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Spirit Lake Man Arrested For Allegedly Selling Methamphetamine
February 24, 2023
(Estherville)– An investigation by Police Departments in Estherville, Spirit Lake and Emmetsburg along with the Iowa Great Lakes Drug Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a Spirit Lake man. Authorities say it stems from the sale of methamphetamine during the spring of 2022. As a result of that investigation, they say 32-year-old Matthew […]
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Area Cities Will Be Conducting Snow Removal Operations
February 23, 2023
(Undated)– The city of Spencer will be removing snow in the Downtown Commercial District tonight. All vehicles need to be out of that area by midnight. All sidewalk snow from the Downtown Commercial District shall be placed not less than 18″ or more than 36″ into the street, measured from the face of the curb. […]
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For The Second Time This Week, Authorities Recover Another Vehicle Stolen From Jackson County
February 23, 2023
(Madelia, Mn.)– Authorities have recovered another vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Jackson county. The latest incident took place on Wednesday when an employee of a convenience store in Jackson reported to authorities that her vehicle had been taken after she started it to let it warm up and left it unattended. The […]
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Road Crews Making Progress But Tricky Conditions Still Exist In Places
February 23, 2023
(Undated)– Travel conditions across the region remain a challenge, especially in open areas where ground drifting is continuing, but road crews are making progress. Dickinson County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ehret says they’ve been hard at it since earlier this (Thurs.) morning… Ehret says everyone seemed to heed the warnings with this particular storm… Ehret […]
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Jury Selection To Resume Friday In Trial Of Former School Bus Driver Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student
February 23, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Jury selection in the trial of a former bus driver with the Okoboji School District charged with sexually abusing a student is now scheduled to resume Friday in Dickinson County District Court. Steven Titterington was charged with one count each of sexual abuse in the 3rd degree and sexual exploitation by a school […]
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Another Eggs & Issues Forum Set For Saturday (Feb. 25th)
February 23, 2023
(Spencer)– The Spencer Chamber of Commerce will hold another of its “Eggs and Issues” legislative forums this Saturday, February 25th at the council chambers of Spencer City Hall. Doors will open at 8:30 am with the session starting at 9:00 am. It’s scheduled to run about an hour and-a-half. State Representatives Megan Jones and John […]
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HLP May Be Narrowing Options For Facilities Project
February 23, 2023
(Lake Park)– Options for a construction project at Harris-Lake Park appear to be getting narrowed down. The school board met earlier this week with an architect and learned the cost of renovating the existing elementary facility has an estimated cost of $18.6 million; while building an addition onto the middle school/high school that would also […]
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Weather & Road Conditions Beginning To Improve
February 23, 2023
(Undated)– Some challenging conditions still exist across the region this (Thurs.) morning, however things are starting to improve. Latest information from 511.org no longer shows any major highways in northwest being impassable or closed. That obviously is different for some county and secondary roads, especially gravel roads. In southwest Minnesota, a number of major highways […]
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Dickinson County Advising No Travel Overnight
February 23, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson county authorities are advising NO travel overnight tonight (Wednesday into early Thursday). A statement released a little after 6:30 pm says plows have been pulled for the night and roads will become impassable. The website 511ia.org had a number of roads in the region listed as impassable already as of late this […]
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