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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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Northwest Iowans Appointed To Various State Boards & Commissions
March 4, 2023
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the appointments of several northwest Iowans to various state boards and commissions. They include Dennis Vonnahme of Pocahontas county to the Board of Chiropractics; Steve Roesner of Sioux county to the Enhance Iowa Board; Michelle Grant of Buena Vista county was appointed to the Iowa Autism Council; and […]
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Suspicious Person Investigation Lands Armstrong Man In Jail On Drug Charges
March 3, 2023
(Estherville)– An investigation in to a report of suspicious person in some backyards in the 300 block of 1st Avenue in Armstrong Thursday evening resulted in the arrest of an Armstrong man. The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrived a little before 8:30 pm and found a man standing behind a building. The suspect […]
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