County Supervisors Will Not Meet
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Board of Supervisors are taking the week off as they
will pass on having their weekly meeting. There were not enough items on the
agenda to warrant a meeting this week. The county supervisors will convene again
next Tuesday at the County Courthouse Board Room.
Secondary Roads Department To Close 140th Street For Culvert Repair
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Secondary Roads Department has announced the closing
of 140th Street beginning today and continuing through Friday, September 16th.
The closure of 140th Street is between Polk Avenue to county road L-12. Road
crews are replacing a box culvert.
Le Mars City Council To Discuss Vision Iowa Grant
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars City Council will hold its meeting starting at noon today
at the City Council Chambers. The city council will hold a hearing on the Cresent
Ridge underground infrastructure. Mike Donlin, the president of the Le Mars Area
Betterment Foundation is expected to share an update with the city council. The
city council will discuss the library status with the Plymouth County funding. As
for action items, the city council will discuss a Vision Iowa Grant application,
and the installation of stop signs to be located at 14th Street southwest, and at
14th Avenue southeast.
Plymouth County Farm Bureau To Hold Annual Meeting
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Farm Bureau organization will hold its annual meeting
scheduled for Tuesday, September 6th beginning at 6:00 p.m. with the meal, and the
meeting to follow at 7:00 p.m. The annual meeting will be held at Century Hall at
the Plymouth County Fairgrounds. Iowa Farm Bureau president Craig Hill is the
featured speaker.
Sioux County Authorities Investigate Stolen Pick up Truck
(Orange City) — Sioux County authorities are investigating a burglary and theft of
a pick-up truck from the Sioux Feeds, located one mile south of Sioux Center on
Highway 75. The incident happened sometime after 2:00 a.m. Friday, September 2nd.
The suspect or suspects entered Sioux Feeds and stole cash along with a black and
beige 1999 Dodge Ram pickup truck with license plates BTA287. The pick-up truck
was parked outside the business. Later, on Friday afternoon, at about 5:49 p.m.
the stolen pickup truck was located in Le Mars. The case remains under
investigation.
Briar Cliff Student Missing After Swimming In Missouri River
(Elk Point,SD) — The search continues for a 23 year old Briar Cliff student who was
swimming with his friends in the Missouri River Sunday evening, and went missing.
Union county authorities say Tom Patterson, a student from Frostburg, Maryland,
was swimming across the river with friends near Elk Point, South Dakota, when he
disappeared. A prayer vigil for Patterson was held at Briar Cliff by students and
staff on Monday evening.
Man Injured From Boating Accident
LITTLE SIOUX, Iowa (AP) – A Nebraska man has been injured in a boating accident
on the Missouri River in Iowa’s Harrison County.
The Iowa Natural Resources Department says in a news release that the
accident occurred just before 8 p.m. Sunday, about four miles south of the Little
Sioux boat ramp. The department says the man was sitting in the boat bow when the
boat hit the wake of another vessel, causing him to fall out over the bow. The
boat propeller struck the man as the boat passed over him.
Other passengers got him back in the boat, and he was later flown to an Omaha
hospital. The man was identified as 23-year-old Nathan Case, who lives in Omaha.
Perry City Officials Offer Tax Incentives For New Housing
PERRY, Iowa (AP) – City officials in the Dallas County city of Perry are
considering a growth incentive: No property taxes for 10 years on new homes.
City leaders hope the plan will lure builders and potential residents to Perry, which sits
within commuting distance of the Des Moines metropolitan area.
City Administrator Sven Peterson says Perry hasn’t fully recovered from the
recession and is losing residents to Adel, Waukee and other cities.
City leaders are expected to approve the plan Tuesday.
Another Dallas County town, Adel, implemented its tax abatement program in
2011. It has seen 327 new homes built since then, compared with 82 homes in the
six years prior to the program.
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Dairy Officials Would Like To See State Production Increase
(Ankeny) — Iowa ranks among the top 12 states for milk and cheese production, but the state’s dairy industry often misses out on the spotlight due to Iowa’s role as a national leader in corn, soybean, beef, and pork production. Sue Ann Claudon, executive director of the Iowa Dairy Association, says there are currently around 1,260 dairy farms in Iowa — with each farm having anywhere between 50 and 5,000 cows. She’d like to see those numbers grow.
California and Wisconsin are the top two milk producing states. Claudon says Iowa needs to expand its processing capacity before the state can significantly boost its production.
The dairy industry is struggling in Iowa and across the country as dairy prices have gone down about 35 percent in the last two years. The USDA announced in late August it would help out farmers by buying 11 million pounds of cheese out of private inventories. The cheese will be donated to food banks and pantries.
