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First Day Hikes Planned For A Number Of State Parks In Iowa, Including One Locally
December 15, 2025
(Wahpeton)– A state park in the Iowa Great Lakes will be among more than 40 locations participating in First Day Hikes coming up New Years Day, January 1st, 2026. A self guided hike will be held on the Barney Peterson Memorial Interpretive Trail at Gull Point State Park. The 1.5 mile trail features tallgrass prairie, […]
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UDMO Continues To Experience Increases In Requests For Assistance
December 15, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– An agency that provides services to low income residents in a number of northwest Iowa counties continues to see a high demand for assistance. In her recent annual report to the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors, Julie Edwards, the Executive Director of Upper Des Moines Opportunity, said they provided $828,000 worth of services […]
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Utility Companies Urging Customers To Carefully Remove Snow, Ice From Gas Meters
December 15, 2025
(Undated)– Utility companies are reminding residents of the importance of making sure your natural gas meter is clear of snow and ice build-up. Marissa Gaal, Public Affairs Manager with Black Hills Energy, says not doing that could potentially cause some serious issues… Gaal says you should use your hands, a brush or a broom to […]
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Colorado Man Arrested On Drug Charges In Osceola County
December 14, 2025
(Sibley)– A Colorado man has been arrested on felony drug charges in Sibley. A criminal complaint filed in Osceola County by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement accuses 37-year-old Fabian Flores Hermosillo of Holyoke, Colorado, of possessing a controlled substance with the intent to deliver. He was arrested on a warrant on Tuesday. In his […]
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Spirit Lake Man Arrested On Attempted Murder Charge
December 14, 2025
(Hartley)– A Spirit Lake man has been arrested on a warrant for attempted murder and felony assault charges for an incident that allegedly happened in May in Hartley and one that allegedly occurred on Wednesday in Primghar. Thirty-three-year-old Johnathan Oldenkamp of Spirit Lake faces charges of attempted murder related to an incident that occurred in […]
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New Clerk Of Court Announced For Iowa’s 3rd Judicial District
December 13, 2025
(Sioux City)– There’s a new Clerk of Court for Iowa’s Third Judicial District. It was announced Friday Sarah Dehrkoop has been appointed to the position. Subdistrict 3A includes Buena Vista, Clay, O’Brien and Palo Alto counties. Dehrkoop is currently a Supervisor in the Clerk of Court office. She will begin her new role this coming […]
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ILCC Trustees Hold Organizational Meeting
December 13, 2025
(Estherville)– The Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College held an organizational meeting this past Tuesday.Trustees re-elected Arden Kinnander as Board President and Bob Jennings as Vice President with Mischelle Dahna being reappointed as Board Secretary and Jeff Soper Treasurer. Scott Bauermeister will continue as the college’s legal representative. Trustees also this week approved […]
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Education Programs Available to Minnesota Farmers in the New Year.
December 12, 2025
2026 will be here before you know it and Liz Stahl, Extension Educator with the University of MN Extension Regional Office in Worthington, says now is the time to plan to attend educational events which the first ones will be covering research education. “We do offer discounts for registration. Now, if you do that before […]
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Lakes are Freezing Over in the Iowa Great Lakes Area, DNR Encourages Safety on the Ice
December 12, 2025
Its that time of year, the time when the ice starts to cover the lakes and people want to get out and go ice fishing. Andrew Carlson, Iowa DNR Fisheries Management Biologist talks about the current conditions of the ice. “We had between five and a half and eight inches on Spirit Lake, roughly the […]
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