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IOWA CAUCUSES A panel of national Democratic Party leaders has voted to eliminate Iowa's Caucuses from its leading position in the party's next presidential campaign....

LE MARS ARRESTS Two people were arrested Thursday as the result of a search warrant and several traffic stops. Le Mars police served a search warrant...

COURTROOM HEAT Justice may be blind, but it shouldn't be cold. That's the problem in the newly-renovated Plymouth County Courtroom. Supervisor Mike Van Otterloo says they discovered...

STATE EMPLOYEE SENTENCED A former state employee from northwest Iowa admits she manipulated her husband's time sheets to inflate his pay by tens of thousands...

TREACHEROUS TRAVEL The first significant snowfall of the year has led to a steady stream of accidents around Plymouth County. Earlier today, Plymouth County Chief Deputy...

WEATHER ADVISORY A Winter Weather Advisory has been called for Plymouth and 6 other northwest Iowa counties for Tuesday. Jeff Chapman, National Weather Service Meteorologist...

HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS Le Mars celebrates a Hometown Christmas today.  Margaret Catton, speaking on the What Now program, says a host of activities take place this...

BLACK FRIDAY While retailers nationwide are bracing for a shopping extravaganza on this Black Friday, locally-owned merchants across Iowa are hoping for a bigger boost...

COOKING FIRES Studies show there are more cooking fires on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. Fire prevention expert Amanda Swenson says all...

SAFE DRIVING Law Enforcement will be very visible this weekend, in an effort to encourage safe driving. Genie Sterbenz, Program Administrator, Iowa Governors Traffic Safety Bureau. Sterbenz...

HEROES GAME The annual Heroes Game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers will include honors for two area auctioneers. SCHEELS and the Iowa Hawkeyes...

ORANGE CITY COUNCIL The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting final approval of a preconstruction agreement with Orange City for construction of a roundabout at...

CHRISTMAS ACRES An estimated 250-thousand lights, lighted sculptures, and inflatables.....just some of what you'll see as Christmas Acres opens this evening (Saturday, November 19)  for...

CENT VOTE Northwest Iowa Credit Union members will vote Saturday on merging with CENT, a credit union based in Mason City. Matt Chizek is President...

BURN BAN LIFTED The Burn Ban for Plymouth County will be lifted tomorrow morning at 8 am. Le Mars Fire Rescue Chief Dave Schipper gave...

GOP COMMITTEE CHAIRS Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley has announced committee chairs for the next Legislative session Representative Tom Jeneary of Le Mars has been named...

LE MARS SCHOOL BOARD The Le Mars Community School District Board approved a project to replace lighting at the school district ball fields. Last night,...

LIBRARY BOARD The Le Mars Public Library Board of Trustees meet this afternoon in their regular monthly session. Their agenda includes an Iowa Library Association report...

VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE Gehlen Catholic Schools held their annual Veterans Day Prayer Program to honor all of the veterans of our communities.  This was opened...

FAIR BOARD The Plymouth County 4-H and Agricultural Society held their annual meeting last night at the Le Mars Convention Center. Chairman Loren Schnepf says one...

COVID OUTBREAK We're entering the cold and flu season, and after the recent pandemic, there's concern that COVID-19 may spread again. Laura Weiler, Floyd Valley Community...

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION Students in the Citizens Police Academy learned about accident investigations last night. John Kaskie, is a senior officer with the Le Mars Police Department,...

PLYMOUTH COUNTY CANDIDATES On this election day, all of the attention is being paid to the races for statewide office, and the US Congress. Locally, there...

FRANKEN SENATE Sioux County native Mike Franken is campaigning in western Iowa today, the last day before tomorrow's election. Franken seeks election to the US...

STANDARD TIME Daylight Savings Time ends tonight.  That means you must turn your clocks back one hour.  There was a push in Congress this year...

BILLION PILL PLEDGE Floyd Valley Health in Le Mars is one of four Iowa hospitals to join an initiative designed to prevent opioid addiction before...

SGT FLACK - ASSAULT Responding to assault cases is one of the most dangerous things that law enforcement officers face. Students in Plymouth County's Citizens Academy...

LE MARS COUNCIL The Le Mars City Council Tuesday awarded a contract for repaving 12th St SW. Hulstein Excavating, Inc. of Edgerton, Minnesota, was the...

LE MARS COUNCIL The Le Mars City council approved second reading of an amended ordinance setting up a veterans section in the city's cemeteries. The...

HARVEST COMPLETED Harvest is complete across Plymouth County, and the surrounding area.  This is Area Crop Specialist Leah Ten Napel.   Dry conditions have resulted in spotty...