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Okoboji Council Hears Revised Plans For Sherwood Forest Park
August 10, 2022
(Okoboji)– The Okoboji City Council was updated Tuesday evening on revised plans for the Sherwood Forest Park to be constructed at the site of the former Inn golf course. City Administrator Michael Meyers reported on a recent meeting he and some city council members had with representatives of the Dickinson County Conservation Board, which is […]
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Okoboji City Council Discusses Dangerous Trail Crossing
August 10, 2022
(Okoboji)– There was discussion at the conclusion of Tuesday’s Okoboji City Council meeting regarding a dangerous crossing of the Dickinson County recreational trail in the area of Stakeout Road, just east of Exchange Street. It was the scene of an accident this past Friday in which a man was struck by a vehicle and was […]
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Removal Of Ash Trees To Result In Temporary Street Closure In Spencer
August 9, 2022
(Spencer)– The removal of some trees due to emerald ash borer infestations in Spencer will result in a temporary street closure. City officials say West 4th Street will be closed to all through traffic from 4th Avenue West to 6th Avenue West beginning Wednesday, August 10th, through Friday, August 12th. West 4th Street traffic will […]
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DNR Confirms Presence Of Eurasian Watermilfoil In Several Of The Iowa Great Lakes
August 9, 2022
(Orleans)– Officials have now confirmed the presence of Eurasian watermilfoil in several of the Iowa Great Lakes. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources tells KUOO news the agency’s Aquatic Plant Management Team made the discovery just days ago… Hawkins says as of now they’re trying to get a better […]
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Orleans City Council Asks P & Z To Review Campground/RV Zoning Regs.
August 9, 2022
(Orleans)– The Orleans City Council Monday evening directed that city’s Planning and Zoning Commission to review whether or not campgrounds or RV parks should not be allowed at all in areas zoned agricultural. Currently they are a permitted use in commercial zones and as a conditional use in ag or conservation areas. The vote requesting […]
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The Lakes Project To Feed Ukrainian Refugees Will Be Assembling Meals Wednesday
August 9, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Volunteers with “The Lakes Project” to feed Ukrainian Refugees will be assembling meals at the Dickinson County Expo Center in Spirit Lake Wednesday. Organizer Teresa Goehring says thousands of meals will be sent overseas… She adds the updates will be posted on The Lakes Project facebook page… About 300 volunteers are expected to […]
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Supervisors Again Discuss Highly Controversial Drainage Project
August 9, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A public hearing that was continued from several months ago into the completion of a controversial drainage project on the northwest side of the city of Spirit Lake was resumed at today’s (Tues.) Dickinson County Board of Supervisors meeting. The project has drawn ire from land owners facing significant assessments. A business owner […]
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Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charge In Case With Ties To Dickinson County
August 9, 2022
(Sioux City)– A Sioux City man has been sentenced in a drug case with ties to Dickinson county. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 35-year-old Carmelo Valdez Romero was convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine following a four-day jury trial in federal court back in February of this […]
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Man Arrested On Warrant Faces Multiple Other Charges
August 9, 2022
(Little Rock)– A Little Rock man was arrested Monday on a warrant and drug charges. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says 41-year-old Anton Alsip was wanted out of Lyon county for a probation violation. Bond on the warrant was set at $5,000. Alsip was additionally charged with possession of a controlled substance…methamphetamine…3rd offense, possession of […]
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