City To Close Phase 4, But Opens Phase 2 Of Business Highway 75 Overlay Paving Project
(Le Mars) — Le Mars city officials have announced they have closed Phase 4 of the Business Highway 75 overlay paving project. Phase 4 extends from the Family Table Restaurant heading south to the Yamaha Golf. This will also close
the intersection at Business Highway 75 & 6th Ave. S.W./6th St. S.W. by Dairy Queen and the intersection of Blue Diamond Drive & Business Highway 75. The city has opened phase 2 that runs from 12th St. S.W. North up to Yamaha Golf.
City officials report McDonald’s and Bomgaars are accessible from 12th St. S.W, Access to Total Motors will be off of 8th Ave. S.W. and use the access road just on the South side of the Amber Inn Motel.
Plymouth County To Hold Surplus Property Auction
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County will hold a public auction on Saturday to reduce its surplus property. The auction will begin at 10:00 a.m. from the parking lot of the Plymouth County Courthouse and the Courthouse Annex basement.
County auditor Stacey Feldman says the auction will feature three pick-up trucks, several computers and monitors, deer tree stands, an assortment of office furniture including desks, chairs, filing cabinets, and desk lights.
Included with the auction is a camping tent, a tool box for a pick-up truck, a floor jack, air compressor, chainsaw, and a fire safe. Feldman says there are a few unusual items that were acquired through confiscation by law enforcement.
They include an electric razor, an omelette maker, coffee pot, toys, used golf clubs, tape measure, sewing machine, gloves and a coat. A complete list of sale items can be seen by going to the Plymouth County website.
Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee Receives Grant For Agricultural Educational Exhibit
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee was recently notified by the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation that it was one of five state-wide recipients for a $1,000 challenge grant. The grant is given
to organizations that have an objective to educate the public about agriculture. Officials with the Le Mars Chamber Agriculture Committee say the grant money will be used for a display to help educate visitors about the benefits and importance of agriculture. The exhibit will be featured inside the famous round barn during the Plymouth County Fair, The exhibit, “aROUND the
farm in the BARN” showcases Plymouth County agriculture. In past years, the exhibit has focused on grain grown, or livestock raised in Plymouth County, agricultural and food processing companies, farm safety, and even the history and advancement of agricultural technology.
Escaped Inmate Accused Of Killing Sheriff’s Deputy Will Return To Iowa
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A man accused of killing a deputy and wounding another while escaping from an Iowa jail before being recaptured in Nebraska is going back to Iowa to face charges.
Wesley Correa-Carmenaty agreed during a hearing in Omaha on Thursday to be extradited to Iowa to face charges of murder and attempted murder, among others.
Matthew Wilber, the head prosecutor for Iowa’s Pottawattamie County, says officials will likely wait until after the slain deputy’s funeral on Monday to retrieve Correa-Carmenaty. They have 10 days in which to do so.
Authorities say Correa-Carmenaty had just been sentenced to 45 years in prison in an unrelated case when he managed to grab one of the two deputies’ guns while being transferred to a Council Bluffs, Iowa, jail. He shot them both and used a van to escape but was recaptured across the state border in Omaha. d shoot them, killing one and wounding the other.
