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Advance Registration For 2024 Okoboji Cycling Classic Campus Bike Ride Closes Next Week
June 20, 2024
(Milford)– Kiley Zankowski of the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce tells KUOO news this year’s event will be held Saturday, June 29th with check-in beginning at 7:00 am at Florence Park in Milford and the ride itself starting at 9:00 am… The registration fee is $35.00… Zankowski says the proceeds will be split […]
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Additional Road Maintenance Planned This Summer For Spencer
June 20, 2024
(Spencer)– Some additional streets are being added to a pavement overlay project in Spencer. Public Works Director Mark White says favorable bids allowed them to add on to the project… Other streets that were already included in the project are 10th Avenue East north of 18th Street; 4th Avenue west from 1st to 4th Street; […]
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Additional Charges Filed Against Woman Accused Of Striking Young Child On A Bike
June 20, 2024
(Emmetsburg)– Additional charges have been filed against an Estherville woman accused of striking a young girl on her bike June 9th in Ruthven, then fleeing the scene as the child’s bike was being dragged by her vehicle. 22-year-old Laticia Whiting was originally charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing serious injury, driving on […]
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Okoboji Writer’s Retreat to be held September 22-25
June 19, 2024
It’s time to register for the Okoboji Writer’s Retreat. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Okoboji Writer’s Retreat will be held September 22-25 in The Iowa Great Lakes.Founder Julie Gammack says the retreat is for writers of all abilities. “I think one of the things worry about when they think they’d like to come but […]
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Disaster Proclamation Issued For Clay, Dickinson, Emmet & O’Brien Counties
June 19, 2024
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds today (Wed.) issued a disaster proclamation for Clay, Dickinson, Emmet and O’Brien counties due to severe weather on June 12th. The proclamation activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and Disaster Case Advocacy Program for impacted residents. The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for […]
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Latest Info. On Lake Levels: Big Spirit Appears To Have Leveled Off While Okoboji’s Continue To Rise
June 19, 2024
(Orleans)– The water level on Big Spirit Lake appears to have leveled off as of late this (Wed.) morning while the Okoboji’s continues to rise. That’s according to the latest information from the U.S. Geological Survey. The reading as of about 10:00 am this (Wed.) morning had Big Spirit Lake at 15.46 feet, which is […]
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Ag Expert: For Most Area Farmers It’s Now All About Damage Control
June 19, 2024
(Lakefield, Mn.)– Now that we’re outside the window for any re-planting, for most farmers in the region it’s now a matter of trying to protect the crops that ARE in the ground and coming up. Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services in Lakefield, Minnesota says a lot of the corn has shallow root systems because […]
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Pocahontas Man Arrested On Multiple Charges In Livestock Theft Case
June 19, 2024
(Emmetsburg)– A Pocahontas man faces multiple charges in an investigation involving law enforcement agencies from eight different counties in the region involving the theft of some livestock. Authorities say 26-year-old Corey Goeders was arrested this past Friday on a valid Palo Alto county warrant stemming from the investigation that began in April of last year. […]
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