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DNR Accepting Bids To Renovate Shelter House At Trapper’s Bay
December 27, 2022
(Lake Park)– Some improvements could be in store for the shelter house at Trapper’s Bay State Park in Lake Park. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is accepting bids for the project now through 11:00 am January 19th, 2023. The shelter house at Trapper’s Bay was constructed in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and […]
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Okoboji Tourism To Deploy New Marketing Strategies In 2023
December 27, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– An organization that markets tourism in the Iowa Great Lakes will be deploying some new marketing strategies in 2023. Rebecca Peters of Okoboji Tourism says one of those will be focused on Uber and Lyft vehicles in the twin cities area… Peters says those vehicle will also be “geo-fenced”… Peters says they’ll also […]
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Iowa Lakes Community College Receives Special Recognition
December 27, 2022
(Estherville)– Iowa Lakes Community College has earned top rankings fromm Intelligent.com, which recently ranked Iowa Lakes as the top community college in Iowa for Best Scholarship options and the sixth-best community college overall. The ratings are based on research that ranks each institution on a scale from 0 to 100 across six categories. It rates […]
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Some Area Communities Will Be Conducting Snow Removal Operations Tonight (Mon.)
December 26, 2022
(Undated)– Some area communities will be conducting snow removal operations tonight (Monday). In Milford, a snow emergency goes into effect at 3:00 am Tuesday (Dec. 27th). In Spencer, vehicles need to be out of the Downtown Commercial District by midnight tonight.
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All Main Highways In The Area Are Back Open
December 24, 2022
(Undated)– Main highways in the region are back open as of early this (Saturday) afternoon. Road crews were able to make good progress through the day, even though they were hampered in many locations by numerous vehicles and semis that had been stranded. Officials caution, however, that there are still some areas with narrow cuts […]
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Efforts Underway To Re-Open Area Roads
December 24, 2022
(Spencer)– Efforts are underway this (Saturday) morning to reopen roads throughout the region, but officials say it’s going to be a slow and tedious process. Officials say there are numerous semis and other vehicles that need to be moved out of the way in order for D.O.T plows and snow blowers to do their job. […]
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Local Authorities Are Pleading With People NOT To Travel
December 23, 2022
(Undated)– Authorities are pleading with people as of mid-day today (Friday) to stay OFF the roads as blizzard conditions continue. Dickinson County Engineer Dan Eckert tells KUOO news county plows are being pulled off the roads effective at 12 Noon today (Friday) and that they will only be operating in emergency mode after that, meaning […]
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Hear Year-End Report From Corridor
December 23, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A change is coming in 2023 to a program administered by the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation that’s part of a statewide initiative. Corridor CEO Shannon Landauer says a significant change is coming to the state’s “Best of Iowa” program… Landauer says it’s important the Corridor continue the program as in the past […]
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