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Local Authorities Urge Precautions When Sending Checks Through The Mail
February 9, 2026
(Rock Rapids) (KIWA)– Authorities in one northwest Iowa county are reminding people that the mail is not as safe as you might assume, and to keep that in mind when doing financial transactions through the mail. A recent social media post by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says they recently had a few incidents in […]
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Iowa Lakes Corridor Dev. Corp. Issues Annual Report
February 9, 2026
(Spencer)– The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation is out with its 2025 Annual Report. The publication highlights programs such as the Homegrown Talent Initiative, Big IDEA Challenge, and the Corridor Conversations Podcast. It also provides updates on business retention and expansion, business succession, business recruitment, entrepreneurship, legislative advocacy, workforce, housing and childcare. The full report […]
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Spencer Collision Multiple People To The Hospital With Minor Injuries
February 7, 2026
(Spencer)– A two-vehicle collision around 5:30 pm Friday at the intersection of Highway 71 and West 18th Street in Spencer sent multiple people to the hospital. The Iowa State Patrol says 25-year-old Breanna Ferreira of Spencer was driving a 2013 Ford Focus northbound on Highway 71 and was turning onto West 18th Street and that […]
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Status Of Flood Buyout Applications For Spencer Remains In Limbo
February 6, 2026
(Spencer)– Residential properties heavily damaged or destroyed in the 2024 flood in Spencer and other northwest Iowa cities that are eligible for buyout funds remain caught up in federal red tape. In Spencer, City Manager Kevin Robinson says applications for that city were submitted in November and December of 2024. He told the city council […]
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NW Iowa House Fire Claims A Life
February 6, 2026
(Alton)– One person is dead following a house fire in northwest Iowa. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says firefighters and other emergency crews responded to the scene in Alton Thursday evening and that one person who was in the home was pronounced dead at the scene. Neither the name of the victim or the address […]
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All School Reunion Being Planned For This Year’s Jackson Days Celebration
February 6, 2026
(Jackson, Mn.)– An all school reunion will be among the events with this year’s Jackson Days celebration that will be going on August 19th-23rd. Mark Titus of Jackson says they’re in the process now of organizing events for the reunion… “There will certainly be some meals associated with this event and a relatively short program […]
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Estherville City Council Reviews WWTP Inspection Report
February 6, 2026
(Estherville)– A recent inspection of Estherville’s waste water treatment plant came back with mostly positive marks. City Administrator Penny Clayton told the city council earlier this week while no major issues were identified in the report, it does have a few recommendations… “It does recommend that we continue to search and remediate any INI, so […]
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Seasons Center Program Gets High Marks
February 6, 2026
(Spencer)– A mental health treatment program at Spencer-based Seasons Center for Behavioral Health has received some high marks. The Assertive Community Treatment program received 113 out of 140 possible points in a recent assessment by the University of Iowa Health Care Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health. It places the local program in the highest […]
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