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Okoboji High School Recognized For High FAFSA Completion Rate
September 5, 2025
(Milford)– Okoboji High School has been recognized by the Iowa Department of Education as a FAFSA-Focused School of Excellence for the 2024-25 academic year. The distinction honors schools where 70 percent or more of graduating seniors completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Out of 28 Iowa high schools awarded the honor, […]
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Duck Derby To Return For Oktoberfest At Preservation Plaza
September 5, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The Spirit Lake Noon Kiwanis Club holds its annual Duck Derby Saturday, September 27th, in conjunction with the University of Okoboji Oktoberfest at Preservation Plaza. Tickets are $10 each or three for $25 with this year’s grand prize of $1,000. 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive $250 and $100, respectively. Tickets are […]
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Latest Count Shows Iowa’s Pheasant Population Is Doing Quite Well
September 5, 2025
(Des Moines)– The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the state’s pheasant population is the highest it’s been in decades. The August 2025 roadside survey shows that Iowa’s pheasant population surpassed one thousand pheasant broods statewide. That figure is the highest pheasant population in Iowa in the past 20 years. Officials say hunters could bag […]
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Authorities Investigating A Shooting Near Hartley
September 5, 2025
(Hartley)– An investigation is underway into a shooting earlier this week near Hartley. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to a residence on Yew Avenue a little after 3:30 pm Wednesday on a report of a 50-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was identified as Robert Leroy […]
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Clay County Fair Gets Underway This Saturday (Sept. 6th)
September 4, 2025
(Spencer)– The cost of getting through the gate at this year’s Clay County Fair is going to remain the same as it has been the past couple of years. Fair General Manager and CEO Jason Brockshus… “12 and under are always free; 13 to 18 are $12.00 admission at the gate, $9.00 still up until […]
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Humboldt County Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges
September 4, 2025
(Sioux City)– A Humboldt county man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on multiple counts of possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. 40-year-old Nathan Nickless of Dakota City, Iowa, pled guilty to the charges on April 1st of this year. Federal prosecutors say it stems in part from a pursuit on […]
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Social Media Influencer To Make The Rounds Next Week In Clay County
September 4, 2025
(Spencer)– A social media influencer is coming to Spencer just in time for the Clay County Fair. Olivia Baxter of Clay County Tourism told the Spencer City Council Tuesday evening it’s being made possible through an Iowa Tourism Grant they were awarded in late 2024… “That influencer, she is coming with her husband and two […]
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Lakeside Labs, DNR Establish Fellowship Program
September 4, 2025
(Wahpeton)– A new endowed graduate fellowship has been created to advance research in fisheries biology, water quality and watershed management with the Iowa Great Lakes ecosystem. Mary Skopec, Executive Director of Lakeside Labs, says The Edward Thelen Graduate Fellowship in Fisheries Biology and Water Research will provide field opportunities for graduate students… “An anonymous donor […]
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