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Grant not available, city changes plans

The Bloomfield City Council approved a change in plans to secure a USDA grant to help provide funding toward the hookup of the city’s water utility to Rathbun Regional Water Association.

Council members learned the USDA did not want to grant money to the city for the construction of a water line if ownership was going to be turned over to the Rathbun Regional Water Association.

Rathbun officials agreed to take over building the line. Instead, the city will look at building a water tower near Lake Fisher as part of the project.

The council approved the change contingent upon their formal approval to hook up to Rathbun Rural Water. As of Thursday night that formal approval still has not been given. 
Posted on 17 May 2013 by Bdemo

Supervisors to meet

The Davis County Board of Supervisors will meet Monday morning May 20 at 8:30 a.m.

The board will meet with Carol Herbert at 10 a.m. to discuss Title VI.

A county budget hearing will be held at 11 a.m. The board will discuss an appropriations resolution and an operating transfer resolution. 
Posted on 17 May 2013 by Bdemo

School Board to meet

The Davis County Community School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday night, May 20.

The board will consider contracts and resignations, the purchase of a blast chiller, the sale of used school buses, bid documentation for a food cooperative, and summer projects.

The board will finish the meeting with a closed session to conduct a performance evaluation of superintendent Dan Maeder. 
Posted on 17 May 2013 by Bdemo

Menus

School lunch menus for May 20--Breakfast: Pancake on a stick. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed sweet potatoes, cauliflower with ranch dip, rosy applesauce, milk.

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Bloomfield Senior Citizens menu for May 20--Roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, crispy creamy spinach, rosy applesauce. Activities: Wii games at 9-11:30 a.m. Cards at 12:45 p.m.
Posted on 17 May 2013 by Bdemo

SIAC Committee meets with school administrators

The Davis County Schools’ School Improvement Advisory Committee met Monday night to discuss student achievement with administrators.

Administrators told the committee that students met all goals set forth by the district for the current school year. The committee also discussed goals for student achievement during the 2013-2014 school year.

Committee members also heard reports from administrative staff concerning all areas of the district including instruction, buildings and grounds, the lunch program and technology.

Other top stories:

*The Davis County High School will graduate 83 seniors Sunday.

*Elena Sevciuc and her fiance are preparing to open Elena’s Ice Cream Shop later this month.

*Haleigh Skaggs recently won the Daisy Award for 2013. The award is presented to one nurse from each hospital in the Mercy network each year.

*In sports read about the success of the Mustang track teams in the Class 2A District Track meet.

*A special section featuring the Davis County High School’s Class of 2013 is also included in Wednesday’s edition.

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Bdemo

Davis County included in recently disaster proclamation

Governor Terry E. Branstad recently issued a third proclamation of disaster emergency in response to recent storms and flooding in south and southeast Iowa.

Davis County is one of 15 counties included in this latest round of counties included in the disaster declaration.

Davis County is hoping to secure at least $520,000 to help fix roads and bridges damaged by the flooding earlier this spring. 

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Bdemo

  

Deaths

Telma Claudean Keyser

Telma Claudean Keyser, 90, of Drakesville died May 14, 2013 at the Bloomfield Care Center.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 at the IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield with Rev. Jim Matheney officiating.

Visitation will begin after 9 a.m. Thursday May 16, with the family present to greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday night at the Wagler Funeral home.

A memorial has been established to the Bloomfield Care Center activity Fund. Online condolences may be directed to www.waglerfuneralhome.com. 

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Bdemo
 

Sports

Lady Mustangs lead state track after Thursday

The Lady Mustang Track team scored 19 points and finished the first day of the Iowa State Track Meet in first place.

Go to www.bdemo.com for details on how the girls performed in Thursday’s action.

The 4x800-meter relay team finished second overall in the Class 2A 4x800-meter race with a time of 9:50.68. Kate Birchmier finished third in the shot put with a toss of 40-5 ¼. Hayleigh Sharp finished fourth in the long jump with a jump of 16-11.

The Lady Mustang shuttle hurdle relay team finished 12th overall in the shuttle hurdle relay preliminary heats.

The Mustang boys track team was unable to qualify anyone for the finals in the shot put. Wyatt Garmon finished 10th while Wayne Doerscher finished 18th.

Zach Hougland finished 24th in the 3200 meters. Davis County’s shuttle hurdle relay finished 21st overall in the preliminary races.

The meet continues Friday and Saturday in Des Moines. Saturday’s schedule finds Ally McClure and Addie McKee competing in the 800-meters.

The finals of the 100-meter hurdles will also be held Saturday morning, if Kassidy Sharp does well enough to make it out of the preliminary race, which was held Friday.

The Mustang baseball and softball teams will begin the 2013 season Monday night.

The Lady Mustangs travel to Fairfield for a varsity doubleheader, which begins at 5:30 p.m.

The Mustang boys’ baseball team travels to Twin Cedars for a non-conference game. Action begins at 5:30 p.m. with the junior varsity game. The varsity game will follow.
Posted on 17 May 2013 by Bdemo
 

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