LEE COUNTY – A member of a county board of supervisors in southeast Iowa resigned after he allegedly attended a meeting while intoxicated. WGEM reports Tom Schulz was cited for public intoxication following a meeting this week of the Lee County Board of Supervisors. Schulz claims he was exhausted and dehydrated, but left the board to avoid distracting from the group’s work.

OXFORD – The cause of death has been released for a water buffalo that broke loose from captivity near Pleasant Hill this past summer. KCCI-TV reports that Phill died from complications of a bullet he was shot with by police. The water buffalo died from sepsis late last week. The animal breaking free last August prompted more than 30 people to join the search. Owner Parem Nepal was charged with one count of animal at large.

IOWA – Following multiple weeks of snow and bitter cold, a welcome change to the forecast arrives for many starting this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, high temperatures will jump into the 40s and 50s by Sunday and continue well into next week. This comes after several days with wind chill values that dropped to near 40 below zero in some Iowa communities.