Thu 5-23-2013
(Spirit Lake)—Spirit Lake police have made two arrests in connection with a recent rash of burglaries to vehicles and residences.
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Thu 5-23-2013
(Arnolds Park)—Officials expect a new city park that’s been developed near the Abbie Gardner Sharp cabin in Arnolds Park will get a lot of use over the upcoming summer. 
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Thu 5-23-2013
(Estherville)—Iowa Lakes Community College has received accreditation through the American Veterinary Medical Association for its Veterinary Technician program.
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Thu 5-23-2013
Daily Almanac For Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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Wed 5-22-2013
(Spirit Lake)—Northwest Bank has announced plans to close it’s location in downtown Spirit Lake effective at the end of June.
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Wed 5-22-2013
(Spirit Lake)—Expect to see a higher volume of law enforcement officers on the road from now through the Memorial Day holiday period.
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Wed 5-22-2013
(Undated)—Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley will hold several town meetings in the region next week, with sessions scheduled for Pocahontas, Emmetsburg, Estherville and Algona.
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Wed 5-22-2013
(Okoboji)-- the Growing Iowa's Economy Speaker Series resumes this Thursday (May 23rd) at the Pearson Lakes Art Center.
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Wed 5-22-2013
(Estherville)—Emmet county authorities say it’s a wonder no one was hurt last week when a freightliner and a self-propelled sprayer collided on Highway 15 four miles south of Armstrong.
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Tue 5-21-2013
(Spirit Lake)—A committee assigned the task of studying the pros and cons of combining the Recorder and Auditor’s offices presented its findings at this (Tues.) morning’s Dickinson county board of supervisors meeting.
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Mon 5-20-2013
(Emmetsburg)—Authorities in Palo Alto county are investigating a burglary that took place either late last (Sun.) or early this (Mon.) morning at a garage in Graettinger.
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Mon 5-20-2013
(Emmetsburg)—An Emmetsburg man sustained minor injuries in a single vehicle crash Friday.
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Mon 5-20-2013
(Spirit Lake)—A proclamation designed to increase public awareness of Iowa’s Move Over, Slow Down law was signed last Wednesday by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad.
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Mon 5-20-2013
(Jackson, Mn.)—A five-year-old child has died after being struck by a vehicle over the weekend on the south side of Loon Lake.
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Mon 5-20-2013
(Spencer)—A Thurston, Nebraska company is purchasing the former Simonsen Ironworks operation in Spencer.
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Mon 5-20-2013
(Spirit Lake)—Officials with the Farm Service Agency say that while they realize farmers are busy with the later than usual spring planting, they hope they’ll be able to take a few minutes to sign up for the General Conservation Reserve Program.
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Sat 5-18-2013
(Undated)—Flooding rains, large hail and even reports of tornados kept people in some parts of the region on the run late Friday afternoon and evening.

A view of the storm from just outside the KUOO studios as it passed over Jackson county in the late afternoon and early evening Friday.
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Sat 5-18-2013
(Estherville)—A man wanted by Emmet county authorities on warrants for drug charges has been taken into custody.
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Fri 5-17-2013
(Spirit Lake)-- Iowa's STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics initiative is getting a big boost.
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Fri 5-17-2013
(Des Moines)-- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will once again be monitoring state park beaches throughout the state this summer for any signs of bacteria.
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Fri 5-17-2013
(Spirit Lake)-- The renovation of a city park in Spirit Lake is the recipient of a donation from Alliant Energy.

Left to right: Jeff Thee, Spirit Lake city council member; Mayor Blain Andera; Dwight Dohlman, Public Works Director; and Rebecca Gisel, Key Account Manager, Alliant Energy.
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Fri 5-17-2013
(Spirit Lake)-- Pull up to a gas pump these days and sticker shock is likely to set in.
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