SHERIFF’S OFFICE CANINE TEAM PLACES 2ND IN DOG TRIALS
This past week (April 15-17), Sioux County Deputy Justin De Bruin and his canine partner, Sonny, certified and competed in the annual United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) patrol dog narcotic trials in Anamosa, IA.
Participation at this year’s trials involved a total of 47 teams. De Bruin and Sonny placed 2nd with a final score of 198.50 out of a possible 200.
The patrol dog trials consist of searching five cars and three rooms to locate four different hidden drugs: methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
Capt. Jamison Van Voorst said, “We are very proud of De Bruin’s accomplishments with Sonny. Theirdedication and training are an asset to the Sheriff’s Office and to the public safety of the Sioux County citizens we serve.”
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PLYMOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM WILL HOST ‘MAY DAY AT THE MUSEUM’
For the 18th year, the Plymouth County Historical Museum will host “May Day at the Museum” on Monday, April 30th.
Nearly 300 fourth grade students and teachers are expected from all seven Plymouth County school districts. Home school students also are welcome to participate.
Approximately 40 Museum volunteers also will be helping with the event.
For many of the students, this will mark their first-time visiting the local historical museum. While at the museum, students will be living history, by trying their hand at milking a cow statue, experiencing life as a pioneer, learning about an airplane manufacturing company that was once based in Le Mars, and even learning more about their family tree through genealogy.
The students will even have the opportunity to enjoy root beer floats in the replica of Miller’s Cafe.
The public is invited to participate in the day by attending the learning stations.
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EX-SIOUX CITY TEACHER GETS 55-85 YEARS PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING CHILD
A former Sioux City teacher and coach was sentenced Wednesday to 55-85 years in prison in Nebraska for sexually assaulting a child.
An Omaha jury found 39 year old, Kyle Ewinger guilty of first-degree sexual assault of a child in January.
Ewinger is required to serve a mandatory sentence of 15 years and will be eligible for parole after 35 years.
Jurors deliberated for six hours before finding Ewinger guilty of sexual contact with a boy under the age of 12 in 2012-13.
Ewinger served as head football coach at Sioux City’s West High School in 2010-11. He was an elementary school teacher from 2009-12 at Riverside and Crescent Park elementary schools.
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IT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR YOUNKERS TODAY
Going-out-of-business sales start today (Friday) for a longtime Iowa department store chain, as Radio Iowa’s Matt Kelley reports:
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IOWA UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 2-8 PERCENT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s unemployment rate fell slightly in March to 2.8 percent, leaving the state tied for the fifth-lowest rate in the nation.
Iowa Workforce Development reported Friday the rate was down from February’s 2.9 percent.
The March rate leaves Iowa tied with Nebraska and Vermont. Hawaii had the lowest rate, at 2.1 percent, followed by New Hampshire, North Dakota and Maine. The national unemployment rate remained 4.1 percent.
There were an estimated 47,300 unemployed Iowans in March.
