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Out of the Darkness Tri-State Area Walk A annual walk in support of suicide prevention in the Siouxland area is being held this upcoming weekend....

Fatal Traffic Accident Saturday Night An accident at 7:44 p.m. Saturday night has claimed the life of a Struble, Iowa woman. According to the Iowa State...

Gehlen Homecoming Recap Gehlen Catholic School held several events Friday as part of their weeklong homecoming celebration. At noon, coronation was held, where the Homecoming king...

Gehlen Homecoming Friday Events Several Gehlen Homecoming events are happening today in Le Mars. At noon, coronation will begin in the gym, named the "Bill Dull...

Get Ready to Rummage! Fall Rummage Sale Starts Today The Le Mars City-wide Fall Rummage Sale takes place today (Thursday) through Saturday of this week....

Round Barn Open for Statewide Tour The largest barn tour in the country will include a notable barn here in Plymouth County. This Saturday and...

Lights-Camera-Action! Feature Film in Le Mars A feature film called "Pastoral" is being made with many local connections. Travis Barret has returned to his hometown...

Care Package Drive A care package drive is underway for soldiers from the 113th Calvary Iowa Army National Guard who were deployed earlier this year...

Opening Weekend at Eden Valley Its opening weekend for apple picking at Eden Valley Apple Orchard near Akron.   Tony Heisterkamp says Eden Valley is an all-natural...

Preliminary Cause of Granville House Fire A preliminary cause of Monday's deadly house fire in Granville has been released by local fire officials. Preliminary findings by...

Phonathon Surpasses Challenge Goal Plymouth County answered the call. The 45th Annual Knights of Columbus Phonathon held yesterday surpassed their $57-thousand challenge goal. Donations as of...

O'Toole Park Project   The Le Mars City Council awarded the O'Toole Park Improvement Project contract to Graves Construction in their meeting yesterday (Tuesday.) The firm...

Fatal Fire Near Granville (Update) An early morning fire on Monday (September 1) has resulted in three deaths. At about 5 a.m. Monday, the Granville Fire...

City Council to Meet Tuesday The Le Mars City Council meets tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12 noon. The agenda includes a hearing on the Wastewater Industrial...

House Fire on Central Avenue SW Update: from press release: On Friday night, August 29, 2025, at 11:39pm the Le Mars Fire-Rescue Department was called to...

Le Mars United Way Golf Tournament Kicks Off Annual Campaign  The 21st annual Le Mars United Way golf tournament was held at Willow Creek Golf Course...

School Resource Officer Senior Officer John Vickery of the Le Mars Police Department is back for another year in the Le Mars Schools. He rotates...

Marcus Lumber Named Small Business of the Week ­­­­­­U.S. Senator Joni Ernst has named Marcus Lumber as her Small Business of the Week. In making the...

Secretary Naig Visits Hinton Bison Ranch "Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam..." Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig stopped at the Heritage Bison...

Kemp Strike Ends After Tentative Agreement Reached The strike at the Kemps dairy plant in Le Mars ended Friday night after a tentative agreement was...

Lisa Eisma Named August Employee of the Month  The Le Mars Community Foundation Board surprised Lisa Eisma, Administrative Assistant, when they named her the August...

Kemps Union Workers Go On Strike Union workers at Kemps in Le Mars have gone on strike. Adrian Macias, recording secretary and Organizer for Teamsters...

Le Mars Art Center Hosts "Creative Conversations" The Le Mars Arts Center is inviting the community to an evening filled with live art, live music,...

Goodchild Will Not Seek Re-election Yesterday's (August 19) Le Mars City Council meeting concluded with the announcement from Clark Goodchild that he would not be...

Siouxland Regional Transit System Looking To Build a Facility In Le Mars Siouxland Regional Transit System would like to build a new transit office and...

Labor Contract Negotiations at Kemps Union employees from Kemps met in meetings Friday to hear a labor contract negotiation update and to conduct a strike...

Crop Report Timely rains during the growing season mean this year's crops have great potential, but  Leah Ten Napel, Field Agronomist for Iowa State Extension...

Kemps Union Meetings Kemps employees are meeting today to hear an update on labor contract negotiations and to conduct a strike authorization vote.   Teamsters Local...

Planning Underway for Emergency Building The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors started the planning process in their meeting this week for an additional building at...

Floyd Valley Healthcare Project The Floyd Valley Healthcare Board of Trustees heard no public comment during Tuesday morning's hearing on the proposed Infusion Suite and...