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Deadline For Removing Unattended Ice Fishing Shelters Is Approaching
February 5, 2025
(Orleans)– It may not seem like it with the cold weather, but the deadline for getting unattended ice houses off lakes is approaching. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says they must be removed from all state-owned lands and waters, including parking lots and boat ramps, by February 20th. They’re urging ice fishing shelter owners […]
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City Of Spencer Applying For RISE Grant For A Couple Of Projects
February 5, 2025
(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council Monday evening authorized staff to proceed with a grant application through the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy, or RISE Grant program. City Manager Kevin Robinson says the application is under a new disaster-related provision the Iowa D.O.T added to the RISE program… Robinson says the grant, if […]
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Bales Of Biomass Catch On Fire Near Poet’s Emmetsburg Plant
February 5, 2025
(Emmetsburg)– Firefighters from several departments battled a fire over the weekend near the Poet Bioprocessing facility near Emmetsburg. The fire broke out in some bales of biomass in a nearby stack-yard around noon Saturday. Firefighters from several departments responded to help bring the blaze under control before it could spread any further. Even though firefighters […]
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Dickinson County Completes Transition To New Radio System
February 4, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson county’s conversion to a new 911 radio system is now complete. Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ehret gave an update at today’s (Tues.) Board of Supervisors meeting. He says the county has about 535 radios operating on the new system, known as the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System, or ISICS… Ehret says the […]
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