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City Of Spencer To Spray For Mosquitoes
May 31, 2023
(Spencer)– The city of Spencer will be spraying for mosquitoes over the next couple of nights. Thursday evening (June 1st), crews will be spraying an area north of the Little Sioux River bridge from 11th Avenue West to 10th Avenue East. The following night, Friday (June 2nd), the operations will be focused on south Spencer. […]
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Truck Accidentally Spills Wet Cement On Hwy 71 South Of Spencer
May 31, 2023
(Greenville)– Some traffic disruptions were reported earlier today (Wednesday) on a stretch of Highway 71 between 460th Street and 480th Street in Clay county, south of Spencer. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says a cement truck accidentally lost some of it’s load late this (Wednesday) morning. Both lanes of the highway were reportedly covered in […]
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Citywide Clean-Up Day For City Of Okoboji Set For June 5th
May 31, 2023
(Okoboji)– The city of Okoboji will hold its annual citywide clean-up day Monday, June 5th. City Administrator Michael Meyers… Meyers adds there are certain things that will NOT be picked up… Meyers says it’s important items be placed at the curb no later than 7:00 am the day of the pick up as crews will […]
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Ag Expert: Corn & Soybeans Looking Pretty Good So Far
May 31, 2023
(Lakefield, Mn.)– Area corn and soybean crops have emerged and for the most part stands are looking good. Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services in Lakefield says there have been issues, however, to our north… Nesseth adds there were some isolated reports of small hail with some of the activity earlier this week in northwestern […]
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Cash Rent For Farmland In Iowa Reaches New Record High
May 31, 2023
(Ames)– Average cash rents in Iowa are now the highest on record. The annual cash rent survey from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach shows a nine-percent increase this year to bring the statewide average to $279 dollars per acre. The new record is 3.3 percent higher than the previous record set in 2013. For […]
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Southern Minnesota Pickup Vs Semi Crash Sends One Person To The Hospital
May 31, 2023
(St. James, Mn.)– A collision Tuesday in southern Minnesota involving a pickup and a semi sent one person to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says 36-year-old Drakley Koch of Lakefield was driving a 2007 Freightliner semi eastbound on Highway 60 near St. James when he collided with a stalled 2016 Chevrolet Silverado that was […]
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Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association to present 20th Anniversary of Rock the Roof starting May 31
May 30, 2023
(Arnolds Park)-The Rock the Roof Concert Series will get underway Wednesday evening. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Rock The Roof Concert Series this summer.Executive Director Clay Norris says, most of the concerts will be held on Wednesday evenings. “Well, I know […]
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Dr. Sarah Spaulding to discuss Diatom Research at Friends of Lakeside Lab’s Speaker Series Tuesday
May 30, 2023
(Okoboji)-The Friends of Lakeside Lab’s Speaker Series continues on Tuesday evening with a talk by Dr. Sarah Spaulding, Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Spaulding says she’ll talk about the important role that Iowa Lakeside Laboratory plays in diatom research and education: “It’s amazing, the extent that Lakeside Lab has played in training people around […]
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Man Allegedly Involved In Accident Charged After Fleeing The Scene
May 30, 2023
(Okoboji)– A man from Soldier, Iowa faces charges after leaving the scene of an accident Monday evening in Okoboji. According to court documents, 71-year-old Charles Sandvold was allegedly involved in a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 71 and Stakeout Road and left the scene. Officers attempted to make contact with Sandvold […]
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