Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Local couple honored at Iowa Pork Congress Dennis and Lori Heemstra, of Primghar, last week received the Iowa Environmental Steward Award during the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines. The Heemstras own a 3,300-head wean-to-finish site in O'Brien County. Caring for their land is their top priority. They work with an agronomist to implement various practices, including reduced tillage to limit soil disturbance. The Heemstras were named Master Pork Producers in 2014.
Boosters thank HEART with donation Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Booster Club President Curt Stoltz last week presented a donation to HEART members Rachel Meendering and LeAnn Mattingly, in appreciation of ambulance team members being present at H-M-S home athletic contests.
Area students named to UNI dean's list
Two area students were named to the fall 2023 semester dean's list at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
To be included on the list, a student must earn a grade point of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, while taking at least 12 hours of graded work during the semester.
The following students were named to the dean's list.
Everly: Jorgan Rustad.
Hartley: Lance Berends.
Audit report released on CC/E school district
Schnurr & Company, LLP, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, has released an audit report on the Clay Central/Everly Community School District in Royal.
Schnurr & Company, LLP, reported that for the year ended June 30, 2023 the school had revenues of $4,980,484, a 12.27 percent increase from the prior year. Operating expenses for the year ended June 30, 2023 totaled $4,516,232, a 1.99 percent increase from the prior year. The significant increase in revenues is attributed to an increase in local sources. The increase in expenses is attributed to an increase in instruction expenditures.
The auditors reported one finding related to the receipt and expenditure of taxpayer funds. The finding is on Page 57 of the report. The finding addresses a lack of segregation of duties. Schnurr & Company, LLP has provided the district with recommendations to address the finding.
The finding discussed above is repeated from the prior year. The board of directors has a fiduciary responsibility to provide oversight of the district's operations and financial transactions. Oversight is typically defined as the "watchful and responsible care" a governing body exercises in its fiduciary capacity.
A copy of the audit report is available for review on the Auditor of State's website at http://auditor.iowa.gove/reports/index.html.
