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Spencer Residents Being Told To Pay Close Attention With Even More Rain On The Way
July 1, 2024
(Spencer)– City officials in Spencer say residents need to be weather aware, with even more rain expected later today (Monday) and tonight. The National Weather Service says one to two inches of rain could fall across the region, with some areas maybe getting even more than that. While the amounts will be nowhere what they […]
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Spirit Lake Woman Recognized For 30 Years Of Volunteer Service
July 1, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A Spirit Lake woman has been recognized for her 30 years of volunteer service with the Dickinson County Retired Senior Volunteer Program, or RSVP. Leah Streeter recently received a Length of Service award and was recognized June 25th with a Governor’s Volunteer Award from Volunteer Iowa. Streeter averages over 20 hours of volunteer […]
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Researcher Addresses Key Factor Behind Active Tornado Season
July 1, 2024
(Undated)– Weather researchers at Iowa State University say a shifting climate and warmer ocean temperatures are partially responsible for a record number of tornadoes this spring. More than 100 were reported in Iowa, in May alone. Eleven-hundred tornadoes were reported regionwide in May, from Texas to Minnesota and from West Virginia to Georgia. That’s more […]
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Committee To Explore Possible Options For Lowering Iowa Great Lakes While Not Flooding Downstream Areas
June 29, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A crowd of hundreds overflowed the Supervisors room at flooded into the hallways at the Dickinson County Courthouse during a joint meeting this (Sat.) afternoon of the Board of Supervisors and Emergency Management Commission. Residents and elected officials from the entire length of the Little Sioux River, some from as far away as […]
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IGLSD Identifies Major Factor In Overloaded Sewer System
June 29, 2024
(Wahpeton)– Officials with the Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District say they’ve found the likely cause of the ongoing issues with the overloaded sewer system in areas very near the lakes. Superintendent Steve Anderson says crews have found many instances in which floor drains in homes, garages, basements and crawl spaces that either have ground water […]
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Lakeside Speaker Series to feature talk by Dr. Katherine McCarville July 2
June 28, 2024
(Okoboji)-The Lakeside Lab Speaker Series will feature a talk on Iowa geology Tuesday night. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Friends of Lakeside Lab Speaker Series will continue Tuesday evening with a talk by Dr. Katherine McCarville, Geoscientist in Residence at Lakeside Lab who will be speaking about Iowa Rocks. “I think sometimes people think […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds Appoints John Sandy To Court Of Appeals
June 28, 2024
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds announced today (Friday) she has appointed John Sandy of Spirit Lake as a judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals. Sandy currently serves as District Judge in District 3A. He received his undergraduate degree and law degree from the University of St. Thomas. Sandy fills a vacancy created following the […]
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Joint Meeting Planned Saturday (6/29) To Consider Breaching Road Over Lower Gar Outlet
June 28, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– What is now an ecological disaster could soon become an economic disaster for the Iowa Great Lakes unless immediate action is taken to lower water levels. That was the message marina and resort operators had today (Fri.) at a meeting of the Dickinson County Emergency Management Commission. Among those delivering that was Rich […]
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Continued Run-Off From Construction Site Drawing Ire Of Okoboji City Officials
June 28, 2024
(Okoboji)– The Okoboji City Council again heard concern at this (Fri.) morning’s special meeting from property owners near the Sherwood Forest Park project. They also addressed the council at a special meeting earlier in the week on the matter. They indicated that there was more silt coming off the site following heavy rain overnight, and […]
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Okoboji City Council Discusses Possible Revisions To Lakeshore Ordinance To Address Bank Collapses
June 28, 2024
(Okoboji)– There was discussion at a special meeting this (Fri.) morning of the Okoboji City Council on possibly revising the city’s lakeshore landscaping ordinance. It comes on the heels of massive landslides into West Lake Okoboji as a result of the recent extreme rains. Some 10 to 15 large bank collapses have occurred within Okoboji […]
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