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INHF Representatives Give Updates On Lakes Area Projects
October 3, 2025
(Okoboji)– Representatives of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation provided updates on a number of projects they’re involved with in the Iowa Great Lakes during a presentation Thursday put on by the Dickinson County Conservation Board. Brian Fankhauser, Senior Land Stewardship and Bluff Lands Director, says the list has grown in recent years… “It’s literally dozens […]
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Good Neighbors Fund Of Dickinson County Launches 2025 Fund Drive
October 3, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The annual fundraising campaign is underway for the Good Neighbors Fund of Dickinson County. That word from Chairman Luke Donnenwerth… “The goal this year is a record for us. It’s $100,000 and that starts here in October and that runs through April of 2026. You’ll start to see fliers show up in your […]
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Cherokee County Authorities Investigating Two Attempted Child Abductions
October 3, 2025
(Cherokee)– Authorities in one northwest Iowa county are investigating two attempted child abductions. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office says the first attempted abduction took place around 3:00 pm Tuesday, September 30th, at a city park in Cleghorn. Authorities say two children, ages 4 and 10, were playing at the park when a pickup drove up. […]
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Clay County Fair Officials Say Numbers Show The Fair Continues To Grow As Destination All Nine Days
October 3, 2025
(Spencer)– We’re learning some additional details into spending patterns during this year’s Clay County Fair. Fair officials say nearly a third of all food, beverage and specialty concession spending this year went directly to nonprofits. The report says on average, fairgoers spent $10.76 beyond gate admission on food, beverages, carnival rides and specialty concessions. It […]
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October 5th-11th Is National 4-H Week
October 2, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– Next week marks the observance of National 4-H Week. Locally, Dickinson County Extension Youth Coordinator Fallon Jensen says there are two 4-H chapters in Spirit Lake, and one each in Milford and Lake Park. She says they offer programs that cover wide range of interests… “Like we will have the Global Grub Club […]
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INHF: Efforts To Raise $1.9 M For Arnolds Park Land Acquisition Remain About $250,000 Short
October 2, 2025
(Okoboji)– The clock is ticking on efforts by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to raise the $1.9 million that’s needed to purchase 73 acres of land on the east side of Arnolds Park. The deadline is the end of this month. As of today (Thurs.), Heather Jobst, Senior Land Protection Facilitator for the INHF, says […]
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Storm Lake Police Make An Arrest In An Incident That Seriously Injured Two Bicyclists
October 2, 2025
(Storm Lake)– Police in Storm Lake have arrested a man wanted in a hit-and-run accident that left two bicyclists seriously injured. Authorities say it happened around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, in the 800 block of East 4th Street. Two Storm Lake men, ages 30 and 38, were riding westbound when they were struck […]
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State Auditor Issues Report On O’Brien County’s Finances
October 2, 2025
(Des Moines)– Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand has released a report on O’Brien county’s finances. It shows revenues for the year totaled a little more than $21.46 million for the year ended June 30th, 2024, a 23.2 percent increase over the previous fiscal year. Expenses totaled slightly more than $16.7 million, an increase of less […]
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Minnesota DNR Reminding Public Of Benefits Of Prescribed Burns
October 2, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– Officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are talking about the benefits of prescribed burns. One such burn was conducted recently in southwest Minnesota. Grant Henderson of the Minnesota DNR says the burns serve several purposes… “By doing a controlled burn out there we are hopefully setting back some of those non-native […]
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