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HINTON — Two Hinton Community School students are dead following a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday morning. According to the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, it was at 8:01 a.m., Tuesday, when the communications center received a 911 call of a motor vehicle accident on County Road K-22, near the intersection of Granite Avenue in southwest Plymouth County...

HINTON — The names of the two Hinton Community School students who died following a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday morning have been released. According to the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, Ella E. Holtzen, 18, and Beck Holtzen, 14, have been identified as the victims in the accident...

HINTON — The names of the two Hinton Community School students who died following a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday morning have been released. According to the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, Ella E. Holtzen, 18, and Harrison (Beck) Holtzen, 14, have been identified as the victims in the accident...

LE MARS — Get ready to lace up the ice skates and face the cold weather at the Le Mars ice rink in Cleveland Park. Le Mars Fire-Rescue personnel and members of the public facilities crew filled the cement rink located on the west side of the park on Friday morning...

LE MARS — One family’s gift of a lighted Christmas display from before Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve generated a new record in donations of $17,400 for the Christian Needs Center in Le Mars. Rob and Joyce Scheitler and daughter Shaunna, put up the display for the 23rd year, and the cars and people came...

Sentinel Player of the Week Cade Pepper, MMCRU 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal vs. George-Little Rock 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal vs. Remsen St. Mary’s 29 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists vs. Harris-Lake Park MMCRU’s Cade Pepper knocked down 18 3-pointers in three games in the last week including draining nine in a win over Harris-Lake Park. ...

AKRON — A couple has been left displaced after a fire fully engulfed their home in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 16. According to Akron Fire and Rescue Chief Shane Coyle, they received a call from the Plymouth County Communications Center at 4:06 a.m., of a house fire at 18422 Weber Road in rural Akron...

LE MARS — After 49 years of marriage, Denny and Jerri Callahan still take a lot of road trips during the basketball, football and volleyball seasons. Denny is the play-by-play guy on KLEM, but Jerri is there by his side, recording statistics about each game...

LE MARS — Keeping the family of Westmar College informed is a role Carrie Radloff has recently taken on. Radloff, a Westmar graduate, said, “I hope to increase membership and alumni engagement while implementing more efficient and cost effective practices.”...

LE MARS — Since 2017, the Le Mars Police Department has made a concerted effort to put a leash on the community’s animal control issues. On average, the police department responds to around 150 calls for service a year related to dog issues, according to Le Mars Police Chief Kevin Vande Vegte. Out of those calls, around 80 dogs are picked up as strays each year...