“Craftin’ 4 Life Skills” to benefit Life Skills Training Center
Life Skills Training Center will host “Craftin’ 4 Life Skills,” a fundraiser for the organization that will take place this weekend at the Le Mars Convention Center.
The event will feature a weekend full of scrapbooking, silent auctions, pop-up stores, garage sale finds, and make and take classes, along with great food and lots of fun. Attendees can register an 8-foot space during the weekend for $125, or for one day only for $75. Registration forms are available online at lifeskillstrainingcenter.net/events; for questions about registering, call 712-546-9554.
Crafting times during the event are set for Thursday, March 19th from 5-7pm, on Friday and Saturday, March 20-21st from 8am-12pm, and on Sunday, March 22nd from 8am-3pm.
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Marcus man charged with grooming, enticing minor
A Marcus man is facing multiple charges, including grooming and enticing a minor, after being taken into custody late last week.
42-year-old Travis Ehrig was arrested on Thursday, March 12th, and has been charged with one count each of grooming, a Class D felony, enticing a minor, also a Class D felony, and dissemination of obscene material to a minor, a serious misdemeanor. According to the Marcus Police Department, Ehrig is accused of using a social media application to meet with an undercover police officer that was posing as a 15-year-old boy. Ehrig is also a registered sex offender, according to authorities.
Police executed a search warrant at Ehrig’s residence in Marcus, seizing multiple items including cell phones and tablets. Authorities say additional charges are expected as the investigation continues. Ehrig is currently being held at the Cherokee County Jail on $10,000 bond.
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Le Mars Police reports released for February
The Le Mars Police Department announced they answered 578 calls for service during the month of February, a slight increase from January.
Officers responded to 49 incidents and made 23 arrests in February, and 353 traffic citations and warnings were issued to drivers. 14 total accidents were reported, with 3 resulting in injury, and 11 resulting in property damage.
These figures represent minor increases and decreases from previous months; 34 arrests and 53 incidents were reported in January, while 23 arrests and 46 incidents were reported in December.
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Iowa interstates and other roadways reopening after blizzard
The Iowa D-O-T reopened Interstate 80 and 35 yesterday, along with other highways closed by the weekend blizzard. D-O-T winter operations director Craig Bargfrede says they closed roads because they didn’t want people trying to drive through the storm.
Bargfrede says they made the decision to preemptively close I-35.
He says the conditions were tough across most of the state.
Bargfrede says the storm started with rain that prevented them form using pretreatment, and then it turned to ice and snow.
The forecast is calling for temperatures to continue to warm up throughout the week, and Bargfrede says that will help get rid of the snow and ice.
(Story via Radio Iowa)
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