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LE MARS — “It takes me back to my childhood and a simpler time.” That is how Bob’s Drive Inn Owner Nathan Kass describes the summer classic his family has built a sound business on for three generations. “Hot dogs is one of those things you grow up with. ...

LE MARS — One of the key features on the massive mural ‘Activity’, adorning a wall in the Floyd Valley Healthcare Courtyard, is a smiling boy with a hose and a mischievous glint in his eyes. That boy is Trey Coffey, who along with his mother and father traveled from the Washington D.C. metro area to see the mural in person in early July...

LE MARS — Central Junior Cycling of Le Mars has grown rapidly into a formidable youth cycling organization, and now they have a national champion to call their own. It was July 1 when Luke Feuerhelm raced away from the competition at Road Race Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky to win the 13/14 year old division...

LE MARS — Early ticket sales for car passes and wristbands for the Plymouth County Fair will be Saturday, July 22, at the fairgrounds. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., fair board members will sell the tickets at the south gate entrance to the fairgrounds parking area on Fourth Avenue Northeast...

LE MARS — For Remsen St. Mary’s, it was a rematch of last year’s state title game with No. 9 West Sioux, this time held in Le Mars, and just like in that contest, RSM came out as the winner, this time by a score of 8-1. The Hawks had lost their previous two meetings with their War Eagle Conference rivals, just like they had last year, but came out on top with a solid night at the plate and a dominant performance from Jacob Wesselmann on the mound...

LE MARS — Le Mars Police Officer Kevin Vande Vegte will soon have to get used to a new title. Vande Vegte is the Civil Service Commission’s chosen candidate to be the next Chief of Police in Le Mars. Vande Vegte a 20-year veteran of the force, put his name in the mix after former Chief Stu Dekkenga announced his retirement...

LE MARS — If you want to get to know your local law enforcement, a good opportunity is just two weeks away. Police Departments across the nation will celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 1. In Le Mars, the police department will host an open house from 5-7 p.m. at the station, 22 Second St. N.E...

PLYMOUTH CO. — Four young men are seeking the title of 2017 Plymouth County Fair King. The Plymouth County Fair King, two princes and Mr. Personality will be crowned at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, the first day of the fair, on the Pioneer Village stage...

LE MARS — After running into numerous snafus with Vander Pol Excavating, LLC, on the Business Highway 75 water main project, the Le Mars City Council unanimously voted to reject their bid on another project at Tuesday’s council meeting. Vander Pol had the lowest bid on the Business Highway 75 RCB extension project at $147,782. However the council awarded Peterson Contractors, Inc. of Reinbeck the contract at $150,456...

LE MARS — At approximately 4:22 p.m., Monday, Le Mars Fire-Rescue responded to IML Containers Iowa at 1521 24th St. S.W. for a report of an air compressor fire. “Upon arrival everybody had evacuated from the building,” Le Mars Fire-Rescue Chief David Schipper said. ...