County Supervisors To Hear From Sheriff TeBrink
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Board of Supervisors will hold its weekly meeting this morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. from the County Courthouse Board Room. The county will inform counsel to proceed on legal petition with Plymouth County versus Country Grain LLC. The matter involves Plymouth Energy ethanol facility at Merrill. The county governing board will hold bid letting for the Courtroom’s renovation project. Sheriff Jeff TeBrink will submit his monthly jail reports and quarterly sheriff report for the supervisor approval. The supervisors will also accept bid letting for the Plymouth County Storm Water dredging project at the Hillview Recreational Pond Area. County Engineer, Tom Rohe, will discuss with the county board the hiring of an employee for the bridge crew.
City Closes Plymouth Street And 8th Avenue S.E. For Repairs
(Le Mars) — Le Mars city street crews have closed the intersection of Plymouth Street and 8th Avenue southeast. Crews are performing repairs to the intersection. Traffic can still travel east and west on Plymouth St. The intersection will remain closed until at least Saturday, August 7th.
Le Mars Fire And Rescue Submits July Monthly Report
(Le Mars) — Le Mars Fire and Rescue has issued its July monthly report. During July, Le Mars Fire and Rescue responded to 18 fire calls, 16 rescues, five investigations, one mutual aid with Merrill, and five requests for services. There were 137 EMS calls consisting of medical calls or transfers. Total calls for the month of July were at 182. Chief Dave Schipper reports during the RAGBRAI weekend, they responded to 20 calls within 24 hours.
Badge Pinning Ceremony Scheduled For Today
(Le Mars) — Prior to today’s city council meeting, there will be a badge pinning ceremony held at 11:00 a.m. at the city council chambers. Six members of the Le Mars Fire and Rescue team will receive their official badges and be sworn into office. Three are new Battalion Chiefs and three are new EMT/firefighters.
City Council To Start Process Of Filling Vacant Council Seat
(Le Mars) — Le Mars city council will gather at 12:00 noon for its meeting. The council will address action items regarding the Mayor’s salary. Council members have already approved a first reading of setting the mayor’s salary back to $12,000 per year. During today’s meeting it is expected council members will approve the second reading. Council members will discuss the 18th Street southwest sanitary sewer expansion project. The council is expected to set August 17th as the hearing date for the sewer expansion.
The city council will begin the process to fill the vacancy left by former council member Ken Nelson. Nelson resigned from the council because he has purchased a home that is not located in Ward 3, the area of town which Nelson was originally elected to represent. People living in Ward 3 and wanting to be considered to fill the city council vacancy need to notify the city clerk, in writing, no later than August 17th by 12:00 noon. Electors, living within Ward 3, have the right to complete a petition requesting a special election to be performed within 14 days of the announcement of a person to fill the vacancy. If no such petition is filed within the 14 days period, the city council appointment will serve until the next election. The appointment term will go until December 31, 2021.
Feenstra Wins House Approval For Derecho Funding
(Le Mars) — U-S 4th District Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra toured the Plymouth County Fair on Sunday. After several attempts, Feenstra was finally successful at getting funding for Iowans that were affected by the derecho storm that hit central Iowa, last August causing extensive damage to crops and buildings. Feenstra says the money is funded through the U-S-D-A’s Wildfire and Hurricane account.
Feenstra says the money will be specifically targeted for grain storage facilities that were damaged during last summer’s storm.
Feenstra explains the challenges he encountered in getting the bill to be passed in the U-S House.
In an upcoming news update, Feenstra talks about the proposed Biden’s costly infrastructure bill.
Remsen To Hold National Night Out This Evening
(Remsen) — The Remsen Police Department, Remsen EMT’s, Remsen Fire Department, and the Remsen Chamber of Commerce will host a National Night Out event on Main Street from 5-8 p.m. tonight, (Tuesday, August 3rd). Families, adults and kids of all ages are welcome to the event, which will have an assortment of activities and treats, even opportunities to see the different equipment of local law enforcement agencies, emergency services, and the fire department. Members of the Remsen Fire, EMT’s and Police Departments will be on-site to visit with community members and vehicles from all three departments will be on display for the kids to tour. The Iowa National Guard and Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office will also be on-site.
Cresco Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Harassing Minnesota Woman
(Cresco, IA) — A northeast Iowa man will spend ten years in federal prison after admitting to continually harassing a Minnesota woman for nearly two years. Fifty-eight-year-old Michael Shawn McGuire of Cresco was sentenced for his December 2020 guilty pleas to four counts of cyberstalking. Information disclosed at the hearings showed that McGuire met the woman in 2017 through an online dating website. They broke up after seven months — and McGuire began texting and emailing the woman harassing messages and later used Facebook to harass her. McGuire must also pay a 15-thousand dollar fine, and 17-thousand-500 dollars in restitution to the victim.
Inflation An Issue In Creighton Business Survey
(Omaha, NE) –The Creighton University survey of business leaders and supply managers in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states finds “rampant” inflation driving up prices. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says consumers are having to pay more for a range of products while hiring levels aren’t yet back to where they were before COVID-19 hit. The regional economy’s overall performance numbers fell slightly during July, as did Iowa’s figures, though Goss says they’re still strong and show the economy is continuing to expand at a solid pace.
USS Iowa Designed Specifically For Women
(Undated) — The new U-S Iowa submarine will have an important distinction from all previous vessels in the fleet. The U-S-S Iowa’s commissioning committee executive director, Tom Hudson, says it will be the first submarine specifically built for females on board since they started serving on subs ten years ago. Hudson says there will be bifold accordion doors that will separate berthing quarters, or sleeping quarters, and also shower and bathroom facilities, specifically for females. The submarine crew will eventually be between 20 and 40-percent female. The U-S-S Iowa will be christened in Connecticut in the spring of 2022, but it likely won’t be commissioned and begin patrol duties until the summer of 2023.
Shooting Involved Former Cop
(Windsor Heights, IA) — Windsor Heights police say a shooting Saturday involved a retired police officer and self defense. Officers from the Des Moines suburb found 41-year-old Jeffery Lamp, of Windsor Heights, with a gunshot wound to the stomach and learned that an acquaintance of 73-year-old Dwight Taylor, of Windsor Heights, had shot him. Police say Taylor and Lamp were reportedly drinking alcohol and got in a fight and Lamp reportedly assaulted Taylor and refused to leave. Taylor shot Lamp when he came at him again. Investigators say evidence at the scene is consistent with the information given by Taylor — a retired Urbandale Police officer. The Polk County Attorney will make any decisions on charges.
