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City Officials In Orleans Clarifying Time For Tax Levy Hearing
March 20, 2025
(Orleans)– City officials in Orleans say a public notice that recently went out for a required public hearing on the property tax levy for the upcoming fiscal year had an incorrect start time on it. The notice originally had the start time of the March 24th special session listed as 5:00 am, when actually it’s […]
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Spencer Teaming Up With Keep Iowa Beautiful For Annual Clean-up Week
March 20, 2025
(Spencer)– An annual city cleanup event in Spencer is set for April 26th through May 4th. Mayor Steve Bomgaars says this is the 4th year for it… Bomgaars says they’ll be putting out additional information as the event approaches.
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I-90 Crash Injures South Dakota Man
March 20, 2025
(Fairmont, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash Wednesday on I-90 in Martin county injured a South Dakota man. The Minnesota State Patrol says 63-year-old Herman Decker of Olivet, South Dakota lost control of a 2024 Chevrolet pickup while traveling eastbound at milepost 103. The vehicle left the road and went into the ditch. Decker was taken […]
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We Now Know The Winner Of This Year’s Rotary Car Drop Contest
March 19, 2025
(Arnolds Park)– The Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Club sold all 720 tickets for their car drop fundraiser this year which means they raised $7200. Rotary club member Melanie Becker says the money is given to a variety of different organizations and causes in the Iowa Great Lakes Area… The Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and Rescue Dive […]
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Iowa Great Lakes & Points To The North & West Escape Worse Of Blizzard
March 19, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The Iowa Great Lakes and points to the north and west have escaped the brunt of a blizzard today (Wed.) Visibility locally was very poor from 7:00 am until about 9:30 am but quickly improved after that. Conditions quickly go down hill, though, once you go south. Very poor visibility was still being […]
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MFU Discusses Ag Funding At Forum In Jackson
March 19, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– Ag funding was a topic of discussion at a townhall event in Jackson earlier this week. Minnesota Farmer’s Union President Gary Wertish says it’s anybody’s guess what the outcome of discussions will be on both the state and federal levels. He says the Minnesota Legislature is nearly divided along party affiliations. Wertish says […]
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Spencer City Council Updated On Flood Buyouts
March 19, 2025
(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council Monday heard an update on the buyout program for properties in the city destroyed or heavily damaged in last year’s flood. City Manager Kevin Robinson says there are several different classifications… Robinson also told the council the federal government has now released Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief Funds… Robinson […]
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Collision Involving A Car & Farm Tractor Sends One Person To The Hospital
March 19, 2025
(Windom, Mn.)– One person was injured Tuesday in a collision on Highway 60 near Windom involving a car and a farm tractor. The Minnesota State Patrol says 49-year-old Rachel Rehm of St. James was driving a 2010 Kia Optima and 65-year-old Bruce Axford of Windom was driving a 1976 White tractor. Troopers say both were […]
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DNR: Canada Goose Carcasses Being Found On Shorelines Around The Iowa Great Lakes
March 18, 2025
(Des Moines)– Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say they’ve been getting an influx of calls lately from lakefront property owners in the Iowa Great Lakes regarding dead Canada geese on their shoreline. Dr. Rachel Ruden, State Wildlife Veterinarian for the DNR tells KUOO news the vast majority of the waterfowl being found […]
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