Stabbing Suspect Placed Under Arrest
(Le Mars) — Local law enforcement agencies have had a busy weekend. On Saturday,
June 11th at 8:09 p.m. the Le Mars Police Department and Le Mars Ambulance was
dispatched to 591 15th St. SW for a stabbing. On arrival, emergency responders
located a female victim. The victim was transported to Floyd Valley Hospital where
she later died. The victim has been identified as 27 year old Shannon Bogh of 591
15th St. SW, Le Mars. A witness to the stabbing identified a suspect and at 8:34
p.m. police attempted to make contact with him at his residence at 335 4th St. SE
Apartment #3 in Le Mars. No contact was made and a search warrant was obtained and
entry into the apartment was made by the Le Mars/Plymouth/Sioux County’s Special
Response Team. The suspect was taken into custody without incident and transported
to the Plymouth County jail. The suspect is identified as 33 year old, Thomas
Allen Bibler, a brother of the victim. He resides at 335 4th St. SE apartment #3.
Bibler was booked into the Plymouth County jail on one count of murder in the first
degree, a class A felony, and one count of assault causing serious injury, a class
D felony. Bibler is being held in the Plymouth County jail on a $350,000 cash
bond. The Le Mars Police was assisted by the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office,
Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Remsen, Merrill, and Hinton
Police Departments, Le Mars Ambulance, Le Mars Fire Department, and Plymouth County
Emergency Management.
Thomas Bibler, 33, of Le Mars Stabbing Suspect
Sheriff’s Office Arrest Dad Who Fired Shots At Son
(Le Mars) — A juvenile entered the Plymouth County Law Enforcement Center on
Saturday evening at about 7:25 p.m. to report his father had fired a handgun at him
during an argument. Plymouth County deputies responded to 16426 Lake Avenue near
Le Mars and began to set up a perimeter around the residence. The Le Mars Police,
Merrill Police, Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Highway Patrol, and the Le Mars
Ambulance also responded to the scene. During the investigation, it was determined
that 54 year old Bradley Kass of that address had fired three rounds in the area of
the juvenile male with 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 for him to surrender to
law enforcement. Kass was taken into custody at about 8:45 p.m. by members of the
Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol without further
incident. Kass was transported to the Plymouth County jail where he is being held
to see a judge. The Sheriff’s Office then executed a search warrant on the
property and located 12 guns and a large amount of ammunition. Deputies also
located three 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. Kass has been charged with going armed with intent…a class D
felony, assault with a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor, reckless use of
a firearm, a simple misdemeanor. Pending the outcome of lab results, drug charges
may also be added to the charges. Kass is being held at the Plymouth County jail.
Plymouth County Roads Department To Close Road For Culvert Installation
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Secondary Roads Department will be closing 150th
Street from county road L-22 to Almond Avenue, beginning today. Road crews are
replacing a bridge with a box culvert. That road is expected to remain closed
until July 15th.
School Board To Convene This Evening
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Community Board of Education is scheduled to meet this
evening. The school board will hear a report from the Teachers Leadership and
Compensation committee as they will present the 2015-2016 end of the year report.
The school board is expected to sign several agreements during this evening’s
meeting. Included as part of those agreements are the milk and bread bid
contracts, a head start transportation agreement, and the teacher leadership system
memorandum of understanding. The school board will discuss its Title I application
for federal funding. The Le Mars Community Board of Education will also act upon
the resolution authorizing and providing for the terms of issuance and securing the
payment of $3,985,000 school infrastructure sales, services, and use tax revenue
refunding bonds, Series 2016 of the Le Mars Community School District, under the
provisions of Chapters 423E and 423F of the Code of Iowa and providing a method of
payment of said bonds.
Comments Compiled From Housing and Neighborhood Meeting
(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.
Amusement Park Employee Dies While Working On Ride
ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) – An employee at a theme park in Altoona has died after being
injured while working a ride.
Mercy Medical Centers spokesman Gregg Lagan says Steve Booher died Saturday
night due to injuries sustained at Adventureland on Tuesday.
Adventureland officials have previously said that Booher slipped and fell
while assisting with the Raging River ride. Adventureland spokeswoman Molly Vincent
said staff responded immediately and contacted paramedics.
Booher was transported to a hospital, where he was placed on life support.
The ride, which is still operating, takes participants in a large raft down a
splash-filled waterway.
