PLYMOUTH STREET COMPLETION
The Le Mars Street Department says repaving of Plymouth Street should be completed today and will be open to traffic by Monday. Street Supervisor Scott Kneip was informed by the Iowa Department of Transportation says that the concrete that was poured around the manholes in the street must cure before traffic can ride on it. Recent rain delayed painting lines on the street. That work would be completed by today if needed.
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETS
The Northwest Iowa Genealogical Society will meet in Le Mars this afternoon. Included in their meeting is a presentation on the community of Brunsville. Susan Willer will make a presentation which features a photo display of Brunsville. She will also share stories from the town’s past. The presentation is at 1:30 p.m. at the Plymouth County Historical Museum.
US HOUSE COMMITTEE HOSTS HEARING AT THE STATE FAIR
Republicans on a U-S House committee hosted a hearing at the Iowa State Fair Friday to tout Trump-era tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of 2025. Congressman Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, that panel that held Friday’s hearing and he says if the Trump-era tax cuts go away, that will have a dramatic effect on families and businesses.
Steve Sukup, president and C-E-O of Sukup Manufacturing in Sheffield, told the committee the tax reform law of 2017 was a shot in the arm to the manufacturing sector, especially the lower, 21 percent corporate income tax. Iowa Corn Growers Association president Jolene Riessen of Ida Grove and a woman from Pella who owns four businesses urged congress to address the inheritance tax. The standard deduction and child tax credit doubled in 2017 and are set to return to previous levels at the end of 2025.
SIOUX CITY HOLDING ANNUAL LEWIS AND CLARK ENCAMPMENT
Sioux City is stepping back in time this weekend to highlight an important event that happened there in the 1800’s. Sioux City Museum spokesperson Theresa Weaver says the annual Lewis and Clark encampment starts Saturday at 10 a-m.
Lewis and Clark came through what is now Sioux City in 1804 as they explored the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase and sought a northwest passage to the west coast. Weaver says some of the reenactors have been taking part for several years and take their roles very seriously.
As the expedition came up the Missouri River Sergeant Charles Floyd became ill and died. He was buried on a bluff overlooking the river and the site is now marked by a monument overlooking Interstate 29. Reenactors will hold a commemoration of Floyd’s burial at 6 Saturday evening.
The encampment will run from 10 a-m until 4 p-m Saturday and then from 10 a-m until 3 p-m on Sunday at Chris Larson Park off the I-29 Hamilton Boulevard exit.
USDA CRITICAL OF IOWA GOVERNOR’S FOOD BOX ALTERNATIVE
The U-S-D-A is criticizing the governor’s proposed alternative to providing federal food assistance next summer to low-income households with children. Governor Kim Reynolds did not sign Iowa up this summer for the 29 million dollar program. She opted for a state-run program which she says served more children and provided more healthy foods. The Governor has asked for a federal waiver for next year’s program, too, saying she wants to use the 29 million dollars to purchase groceries and provide food boxes to households. The U-S-D-A program would have provided families an extra 140 dollars for every child who qualifies for a free or reduced price lunch at school. Families can use the money to buy groceries at stores where food stamps are accepted. A spokesperson for the U-S-D-A says the governor is asserting the State knows better than its own families do about what their needs are. Governor Reynolds says the state-run program this year served more households with more healthy foods.
