The Board of Education unanimously approved both agreements July 13. Superintendent Tony Hiatt said both are extensions of existing arrangements.

“Both of the positions are shared positions being extended. Nothing new,” Hiatt said in an email.

Under Iowa’s operational function sharing program, the two agreements qualify the district for supplementary weighting equal to 13 students in the state school funding formula.

Mitchell County is moving toward possible legal action over recurring leaks tied to the courthouse cupola, a problem county officials have documented for years despite repeated repairs and maintenance efforts.

Mitchell County will contribute $25,000 toward a $14 million expansion of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, an investment local food bank leaders say will help them continue stretching donated dollars and keeping food on the shelves for residents in need.

More than 20 properties reported damage after the July 8 storm; the pumps worked, but the sanitary sewer system could not keep up.

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Heavy rainfall Wednesday, July 8, flooded roads and neighborhoods across Mitchell County, closing roads, sending city and county crews out overnight, and leaving a flood warning in effect until 10:45 a.m. Friday, July 10.

The Osage Community School District Board of Education approved four agenda items during a special meeting Tuesday, including a resolution calling an election on a Revenue Purpose Statement that would authorize expenditures from Iowa’s Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) Fund.