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SW Minn. Teacher Wants Lawmakers To Visit Classrooms
November 24, 2023
(Fulda, MN)– A teacher in southwest Minnesota is asking state lawmakers who oversee education to come into the classroom and see the challenges facing students and educators. Megan Griep [[ greep ]] teaches high school English in Fulda, which is located near the Iowa and South Dakota borders in Murray County. Griep sent a letter […]
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Housing Study Underway In Lake Park
November 24, 2023
(Lake Park)– A housing study is underway in Lake Park. Mayor Matt Carstensen says the city council has commissioned Iowa State University to conduct the study… Carstensen says the construction of a new elementary school and improvements to the existing middle school-high school facility approved earlier this month by voters will also be a big […]
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Corridor CEO Points Out Importance Of Shopping Local
November 24, 2023
(Spencer)– Small Business Saturday is coming up tomorrow (Sat.). Curt Strouth, Executive Director of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation, says it comes as the month of November has also been dedicated to honoring entrepreneurs. He says the two are hand-in-hand… A press release from the Spencer Chamber of Commerce says that for every dollar […]
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Driver’s License Station At Dickinson Co. Treasurer’s Office To Be Closed A Little More Than A Week
November 24, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– The driver’s license station at the Dickinson County Treasurer’s Office will be closed a little more than a week starting this coming Monday, November 27th through Tuesday, December 5th. Scheduling for appointments will resume on Tuesday, December 5th. Treasurer Kris Rowley says the property tax and motor vehicle offices will remain open and […]
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Sheldon Police Asking For Info. Into Recent House Fire
November 24, 2023
(Sheldon)– Anyone with information into a suspicious house fire last week in Sheldon is being asked to come forward with it. Sheldon Police say they are investigating what they’re calling “an arson incident” that resulted in damage to a vacant home located at 1302 South 5th Avenue in Sheldon. The fire was reported on Wednesday, […]
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Superior Boil Order Lifted
November 22, 2023
(Superior)– A boil order previously in effect for Superior has been lifted. Officials say boiling of water for drinking or cooking is no longer needed as tests have come back satisfactorily. The order was put into place Tuesday but there was no announcement as to why.
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Authorities Urging Drivers To Use Extra Caution
November 22, 2023
(Undated)– The busy Thanksgiving Holiday travel time is upon us. Kevin Krull of the Iowa State Patrol tells us what to expect on two fronts… Krull says the Thanksgiving holiday period last year was a deadly one on Iowa roads… Krull adds we need to be especially vigilant on this day before Thanksgiving… Krull says […]
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Collision Involving A Jeep & Semi Sends One Person To The Hospital
November 22, 2023
(Sibley)– One person was taken to the hospital when a semi and a jeep collided Monday at an intersection just south of Sibley. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Xiangyu Jia of San Gabriel, California was driving a 2019 International semi eastbound and 74-year-old Joy Hall Villareal of Sibley was driving a 2016 Jeep […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Approve Road Funding Agreement
November 22, 2023
(Lake Park)– Improvements are in the works for a heavily traveled road in Lake Park. The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a funding agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation on a project to re-pave County Road M-27 on the south side of Lake Park. County Engineer Cole Budach says the county will […]
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