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ISU Extension & Outreach Issues Spring Soil Moisture Data
April 29, 2025
(Undated)– Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Field Agronomists have completed their spring survey of subsoil moisture in Northwest Iowa. Area Agronomist Leah Ten Napel says the levels in Northwest Iowa are about average overall… Readings in soils at ten sites in nine Northwest Iowa locations show a range from 6.98 inches of plant available […]
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More Road Work About To Get Started In Milford
April 29, 2025
(Milford)– More road work is about to get underway in Milford. City officials say a block of 9th Street from N Avenue to Highway 71 will be closed starting this coming Monday, May 5th, for the replacement of utilities, pavement and sidewalk. The street will be closed in that area until mid-July, dependent upon the […]
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City Of Jackson Reviewing Number Of Warning Sirens
April 29, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– City officials in Jackson say they’re looking into the possibility of doing away with one of the town’s five warning sirens. As we reported previously, it was recently discovered three of those sirens are currently inoperable, including one at Westridge Drive that’s been out of commission since last year. That siren is being […]
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Public Hearing Into Proposed Wind Energy Project In Eastern Dickinson County Gets Underway
April 29, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– A public hearing into plans to expand a wind energy project in eastern Dickinson county got underway Monday evening at the courthouse in Spirit Lake. The county’s Board of Adjustment is holding the hearing, expected to continue the next couple of evenings. Invenergy, developer of the Red Rock Energy project, is applying for […]
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Lakefield Church Sustains Considerable Damage In Lightning Strike & Fire
April 29, 2025
The Lakefield Fire Department responded to a call around 3:45 on Monday after lightning struck the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lakefield. Tim Baumann, Lakefield Fire Chief, talks about what happened… Baumann was thankful for the help from the Jackson Fire Department… Baumann says the church did sustain some damage… There were no injuries as no […]
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Spencer Woman Sustains Minor Injuries/Citations After Vehicle Collides With Building
April 28, 2025
(Peterson)– A Spencer woman who was driving a vehicle that crashed into a building in Peterson over the weekend sustained minor injuries and faces charges in connection with the incident. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 47-year-old Katrina Heller was driving a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan southbound in the 100 block of Park Street. An […]
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Emergency Management Officials Urging Everyone To Be Prepared For Possible Severe Weather
April 28, 2025
(Undated)– With the threat for severe weather today (Mon.) and this evening comes a reminder from to be prepared. Dickinson County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ehret says there are several things we can do now to be ready in the event severe weather DOES break out… Ehret adds it’s important to have the necessary things […]
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D.O.T Cancels North Y Roundabout Informational Meeting Due To Severe Weather Threat
April 28, 2025
(Spencer)– The one-on-one public informational meeting on a roundabout the Iowa Department of Transportation is proposing at the North Y in Spencer that was scheduled for this (Mon.) evening has been canceled due to the threat of severe weather. D.O.T officials say it will NOT be re-scheduled. A notification from the agency says individual landowner […]
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SL Kiwanis Again Sponsoring Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships
April 28, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships will be held in Dickinson County on May 16th at the Spirit Lake High School track. Kiley Zankowski of the Spirit Lake Noon Kiwanis Club says the day will be filled with fun… The Spirit Lake Noon Kiwanis Club is sponsoring the event which is open to […]
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Milford RAGBRAI Committee Actively Raising Funds
April 28, 2025
(Milford)– While being an overnight stop on the RAGBRAI route brings some economic benefits to those communities, it also brings a heavy financial commitment. Susan Reiser heads up the budget committee for the Milford RAGBRAI Committee. She says they’ve formed Milford RAGBRAI, LLC, as a channel for finances… Reiser says most of that money is […]
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