PLYMOUTH COUNTY FATAL ACCIDENT
One person died in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday morning South of Hinton on Highway 75 in Plymouth County. The Iowa State Patrol reports that 64-year-old Joann Martin of Hinton was killed in the accident. Martin was westbound on C-70 and was turning South on US 75 into the path of a semi which was Northbound. Both vehicles crossed the median into the Southbound lanes. The semi, driven by 53-year -old Scott Mitchell of Hornick, Iowa overturned and blocked the roadway. The accident occurred just before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by the Plymouth County Sherriff’s Office and Stockton Towing.
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LE MARS WOMAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF HER CHILD
A Le Mars woman faces multiple charges involving the death of her two-year-old child. According to a Le Mars Police Department news release, on April 29th of this year Le Mars Rescue and Le Mars Officers were dispatched to 234 3rd Avenue SW at approximately 3:30 p.m. Life saving measures performed on the male child were unsuccessful. He was pronounced deceased at Floyd Valley Healthcare E.R. The autopsy and investigation determined Sexlyn Tataichy, age 27 of Le Mars committed child endangerment which resulted in the death of her child. On Tuesday (September 24) she was charged with Murder in the Second Degree, Child Endangerment Resulting in Death, and Child Endangerment Multiple Acts. All three charges are Class B Felonies in Iowa. Tataichy was booked into the Plymouth County Jail on all three charges.
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LE MARS COMMUNITY HOMECOMING
Homecoming coronation for Le Mars Community Schools was held last evening in the high school competition gymnasium. Congratulations to newly crowned King: Nolan Boehmer, son of Ryan and Becky Boehmer; and to Queen: Sienna Kass, the daughter of Clint and Alyce Kass.This year’s homecoming theme is “Friday Night Fever” with a disco motif.
The homecoming parade takes place on Friday at 1:45 p.m. The parade route starts at 8th Street South and continues down Central Avenue to 2nd Street North. The parade will be aired on KLEM Radio, and video streamed on the KLEM You Tube Channel. Kick-off for the football
game against Spencer will be at 7:00 p.m. at Le Mars Community’s Jim Lorenzen Field.
King: Nolan Boehmer, son of Ryan and Becky Boehmer; and Queen: Sienna Kass, the daughter of Clint and Alyce Kass.
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STREET CLOSURE
Street Supervisor Scott Kneip advises that starting today the Le Mars Street Dept. has closed Industrial Rd. between 18th St. S.W. and 21st St. S.W. for street repair in that intersection. Kneip says repairs should last about 14 days , weather permitting.
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WESTFIELD DRAINAGE REPAIRS
The Plymouth County Drainage Board Tuesday authorized the county engineer to take steps to clear and repair parts of a five mile drainage near Westfield. County Engineer Tom Rohe reported to the board that last week, he inspected the area to assess damages from this year’s flood. The drainage ditch extends from north of Westfield, across Highways 12 and 3, southwest to the Big Sioux River. Rohe said there are numerous places along the ditch that are clogged with fallen trees or branches, and in one area, corn stalks. The flood also caused some berms to be eroded. One, in one case, washing out over 500 feet of the barrier. Rohe proposed removing and burning trees and branches which obstruct the channel. The Drainage Board passed a motion to authorize the work, with a budget of up to 20-thousand dollars.
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MANURE SPILL NEAR DOON
The DNR Field Office in Spencer received a complaint earlier this week concerning a manure release into a tributary of the Rock River southwest of Doon. DNR staff confirmed that the manure flowed across a field, entering an unnamed tributary of the Rock River. No fish were observed in the tributary and there was no observed impact in the Rock River.
The manure originated from Winding Meadows Dairy in Rock Valley. Jochum Agri-Service was land applying the manure by an umbilical hose in a field approximately two miles southeast of the dairy. Company representatives stated that a hose coupling broke, and approximately two to three thousand gallons of manure spilled. Earthen berms were placed across the flow path, but the manure still entered the stream in an adjacent field.
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FRAUD PREVENTION WORKSHOP
There will be a Fraud Prevention Workshop this Thursday evening at the Le Mars Public Library. Library Director Shirley Taylor says the workshop will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday and will feature an expert from Iowa State Extension with advice concerning online red flags and how to avoid clicking on fraudulent links.
Pre-registration is appreciated by calling or stopping by the Le Mars Public Library.
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NCC OPENS NEW HOUSING COMPLEX
Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon today holds a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new student housing complex. The event will take place Wednesday morning, September 25, at 9 a.m.
Sioux Hall holds 48 students, bringing the total number of students living on campus to 226. The residence hall includes an event space, which is available for rent to the public. There is also a large meeting room, for group gatherings and community activities.
Sioux Hall is the fifth housing complex on campus. The others are named Cherokee, O’Brien, Osceola, and Lyon, after each of the counties in NCC’s service area.
