Le Mars, Iowa · Friday, March 19, 2010
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Some people keep collections of preserved bugs as a hobby. Derek Haak, of Maurice, keeps live ones. Thousands of them. But the colonies of dermestid beetles Haak raises aren't just to look at. They've got a job -- a messy...
Even if you haven't met Bill Tentinger, you've probably heard or read his words in the news. The rural Le Mars farmer and pork producer has become a voice for agriculture in northwest Iowa and beyond. That's why he was...
Le Mars Community School Music Boosters will hold its annual Spaghetti Supper and Auction Friday, March 19. The spaghetti supper will be served from 5-7 p.m. in the Le Mars Community High School cafeteria. On the menu is...
The Big Sioux River rose over its banks and floodwaters closed a portion of road north of Akron near the bridge. A dike broke on the South Dakota side so water is going onto cropland, taking some of the pressure off the Iowa...
Instead of a doorman, Le Mars Flower House & Greenhouse has a four-legged greeter named Sassy. When the bell jingles, the cat rushes to the door -- with a flick of a tail, a soft "meow" and a curious nose to welcome...
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Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Le Mars, Iowa:

Today
Snow Likely
High: 33
Tonight
Slight Chance Snow
Low: 21
Tomorrow
Partly Sunny
High: 36
Low: 22
Sunday
Mostly Sunny
High: 45
Low: 26
Monday
Partly Sunny
High: 50
Low: 33
Tuesday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 48
Low: 32
Wednesday
Slight Chance Rain
High: 46
Low: 28
Thursday
Partly Sunny
High: 45

Warnings
No watches or warnings currently in effect for the Le Mars, Iowa, area

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Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
2.003/19 05:305 mi SSE of Parma, MO
2.203/17 03:417 mi E of Hector, AR
2.503/16 16:468 mi E of Hector, AR
2.203/15 17:209 mi E of Hector, AR
2.103/14 09:468 mi E of Hector, AR
2.403/14 07:018 mi E of Hector, AR
1.503/13 19:152 mi WNW of New Madrid, MO
2.103/13 17:258 mi E of Hector, AR
2.003/13 13:569 mi E of Hector, AR
3.103/13 03:0214 mi ESE of Hinton, OK
1.503/12 16:387 mi NNW of Dyersburg, TN
3.403/11 17:5714 mi E of Hinton, OK

State news
  • Culver congratulates Northern Iowa
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has congratulations for members of the University of Northern Iowa's basketball team after they defeated the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in the first round of the NCAA tournament....
  • Iowa campuses see increase in alcohol arrests
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A report from the state Board of Regents has found that Iowa State University recorded more than double the number of public intoxication arrests in 2009 than the school had in 2008....
  • ACLU checks Christmas display at Iowa courthouse
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The ACLU of Iowa is looking into a complaint about a Christmas display at the Winnebago County courthouse in Forest City....
  • Manager promises to zap bedbugs at Iowa apartments
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The president of a company that manages two Des Moines apartments for the elderly and disabled is promising to attack a bedbug problem....
  • Man found dead in burning apartment in Iowa
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities are investigating the death of a man found in a burning apartment in Des Moines....