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NW Iowa Meat Processor Awarded Expansion Funds
November 3, 2022
(Cherokee)– A northwest Iowa meat processor is getting funding from the USDA as part of 223-million dollars in grants and loans that were announced Wednesday. The Cherokee Locker is getting a grant of over a half-million dollars to support the relocation and expansion of their business. The Cherokee Locker’s new facility at the site of […]
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Spirit Lake Firefighters Spend Better Part Of The Day Wednesday Battling Grass & Tree Fire
November 3, 2022
The Spirit Lake Fire Department spent most of Wednesday afternoon and evening battling a grass and tree fire east of Spirit Lake. Fire Chief Pat Daly tells KUOO news they were called a little before 1:00 pm to 1662 260th Avenue, just east of Arthur Heights… Daly says it’s further proof as to how volatile […]
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Authorities Respond To Ditch Fire In Haywards Bay Area
November 2, 2022
(Okoboji)– Authorities are again reminding everyone of the dangers of doing any open burning right now. The Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire Department was called to a ditch fire late this (Wed.) morning in the area of 6015 Lakeshore Drive, in the Haywards Bay area on West Lake Okoboji. A passerby with a skid loader had most […]
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Open House & Ribbon Cutting To Be Held Thurs. (Nov. 3rd) For New RIDES Facility
November 2, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– An open house and ribbon cutting will be held Thursday for the new RIDES facility in Spirit Lake. Cindy Voss, the agency’s Associate Executive Director tells KUOO news the new 9,800 square foot facility at 2010 Peoria Avenue has been in operation since last December… Voss says the new facility offers a number […]
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Hear Annual Report From County Weed Commissioner
November 2, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson County Weed Commissioner Tanner Bouchard presented his annual report at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. He says the number of complaints he received this year regarding noxious weeds was down… Bouchard says a lack of staff resulted in a decline in tree and brush removal this year… Bouchard, who also serves as […]
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Applications Now Being Accepted For LIHEAP
November 2, 2022
(Undated)– Applications are now being taken for the state-administered and federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to assist Iowans with their heating bills. Funding for LIHEAP is available for those who are struggling financially and qualify for state assistance. Household income and size, type of primary heating fuel, housing type, and other factors […]
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Jury Reaches Verdict In CeJay Van Der Wilt Trial
November 1, 2022
(Estherville)– An Emmet county jury late this (Tues.) afternoon found CeJay Van Der Wilt guilty of a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 death of David McDowell. Van Der Wilt was charged with first degree murder in the case. The jury’s verdict came after about two hours of deliberation. Jurors also found […]
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Students with No Boundaries Program working to improve cat habitat at Humane Society of Northwest Iowa
November 1, 2022
(Milford)-Okoboji Students with the No Boundaries Program are working on improvements at the Humane Society. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Students at Okoboji High School are working on a number of projects with the No Boundaries Program. Senior Grace Fisher says one of the projects involves cat habitat at the Humane Society of Northwest Iowa. […]
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