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Water in Sibley will be off on 2nd Avenue from 5th Street through 11th Street for about 2 hours on Thursday morning, May 17th.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota — A Worthington, Minnesota girl has died as the result of an ATV accident on Saturday.
The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office reports that 10-year-old Alyssa Zamarron of Worthington was riding on an ATV with another girl when they hit a tree. Both girls were transported to Sanford Worthington and Zamarron was airlifted to Sanford Sioux Falls, where she died on Sunday night.
The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the First Baptist Church, rural George, with Reverend Stephen May officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Wednesday, May 16th from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Jurrens Funeral Home of Sibley. They are in charge of arrangements for Alyssa Zamarron.
Sibley, Iowa — Northwest Iowa motorists, especially those in Osceola and eastern Lyon Counties need to exercise extreme caution as several head of buffalo are on the loose.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that sometime Sunday evening over 150 buffalo were loose between Ashton and Sibley . On scene reports are that most have been captured, but there are probably about 30 loose yet in several groups, as of 2 PM on Monday, according to Osceola County dispatch. They report there are groups in Lyon, O’Brien, and Sioux County as well as groups in Osceola County. They also report that more horses are now being used to round them up, but it’s going to take a while.
Please use extreme caution when traveling through this area!
A listener e-mailed the picture on Sunday evening.
Please call the Osceola County sheriff’s office at 712-754-2556 if you spot these animals.
Notice to residents of Sibley: 2nd Avenue will be closed from 5th Street to 8th Street tomorrow and Friday to begin the water and street project. A detour along 1st Avenue will be set up. Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation during construction.
Last fall, we were concerned that this spring was going to be very dry, and it would be difficult for crops to get startup moisture. Then we were surprised by all the nice weather earlier this spring. It’s been an unusual year.
We talked to Iowa State University Extension Agronomist Joel De Jong about how planting is going and what conditions farmers are encountering. To hear what he had to say, click on the following link: http://www.kiwaradio.com/local-news/slight-improvement-in-drought-forecast-expert-still-hopeful-for-good-crop-year
While the US Senate has passed a bill that will hopefully stop more post office closures, several small town post offices in northwest Iowa are still not out of the woods, and are still being considered for closure.
Read more at : http://www.kiwaradio.com/local-news/grassleys-spokesman-says-small-towns-need-to-speak-the-post-offices-language
Le Mars, Iowa — A spokesperson for Iowa One Call says two recent incidents in northwest Iowa could have been prevented if workers had only called his organization to get help locating underground utilities. An underground natural gas pipeline was hit east of Hinton Wednesday –leading to an explosion and injuries to two workers on a trencher. Last month a fiber optic cable was cut near Orange City and that left thousands of customers in Le Mars without cable, internet and phone services. Iowa Once Call spokesperson, Ben Booth, says their system is set up for “damage prevention, ” and the law requires you to notify Iowa One Call before any digging is done.
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A Sibley man has been charged with OWI and Failure To Maintain Control after an accident on Saturday west of Sibley.
At approximately 3:00 AM Saturday morning, Joseph Lee Klaassen, age 21 of Sibley was arrested by an Osceola County Deputy for allegedly Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense (Serious Misdemeanor) and Failure to Maintain Control (Simple Misdemeanor). Klaassen is currently being held in the Osceola County Jail with a $1,300 cash bond. The arrest stemmed from a report of a traffic accident west of Sibley. Klaassen reportedly swerved for a deer Read The Full Story…
