on this beautiful chaos. Why accept other views as the way it’s supposed to be done? That’s their way, and this is yours.

transferred to you. Look for tools to help you brush off the accumulated residue of karma.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

To be thoughtful and kind is the most important goal. This one goal, in the front of your mind, will organize the rest of your thoughts. It will make the complications align into simple problems to be systematically solved.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

When you’re in your fan mode, you are dazzled by what’s popular, selling and being supported and acclaimed. When you’re in competition mode, you know that these things only signal: “It’s on!”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Are

you feeling what’s outside you or what’s inside you? This can be confusing for one as empathetic as you are, and that goes double when there are people close to you feeling intense emotions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

You’ve come to consider synchronicity as more than something that happens to you on a regular basis; it’s an aspect of who you are. You’ll experience a most favorable coincidence today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Figure out what you need, and ask for it. Don’t wait on this one. You may find yourself lacking certain resources and this, if left unchecked, will take a physical and emotional

toll. Get what you need.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

People will gather in tight circles to gab about what’s wrong. Seldom do they assemble in such a way to express what’s wonderful. Be the one to bring people together to celebrate all that’s going right.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Cook food. Walk the earth. Put your hands in dirt.

Get grounded. Otherwise, this sense of lightness you’re experiencing can cause you to float up emotionally and disconnect from people who need your attention.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The focus will go to a relationship in its early stages.

Whether the relationship is oriented toward business or pleasure, the heart connection is what will matter. It needs to feel right -- forget what it looks like on paper.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Character development often happens through hardship, though it’s harder to be strong in good times. You’ll manage such a remarkable feat of grace.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

You connect to others, raising their spirits and your own in the process. If it’s all you accomplish today, count yourself among the most accomplished people there are.

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