Two Vehicle Accident Leaves Three People In Serious Condition
(Le Mars) — Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle accident that happened Thursday afternoon at about 1:20 p.m. at the intersection of county road C-38 and Otter Avenue, about six miles southeast of Le Mars. The accident involved a straight truck and a passenger car. There were three people inside the passenger car, each with serious critical life threatening
injuries. One was airlifted from the scene of the accident to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. The other two were transported initially to Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars, with one then airlifted to Sioux Falls, and the driver airlifted to an Omaha hospital. The straight truck had two people inside, but they had suffered only minor injuries consisting of minor cuts and bruises. The passenger car was heading north on Otter Avenue when it was struck by the straight truck heading east on C-38. Responding agencies included the Oyens Fire Department, Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department, Oyens Ambulance, Le Mars Ambulance, Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, Remsen EMS,
Le Mars Police Department, Sioux County Sheriff’s Department, and the Iowa Department of Transportation.
Fire Department Responds To Hay Baler That Caught On Fire
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department responded to a hay baler that caught on fire. The incident happened at about 6:55 p.m. last evening about six miles northeast of Le Mars along highway 60. The farmer was baling
grass hay in the ditches, using a John Deere baler, when apparently a worn bearing ignited the grass within the baler, catching the round baler on fire. The farmer was able to unhitch the baler from the tractor, saving the tractor, however, the baler was a total loss.
Rosacker Awarded Steven Musson Scholarship
(Le Mars) — Patrick Rosacker of Le Mars has been awarded the 2018 Steven H. Musson Memorial Emergency Services Education Scholarship. The Musson family established the Steven H. Musson Emergency Services Education Endowment in
2003 to recognize and honor Steve for his passion for emergency care. This year, the committee was able to award a $500 scholarship.
Rosacker is a certified EMT and has most recently enrolled in the
South Dakota School of EMS Paramedics Program. He is also a member of the Le Mars Ambulance Service.
He stated in his application, “I have been a member of the Le
Mars Ambulance Service for approximately 10 years. My father has been involved with Emergency Medical Services for over 30 years as an EMT, Paramedic and as the Le Mars EMS Director. My brother is also a certified EMT and Paramedic. A combination of my father’s and brother’s accomplishments
has inspired me to pursue becoming a paramedic.”
School Board To Hold Special Meeting
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Community Board of Education will hold a special meeting scheduled for today at noon. The meeting will take place at the Le Mars Community Education Center.
Secondary Roads Department To Close Bridge Near Merrill
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Secondary Roads Department will close the bridge located on county road C-44, east of Merrill, and spans the Floyd River. The bridge will be closed beginning at 8:00 a.m. this morning and is expected to remain closed until 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. Road officials will be
conducting some soil borings for the construction of a new bridge.
Tornadoes Hit Central Iowa – Injures 17 People
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing a hospital evacuation.
Residents – and even weather forecasters – were taken by surprise Thursday as the tornadoes hit Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant. Ten people were injured in Marshalltown and seven at a factory near Pella, but no deaths were reported.
National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Krull says forecasting models had showed only a slight chance of strong thunderstorms. Krull says if anything, meteorologists were expecting possibly large hail if strong storms developed.
Marshalltown appeared to have been hit the hardest. Brick walls
collapsed in the streets and roofs were blown off buildings. The only hospital in Marshalltown was damaged and patients were being transferred.
Reynolds Address Agricultural Issues
(Le Mars) — Thursday morning, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds visited with KLEM news during an exclusive interview about issues facing the state’s agriculture industry. Reynolds says she has been in touch with Trump Administration officials about how the tariffs and the trade war have negatively affected Iowa farmers.
The governor says there are two factors to consider during this trade war.
Reynolds says although the trade war hurts Iowa farmers, she says it is time the United States stand up to China for its long-term unfair trade practices.
Another way farmers are hurting is with the Environmental Protection Agency’s ruling on ethanol. Former E-P-A administrator Scott Pruitt had granted several waivers to oil refineries allowing them not to blend corn-based
ethanol with gasoline. Reynolds testified yesterday at a Renewable Fuels Standard hearing held by the E-P-A. She says her message was clear…no waivers should be granted when it comes to ethanol.
The Iowa Republican governor says a simple way to increase the volume approved by Congress for additional ethanol and other renewable fuels is to allow higher blends of ethanol to be used year round.
