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Okoboji Summer Theatre to kick off 66th Season with Gala June 24
June 18, 2024
(Okoboji)-The Okoboji Summer Theatre is about to open for the season. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Okoboji Summer Theatre will open on June 25th with their production of Leader of the Pack.Executive Director Ruth Ann Burke says they’ll kick off the season with a special fundraiser on Monday, June 24. “We are celebrating the […]
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Spencer City Council Hears Concern Over Grand Avenue Traffic/Pedestrian Signals
June 18, 2024
(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council Monday heard concerns from a downtown resident over the recently revamped traffic signals on Grand Avenue. Benjamin Unseth said he feels a countdown feature on the signals are confusing to both motorists and pedestrians… Mayor Steve Bomgaars responded to the concern, saying the city will be in contact with traffic […]
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Number Of Bird Flu Cases In NW Iowa Dairy Herds Continues To Rise
June 18, 2024
(Des Moines)– Highly pathogenic avian influenza has now been detected in six northwest Iowa Dairy operations. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says the virus has been detected in a dairy herd in O’Brien County, one in Plymouth County, and four in Sioux County. Ag officials are strongly encouraging poultry producers and dairy […]
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Lakeside Speaker Series to feature talk by Lori Eich on Innovation in Marine Power Tuesday, June 18
June 18, 2024
(Okoboji)-Tuesday’s Lakeside Lab Speaker Series will feature a talk on new technology. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Friends of Lakeside Lab Speaker Series will continue on Tuesday evening with a talk by Lori Eich who will speak about new technology and her new company, HydroKinetX. “Wave energy converters, there’s a historic design to those, […]
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Spencer City Council Tables Action On Grant Program
June 18, 2024
(Spencer)– The city of Spencer is debating whether or not to sign on with a program that could help land grants for various beautification projects. The Hometown Pride Program was a topic of discussion at Monday’s city council meeting. Councilman Brian Balk said he’s skeptical about it… Fellow councilman Tom Nelson looked at it from […]
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Permitting Process For Lower Gar Bridge Reportedly Caught Up In Bureaucracy
June 18, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– The permitting process for building a bridge over the Lower Gar Outlet is reportedly in limbo in Des Moines due to bureaucratic red tape. Milford Mayor Steve Anderson made the revelation at Monday’s emergency meeting of the Dickinson County Emergency Management Commission… Efforts to get a bridge built at the Lower Gar Outlet […]
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IGL Sanitary District Says Illegal Sump Pump Connections & Power Outages Were Two Big Factors In Wastewater Bypasses
June 17, 2024
(Milford)– Steve Anderson, Superintendent of the Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District, says the recent heavy rains have been putting a strain on their collection system. He adds the power outage early Monday quickly made matters worse… Anderson says it’s also important to quit running water whenever the power goes out… Anderson says the Iowa Great […]
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5 MPH Speed Limit To Go In Effect At 4:00 PM Tuesday On ALL Dickinson County Lakes
June 17, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Meeting in emergency session late this (Mon.) afternoon, the Dickinson County Emergency Management Commission voted to implement a 5 mph speed limit on ALL Dickinson county lakes. Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ehret says it goes into effect at 4:00 pm Tuesday… Ehret says the commission opted to take the action even though the […]
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Multiple Wastewater Bypasses Going On In Iowa Great Lakes
June 17, 2024
(Milford)– Extremely heavy rain and power outages with the storms that moved through the Iowa Great Lakes very early this (Mon.) morning have resulted in several wastewater bypasses. That word from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ field office in Spencer. One of those occurred at a lift station just south of Manhattan Point on […]
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