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Local Authorities Are Pleading With People NOT To Travel
December 23, 2022
(Undated)– Authorities are pleading with people as of mid-day today (Friday) to stay OFF the roads as blizzard conditions continue. Dickinson County Engineer Dan Eckert tells KUOO news county plows are being pulled off the roads effective at 12 Noon today (Friday) and that they will only be operating in emergency mode after that, meaning […]
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Hear Year-End Report From Corridor
December 23, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A change is coming in 2023 to a program administered by the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation that’s part of a statewide initiative. Corridor CEO Shannon Landauer says a significant change is coming to the state’s “Best of Iowa” program… Landauer says it’s important the Corridor continue the program as in the past […]
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Most Valuable Farmland In Iowa Is In O’Brien County
December 23, 2022
(Ames, IA) — Iowa farmland value is up 17-percent over last year, to more than eleven-thousand-dollars per acre, according to a recent study by Iowa State University. The survey has also found that first time in two decades, northwest Iowa’s O’Brien County has topped eastern Iowa’s Scott County, in terms of value. O’Brien County farmland […]
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Plows Being Pulled Off Roads In Some Areas
December 23, 2022
(Estherville)– Snow plow operations in some areas are being reduced and in some cases equipment is being pulled off roads altogether this (Thurs.) evening. According to the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office, county plows were pulled off roads there already as of 2:30 pm today (Thurs.). Sheriff Mike Martens says the Iowa D.O.T will be suspending […]
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Firefighters From Five NW Iowa Departments Battle Fire In Sibley
December 22, 2022
(Sibley)– Fire early this (Thurs.) morning destroyed a building on the east side of Sibley. Sibley firefighters were called around 3:30 am to Bosma Poultry Group and found a building and a truck inside it completely engulfed. Fire departments from Ashton, Little Rock, Sheldon and Ocheyedan also responded for mutual aid. In addition to the […]
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Landowners In A Portion Of One Dickinson Co. Drainage District Will Need To Cough Up Money For A Project That Wound Up Being Scrapped
December 22, 2022
(Spirit Lake)–Landowners in a drainage district on the north end of Milford will be stuck paying for some $165,000 in expenses, even though an improvement project wound up being scrapped. The Board of Supervisors, acting as drainage district trustees, voted Tuesday to approve a reclassification for branch 33 of drainage district 50, which will determine […]
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Dickinson County Has A New Victim Witness Coordinator
December 22, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson county has a new victim witness coordinator. The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the hiring of Reggie Van Lenning to the position. Interim County Attorney Steve Goodlow told the supervisors Van Lenning is a natural fit… Goodlow added the $45,000 salary for the position will come from the County Attorney’s budget from […]
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One Area City May Be Tweaking Its ATV/UTV Ordinance
December 22, 2022
(Estherville)– One area city may be tweaking its ordinance regulating the operation of ATV’s and UTV’s. There was some discussion regarding that at this week’s Estherville City Council meeting when some questions were brought up by a resident. Police Chief Brent Shatto told the council there are some differences between the city’s ordinance and state […]
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Milford Residents Being Reminded Of A Provision In The City’s Snow Removal Ordinance
December 22, 2022
(Milford)– One area city is reminding residents of one of the provisions in its snow removal ordinance. City officials in Milford say it is illegal for anyone in that city to push snow or ice on or across any portion of a street or alleyway per City Code. Violators are subject to a misdemeanor. There […]
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