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Authorities Sound The Alarm Over Reckless Use Of E-Scooters And E-Bikes
May 19, 2026
(Storm Lake)– Authorities are warning of the dangers of young kids operating e-scooters and e-bikes after an accident late last week in Storm Lake. Police say a child on a scooter was injured after failing to stop at a stop sign and collided with an oncoming vehicle. The child sustained only minor injuries, but police […]
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3rd Season Of Okoboji Project Kicks Off With Special Event June 2nd At The Dickinson County Museum
May 19, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– A podcast about the history and stories of the Iowa Great Lakes is about to launch for another season. Emma Myhre is a writer and audio producer for the Okoboji Project… “I created it in 2024 with my friend, Ryan Maris, and it really emerged from this fear that we had about losing […]
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Spencer City Council Hears Update From Long Term Recovery Group
May 19, 2026
(Spencer)– It’s been nearly two years now since historic flooding ravaged Spencer. A group that was formed immediately following the 2024 disaster to help residents of the city and Clay county recover still remains very active. Megan Hanges of the Long Term Recovery Group, or LTRG, gave an update at Monday evening’s Spencer City Council […]
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IGLSD Project Resulting In Another Road Closure
May 19, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– Another road is being temporarily closed to traffic due to an ongoing project by the Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District to increase capacity of its collection system. The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors this (Tues.) morning adopted a resolution closing a portion of 178th Street in the Chalstrom Beach area. It will result […]
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Higher Than Expected Bids Resulting In Changes To A Construction Project In Estherville
May 19, 2026
(Estherville)– Higher than expected bids is resulting in some changes to a major project in Estherville. The City Council Monday evening voted to scale back the Phillips Pavilion project. The low bid was $537,585 from Woodruff Construction of Spencer, surpassing the $399,000 the city had budgeted for the shelter facility. In an effort to bring […]
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Lakes Regional Healthcare Transitioning To New Electronic Health Record System
May 18, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– Lakes Regional Healthcare is transitioning to a new electronic health record system. LRH President and CEO Jason Harrington says they’ll go live with the Epic system May 30th… “For anybody that travels to Mayo Clinic as part of their tertiary care, Mayo uses Epic, and in fact, Epic as a company, has about […]
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Tagged Walleye Caught In Walleye Weekend Extended Contest
May 18, 2026
(Arnolds Park)– A tagged walleye was caught late last week in the extended Walleye Weekend contest. Morgan Strauss of the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce says they were notified Friday morning after the fish was brought in to Kabel’s Trading Post in Spirit Lake… “At 9:55 we confirmed that tagged walleye was caught […]
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OST Gearing Up For 68th Season
May 18, 2026
The truck full of all the magic for the 68th season is ready to be unloaded and Michael Burke, Director of Production at the Okoboji Summer Theatre says the truck will be unloaded on Tuesday and students will arrive in June… “We’ve got a small team that we’re hiring to come in with five students […]
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Jackson Parks, Trails, Survey Results Are In
May 18, 2026
(Jackson, Mn.)– Results are in on a recently conducted survey in Jackson on recreational opportunities and needs in the community. Luke Ewald helped organize the survey. He says one of the key needs that were identified is a need for additional amenities in the city’s parks and throughout the community… “Adding more features to the […]
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