AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Le Mars Iowa. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/le-mars-ia 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/le-mars-ia https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 23 May 2025 18:48:24 -0500 Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed HF 2264 into law. HF 2264: A bill for an act relating to the use of county funds by ecclesiastical and sectarian https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-signs-hf-2264-into-law-31658216-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-signs-hf-2264-into-law-31658216-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF 2204 into law, a bill for an act relating to interests in agricultural land acquired or held by https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-signs-foreign-ownership-of-land-bill-into-law-31658219-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-signs-foreign-ownership-of-land-bill-into-law-31658219-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today announced $900,000 in competitive grants to help more Iowa children and teens access https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-iowa-department-of-education-announce-new-grant-program-to-expand-summer-meal-sites-for-children-31658223-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-iowa-department-of-education-announce-new-grant-program-to-expand-summer-meal-sites-for-children-31658223-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 “I just can’t see with all those cuts [that] there will be no reduction in our staffing.” Green Hills AEA https://www.americantowns.com/news/reynolds-proposal-forces-aea-to-slash-budget-by-millions-lay-off-employees-31658650-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reynolds-proposal-forces-aea-to-slash-budget-by-millions-lay-off-employees-31658650-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Iowa Democratic Party officially announced the Outstanding Democratic Party Volunteer and the Regional Rising Star Awardees on April 4 at a https://www.americantowns.com/news/idp-announces-two-winners-of-marshalltown-regional-idp-awards-31658651-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idp-announces-two-winners-of-marshalltown-regional-idp-awards-31658651-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 On the heels of Arizona passing a near-total ban on abortion, Iowa Republicans are set to argue their own extreme ban Iowa https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-iowa-rules-for-6week-abortion-ban-clear-legislative-hurdle-as-courts-consider-legality-31658652-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-iowa-rules-for-6week-abortion-ban-clear-legislative-hurdle-as-courts-consider-legality-31658652-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Mariannette Miller-Meeks claims to have “never voted to ban IVF” after voting to ban IVF twice Mariannette Miller-Meeks would like https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-mariannette-millermeeks-voted-twice-to-ban-ivf-she-says-otherwise-31658653-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-mariannette-millermeeks-voted-twice-to-ban-ivf-she-says-otherwise-31658653-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 As the Iowa Supreme Court hears oral arguments for a case that could let an unpopular six-week abortion ban go into effect in our state, let’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/reminder-iowa-republicans-celebrated-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-31658657-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reminder-iowa-republicans-celebrated-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-31658657-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Des Moines, IA - Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to allow Pres. Donald J. Trump https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-gop-releases-statement-on-us-supreme-court-ruling-31658714-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-gop-releases-statement-on-us-supreme-court-ruling-31658714-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Des Moines, IA - Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann released the following statement on the State of the Union Address: "In Biden's state of confusion https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-gop-releases-statement-on-state-of-the-union-address-31658716-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-gop-releases-statement-on-state-of-the-union-address-31658716-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Des Moines, IA - Iowa Democrats know all hope is lost. And now after the legislative filing deadline has come and gone, it's obvious that current https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-democrats-dismal-legislative-candidate-outlook-31658720-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-democrats-dismal-legislative-candidate-outlook-31658720-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Des Moines, IA - Today, Iowa Senate Democrats Sarah Trone Garriott (D-West Des Moines),  Nate Boulton (D-Des Moines), and Eric Giddens (D-Cedar https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-senate-democrats-vote-against-increased-teacher-pay-31658723-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-senate-democrats-vote-against-increased-teacher-pay-31658723-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Des Moines, IA - Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann released the following statement in response to former Congresswoman Liz Cheney's lecture at Drake https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaufmann-statement-on-liz-cheneys-des-moines-lecture-31658724-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaufmann-statement-on-liz-cheneys-des-moines-lecture-31658724-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Gov. Kim Reynolds April 16, 2024 announced her appointment of Jordan Brackey as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Brackey, https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-appoints-jordan-brackey-as-district-associate-judge-31660119-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-appoints-jordan-brackey-as-district-associate-judge-31660119-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to HF 2618 passing the Iowa Senate: “By investing in literacy April 17, 2024, https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-applauds-the-iowa-legislature-for-passing-literacy-bill-with-strong-bipartisan-support-31661053-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-applauds-the-iowa-legislature-for-passing-literacy-bill-with-strong-bipartisan-support-31661053-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500