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More Road Construction Is On The Docket This Coming Spring & Summer In Milford
November 14, 2024
(Milford)– There will be more road construction this coming spring and summer in Milford. The city council Tuesday awarded a bid to re-construct 9th Street from N Avenue to Highway 71. Four bids were submitted. The council awarded the project to Hulstein Excavating of Edgerton, Minnesota. The firm’s bid came in at 86 percent of […]
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Milford Officials Weighing Options For Former City Hall Building
November 14, 2024
(Milford)– The fate of the building that formerly housed city hall, the fire department and police department in Milford is uncertain. City offices and the fire department vacated the building a number of years ago when they relocated to new facilities. The Police Department moved out a couple of years ago. The U.S. Fish and […]
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Clay County Long Term Recovery Group Hires Staff Members
November 14, 2024
(Spencer)– The Clay County Long Term Recovery Group has announced the hiring of several staff members who will lead and support the county’s ongoing disaster recovery initiatives following the June 22nd flood. Sheriffa Jones has been appointed Director of the group; Alison Munter has been hired as Operations Assistant and Megan Hanges will serve as […]
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City Of Milford Considering Permanent Changes To Parade Routes
November 13, 2024
(Milford)– The city of Milford is considering a permanent change to parade routes through town. Police Chief Shilo Brevik says having the route going down 13th Street and Highway 71 poses safety risks when the heavy traffic from the highway is detoured onto side streets… He’s proposing some optional routes for parades… Brevik brought his […]
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UDMO Continues To See High Demand For Services
November 13, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Upper Des Moines Opportunity continued to see a high demand for services over the past year in Dickinson county. Executive Director Julie Edwards says the agency provided nearly $850,000 in services in the county, with the largest demand coming for weatherization services and housing… Edwards says reduced office hours they put in place […]
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State Of Iowa Eliminates Snowmobile Trail User Permits
November 13, 2024
(Des Moines)– Iowa has a new snowmobile law. The changes are expected to simplify the registration process, and provide funding for support programs and trail maintenance. Snowmobilers no longer have to purchase separate trail user permits. The cost of those is now included in the 30-dollar annual snowmobile registration fee. You can get a new […]
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Milford City Council Expresses Concerns Over Proposed Trail Crossing
November 13, 2024
(Milford)– The city of Milford is at odds with the Dickinson County Trails board over plans to extend a recreational trail from that city south to Clay county. At issue is plans for the proposed trail to cross all four lanes of Highway 71 at the bottom of the hill just south of Milford. Mayor […]
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A-G Bird To Prosecute Palo Alto County Illegal Voting Case
November 12, 2024
(Des Moines)– Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says her office will lead the prosecution against a non-U.S. citizen, legally residing in the United States, who was arrested in Palo Alto county for alleged voter fraud. According to a press release from the A-G’s Office, 35-year-old Irving Omar Ahurmada Geronimo of Graettinger was arrested on two […]
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Bid Awarded For 1st Phase Of Trail Going South To Clay County
November 12, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A recreational trail connecting Dickinson county with Clay county took a big step forward today. The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors approved a bid for the first phase of the Clay County Connection project. The low bid of $893,410 was awarded to Beck Excavating and is a little more than $100,000 below the […]
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