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ILCC Holds Ribbon Cutting On Career Academy At Spirit Lake Campus
May 18, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this afternoon for the Spirit Lake Regional Career Academy at the Spirit Lake campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. College President Scott Stokes says it will offer high-demand programs to high school students from Okoboji, Harris-Lake Park, Spirit Lake and Estherville-Lincoln Central. Stokes says it allow those […]
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Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Concern Over Local Air Quality
May 18, 2023
(Undated)– For days smoke from wildfires burning in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada could be seen throughout the region aloft. Today (Thursday), that smoke has made it to the surface, even limiting visibility. It’s also causing concern over air quality. The entire state of Minnesota is under an air quality alert. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency […]
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Intersection Of 36th Street & Hill Ave. In Spirit Lake About To Become A Four-Way Stop
May 18, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Some big changes will be coming soon to a busy intersection on the south side of Spirit Lake. City officials say beginning June 1st, the intersection at Hill Avenue and 36th Street will become a four-way stop. Traffic traveling on Hill Avenue from the south and from the north will be required to […]
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Clay County Crash Sends Woman To Jail
May 18, 2023
(Peterson)– A woman escaped injury in a single vehicle crash Sunday evening at the intersection of Highway 10 and 492nd Street west of Peterson. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Amber Wetherell lost control of a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee causing the vehicle to go into the ditch. Authorities say Wetherell was attempting to […]
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Vehicle Collides With Garage
May 18, 2023
(Sanborn)– No injuries were reported Wednesday when a vehicle collided with a garage in Sanborn. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Elizabeth Smith of Alton was driving a 2016 Jeep Wrangler while delivering mail. An accident report says Smith was getting out of the vehicle to deliver a package, thinking she had the vehicle […]
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Collision Of Tanker Truck And Farm Tractor Claims A Life
May 18, 2023
(Edna)– A collision Wednesday in Lyon county involving a tank truck and a farm tractor claimed the life of a Rock Rapids man. The Iowa State Patrol says 82-year-old Dennis Hayenga of Little Rock was driving a 2007 International tank truck and 77-year-old Myron Krull of Rock Rapids was driving a 1963 Farmall tractor. Troopers […]
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Spirit Lake Fire Dept. Takes Delivery Of New Rescue Truck
May 18, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– After nearly three and-a-half years in the works, the Spirit Lake Fire Department Wednesday took delivery of its brand new rescue truck. Fire Chief Pat Daly says while the new truck has state-of-the-art equipment, it also fills another even more important need… Daly says the new truck is equipped for all types of […]
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Okoboji Summer Theatre Staff arrives for the Season
May 17, 2023
(Okoboji)-The Okoboji Summer Theatre Staff arrived with their equipment truck this week. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Okoboji Summer Theatre Company unpacked their equipment truck on Tuesday in preparation for their 65th Season. Executive Director Ruth Ann Burke says, they had some assistance from area student groups. “Our Okoboji Summer Theatre Association group reached […]
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No Injuries Reported When Vehicle Crashes Into Motel
May 17, 2023
(Sheldon)– No one was hurt Tuesday when a vehicle collided with a motel in Sheldon. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Luz Guzman-Lira of Austin, Minnesota was driving a 2014 Honda CR-V northbound in the parking lot of the Sheldon Motel when she hit the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the vehicle to […]
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