19 Year Old Le Mars Man Dies From Auto Accident
(Le Mars) — A 19 year old Le Mars man died as a result of injuries sustained from
an auto accident that happened Friday evening at about 9:00 p.m. The accident
occurred on Highway 3, just east of Le Mars, when a pickup truck heading
westbound, crossed over the centerline and struck a semi truck and trailer heading
eastbound. The dead man has been identified as Evan Niebuhr (nee-burr). The
driver of the Freightliner semi truck is 44 year old Jeffrey Knudson of Akron,
Iowa and was uninjured. The accident remains under investigation by both the
Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol.
Fire Department Responds To Duplex Apartment Fire
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department was called to 620 Greenwood
Avenue Saturday morning for a fire located at an apartment duplex. The fire was
reported shortly before 10:00 a.m. Smoke could be seen coming from the structure
when fire fighters arrived. Fire Chief Dave Schipper describes the scene.
As Schipper noted there was a resident that was injured and suffered some burns.
Chief Schipper says the origin of the fire was in the kitchen area. Fire fighters
are still conducting an investigation regarding the fire.
The victim of the fire was initially taken to Floyd Valley Healthcare, and then
was airlifted to an Omaha hospital.
Marble Avenue To Close For Installation Of Box Culvert
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Secondary Road Department will be closing Marble
Avenue between 300th Street and 310th Street beginning today. The road is closed
due to the replacement of a bridge with a box culvert. It is expected the stretch
of road will be closed through October 28th.
Museum to Host Harvest Quilt Show
(Le Mars) — This year’s Harvest Quilt Show at the Plymouth County Historical
Museum will feature a silent auction quilt, with all proceeds going to the Museum.
Margaret Henrich, a Museum volunteer who is chairing the quilt show, has arranged
the quilt in the Loess Hills hallway where quilt show participants will enter the
Study Hall on the fourth floor. An elevator provides handicapped access to all
five floors of the museum.
Mary Valentine of Le Mars owns the collection of quilts that fills the Study Hall.
“Four Hearts” is the name of the silent auction quilt, which was created by Peggy
Armstrong of Burlington, Iowa. She hand-embroidered the hearts on the quilt, which
is white trimmed with purple. She donated the full-sized quilt to the Alzheimer’s
silent auction staged Oct. 8 in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s walk at
Burlington.
Judy Bowman, Plymouth County Museum administrator, purchased the quilt at the
silent auction when she, participated in the Burlington Alzheimer’s walk at the
Port of Burlington along the Mississippi River. The silent auction winner will be
announced at the end of the quilt show Sunday, Oct. 23.
Although the Harvest Quilt Show will be open during Museum hours from 1 to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, it will be open from 1 to 6 p.m.
on Thursday, the “Log Cabin Appreciation Day.” Anyone wishing to view the quilts
before or after Museum hours may call (712)-539-0223.
Spencer Man Killed In Auto Accident
PETERSON, Iowa (AP) – A northwest Iowa man has been killed in a single-vehicle
crash near Peterson.
79-year-old Norman Eastman of Spencer died of injuries suffered in the crash
Friday. Eastman was pronounced dead at Spencer Hospital.
Authorities say Eastman was driving east on Iowa Highway 10 near Peterson at
around 7:30 a.m. Friday when he lost control of his 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck.
The truck entered the south ditch and field before striking a utility pole.
Witnesses and passing motorists provided emergency aid until medical
personnel arrived to take Eastman to the hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Cattle Die From Tainted Feed
ALVORD, Iowa (AP) – Officials in the northwestern corner of Iowa say about 40
head of cattle have died after eating from a feed wagon that contained a ground-up
battery.
The Lyon County Sheriff’s department is investigating the incident at the
Alvord, Iowa farm.
Farmer Joel Moser says around 100 head of cattle have been affected by the
tainted feed. He says as of Friday night, about 40 had died. He started burying
the cattle this past weekend.
A toxicology report from Iowa State University showed extremely high levels
of lead poisoning.
Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep says only one farm has been affected by the
incident. Investigators are trying to determine whether the incident was
accidental or foul play.
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Sioux City Loses Glass Recycling Program
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – By the end of November, Sioux City residents will no
longer be able to recycle glass as part of the city’s curbside recycling program.
The change comes after Van’s Sanitation, the Le Mars company that processes
Sioux City’s recyclables, announced its decision to phase glass out of its
facility, citing falling commodity prices and safety concerns.
The city will instead begin collecting glass recycling at a handful of drop-
off locations around the city in early December.
Environmental services analyst Melissa Campbell says if the drop-off program
works well, the city can add more drop-off bins later. The city’s Environmental
Advisory Board is also considering options to track usage to find out which
locations are doing better than others.
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Cities Prone To Flooding Look At How Much It Would Cost To Protect Themselves
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Despite a spate of heavy rains and flooding in recent
years, Iowa officials have little idea how much it would cost to protect homes,
schools factories and other infrastructure, let alone how to pay for it.
Iowa cities and towns have compiled $1.4 billion in plans to protect themselves from flooding.
The plans call for buying homes and businesses near rivers, building levees and
flood walls and better protecting utilities.
But the state hasn’t aggressively pushed for wetlands, detention ponds and
other upstream structures that can significantly reduce flooding risks.
Iowa state Sen. Rob Hogg, a Cedar Rapids Democrat, says some lawmakers have
discussed the need, but the message got lost amid intense budget fights.
University Of Iowa Dormitory Evacuates Following False Alarm Of Active Shooter
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A University of Iowa residence hall was evacuated after a
false report of an active shooter.
A university spokeswoman says Burge Residence Hall was evacuated around 5
p.m. Saturday after a student called police to report he had received a text
message from a friend about an active shooter. The student’s friend urged him to
contact police.
University police officers arrived as students were being evacuated. Minutes
later, the student who made the initial report called the police department to say
his friend had gotten back in touch with him to say he was joking.
Both students were brought in for questioning, but no arrests have been made.
The incident remains under investigation. University officials say they didn’t
send a campus-wide alert because they quickly concluded the threat wasn’t
credible.
