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HUD Awards Funding To Counties Hard Hit By Last Year’s Flood
May 8, 2025
(Undated)– The Department of Housing and Urban Development is distributing over 134 million dollars to 29 Iowa counties, including several in the area, that were affected by flooding last summer. Approximately 80 percent of the federal dollars will go to four counties that were declared the “most impacted and distressed,” including Cherokee and Clay. The […]
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Spencer Officials Give Update On Flood Mitigation Efforts
May 8, 2025
(Spencer)– It’s been nearly a year now since historic flooding ravaged Spencer. Wednesday evening community leaders held an informational meeting with residents to give an update on lessons learned since the June, 2024 disaster. Rick Roe, a consultant who has worked with numerous other cities impacted by floods, recently completed a report on recommendations for […]
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A Shallow Lake In Jackson County Is Undergoing A Restoration
May 7, 2025
(Wilder, Mn.)– Efforts are underway to restore a shallow lake in northern Jackson county. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says crews this spring are drawing down the water level of Teal Lake just south of Wilder as part of a project to improve water quality and aquatic habitat in the 91-acre lake. The DNR […]
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City Of Estherville Applying For Grant To Fund Improvements At Airport
May 7, 2025
(Estherville)– The city of Estherville is moving ahead with a state grant application to assist with some improvements at the city’s airport. City Administrator Penny Clayton told the city council Monday the funds would help with two different projects… Clayton says the additional grass taxiway would help solve an ongoing issue at the airport… The […]
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OST Again Offering A Program For Area Students Interested In The Performing Arts
May 7, 2025
(Okoboji)– The musical theatre intensive will run from July 14-19th at the Okoboji Summer Theatre and Madison Dodd, the director of the Boji Bantam Children’s Theatre and of the musical theatre intensive, says there will be a lot going on during the week… Dodd says she was very pleased with the results of the first intensive […]
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Local Ag Expert: It’s Been An Ideal Spring For Corn & Soybean Planting
May 7, 2025
(Lakefield, Mn.)– Planting of corn and soybeans is wrapping up for some producers in the region, with some saying they’re completely done. Andy Nesseth of Extended Ag Services in Lakefield says the conditions this spring have been nothing short of ideal… Nesseth says some locations that received heavy rain recently are experiencing some minor crusting […]
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Semi Fire Resulted In Hwy 9 At Superior Being Closed For A Bit On Tuesday
May 7, 2025
(Superior)– A semi fire Tuesday afternoon shut down a portion of Highway 9 at Superior. The Spirit Lake Fire Department was called a little after 1:30 pm to the intersection of 320th Avenue and Highway 9 on the west side of Superior. Upon arriving they found the cab of the semi completely engulfed. The driver […]
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Community Flood De-Briefing Session To Be Held This (Wed.) Evening In Spencer
May 7, 2025
(Spencer)– Another community flood de-briefing meeting will be held this (Wed.) evening in Spencer. It begins at 6:00 pm at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish Center. The session will include a presentation from Rick Roe Consulting of Clive. The firm completed a comprehensive review into the cause and conditions of the June 2024 flood […]
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Two Dickinson County Supervisors Say They Want Discussion On Moratorium For Wind Turbines
May 6, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– There’s more fallout from last week’s public hearing by the Dickinson County Board of Adjustment on plans by Invenergy to construct 67 wind turbines in the eastern part of the county as part of the Red Rock Energy project. The hearing was conducted over three nights and ended with the Board of Adjustment […]
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Club House At Lakefield Golf Course Is No More Following A Controlled Burn
May 6, 2025
(Lakefield, Mn.)– The club house at Valleybrook Golf Course in Lakefield is no more following a controlled burn Monday. The new owner of the course, Jim Hussong, says it wasn’t feasible to remodel the building, which had fallen into disrepair over the years. He says they plan to replace it with something the entire community […]
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