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Monday Afternoon News, June 19th

Le Mars Police Department Investigates Three Vehicle Accidents

(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Police Department is investigating two separate auto accidents in which both cases the vehicles ran into a utility pole. The first accident happened on Friday afternoon at about 4:45 p.m. from a parking lot near Plymouth Street or Highway 3. Shelley Larsen, age 49 of Akron was exiting a
parking lot in her 2006 Buick Rainier. Larsen stated that she was thinking of things she had to do and lost track of where she was at in the parking lot. As she pulled into the alley, she struck the high line pole. Larsen was wearing her seat belt and had no injuries.Larsen’s vehicle sustained approximately $2,000.00 in damages.No damage was done to the pole.

The second accident happened on Saturday at about 6:00 p.m. that occurred at 7th Avenue Southeast and South Valley Drive. 24-year old Alexander Schmitz of Le Mars was heading northbound on 7th Avenue Southeast. Apparently, Schmitz
dropped a water bottle on the floor and attempted to retrieve it, which resulted in him veering to the right and hitting an electrical pole. Schmitz did not receive any injuries, but his car sustained about $8,000 in damages. There was no damage done to the pole.

A third accident is being investigated by the Le Mars Police Department that occurred Sunday afternoon at about 4:15 p.m. The accident happened at the intersection of 2nd Street Southeast and 4th Avenue southeast. 51-year old
Michele Sitzmann of Le Mars was heading northbound on 4th Avenue Southeast riding in a Toyota Highlander. 35-year old Angela Camano-Alvarado of Bethany, Oklahoma was eastbound on 2nd Street driving a Chevy Tahoe. Camano-Alvarado
failed to obey a stop sign and pulled out in front of Sitzmann causing the collision. Camano-Alvarado was cited for failure to obey stop sign and yield the right of way. Both drivers were uninjured in the accident. Sitzmann’s vehicle sustained $5,000 in damages, while the Camano-Alvardo vehicle sustained $2,000 in damages.

 

 

Medica Says They Will Continue To Insure Iowans

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A spokesman for health care insurer Medica says it plans to sell insurance in Iowa next year and expects to make an announcement soon.
Medica spokesman Larry Bussey confirmed Monday the company has preliminary plans to remain in Iowa but the company seeks clarity on how the Affordable Care Act exchange market in Iowa is going to function.
Iowa last week applied for a federal waiver to allow federal subsidies designed to lower costs for low-income and older participants to be used to entice younger people to buy insurance in hopes of keeping Medica and perhaps
attracting others back to Iowa.
Medica is the only statewide insurer left in Iowa. State insurance
officials feared the Minnesota-based company might also leave, causing 72,000 people to have no choice next year.