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One Area City May Be Tweaking Its ATV/UTV Ordinance
December 22, 2022
(Estherville)– One area city may be tweaking its ordinance regulating the operation of ATV’s and UTV’s. There was some discussion regarding that at this week’s Estherville City Council meeting when some questions were brought up by a resident. Police Chief Brent Shatto told the council there are some differences between the city’s ordinance and state […]
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Milford Residents Being Reminded Of A Provision In The City’s Snow Removal Ordinance
December 22, 2022
(Milford)– One area city is reminding residents of one of the provisions in its snow removal ordinance. City officials in Milford say it is illegal for anyone in that city to push snow or ice on or across any portion of a street or alleyway per City Code. Violators are subject to a misdemeanor. There […]
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I-90 Collision Injures Sanborn Woman
December 22, 2022
(Fairmont, Mn.)– A Sanborn, Iowa woman when a vehicle she was a passenger in was struck in the rear by a semi on Interstate 90 near Fairmont. The Minnesota State Patrol says a 17-year-old male from Sanborn was driving a 2017 Chevrolet pickup and 30-year-old Joshua Dun of Alta Vista, Iowa was driving a 2012 […]
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A Blizzard Warning Will Now Be In Effect For The ENTIRE Region Thursday Through Friday
December 21, 2022
(Undated)– It’s officially winter and the weather is certainly living up to it. A winter storm warning is in effect until noon Thursday pretty much along and to the east of Highway 4 through south central Minnesota and north central Iowa, with a winter weather advisory in effect along and to the west of that, […]
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Ice Conditions Improving Quickly On Most Lakes
December 21, 2022
(Orleans)– Ice conditions on area lakes are improving thanks to the recent cold weather, and will likely get even thicker in days to come with the frigid temperatures. Hawkins says the conditions on West Lake Okoboji, especially in the middle of the lake, are still pretty variable, however… Hawkins says outside of West Lake Okoboji, […]
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Aeration Systems Now In Operation On Two Area Lakes
December 21, 2022
(Lake Park)– Aeration systems have gone into operation on Silver Lake at Lake Park and Ingham Lake In Emmet county. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources tells KUOO news they play an important role in reducing the amount of winter kills in the fish population… Hawkins reminds everyone to […]
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Hear Proposal To Realign IWD Service Regions
December 21, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson County Supervisors Tuesday gave their initial approval to a proposed realignment of Iowa Workforce Development service areas throughout the state. Heather Garcia, Executive Director of the Northwest and North Central Iowa Workforce Development Board says under the proposal, those two regions would be merged into one. She says it’s intended to do […]
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Clay County Tourism Awarded Iowa Tourism Grant
December 21, 2022
(Spencer)– Clay County Tourism has been awarded a $10,000 Iowa Tourism Grant. The program funds tourism-related marketing initiatives. 33 organizations throughout the state are sharing in nearly $300,000 in the grant funding, which requires a 25 percent cash match. Clay County Tourism will use the funds for it’s “Destination Clay” project which will include professionally […]
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Dickinson Co. Secondary Roads Reminds Everyone It Is Illegal To Push Snow Across Roads
December 21, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– With more snow in the forecast comes an important announcement from the Dickinson County Secondary Roads Department: it is illegal to push snow across roads and onto county right-of-way. Assistant Dickinson County Engineer Cole Budach addressed the matter at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting… Budach says they don’t want to have to take […]
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