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Search Warrant Results In Arrests Of Two Men On Multiple Drug Charges

April 30, 2025

(Peterson)– Two people were arrested this past Sunday on drug charges after the Clay County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on a residence in Peterson. The Sheriff’s Office says the warrant was obtained based on information they received of illicit drug use that allegedly occurred the previous day with a minor present. Deputies found […]

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APO Fire Dept. Holding It’s Annual Pancake Feed This Weekend

April 30, 2025

(Arnolds Park)– The Arnold’s Park/Okoboji Fire Department will hold their 48th annual pancake fundraiser on Friday and Saturday. Christ Yungbluth, the captain of the department says they have two options for people to enjoy pancakes for a great cause… The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for kids 12 and under. Yungbluth says the […]

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Part 2 Of Red Rock Wind Hearing Goes For More Than 6 Hours

April 30, 2025

(Spirit Lake)– They were burning the midnight oil last (Tues.) night at the Dickinson County Courthouse…literally. The second part of a public hearing into plans by Invenergy to erect 67 turbines in eastern Dickinson county as part of its Red Rock Energy project didn’t adjourn until 12:30 this (Wed.) morning. The first 45 minutes or […]

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Renovation Of Former Railroad Trestle & Fishing Piers At Clare Wilson Park About To Begin

April 29, 2025

(Okoboji)– A renovation of the former railroad trestle, fishing piers and parking lot at Clare Wilson State Park, or the grade between East and West Lakes Okoboji, is about to get underway. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the trestle, piers and parking lot will be closed for about six weeks beginning this coming […]

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ISU Extension & Outreach Issues Spring Soil Moisture Data

April 29, 2025

(Undated)– Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Field Agronomists have completed their spring survey of subsoil moisture in Northwest Iowa. Area Agronomist Leah Ten Napel says the levels in Northwest Iowa are about average overall… Readings in soils at ten sites in nine Northwest Iowa locations show a range from 6.98 inches of plant available […]

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