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City releases former science hall for demolition
(05/16/12)
Kime Science Hall will be torn down by the fall of 2013. On Tuesday, the Le Mars City Council agreed to sell the former Westmar College science and classroom building and the fixtures inside for $1,000 to Kellen Excavating. The Le Mars company plans to salvage materials and raze the building by October 2013, then resell the land as lots... 
Life Skills honors client's personal growth
(05/16/12)
For nearly 39 years Jean Treinen's social skills, independence and flexibility have grown as a client at Life Skills Training Center. Those are some of the reasons Treinen received the 2011 Client Achievement Award, said Rhonda Mahan, rehabilitation manager, as she presented the honor during Life Skills' annual meeting Monday... 
Supervisors study options to make courthouse repairs
(05/16/12)
Exterior walls of the Plymouth County Courthouse are deteriorating and the county board of supervisors is discussing repair options. During Tuesday's meeting, the supervisors walked around the outside of the courthouse to look at the scope of the repairs...
City gets offer to reuse Westmar dorm
(05/16/12)
The Le Mars City Council has received a bid from a Sioux City company to buy and re-use the vacant Centennial Dormitory building on Le Mars' former college campus. Clarence Carver, president of Carver Design, submitted the offer to buy the property for $10,000 and use the building to house a clothing printing company and an airsoft venture...
LCS meal price will increase a nickel
(05/16/12)
Breakfast and lunch ticket prices will go up 5 cents a meal for the 2012-13 school year at Le Mars Community Schools. LCS board members approved the increase as part of the student fees package Monday. Lunch tickets for K-12 students will be $1.80 per day, with adult tickets $2.30 per day...
Cherokee landfill concerns bear watching
(05/16/12)
When we wheel our garbage totes to the curb every other week, we give little thought as to what happens next. For years, solid waste from nearly every community in the county has been transported to Cherokee, where it is sorted for recyclables and then buried...
New plan would cut hours at some post offices
(05/15/12)
Three rural post offices in Plymouth County won't be shut down this month, but in the future the hours of service may be cut at post offices in five towns in the county. The newest cost-savings measure the U.S. Postal Service has announced is a proposal to shorten hours for postal customers in Brunsville, Hinton, Merrill, Oyens and Westfield by September 2014... 
Many hands make 'light' work
(05/15/12)
There's a new, warm glow in downtown Le Mars. Thousands of tiny lights twinkle from the Central Avenue trees, the results of a local fundraising and volunteer effort. And more are yet to come. "They will be lit from dusk until 11 p.m. year round," said Mary Reynolds, local Main Street manager. "They are LED lights and draw very little electricity."...
Jail staff helps federal inmate revenue rise, sheriff says
(05/15/12)
Federal inmates have been housed at the Plymouth County Law Enforcement Center since it was constructed nearly eight years ago. Throughout those years about $2 million has been collected in revenue for Plymouth County to provide those services, said Sheriff Mike Van Otterloo...
Wasmer Post collects flags for Memorial Day dedication
(05/15/12)
The members of Wasmer Post #241 of the American Legion will conduct the annual Memorial Day Avenue of Flags program in Le Mars Monday, May 28. The 10 a.m. service will be on the grounds of the Plymouth County Courthouse. The first program was conducted on May 31, 1965, with a start-up dedication of 91 flags. Wasmer Post has conducted an annual program since then and has continued adding flags...
Commission offers comment time for historic district
(05/15/12)
The Le Mars Historic Preservation Commission will hear comments from the public about the nomination of the Le Mars Downtown Commercial Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places. The comments may be made during a public hearing at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Le Mars City Hall, 40 Central Ave. S.E., Le Mars... 
K-P graduates reflect on losses, joys
(05/14/12)
Six choir students from the Kingsley-Pierson High School Class of 2012 gathered near a piano in the K-P gym in Kingsley Sunday to sing to their classmates, teachers and families. "Because I knew you, I have been changed for good," sang out the three male and three female vocalists wearing gold and black robes for their K-P Commencement Exercises... 
Evans will share Farmers' Holiday project in Maryland
(05/14/12)
A Le Mars Community Middle School student will represent her school at the National History Day Contest finals in June at the University of Maryland. Sixth grader Chloe Evans earned the spot for her junior historical paper, "The Farmers' Holiday Movement: A Reaction and Revolution in Farm History."... 
Frugal Fusion puts the 'funky' in downtown Le Mars
(05/14/12)
Tammra Baugous' world isn't black and white. It's a blend of everything: colors and textures and shimmer and sparkle. And so is her new store on Central Avenue in Le Mars: Frugal Fusion. Baugous, who refers to herself as store creator/fun maker, says Frugal Fusion includes everything from new jewelry and accessories to "gently loved" clothing to home decor -- and the grand opening is today (Monday)...
BNSF replacing railroad track ties
(05/14/12)
BNSF Railway Company is doing maintenance work on its railroad which has meant brief road closings in Plymouth County. BNSF, formerly known as Burlington Northern Railroad, is replacing railroad ties on one of its tracks, extending from Sioux City to Willmar, Minn., according to Amy McBeth, BNSF spokeswoman...
LCS musical instrument display set for Tuesday
(05/14/12)
Le Mars Community School students who are considering band or orchestra will have a chance to see musical instruments displayed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The band display will be for any student entering fifth grade for the 2012-2013 school year. The meeting will be in the middle school band room, 977 Third Ave. S.E., Le Mars... 
Fire causes $50,000 damage, family unhurt
(05/14/12)
Family members escaped uninjured after a fire broke out in their Le Mars home at 2:05 p.m. Sunday. The single-story house, at 620 Seventh Ave. S.E., is owned by Efrain Esparza and family, who were home at the time of the fire, Le Mars Fire-Rescue Chief David Schipper reported in a press release...
Meetings this week
(05/14/12)
Supervisors to discuss current budget The Plymouth County Supervisors Tuesday will review 2011-2012 budget amendments. That discussion along with setting a budget amendment public hearing date will occur between the 9:30 a.m. start of the meeting and 10:15 a.m...
Jurors will not report May 15
(05/13/12)
Jurors who have been notified of jury service during the month of May in Plymouth County will not need to report Tuesday, May 15. Jurors asked to serve this month will need to call the clerk of court's office after 3 p.m. Monday, May 21 to find out whether to report on Tuesday, May 22, according to Peggy Frericks, Plymouth County clerk of court... 
Mother's Day Artist redefines career amid sippy cups, crayons
(05/11/12)
Lindsay McFarlane was heading toward an art and design career as she was finishing her college studies several years ago. "I knew I eventually wanted to have my own business," she said. Then someone came along who changed Lindsay's plans. Her son, Joey... 
Woodwork and windows add charm to Petersen home
(05/11/12)
Rod and Kerri Petersen have lived in their historic home at 815 Central Ave. S.W. in Le Mars for six years, and love the views from every vantage point in the house. The house is one of four on the 2012 Tour of Historic Homes set for Saturday. The tour is sponsored by the Le Mars Historic Preservation Commission and the Le Mars Arts Center in honor of Historic Preservation Month...
Bridge work to close C-38 Monday
(05/11/12)
A section of Plymouth County road C-38 west of Highway 75 will close Monday for several months as work kicks off to replace two bridges in the area. Through traffic will follow a detour from the intersection of C-38 and Highway 75 south on Highway 75 to Merrill, then north from Merrill on K-42 to C-38...
K-P graduation is Sunday
(05/11/12)
Kingsley-Pierson High School seniors will walk across the stage Sunday to receive their diplomas. Commencement exercises will be 2 p.m. Sunday in the Kingsley Gymnasium. The event is open to the public. Senior Award Night was Wednesday, May 9 in the E.V. Heacock Auditorium followed by a baccalaureate ceremony sponsored by area churches...
LCS Festival of Orchestras to feature recognition for seniors
(05/11/12)
Festival of Orchestras, the final LCS orchestra program concert, will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday at the LCS Middle School Auditorium, 977 Third Ave. S.W., Le Mars. Festival of Orchestras will feature the combined string students in fourth and fifth grade performing "Ode to Joy" and "Doctor Fiddlesticks," according to a press release... 
Improvements add access, rest stops to trail
(05/10/12)
Walkers, joggers and bikers will soon enjoy more places to rest or get on and off the Le Mars recreation trail. The city of Le Mars is building trailheads, which are starting or stopping points with adjacent parking lots, and a trail plaza, which is an area to rest, on the recreation trail throughout the summer... |
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