Sioux County Authorities Investigate Found Dead Body
(Orange City) –– Sioux County authorities are investigating a dead body that was reported found near the shoreline of the Floyd River near the southeast edge of the Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. A Sheldon Police Officer was initially dispatched to the scene. The police officer then
contacted the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, as the location of the incident was in the jurisdiction of the sheriff’s office. The body was seen at about 10:12 a.m. Tuesday morning. Sioux County Sheriff Dan Altena says they found very little information for them to investigate
Investigators believe the body to be an unidentified male in his 30’s or 40’s. Altena says the body was taken to the Iowa State Crime Laboratory in Ankeny, and an autopsy may hopefully provide some answers.
More information will be available as the investigation continues. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office does not believe there is any immediate danger to area residents at this time.
Rohe Estimates Flood Damage To County Roads At Half A Million Dollars
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Engineer Tom Rohe presented a report today to the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors regarding the condition of the rural county roads following the recent flooding. Rohe pointed to a map indicating which roads were the most severely damaged. Not surprisingly, most of the roads requiring major repairs are near the Floyd River, Deep
Creek, Willow Creek, and the Whiskey Creek.
Rohe says in addition to sweeping gravel material off the roadways, the flood also did some erosion damage to some of the Plymouth County roads.
Rohe estimates the damage to the county roads at more than a half a million dollars.
The county engineer says there are at least 80 to 100 areas that sustained severe damage.
Rohe says repairs have already begun, but he says all the repair work may not be completed until such time the frost thaws. He says the flood repair work may push back some other construction projects that were planned to begin within a few weeks.
Supervisors Vote On Resolution Urging Legislators To Turn Down House Study Bill 1045
(Le Mars) — The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution calling for the state legislature to vote against House Study Bill 1045.
The bill calls for only the state department of transportation to make the decision as to limiting over weight trucks from traveling on rural roadways, thus taking away the responsibility of the local county government. The supervisors passed the resolution on a 5-0 vote.
Supervisors Award Richards Construction Three Culvert Projects
(Le Mars) — In other action from the Board of Supervisors meeting, the supervisors approved the submitted bids of Richards Construction of Sac City, Iowa for three separate culvert replacement projects. Richards Construction submitted the lowest bids on all three projects. Those bids were listed at $137,033 on a culvert project estimated to cost $154,479.
The second project had a submitted bid of $135,929. The third and final submitted bid was listed at $123,712. All three projects had three contractors that had submitted bids. Midwest Contracting of Marshall, Minnesota and L.A. Carlson of Merrill were the other two contractors showing interest in the projects.
County Supervisors Approve Right-of-Way Land Purchase For Construction Projects
(Le Mars) — The Plymouth County Supervisors approved a plan to purchase right-of-way land for three different construction projects within the Hungry Canyons drainage area. The total investment amounted to $21,100. The total land mass purchased equaled 1.24 acres.
Chamber of Commerce Holds Second Annual Trivia Night
(Le Mars) — Several teams representing local businesses competed last evening in the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Trivia Night. The event, this year, was held at the Wasmer Post #241 American Legion Hall in Le Mars.
Denny “Big Daddy” Anderson with Classic Rock 99.5 radio station was the trivia master and host of the event. Anderson flashed questions on a television monitor screen from his computer, and each team had a few seconds to submit their answers.
The participants competed in two rounds of trivia with a team representing Floyd Valley Healthcare and Iowa State Bank taking home the “top banana” miniature trophies. Each winning team was also awarded $200.
Floyd Valley Healthcare Trivia Game Champions
Iowa State Bank Trivia Game 2 Champions
(photos contributed)
Hawkeye Legend Chuck Long Delivers Life’s Lessons At North West Rural Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting
(Le Mars) — Iowa Hawkeye football legend, Chuck Long was the key-note speaker at last evening’s North West Rural Electric Cooperative annual meeting held in Le Mars. Long was the quarterback with the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 1980’s
and along with coach Hayden Fry, led the Hawkeyes to the Rose Bowl and was in contention for the national championship. Long shared an inspirational message with the power utility cooperative members with his 16 life lessons.
Long mixed the motivational messages along with stories from his football playing and coaching career. He expands on his two major lessons of life.
Long now serves as the executive director of the Iowa Sports Foundation, an entity that promotes amateur athletic competition among all ages, abilities, along with healthy living. The Heisman Trophy runner-up has written a book
talking about his football career.
