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Iowa D.O.T Launches New Safety Campaign
January 23, 2023
(Ames)– The Iowa Department of Transportation’s new traffic safety campaign is getting personal. A DOT representative says they found that the previous “Zero Fatalities” campaign wasn’t resonating with drivers–that a “numbers game” didn’t mean as much as something closer to home. Their new “What Drives You” campaign will remind drivers who’s waiting for them at […]
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Man Escapes Injury When Vehicle Winds Up On Its Top
January 23, 2023
(Hartley)– A Hartley man escaped injury last week after losing control of a vehicle he was driving on a snow covered road. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Pierce Van Sloten was driving a 2006 Chevrolet pickup eastbound on 320th street. The vehicle left the road and went into the ditch, coming to rest […]
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Fire In Downtown Spencer Causes Considerable Damage; Sends Several To The Hospital
January 23, 2023
(Spencer)– Three people were taken to the hospital in a fire Sunday afternoon that damaged a building in the 200 block of Grand Avenue in downtown Spencer. All were reportedly treated for smoke inhalation. Four businesses on the ground floor level sustained water damage. Fire damage was reported to eight apartments on the upper level. […]
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Firefighters From Several Communities Battling Fire In Downtown Spencer
January 22, 2023
(Spencer)– Firefighters from several area departments are battling a fire this (Sun.) afternoon in downtown Spencer. Details are still somewhat sketchy, but we’ve learned the fire apparently broke out in the second level apartment of a building in the 200 block of West Grand Avenue. It wasn’t immediately certain if there have been any injuries. […]
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Spencer Man Sentenced On Federal Firearm Charge
January 21, 2023
(Sioux City)– A Spencer man has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. 35-year-old Joe Ripka was sentenced in federal court Friday. Ripka had previously been convicted of failure to affix a drug tax stamp in Emmet County […]
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UDMO To Conduct Homelessness Count Next Week In The Region
January 20, 2023
(Graettinger)– Upper Des Moines Opportunity next week will be conducting a count of the homeless population in a 12-county area they serve. Tanya Thelen (tee-lin), UDMO Housing Services Coordinator, says they’re required to do the count each year by federal officials… Thelen says the count will be conducted next week, between January 23rd and the […]
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Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed In Osceola County
January 20, 2023
(Des Moines)– All but just three of Iowa’s 99-counties have confirmed cases of emerald ash borer. Monona, Osceola, and Woodbury counties in northwest Iowa are the latest to report cases. E-A-B was discovered more than a decade ago, and has gradually spread across the state, killing ash trees.
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Jackson County Looking At Funding Options For New Law Enforcement Center
January 20, 2023
(Jackson, Mn.)– Jackson County is looking to implement a 1% local sales and use tax, that would help defray costs associated with the proposed construction of a new law enforcement center. It was a topic of discussion at this week’s Jackson County Board of Commissioners meeting. County Administrator Ryan Krosch… The current center in Jackson, […]
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SLMS Band Students Participate In Special Concert
January 20, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Eight band students were selected to participate in the Strong Foundations Middle School Honor Band Festival sponsored by Sioux City East Middle School Band. Student recommendations were submitted in October and from those nominations 200 students were chosen for participation in 2 separate bands. The selected students performed a concert at Sioux City […]
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