CROP ADVANTAGE MEETS IN LEMARS
The final Crop Advantage Series will meet next week in Le mars.
Area Agronomist Leah Ten Napel says each January, ISU Extension and Outreach hosts meetings with farmers across the state.
Ten Napel says each meeting is organized to meet the interests of farmers.
Topics for each Crop Advantage location come from a variety of sources.
The Le Mars program is different from the others held this month, because farmers here have different interests.
A highlight of the Le Mars meeting is a discussion on conservation issues. It will feature Extension and NRCS representatives, and area farmers.
Ten Napel says a wide-ranging conversation is the goal.
The Crop Advantage program in Le Mars will include a number of topics a market outlook, epa herbicide strategies – weather outlook – soybean resistance – water quality discussion – and private pesticide app training after the meeting
Registration can be made at the door
The Crop Advantage meeting in Le Mars is Tuesday, January 28, at the Le Mars Convention Center. You can register online or at the door on the day of the event.
WATER TOWER SITE LEASE
The Le Mars city council approved an amendment to extend a lease agreement for a city water tower site. Pegasus Towers LLC of Minnesota leases the water tower site on 10th St. SE, near the convention center. The company leases the site to install wireless communications equipment. The current lease expires in 2031. The amendment approved by the city council extends the lease another 20 years, to 2051. The lease is reviewed every five years.
SUSPECT IN SIOUX CITY SHOOTING RESISTS EXTRADITION
The man charged in the 1983 shooting death of a Sioux City woman is fighting his extradition back to Iowa. Sixty-two-year-old Thomas Duane Popp was arrested January 11th in Washington state on a first-degree murder charge in the death of then 18-year-old Terri McCauley. The Woodbury County Attorney’s office confirms that Popp is still being held in Cowlitz County Washington on a 750-thousand dollar bond. Terri McCauley was last seen alive in September of 1983 and her body was found in October after her mother filed a missing persons report. McCauley had been shot to death with a shotgun.
ASBESTOS SURVEY TABLED
The Le Mars city council tabled consideration of an asbestos survey for the Centennial Building. The building, located at 1140 3rd Ave SE, was originally sold by the city in 2012, and bought it back in 2024. The city wants to demolish the building, and was considering hiring a firm to perform an asbestos survey. The city wants to determine the costs of asbestos removal and the costs of demolition before committing to the project. The matter was tabled until the next city council meeting.
TRUCK ROLLOVER
On Tuesday, January 21, at 11:41 a.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from Sioux County Conservation investigated a commercial motor vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of B40 and K18, five miles northeast of Hawarden, IA.
Matt Dykstra, age 43, of Hospers, IA was driving a 2025 Kenworth semi-tractor/trailer westbound on 390th Street. As he turned south onto Cherry Avenue, the trailer entered the ditch causing the tractor and trailer to roll onto its side on the west shoulder of the roadway.
No injuries were reported.
The Kenworth sustained an estimated $50,000 in damage.
Dykstra was cited for failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle.
VETERANS DAY AT THE IOWA CAPITOL
Veterans groups are seeking a state tax break for the estimated 47-thousand disabled veterans in Iowa who are homeowners. Darlene McMartin — chair of the Iowa Commission on Veterans Affairs — says it would be calculated based on the disability rating each soldier has from the U-S Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans advocates also are calling on legislators to expand Veterans Treatment Courts where criminal cases against veterans may be resolved by referrals to substance abuse or mental health treatment. Earlier this month Governor Reynolds proposed adding half a million dollars for the state program that provides grants to veterans who are buying a home. The five-thousand dollar grants can be used to cover down payments and closing costs.
IOWAN PLANS TO JOIN LAWSUIT FOLLOWING PARDON IN JANUARY 6TH ATTACKS
One of the ten Iowans who was pardoned by President Trump this week for actions during the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U-S Capitol says he plans to join a massive lawsuit in response to his arrest. Kenny Rader (RAY-der) of Sioux City says it will be a 50-billion dollar class-action case against the U-S Department of Justice. Rader says he won’t settle for anything under seven digits, saying he deserves compensation as he “went through some hell.” Rader says he’s not surprised he and more than 15-hundred other January 6th defendants were cleared of their crimes. He was sentenced to 90 days in prison, plus three years probation, after pleading guilty to illegally entering the Capitol.
FIRST BILL TRUMP TO SIGN HAS IOWA CONNECTION
The first bill President Trump will sign into law includes provisions Iowa’s congressional delegation has sought for the past eight years. “Sarah’s Law” is named for a 21 year old Council Bluffs woman who was killed by a drunk driver just hours after she’d graduated from college. Federal officials did not detain the illegal immigrant Omaha Police had arrested and charged with Root’s death and he disappeared after posting bail. Sarah’s Law requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement to keep illegal immigrants in custody if they’ve been arrested and charged with seriously injuring or murdering someone. Congressman Randy Feenstra, who represent Council Bluffs in the U-S House, says he looks forward to Trump’s formal approval of the policy so illegal immigrants who break the law are held accountable for their crimes. “Sarah’s Law” is part of a legislative package that cleared the Senate Monday and won approval in the House yesterday (Wedneday).
