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CENTENNIAL BUILDING PLANS A firm has been hired to handle bidding and contract documents for asbestos removal at the Centennial building at 1140 3rd Ave...

SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TODAY The Le Mars Community School Board of Education has scheduled a special Special Meeting This afternoon at 5 pm at...

LE MARS BUDGET ADOPTED After a public hearing, the Le Mars city council today passed a resolution adopting a new budget for fiscal 25-26. The...

LCSD BOARD MEETS TONIGHT The Le Mars Community School Board meets tonight for a special session, followed by their regular monthly meeting. At 5:45 p.m., there...

GOVERNOR REYNOLDS NOT SEEK REELECTION Governor Kim Reynolds made a surprise announcement Friday about her political future:   In a recorded video released on the governor's...

JENEARY PROPERTY TAX House and Senate Republicans are still negotiating over a bill to ease spikes in property taxes. State Senator Tom Jeneary of Le Mars...

FATAL SEMI ACCIDENT The driver of a grain truck in Plymouth County this morning died when his truck overturned.  The accident occurred around 8:45 a.m....

LE MARS PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATES NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK This week, the Le Mars Public Library is celebrating National Library Week. A Chamber coffee was held...

SUPERVISORS PASS BUDGET AMENDMENT The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors today adopted a budget amendment for the current fiscal year. There was no oral of...

SITZMANN WITNESSES SIGNING OF HANDS-FREE BILL State Representative Travis Sitzmann of Kingsley was close by when Governor Kim Reynolds signed one of her priority bills...

LE MARS NATIONAL GUARD UNIT TO BE DEPLOYED THIS SPRING There was an open house at the Le Mars National Guard Friday, as the 113th...

LE MARS 2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR At an assembly this morning at Le Mars Community High School, Mrs. Tami Dunn was named the...

PARKS ORDINANCE AMENDED The Le Mars city council has amended the city's Park Regulations, to allow the city to maintain and repair part of the...

LE MARS NATIONAL GUARD UNIT TO BE DEPLOYED THIS SPRING The Le Mars National Guard unit is preparing for a deployment to the middle east...

GENGLER NAMED KLEM STATION MANAGER Powell Broadcasting has announced that Nick Gengler of Le Mars has been named KLEM Radio Station Manager effective April 1,...

JENEARY SUPPORTS MERIT BASED HIRING ON ALL IOWA COLLEGE CAMPUSES State Representative Tom Jeneary last week voted in favor of a bill which eliminated Diversity,...

RED FLAG WARNING The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning, from noon to 8 p.m. This covers northwest Iowa counties, including Plymouth,...

FARMERS ARE PREPARING FOR SPRING PLANTING These days farmers are preparing for spring planting, mainly getting equipment ready.  For area agronomist Leah Ten Napel, it's...

ELECTION-RELATED BILLS PASS IOWA HOUSE The Iowa House has passed a bill that would give the secretary of state authority to hire a vendor to...

SITZMANN BILL PASSES IN THE HOUSE A Plymouth County legislator saw his first bill pass through the House.  Rep. Travis Sitzmann of Kingsley introduce a...

SEVERE WEATHER WEEK IN IOWA Today marks the start of Severe Weather Awareness Week. the National Weather Service is highlighting a different category daily, starting...

LE MARS BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION REQUEST The city of Le Mars is helping the Le Mars Business Initiative Corporation, or LBIC, purchase et acres of...

YMCA AGREEMENT There's an amended agreement between the city of Le Mars and the YMCA. The Y manages the city's outdoor pool, and the last...

HOEGEMEYER: 2024 WILL BE A YEAR OF HISTORIC CHANGE An Agriculture Day speaker told a Le Mars audience that the year 2024 will be seen...

BLIZZARD WARNING A Blizzard Warning is in effect for Plymouth, Woodbury, and O’Brien counties, and points east, until 7 this evening.  The National Weather Service...

AGRIBUSINESS LUNCHEON It’s National Agriculture Day, and for Plymouth County, that means the annual Agri-Business Luncheon, organized by the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce...

RED FLAG WARNING The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from...

CAR-DEER ACCIDENT INJURES THREE Three people were injured in a car-deer accident Wednesday evening in Plymouth County.  The Sheriffs Office was notified of the accident,...

BILL SETS PENALTY FOR OPEN CONTAINERS OF THC BEVERAGES IN VEHICLES The Iowa House and Senate have unanimously voted to establish penalties for drivers and...

NORTHWEST IOWA SMALL BUSINESS GROUP VISITS CONGRESSMEN (group with US Senator Joni Ernst) Eight Iowans, including two from Orange City, were among 60 small business owners...