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Growing Season Coming To A Close With Frost & Freeze Warnings In Effect
October 6, 2023
(Undated)– The growing season throughout northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota will likely come to an end tonight (Friday). The National Weather Service says some of the coldest air of the season will arrive, with overnight lows by Saturday morning of around 30 degrees, maybe even dipping into the 20’s in some low lying areas. Freeze […]
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2023 Artisans Road Trip to be held October 7 and 8 in Northwest Iowa
October 5, 2023
(Okoboji)-It’s time for the annual Artisans Road Trip. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Artisans Road Trip will be held in Northwest Iowa this weekend.Pearson Lakes Art Center Visual Arts Director Danielle Clouse Gast says, the annual event is a self-guided tour. “The tour actually has been happening for a number of years, probably close […]
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Milford Man Sentenced On Federal Firearms Charge
October 5, 2023
(Sioux City)– A Milford man has been sentenced on a federal firearms charge. 35-year-old Jeffrey Krowiorz, II was sentencted Tuesday to 85 months in prison. Krowiorz admitted during a plea hearing he unlawfully possessed a firearm after have at least one prior felony conviction, and being an unlawful user of methamphetamine. He had previously been […]
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Man Charged With Animal Neglect After Two Heads Of Cattle Found Dead In Clay County
October 5, 2023
(Webb)– A Laurens man is accused of animal neglect in a case out of Clay county. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies were notified back on September 20th of this year of some cattle in a pasture near Webb that appeared to be thin and had no access to a water source. Upon further investigation it […]
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West Okoboji Eurasian Watermilfoil Treatment Appears To Have Been Successful
October 5, 2023
(Wahpeton)– It appears the treatment for eurasian watermilfoil on West Lake Okoboji was a success. Mike Hawkins of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources tells KUOO news the treatments were made a couple of weeks or so ago in the area of the harbor, the canals at Little Miller’s Bay and the Lazy Lagoon vicinity… […]
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Grain Auger Snags Power Lines Near Sheldon
October 5, 2023
(Sheldon)– There’s been another incident in O’Brien county in which a grain auger snagged some power lines. The latest one took place this past Friday near Sheldon. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says the driver of a feed truck forgot to stow the auger, striking power lines at two different locations knocking out electricity to […]
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Bridge Work About To Get Underway On Hwy 4 On South Edge Of Estherville
October 4, 2023
(Estherville)– Road construction continues in Estherville. Officials say work on a bridge on Highway 4 on the south edge of the city will get underway early Thursday (Oct. 5th). It’s part of the overall re-construction of the road. This part of the project is expected to last 12 days. As a result, officials say the […]
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Spencer City Council Approves Professional Services Contract
October 4, 2023
(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council Monday approved a professional services contract with an engineering firm for possible improvements to the aquatic center, construction of a splash pad, and a campground. Bob Fullhart, the city’s Parks and Recreation Director, told the council this is the very first step in the process that could lead up to […]
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Absentee Voting In City/School Elections Gets Underway October 18th
October 4, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Absentee voting in the November 7th school and city elections in Iowa gets underway October 18th. Jordan Moyer of the Dickinson County Auditor’s Office says that’s also the earliest their office can send out absentee ballots requested through the mail… Early voting will also be available in person beginning October 18th at the […]
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