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Cultural Storytelling Event Coming to Lakefield
April 23, 2026
Lakefield, Minnesota — The Lakefield Police Department invites community members to attend “What Is Your Family’s Immigration Story?”, a community storytelling event on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Lakefield Multi-Purpose Center.The event will feature four speakers sharing personal and family immigration stories while highlighting the cultural heritage and […]
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Plans Are In The Works For Major Electric Transmission Lines In Southwest Minnesota
April 23, 2026
(Worthington, Mn.)– Public informational meetings are being held on plans to build a high voltage transmission line across southwest and southern Minnesota. Great River Energy, ITC Midwest, Ottertail Power Company and Excel Energy are proposing to construct the Power On Midwest project. Rod Pritchard is the Communications Manager with ITC Midwest… Pritchard says if things […]
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History Lives Speaker Series Returning To Dickinson County Museum
April 23, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Museum is gearing up for some special programs this summer. Director Jean Ann Myhre says they’re bringing back their History LIVES speaker series, with the first installment of the season coming up next week… “We’re going to kick off our History LIVES! series with Resorts, Past and Present, with Lynn […]
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City Of Estherville Looking To Improve Electric Distribution System
April 23, 2026
(Estherville)– Significant improvements are in the works for the electrical department in the city of Estherville and its distribution system. The city council Monday approved an agreement with Tantalus, Incorporated for a grid management, monitoring and control project. $1.4 million of the $1.8 million project will be paid for through a grant. City Administrator Penny […]
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IGL Summer Chamber Festival Gearing Up For Another Season
April 23, 2026
(Arnolds Park)– This will be the third summer for performances under the Iowa Great Lakes Summer Chamber Festival and Katey Jahnke (Yawnkey) who is part of the quintet that will be performing says they always look forward to these performances… “We have been coming into the area. We’ve been in residency at Lakeside Lab, actually […]
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Dickinson County Endowment Fund Accepting Applications For Upcoming Grant Cycle
April 23, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Endowment Fund is accepting applications for its next round of grants. Over $100,000 in funding will be available in the upcoming cycle. I.R.S 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations are eligible to apply. Funding is available for projects focused on arts and recreation, community development, conservation, family services, natural resources, senior services […]
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PowerOn Midwest Project Series Looking to Enhance Electric Grid to Meet Changing Needs
April 22, 2026
(Jackson, Mn.) – Lori Buffington is the supervising manager of communications with Great River Energy. Rod Pritchard is the communications manager for ITC Midwest. They both shared with us about PowerOn Midwest and the upcoming public meetings in southwest Minnesota where people can learn about the project series. Hear all about it all during our […]
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Corn, Soybean Planting Making Excellent Progress
April 22, 2026
(Lakefield, Mn.)– For the most part, some excellent progress is being made with corn and soybean planting so far this spring. In fact, Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services in Lakefield says some producers have completed soybean planting and are moving to corn… “We’ve got a lot of soybeans that have been planted, that trend […]
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Dickinson County Nature Center Playscape Project Awarded REAP Grant
April 22, 2026
(Okoboji)– Fundraising for the Nature Playscape project at the Dickinson County Nature Center is getting a major boost. Amy Heibult, Community Relations Coordinator for the Dickinson County Conservation Board tells KUOO news they’ve been awarded an $80,000 Resource Enhancement and Protection, or REAP Grant… “We were awarded third out of 12 projects that are going […]
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