Biology

Agri-Business Luncheon morning program features area biotech company (03/05/10)
The Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce 16th Annual Agri-Business Luncheon will feature a new biotectechnology company based in Sioux Center. The Agri-Business Luncheon is Tuesday, March 16, at the Le Mars Convention Center, upper level. The morning begins with a 9:30 a.m. Chamber Coffee hosted by the Plymouth County Farm Bureau...

Pheasants Forever to offer scholarship (02/24/09)
At the Pheasants Forever annual banquet April 4, a new $1,000 scholarship will be announced. The scholarship is open to Plymouth County graduating senior's with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. Applicants must be pursuing a career in conservation, natural resources, environmental education, conservation law enforcement, biology or related field...

Le Mars pets will soon need to be collared with a new license (12/03/08)
Boxer, Bright-Eyes, Rover and Lily best be ready. Come Jan., 1 Le Mars dogs and cats over 6 months old will need a license and a metal identification tag. Le Mars City Council members gave a new city pet ordinance its final approval Tuesday with a 4-1 vote...

Teacher's actions credited with saving student's life (05/28/08)
Vicki Borchers saved 7-year-old Andrew Cummings life. That's what Andrew's parents, Colleen and Gary Cummings believe. When the Le Mars boy was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital in Sioux City May 19, Andrew's blood sugar had spiked into the 500s -- normal blood sugar levels are between 75 and 110...

High-tech eye image machine way of keeping 4-H'ers honest (04/29/08)
A new retinal image machine that takes a picture of an animal's eye made identifying lambs easier as 4-H'ers prepared for this year's Plymouth County Fair. On Saturday about 46 4-H exhibitors brought their lambs to the fairgrounds to be identified, weighed and tagged...

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