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Emmet County Seeking Input On Hazard Mitigation Plan
February 23, 2024
(Estherville)– Emmet county is seeking public comment on an updated hazard mitigation plan. Emergency Management Coordinator Travis Sheridan says it addresses responses to disasters such as floods, tornadoes, winter storms, hazardous materials incidents and other hazards. He says the plan assesses the risks posed and identifies ways to reduce them. Sheridan says having such a […]
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Nevada Woman Sentenced In NW Iowa Drug Case
February 23, 2024
(Sioux City)– A Nevada woman has been sentenced in a federal drug case that has ties to northwest Iowa. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 50-year-old Sabrina Bradley of Pahrump, Nevada was sentenced Wednesday to three and-a-half years in prison to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. She pled guilty to the […]
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H.E.A.T Tactical Team Assists In Arrest Of West Okoboji Man Wanted On Warrants
February 23, 2024
(Milford)– A West Okoboji man wanted on O’Brien county warrants for harrassment was taken into custody Thursday. Milford police say they were notified shortly before 11:30 am Thursday that 26-year-old Keaton Leach was wanted on the warrants and that he had a potential to be violent toward law enforcement officers and was likely armed. The […]
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A Former NW Iowa Sheriff’s Deputy & His Wife Are Charged With Neglect
February 23, 2024
(Maurice)– A former Sioux County deputy sheriff and his wife are charged with seven counts of neglect of a dependent person. Caleb Haverdink and Jill Haverdink of Maurice were charged Thursday. The two are foster parents and according to the criminal complaint “had prior knowledge of a child in their care committing numerous acts of […]
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Team Amy Run Seeking Sponsors and Volunteers for Event May 11, 2024
February 22, 2024
(Estherville)-The 14th Annual Team Amy Run will be held in May. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Organizers of the Team Amy Run in Estherville are seeking sponsors and volunteers for the annual fundraiser.Amy Jensen’s Mother is Terri Hanson, who says the event benefits people in need in the local community. “When Amy was in the […]
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Special Effort Underway To Get Eligible High School Students Registered To Vote
February 22, 2024
(Undated)– Election officials in Iowa are upping their efforts to increase political participation among the state’s youngest voters. A registration event has netted thousand of new voters – who are teens. Iowa law requires high schools to conduct two voter registration drives every year to educate students. This year, Secretary of State Paul Pate set […]
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Jackson Farm & Home Show Makes A Return This Year
February 22, 2024
(Jackson, Mn.)– After missing a year due to a scheduling conflict, the Jackson Farm and Home show is back for another year, and chamber director Corey Christopher says expansions this year will bring more of the farm in the farm and home show… Christopher says they were able to get two speakers, Kent Thiesse, a […]
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NWS Announces Storm Spotter Seminar Schedule
February 22, 2024
(Sioux Falls, S.D.)– Forecasters say the upcoming severe weather season in our region could be much more active than in previous years. They say a rapid transition from El Nino, which has resulted in a much warmer than normal winter, into a La Nina pattern, along with some other factors, could cause a dramatic shift […]
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