Author: Allison Jacobs

The New London City Council will meet in Special Session on Monday, June 23^rd at 6pm in the city office at 112 W. Main Street.  A public hearing on a zoning and subdivision ordinance is on the agenda. This meeting is open to the public.

The 72nd West Point Sweet Corn Festival is scheduled for August 7-10 this year in West Point and Princess applications are out!  The 2025 Sweet Corn Festival Princess will be crowned on August 7^th at the Pilot Grove Stage.  Application and further information are found at the Sweet Corn Festival website: http://www.westpointsweetcornfestival.com/ or use the link below.

https://forms.gle/iVEPC6dgXxnCb6aw6

Local law enforcement agencies are warning citizens about a new scam that appears to be coming from the Iowa Department of Transportation Text.  The text messages falsely state that you owe a traffic fine and threaten you with penalties unless you click a suspicious payment link.  Do not click on the link.  The Iowa DOT will never solicit citizens to pay a toll fee or traffic violation through a text message.  And if you will note, the phone number where the text message originates from, is outside of the United States.

The Highland and WACO Community School Districts are preparing to transition from current shared Superintendent Ken Crawford to Spencer Lueders. Lueders has most recently served as the 4th-6th grade intermediate principal at Central Dewitt Community School District.

The transition will officially take place on July 1, as Crawford retires. Lueders has emphasized the importance of making the transition as smooth as possible.

Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.  Flag Day was first observed in the late 1800s by schoolteachers around the U.S., according to the National Constitution Center, and in May 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 Flag Day.  This day was declared a national holiday in 1949 by congressional legislation signed into law by President Harry Truman who directed the U.S. flag to be displayed on all government buildings on that day.

The Danville City Council will meet in regular session on Monday, June 16^th at Danville City Hall.  A council work session will begin at 5pm and discussion will focus on sewer rates.  No decisions will be made during this session.  The regular session meeting will start at 5:30pm.  This meeting is open to the public.

The New London City Council has two meetings scheduled for Monday, June 16^th.  At 6pm, the City Council will hold a joint meeting with the New London Utility Trustees.  Mowing services will be discussed.  After a recess, the New London City Council will meet.  The meetings will be held at the city office and are open to the public.