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Volatile Financial Markets Put A Wrinkle In Bonding For New Arnolds Park City Complex
April 23, 2025
(Arnolds Park)– Volatility and uncertainty surrounding the financial markets right now is having an impact on funding for a new city complex in Arnolds Park. Meeting in special session Tuesday evening, the City Council was scheduled to approve the sale of not to exceed $15 million in revenue bonds for the project. But Tim Oswald […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Adopt Budget For Upcoming Fiscal Year
April 22, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 this (Tues.) morning to adopt the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. It sets the general levy at $2.45 per $1,000 of valuation with the rural levy at a little more than $1.76 per $1,000. Patrick Kelly of Okoboji was among those addressing the supervisors […]
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Bird Knocks Out Power To Some Federated REA Members
April 22, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– An errant bird is behind a power outage Monday that affected 617 members of Federated Rural Electric Association. According to a press release, a bird landed on some equipment at a substation near Heron Lake, causing a large arc, knocking out power to western Jackson county. The incident took place shortly after 5:00 […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Adopt Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation
April 22, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors today (Tues.) adopted a proclamation in recognition of April being Child Abuse Prevention Month. Jesse Hanson of Upper Des Moines Opportunity says that agency continues to raise awareness over the issue… Hanson says Dickinson county ranks favorably among counties in Iowa with relatively low rates of child […]
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Man Arrested For 1st Degree Murder In Cherokee County
April 22, 2025
(Cherokee)– A man is in jail in Cherokee county on a 1st degree murder charge. According to a press release from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, the communications center received a 911 call at 12:24 am Monday regarding an individual that had been ran over at a farm place east of Cherokee. The caller stated […]
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Latest Progress Report Shows Farmers Continue To Make Good Planting Progress
April 22, 2025
(Undated)– The latest Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report shows corn planted reached 18 percent last week, 3 days ahead of last year and 5 days ahead of the 5-year average. 11 percent of the expected soybean crop had been planted, 3 days ahead of last year and 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. […]
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No Injuries Reported In Spencer House Fire
April 22, 2025
(Spencer)– No injuries were reported in a house fire Monday in Spencer. Firefighters were called shortly before 4:00 pm to 813 11th Avenue West and found smoke coming all four sides of the soffit, peak of the roof and windows on the second floor. A press release from Spencer Fire Rescue says an initial attack […]
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Spencer Chamber Hosting Career Fair This Thursday, April 24th
April 21, 2025
(Spencer)– Looking at making a change in your career path? If you answered yes to that question, there’s an event coming up this Thursday in Spencer you’ll want to check out. Blake Goss of the Spencer Chamber of Commerce says they’ll be holding a career fair that day at the Clay County Regional Events Center… […]
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Estherville City Council Approves $50,000 Allocation To Help Keep A Daycare Facility Going
April 21, 2025
(Estherville)– The Estherville City Council voted 5-0 Monday to approve allocating $50,000 in Local Option Sales Tax revenue to assist the Tiny Treasures Community Daycare Capital Campaign, a non-profit operator of an existing daycare, with the purchase of Little Wranglers, a for-profit daycare provider in Estherville. Officials say that operation would likely close if the […]
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