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Spirit Lake Community Schools Looking At Options For New Elementary Principal
June 15, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– The Spirit Lake Community School District is looking at options for a new Elementary Principal. It was announced late Wednesday Kasey Huebner has submitted his resignation as he’s accepted the Superintendent’s position at the Panorama Community School District. Huebner has been with the Spirit Lake Community schools the past 12 years, having spent […]
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Plans For Interpretive Center At Abbie Gardner Cabin Moving Forward
June 15, 2023
(Arnolds Park)– Plans are moving forward for an interpretive center at the Abbie Gardner Cabin. Anita Bomgaars of Friends of the Abbie Gardner Cabin outlined the proposal at Wednesday’s Arnolds Park City Council meeting. She’s requesting the city’s involvement in a joint project with the state of Iowa… Bomgaars says the interpretive center will feature […]
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Milford Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearms Charge
June 14, 2023
(Sioux City)– A Milford man has pled guilty in U.S. District Court to a firearms charge. 34-year-old Jeffrey Krowiorz, II entered the plea today (Wed.) in Sioux City to prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Krowiorz admitted at his plea hearing that he unlawfully possessed a gun after having been convicted of at least […]
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A Southern Minnesota Library Is Temporarily Closed Following A Fire
June 14, 2023
(Fairmont, Mn.)– A southern Minnesota Library is temporarily closed after it was damaged by fire. Firefighters were called to the Martin County Library in Fairmont a little before 9:00 am Monday after getting a report of a fire in the building’s garage. No injuries were reported. There’s been no word on a possible cause, but […]
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Okoboji City Council Approves Engineering Agreements For Several Capital Projects
June 14, 2023
(Okoboji)– The Okoboji City Council Tuesday approved engineering agreements for several upcoming projects. City Administrator Michael Meyers says one of those is for a new playground at Speier Park… Meyers says groundwork and installation of the equipment could take place yet this fall, but he says it likely won’t be until next spring. He adds […]
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City Of Spirit Lake Asked To Contribute $400,000 To Park Project
June 14, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– The Spirit Lake City Council heard a presentation on the Aspen Seemann Park at their meeting Tuesday evening. The city is being asked to contribute $400,000 toward the project, which has a total cost of a little more than $7 million. $4 million of that has already been gifted. The council took the […]
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Spirit Lake City Council Grants Landmark Status To Historic Downtown Building
June 14, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– The Spirit Lake City Council Tuesday evening adopted an ordinance giving special status to a historic building in the city’s downtown area. City Attorney/Administrator Gregg Owens says it designates what’s known as the old First Bank and Trust building at the corner of Lake Street and Hill Avenue as a local landmark… The […]
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Historic Building In Downtown Terril Appears To Be Saved From Demolition
June 13, 2023
(Terril)– A historic building in downtown Terril appears to have been saved from demolition. The city council Monday approved plans by a developer to restore the former bank building on the city’s main Street. Mayor Julie Thiesen tells KUOO news Tyler Kilgore of Estherville presented the proposal… Thiesen says Kilgore has outlined a pretty ambitious […]
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Tom Gustafson’s Dronescapes to open June 15 at Pearson Lakes Art Center
June 13, 2023
(Okoboji)-There are two Art Openings on tap at Pearson Lakes Art Center this week. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Pearson Lakes Art Center will open two exhibits on Thursday evening.Visual Arts Director Danielle Clouse Gast says, one will feature the work of Lakes Area Drone Photographer Tom Gustafson, “We’re really bringing a lot of new […]
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