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Iowa Lakes Corridor Seeking Nominations For Business Awards
October 14, 2022
(Spencer)– The Iowa Lakes Development Corporation is accepting nominations to recognize outstanding businesses in their four-county service area. Coordinator of Administration and Communication, Alyssa Petersen, says they will once again have four different categories of awards this year… Nomination forms can be found at Lakes Corridor-dot-com and must be returned by 4:00 pm Monday, October […]
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Spencer Hospital Announces Revised Masking Guidelines
October 14, 2022
(Spencer)– Spencer Hospital has revised its masking guidelines based on new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials say it’s based on community transmission levels for covid, which the CDC says is currently low for Clay county. That means most patients and visitors at Spencer Hospital may choose to wear a mask […]
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DNR Official Says Early Results Of Eurasian Watermilfoil Treatments Appear Promising
October 14, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Officials overseeing the treatment of Eurasian watermilfoil on several of the Iowa Great Lakes say they’re encouraged with the results they’ve been seeing so far. Kim Bogenschutz, Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the conditions to apply the herbicide have been ideal this fall… Bogenschutz says crews […]
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Amended Charges Filed In Emmet County Murder Case
October 13, 2022
(Estherville)– Amended charges have been filed against one of two teens accused in the death of an Estherville man. 19-year-old Connor Uhde was originally charged with 1st degree murder in the death of 20-year-old David McDowell of Estherville, who’s body was found along a rural Emmet county road in early October, 2021. Online court records […]
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Malfunctioning Locomotive Causes Train To Block Hwy 9 NE Of Sibley For Several Hours
October 13, 2022
(Sibley)– A malfunctioning locomotive on a train resulted in a blockage of Highway 9 northeast of Sibley for several hours Wednesday. The train was moving through a crossing on Highway nine, just west of old Highway 60, when it had to stop after flames were seen coming from the exhaust of an engine in the […]
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Body Of Farmer Found Near Burning Tractor & Grain Wagon
October 13, 2022
(Ocheyedan)– The body of a man was found Wednesday morning near a tractor and grain wagon that were on fire in a field near Ocheyedan. Osceola County Sheriff Kevin Wollmuth says the Ocheyedan Fire Department was called shortly before 10:30 am to a field on 120th Street, east of Tyler Avenue, and that a man […]
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Extreme Fire Danger Likely To Continue In Coming Days
October 13, 2022
(Milford)– A red flag warning is in effect for the region for the second consecutive day today (Thurs.). It continues until 7:00 this (Thurs.) evening. Forecasters say the wind, extremely dry vegetation and very low relative humidity are creating an elevated fire danger. The Milford and Fostoria Fire Departments were called late this (Thurs.) morning […]
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APO Fire/Rescue Continues To See Increase In Call Volume
October 13, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– Calls for service for fire departments in the lakes corridor continues to increase year over year. Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire Chief Chris Yungbluth has the numbers for that department from 2021… Yungbluth explains how that compares to the previous year of 2020… Youngbluth adds the peak call volumes occur during the summer months and […]
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Change Of Venue Granted In Christian Goyne Yarns Case
October 13, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Trial for Christian Goyne Yarns, accused of shooting a woman in the parking lot of a Milford business earlier this year, is being moved out of Dickinson county. Judge Carl Petersen has granted a change of venue, with the trial being moved to Buena Vista county. It’s scheduled to start December 6th. Goyne […]
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