Food Bank of Siouxland announces “Celebrate Our Friends” award winners
Yesterday, September 30th, the Food Bank of Siouxland announced their “Celebrate Our Friends” award winners at the Wells Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor in Le Mars. Main award winners are listed below.
Volunteer of the Year: Denny Anderson
Agency of the Year (Metro): Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ
Agency of the Year (Rural): The Community Basket – Moville
Linda Scheid Legacy Award: DAKE Pest Control
Valerie Petersen, the Associate Executive Director of the Food Bank of Siouxland, praised the work done by the Siouxland community.
Food insecurity in Siouxland has increased in recent years.
The Food Bank of Siouxland is always open to in-person and online donations.
The Food Bank of Siouxland is also teaming up with Fareway to help those experiencing food insecurity during the holiday season by donating 3,000 cans of corn to the 2026 Holiday Harvest program. Cans of corn will be delivered today, October 1st.
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Sioux County Board of Supervisors Chairman speaks on data center regulations
On Tuesday, September 29th, the Sioux County Board of Supervisors approved the first reading of an amendment to County Ordinance No. 1, detailing data center regulations. Second and third reads of the amendments are scheduled for October 13th and 27th.
Jerry Muilenburg, the Sioux County Board of Supervisors Chairman, spoke about the data center issue.
The amendments to County Ordinance No. 1 are strict.
Muilenburg and the Sioux County Board of Supervisors are trying to find a happy medium for Sioux County.
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Childcare provider arrested and charged with assault
On September 23rd, the Le Mars Police Department received a complaint regarding an alleged assault involving a 4-year-old child.
Following an investigation, officers arrested 38-year-old Andre Williams, who was identified as a childcare provider at Ashley’s Happy Hippos. Williams was arrested and charged with assault of a 4-year-old child.
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Hull man convicted on federal child pornography charges
A man who possessed child pornography and used artificial intelligence to produce other child sexual abuse materials pled guilty on Tuesday in federal court in Sioux City.
31-year-old Evan Marra from Hull, Iowa was convicted of one count of possession of child pornography and one count of producing, receiving, and distributing obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.
Marra remains in custody of the United States Marshals and will remain in custody pending sentencing. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 40 years.
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Le Mars couple honored for 29 years of service
At Wednesday’s Community Coffee held at the Le Mars Fire Station #1, a Le Mars couple was honored for their long-time service to the department. Darrell and Sheila Kleihauer retired on Wednesday after 29 years of combined service to the Le Mars Fire/Emergency Services team.
