Le Mars Agri-Center opens new fertilizer plant
Le Mars Agri-Center opened their doors to their new fertilizer plant during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday morning. General manager Brian Harpenau told KLEM that the new facility has five times the storage capacity of what the Agri-Center had previously.
The Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce held a Community Coffee event at the new facility, allowing community members to tour the building, which Harpenau says has new features that will improve and speed up production.
Harpenau says the new facility was a “long overdue” upgrade, and shows that the Agri-Center is committed to growing their business in Le Mars.
The new plant is located at 224 2nd Ave in Le Mars.
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Record number of calls during March for Fire-Rescue
Le Mars Fire-Rescue answered 221 calls for service during the month of March, a record number of calls in a month for the department.
The department responded to 101 9-1-1 calls within Le Mars and the surrounding area. 18 investigation calls were answered, 33 special operation calls were received, and 17 requests for services were made to the department. 12 all staff Fire-Rescue calls were made in total.
During March, the department assisted with the major brush fire in Woodbury County last weekend, implemented a burn ban for Plymouth County due to dry conditions, held their annual Firefighter Banquet, trained 60 members of the public as part of CPR classes, and participated in the Welcome Home ceremony for members of the 113th Calvary.
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Bald eagle rescued in Le Mars released
A male bald eagle that was rescued in Le Mars in February was released back into the wild, according to rescue clinic Saving Our Avian Resources (SOAR).
The bird was released along a river in Iowa last weekend, after a month of being taken care of by SOAR. The eagle was found on Wednesday, February 25th by a Le Mars Parks and Recreation staff member near the Gehlen Catholic ballfields, unable to fly and in a “very lethargic” state.
According to SOAR, the organization says the eagle was not lead poisoned, did not have any bone fractures, and was able to bear weight, but was diagnosed with barbiturate poisoning. After two weeks at the clinic, the eagle was moved into the clinic’s 100-foot flight pen to retrain his flying skills, and was released back into the wild on Sunday, March 26th.
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