KLEM 1410

EQUIPMENT FIRES This harvest season has been marked by a number of equipment fires in Plymouth County.  Le Mars Fire Rescue Chief Dave Schipper said...

VISION 2045 A comprehensive Le Mars development plan was presented to the city council this afternoon. Danielle Propst, with the consulting firm ISG presented the...

DOWNTOWN DETOUR Traffic has been detoured off Plymouth Street in downtown Le Mars for a railroad crossing project.  Barricades have blocked the rail crossing along...

BLOOD DONATIONS The American Red Cross continues to need more blood donations. Red Cross Divisional Chief Medical Officer, Baia Lasky, says there's been a...

CLAY COUNTY FAIR RECAP This month’s Clay County Fair set records for revenue and exhibitors, while attendance was slightly lower. Fair CEO/Manager Jerome Hertel says attendance...

FOOD BANK AWARDS The Food Bank of Siouxland presented their 2023 “Celebrate Our Friends” awards Wednesday in Le Mars, to individuals and organizations who have...

DUNN CONTINUANCE The trial of former Kingsley police chief James Dunn has been continued to October 10. Dunn's attorney filed for the continuance earlier this...

PLYMOUTH COUNTY BUDGET AMENDMENT The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors approved a fiscal year 23-24 budget amendment today (Tuesday). This amendment includes 98-thousand dollars in...

HARVEST BEGINS Harvest is beginning around northwest Iowa.  ISU Extension Area Agronomist Leah Ten Napel says it’s off to a good start. Weather conditions this crop...

LOG CABIN DAY The Plymouth County Historical Museum hosts "Log Cabin Day on Saturday. Director Judy Bowman speaking earlier this week on KLEM's "What...

CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY Today is the final day to apply for the Citizens Police Academy in Le Mars.  Le Mars Police Assistant Chief Justin Daale...

CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY Applications for the Citizen Police Academy will be taken through tomorrow. Le Mars Police Assistant Chief Justin Daale says Citizens Academy will take...

VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors received requests for voluntary annexations to the city of Le Mars. The requests are for several properties...

LE MARS CITY COUNCIL The Le Mars city council today passed a motion to approved the Southview Industrial Park project. This includes installation of sanitary,...

FILING DEADLINE Thursday is the deadline to file for Le Mars city, hospital board and school board elections. Valid petitions of candidacy for the mayor and...

LEUSINK RETURNED TO PLYMOUTH COUNTY A former deputy, Aaron Leusink has been returned to Plymouth County, after his 2022 conviction and sentence for theft, burglary...

SCHOOL MAKE-UP HOURS The Le Mars Community School Board took up the sticky issue of when to make up missed days on the school calendar...

C.E.R.T. TRAINING   The Community Emergency Response Team, based in Le Mars, held a training session Wednesday, using their new Bearcat response vehicle.  Plymouth County...

COURTHOUSE HEAT The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors reached agreement with their architect on plans to mitigate a heating issue in the county district court...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors heard from a county resident concerned about truck traffic at his rural residence. Paul Utesch lives...

HINTON FATAL A Sioux City man is identified as the person killed in a multi vehicle accident at Hinton Saturday. The Plymouth County Sheriffs Office...

MARCUS JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS 5 students from MMCRU High School make up the first group of Marcus Junior Firefighters.  Marcus Fire Rescue Captain Matt Dreckman says...

FORMER DEPUTY’S SENTENCE OVERTURNED The sentence of a former Plymouth County Sheriff’s Deputy has been overturned, and a new trial ordered. . District Judge Steven...

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT The Le Mars city council approved an amended professional Engineering Services agreement for a project at the municipal airport. A project to pave...

BANK FRAUD Authorities in Sioux and Lyon counties are investigating a bank fraud scheme that occured in Alvort, Hull, Orange City, and Sioux Center on...

NEW INDUSTRIAL PARK The Le Mars city council has set in motion a timeline toward completion of an infrastruture project for the SouthView Industrial Park....

UNION EMPLOYEES MAKE UP 7% OF IOWA’S WORKFORCE The latest federal data shows about 105-thousand union members were in Iowa's workforce last year. That's seven...

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Siouxland Habitat for Humanity is tying into the Le Mars Fall Clean-up to benefit their ReStore facility. Kim Fickett, Marketing and Development Manager...

GOSS ECONOMY The Midwest Manufacturing Index was below neutrial for a second consecutive month. Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says this comes after five...

SCOTT VISITS LE MARS South Carolina Senator Tim Scott made a campaign stop in Le Mars Wednesday.  The GOP Presidential candidate spoke to some 200...