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Spencer Police Chief To Pay Back Lakes Area Law Enforcement For Their Help During Last Year’s Flood
July 8, 2025
(Spencer)– The Police Chief of Spencer says he wants to pay it forward to the lakes area law enforcement community for their assistance during last year’s flood in Spencer. Chief Mark Warburton… “When the flood occurred several departments were called to assist the Police Department down here in Spencer and the lakes area law enforcement […]
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Iowa D.O.T Holds Informational Session On North Y Roundabout Plans
July 8, 2025
(Spencer)– A public informational session on plans by the Iowa Department of Transportation to construct a roundabout at the north junction of Highways 71 and 18 in Spencer, or the North Y, was held Monday at Spencer City Hall. Jessica Felix, a District 3 engineer for the Iowa D.O.T, was also on hand at Monday […]
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Bras for the Cause Raises over $20,000 for American Cancer Society
July 7, 2025
(Arnolds Park) Bras for a Cause was held last Wednesday at the Peacock Lounge in Arnold’s Park. It was a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and volunteer and cancer survivor Di Lorenzen says it was a successful event. “We pulled in 21 thousand six hundred and fifty dollars and that doesn’t even include our […]
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Learn about Bumblebees During Thursday’s Kenue Coffee at Maser Monarch Lodge
July 7, 2025
(Spirit Lake) The Dickinson County Conservation Board is inviting the community to learn about the Bumblebee atlas. Amy Heibult, Dickinson County Conservation Board Community Relations Coordinator, shares more. “This month’s speaker we have Dr. Genevieve Pugesek coming out. She’s from the Xerces Society and she will be talking about the Iowa Bumblebee Atlas which is […]
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Some Area High School Students Are Among Cast Members In Upcoming Production At Boji Bantam
July 7, 2025
(Okoboji)– Some area high school students aspiring to become performers will be featured this week as the Boji Bantam Children’s Theatre at Okoboji Summer Theatre presents “Stuart Little”. The production will feature Owen McNea as Stuart, an incoming Junior at Spencer High School; Finn Donovan, who will be entering 9th grade at Okoboji High School, […]
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Okoboji’s New Superintendent Has Been On The Job A Week Now
July 7, 2025
(Milford)– Will Dible has been on the job as the new Superintendent for the Okoboji Community Schools a week now. He comes on board as construction begins on a new elementary school and improvements and renovations get underway at the high school, all made possible through a $67 million bond issue district voters approved in […]
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It’s Another Summer Of Monitoring For Invasives In Iowa Great Lakes
July 7, 2025
(Orleans)– Crews are again this summer keeping a close eye out for invasive aquatic vegetation in the Iowa Great Lakes. Mike Hawkins is a Regional Fisheries Management Supervisor with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources… “Our teams are out doing hundreds of point sampling with rakes to try to categorize and count the number of […]
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North Central Iowa Crash Claims Life Of A Spirit Lake Man
July 7, 2025
(Forest City)– A three vehicle collision Saturday on Highway 9 in Winnebago county of north central Iowa claimed the life of a Spirit Lake man. The Iowa State Patrol says 21-year-old David Raak of Spirit Lake was driving a 2004 Harley Davidson, 64-year-old Daniel Raak of Spirit Lake was driving a 2010 Harley Davidson and […]
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Centenarian To Preside Over 2025 Milford Pioneer Days Parade
July 6, 2025
(Milford)– A centenarian will preside over this year’s Milford Pioneer Days Parade. The Milford Commercial Club has selected 102-year-old Ted Carpenter as Grand Marshal of this year’s parade. Carpenter graduated from Spencer High School in 1941 and moved to St. Louis where he worked before joining the U.S. Navy in 1943. He got married shortly […]
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