Oskaloosa superintendent settles over enrollment practices
Mike Fisher, superintendent of the Oskaloosa Community Schools, reached a settlement with the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners that includes a public reprimand and deferred license suspension for actions linked to Charles City district practices from 2018 to 2022. The deal acknowledges no admission of wrongdoing while listing potential grounds for disciplinary action if proven.
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Montezuma couple vying for Farm Bureau Growth prize
Iowa farmers Zachary and Ashley Wenke of Pleasant Grove Homestead near Montezuma advanced to the Farm Bureau Grow Your Future Award state competition after finishing third in December. They will pitch their operation in Des Moines on Feb. 3 and seek the $7,500 top prize to fund an electric salad spinner system.
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Iowa judge denies bid to overturn tree theft verdicts
A district court judge refused to overturn guilty verdicts for Jason Levant Ferguson of Rolfe who was convicted of felony theft and 50 timber violations for removing more than 100 trees from the Stoddard Wildlife Management Area. The judge ruled the English Charter of the Forest does not apply to U.S. forests and denied arrest of judgment and a new trial. Ferguson faces sentencing January 26 with up to five years for theft and up to one year on each timber count.
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