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Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department to present Tarzan April 11-14
April 8, 2024
(Estherville)- Iowa Lakes Community College will present their spring musical this week. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Lakes Music Department will present Tarzan Thursday through Saturday in Estherville. Instrumental Music Professor Carol Ayres says it involves a large cast and crew. “We have about 50 people involved on the stage and we have […]
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Third Eye Blind Added To Grandstand Lineup For This Year’s Clay County Fair Powered By SMU
April 8, 2024
(Spencer)– Pop group Third Eye Blind will be performing in front of the grandstand at this year’s Clay County Fair powered by SMU. The group will take the stage at 7:30 pm on Saturday, September 14th. A press release says a special guest will be announced later. Third Eye Blind has recorded five best-selling albums. […]
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A Significant Change Is In The Works For State Parks In Iowa
April 8, 2024
(Undated) — State parks in Iowa will eventually no longer have park rangers. Pete Hildreth is with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources… He says the transition is expected to be seamless to the public.
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Gillnetting Operations Play Major Role In Stocking Lakes Not Just Locally But Statewide
April 8, 2024
(Orleans)– As we reported late last week, annual gillnetting operations on the Iowa Great Lakes are getting underway. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says they set a goal each year for the number of eggs to collect. He says that’s around 100 million this year. Hawkins explains how […]
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Cloud Cover Will Likely Obscure Today’s Eclipse Locally
April 8, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– While the region is not in the path of totality and it likely will be overcast, those of us in northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota will still be able to see some effect of today’s eclipse. The National Weather Service says the eclipse will begin around 12:30 or so this (Mon.) afternoon and […]
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Collision Of SUV & UTV Results In Serious Injuries
April 7, 2024
(Milford)– Serious injuries were reported in a collision early this (Sunday) morning involving a sport utility vehicle and a UTV at the intersection of Highway 71 and 260th Street south of Milford. The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office says 76-year-old Richard Swanson of Spirit Lake was driving a 2018 Toyota Highlander northbound when he came across […]
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Iowa A-G Issues Warning About Increasing Prevalence Of “Grandparent Scams”
April 5, 2024
(Des Moines)– Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is warning residents about the increasing threat of grandparent scams. According to a news release, the warning follows a recent rise in reported fraud attempts. Seniors are the targets of grandparents scams, and attempts to trick them into believing their loved ones are in jail or another form […]
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Gillnetting On Iowa Great Lakes Could Start As Early As Late This Weekend
April 5, 2024
(Storm Lake)– Annual gillnetting operations on the Iowa Great Lakes could start late this weekend if conditions allow. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says they’re still waiting on water temperatures to warm up a little more… Hawkins says the process of collecting eggs will take roughly a week […]
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