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City Of Lake Park Moving Forward With Marketing Effort
April 10, 2024
(Lake Park)– The Lake Park City Council Monday voted to proceed with a proposal from a local marketing firm to promote the city and its amenities. Mayor Matt Carstensen says it stems from a decision the council made last year to proceed with a long range strategic plan… Carstensen says a re-vamp of the city’s […]
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Traffic Camera Bill Makes Its Way Through Iowa House
April 10, 2024
(Des Moines)– Cities and counties can use automated traffic cameras if they can prove it’s needed to address critical safety issues, under a bill passed by the Iowa House. State Representative Phil Thompson from Boone is skeptical of the bill… State Representative Sami Scheetz from Cedar Rapids outlined the benefits of cameras… State Representative John […]
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Okoboji City Council Approves Design Plans For A New Commercial Building
April 10, 2024
(Okoboji)– A telecommunications company has the go-ahead to proceed with constructing a new commercial building in Okoboji. The city council Tuesday evening accepted a recommendation from the city’s Design Review Committee for specifications for a new building Premier Communications plans to erect on Brooks North Lane, immediately west of Liberty National Bank. The new building […]
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Eminent Domain Bill Progresses In Iowa Legislature
April 10, 2024
(Des Moines)– The Iowa Senate has taken a significant step forward in protecting landowners’ rights regarding hazardous liquid pipelines. The legislation passed by the House earlier this year aims to provide landowners with additional legal avenues to contest the use of eminent domain for private projects like carbon dioxide capture pipelines. The bill, if passed, […]
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Okoboji City Council Sets Bidletting Date For Stakeout Road Project
April 10, 2024
(Okoboji)– The Okoboji City Council this (Tues.) evening set a date for a bidletting on a major road project. City Administrator Michael Meyers says it will involve Stakeout Road… Meyers says work on the heavily traveled road won’t begin until after Labor Day… The city will receive bids on the project May 9th. The council […]
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SL City Council Approves Preliminary Plat For NW Iowa Corridor Habitat For Humanity Subdivision
April 10, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– The Spirit Lake City Council this (Tues.) evening approved a preliminary plat for a residential development being proposed by the Northwest Iowa Corridor Habitat For Humanity. The organization has purchased multiple lots in the area of 20th Street and Jackson Avenue, just west and south of the former Spirit Lake Schools administrative building. […]
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Award Bid On Center Lake Paving Project
April 9, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson County Supervisors today (Tues.) awarded the low bid of a little more than $1.1 million for a paving project on the south side of Center Lake. It includes 165th Street and 225th Place from 220th Avenue east to Highway 71. The bid from Blacktop Services of Humboldt was nearly $18,000 below the […]
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Child Abuse Prevention Month Being Observed
April 9, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– The month of April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Shakira Meyer of Upper Des Moines Opportunity says child abuse remains a problem locally. She says UDMO has a special program available to address the issue… Meyer says the Kids Program has been available in Dickinson county since 1990. She says it’s also now […]
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D.O.T Seeking Input On Proposed Roundabout In Cherokee County
April 9, 2024
(Marcus)– The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking input on plans to construct a roundabout in Cherokee county. It would be located at the intersection of Iowa Highway 3 just east of Iowa Highway 143 near Marcus. Traffic would be detoured while the work is underway. Plans call for the project to get started in […]
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Rain, Snow Hampering Spring Field Work
April 9, 2024
(Undated)– Last week was another week of colder-than-normal temperatures in Iowa with rain and snow. Farmers statewide had nearly three days suitable for fieldwork, while farmers in northwest Iowa had just under 2.5 days suitable for fieldwork. According to the USDA Crop Progress Report, minimal fieldwork was done during the week, but some producers were […]
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