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Blood Collection Agency Says Donations Are Especially Critical During The Holidays
December 27, 2023
(Undated)– The holiday season is a critical time of the year for donating blood. Shay Willis of Life Serve Blood Center says demand for all types of blood is way up. She says they’ve developed a special theme for the upcoming new year… Willis says just because it’s the holidays doesn’t mean their blood centers […]
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Expert Says All Of That Rain Over The Christmas Holiday Was Extremely Beneficial
December 27, 2023
(Des Moines)– All of that rain that fell over the Christmas holiday will go a long way toward easing the drought. Tim Hall is with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources… Hall says even then, 2023 is going to go down as a very dry year… Hall adds the late December rain came at a […]
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Iowa Roads In 2023 Were Deadliest Since 2016
December 27, 2023
(Undated) — Iowa’s roads this year are on pace to be as fatal as 2016. That’s according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). Since Friday, over 350 people have died from crashes, which is a ten percent increase from last year. Over 400 people died in 2016 on the state’s roads. Iowa State Patrol […]
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Police In Fairmont Telling Motorists To Check Their Lugnuts
December 27, 2023
(Fairmont, MN) — A southern Minnesota police department is encouraging drivers to check their lugnuts. Police in Fairmont say they’ve heard a lot of loose lugnuts on wheels in the area. The department says they don’t suspect criminal activity, but consider the amount of loose lugs to be unusual. They are encouraging drivers to check […]
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Semi Crash Sends One Person To The Hospital
December 26, 2023
(Spencer)– A semi rollover early Sunday on Highway 71 just north of Spencer sent a Rembrandt man to the hospital. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says Ronald Peters lost control of a 2017 Peterbilt semi as he was reaching for something on the passenger seat. The rig went off the road and traveled into the […]
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Illness Forces Cancellation Of Event At Dickinson County Museum
December 26, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Organizers of “An Old Fashion Christmas” that had been scheduled at the Dickinson County Museum say illness has forced the cancellation of the event. It had been scheduled for this coming Saturday, December 30th.
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Drop-Offs Established For Natural Christmas Trees & Greenery
December 26, 2023
(Arnolds Park)– If you’re wondering what to do with that natural Christmas tree and greenery once you take it down in the coming days, the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce has an idea. You can drop them off in trailers located in the parking lot at the Arnolds Park Amusement Park and the […]
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Design Process For H-LP Construction Project About To Kick Into High Gear
December 26, 2023
(Lake Park)– Planning and designing for a new elementary school to be constructed adjacent to the middle school-high school in Lake Park is about to kick into high gear. Harris-Lake Park Superintendent Gary Richardson says I’s are being dotted and T’s are being crossed with FEH, the architectural firm that will be overseeing that process… […]
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