Books

Pictorial history book of county in progress (09/29/08)
A pictorial history of Plymouth County may soon be a reality, thanks to the efforts of Seney area native Linda Zieman. Zieman made a commitment with Arcadia Publishing of Chicago earlier this year to put together a pictorial history of Plymouth County...

Fallen soldier inspires Kinglsey woman's award-winning poem (08/25/08)
"Parents without a child, Sisters without a brother, Friends without friends, A country without a soldier." Those words from a poem entitled "Brave Warrior," written by Jayne R. Vondrak, of Kingsley, won second place in the National/World Events category in the 2008 Iowa Poetry Association Contest...

When mommy is arrested: Police plan for children on the scene (08/18/08)
Patrol cars pull up to a house, looking for an adult suspect. They enter the house to make an arrest. There, on the couch, an eight year old is reading a book. Suddenly, the plan changes. "Kids are so impressionable," said Le Mars Police Chief Stu Dekkenga. "It's a big deal, removing a parent. You don't want to traumatize the child."...

Local author featured at book signing (07/09/08)
Local author Sam Pelelo-Ray, of Le Mars, will be on hand at Barnes & Noble booksellers in Sioux City from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, July 12 for their regional authors signing day. Pelelo-Ray, who will be a junior at Le Mars Community High School, penned the science-fiction novel "Athenrei," which started as an assignment for his English class...

Children buzz into library for summer reading program (06/10/08)
Crickets, grasshoppers, mosquitoes, wasps -- all are part of the "Catch the Reading Bug!" summer reading program at Le Mars Public Library. The six weeks of reading fun started Monday and will run through July 18. About 200 children are registered to attend story times and fun classes at the library. But that number doesn't include readers in the incentive program who don't attend the classes but do spend the summer reading...