Tue 6-18-2013
(Emmetsburg)—A man wanted on a warrant out of Palo Alto county for harassment has been arrested in Clay county.
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Tue 6-18-2013
(Emmetsburg)—A joint investigation by the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office and Spencer police into possible stolen prescription drugs has landed a man in jail.
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Tue 6-18-2013
(Arnolds Park)—A second specially tagged walleye from the 2013 Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce’s 31st Annual Walleye Weekend has been caught.
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Tue 6-18-2013
(Estherville)— Three men face drug and alcohol charges following a traffic stop this past Saturday evening in Estherville.
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Tue 6-18-2013
(Arnolds Park)—Local officials who have been longtime proponents of requiring schools to hold off on starting classes until after Labor Day say they’re pleased over recent comments by Governor Terry Branstad who says he wants to do away with a waiver system that allows districts to start classes already in August.
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Tue 6-18-2013
(Spencer)—A two-vehicle collision Friday in Spencer resulted in possible injuries to two people.
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Tue 6-18-2013
(Des Moines)-- Governor Terry Branstad says the rules governing school start dates in Iowa are "too lax".
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Tue 6-18-2013
(Spirit Lake)—A Terril woman who’s a student in the Associate Degree of Nursing program at Iowa Lakes Community College has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship through the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation.
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Tue 6-18-2013
Daily Almanac For Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
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Mon 6-17-2013
(Sioux City)—A Spencer man has been sentenced on a federal drug charge.
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Mon 6-17-2013
(Spirit Lake)—Wet weather this spring and the associated delays in getting crops planted has resulted in the Dickinson County Farm Service Agency extending the deadline to report prevented plant acreage.
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Mon 6-17-2013
(Okoboji)—Don’t look for an increase in Iowa’s fuel tax anytime soon. That was the message Governor Terry Branstad had in an address to members of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry at their annual convention last week in Okoboji.
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Mon 6-17-2013
(Arnolds Park)—The Okoboji Foundation is honing in on a $3 million goal which would make $250,000 available each year for various capital projects in the lakes area.
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Mon 6-17-2013
(Rock Rapids)—Possible injuries were reported in a single vehicle crash early Friday in Lyon county.
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Sat 6-15-2013
(Spencer)—A two-vehicle collision Friday afternoon at the North “Y”, or the intersection of Highways 18 and 71, sent two people to the hospital.
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Fri 6-14-2013
(Arnolds Park)—No injuries were reported in a house fire this (Fri.) afternoon in Arnolds Park.
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Fri 6-14-2013
(Estherville)—An Estherville woman faces drug charges after being pulled over initially early this (Fri.) morning for drunk driving.
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Fri 6-14-2013
(Storm Lake)—A Hartley man escaped injury in a freak accident late Wednesday afternoon near Storm Lake.
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Fri 6-14-2013
(Lake Park)-- Accounts has been established to assist a family in Lake Park who's home was heavily damaged by fire Thursday.
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Fri 6-14-2013
(Spirit Lake)-- The legendary B J Thomas will perform at the Sami Center in Spirit Lake.
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Thu 6-13-2013
(Spencer)—A Spencer man faces drug charges after a deputy who was serving him civil papers Monday at his home at 1420 1st Avenue West observed multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia.
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Thu 6-13-2013
(Okoboji)—Governor Terry Branstad was the keynote speaker Thursday as the Iowa Association of Business and Industry concluded its annual convention in Okoboji.
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Thu 6-13-2013
(Lake Park)—No injuries were reported in house fire Thursday afternoon in Lake Park.
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Thu 6-13-2013
(Spirit Lake)—Lakes area Masons are moving forward with plans to build a new lodge in Spirit Lake.
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Thu 6-13-2013
(Estherville)-- A meeting June 18th in Estherville will address the impacts of delayed planting in the region.
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Thu 6-13-2013
(Okoboji)— Some residents and businesses in the Iowa Great Lakes spent up to two and-a-half hours in the dark last (Wed.) evening.
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Thu 6-13-2013
(Orleans)—The cities of Spirit Lake and Orleans have agreed to increase their share of funding for a recreational trail being proposed in conjunction with the reconstruction of Pioneer Beach Road on the northeast side of East Lake Okoboji.
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Wed 6-12-2013
(Everly)-- Plans to replace a bridge on U.S. Highway 18 over the Ocheyedan River in Clay county will be the topic of a public information event the Iowa Department of Transportation will be holding later this month.
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Wed 6-12-2013
(Milford)-- A Milford teen sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash Monday evening on Highway 71 south of Milford.
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Wed 6-12-2013
(Spencer)—Construction of a new weight room at Spencer High School is getting a boost from a local car dealership.
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Wed 6-12-2013
(Spencer)—A rural Spencer woman was seriously injured Tuesday evening when a tractor she was operating flipped over on top of her.

Photo courtesy Clay County Sheriff's Office
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Wed 6-12-2013
(Estherville)—An investigation into a complaint landed an Estherville man in jail on drug, sex abuse and alcohol charges.
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Wed 6-12-2013
(Okoboji)-- It was standing room only again at Tuesday's Okoboji city council meeting with discussion centered on a rental property near Okoboji Boats and a recent supreme court ruling pertaining to the "Fish House".
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Wed 6-12-2013
(Emmetsburg)—A cellulosic bio-ethanol plant under construction in Emmetsburg remains on track for completion and start up in early 2014.
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