FROM CITYVIEW: Jim Nahas is fired by county, and it’s a mess. He lawyers up as supervisors hunker down.
It’s complicated, it’s messy, it’s unusual — it’s hard to get fired by the county — and, like many things in the county, it’s political. It’s full of intrigue, allegedly with secretly taped interviews and unannounced meetings, and there’s a lot more to it than just the firing of the 52-year-old Nahas from the $160,000-a-year job he had held for more than six years. ... READ MORE FROM CITYVIEW
FROM KCCI: The split is on: Ames school board votes to leave CIML
AMES, Iowa — The big split in Central Iowa high school sports became official Monday night, as the Ames school board voted 6-1 to join five other non-suburban districts in leaving the Central Iowa Metropolitan League. Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Mason City and Ottumwa had already made official moves to leave the athletic conference beginning in the fall of 2022. … READ MORE FROM KCCI
FROM WHO-TV 13: ISU Launching Internal Review into Boating Accident That Left Two Dead
AMES, Iowa — Last spring semester and again in the fall, COVID-19 prohibited the Iowa State Crew Club from being in the water as a group. This semester was supposed to provide the team with the love of being back in the water. Now, the rowing community far and wide has a heavy heart.. … READ MORE FROM WHO-TV
FROM WOI-DT Local 5: State to open vaccine eligibility Monday, but doctors warn appointments may not be available
DES MOINES, Iowa — It finally feels like Iowa is in the groove of getting COVID-19 shots into arms, and a big part of that is the combined effort of hospital systems across the state. For example, in the first two months of Iowa's vaccination progress, MercyOne Medical Group Central Iowa Clinics administered a combined more-than-30,000 doses to Iowans: 28,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, and 2,300 doses of the Moderna one.… READ MORE FROM WOI-DT Local 5 | 
