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A Former Retail Building In Jackson Has New Life
April 1, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– A former retail building on the north side of Jackson that’s stood vacant a number of years has some new life. Tyler Anderson, General Manager of L-A Motorsports of Windom and Brewster says they have purchased the building and plan to expand at that location… Anderson says they specialize in higher end collector-type […]
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SEDC Acquires Apartment Buildings Heavily Damaged In Last Year’s Flood
April 1, 2025
(Spencer)– Some apartment buildings on the southwest side of Spencer that were heavily damaged in last year’s flood have been acquired by the Spencer Economic Development Corporation, or SEDC. According to a press release, the SEDC will oversee the demolition of the buildings on 1st and 2nd Avenue Southwest, with the sites being cleared for […]
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Clay County Fair Announces New CEO/General Manager
April 1, 2025
(Spencer)– There’s a change in leadership at the Clay County Fair. It’s being announced today (Tues.) Jason Brockshus will be taking over as CEO/Manager effective April 19th. Brockshus will succeed Jerome Hertel, who is retiring. Brockshus tells KUOO news he’s had several years of experience with the Clay County Fair… Brockshus has also held leadership […]
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Road Work Season Is Quickly Approaching
March 31, 2025
(Sioux City)– Motorists beware: road construction season is about to get underway. Iowa D.O.T District 3 Transportation Planner Sarah Tracy says most of that will consist of repairs from last year’s flooding… She says there are a few bigger projects as well… As we reported previously, some work is also planned on a stretch of […]
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Gill Netting For Northern Pike Underway On Iowa Great Lakes; Main Operations Are Still A Week Or More Away However
March 31, 2025
(Orleans)– Annual gillnetting operations on the Iowa Great Lakes are in the very early stages of getting underway. Kim Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, tells KUOO news they’ve started the operations for northern pike… She says it could be another week or so before the main operations begin for […]
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Ice, Wind, Result In Power Outages In Jackson & Martin Counties
March 31, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– Wintry weather over the weekend left some customers of Jackson-based Federated REA without power. The cooperative says about 573 customers were left in the dark Sunday after the wind caused ice-covered power lines to gallop and slap together. Operations Manager George Madden says most of the outages affected customers served by a substation […]
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Walk To End Veteran Homelessness Coming Up May 3rd In Okoboji
March 31, 2025
(Okoboji)– Emmet County Veterans Affairs will hold their second annual walk to end veteran homelessness on May 3rd in Okoboji. Casee Ross, Administrator with Emmet county Veterans Affairs, says they hope to build on last year’s event… Ross says this year the money raised will go to Moving Veterans Forward of Algona… Ross says the […]
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Ruthven Man Escapes Injury In Semi Crash
March 31, 2025
(Hospers)– A Ruthven man escaped injury Saturday evening in a semi crash on Highway 60 two miles south of Hospers. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Kody Upton of Ruthven was driving a 2017 Peterbilt pulling a tank trailer southbound when he lost control of the rig. Deputies say Upton overcorrected and the semi […]
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