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Iowa DNR Natural Resource Commission Meets Next Week In Storm Lake
April 4, 2025
(Storm Lake)– The Iowa DNR’s Natural Resource Commission will hold its April meeting in Storm Lake. The meeting will be next Tuesday, April 8th beginning at 2pm at King’s Pointe Resort. The meeting is open to the public. Commissioners will be attending an optional tour of the Storm Lake Fish Hatchery and the Storm Lake […]
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D.O.T Commission To Meet Next Week In NW Iowa
April 4, 2025
(Sioux Center)– Commissioners with the Iowa Department of Transportation will hold their April meeting in northwest Iowa. The commission will meet this coming Tuesday, April 8th, in Sioux Center. In addition to their regular monthly business, commission members will also hear input from representatives of a number of cities and entities in the region, including […]
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SMU Receives Special Recognition For Safety
April 4, 2025
(Spencer)– Spencer Municipal Utilities has received some national recognition for safety. SMU is a recipient of the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2024. The utility earned a diamond award in the category for utilities with 30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure. More than 200 utilities […]
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ILCC Music Dept. Holding Hall Of Fame Event
April 3, 2025
(Estherville)– The Iowa Lakes Music Department will hold their Hall of Fame Ceremony on Friday at 7pm at the Janice K Lund Performing Arts Center. Carol Ayres, Instrumental Music Professor at Iowa Lakes, says its an exciting event… “We have our hall of fame event every other year and its really fun for us to […]
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Jackson County Libraries Will Host Program On History Of Roof Garden
April 3, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– The Jackson County Library System will host an adult program about the Musical history of the Roof Garden Ballroom on Wednesday April 9th. Tom Tourville who turned his passion for music research into a career, and co-author Rebecca Peters, will be the presenters. Tourville explains what people can expect from the presentation… “We’re […]
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Sibley Awarded Funding To Assist With A New Residential Development
April 3, 2025
(Des Moines)– The city of Sibley has been awarded $10,000 to assist in the planning for a housing project. The funding is through the Empower Rural Iowa Initiative’s Building Ownership and Organization by Strengthening Teams, or BOOST program. The initiative connects community and business leaders with expert guidance to develop and implement growth plans. The […]
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Reported Threat Brings Increased Law Enforcement Presence To JCC Middle School
April 3, 2025
(Lakefield, Mn.)– There’s been an increased presence in law enforcement today (Thurs.) at the Jackson County Central Middle School in Lakefield. In a notification to patrons, JCC officials say they were made aware of a threat against the school Wednesday evening. The statement goes on to say JCC officials have been working closely with law […]
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Iowa D.O.T Issues Warning About Unpaid Toll Scam
April 3, 2025
(Ames)– The Iowa Department of Transportation is sounding the alarm over a scam involving residents receiving fraudulent text messages that appear to be from that agency. The messages state that the recipient has an unpaid toll or registration fee. The recipient is then instructed to click on a link to provide personal information and credit […]
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Local Group Advocating For Unified Shoreline Ordinance
April 3, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– A move may be afoot for a unified shoreline ordinance in Dickinson county. Supervisor Steve Clark represents the Board of Supervisors on the Dickinson County Cleanwater Alliance. Speaking at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Clark said there’s been some preliminary discussion along that line… The discussion stems from last year’s flood that resulted […]
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A Small Portion Of RAGBRAI Route Will Go Into Minnesota
April 3, 2025
(Undated)– While the overnight stops for RAGBRAI this year were announced previously, organizers of the event have now released the rest of the route. And for the first time ever, a small portion of it will actually go outside of Iowa. With Milford being the first overnight stop on this year’s ride, the route for […]
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