It has become an annual winter event for farmers to learn about cropping. Area Agronomist Leah Ten Napel says the Crop Advantage Series is held each January at several northwest Iowa locations.
Ten Napel will lead two meetings in Sioux and Plymouth Counties
Ten Napel says the Crop Advantage meetings feature a variety of topics
The meetings are designed for farmers to learn and share what they know.
Registration fees are lower if you register a week before the event, so for the Sioux Center meeting, January 7, that deadline is today. For the Le Mars Crop Advantage meeting, early registration ends January 21. Late registration or walkins will be charged a higher fee. All registration is done online. Google Crop Advantage Series, click on the meeting you wish to attend, and look for the registration tab.
DRUG AND WEAPONS INVESTIGATION LEADS TO SIX ARRESTS
A joint investigation into drug and weapons trafficking by Sioux County authorities has led to the arrest of six people.
Monday, the investigation by Sioux Center Police and the Sioux County Sheriffs Office resulted in the execution of search warrants at several homes and a dairy farm. Drugs and weapons were recovered.
Several people were arrested including three Sioux county residents: Efrain Ramirez, 48 of Sioux Center; Alberto Hernandez, 43 of Rock Valley; and Juan Marques, 23, of Orange City. They were all charged with delivery of a controlled substance. Ramirez and Hernandez were also charged with child endangerment. Three others, all of Battle Creek, Iowa, were arrested. They are Gary Stallings, 45; Kandi Senski, 33; and Jehsi Boren, 29.
Stallings, Senski and Boren were all charged with trafficking stolen weapons. Stallings and Boren were also charged with second degree theft and felon in possession of a firearm. Boren was also charged with possession of burglary tools. All were transported to the Sioux County Jail.
Assisting in the execution of search warrants: Tri-County Cert Team, Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office S.W.A.T Team, Iowa State Patrol Tactical Team, Orange City Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
SCAM ALERT
The Plymouth County Sheriffs Office reports another phone scam is occurring in the county, and in bordering states.
A victim will be contacted by phone and told that a family member has been or will be arrested. The scammer will request bail money. They will also tell the victim that there is a gag order and they are not to tell anyone. They have the victim withdraw money from the bank, and have it picked up at the victim’s home. The person picking up the money poses as an Uber/Lyft driver, but is a participant in the scam.
The victims are primarily senior citizens. Law enforcement never contacts people for bail money, and never tell you there is a gag order. To verify an arrest, contact local law enforcement where they were arrested for confirmation.
These cases are currently under investigation by law enforcement and the FBI. If you’ve given money to people participating in this scam, contact local law enforcement.
JUVENILES CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
Three juveniles were charged with criminal mischief that occurred last week. The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate vandalism reported at Jerry’s Repair shop in Brunsville.
Their investigation found that two juvenile males had gone to the repair lot and vandalized several vehicles and a camper. The same two juvenile males along with a third juvenile male returned the following day and vandalized several more vehicles and another camper. In total six vehicles were vandalized and two campers were vandalized and broken into. An Xbox was stolen and later seized. There was more than $10,000 worth of damages.
Two juveniles were charged with criminal mischief 1st Degree. The third juvenile was charged with criminal mischief 1st degree, burglary 3rd degree and Theft 5th.
ISU EXPERT EXPLAINS WHY WE FAIL AT MOST NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS, AND HOW TO SUCCEED
If you’ll be making a New Year’s resolution tomorrow (Tuesday) night, you may need to genuinely focus on making the change in order to keep the pledge. Alison Phillips, a psychology professor at Iowa State University, says our approach to making resolutions usually sets us up for failure. Phillips says 80-percent of resolutions fail by the second week in February. She says to focus on how to make changes that will lead to creating a better version of yourself. Zero in on things you can become good at and that you see yourself doing and take pride in, Phillips says, as those are the kinds of things people won’t give up on.
