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Youth In Philanthropy Receives $500 Donation
September 19, 2023
(Okoboji)– The Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Club recently donated $500 to the Okoboji Foundation’s Youth In Philanthropy program. Youth in Philanthropy has been in existence more than 13 years. It teaches the next generation about the importance of community giving. Okoboji Foundation President Mindy Gress said they are “honored to have our local Rotary members […]
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Plans For A New Spec Building In Spencer Are Moving Forward
September 19, 2023
(Spencer)– Plans for a new 30,000 square foot spec building in Spencer’s south technical park are moving forward. The city council voted 4-1 Monday evening in favor of a resolution of support for the project. Brittany Dickey, Vice President of Development for Cornbelt Power Cooperative, says a bid has been awarded for the $1.4 million […]
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Woman Wanted By Clay County Authorities For Burglary Taken Into Custody
September 19, 2023
(Spencer)– A woman wanted by Clay county authorities on an active warrant for burglary has been taken into custody. Authorities say 33-year-old Christy Nicole Olberding Eldridge was taken arrested this past Friday on the warrant charging her with burglary in the 3rd degree. She was booked into the Clay county jail on a $5,000 cash […]
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Primghar Woman Accused Of Stealing More Than $23,000
September 19, 2023
(Primghar)– A Primghar woman is accused of stealing more than $23,000 from 21 different residents of the Pride Group, where she worked. 48-year-old Jennifer Storm was arrested Friday and was charged with 10 counts of felony dependent adult abuse, 1st degree theft and ongoing criminal conduct. An investigation by the Iowa Medicaid Fraud Control Unit […]
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Rock Valley Man Arrested In Collision That Injured An Armstrong Teen
September 19, 2023
(Orange City)– A Rock Valley man has been arrested in connection with a collision early Sunday in Sioux county that injured an Armstrong teen. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says it happened on Highway 10 three miles northeast of Ireton. They say 39-year-old Alex Sevilla of Rock Valley was driving a 2015 GMC Terrain and […]
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Sheldon Man Sentenced To Prison For Killing His Mother
September 19, 2023
(Sheldon)– A northwest Iowa man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his mother in Sheldon earlier this year. 42-year-old Nathaniel Kassel of Rock Rapids was charged with 1st Degree Murder in the death of his mother, Jody Duskin. Kassel had earlier pleaded not guilty and was set […]
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City Of Estherville Continuing Its Neighborhood Facade Grant Program
September 18, 2023
(Estherville)– An incentive program in Estherville that helps homeowners make improvements to the exterior of their residences is being continued for another year. The city council Monday voted unanimously to renew the Neighborhood Facade program through Excel Estherville. City Administrator Penny Clayton told the council the program continues to grow in popularity and she says […]
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Treatment For Eurasian Watermilfoil On West Lake Okoboji To Get Underway Tuesday (Sept. 19th)
September 18, 2023
(Wahpeton)– Treatment for Eurasian Watermilfoil in several areas of West Lake Okoboji is about to get underway. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, tells KUOO news they now have all of the permits they need and that the treatment will get underway tomorrow (Tues.) in the Miller’s Bay canals, […]
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A Close Call After A Hot Air Balloon Goes Down In Brown’s Bay Of West Lake Okoboji
September 18, 2023
(West Okoboji)– A close call Sunday evening for a hot air balloon that went down in Brown’s Bay of West Okoboji. Leslie Whitehair lives in that area. She witnessed the incident and tells KUOO news the balloonist got into trouble after the wind completely died… Fortunately, Whitehair says a boater happened to be in that […]
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