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Deadline To Apply For FEMA Assistance Quickly Approaching
October 15, 2024
(Des Moines)– The deadline in which to apply for assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damage associated flooding and severe weather from June 16th through July 23rd of this year is quickly approaching. It’s October 22nd. Those who sustained flood related damage or storm-caused expenses or are self-employed and live in Buena Vista, […]
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LRH Taking Proactive Steps To Address Shortage Of IV Fluids
October 15, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Lakes Regional Healthcare is taking some proactive measures due to a shortage of intravaneous (IV) and peritoneal fluids following the temporary closure of Baxter International’s largest manufacturing plant. The facility, which supplies 60 percent of the nation’s IV solutions, was damaged by Hurricane Helene. As a result, most U.S. hospitals, including LRH, have […]
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NW Iowa Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges
October 15, 2024
(Sioux City)– A northwest Iowa man has been sentenced on federal drug charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 24-year-old Victor Perez-Martinez of Hull was sentenced this past Friday to 12 years in federal prison, after pleading guilty in May of this year to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with […]
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Lake Park Joins Hometown Pride Program
October 15, 2024
(Lake Park)– Lake Park is now part of a newly established initiative through the Keep Iowa Beautiful Program. The city council Monday evening approved Lake Park’s involvement in the Hometown Pride program. Mayor Matt Carstensen says it promotes residents getting involved in their community… He says participating communities can also go together to hire a […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Appoint Interim County Engineer
October 15, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson county has an interim County Engineer. The supervisors this (Tues.) morning appointed Doug Julius, a former long-time County Engineer in Sioux County, to the position. They again took no action on hiring a full-time County Engineer. The supervisors went into a closed session to further talk about that.
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Vote To Re-Establish Compensation Board
October 15, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– With one member absent, the Dickinson CountyBoard of Supervisors voted 4-0 this (Tues.) morning to re-establish the county’s Compensation Board, a panel that makes recommendations to the Supervisors for salaries for elected officials. A bill passed in the last session of the Iowa Legislature abolished county Compensation Boards effective this past July 1st, […]
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Iowa D.O.T Crews Readying Plows
October 15, 2024
(Undated)– The Iowa Department of Transportation is getting ready for what forecasters say could be a challenging winter. The D.O.T’s Craig Bargfrede says those plows may be needed sooner rather than later… Bargfrede says they’re preparing by driving routes and repairing and dialing in equipment. He says it may look like their spraying de-icer already, […]
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Wahpeton Tables Action On Emergency Watershed Protection Program
October 15, 2024
(Wahpeton)– A representative of the NRCS went before the Wahpeton City Council Monday evening with a program that would assist property owners who sustained lakeshore bank collapses during the June flood. The city would need to serve as a sponsor and overseer of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, funded 75 percent by the NRCS and […]
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Sioux County Authorities Say Stabbings, House Fire, May Be Related
October 15, 2024
(Hull)– Sioux county authorities say it appears a stabbing incident and house fire in Hull may be related. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded around 3:30 pm Monday to the intersection of 5th Street and Division Street in Hull after getting 911 reports of a disturbance. Deputies discovered three people were involved and that two […]
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