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Corridor Accepting Applications For Homegrown Talent Initiative Grant Program
December 9, 2024
(Spencer)– The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation is now accepting applications for it’s “Homegrown Talent Initiative” grant program. Trevor Smith, Senior Vice President of Economic Development for the Corridor, says the program is designed to bring young people who left, back to the region… The Corridor held its first annual “Homegrown Talent Initiative Golf Tournament” […]
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Dickinson Co. Treasurer’s Office To Be Closed A Couple Of Hours Tues. (12/10)
December 9, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Treasurer’s Office will be closed for a couple of hours Tuesday (Dec. 10th). County Treasurer Kris Rowley says staff members will be attending a D.O.T training session. As a result, the office will be closed from 8:00 am until 10:00 am. Rowley says it will be open the rest of […]
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Additional Details Released In Arrest Of Milford Man On Firearms Charges
December 9, 2024
(Milford)– We’re learning some additional details into last week’s arrest of a Milford man on multiple weapons charges. Milford Police Chief Shilo Brevik says his department was notified on Tuesday of last week by the Iowa Department of Corrections regarding a felon in possession of firearms residing in Milford. Brevik says that information resulted in […]
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Crash Involving Semi Sends One Person To The Hospital
December 9, 2024
(Spencer)– A Dickens man was injured Friday in a crash involving a semi in Clay county. The Sheriff’s Office says Stanley Hansen was driving a 2007 8600 International northbound on 240th Avenue when he failed to negotiate a curve. The semi went off the road and turned over in a ditch. Hansen was extricated from […]
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New Report Says Wetlands Are Facing Increased Vulnerability
December 9, 2024
(Undated)– A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists says 30 million acres of wetlands in the Upper Midwest are at risk of destruction by industrial agriculture and other heavy industries. The authors say the U-S Supreme Court’s recent decision to strip some federal protections from wetlands accelerates the potential loss. The Union’s Stacy […]
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Spencer Flood Victims Reminded To Apply For Micro Grants
December 9, 2024
(Spencer)– City officials in Spencer are urging those who sustained damage in the June flood who have not already done so to apply for a variety of micro grants before time and funding runs out. Planning Director Adam Severson updated the city council on the applications at last week’s Spencer City Council meeting… Severson estimates […]
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Vehicle Fire Results In Arrest
December 9, 2024
(Spencer)– A vehicle fire last month in Clay county led to the arrest of a Ruthven man. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, authorities were called to the incident in the 31 hundred mile of 330th Avenue on the evening of November 27th. The driver was able to successfully exit the vehicle prior to […]
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More Bird Flu Detected In NW Iowa, This Time In Palo Alto County
December 8, 2024
(Des Moines)– The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says another case of bird flu has been detected in northwest Iowa. The agency says a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was discovered in a commercial turkey flock in Palo Alto county. It’s Iowa’s 5th detection of H5N1 HPAI within poultry in 2024. Governor […]
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Emmet County Grass Fire Burns About 45 Acres
December 8, 2024
(Wallingford)– A grass/wildland fire Saturday afternoon near Wallingford burned about 45 acres. Fire departments from Wallingford and Estherville responded to the call on Burr Oak Road. Wallingford Fire Chief Jared Fisher says it was the result of a controlled burn that got out of hand. No injuries were reported.
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