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Clay County Community Foundation Offering Relief To Flood Victims
July 9, 2024
(Spencer)– Residents of a flooded northwest Iowa city are showing a lot of determination. Terri Batchelet is with the Clay County Community Foundation… The foundation is offering grants to help Spencer residents, flooded out of their homes. The flood destroyed at least one-thousand homes and damaged twice that many. The foundation is also accepting online […]
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Orleans City Council Talks Storm Sewer Maintenance/Inspections
July 9, 2024
(Orleans)– The recent heavy rains and flooding have brought drainage issues to the forefront across a large part of the region. The Orleans City Council Monday evening directed engineers to draw up a plan for inspections and maintenance of the city’s storm sewers. Mayor Bill Maas says being a little more proactive could save some […]
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Lakeside Speaker Series to feature a talk by Dr. Kevin Mason July 9
July 8, 2024
(Okoboji)-The Lakeside Speaker Series will feature a talk about The Walk Across Iowa. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Lakeside Speaker Series will feature a talk by Dr. Kevin Mason, Associate Professor of History at Waldorf University.Mason says he’ll discuss his Walk Across Iowa which he completed a couple of years ago. “It took me […]
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Minor Kitchen Fire Fills House With Smoke
July 8, 2024
(Milford)– No injuries were reported in a house fire earlier today (Mon.) in Milford. Fire Chief Jim Carpenter tells KUOO news they were called to a residence on Clover Lane a little after 12 Noon today (Mon.). He says the fire was contained to the kitchen area… Carpenter says it appears the cause was accidental… […]
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ATLAS Of Iowa Great Lakes To Hold Fundraiser & Public Awareness Event
July 8, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– An organization assisting local residents who are down on their luck will be holding a special event later this week. ATLAS of The Lakes Area, or Attaining Truth, Love and Self control, is a non-profit organization. Executive Director Tonya Kuranda tells KUOO news they provide a number of advocacy services to people in […]
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John Adams, Jr. Selected As Grand Marshall For 2024 Milford Pioneer Days Parade
July 8, 2024
(Milford)– John Adams, Jr. has been selected as Grand Marshall for this year’s Milford Pioneer Days Parade. Adams is a 1990 graduate of Okoboji High School. He is an Iowa State University graduate and served as a graduate assistant basketball coach at ISU from 1995 to 1997. In 1998 he became an assistant basketball coach […]
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Additional Flood Recovery Centers To Open In Emmet & Lyon Counties
July 8, 2024
(Undated)– The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration will be opening two more Disaster Recovery Centers in northwest Iowa. One of those will be located at the Duhigg Center at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville (903 Central Avenue). It will open at 1:00 pm Tuesday, July 9th and will be […]
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IGL Rotary Club To Distribute Flood Buckets
July 8, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– The Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Club has assembled flood buckets to assist those cleaning up from the flooding. Club member Kathy Fahy says the project was made possible through various fundraising events… Fahy says Ace Hardware was a partner in the project by allowing the club to purchase the items at a significant […]
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Trial For Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting An Algona Police Officer Set To Begin
July 8, 2024
(Algona)– The first-degree murder trial of the man accused of killing an Algona Police Officer is set to begin in Dickinson County after being delayed due to flooding in northwestern Iowa. The trial was moved from Algona to Spirit Lake, with Kyle Ricke’s defense team requesting a continuance due to one lawyer dealing with flooding […]
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