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OkoboTree receives Empower Rural Iowa Grant to Expand Tree Carving Project
March 6, 2023
(Okoboji)-Okobotree has received a grant to expand their tree carving project. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Spirit of Okoboji has announced that it plans to commission at least a dozen tree sculptures through its OkoboTree project.Project Coordinator Kathy Fahy says, the project started last year. “So, OkoboTree is part of Spirit of Okoboji, which is […]
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North Dakota Tribe Wants Spirit Lake Schools To Change Mascot
March 6, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Controversy over the Spirit Lake Schools Indian mascot has again surfaced. Officials with the Spirit Lake Community School District say they’ve received a letter from the Spirit Lake Tribe out of North Dakota expressing its objection to the use of the “Indian” as the district’s mascot. The tribe says the mascot is offensive […]
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Hwy 71 Informational Meeting Scheduled For 5:00 PM Tuesday (March 7th)
March 6, 2023
(Arnolds Park)– A public informational meeting on the upcoming project on Highway 71 through Arnolds Park and Okoboji will be held tomorrow (Tues.) at 5:00 pm at the Pavilion in Arnolds Park. Current plans call for the first phase of work to get underway one week from today, Monday, March 13th and continuing until Memorial […]
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I-90 Crash Sends One Person To The Hospital
March 6, 2023
(Fairmont, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash around 5:30 pm Sunday on Interstate 90 near Fairmont sent one person to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says 24-year-old Arnaldo Joel Malave Sanchez of Trimont lost control of a 2009 Ford Fusion that left the road and rolled. Sanchez was taken to the Fairmont hospital with non-life […]
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Northwest Iowans Appointed To Various State Boards & Commissions
March 4, 2023
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the appointments of several northwest Iowans to various state boards and commissions. They include Dennis Vonnahme of Pocahontas county to the Board of Chiropractics; Steve Roesner of Sioux county to the Enhance Iowa Board; Michelle Grant of Buena Vista county was appointed to the Iowa Autism Council; and […]
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Suspicious Person Investigation Lands Armstrong Man In Jail On Drug Charges
March 3, 2023
(Estherville)– An investigation in to a report of suspicious person in some backyards in the 300 block of 1st Avenue in Armstrong Thursday evening resulted in the arrest of an Armstrong man. The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrived a little before 8:30 pm and found a man standing behind a building. The suspect […]
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Domestic Incident Results In Arrest & Discovery Of Weapons
March 3, 2023
(Rolfe)– A Rolfe man was arrested earlier this week after a handgun was fired as part of a domestic incident. Shortly after 2:50am on Monday, the Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office was called to the residence at 1106 Elm Street in Rolfe. An investigation determined that an assault had taken place in which multiple firearms were […]
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I-90 Pursuit In Jackson County Ends In Arrest Of Two Men
March 3, 2023
(Jackson, Mn.)– Two men were taken into custody following a high speed pursuit Thursday in Jackson county. KUOO news has learned the chase started on Interstate 90 near Heron Lake a little after 6:30 am and proceeded east on the interstate to just west of Jackson at speeds well in excess of 100 mph. The […]
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