Plymouth County Board Of Supervisors Will Not Meet Today
(Le Mars) — The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors will not hold its weekly
meeting today, due to the lack of agenda items.
Le Mars City Council To Hold Public Hearing On Real Estate Purchase
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars City Council will convene today at noon at the council
chambers. The city council will hold a public hearing regarding the purchase of
real estate. In other action, the city council will discuss the city utilities at
Cresent Ridge. The city council will discuss the Library board of trustees
request, and the city council will talk about the Le Mars Business Initative
Corporation loan agreement.
Transportation Comprehensive Meeting Scheduled
(Le Mars) — The city of Le Mars, along with SIMPCO, will be hosting a
comprehensive planning meeting this evening focusing on the future of Le Mars
transportation. This meeting is another of a series of meetings that have
examined where Le Mars residents want to see the town in another 20 years.
Tonight’s meeting will help determine transportation goals for the future of the
city of Le Mars. All citizens are invited to attend the meeting scheduled to
begin at 5:15 p.m. and will be held at the Le Mars Convention Center.
Judge Dismisses Flag Desecration Charge
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A judge in a northwest Iowa county has dismissed a flag desecration charge against a man who protested a crude oil pipeline crossing his property by hanging an American flag upside down at his home.
The charge was dismissed Monday against Homer Martz. He’s been charged Friday under a state law a federal judge ruled unconstitutional in 2014.
The Iowa Legislature hasn’t repealed the law.
Calhoun County Attorney Tina Meth Farrington says sheriff’s deputies who charged Martz weren’t aware courts had struck down the law. She called on lawmakers to repeal it immediately “so that other citizens and law enforcement are not caught in this type of situation again.”
Martz, a 63-year-old U.S. Army veteran, is upset the state is allowing Texas-based Dakota Access to forcefully condemn his property.
Body Found Along River Bank
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) – A man’s body has been recovered from the Des Moines
River at Pleasant Hill.
A driver on U.S. Highway 65 reported seeing what he thought was a body on the
northwest bank of the river around 2:50 p.m. Monday. Police and firefighters went
to a nearby boat ramp and found the body.
Pleasant Hill police say the body appeared to have been in the river for
several days. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the man’s identity and
cause of death.
Two-Year Old Dies From Overdose
GRIMES, Iowa (AP) – An autopsy shows a 2-year-old boy found dead in his Polk County home died of a drug overdose.
The Polk County sheriff’s office announced Monday that an autopsy by the county medical examiner’s office determined Mason Wyckoff died of acute Oxycodone toxicity. The death was ruled a homicide.
The medical examiner’s office also found the child’s mother, Stephanie Erickson, died of Oxycodone toxicity. Her death was ruled a suicide.
Oxycodone is a drug used to treat pain.
Authorities were called to Erickson’s home in Grimes on July 22 and found the boy’s body as well as his mother. Erickson was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead July 28.
The sheriff’s office says more information about the deaths will be released later.
Kaine To Campaign In Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine will make his first visit to
Iowa since becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Kaine will hold what’s being called an “organizing event” at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.
Kaine’s event will continue a flurry of visits to Iowa by both presidential
campaigns in recent weeks.
Last week, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton held a rally in
Des Moines, and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has made stops
recently in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport.
GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence also has held Iowa events.
Grassley Comments On Presidential Election Campaign
(Des Moines) — Politics seemed to be the topic of discussion with people
attending the Iowa State Fair. Iowa Republican U-S Senator Chuck Grassley spoke
with KLEM news about some of the political issues.
