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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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Minnesota PUC Limits Environmental Study For Proposed Carbon Pipeline
September 2, 2023
(St. Paul, MN)– A Minnesota agency has voted to limit an environmental assessment of the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. The state’s Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously Thursday to limit the evaluation of the pipeline to Otter Tail and Wilkin counties. The pipeline would cover 240 miles in Minnesota, but the commission will limit the […]
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Electricity Knocked Out To One NW Iowa Town After Auger Snags Power Lines
September 2, 2023
(Granville)– Power was knocked out to Granville and some surrounding areas late Thursday morning when a post auger being pulled by a pickup snagged a number of power lines. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 61-year-old Dennis Schmit of Alton was driving a 1993 Ford pickup westbound on Highway 10 from Monroe Avenue in O’Brien […]
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Sanborn Man Escapes Injury After Semi He Was Driving Collides With Cattle
September 2, 2023
(Rock Valley)– A Sanborn man escaped injury Friday when a semi he was driving collided with four cows on Highway 18 about five miles west of Rock Valley. Sioux county authorities say 49-year-old Juan Castillo was driving a 2004 Peterbilt westbound when the incident occurred. Damage to the semi was put at $25,000.
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