Meet the Candidates: Dan Dembinski (City Council, Ward 3)
Election day is just weeks away, and KLEM is continuing our profiles of candidates this week with Dan Dembinski, who’s looking to represent Ward 3 on the City Council.
Dembinski is an Air Force veteran originally from southern Iowa, and has three children and seven grandchildren with his wife Jeanette. This is the fourth time Dembinski is running for office.
On Vision 2045, Dembinski says he’s against doubling the population of Le Mars.
On the firehouse bond issue, Dembinski says he’s unsure, but says it’s up to the citizens.
Dembinski says if elected, his goal is to support Le Mars in whatever way he can.
Dembinski will run in Ward 3 against incumbent Mark Sturgeon. Sturgeon’s profile is available on KLEM’s website.
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Meet the Candidates: Beth Meyer (City Council, At Large)
We continue our profiles of candidates with Beth Meyer, one of three candidates running for the at large seat on the City Council.
Meyer and her husband have lived in Le Mars for over 20 years, and together they have five children. She originally considered running for City Council two years ago, but decided it wasn’t the right time.
On Vision 2045, Meyer says she supports the Community Development Plan.
On the firehouse bond issue, Meyer says she’s glad the issue is on the ballot, and calls for a “Plan B” if the issue doesn’t pass.
Meyer says that her goal is to be a champion for the city of Le Mars.
Meyer is running for the open at large seat against Derek Conyers and Lenny Flack. Conyers’ interview will air tomorrow on KLEM.
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One driver dead after two-vehicle crash in Sioux County
One driver has died and another has been hospitalized following a two vehicle crash Saturday night in Sioux County.
The Iowa State Patrol says an eastbound S-U-V crossed the center line on Highway 18 west of Jay Avenue shortly after 11pm and collided with an oncoming westbound car.
The driver of the S-U-V, 21-year-old Enrique de Leon Martinez of Sioux Center, was injured and taken by ambulance to a Sheldon hospital.
The driver of the car, 63-year-old Brian Bouma of Hull, was fatally injured in the crash.
The accident investigation is ongoing.
(Story via KSCJ)
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No Plymouth County Board of Supervisors meeting this week
The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.
The Board is scheduled to meet next Tuesday, October 28th at 9:30 a.m. inside the Plymouth County Courthouse.
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Le Mars City Council meeting tomorrow
The Le Mars City Council will meet at noon tomorrow in City Hall.
Agenda items include public hearings on the Southwest Commerical Development Project and the 18th Street Drainage Repair Project, as well as awarding a contract for the new Wastewater Industrial Pretreatment Facility.
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