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Cherokee Man Pleads Not Guilty To 1st Degree Murder
May 14, 2025
(Cherokee)– A Cherokee man accused of running over another man has pleaded not guilty to one count of 1st Degree Murder. According to court documents, 66-year-old Richard Hammond filed the written plea of not guilty on Monday. Hammond allegedly ran over and killed 47-year-old Christopher Wheeler of Sutherland at a farm place east of Cherokee […]
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Motorcycle Crash Seriously Injures Spencer Man; Secondary Crash At The Scene Results In Minor Injuries To Two People
May 14, 2025
(Spencer)– The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has released details into a motorcycle crash this past Saturday that seriously injured a Spencer man. Authorities say they were notified a little after 6:00 am that morning of a motorcycle crash on Highway 71 just south of Fostoria. Deputies say 21-year-old Ryan Reineke of Spencer lost control of […]
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ILCC Students Compete In SkillsUSA
May 14, 2025
(Emmetsburg)– Iowa Lakes Community College and Career Academy students demonstrated outstanding talent and skill at the 2025 Iowa SkillsUSA competition, held in Des Moines, Iowa. Representing the Boat & Watercraft Technician, Construction Technology and Powersports and Power Equipment Technology programs, Iowa Lakes students earned multiple top honors against the best career and technical education students […]
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Ag Expert: Most Corn & Soybean Planting Is Now Complete
May 14, 2025
(Lakefield, Mn.)– Ideal weather has allowed most producers in the region to complete corn and soybean planting, well ahead of the pace from a year ago. Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services in Lakefield estimates about 95 percent of the crops are in the ground, with quite a few of them emerging. While the spring […]
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Riverside Farmers & Makers Market Gets Ready For Another Season In Jackson
May 14, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– The Riverside Farmers and Makers Market is returning to Jackson for another season. Bill Brandt serves as market manager and is a board member with the Jackson Center for the Arts, which helps put on the market through the season. He says the first market of the season will be held May 22nd… […]
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Water Rates Going Up In Okoboji But Average Customer Should Be Unaffected
May 14, 2025
(Okoboji)– Water rates in Okoboji will be going up following action taken by the city council Tuesday evening. However, City Administrator Michael Meyers says the average customer shouldn’t be affected… The meter fees were put into place years ago to help fund a program to replace outdated meters. Meyers says most of those meters have […]
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Officials Pleading For People To Stay Out Of Sherwood Forest Park Which Remains Under Construction & Closed
May 13, 2025
(Okoboji)– A new county park that’s under construction at the site of the former Inn Golf Course in Okoboji is scheduled to open in June, but officials say ongoing issues of people trespassing and causing damage may push that back. Steve Clark represents the Board of Supervisors on the Dickinson County Conservation Board. He points […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Vote To Table Wind Moratorium
May 13, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors this (Tues.) morning tabled indefinitely action on a six-year moratorium for any additional wind turbines in the county. The vote was three to one with Supervisor Kim Wermersen casting the lone no vote. Supervisor Steve Clark recused himself. It followed a unanimous vote by the county’s Board […]
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Lyon County Authorities Release Additional Details Into Skimming Investigation
May 13, 2025
(Rock Rapids)– The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office has released additional details into an investigation of some skimming devices found on debit/credit card terminals recently at Dollar General Stores in George and Rock Rapids. Authorities say they originally were notified around 3:25 pm May 11th by staff at the store in George after finding what appeared […]
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Fire Destroys House In Primghar
May 13, 2025
(Primghar)– A house was destroyed in a fire early Monday in Primghar. Fire Chief Cory Crouch says they were paged around 3:45 am to 180 First Street Northwest and found the deck and porch engulfed in flames. He stated that they initially fought the fire from the outside using two hose lines, then used a […]
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