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State Of Iowa Officials To Hold Hearings On Digital Services
March 7, 2023
(Des Moines)– A series of town hall-style meetings to get feedback from residents on digital services will be held throughout Iowa in coming weeks, with two sessions planned for northwest Iowa. One of those will be April 25th at the Emmetsburg campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. A session is also schedule for April 26th […]
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H-L-P School Board Discusses Possible Bond Options
March 7, 2023
(Lake Park)– The Harris-Lake Park School Board met Monday evening to further discuss options for a facilities project. The board is now considering two different bond proposals. One is for $4.05. It would generate $18.1 million. The other is for the lesser amount of $2.70 which would include renovating the existing elementary, opposed to the […]
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Registration underway for Get Up & Bowl for Special Olympics
March 6, 2023
(Spirit Lake)-It’s time to get signed up for Get Up & Bowl for Special Olympics. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The 12th Annual Get Up & Bowl for Special Olympics will be held on Sunday, April 30th at Corner Lanes in Spirit Lake.Committee Member Mike Ross says, the event has grown to include live and […]
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Titonka Man Charged With Impersonating A Law Enforcement Officer
March 6, 2023
(Titonka)– Multiple charges have been filed against a Titonka man following an incident Sunday morning at an apartment complex in that town. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the complex at 324 1st Avenue Northeast a little after 7:30 am after getting a report of a man pounding on an apartment […]
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OkoboTree receives Empower Rural Iowa Grant to Expand Tree Carving Project
March 6, 2023
(Okoboji)-Okobotree has received a grant to expand their tree carving project. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Spirit of Okoboji has announced that it plans to commission at least a dozen tree sculptures through its OkoboTree project.Project Coordinator Kathy Fahy says, the project started last year. “So, OkoboTree is part of Spirit of Okoboji, which is […]
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North Dakota Tribe Wants Spirit Lake Schools To Change Mascot
March 6, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Controversy over the Spirit Lake Schools Indian mascot has again surfaced. Officials with the Spirit Lake Community School District say they’ve received a letter from the Spirit Lake Tribe out of North Dakota expressing its objection to the use of the “Indian” as the district’s mascot. The tribe says the mascot is offensive […]
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Hwy 71 Informational Meeting Scheduled For 5:00 PM Tuesday (March 7th)
March 6, 2023
(Arnolds Park)– A public informational meeting on the upcoming project on Highway 71 through Arnolds Park and Okoboji will be held tomorrow (Tues.) at 5:00 pm at the Pavilion in Arnolds Park. Current plans call for the first phase of work to get underway one week from today, Monday, March 13th and continuing until Memorial […]
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I-90 Crash Sends One Person To The Hospital
March 6, 2023
(Fairmont, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash around 5:30 pm Sunday on Interstate 90 near Fairmont sent one person to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says 24-year-old Arnaldo Joel Malave Sanchez of Trimont lost control of a 2009 Ford Fusion that left the road and rolled. Sanchez was taken to the Fairmont hospital with non-life […]
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