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Dickinson County Treasurer’s Office & Driver’s License Station To Be Closed Tuesday, May 6th
April 30, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Treasurer’s Office and Driver’s License Station will be closed to the public this coming Tuesday, May 6th and will reopen Wednesday, May 7th. Treasurer Kris Rowley says staff will be attending mandatory training with the Iowa Department of Transportation. Rowley also again reminds everyone that May 7th is the day […]
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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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More Road Work About To Get Started In Milford
April 29, 2025
(Milford)– More road work is about to get underway in Milford. City officials say a block of 9th Street from N Avenue to Highway 71 will be closed starting this coming Monday, May 5th, for the replacement of utilities, pavement and sidewalk. The street will be closed in that area until mid-July, dependent upon the […]
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City Of Jackson Reviewing Number Of Warning Sirens
April 29, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– City officials in Jackson say they’re looking into the possibility of doing away with one of the town’s five warning sirens. As we reported previously, it was recently discovered three of those sirens are currently inoperable, including one at Westridge Drive that’s been out of commission since last year. That siren is being […]
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Public Hearing Into Proposed Wind Energy Project In Eastern Dickinson County Gets Underway
April 29, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– A public hearing into plans to expand a wind energy project in eastern Dickinson county got underway Monday evening at the courthouse in Spirit Lake. The county’s Board of Adjustment is holding the hearing, expected to continue the next couple of evenings. Invenergy, developer of the Red Rock Energy project, is applying for […]
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Lakefield Church Sustains Considerable Damage In Lightning Strike & Fire
April 29, 2025
The Lakefield Fire Department responded to a call around 3:45 on Monday after lightning struck the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lakefield. Tim Baumann, Lakefield Fire Chief, talks about what happened… Baumann was thankful for the help from the Jackson Fire Department… Baumann says the church did sustain some damage… There were no injuries as no […]
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