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Jackson County Libraries Will Host Program On History Of Roof Garden
April 3, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– The Jackson County Library System will host an adult program about the Musical history of the Roof Garden Ballroom on Wednesday April 9th. Tom Tourville who turned his passion for music research into a career, and co-author Rebecca Peters, will be the presenters. Tourville explains what people can expect from the presentation… “We’re […]
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Sibley Awarded Funding To Assist With A New Residential Development
April 3, 2025
(Des Moines)– The city of Sibley has been awarded $10,000 to assist in the planning for a housing project. The funding is through the Empower Rural Iowa Initiative’s Building Ownership and Organization by Strengthening Teams, or BOOST program. The initiative connects community and business leaders with expert guidance to develop and implement growth plans. The […]
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Reported Threat Brings Increased Law Enforcement Presence To JCC Middle School
April 3, 2025
(Lakefield, Mn.)– There’s been an increased presence in law enforcement today (Thurs.) at the Jackson County Central Middle School in Lakefield. In a notification to patrons, JCC officials say they were made aware of a threat against the school Wednesday evening. The statement goes on to say JCC officials have been working closely with law […]
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Iowa D.O.T Issues Warning About Unpaid Toll Scam
April 3, 2025
(Ames)– The Iowa Department of Transportation is sounding the alarm over a scam involving residents receiving fraudulent text messages that appear to be from that agency. The messages state that the recipient has an unpaid toll or registration fee. The recipient is then instructed to click on a link to provide personal information and credit […]
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Local Group Advocating For Unified Shoreline Ordinance
April 3, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– A move may be afoot for a unified shoreline ordinance in Dickinson county. Supervisor Steve Clark represents the Board of Supervisors on the Dickinson County Cleanwater Alliance. Speaking at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Clark said there’s been some preliminary discussion along that line… The discussion stems from last year’s flood that resulted […]
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A Small Portion Of RAGBRAI Route Will Go Into Minnesota
April 3, 2025
(Undated)– While the overnight stops for RAGBRAI this year were announced previously, organizers of the event have now released the rest of the route. And for the first time ever, a small portion of it will actually go outside of Iowa. With Milford being the first overnight stop on this year’s ride, the route for […]
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Blood Drive Coming Up Later This Month In Jackson
April 3, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– A blood drive is coming up later this month in Jackson. Ken Versteeg of Community Blood Bank says they’ll be holding the event Thursday, April 17th from 8:00 am until 11:00 am at Sanford Jackson Medical Center… Versteeg says they typically see an increase in demand for blood in the spring and summer […]
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Man Who Led Authorities On Pursuit Pleads Guilty To Drug & Gun Charges
April 3, 2025
(Sioux City)– A north-central Iowa man with a history of fleeing from law enforcement, who failed to appear at a previously scheduled trial, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Sioux City Federal Court to drug and gun charges, and faces between 15 years and life in prison. 40-year-old Nathan Nickless was convicted of two counts of Possession […]
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Corridor Announces Winners Of Big IDEA Challenge
April 3, 2025
(Spencer)– The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has announced the winners of its inaugural Big IDEA entrepreneurial challenge. A pitch competition was held Tuesday where five entrepreneurs shared their ideas with the public through a video. The videos were submitted for public viewing in February with the top 5 vote-getters advancing to the pitch competition […]
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