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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Approve Contribution Toward Aspen Seemann Memorial Park Project
June 13, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors this (Tues.) morning voted to contribute $10,000 to show local support for a $1 million Community Attraction and Tourism, or CAT Grant, that’s being applied for to help support construction of the Aspen Seemann Memorial Park near the Spirit Lake Schools. The Spirit Lake City Council will […]
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Vehicle In Ditch Lands Dickens Man In Jail
June 13, 2023
(Spencer)– An investigation into a vehicle in a ditch Saturday in Clay county resulted in the arrest of a Dickens man on multiple charges. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies pulled over a 2004 Dodge Ram in connection with that investigation and found out the driver, 48-year-old Michael Daniels of Dickens, had a suspended driver’s license. […]
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Orleans City Council Hears Complaints Over Ongoing Illegal Dumping At Recycling Drop-Off Site
June 13, 2023
(Orleans)– Recycling was a major topic of discussion at Monday evening’s Orleans City Council meeting. The council again heard complaints about the recycling drop-off site. The city provides the site for the county in exchange for receiving a stipend. A contract the city has with a service provider that collects and processes the materials expires […]
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Emmet County Traffic Stops Result In Drug Arrests
June 13, 2023
(Estherville)– The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office has released details into two separate traffic stops that resulted in arrests last week. The first was on June 6th near Dolliver involving a vehicle driven by 32-year-old Trey Rawls of Hazelhurst, Georgia. Authorities discovered Rawls was allegedly driving with a suspended driver’s license. Further investigation turned up controlled […]
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Spirit Lake School Board Votes 4-1 To Keep Indian Mascot
June 13, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– The Spirit Lake School Board voted Monday evening to keep the Indian mascot, but the decision wasn’t unanimous. 12 members of the public addressed the board on the matter, which was resurrected after the district received a letter from the Spirit Lake tribe of North Dakota demanding the Indian mascot be changed, saying […]
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Friends of Lakeside Lab Speaker Series to feature talk by Diatom Expert Dr. Matthew Julius June 13
June 12, 2023
(Okoboji)-The Lakeside Lab Speaker Series continues tonight. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Friends of Lakeside Lab Speaker Series will continue on Tuesday evening with a talk by Dr. Mathew Julius, Head of the Biology Department at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.Julius is considered one of the top diatom experts in the world and […]
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Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department hosts 42nd Annual Jazz Camp June 12-15
June 12, 2023
(Estherville)-The Iowa Lakes Jazz Camp is getting underway. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department will host the 42nd Reggie Schive Jazz Camp this week on the Estherville Campus. Instrumental Music Professor Carol Ayres says, dozens of students will participate in the 5 day camp. “We’re one of the longest […]
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Spirit Lake School Board To Discuss Indian Mascot At Meeting This (Monday) Evening
June 12, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Discussion about the Indian mascot is on the agenda for this (Mon.) evening’s Spirit Lake School Board meeting. It comes after the district received a letter recently from the Spirit Lake tribe of North Dakota demanding the district change the mascot, saying it finds the Indian mascot offensive. This (Mon.) evening’s meeting will […]
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