Abby Ward

Picture from Lake View Community Center Facebook page

During its Monday night meeting, the Carroll Community School District (CCSD) Board of Education welcomed the first student board members to serve as non-voting members. Seniors Lily Campbell and Claire Pudenz applied for the position earlier this year and went through an interview process with the superintendent and other administrators before being selected to represent the student body in the district. Campbell and Pudenz both participate in numerous activities outside of school, including cheerleading, the fall play, and more. Superintendent Dr. Casey Berlau says their role in the extracurricular activities will help reach more district students and get more opinions on different things happening. Both student representatives say peers have mentioned that they like how homecoming activities were planned during the school day, allowing more students to attend the events. Another positive notice would be the impact of the free student activity pass on attendance for home football games. Campbell is a cheerleader and has recently faced packed stadium stands with students who were not typically present for games. The student representatives will attend the CCSD Board of Education meeting on the third Monday of each month, reporting on students’ perspectives of things going well and maybe some suggestions for improvement. Campbell and Pudenz are honored to be selected for this role and look forward to continuing to help and represent all students in the district.

A New York man was airlifted for serious injuries following a two-semi-tractor trailer accident last week. According to the report released by the Iowa State Patrol, at around 10:40 a.m. on Oct. 24, 23-year-old Salwinder Singh of South Richmond, N.Y., was traveling northbound on Noble Ave. in a 2018 Freightliner semi when Singh ran the stop sign located at the intersection of Noble Ave and 150th Street. Singh then collided with the rear right side of a trailer connected to an eastbound 2015 International Prostar semi operated by 28-year-old Blake Louis Eischeid of Carroll. Both semis left the roadway, entering a harvested corn field on the northeast side of the intersection. Singh, who was reported not to be wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, needed to be extricated from the semi and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines with suspected serious injuries. Eischeid received no injuries in the crash. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and Lidderdale Fire Department, among other agencies, assisted the Iowa State Patrol at the scene.

Picture credit to Whiterock Conservancy: Pictured L to R: Greg Gaymen, Kate Zimmerman, and Michael McGinn

A Kiron woman was sentenced to serve two-years probation for putting contaminants in a victim’s gas tank in December 2023. According to Carroll County District Court records, 43-year-old Antonia Mireya Sanchez was taken into custody on Jan.

The Carroll Community School District (CCSD) Board of Education met with representatives from the architect firm and the construction company with the lowest bid to review the scope of the transportation facility project before proceeding to award a contract. Graphite Construction based out of Des Moines offered a bid package of roughly $4.7 million for the proposed 13,500-square-foot precast building with an automatic wash bay and expanded maintenance space. Owner and President of Graphite Construction Russell Carew (Cah-rew) gave a little background to the 55-60 employed company, informing the board the construction group self-performs, or does the work themselves instead of sub-contracting out. Carew says roughly a million dollars of the bid package will be work done by Graphite.

During its last meeting, the Halbur City Council voted and officially named the trail development west of the community the Halbur Rail Trail. After being gifted the approximately half-mile strip of land on the Halbur Ridge Wildlife

A Rockwell City man has been taken into custody on two outstanding warrants after attempting to break into a residence during his pretrial release. According to Calhoun County District Court records, 35-year-old Chet Austin Mitchell was taken

The Manning VFW Auxiliary is going to be presenting three veterans with a Quilt of Valor this Sunday at the VFW Hall. Everyone is welcome to come attend the ceremony to recognize and honor Leo Willenborg, Don

Picture courtesy of St. Anthony Regional Hospital St. Anthony Regional Hospital celebrates a registered nurse who was honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses last week. Kelly Lee, RN, has worked for the hospital’s medical, surg.