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Multiple Fire Depts. Battle Barn Fire Near Paullina
March 15, 2025
(Paullina)-– Four northwest Iowa fire departments battled a barn fire Thursday near Paullina. Paullina Fire Chief Ryan Harper says they were called to 4621 Pierce Avenue around 2:40 pm and found the building actively on fire. Firefighters from Granville, Archer and Primghar were also called for assistance with manpower and water, along with an excavator. […]
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Rotary Car Goes Through The Ice
March 14, 2025
(Arnolds Park)– Here’s a sign of spring: the Rotary car has gone through the ice on Smith’s Bay of West Lake Okoboji. It had been leaning the past couple of days and finally went the rest of the way through Thursday evening. The exact time the car officially went through will be determined by a […]
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Fire Forces Temporary Closure Of Spencer’s Tree Dump
March 14, 2025
(Spencer)– Spencer firefighters spent more than seven hours Thursday battling a fire at the city’s tree dump. They were called to the scene at 3300 210th Avenue a little after 11:30 am and found a well-established fire burning in the center of a pile of tree stumps. The city of Spencer’s Street Department assisted in […]
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Dynamic Storm Could Bring Severe Thunderstorms Followed By Snow/Blowing Snow
March 14, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The National Weather Service says a large and complex storm will bring a wide variation of conditions to the region later today (Fri.) into the upcoming weekend. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind to 70 mph will be possible this (Fri.) evening. Forecasters say temperatures will plummet by Saturday morning changing […]
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Local Nurse Receives Special Recognition
March 13, 2025
(Spencer)– Lisa Nielsen, an oncology nurse at Spencer Hospital’s Abben Cancer Center has been recognized as a 2025 Great Iowa Nurse. The honor is awarded to nurses across the state who go above and beyond to provide compassionate, high-quality care while also serving as mentors in their field. Nielsen began her nursing career after graduating […]
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Burglary Charge Against A Spirit Lake Man Dismissed
March 13, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– A burglary charge against a Spirit Lake man stemming from an alleged incident back in November, 2023 in Spirit Lake has been dismissed. Online court records show Elijah Hix has been exonerated of the charge. The incident was alleged to have occurred at a residence in the Center Lake area.
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Okoboji Schools Gearing Up For Annual Summer Job Fair
March 13, 2025
(Arnolds Park)– The annual Okoboji Summer Job Fair is now just a few weeks away. The event is organized by Okoboji High School Principal Brian Downing. He says this year’s event will be held Friday, April 4th from 8:30 am until 11:30 am at the Roof Garden in Arnolds Park… Downing says students not only […]
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Summit Carbon Solutions Requests South Dakota Halt Proceedings On Pipeline Permit
March 13, 2025
(Pierre, SD)– Ames-based Summit Carbon Solutions is asking the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to halt proceedings on a permit application for its proposed carbon capture pipeline. It’s not a cancellation of the application, but a request for a suspension, and an indefinite extension of the deadline. The news comes a week after the South […]
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NW Iowa Man A Person Of Interest In Missing College Student
March 13, 2025
(Undated)– A northwest Iowa man has been named a person of interest in the case of a missing college student in the Dominican Republic. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, 22-year-Joshua Riibe of Rock Rapids has information about the University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konaki who went missing in the early hours of March […]
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Illinois Man Sentenced On Federal Firearms Charge In A Case Out Of NW Iowa
March 13, 2025
(Sioux City)– An Illinois man has been sentenced on a federal firearms charge in a case out of northwest Iowa. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 28-year-old Marcus Fair of Dolton, Illinois, was sentenced Wednesday to 57 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The charge stems from a domestic […]
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