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O’Brien County Authorities Make Contact With Driver Involved In Personal Injury Crash Earlier This Week

September 23, 2022

(Primghar)– O’Brien county authorities say they’ve located the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash earlier this week. The Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Ramiro Alvarez Lopez was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Avero that left the road while traveling southbound in the 2900 mile of Nettle Avenue. Deputies say the vehicle traveled through a barbed […]

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Clay County Fairgoers Asked To Participate In Survey

September 23, 2022

(Spencer)– The Clay County Fair is seeking input from those who attended this year’s event. Fair Manager Jeremy Parsons says they’re in the process of conducting a survey of fairgoers… Parsons says the survey is available online… Parsons says those who participate in the survey will be entered in a chance to win a $500 […]

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Estherville City Council Approves Matching Grant Money For River Project

September 23, 2022

(Estherville)– The Estherville City Council earlier this week voted in favor of the city putting up $36,000 as the city’s share of a matching grant through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a project to mitigate a low head dam on the West Fork of the Des Moines River. The city would only have […]

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No Injuries Reported In Spirit Lake House Fire

September 23, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– No injuries were reported in a house fire Thursday evening in Spirit Lake. Spirit Lake Fire Chief Pat Daly tells KUOO news they were called a little before 8:00 pm to 1417 Indian Hills Drive… Daly says most of the heat damage was contained to the lower level… Daly says the cause is […]

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Backup Power Averts Wastewater Backup

September 22, 2022

(Milford)– Officials with the Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District say they’re seeing the benefits of generators that were installed in recent years at waste water lift stations around the area. Case in point was an incident Wednesday afternoon when there was a power outage for about a half hour on the east side of East […]

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New Regulations Has City Of Orleans Looking Into Possible Water Supply Options

September 22, 2022

(Orleans)– Some new regulations from the state level has the city of Orleans looking at its options for its drinking water supply. Mayor Bill Maas tells KUOO news they contract with the city of Spirit Lake for water. Maas says that contract will soon be up for renewal. He says that’s how they became aware […]

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Sheldon Man Sentenced On Federal Firearms Charge

September 22, 2022

(Sioux City)– A Sheldon man was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison on a firearms charge. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 40-year-old Clinton Kreykes pled guilty in March of last year to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Evidence presented at plea and sentencing hearings […]

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Harris-Lake Park School Board Moving Ahead With Facilities Study

September 22, 2022

(Lake Park)– The Harris-Lake Park School Board Wednesday evening discussed some possible upcoming facility needs. The board directed representatives with FEH Design to conduct a study, with a report that could be ready for board review this coming December. Superintendent Les Douma tells KUOO news the study will address two options: keeping both the elementary […]

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Vehicle Collides With Bicyclist

September 22, 2022

(Sheldon)– A Sheldon man was injured Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 55-year-old Douglas Roth of George was driving a 2004 Pontiac westbound on a county road about four miles north of Sheldon, and 59-year-old Michael Ahlers of Sheldon was riding a bicycle, also […]

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O’Brien County Authorities Investigating Vehicle Crash

September 22, 2022

(Primghar)– Authorities in O’Brien county are trying to find the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a field and rolled. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says a 2009 Chevrolet Aveo had been traveling southbound in the 2900 mile of Nettle Avenue when it went into the west ditch and smashed through a barbed wire […]

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