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Spencer Mayor Says Late Season Heatwave Is Pushing The Issue For A Splash pad
August 22, 2023
(Spencer)– The late summer heat is pushing an issue in Spencer. Mayor Steve Bomgaars told the city council Monday evening it’s promoting the need for a splash pad in that community… City Manager Dan Gifford says they’ll be getting engineering and design costs soon on a splash pad that could be constructed in conjunction with […]
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H-LP School Bd. Adopts Resolution Officially Setting Nov. 7th As Date For Bond Vote
August 22, 2023
(Lake Park)– The Harris-Lake Park School Board Monday evening adopted an official resolution, formally setting Tuesday, November 7th as the date for an election on an 18.6 million dollar bond referendum. A September date had originally been set for the vote but action taken by the Iowa Legislature this past session changed that. Superintendent Gary […]
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Registration underway for Fall Classes and Workshops at Pearson Lakes Art Center
August 21, 2023
(Okoboji)-It’s time to register for Fall classes at Pearson Lakes Art Center. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Registration is now open for fall classes and workshops at Pearson Lakes Art Center. Education Director Holly Zinn Hample says, after-school programs will be starting soon. “We offer after-school art classes from September all the way through April. […]
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Dickinson Co. P & Z Hears Pleas For Wind Energy Moratorium Recommendation
August 21, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– A meeting of the Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Commission this (Mon.) afternoon to talk about forming a committee to study wind farms in the county got almost as hot as the weather outside. A huge crowd overflowed the Community Room at the courthouse and the meeting had to be delayed 10 minutes […]
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Traffic Stop Results In Arrest Of Woman On Drug & Weapon Charges
August 21, 2023
(Sibley)– A recent traffic stop near Sibley resulted in the arrest of a Twin Cities woman on drug and weapons charges. 24-year-old Vanesa Ventura of Burnsville, Minnesota was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a controlled substance, speeding, driving without a license, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating under the […]
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Dangerous Heat To Impact Region This Week
August 21, 2023
(Undated)– The hottest weather of the season will be with us beginning today and continuing through Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the region which will go into effect at noon today (Mon.) and will continue until 10:00 pm Wednesday. Forecasters say heat index values, or what it feels […]
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Summit Carbon Solutions Submits Revised North Dakota Application; IUB Hearing To Begin Tuesday
August 21, 2023
(Bismarck, N.D.)– Summit Carbon Solutions has submitted revised plans to North Dakota regulators for a carbon capture pipeline. It includes a change in the route, shifting it 10 miles north of the city limits of Bismarck. The North Dakota Public Service Commission recently rejected the company’s original application after public opposition to the route and […]
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Spencer Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Child Porn Charge
August 21, 2023
(Sioux City)– A Spencer man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 41-year-old Leighton Marshal entered the plea last week, admitting he possessed the material depicting a minor under the age of 12. Jones is being held […]
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