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LRH Trustees Vote To Keep Tax Rate The Same For Fiscal Year 2026
March 7, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– Trustees of Lakes Regional Healthcare have approved the hospital’s property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year. CEO Jason Harrington says the rate it will remain at the current level of 48 cents per $1,000 of valuation… Harrington adds it’s the second lowest tax rate in Iowa among county-funded hospitals, with LRH ranking […]
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Spencer City Manager Warns Of Possible Future Budget Cuts/Staffing Adjustments
March 7, 2025
(Spencer)– Spencer City Manager Kevin Robinson is sounding an alarm. Robinson gave an update on the city’s current budgeting process at this week’s city council meeting. He says while property tax reforms that were passed in the Iowa Legislature won’t impact the current budget process, they WILL have impacts in the next cycle. In a […]
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Public Opinion On Hwy 71 Through Milford Appears Pretty Much Evenly Split
March 7, 2025
(Milford)– An open house informational event Thursday evening on whether or not to convert Highway 71 through Milford from four lanes to three drew mixed comments. Wes Boyer is a Municipal Project Manager with the Spencer office of the Bolten and Menk Engineering firm… Boyer says the public appears to be pretty much evenly split […]
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Another Winter Storm Could Bring 3-6″ Of Snow To Parts Of The Region
March 6, 2025
(Undated)– Yet another winter storm will impact the region tonight (Thurs) into Friday. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Buena Vista, Cherokee, O’Brien, Plymouth Pocahontas and Sioux counties from 6:00 pm this (Thurs.) evening until 6:00 pm Friday. Forecasters say 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected in those […]
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