Shooting At Rural Residence
On June 10th at approximately 7:25pm a juvenile male came to the Plymouth County
Law Enforcement Center to report that his father had fired a handgun at him during
an argument. Plymouth County Deputies responded to 16426 Lake Ave Le Mars and began
to set up a perimeter around the residence.
During the investigation it was determined that Bradley William Kass age 54 of that
address had fired three rounds in the area o f the juvenile male with the intent of
placing him in fear. It was also determined that Kass was currently the only one at
the residence.
An Iowa State Patrol negotiator was able to make contact with Kass by phone and
arraigned him to surrender to law enforcement.
At approximately 8:45 Kass was taken into custody by members of the Plymouth County
Sherrif’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol without further incident. Kass was then
transported to the Plymouth County Jail where he is being held to see a judge.
The Sheriff’s office then executed s search warrant on the property and located 12
guns and a large amount of ammunition. Deputies also located 3 spent shell casings
in the front yard of the residence. There was also a small amount of what is
believed to be marijuana edibles and hashish located at the residence.
Community Planning Meeting At Willow Creek Golf Course
(Le Mars) — Last Tuesday, the city of Le Mars and SIMPCO held a community planning
meeting at the Willow Creek Golf Course banquet hall that focused on neighborhoods
and housing. Since that time, Kirk Lehmann with Simpco has compiled the results of
the participants’ comments. Lehmann, a Community planner, says the comments on
neighborhoods varied depending upon where the individual resides within Le Mars.
Lehmann says many people expressed an interest in having good quality of life
standards for Le Mars and maintaining our parks and recreation areas, as well as
public safety. Lehmann says many of the participants expressed interests in
developing small retail outlets near their neighborhoods.
The need for additional housing units, and where those units should be located within Le Mars, was also part of the discussion from Tuesday’s community planning
meeting.
The Simpco official says he was pleased with the amount of interest and attendance
expressed at the meeting. Lehmann will appear at a special Lunch and Learn session
scheduled for the noon hour on Thursday, June 16th at Primebank. He says following
the Lunch and Learn session, the next public meeting is scheduled for July 12th at
the Le Mars Convention Center beginning at 5:15 p.m. He says the focus for that
meeting will be on Le Mars’ economic development.
Three Plead Guilty In 2011 Sioux City Murder Of Tony Canfield
Three men responsible for the death of a Sioux City man five years ago have pleaded guilty in federal court.
Tony “T-Bone” Canfield was shot to death on May 1st of 2011 in a drug related robbery at his home on the city’s westside.
On Friday, 26 year old Courtland Clark from Flowery Branch, Georgia, 35 year old Robert Beaver of Sioux City and 26 year old Devery Hibbler of Dumas, Arkansas, were convicted of one count of interference with commerce by robbery.
Clark and Hibbler also pled guilty to one count of use of a firearm during a crime of violence causing death.
Authorities say Canfield was targeted for robbery because he was a marijuana dealer with large sums of cash.
Prosecutors say Beaver, Clark, and Hibbler, armed with a handgun, entered Canfield’s home to rob him of marijuana and money.
Beaver beat and held Canfield’s wife during the robbery and when Canfield attempted to escape, he was shot to death on his front porch by Hibbler.
The three defendants escaped and successfully concealed their crimes for nearly five years.
They were charged in an indictment on April, 19th of this year.
Hibbler has agreed to serve 35 years in federal prison without the possibility of parole and Beaver has agreed to serve 20 years without parole.
Clark, Hibbler, and Beaver remain in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing.
EPA Proposes Strict Limit On Farm Pesticide, Upsetting Corn Farmers
Iowa corn growers could face higher input costs if a federal agency moves forward
with efforts to strictly limit the use of a popular pesticide. An E-P-A report on
atrazine (AT-ruh-zeen) shows the agency has concerns with the chemical’s impact on
birds, mammals and fish. Scott Merritt, a spokesman for the agriculture industry’s
Triazine (TRY-uh-zeen) Network, says growers know to follow the guidelines on
atrazine carefully.
The E-P-A suggests farmers should only be allowed to use eight ounces of the
chemical per acre, when they typically will use two pounds for that much ground.
Merritt says the proposed change could be a financial detriment to Iowa growers.
Environmental groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, have spent
years urging the EPA to ban the use of Atrazine. The public comment period is open
until August 5th.
