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Emerald Ash Borer Now Confirmed In Emmet County
October 17, 2024
(Des Moines)– Emerald Ash Borer has now been confirmed in Emmet county. Officials with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship say samples were collected from a declining ash tree in Amstrong earlier this month and were sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for confirmation. Emmet was […]
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ILCC Awarded Nearly $2 Million Grant
October 17, 2024
(Estherville)– Iowa Lakes Community College is the recipient of a nearly $2 million grant through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Training and Assessment Centers expansion initiative. Jeff Soole, Dean of Career and Technical Education and Workforce Training at Iowa Lakes says it will allow them to enhance their industrial training programs… Soole says it […]
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Harvest Continues To Roll Along
October 17, 2024
(Undated)– Dry weather continues to help farmers make good progress with the harvest. The USDA crop report shows one-quarter of Iowa’s soybean crop was harvested in the week that ended Sunday. That puts the soybean harvest at 81 percent complete — six days ahead of last year and ten days ahead of the average. The […]
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Red Flag Warning To Once Again Be In Effect For The Region Today (Thurs.)
October 17, 2024
(Undated)– Another red flag warning will be in effect today (Thurs.) for a large part of northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. The National Weather Service says it’s due to a very high fire danger stemming from very low humidity, extremely dry vegetation, and wind that could gust as high as 45 mph. Forecasters say any […]
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Local Philanthropist Being Honored
October 16, 2024
(West Des Moines)– A lakes area philanthropist is getting some special recognition. Tim Kinnetz is one of six leaders from across Iowa to receive the inaugural Envision Iowa Visionary Leadership Award . It honors those who have shown commitment and vision toward the economic development of the state and their communities through innovation and collaboration […]
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Spencer City Council Votes To Offer Microgrant Pgms. To Assist Flood Victims
October 16, 2024
(Spencer)– Meeting in special session Tuesday evening, the Spencer City Council voted to offer two different micro grant programs to assist residents impacted in the June flood. One of those is to assist those who’s property was damaged with special paint markings applied by city crews during the flood. Those markings were made on structures […]
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Very High Fire Danger Will Exist Across The Region In Coming Days
October 16, 2024
(Undated)– A very high fire danger will be in place across all of northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota in coming days. A red flag warning has been issued for the region from 1:00 pm this (Wed.) afternoon until 7:00 pm this (Wed.) evening. Forecasters say the combination of a gusty south wind, low humidity and […]
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Nightmare At The Fair Is Back
October 16, 2024
(Spencer)– It’s time to get your scare on with Halloween just a couple weeks away. The Spencer Jaycees are again putting on their “Nightmare At The Fair” haunted house this Friday and Saturday, October 18th and 19th and again next Friday and Saturday, October 25th and 26th. It will be open those evenings from 7:00 […]
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Early Voting Gets Underway Today (Oct. 16th) Across Iowa
October 16, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Early voting gets underway today (Wed.) across Iowa for the November 5th election. Jordan Moyer of the Dickinson County Auditor’s Office… The site will be open Monday through Friday during regular office hours as well as Saturday, November 2nd, from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. Moyer says today (Wed.) is also the first […]
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