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Severe Storms Bring Large Hail, Damaging Wind To Portions Of The Region
July 11, 2023
(Undated)– Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging wind to parts of the region late Monday afternoon and evening. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were reported with some of the activity, bringing down trees and tree limbs. Multiple large tree limbs were reported down throughout the town of Terril. Hail up to the […]
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One Of Two Men Who Nearly Drowned July 4th On West Lake Okoboji Passes Away
July 10, 2023
(Sioux Falls)– A Sioux Falls man who nearly drowned July 4th in West Lake Okoboji has died. Randy Vilayphone passed away this past Saturday at a Sioux Falls hospital due to complications from the incident. The 21-year-old fell of a vessel in Miller’s Bay. Bystanders tried unsuccessfully to pull Vilayphone out of the water. Crews […]
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Curtain About To Go Up On Next Production Of Season At Okoboji Summer Theatre
July 10, 2023
(Okoboji)– The curtain goes up Tuesday evening on the next production of the season at Okoboji Summer Theatre, titled “Promises, Promises”. Bernard Monroe, Director, Choreographer and Artistic Director, says it’s a musical based on the late 1960’s… He adds it features a number of songs that were big hits during that time… Monroe says it […]
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Clay County Tourism Publishes First Visitor’s Guide
July 10, 2023
(Spencer)– Clay County Tourism is out with its first ever “Experience Clay County Visitor’s Guide”. Olivia Baxter, Marketing and Tourism Director, tells KUOO news how they came up with the idea to publish a guide… Baxter says the 36-page guide will serve as a valuable resource for tourists and local residents… She adds the guide […]
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New Nurse Practitioner Joins Staff At LRH
July 10, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Lakes Regional Healthcare has a new full-time nurse practitioner. Anthony Young will begin seeing patients at the clinic tomorrow (Tues.). Young received his Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing from the University of Iowa and completed his master’s degree in nursing at the University of Phoenix in Arizona and began practicing as a […]
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Dr. Dan Mart Officially Takes Over As Chief Administrator For Prairie Lakes AEA
July 10, 2023
(Storm Lake)– Dr. Dan Mart has taken over the position of Chief Administrator for The Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency. Dr. Mart took over the position at the beginning of this month. He has served as superintendent in multiple Iowa school districts, including Graettinger-Terril. He also previously served as PK-12 principal in the Graettinger Community […]
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Three People Injured In Separate Crashes
July 10, 2023
(Lakefield, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash Saturday night on Highway 86 two miles north of the Iowa/Minnesota border injured a northwest Iowa man. The Minnesota State Patrol says 59-year-old Michael Smith of Everly was driving a 1997 Buick northbound when the vehicle left the road and rolled in a ditch. An accident report says Smith […]
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Latest Drought Monitor Shows 99 Percent Of Iowa Abnormally Dry Or In Drought
July 7, 2023
(Des Moines)– More than 99-percent of the state is facing abnormally dry or drought conditions. Parts of Dickinson and Osceola counties in northwest Iowa are the only parts of the state without drought. The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor says nearly 50-percent of the state is facing severe drought, with southeastern and western […]
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U I Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center & Abben Cancer Center Announce Partnership
July 7, 2023
(Spencer)– University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Abben Cancer Center of Spencer Hospital have announced a partnership to support medical oncology cancer care in northwest Iowa. U I Health Care physician Bilal Rahim, MD, a hematologist-oncologist at Holden, is now serving as medical director for medical oncology services at Abben Cancer Center. He […]
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