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Estherville Chamber to present Holiday in the Ville November 16
November 15, 2023
(Estherville)-The holiday season will get underway in Estherville Thursday. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Estherville Chamber will host the annual Holiday in the Ville Thursday evening.Executive Director Lexie Ruter says things will get underway with The Chocolate Walk. “We start our evening with The Chocolate Walk from 4-7 p.m., which is a great way […]
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Harvest In Iowa Is Pretty Much Complete
November 15, 2023
(Undated)– Iowa’s soybean harvest is just about complete, according to the latest crop progress report from the USDA. The state’s soybean harvest is on pace with last year and nine days ahead of the five-year average. Corn harvested for grain reached 94 percent statewide, which is on pace with last year and ten days ahead […]
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Feral Cat Populations In Iowa Great Lakes Causing Concern
November 15, 2023
(Okoboji)– An ongoing and increasing problem with stray cats in the Iowa Great Lakes was a major topic of discussion at Tuesday’s Okoboji City Council meeting. Representatives of a group called Lakes Community Animal Welfare say their volunteers and local animal shelters who have been spaying, neutering and caring for feral cats are overwhelmed, out […]
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Okoboji City Council Approves Hiring An Investigator To Be Shared By Okoboji & Arnolds Park Police Departments
November 15, 2023
(Okoboji)– The Okoboji City Council Tuesday evening approved the hiring of an additional officer that will be shared with the Arnolds Park Police Department. Okoboji Police Chief Jason Petersen told the council that officer’s sole duty will be to serve as an investigator… He says those would include unintended deaths, burglaries, scams and assaults. Petersen […]
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Additional Details Released Into Accident Involving A Sibley-Ocheyedan School Bus
November 14, 2023
(Sibley)– We’re learning additional details into an accident Monday that involved a Sibley-Ocheyedan school bus. Authorities now say the driver of that bus was flown to a Sioux Falls hospital. As we reported previously, none of the students on board were injured. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 4:00 p.m., 52-year-old Galen […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Hear Renewed Call For Moratorium On Wind Turbines
November 14, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– When it comes to moratorium requests, the Board of Supervisors again today (Tues.) heard another call for one on any future development of wind turbines and solar panels in the county. Chris Van Kleek of the group DC3 referenced hearings held in October by the Board of Adjustment for the proposed Red Rock […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Hear Pipeline Concerns/Moratorium Request
November 14, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors today again heard concerns about the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline which would run through a portion of the county. Dennis Jackson owns land through which the line would pass. He requested Dickinson county officials adopt an ordinance similar to one recently approved in Emmet county regulating […]
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NW Iowa Fall Subsoil Moisture Report Shows Vast Improvement
November 14, 2023
(Le Mars)– Iowa State University Extension and Outreach field agronomists have completed their fall survey of subsoil moisture in northwest Iowa. The results show rainfall in northwest Iowa during the growing season was variable but allowed some counties to move out of the D4 drought category on the drought monitor, leaving most in the D0 […]
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