Le Mars Police Arrest Two Individuals On Various Charges
(Le Mars) — Le Mars Police have arrested two individuals on various charges from burglary to possession of a fire arm and criminal mischief. The arrest was made Tuesday evening, April 21st at about 12:22 a.m. when officers located two individuals walking eastbound at the 300 block of Plymouth Street
Southwest. The individuals matched the description of two people caught on home security cameras video committing various crimes. Between April 19th and April 21st, the Le Mars Police Department received reports of several burglaries to motor vehicles, theft of a firearm, damages to personal property and damage to motor vehicles. The individuals arrested have been
identified as 18-year old Dawson Miller of Le Mars, and a 17 year old male juvenile. Miller was transported to the Plymouth County Jail and charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, two counts of burglary in the 3rd degree, criminal mischief in the 5th degree, theft in the 4th degree, and transferring a firearm to a person under the age of 21. The 17-year old juvenile male was transported to the YES Center in Cherokee and was charged
with possession of a stolen firearm, two counts of burglary in the 3rd degree, criminal mischief in both the 3rd and 5th degrees. The investigation continues.
Regional Credit Unions Propose Merger
(Sioux City) — Siouxland Federal Credit Union with locations in Sioux City, Iowa, South Sioux City, Nebraska and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota and N.W. Iowa Credit Union in Le Mars, Iowa have announced a merger, pending member approval. Merging the two organizations will result in a merged credit union with approximately $245 million in assets and approximately 24,000 members.
The Board of Directors of N.W. Iowa Credit Union and management support this merger. The merger must have the approval of a majority of the members of NWICU who vote for the proposal. All ballots are due by close of the business
day on June 25, 2020, with the intentions to merge on July 1.
The proposed merger combines two established entities that share similar values and commitment to personalized service and financial empowerment to our members. By combining these two organizations, the Continuing Credit Union will be in a strong competitive position to offer members even greater value and will benefit members, the community, and its employees for the long term.
All accounts will continue to be Federally Insured though National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF).
Bridge To Be Closed For Continuation Of Repairs
(Le Mars) — Road construction is scheduled to start again for the bridge located on County Road C-44, just east of Merrill, which means the bridge will again be closed. According to a news release from the Plymouth County Secondary Roads Department, the bridge will close on Monday, April 27th beginning at 8:00 a.m. and will remain closed until Friday, May 22nd. County
road officials say the bridge will be closed in order to pour the approach paving, install guardrail, and resurface the roadway.
Tyson Foods Suspending Operations at Waterloo Pork Plant
(Springdale, AR) — Tyson Foods is indefinitely suspending production at its Waterloo pork plant because of a coronavirus outbreak. The company says its largest pork plant has been running at reduced levels due to worker absenteeism, and will stop production mid-week until further notice. All 28-hundred employees will be tested for COVID-19 later this week. Tyson Fresh Meats president Steve Stouffer said in a statement, “the closure has significant ramifications beyond our company, since the plant is part of a larger supply chain that includes hundreds of independent farmers, truckers, distributors and customers, including grocers.” Workers will continue to be paid during the closure. The Black Hawk County Board of Health called for
the temporary closing, saying the outbreak has led to increases in new virus cases.
Iowa Pork Producers Donating Thousands of Pounds to 5 Food Banks
(Winthrop, IA) — Pork producers from across Iowa are donating several thousand pounds of meat to the state’s five main food banks. Trish Cook of the Iowa Pork Producers Association Board says it’s a win-win since there’s a
surplus of pork due to plant closures and an increase in demand at food banks because of the pandemic. Cook says producers have 85-hundred pounds of ground pork that they’re distributing to food banks around the state. Each food bank is getting 17-hundred pounds of pork divided into one-pound packages. Those receiving the donations are the Food Bank for the Heartland
serving 93 counties in Nebraska and western Iowa, as well as the food banks in Des Moines, Sioux City, Hiawatha and Waterloo.
Dubuque Man Sent to Federal Prison For Threatening to Blow Up White House
(Cedar Rapids, IA) — A Dubuque man who threatened to kill President Donald Trump by blowing up the White House will spend two-and-a-half years in federal prison. Twenty-five-year-old Christian Delatorre was sentenced after pleading guilty to willfully threatening to take the life and inflict seriously bodily harm upon the President of the United States. Delatorre was
being held inside the psychiatric unit at Mercy Hospital last May when he made the threats. He told the F-B-I that he planned to fly a drone with bombs over the White House and had a bus to ticket Washington, DC on his phone. A state charge of threatening to blow up Mercy Hospital was dismissed after as part of a plea agreement.
One Dead in Early Morning Shooting in Cedar Rapids
(Cedar Rapids, IA) — Police in Cedar Rapids are investigating an early morning shooting that left one person dead. Officers responding to a report of shots fired just after midnight found a man with a gunshot wound. The victim was dead when paramedics arrived. No arrests have been made and the victim hasn’t been identified.
