Date Published
Keyword
-
SLHS Marching Band Brings Home Hardware From Orange City Competition
October 16, 2023
The Force Marching Band from Spirit Lake High School has received honors for recent accomplishments at the IHSMA Marching Band Contest where they received a Division I Superior Rating and the Dutchmen Field Championships where they earned 2nd Place in Class 3A as well as the caption award for Best Music. The Force will conclude […]
Read More -
Lewis & Clark Awards Bid On Sibley Service Line
October 16, 2023
(Tea, SD)— The Board of Directors of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System awarded an $8.4 million contract for the Sibley service line to Metro Construction of Tea, SD. The service line includes 17 miles of 12-inch diameter PVC pipe. The substantial completion deadline is July 2025. Lewis & Clark is a non-profit wholesale […]
Read More -
-
-
Avian Influenza Concerns Increase With Fall Migration
October 13, 2023
(Des Moines)– Iowa’s poultry industry is getting ready for the fall wild bird migration, and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says there’s a threat of avian influenza to their flocks… Millions of birds had to be culled in the nation’s last bird flu outbreak, costing farmers and the federal government billions. Naig says this […]
Read More -
-
Collision Of Car & Semi Results In Serious Injury
October 13, 2023
(Windom, Mn.)– Two people were injured Thursday in a collision at Highways 60 and 71 in Windom involving a car and a semi. The Minnesota State Patrol says 59-year-old Edward Cooper of Hampton, Minnesota was driving a 2018 Superior semi pulling a trailer eastbound on Highway 60 and 79-year-old Gerald Just of Bingham Lake was […]
Read More -
Alliant Energy Seeking Rate Increases
October 13, 2023
(Undated)– Alliant Energy is asking the Iowa Utilities Board for an increase in electric and natural gas rates. The company is asking for a seven-point-seven increase for electricity and a five percent increase for gas. Alliant Energy says it is requesting the increase to prepare for the energy-changing landscape. The IUB will look over their […]
Read More -
Clay County Traffic Stop Results In Multiple Charges Against Two Men
October 12, 2023
(Spencer)– Multiple charges have been filed against two men stemming from a traffic stop early Wednesday in the 2800 mile of Highway 18 in Clay county. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says the vehicle was pulled over for speeding and that it was discovered the two occupants in it had been drinking alcohol. A sobriety […]
Read More -
DNR Asking For Vigilance As Docks, Hoists Come Out This Fall
October 12, 2023
(Boone)– The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging everyone to be vigilant this fall as boats, docks and hoists come out of the water. Kim Bogenschutz is the Fishery Bureau’s Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator the the DNR… Bogenschutz says if you do happen to find something out of the ordinary, you should try to […]
Read More -
There’s Good News If You Use Natural Gas To Heat Your Home
October 12, 2023
(Undated)– There’s good news if you use natural gas to heat your home. Officials with Black Hills Energy say customers can expect lower natural gas costs ahead of this year’s heating season, compared to last year. According to the New York Mercantile Exchange, or NYMEX, U.S natural gas costs were four times lower in September […]
Read More -