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Wildfire Burns Large Area Near Little Sioux River Southeast Of Lake Park
October 18, 2024
(Lake Park)– A wildfire Thursday halfway between Spirit Lake and Lake Park burned a significant amount of land. The Lake Park Fire Department was called to the area of 1631 170th Street, several miles south of Highway 9 just west of the Little Sioux River, around 3:45 pm. Fire Chief Brandon Ehret says they quickly […]
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Multiple Departments Battle Field/Grassland Fire South Of Terril
October 17, 2024
(Terril)– Multiple departments responded to a fire Wednesday in a field and grassland area south of Terril. Firefighters from Terril, Wallingford, Dickens, Fostoria, Graettinger and Ruthven responded to the scene at 270th Street and 320th Avenue. An ambulance also stood by as a precaution. Farmers with discs also assisted. No injuries were reported. Other details […]
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Clay County Pheasants Forever Holding Youth Hunt
October 17, 2024
(Spencer)– Clay County Pheasants Forever will be holding a youth hunt this Saturday. Club spokesman Paul Daniels says it will take place at the Prairie Flower near Fostoria beginning at 8:00 am with registration… Daniels says it’s free to area youth up to 15 years of age… Daniels says they’ll be serving pizza and will […]
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Emerald Ash Borer Now Confirmed In Emmet County
October 17, 2024
(Des Moines)– Emerald Ash Borer has now been confirmed in Emmet county. Officials with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship say samples were collected from a declining ash tree in Amstrong earlier this month and were sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for confirmation. Emmet was […]
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ILCC Awarded Nearly $2 Million Grant
October 17, 2024
(Estherville)– Iowa Lakes Community College is the recipient of a nearly $2 million grant through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Training and Assessment Centers expansion initiative. Jeff Soole, Dean of Career and Technical Education and Workforce Training at Iowa Lakes says it will allow them to enhance their industrial training programs… Soole says it […]
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Harvest Continues To Roll Along
October 17, 2024
(Undated)– Dry weather continues to help farmers make good progress with the harvest. The USDA crop report shows one-quarter of Iowa’s soybean crop was harvested in the week that ended Sunday. That puts the soybean harvest at 81 percent complete — six days ahead of last year and ten days ahead of the average. The […]
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Red Flag Warning To Once Again Be In Effect For The Region Today (Thurs.)
October 17, 2024
(Undated)– Another red flag warning will be in effect today (Thurs.) for a large part of northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. The National Weather Service says it’s due to a very high fire danger stemming from very low humidity, extremely dry vegetation, and wind that could gust as high as 45 mph. Forecasters say any […]
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Local Philanthropist Being Honored
October 16, 2024
(West Des Moines)– A lakes area philanthropist is getting some special recognition. Tim Kinnetz is one of six leaders from across Iowa to receive the inaugural Envision Iowa Visionary Leadership Award . It honors those who have shown commitment and vision toward the economic development of the state and their communities through innovation and collaboration […]
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Spencer City Council Votes To Offer Microgrant Pgms. To Assist Flood Victims
October 16, 2024
(Spencer)– Meeting in special session Tuesday evening, the Spencer City Council voted to offer two different micro grant programs to assist residents impacted in the June flood. One of those is to assist those who’s property was damaged with special paint markings applied by city crews during the flood. Those markings were made on structures […]
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