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Collision Sends Several People To The Hospital
April 3, 2024
(George)– A two-vehicle collision Tuesday near George sent multiple people to the hospital. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says it happened at the intersection of 230th Street and Marsh Avenue near George. Deputies say 20-year-old Maximus Jones of Lake Park was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado southbound and 45-year-old Katrina Riemersma of Ashton was driving […]
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County Road A-34, Or 13th Street In Milford, To Be Closed From Hwy 71 To West City Limits Starting April 15th
April 3, 2024
(Milford)– Work on a heavily traveled road in Milford is about to get underway. A public informational meeting was held Tuesday evening on the reconstruction of County Road A-34, or 13th Street, between the west city limits and Highway 71. Jason Eygabroad of Beck Engineering is helping to oversee the project… Eygabroad says a detour […]
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Officials Break Ground On New Fareway Store In Spirit Lake
April 2, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A groundbreaking ceremony was held today (Tuesday) to officially kick off construction of a new Fareway Store at the corner of Highway 71 and 175th Street in Spirit Lake, just east of the Okoboji Summer Theatre. Fareway CEO Reynolds Cramer was on hand for the event… Cramer says the new store will be […]
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Spirit Lake Fire Dept. Holds Pancake Fundraiser This Weekend
April 2, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A major fundraiser will be held this weekend for the Spirit Lake Fire Department. Chief Pat Daly says they’ll be holding their annual Pancake Feed Saturday from 7:00 am until 1:00 pm at the fire station… Admission will be by a freewill donation… Daly says those attending will also be able to get […]
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City Of Spencer Reaches Settlement On Street Project
April 2, 2024
(Spencer)– The city of Spencer will be able to avoid condemnation proceedings after striking an agreement with some private property owners to extend a street though their property for a business development along some former railroad right-of-way on the city’s north side. Terms of the agreement approved at Monday’s city council meeting call for the […]
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Sheldon Company Announces Major Expansion
April 2, 2024
(Sheldon)– A major expansion is in the works for a Sheldon company. Maintainer Corporation announced Monday it will be building an 11,000 square-foot vocational training center and showroom at its north plant campus in Sheldon, along with a nearly 31,000 square-foot addition onto its south plant location. Company officials say it will nearly double existing […]
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Estherville City Council Awards Bid For 2024 Street Projects
April 2, 2024
(Estherville)– The Estherville City Council Monday awarded a bid for the city’s 2024 street improvements project. The low bid of a little more than $410,000 was submitted by a firm from Mason City and was slightly over the engineer’s estimate. City Administrator Penny Clayton outlines the streets that will be affected… Clayton says the cost […]
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County Officials Sound Off On New Requirement For Budget Hearing Notices To Be Mailed
April 1, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– County officials are sounding off on a new requirement through House File 718 that requires them to mail notices about budget hearings to property owners. Dickinson County Auditor Lori Pedersen says they didn’t get the needed information from the state for those notices until just days before the mandated deadline to get them […]
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Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed In Palo Alto County
April 1, 2024
(Emmetsburg)– Emerald ash borer has now been discovered in Palo Alto county, making Emmet county the only county in Iowa where the pest has not been officially confirmed yet. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services says the pest was found in samples collected in March from an ash tree in […]
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