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Feral Cat Populations In Iowa Great Lakes Causing Concern
November 15, 2023
(Okoboji)– An ongoing and increasing problem with stray cats in the Iowa Great Lakes was a major topic of discussion at Tuesday’s Okoboji City Council meeting. Representatives of a group called Lakes Community Animal Welfare say their volunteers and local animal shelters who have been spaying, neutering and caring for feral cats are overwhelmed, out […]
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Okoboji City Council Approves Hiring An Investigator To Be Shared By Okoboji & Arnolds Park Police Departments
November 15, 2023
(Okoboji)– The Okoboji City Council Tuesday evening approved the hiring of an additional officer that will be shared with the Arnolds Park Police Department. Okoboji Police Chief Jason Petersen told the council that officer’s sole duty will be to serve as an investigator… He says those would include unintended deaths, burglaries, scams and assaults. Petersen […]
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Additional Details Released Into Accident Involving A Sibley-Ocheyedan School Bus
November 14, 2023
(Sibley)– We’re learning additional details into an accident Monday that involved a Sibley-Ocheyedan school bus. Authorities now say the driver of that bus was flown to a Sioux Falls hospital. As we reported previously, none of the students on board were injured. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 4:00 p.m., 52-year-old Galen […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Hear Renewed Call For Moratorium On Wind Turbines
November 14, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– When it comes to moratorium requests, the Board of Supervisors again today (Tues.) heard another call for one on any future development of wind turbines and solar panels in the county. Chris Van Kleek of the group DC3 referenced hearings held in October by the Board of Adjustment for the proposed Red Rock […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Hear Pipeline Concerns/Moratorium Request
November 14, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors today again heard concerns about the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline which would run through a portion of the county. Dennis Jackson owns land through which the line would pass. He requested Dickinson county officials adopt an ordinance similar to one recently approved in Emmet county regulating […]
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NW Iowa Fall Subsoil Moisture Report Shows Vast Improvement
November 14, 2023
(Le Mars)– Iowa State University Extension and Outreach field agronomists have completed their fall survey of subsoil moisture in northwest Iowa. The results show rainfall in northwest Iowa during the growing season was variable but allowed some counties to move out of the D4 drought category on the drought monitor, leaving most in the D0 […]
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Milford City Councilman Brings Airport Discussion To Wahpeton City Council
November 14, 2023
(Wahpeton)– A Milford city councilman is taking the temperature of other lakes area communities over possible long term plans for a new airport in the Iowa Great Lakes. Discussion over a possible new airport was sparked after the city of Milford received an offer for its current airport from a group that wants to build […]
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Collision Involving Sibley-Ocheyedan School Bus Results In No Injuries To Students
November 14, 2023
(Sibley)– No injuries to any students were reported, but the driver of a Sibley-Ocheyedan school bus was hurt when the vehicle collided with a manure spreader late this (Monday) afternoon. A statement by the school district sent out to parents says the mishap involved school bus route number 66, also known as “Green Frog”. It […]
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