Rescue Crews Respond To Accident At Rural Intersection
(Le Mars) — First responders from Oyens, Remsen, and Le Mars were all called to a multiple vehicle accident that happened at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at the intersection of county roads K-64 and C-38, about four miles southeast of Le Mars. Plymouth County Sheriff’s authorities say two people suffered injuries in the collision between a car and a construction company pickup truck pulling a trailer. The extent of those
injuries is unknown at this time. The victims were transported to Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars. Officials have not yet released the identities of the accident victims. All the vehicles ended in the west ditch of K-64, with the construction company trailer had overturned on its side. The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident.
Sioux County Authorities Arrest Remsen Man For Assault Charges
(Orange City) — Sioux County authorities have arrested a Remsen man for willful injury and assault charges while displaying a deadly weapon and serious assault. 25 year old Lucas Abler was arrested late Monday evening, early Tuesday morning. The arrest stemmed from a report of a disturbance
that happened at a residence four miles south of Orange City. Upon investigation, deputies discovered that Abler assaulted two victims inside the residence.
Plymouth County Authorities Arrest Man For Drugs And Drug Paraphernalia
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County deputies were dispatched on Friday to a residence just outside of Kingsley, due to a disturbance. Upon arrival, deputies investigated the scene and were able to seize a glass bong commonly used to smoke marijuana along with a small amount of marijuana. Upon
further investigation, the bong and marijuana were found to belong to Kyle Kenneth Medearis, age 31 of Remsen, Iowa Kyle Kenneth Medearis was placed under arrest, transported to the Plymouth County Jail and booked for possession of a controlled substance marijuana first offense and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Veterans Moving To Eastern Iowa For Job Opportunities
(Clinton) — At least 30 military veterans have moved to eastern Iowa’s Clinton County in recent years, thanks in large part to incentives being offered through Home Base Iowa. The Clinton County board of supervisors recently approved 15-hundred dollars in closing costs so a retired veteran from southern
California could buy a home in the county. County Auditor Eric Van Lancker says the man has a job lined up.
The federal prison at Thompson, Illinois, is just across the Mississippi River from Clinton. Since the county started making use of the program in 2016, the majority of veterans who have moved to the area got help buying a home, while some even got assistance coming to the county for job interviews. Van Lancker says the total expense so far is around 41-thousand dollars.
Home Base Iowa has active programs in 90 Iowa communities and the incentives vary from one community to the next. The one-of-a-kind program helps veterans by connecting them with over 2,100 Iowa businesses that pledged to hire over 10,000 veterans. www.homebaseiowa.gov
Police Chief Admits To Collecting A Salary For Hours Not Worked
DUNKERTON, Iowa (AP) – A former police chief of a small eastern Iowa town has pleaded guilty to charges that she collected pay for hours she didn’t work. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Katherine Krieger entered the pleas Monday to theft and felonious misconduct in office. She was chief in Dunkerton, a town of about 830 residents around 100 miles
northeast of Des Moines. Prosecutors say Krieger collected pay for hours in Dunkerton when she was working another law enforcement job and for training and meetings she never attended last spring. Court records say she received
$3,000 in unearned pay.
Sentencing Scheduled For Man Charged With Sex Trafficking
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A May 4 sentencing is scheduled for an Iowa City man who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking two teenage girls. The Gazette reports that Arrion West Jr. entered two guilty pleas Monday in U.S. District Court. West admitted in a plea agreement that he recruited a 15-year-old and arranged for her to have sex with men in October and November
last year. And he admitted recruiting a 17-year-old through a dating app in January 2018 and advertising her as an escort on various websites. West also admitted to renting rooms for the sex acts at various Iowa City motels.
Small Iowa Town Seeing Baby Boom
SAINT LUCAS, Iowa (AP) – It seems residents of Saint Lucas are doing their part to boost the tiny northeastern Iowa town’s population. Television station KCRG reported that the town of about 150 is experiencing a baby boom. Resident Courtney Schott said 19 babies were born to town residents from August 2018 to October 2019, and several families have announced that
they’re expecting again. The boom follows about 10 years of more young families settling in the Fayette County community. Resident Eric Dietzenbach says the town has “completely changed from, you know, a bunch of retired people a bunch of young families.”
