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Multiple Departments Battle Fire At Scrap Business
October 21, 2024
(Storm Lake)– A weekend fire heavily damaged a scrap yard near Storm Lake. Firefighters from seven departments battled the blaze early Sunday at Buzz’s Salvage. One firefighter sustained a deep laceration. Firefighters had to deal with multiple explosions from flammable cylinders. Flames could be seen from several miles away. Authorities say one building and its […]
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Man Wanted In Texas Murder Case Apprehended In NW Iowa
October 21, 2024
(Pomeroy)– A wanted man in Texas, has been caught in Iowa after two years on the run. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office says Kyle Coolack had a warrant for his arrest in a July 2022 murder case from Houston, Texas. They say Coolack had been staying at a home in Pomeroy, when he admitted to […]
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City Of Sibley Now Connected To Lewis & Clark Water System
October 19, 2024
(Sibley)– After a 34 year wait, water from the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System (L&C) finally started flowing to Sibley on October 17th. Sibley is the 20th and final member to be connected and has reserved capacity of 650,000 gallons a day. A ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the connection has been scheduled for October […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds Appoints New Judge For District 3A
October 19, 2024
(Des Moines)– Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed Adam Miller as a district judge in Judicial District 3A. Miller, of Cherokee, Iowa, is an attorney at Miller Miller Miller PC. He received his undergraduate degree from Stephen F Austin State University and law degree from Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Miller fills a vacancy created following the […]
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ILCC Trustees Vote To Proceed With Grant Applications
October 18, 2024
(Emmetsburg)– Some improvements could be in the offing at a couple of Iowa Lakes Community College locations in Emmetsburg. The college’s Board of Trustees earlier this week voted to proceed with two grant applications through the Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation. Robert Leifeld, Vice President of Administration at Iowa Lakes, says one of the […]
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Ban On Open Burning Now In Place For Kossuth County
October 18, 2024
(Algona)– A ban on open burning is now in effect for Kossuth county until further notice. It went into place at 4:00 pm on Thursday. That leaves Buena Vista, Dickinson and Pocahontas as the only counties in the region without a ban. Even then, officials in those counties highly urge everyone to refrain from any […]
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There’s A Brisk Turnout So Far For Early Voting In Dickinson County
October 18, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– In person early voting for the November 5th election began Wednesday in Iowa. Locally, Jordan Moyer who oversees elections for the Dickinson County Auditor’s Office says they’ve been seeing a lot of people come through… Moyer says those numbers are above what they were for the same timeframe in the last Presidential election… […]
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Hales Slough Access Road To Be Closed A Few Days Next Week
October 18, 2024
(Orleans)– The access road to Hales Slough on the northeast side of Big Spirit Lake will be closed for a few days next week. Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say the road will be closed beginning Monday, October 21st. They say the repairs should be completed with the road reopening by Thursday, […]
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Wildfire Burns Large Area Near Little Sioux River Southeast Of Lake Park
October 18, 2024
(Lake Park)– A wildfire Thursday halfway between Spirit Lake and Lake Park burned a significant amount of land. The Lake Park Fire Department was called to the area of 1631 170th Street, several miles south of Highway 9 just west of the Little Sioux River, around 3:45 pm. Fire Chief Brandon Ehret says they quickly […]
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