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Work On M-27 At Lake Park To Get Underway In Early June
May 22, 2024
(Lake Park)– Work on a major road project in Lake Park will be getting underway in the coming weeks. Dickinson County Engineer Cole Budach says work on County Road M-27 from Highway 9 to near the elevator will be getting underway in early June… Budach reminds everyone a detour will be in place while the […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation Following Severe Weather
May 21, 2024
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds Tuesday authorized a disaster proclamation for 15 counties impacted by the most recent bout with severe weather. Several of those counties are in northwest Iowa. They include Clay, Kossuth and Palo Alto. The designation activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and Disaster Case Advocacy Program for those counties. The […]
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Trial For A Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting An Algona Police Officer Being Moved To Dickinson County
May 21, 2024
(Algona)– Trial for a man accused of fatally shooting an Algona police officer will be held in Dickinson county after a judge Tuesday granted a change of venue. Kyle Ricke is charged with 1st degree murder in the September 2023 death of Kevin Cram. Ricke’s attorneys sought to have the trial moved out of Kossuth […]
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Two People Recognized During Spencer City Council Meeting For Heroics In Rescue Of Two Boys
May 21, 2024
(Spencer)– Special accolades were given during Monday evening’s Spencer City Council meeting to a man and a police officer who were involved in the rescue of two boys on the Little Sioux River in Spencer on May 9th. The boys were swept away by the current while attempting to ride their bicycles across the flooded […]
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Flood Warnings Back In Place For Some Area Rivers
May 21, 2024
(Spencer)– Heavy rain in some areas overnight is pushing rivers back up. The National Weather Service has once again issued flood warnings for the Little Sioux and Ocheyedan Rivers at Spencer. The Little Sioux is expected to crest at 10.7 feet Wednesday evening before dropping back below flood stage on Friday. The Ocheyedan River at […]
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Longtime Dickinson County P & Z Member Says He Won’t Seek Re-Appointment
May 21, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A longtime member of the Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Commission says he won’t be seeking re-appointment once his current term runs out at the end of the year. Tony Weber made the announcement at Monday’s P & Z meeting. Weber currently serves as chairman of the commission. His tenure on the Dickinson […]
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Large Hail Batters Portions Of The Region
May 21, 2024
(Royal)– Severe weather brought very large hail with it to parts of the region Monday evening. Hail larger than golf balls battered southern portions of Clay county, including the Royal area. The hail pretty much wiped out emerging crops in that area and caused property damage to vehicles and structures. There were no immediate reports […]
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Estherville City Council Discusses Water Service & Possible Future Growth
May 21, 2024
(Estherville)– A discussion on water service and potential future growth was a topic of discussion at Monday’s Estherville City Council meeting. A request by a homeowner near the golf course on the city’s west side to connect to rural water is what sparked the discussion. The golf course club house and another home in that […]
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Additional Details Revealed Into Saturday’s River Rescue In Estherville
May 20, 2024
(Estherville)– We’re learning additional details into a rescue operation that took place Saturday on the West Fork of the Des Moines River in Estherville. Estherville Fire Chief and Emmet County Emergency Management Coordinator Travis Sheridan says crews were called after getting reports of a kayak that had overturned and that a child was being pulled […]
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