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Arnolds Park Council Approves Cost Increase & Hears More Concerns Over Lakeview Blvd., Phase 3
August 16, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– Meeting in special session this (Monday) afternoon, the Arnolds Park City Council approved a changeorder for phase 3 of the Lakeview Boulevard project in the Pillsbury Point area. It increases the cost of the project by $15,927. An engineer says it’s due to a delay in the project that at one time was […]
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Dickinson County Treasurer Announces New Property Tax Credit Available For Those Who Qualify
August 15, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Treasurer’s Office is reminding residents about some property tax credits they may be eligible for. One of them is being offered for the first time. Dickinson County Treasurer Kris Rowley says it creates a property tax freeze based on the amounts paid beginning this September, 2022, and March 2023, for […]
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Clay County Traffic Stop Results In Arrest
August 15, 2022
(Spencer)– A traffic stop last week in Clay county resulted in the arrest of an Ayrshire man. Authorities say a deputy pulled over a vehicle for an alleged equipment violation and could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search turned up marijuana wax and drug paraphernalia. 45-year-old Paul Hoadley was arrested and charged with […]
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Motorcycle Crash Injures Two; One Seriously
August 13, 2022
(Fairmont, Mn.)– Two people were taken to the hospital following a motorcycle crash Friday evening on Interstate 90 near Fairmont. The Minnesota State Patrol says 71-year-old David Stone of Rockford, Illinois was driving a 2000 Harley Davidson westbound when the motocycle left the road and came to rest in the median. Stone sustained life threatening […]
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Melissa Etheridge to Headline Okoboji Blue Water Festival on Saturday Night
August 12, 2022
(Arnolds Park)-Melissa Etheridge will headline the Okoboji Blue Water Festival tonight. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Melissa Etheridge will headline the Okoboji Blue Water Festival Saturday night.The two-time Grammy Award Winner is on her One Way Out Tour in support of the record by that name released last year. “During the pandemic I was approached […]
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Emergency Drill To Be Conducted Monday (Aug. 15th) At Spencer High School
August 12, 2022
(Spencer)– Emergency drills will be conducted this coming Monday, August 15th, at Spencer High School. Spencer police say the exercises will be conducted that day from 4:30 until 6:30 and will involve a simulated emergency scenario consisting of an increased presence of law enforcement and EMS services. Police Chief Mark Warburton says barricades will also […]
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Spencer Daybreakers Kiwanis Holding Touch A Truck Event
August 12, 2022
(Spencer)– The Spencer Daybreaker Kiwanis Club will hold its 4th annual “Touch a Truck” event tomorrow (Sat.) from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Clay County Regional Events Center in Spencer. Megan Jones is one of the organizers of the event. She says they’re expecting about 50 vehicles again this year… Craig Neiderheiser, who’s […]
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Site Assessment Completed On Abbie Gardner Cabin
August 12, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– A group looking to restore one of the lake’s area’s most valuable historic attractions is moving ahead with its plans. The Friends of the Abbie Gardner Sharp cabin, operates under the auspices of the Spirit of Okoboji group. A spokesperson for that organization, Angie Cook, gave an update at Wednesday’s Arnolds Park City […]
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Second Person Charged In Palo Alto County Murder Case Pleads Guilty As Part Of A Plea Deal
August 12, 2022
(Emmetsburg)– A second man charged in a Palo Alto county murder case is now pleading guilty to a lesser charge as part of a plea deal. 23-year-old Brice Colling was charged in February of this year with 1st degree murder in the 2020 death of Rollin Bontrager, who’s body was found in Virgin Lake near […]
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