DES MOINES – A former elementary principal in Bondurant-Farrar left the role after she was allegedly found drunk on campus. KCCI-TV reports Carrie Ratliff resigned at the most recent school board meeting. Superintendent Rich Powers says Ratliff was found under the influence while on school property.
IOWA – The full route was announced this week for the annual RAGBRAI event in July. While the overnight stops had been previously announced this past winter, the various in-between communities have been officially selected. The route takes bike riders from Onawa to Harlan to Guthrie Center to Boone to Marshalltown to Independence to Dyersville and eventually Dubuque. The ride is from July 19 through 25.
DES MOINES – Additional layoffs have been announced at Wells Fargo in West Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports 62 workers will be let go by May 30th. That brings the total to 286 since September, and more than 1,500 jobs in the last four years.