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Emmetsburg Man Charged In Estherville Stabbing
September 23, 2026
(Estherville)– An Emmetsburg man is charged in connection with a stabbing in Estherville. Estherville Police Chief Brent Shatto says officers were called to 503 South 10th Street in Estherville on Tuesday after getting a report of an assault with a knife. Upon arriving Shatto says officers located a man at that address bleeding from his […]
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Restoration Of A Shallow Lake In The Iowa Great Lakes Chain Is Getting Underway This Fall
September 23, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– A major water quality restoration project is getting underway on a shallow lake in the Iowa Great Lakes chain. Marble Lake is a 166 acre natural prairie pothole lake near Big Spirit Lake. It has a maximum depth of about seven feet. Chris LaRue of the Iowa DNR’s Great Lakes Wildlife Unit says […]
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Already Wet Conditions And Predictions For More Rain Result In Major Change For Saturday’s Oktoberfest
September 23, 2026
(Arnolds Park)– The already wet conditions and predictions for even more rain the rest of the week have resulted in a major change for this Saturday’s (Sept. 26th) University of Okoboji Oktoberfest. A post on the event’s Facebook page by the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce states that the vendor show has been […]
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Estherville City Council Approves Renewal Of Neighborhood Facade Grant Program
September 23, 2026
(Estherville)– A program in Estherville that provides funding assistance to homeowners looking to make improvements to the exterior of their homes is being extended another year. The City Council Monday voted to renew the Neighborhood Facade Grant program. City Administrator Penny Clayton says it’s had a noticeable impact over the five years it’s been in […]
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Extremely Wet Weather Delaying Start Of Harvest Season
September 23, 2026
(Lakefield, Mn.)– As if high diesel prices weren’t a big enough issue for farmers, Mother Nature is posing a challenge of her own. The extremely wet weather is delaying the start of the harvest season throughout the region. Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services says there’s especially concern over the impact it’s having on corn… […]
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Milford Municipal Utilities Cut Ribbon On New $26 Million Water Treatment Plant
September 22, 2026
(Milford)– Officials with Milford Municipal Utilities (MMU) held a ribbon cutting late this (Tuesday) afternoon on a brand new $26 million water treatment facility. Construction on the new plant was completed back in June of this year and it is now in operation. Todd Johnson, Chairman of the MMU Board of Trustees, says it was […]
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Palo Alto County Health System/ILCC Announce Partnership
September 22, 2026
(Emmetsburg)– Iowa Lakes Community College and Palo Alto County Health System (PACHS) announced today (Tues.) they have reached agreements totaling $500,000 that will support the future of healthcare services and related education in the region. Under the arrangement, Palo Alto County Health System will purchase a little more than five acres of land from Iowa […]
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Rail Trail Expansion Toward Superior Gets A Boost
September 22, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– Efforts to extend a recreational trail on former railroad right-of-way from Orleans to just west of Superior are getting a boost. Erin Reed of the Dickinson County Trails Board told the Board of Supervisors this (Tues.) morning they’ve been awarded funding through the State Rec Trails fund to help out with the first […]
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Accidents, Higher Speed Limit On Hwy 86 Getting Attention Of Local Officials
September 22, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– The recently increased speed limit on Highway 86 on the west side of West Lake Okoboji and the recent rash of accidents on that stretch of road is getting the attention of local officials. It was briefly brought up during this (Tues.) morning’s Dickinson County Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Kim Wermersen says […]
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