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Semi Collides With Utility Pole
May 15, 2024
(Edgerton, Mn.)– A Bigelow, Minnesota man was injured Tuesday when a semi he was driving left the road struck a utility pole. The Minnesota State Patrol says 67-year-old Randall Feltman was driving a 2000 Peterbilt northbound on Highway 75 near Edgerton when the rig went off the road. Feltman was taken to the Luverne hospital […]
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Bid For Major Road Project In Okoboji Comes In Much Lower Than Expected
May 15, 2024
(Okoboji)– There’s good news for a major road project in Okoboji. The city council Tuesday evening awarded a bid on the Stakeout Road project following a public hearing. Two bids were received. City Administrator Michael Meyers tells KUOO news the low bid of $558,701 the council approved came in well below the engineer’s estimate… Meyers […]
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Cause Of Fire That Destroyed A Building At A Spirit Lake Business Going Down As Undetermined
May 14, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– The cause of a fire early this (Tues.) morning that destroyed a building at Great Lakes Marine in Spirit Lake is going down as undetermined. Spirit Lake Fire Chief Pat Daly… Daly says they were called to the scene around 3:15 am and found the fire already well underway. He says they then […]
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Adopt Revised Requirements For Wind Turbines
May 14, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A public hearing into proposed revisions to the county’s zoning ordinance that would tighten requirements for the construction of any new wind turbines consumed a large portion of today’s (Tues.) Dickinson County Board of Supervisors meeting. The revisions were forwarded to the supervisors by the county’s Planning and Zoning Commission after months of […]
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Spencer Fire Dept. Responds To Tar Kettle Fire
May 14, 2024
(Spencer)– No injuries were reported this (Tues.) morning in a fire in a parking lot in Spencer. The Spencer Fire Department was called a little after 6:00 am to 914 13th Street Southwest where a tar kettle was on fire. According to a press release, firefighters deployed attack lines to extinguish the fire and cool […]
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Weather Delays Continue To Cause Concern For Farmers
May 14, 2024
(Undated)– Iowa farmers were limited by wet conditions again last week.According to the USDA Crop Progress Report, rain resulted in just 1.7 days suitable for fieldwork in Iowa. There were just 1.3 days suitable in northwest Iowa. Farmers in the state reported planting corn, and soybeans, and applying pesticides late in the week. 57 percent […]
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Investigation Underway Into Fire That Destroyed A Building In Spirit Lake
May 14, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Firefighters remain on the scene of a fire this (Tues.) morning at Great Lakes Marine on Highways 9 and 71 in Spirit Lake. Spirit Lake Fire Chief Pat Daly tells KUOO news they were called to that location around 3:15 am… Daly says firefighters remain on the scene at this hour (as of […]
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Southwest Minnesota Collision Claims A Life
May 14, 2024
(Jeffers, Mn.)– A two-vehicle collision in southwest Minnesota has claimed a life. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened Monday at the intersection of Highways 30 and 71 in Cottonwood county. Troopers say 54-year-old Scott Burdorf of Montevideo, Minnesota was driving a 2022 Nissan southbound and 81-year-old Jerry Evers of Comfrey, Minnesota, was driving a […]
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City Of Orleans To Implement Curbside Recycling; Drop-Off Site Will Be Going Away
May 14, 2024
(Orleans)– The Orleans City Council Monday voted 5-0 to approve a contract with a new garbage and recycling collection service. It will allow the city to transition to a curbside recycling program once the new contract with Town and Country Disposal goes into effect this coming July 1st. City Clerk Kay Cmelik says it will […]
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