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Spirit Lake Chamber to Host Annual BRASL July 13
July 11, 2024
(Spirit Lake)-It’s the Annual Bike Ride Around Spirit Lake this weekend. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Spirit Lake Chamber will host the annual BRASL, or Bike Ride Around Spirit Lake, on Saturday, July 13.Director Regina Reed says they are rides for all abilities. “We have the 15, the 25 and the 50 mile rides. […]
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Governor Reynolds Announces Programs To Assist Flood Victims
July 11, 2024
(Des Moines)– Governor Reynolds also today (Thurs.) outlined a loan assistance program to help farmers severely impacted by the flood… The program, which went into effect today (Thurs.), is being administered through the Iowa Finance Authority. Applications can be made online at iowagrants.gov. The Governor also unveiled a couple of programs assisting those in presidentially […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds Talks Assistance To Iowa Great Lakes During Flood Press Conference
July 11, 2024
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds gave an update during a press conference this (Thurs.) morning on concerns spelled out in a letter from the Okoboji City Council regarding flood damage and ongoing high water in the Iowa Great Lakes. One of the items she addressed is new efforts to move along the permitting process for […]
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A Dickinson County Jury Finds Kyle Ricke Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram
July 11, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A Dickinson county jury has found Kyle Ricke guilty of 1st degree murder in the shooting death of Algona police officer Kevin Cram. The jury returned its verdict this (Thurs.) morning after deliberating about an hour. No word just yet on a sentencing date. Testimony in the trial concluded Wednesday, with the prosecution […]
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CAASA Vows To Re-Build It’s Facility In Downtown Spencer
July 11, 2024
(Spencer)– An agency that’s used to helping people now needs help of its own as it works to recover from the flood. CAASA, the Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault, sustained about $400,000 in damage when their offices in Spencer flooded. The facility had just opened this past September. Executive Director Stephanie Henrich says it […]
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Flooding Leaves Behind Bumper Crop Of Gnats & Mosquitoes
July 11, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– If you’ve spent any time at all outdoors recently chances are you felt like the main course of a giant buffet because of all the mosquitoes and gnats. Katy Burke of Dickinson County Public Health says it’s another byproduct of the recent heavy rains. She says there are several things you can do […]
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Testimony Concludes In Kyle Ricke Trial
July 11, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Testimony concluded Wednesday in the 1st degree murder trial of Kyle Ricke, accused in the fatal shooting in September of last year of Algona police officer Kevin Cram. Evan Thompson of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation testified that during an interview, Ricke told him he blacked out at the time of the […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds Comments On City Of Okoboji Letter
July 11, 2024
(Spencer)– Governor Kim Reynolds says she has reviewed the letter from the city of Okoboji regarding flood damage and debris in the Iowa Great Lakes and that she is aware of the problem. Reynolds made the comments in a stop late Wednesday in Spencer… Reynolds also commented on the ad-hoc committee that has been put […]
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Arnolds Park City Council Discusses Annexation Request
July 11, 2024
(Arnolds Park)– The Arnolds Park City Council Wednesday set the wheels in motion to annex some land for a new residential development just east of the Emerald Hills Golf Course. As we’ve reported previously, a 97 unit development known as Emerald Estates is being planned for that area. The site is currently in the county […]
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IGL Sanitary District Ends Its Last Bypass
July 10, 2024
(Milford)– The Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District says it is no longer bypassing wastewater. Director Steve Anderson says it’s last bypass ended Monday. He says even though the Okoboji’s are still above flood stage, the sanitary sewer collection system is now able to keep up with flows. Anderson notes, however, 64 lift stations are running […]
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