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ILCC Alumni & Friends Association Presents 2023 Jim Hall Outstanding Alumni Award
May 19, 2023
(Estherville)– Jeremy Simington is the 2023 recipient of the Jim Hall Outstanding Alumni Award presented by the Iowa Lakes Community College Alumni and Friends Association. The award recognizes graduates exemplifying outstanding support of community, business and service clubs while serving as positive role models. It was established in 1992. Simington is a 2005 graduate of […]
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Alleged Incident At A Residence In Milford Results In Arrest Of Spirit Lake Man On Multiple Charges
May 19, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– An investigation into an incident earlier this week in Milford has landed a Spirit Lake man in the Dickinson county jail on multiple charges. 33-year-old Joshua Knutson was charged with trespassing, criminal mischief in the 5th degree, burglary in the 1st degree, going armed with intent and harassment in the 2nd degree. According […]
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A Vacancy Is Pending On The Spencer City Council
May 19, 2023
(Spencer)– A member of the Spencer City Council says he plans to step down from his seat prior to his term expiring at the end of this year. Bill Orrison represents Spencer’s 2nd ward… Orrison hasn’t officially announced yet when his resignation would be effective.
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Iowa D.O.T To Conduct Traffic Counts In NW Iowa In Coming Weeks
May 19, 2023
(Undated)– Expect to see some additional personnel from the Iowa Department of Transportation in the region in coming weeks. Each year the agency targets a specific quadrant of the state to collect information on the number of cars, trucks and other vehicles using roadways. Mark Hansen, a transportation planner with the Iowa D.O.T, says this […]
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Suspect Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run
May 19, 2023
(Cherokee)– A Cherokee man has been arrested for allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident late last year that resulted in the death of a bicyclist. According to online court documents, 29-year-old Casey Herwig is charged with knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. Herwig reportedly hit the bicyclist with his pickup […]
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Man Charged With Robbing A NW Iowa Bank Pleads Guilty
May 19, 2023
(Sheldon)– A man accused of robbing a northwest Iowa bank in 2021 has pleaded guilty. Federal court documents show on May 17 Leon Sutton, a Sheldon resident, pleaded guilty to one charge of bank robbery. As part of his plea agreement, lawyers recommend Sutton serve 8 years in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised […]
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ILCC Holds Ribbon Cutting On Career Academy At Spirit Lake Campus
May 18, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this afternoon for the Spirit Lake Regional Career Academy at the Spirit Lake campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. College President Scott Stokes says it will offer high-demand programs to high school students from Okoboji, Harris-Lake Park, Spirit Lake and Estherville-Lincoln Central. Stokes says it allow those […]
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Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Concern Over Local Air Quality
May 18, 2023
(Undated)– For days smoke from wildfires burning in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada could be seen throughout the region aloft. Today (Thursday), that smoke has made it to the surface, even limiting visibility. It’s also causing concern over air quality. The entire state of Minnesota is under an air quality alert. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency […]
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Intersection Of 36th Street & Hill Ave. In Spirit Lake About To Become A Four-Way Stop
May 18, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Some big changes will be coming soon to a busy intersection on the south side of Spirit Lake. City officials say beginning June 1st, the intersection at Hill Avenue and 36th Street will become a four-way stop. Traffic traveling on Hill Avenue from the south and from the north will be required to […]
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