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Northwest Financial Corp. Again Named Top Workplace
April 29, 2026
(Spencer)– Northwest Financial Corporation has been awarded a 2026 Top Workplace USA, an award they have won for the last 11 years. Eric Walhof, Regional President with Northwest Bank, says they are proud to receive the award… “That’s a great accolade for us as a bank. But truly what it comes down to is our […]
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Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire-Rescue Pancake Fundraiser Is This Friday & Saturday (May 1st & 2nd)
April 29, 2026
(Arnolds Park)– An event that’s become synonymous each year with Walleye Weekend is coming up this Friday and Saturday. Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire and Rescue will hold their annual pancake feed. Chief Chris Yungbluth says there’s a bit of a twist to this year’s event… “The big thing for us is that we’re at a little […]
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Fairmont, Mn. Man Faces Charges In NW Iowa Crash
April 29, 2026
(Rock Rapids)– Multiple charges have been filed in a single vehicle crash this past Friday near Rock Rapids that injured a Fairmont, Minnesota man. The Iowa State Patrol says 25-year-old Juan Rubio of Fairmont was driving a 1994 GMC pickup southbound on Lyon County Road K52. An accident report says Rubio admitted he was using […]
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Sioux County Collision Injures Spencer Woman
April 29, 2026
(Hospers)– A Spencer woman was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision Tuesday at the intersection of Highway 60 and 400th Street near Hospers. Authorities in Sioux county say 87-year-old Mabel Rush of Spencer was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox westbound on 400th Street and 49-year-old Timothy Paulsen of Sheldon was driving a 2008 […]
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MCW FFA – 2026 State Convention
April 28, 2026
Addy Wohlhuter earned a first place State Proficiency Award in Agricultural Communications. Michael McCorkell was the top Farm Business Management individual. MCW FFA advisor Steph Wohlhuter shared more results and thoughts about State Convention. Full results can be found here on Facebook.
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Officials Urge Everyone To Think Twice Before Sharing Severe Weather/Disaster Photos On Social Media
April 28, 2026
(Alta)– Officials are warning of the danger of posting fake photos of severe weather online. It comes after a photo of a tornado that supposedly had touched down this past Thursday on Highway 7 near Alta went viral on social media. Turns out the photo was generated by AI and was fake. Buena Vista County […]
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Dickinson Supervisors Vote 3-2 To Hold Public Hearing On Proposed Moratorium For Data Centers, Solar & Bitcoin Facilities
April 28, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 this (Tues.) morning to schedule a public hearing on a proposed 6-month moratorium for the issuance of permits for industrial scale data centers, bit coin operations, battery storage and solar facilities. The original proposal called for a 15 month pause. Supervisor Steve Clark initially brought […]
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Informational Open House For Hwy 9 Project In Estherville Is This (Tues. 4/28) Evening
April 28, 2026
(Estherville)– An informational open house event for a proposed project on Highway 9 through Estherville will be held this (Tues., April 28th) evening. It will be taking place from 5:00 until 7:00 pm at the SERT building at the Estherville campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. As we reported previously, the project will extend from […]
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Candidates For 2026 Clay County Fair Queen Announced
April 28, 2026
(Spencer)– Four area young women will compete this coming Sunday for the title of 2026 Clay County Fair Queen. They include Madelyn Garcia of Linn Grove, daughter of Verity and Emilio Garcia; Martina Harmon of Everly, daughter of Quinton and Anna Harmon; Lilly Jepsen of Spencer, daughter of Jacque Jepsen-Bakke and Chris Bakke; and Maggie […]
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