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A Major Housing Project In Spirit Lake Is Back On Track
January 15, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– A major housing project in Spirit Lake is back on the table after running into some complications previously. Last spring, a developer came to the city with plans for some town homes and apartments on Royal Avenue. The project was contingent on an Iowa Economic Development Authority Grant being awarded. That didn’t happen […]
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The Wallflowers To Perform At 2025 Okoboji Bluewater Festival
January 15, 2025
(Arnolds Park)– The Wallflowers will be the headliners for this year’s Okoboji Bluewater Festival. Co-Chair Julie Peterson say the group, headed by Jakob Dylan, son of rocker Bob Dylan, will be performing Saturday, August 9th at Preservation Plaza… Peterson says The Wallflowers have been around 30 years and recently came out with a new album… […]
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Jazz Band Contest Set For Jan. 23rd & 24th At ILCC
January 15, 2025
(Estherville)– They’ll be jazzing things up next week at Iowa Lakes Community College. The 2025 Jazz Band Contest will be held January 23rd and 24th at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center at the Estherville Campus. The event will feature high school jazz bands from throughout the region competing in divisions 1A, 2A, 3A […]
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Winter Games Quickly Approaching
January 15, 2025
(Arnolds Park)– Winter Games Weekend is a little more than two weeks away. Blain Andera of the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce says if you’re planning to participate in any of the events and haven’t already done so, you need to get signed up ASAP. He says this year’s Burning of the Greens […]
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Pocahontas Superintendent Finalists Announced
January 15, 2025
(Pocahontas)– The Pocahontas Area Community School District has announced the four finalists in its search for the district’s next superintendent. They include Tom Ryherd, who is the current superintendent of the Cherokee Community School District, and before that served as the Cherokee High School Principal. Robert Boley, who currently serves as principal of the South […]
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Details Released Into O’Brien County Crash
January 15, 2025
(Primghar)– Authorities have released details into a crash late last month on Highway 59 in O’Brien county that injured both drivers, sending one of them to the hospital. The Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Marcus Jones of Bellevue, Nebraska was driving a 2020 Freightliner southbound and 31-year-old Lee Brownmiller of Ocheyedan was driving a 2022 Peterbilt […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Hear Update On Lower Gar Bridge Permitting Process
January 14, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The Lower Gar Bridge project was a topic of discussion at today’s (Tues.) Dickinson County Board of Supervisors meeting. County Engineer Jeff Rose told supervisors the project is still moving forward but remains snagged in the permitting process on the federal level. He says they’re prepared to finalize plans and bid documents just […]
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Lake Park City Council Awards Bid On City Hall Renovations
January 14, 2025
(Lake Park)– A total renovation of the Lake Park City Hall will be getting underway in coming days. The city council Monday evening awarded a bid on the project. Mayor Matt Carstensen says there’s some good news on that front… The low bid of $338,075 includes new offices for city staff, Lake Park Municipal Utilities […]
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