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Estherville City Council Adopts Fee Schedule For Hazardous Material Call Outs
September 6, 2023
(Estherville)– The Estherville City Council Tuesday evening adopted a resolution allowing the Fire Department to charge fees when responding to hazardous material calls, such as marked natural gas lines that are struck by contractors. The fees would NOT apply to homeowner calls for reports of a smell of natural gas coming from faulty appliances or […]
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Hot, Dry Weather Continues To Impact Iowa Crops
September 6, 2023
(Des Moines, IA) — Hot, dry weather over the past week continued to take a toll on Iowa’s corn and soybean crops. The USDA’s latest Crop Progress and Condition Report shows the condition of the corn crop declined 5 percentage points, with 49 percent of the crop rated good to excellent. 17 percent of Iowa’s […]
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Arnolds Park CEO: Just Completed Season May Be One For The Record Books
September 5, 2023
(Arnolds Park)– The numbers are still somewhat preliminary but all indications are the just concluded season was one for the record books for the Arnolds Park Amusement Park. CEO Jon Pausley says they couldn’t be happier with how things went this season… Pausley says they’re already making plans for next summer. He says those will […]
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Portion Of A County Road At Iowa-Minnesota Border Closed Due To Failing Culverts
September 5, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson County supervisors today (Tues.) voted to close a one mile stretch of 100th Street at the Iowa-Minnesota border, about a mile and-a-half east of County Road N-16. Dickinson County engineer Cole Budach says some culverts under the road there are failing… Budach says they’re working closely with Jackson county on the matter… […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Review Annual TIF Report
September 5, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors this (Tues.) morning heard an annual update from Auditor Lori Petersen about the county’s tax increment finance districts. Petersen says the county only has two of them on the books as of now… Petersen also gave an update on the county’s low to moderate income housing funds […]
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ATV Crash Injures Spencer Woman
September 5, 2023
(Spencer)– An accident over the Labor Day weekend involving an all-terrain-vehicle injured a Spencer woman. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Emma Holst was operating a Polaris Trailboss 325 westbound in a ditch in the 3200 mile of 330th Street near Lost Island shortly after 9:00 am Saturday. Deputies say Holst didn’t realize how […]
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Work On Next Phase Of Hwy 71 Through Lakes Corridor Begins Today (Tues., Sept. 5th)
September 5, 2023
(Arnolds Park)– Work on the next phase of the Highway 71 project through the Iowa Great Lakes Corridor is to begin today (Tues.). The Iowa Department of Transportation says this phase will involve more work at several intersections in Arnolds Park and Okoboji. In Arnolds Park that includes the north bound lane from Benit Drive […]
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Goldstar Amusements Will Be Back On The Midway For 12th Year At 2023 Clay County Fair
September 5, 2023
(Spencer)– Goldstar Amusements will be back on the midway for this year’s Clay County Fair powered by SMU. Several newly renovated rides will be featured this year, along with a new one, “The Insanity 360”. It’s described as an intense ride that flies 70 feet into the air and spins. Advance carnival wristbands for the […]
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Iowa Lakes Community College Achieves Impressive 100% Pass Rate For Nurses
September 5, 2023
(Estherville)– Iowa Lakes Community College Nursing Program achieved an impressive perfect pass rate over the period of December 2022 to May of 2023, far surpassing the National Council Licensure Examination pass rate of 86 percent, and even further above state pass rates of 83 percent. Tanya Killian, associate professor of nursing, attributes the success to […]
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