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Spirit Lake Fire Dept. Gearing Up For Annual Dance This Weekend
August 21, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– The Spirit Lake Fire Department is holding a major fundraiser this weekend. Chief Pat Daly says they’ll be holding their annual dance Saturday (Aug. 24th) at the Dickinson County Expo Building in Spirit Lake from 7:00 until 10:00 pm… Tickets will be available at the door… Daly says proceeds will go toward updating […]
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Disaster Recovery Housing Program Awards $7.2 Million In Grants
August 20, 2024
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds announced today (Tues.) the State Disaster Recovery New Housing Grant Program has awarded more than $7.2 million for the construction of 175 single-family and multi-family homes in flood-ravaged communities. The funds will go toward 11 projects in six communities. In northwest Iowa those include Cherokee, Rock Rapids, Rock Valley and […]
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Authorities Urging Parents To Use Caution When Posting Back To School Photos On Social Media
August 20, 2024
(Undated)– Area law enforcement agencies are urging parents to use caution when posting back to school photos on social media. They say photos of your child on your front step should NOT show identifiers such as house number, street name, family name or name of your child’s school. They say that information can be valuable […]
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Collaboration Between Dickinson County Schools & Law Enforcement Enters Another School Year
August 20, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A collaborative effort involving the four school districts in Dickinson county and other key stakeholders, including law enforcement, is entering another school year. Dickinson County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ehret tells KUOO news they’ve been holding quarterly meetings since the collaboration first started back in 2022… Ehret says it was also in 2022 […]
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Emmet County Traffic Stop Results In Arrest Of Spirit Lake Man On Multiple Drug Charges
August 20, 2024
(Estherville)– The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office has released details into a traffic stop earlier this month that resulted in the arrest of a Spirit Lake man on multiple drug charges. Authorities say it stems from August 7th when a deputy pulled over a vehicle in the 3500 block of 170th Street for speeding. A deputy […]
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DNR Grants Flood Plain Approval For Lower Gar Bridge With A Stipulation
August 20, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors this (Tues.) morning cut through some red tape that needed to be cleared in order for the bridge project at the Lower Gar Outlet to proceed. County Engineer Cole Budach says the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has approved a flood plain permit for the project, with […]
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Hwy 60 Collision Injures Woman
August 20, 2024
(Hospers)– A two vehicle collision Monday afternoon at an intersection on Highway 60 on the east side of Hospers sent a woman to the hospital. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 61-year-old Cheryl Scholten of Alton was driving a 2016 Ford Flex southbound on Highway 60 and 26-year-old Hannah Sailor was driving a 2017 Kia […]
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I-90 Crash Near Hwy 86 Sends Two People To The Hospital
August 20, 2024
(Lakefield, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash a little before 1:00 this (Tues.) morning on Interstate 90 near Highway 86 sent two people to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says 45-year-old Yerlan Abdiro of Everett, Washington was driving a 2023 Dodge Ram pickup eastbound when the vehicle left the road and rolled in the median. […]
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FEMA Extends Deadline For Applications For Flood Damage Assistance
August 20, 2024
(Undated)– Iowans in 15 counties affected by flooding in June now have until October 22 to apply for funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Within our area that includes Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth and Sioux counties. FEMA says business and home owners affected by the flooding […]
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Iowa Seeing Big Increase In Covid Cases
August 20, 2024
(Undated)– COVID-19 numbers have surged in Iowa and across the country in recent weeks. Over 20-percent of tests in Iowa are coming back positive, the highest in over a year. Inpatient and emergency room visits for COVID-19 are on the rise in Iowa, but remain low at around two percent. Despite the increase in cases, […]
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