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ILCC Trustees Vote To Proceed With Grant Applications
October 18, 2024
(Emmetsburg)– Some improvements could be in the offing at a couple of Iowa Lakes Community College locations in Emmetsburg. The college’s Board of Trustees earlier this week voted to proceed with two grant applications through the Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation. Robert Leifeld, Vice President of Administration at Iowa Lakes, says one of the […]
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Ban On Open Burning Now In Place For Kossuth County
October 18, 2024
(Algona)– A ban on open burning is now in effect for Kossuth county until further notice. It went into place at 4:00 pm on Thursday. That leaves Buena Vista, Dickinson and Pocahontas as the only counties in the region without a ban. Even then, officials in those counties highly urge everyone to refrain from any […]
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There’s A Brisk Turnout So Far For Early Voting In Dickinson County
October 18, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– In person early voting for the November 5th election began Wednesday in Iowa. Locally, Jordan Moyer who oversees elections for the Dickinson County Auditor’s Office says they’ve been seeing a lot of people come through… Moyer says those numbers are above what they were for the same timeframe in the last Presidential election… […]
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Hales Slough Access Road To Be Closed A Few Days Next Week
October 18, 2024
(Orleans)– The access road to Hales Slough on the northeast side of Big Spirit Lake will be closed for a few days next week. Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say the road will be closed beginning Monday, October 21st. They say the repairs should be completed with the road reopening by Thursday, […]
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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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