Plymouth County News

THE PARADE WILL BEGIN AT 10, STARTING FROM THE LE MARS COMMUNITY SCHOOL'S NORTH PARKING LOT AND PROCEED EAST ON 8TH STREET SOUTHWEST TO 3RD AVENUE SOUTHEAST, AND THEN SOUTH TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.

Burglars hit the Plymouth County Landfill stealing tools and cash last week. The unknown suspects broke the doors of all four buildings including the office to gain entrance sometime between 4:30 p.m. June 12 and 6 a.m. June 15.

All City of Le Mars offices will be closed Friday, July 3, for the 4th of July weekend holiday.

How would local health officials respond to a statewide outbreak of meat contamination? A training exercise covering that hypothetic scenario indicated Floyd Valley Hospital along with Plymouth County community health and emergency management would do well.

Le Mars' newly amended city code was officially adopted Tuesday by members of the Le Mars City Council.

This is the third story in a series of places to have summer fun in Plymouth County.

Le Mars Police Chief Stu Dekkenga has collected a number of pieces of law enforcement memorabilia, including some from the Le Mars Department.

Selling and buying property served by private sewer systems will require an in-depth sewer inspection beginning July 1. Last April, Iowa Legislature passed a law requiring that a private septic system serving any home or building must be inspected and be approved before the property is sold or the deed is transferred.

This is the second story in a series of places to have summer fun in Plymouth County.

Trials are set for two men charged in the drug overdose death of a northwest Iowa man.

MUSEUM ADMINISTRATOR JUDY BOWMAN SAYS FLAG DAY WILL TAKE ON A DIFFERENT TWIST WITH THE DEDICATION OF A STAINED GLASS WINDOW FROM THE FORMER FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF LE MARS.

Barbara Porterfield, left, a work-from-home mom in rural Plymouth County, speaks in Washington D.C. with Sara Selgrade, Ph.D., public policy fellow with Sen.

"It's all about Ice Cream!" is the theme for the 2009 Ice Cream Days celebration next week in Le Mars.

Plymouth County Cyclists announce their second annual invitational bicycle ride, Tour de Plymouth 2009.

Gender will matter when it comes to appointing board members in the future. A law signed by Gov.

The Plymouth County Extension Council has announced a new Plymouth County 4-H Foundation is being established.

LeRoy Schrunk of Le Mars displays the luminaria bag he decorated in memory of his brother who died of a brain tumor.

We could know next month if state regulators will give the go-ahead on a proposed casino in Lyon County, Iowa.

The Plymouth County Supervisors Tuesday gave their stamp of approval to extend the duration of a Tax Increment Financing district near Akron another five years.

Plymouth County schools acknowledged academic excellence by naming valedictorians and salutatorians during graduation ceremonies in May.