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Heavy rain, winds cause chaos in northwest Iowa (07/08/09)
Heavy rain and gusting winds brought down tree branches and limbs Tuesday night in Le Mars and across northwest Iowa. As Ryan Richardson, 1005 Central Ave., cut up a large tree that had fallen on his pickup in his driveway Wednesday morning, he said lighting had struck the tree causing it to split during Tuesday night's storm...

Le Mars Students find positive side of H1N1 in Costa Rica (06/30/09)
Who would have thought that anything good could come from H1N1? The influenza outbreak closed one door in front of 11 Le Mars Community High School students and their Spanish teacher, but it opened another. Those students and teacher Gale Horan were set to visit Mexico with two other travelers for an educational trip in June, but all that changed in mid-May...

Enjoy today, rain and snow on the way (02/06/09)
Old Man Winter just doesn't want to let go yet. Oh sure, today (Friday) will be a pleasant day, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Temeyer, with temperatures in the upper 30s and 40s. "We're gonna be melting some of that snow," he added...

Still plenty of wintry weather to come (01/22/09)
Keep the mittens, hats and snow shovels handy, this warm weather isn't going to last. "We'll squeeze out another nice day Thursday with highs in the lower 40s in Le Mars," said Mike Fuhs, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Sioux Falls office. "It should be sunny and the winds will be light."...

Don't get stuck in the cold: Plan for winter power outage (12/29/08)
By Charles Schwab Safety Specialist, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Iowa State University Extension Winter power outages are always challenging but occasionally they can be dangerous if not handled correctly. The key to managing any emergency such as a power outage is to have a specific disaster plan to handle decisions that must be made in the moment of the crisis...

Clearing snow and ice from mailbox ensures delivery (12/22/08)
Remember the saying that starts out "Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow . . ." and continues with the theme the U.S. Post Office will always deliver? If the way to the mailbox, whether by vehicle or by foot, isn't safe, there may not be any mail delivered...

First winter biggie hits northwest Iowa (12/09/08)
"Baby, it's cold outside." It wasn't Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan that brought this tune to northwest Iowans' minds Tuesday morning. It was another infamous duo: ice and snow. After hours of freezing rain, a band of snow moved through the region, eventually 2 1/2 to 4 inches, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Weisser...

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