Akron Man Found In Cornfield After Being Missing For Nearly 17 Hours
(Akron) — An 82 year old rural Akron man that was reported missing since Saturday
evening was found Sunday afternoon in a corn field. Family members say Stewart
“Skip” Harris left his home Saturday evening riding his all terrain vehile at
around 9:30 p.m. to check on irrigation units. The family became concerned this
Sunday morning when they noticed he hadn’t returned home. John Harris, the son of
the missing elderly man explains the timetable of events.
Harris says it wasn’t until Sunday morning that they realized his father had been
missing through out the evening. The family began looking for their father, and
had located the ATV, but couldn’t find the missing man.
Harris was located in a cornfield at about 2:12 Sunday afternoon, nearly 17 hours
since he was last seen. He was in good condition, aside from being exhausted, and
dirty and dehydrated. The Akron ambulance transported Harris to Mercy Medical
Center in Sioux City for observation. Officials believed Harris was somewhere
within a corn field near the intersection of Plymouth County road C-12 and Highway
12, about four miles north of Akron, near the Plymouth and Sioux county line. More
than 150 people from various emergency agencies, along with several volunteers
concentrated their search within two corn fields Sunday. When rescuers brought the
senior citizen to the command area, he was met with applause by the volunteer
searchers, grateful for the fact he was found alive and well.
Assisting with the search and rescue were the Akron Fire Department, Akron
Ambulance, Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department, Hawarden Fire and Ambulance,
Alcester, South Dakota Fire Department, Alcester Ambulance, Hudson, South Dakota
Fire Department, Iowa Highway Patrol, Plymouth and Sioux County Sheriff’s Offices,
Plymouth County Conservation and Sioux County Conservation, and the Plymouth County
Emergency Management Services.
Le Mars Gehlen Catholic Graduate Selected As 2017 Rivercade Princess
(Sioux City) — A 2015 Le Mars Gehlen Catholic graduate was selected as a princess
for the 2017 Sioux City annual Rivercade festival. The honor was bestowed upon
Morgan Whitehead during a weekend crowning ceremony held in Sioux City. Morgan
Whitehead, age 19, is the daughter of Erv and Lisa Whitehead of Le Mars. Rachel
Joens of Sioux City was crowned as the Rivercade queen.
Burlington-Northern Sante Fe Railroad To Work On Crossing
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Secondary Roads Department says the Burlington-Northern Sante Fe railroad is closing the track crossing at county road C-16 between Key Avenue and Lake Avenue beginning today. The crossing is expected to remain closed until Wednesday afternoon. The railroad company is performing track maintenance through the crossing.
RAGBRAI Bicyclist Killed While Participating On Cross-State Ride
GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) – A bicyclist participating in the annual ride across Iowa was
killed Sunday after colliding with a pickup truck near Glenwood.
The Iowa State Patrol says the collision happened on U.S. Highway 34 Sunday
morning.
Seventy-two-year-old Wayne Ezell of Jacksonville, Florida, was hit by the
truck from behind while he was riding west.
The State Patrol will investigate whether any charges will be filed against
the 34-year-old truck driver.
The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa set out from Glenwood on
Sunday and Ezell was participating.
Organizers say that about 30 people have died in the event’s 44 year history,
but most deaths are linked to medical problems.
Anderson Reflects Upon Republican Convention
(Pierson) — Democrats from across the nation are gathering this week in the city
of brotherly love, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Democratic Party National
Convention where delegates will select their nominee to face Republican Donald
Trump for president. Last week was the Republican Party National Convention. State
Senator Bill Anderson of Pierson attended his first political convention, and says
the Cleveland, Ohio event was exciting, inspirational and motivating.
Several members of Donald Trump’s family spoke before the GOP delegates, and Anderson says that was good, because he believes the Hillary Clinton campaign will portray the Trump-Pence ticket as something that they are not.
