No Meeting Scheduled For Plymouth County Supervisors
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Board of Supervisors will not be meeting this week, but they will convene next Tuesday at the Plymouth County Courthouse Board Room.
Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office Issues Accident Reports
(Le Mars) — The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office has released information regarding two separate auto accidents. The first accident happened on May 19th at about 6:00 p.m. and it involved an United Parcel Services delivery truck, and
a GMC Sierra pick-up truck. The accident was located at the intersection of 280th Street and Key Avenue. According to the accident report, the GMC pick-up was traveling southbound on Key Avenue, and was being driven by 27 year old
Jaden McNamara of Merrill. The UPS delivery truck was heading east on 280th Street, and was being driven by 41 year old Jeremy Marcoe of Sioux City. The country intersection was uncontrolled. The vehicles collided at the intersection and both vehicles came to a rest in the ditch of the southeast corner of the intersection. Both drivers sustained injuries, but were thought
to be non-life threatening injuries. The pick-up truck had a passenger, identified as 27 year old Christopher Wrenn of Sioux City. Wrenn needed to be extricated from the vehicle by the Hinton Fire and Rescue Department. Each of the victims were transported to a Sioux City hospital.
(Le Mars) — The second accident happened on Friday evening at about 6:55 p.m. and it involved only one vehicle. The driver, 41 year old James Peterson of Sioux City was traveling westbound on county road C-60. Peterson was unable to maneuver the curve and entered the southwest ditch. The vehicle rolled at least one time and came to a rest on its wheels. Authorities indicate both speed and alcohol appears to be a factor in the accident.
Council Bluffs Accident Nearly Turns Into A Drowning
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say witnesses to a crash off Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs kept a car driver from drowning in a ditch.
The accident was reported around 9:45 p.m. Saturday near the South 24th Street exit. The Council Bluffs Police Department says the driver lost control of his car, grazed a road sign, struck a light pole and then ran off the roadway, coming to rest in the ditch.
Police say the car was submerged in waist-deep water, but witnesses who had rushed to help the driver keep his head out of the water. First responders soon arrived to remove him from the wreckage, treat him and take him to a hospital.
The name of the 54-year-old Council Bluffs resident hasn’t been
released.
Bell Tower To Start Ringing Again
JEFFERSON, Iowa (AP) – A well-known Iowa bell tower will soon be ringing for the first time in more than 30 years.
KCCI-TV reports that a $440,000 renovation project on the Mahanay Bell Tower in Jefferson is expected to finish next week. The project refurbished existing bells and added 30 more.
Nearly 50 bells make up a four-octave carillon that can be programmed to play melodies or played by hand. All of the bells will hang outside on top of the bell tower.
The heaviest bell weighs more than 3,000 pounds (1,360 kilograms).
Greene County engineer Wade Weiss says a study was conducted to ensure the structure could handle the additional weight.
The bell tower had been in disrepair since the 1980s and had been playing recordings instead of actually ringing.
Teacher To Donate Kidney To Student’s Father
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) – A northern Iowa preschool teacher has been cleared to donate a kidney to a student’s father.
The Mason City Globe Gazette reports (https://bit.ly/2qvsgRd ) that 54- year-old Nancy Bleuer, who lives in Clear Lake, learned last fall that Darreld Peterson was undergoing dialysis and needed a transplant. His son, Camden, was in her class at Washington Charlie Brown Preschool in Mason City.
She wanted to help. She told the newspaper: “I do believe what you do comes back to you.”
Bleuer underwent a battery of physical and psychological tests after learning in January that she would be a match for donation, which is scheduled for Thursday in Iowa City.
Camden apparently understands what’s happening. Bleuer says he told her, “‘You’re going to make my dad better and live a long time.”‘
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Man Lost In Des Moines River
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say rescue crews have been unable to find a man spotted in the Des Moines River.
Des Moines firefighters recovered a boat the man was seen using Monday afternoon. Fire Inspector Brian O’Keefe says the man had pulled the boat from debris upstream from the Scott Street Bridge. He somehow became separated from the boat when he reached the bridge and went over the dam.
O’Keefe says the man may have been living in a homeless camp near the river.
8 Year Old Girl Falls Off Cliff
DUNDEE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say an 8-year-old girl has been injured by a fall at a state park in eastern Iowa.
The Iowa Natural Resources Department says the girl was hiking with friends and family Sunday afternoon at Backbone State Park when she fell nearly 60 feet (18 meters).
Her companions called 911 for help, and she eventually was flown to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Her name and condition have not been released.
The park sits about 2 miles (3 kilometers) north of Dundee in Delaware County.
