School Board To Hold Special Meeting
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Community Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Wednesday beginning at 12:00 noon. The meeting will take place at the Superintendent’s conference room. The school board will act on the resignation requests of Danielle Grause, a Middle School teacher associate, and
Le Ann Hobson, a High School teacher associate. The school board will consider extending a contract to Stacey Nelson, as the school’s nurse and associate for the remainder of the year.
Christmas Trees Can Be Disposed At City’s Tree Dump Site
(Le Mars) — Le Mars residents can dispose of their real Christmas trees at the city tree disposal site. Residents must haul their Christmas tree to the disposal site on the west side of town, as city staff WILL NOT collect any Christmas trees. All Christmas trees must have all its decorations, lights,
garland, and tinsel removed before the city will accept the tree.
News Makers Reflect On 2016 Events
(Le Mars) — As we near the end of 2016, and about to begin a new year KLEM news reached out to many of the community’s news makers and other leaders to ask what
they will most remember about the year 2016. We begin with the thoughts and comments from Iowa State University Extension Crops Specialist, Joel DeJong.
DeJong says the corn yields in northwest Iowa were good, but he believes 2015 may have been a better year for corn production, especially here in Plymouth
County.
The Iowa State University crops specialist says the rest of the state perhaps did set a new corn production record. DeJong says Plymouth County farmers experienced some set backs.
DeJong says when he thinks about 2016, he will remember meeting with farmers about the crop damage caused by the hail and wind storm that hit the area during the Ice Cream Days.
Mary Reynolds with the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Main Street organization says she will remember the state grants that were awarded to Le Mars for building restoration and renovation.
Reynolds says she will also think about the Claussen building and how it will offer additional downtown housing opportunities.
Reynolds says she is very appreciative for all the volunteers that assist with Chamber sponsored projects.
Check back later to see comments from other news makers including Le Mars Mayor Dick Kirchoff and Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper.
Fatal Accident Victim Now Identified
LAKE VIEW, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a woman killed in a collision on a foggy highway in northwest Iowa.
The Sac County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman in a news release Tuesday as 65-year-old Sharon Rohlf, of Odebolt. Her husband, 64-year-old Gary Rohlf, was driving their pickup Saturday morning when the crash occurred on Iowa
Highway 175 about a mile west of Lake View. He was driving east when his pickup was struck by a westbound semitrailer that was trying to pass another vehicle.
The Sheriff’s Office says Sharon Rohlf died at the scene. Gary Rohlf was hospitalized, as were two people in the semi and two people in another vehicle that rammed into the rear of the Rohlfs’ pickup.
Lottery Sales Set New Record
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A new report says sales of Iowa Lottery tickets spiked in the budget year that ended June 30 and generated the most revenue in the program’s 31-year history.
Backed by surging sales of instant-scratch and Powerball tickets, the Lottery brought in $366.9 million in total revenue, a $42 million increase from the prior year.
A state audit released Tuesday says $88 million of that money went to the state’s general fund and to help veteran’s programs, the highest amount for the Lottery since its start in 1985. More than $221 million went toward prize expenses.
Sales of instant-scratch tickets increased by 10.2 percent to a record $233.7 million. Powerball ticket sales surged by 43 percent to nearly $75 million as players were enticed by a new formula that made for larger jackpots.
