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Storm Lake Police Looking For Man Who Escaped From Custody
February 20, 2024
The Storm Lake Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a man who escaped from custody last (Mon) evening. The department was called to a residence early Monday evening in the 500 block of Hudson Street regarding a trespass incident. The suspect, 25-year-old Luis Rodriguez of Storm Lake, was taken into custody on multiple […]
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County Treasurer Offices Calling For Increased Reimbursement For Services They Perform On Behalf Of The State Of Iowa
February 20, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– County Treasurers around Iowa say the administrative fees their offices collect for services they perform on behalf of the state aren’t nearly enough based on the work their offices have to do. In Dickinson County, Treasurer Kris Rowley says that’s especially the case with vehicle registrations… Rowley says a bill introduced in the […]
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City Of Spencer Gathering Additional Public Input On Splash Pad, Campground & Swimming Pool Projects
February 20, 2024
(Spencer)– The city of Spencer continues to seek public input on proposed plans for a splash pad along with upgrades to the city’s campground and swimming pool. Bob Fullhart of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department says they’ll be holding another open house tomorrow (Wed.) evening at 6:00 pm at city hall… Again the open […]
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Spencer City Council Sets Public Hearing & Bidletting Date For Infrastructure Projects
February 20, 2024
(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council Monday evening adopted resolutions pertaining to some street and infrastructure projects for two new residential subdivisions, including one proposed to be built on 29th Street Southwest. A city engineer, Ross McWhirter, outlined the scope of the project… A bidletting and public hearing will be held March 18th. The other is […]
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Estherville City Council Talks Trails
February 19, 2024
(Estherville)– The Estherville City Council this (Monday) evening approved a proposal with a local engineering firm to update a master plan for the city’s trail system. City Administrator Penny Clayton says an updated plan is needed as the city looks to construct some additional trails… Jacobson Westergard and Associates will design an updated plan at […]
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Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department to host Night at The P.A.C. February 20
February 19, 2024
(Estherville)-There’s a free concert on tap Tuesday evening at Iowa Lakes in Estherville. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department will host a Night at The P.A.C. Tuesday evening.Instrumental Music Professor Carol Ayres says a wide variety of music will be performed. “We’ll have many solos by various people from […]
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Another Reminder Of DNR Hunting, Trapping Meeting Coming Up Tues. (Feb. 20th)
February 19, 2024
(Okoboji)– Another reminder of a meeting the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be holding meeting tomorrow (Tues.) evening to gather input on the recently completed hunting and trapping seasons. Chris LaRue, a DNR wildlife biologist, says they’re hoping for a good turnout… He says the session will be conducted in a town hall setting… […]
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LRH Named A Top 100 Hospital
February 19, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Lakes Regional Healthcare has been named a Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital for the 6th year in a row. The designation is through The Chartis Center for Rural Health. It analyzes rural hospitals through the Hospital Strength INDEX which utilizes publicly available data to measure and monitor performance in areas such as […]
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Iowa Lakes Corridor Dev. Corp. Is Out With It’s Annual Report For 2023
February 19, 2024
(Spencer)– The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation is out with its annual report for 2023. President and CEO Curt Strouth tells KUOO news one of the highlights is the findings of retention and expansion visits the Corridor conducted among various businesses and industries in the four counties they serve… In addition to those issues, Strouth […]
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