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Final Push Is On For Toy/Coat Drive
December 7, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– It’s the final push for a local toy drive. Exit Realty Midwest of Spirit Lake is encouraging residents to donate to their toy drive, which will end December 12th. Organizer Nancy Vierkant says they’ve partnered with Upper Des Moines Opportunity to bring toys to children at the holidays and throughout the year… She […]
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Seasons Center Awarded Grant For School-Based Programs
December 7, 2022
(Spencer)– Spencer-based Seasons Center has been awarded $2,000 from Care Connections of Northern Iowa to support social, emotional and behavioral health of students in the Algona, Clay Central-Everly and Emmetsburg Community School Districts. Officials with Seasons Center say the funding will allow for the purchase of resources and equipment, along with establishing programs dealing with […]
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Testimony Continues In Christian Goyne Yarns Murder Trial
December 7, 2022
(Storm Lake)– Testimony continues in the 1st degree murder trial of Christian Goyne Yarns, accused of shooting Shelby Woizeschke earlier this year in the parking lot of GrapeTree Medical Staffing in Milford. Among those taking the stand was an I-T person who reviewed with jurors footage of security video showing the suspect pickup as it […]
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Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund Awarded Grant
December 7, 2022
(Spencer)– A regional housing agency has been awarded funding to support local housing initiatives. The Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund is getting a little more than $498,000 through a program from the Iowa Finance Authority. The funds will be used for things such as preserving aging housing stock, subsidizing local rental and down payment […]
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New Scam Targets EBT Cards For Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
December 7, 2022
(Des Moines)– State officials are sounding the alarm about a new scam targeting EBT cards used for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Officials with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and Iowa Department of Health and Human Services say they’ve received reports from some recipients getting text messages indicating their cards are locked. It […]
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O’Brien County Collision Seriously Injures Omaha Man
December 7, 2022
(Sheldon)– One person was seriously injured in a collision Tuesday in O’Brien county. The Iowa State Patrol says 48-year-old Brian Williams of Omaha was driving a 2018 Hyundai southbound on Nettle Avenue when he crossed the center line and was impacted by the rear axles of a trailer being pulled by a 2017 Peterbilt semi […]
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Ice, Snow Likely To Impact Region Thursday & Thursday Night
December 7, 2022
(Undated)– Some wintry weather appears headed our way Thursday into Thursday night, with the potential for some ice at the onset, followed by what could be up to several inches of snow. The National Weather Service says temperatures during the day Thursday will be such that precipitation will likely fall in the form of freezing […]
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Spencer Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charge
December 7, 2022
(Sioux City)– A Spencer man has been sentenced on a federal drug charge. 35-year-old Kenneth Block will serve eight years in federal prison. Block was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty in July of this year to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Evidence presented at various court hearings showed that from February 2021 […]
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Bird Flu Ravaging NW Iowa
December 7, 2022
(Iowa City)– Thousands of turkeys will be destroyed in Iowa, according to the state Department of Agriculture. They say 100-thousand turkeys from Cherokee County and 40-thousand turkeys from Sac County are affected by bird flu outbreaks. More than 15-point-five million birds have died because of bird flu this year in Iowa.
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