Date Published
Keyword
-
Two Vehicle Collision Sends Both Drivers To The Hospital
December 28, 2022
(Worthington, Mn.)– A two vehicle collision Tuesday on Interstate 90 near Adrian sent both drivers to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says 65-year-old Stacy Kerkaert of Worthington was driving a 2003 Ford Escape and 60-year-old Terry Smith of Castlewood, South Dakota was driving a 2013 Toyota Corolla. Troopers say both vehicles were westbound when […]
Read More -
Kenue Coffee Hour to feature talk by Tanner Bouchard January 5
December 27, 2022
(Okoboji)- The Dickinson County Nature Center hold their monthly Kenue Coffee Hour next week. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Dickinson County Nature Center will kick off the New Year with the Kenue Coffee Hour on January 5. Community Relations Coordinator Jackie Jerge says, the program is free and open to the public. “The Kenue […]
Read More -
Fire Destroys Residence
December 27, 2022
(Heron Lake, Mn.)– Fire destroyed a residence in Heron Lake early Friday. Authorities in Jackson county say the Heron Lake Fire Department was called a little after 5:00 am and found the residence engulfed when they arrived on the scene. The Okabena Fire Department was called for mutual aid. A woman was in the structure […]
Read More -
Dickinson County Food Pantries Continue To See Increase In Demand
December 27, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Local food pantries continued to see an increase in demand in November. Supervisor Kim Wermersen represents the Board of Supervisors on the Dickinson County Hunger Coalition. He shared the numbers at today’s (Tues.) Board of Supervisors meeting… On a related note, Wermersen says a new resource booklet has been compiled by students from […]
Read More -
DNR Accepting Bids To Renovate Shelter House At Trapper’s Bay
December 27, 2022
(Lake Park)– Some improvements could be in store for the shelter house at Trapper’s Bay State Park in Lake Park. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is accepting bids for the project now through 11:00 am January 19th, 2023. The shelter house at Trapper’s Bay was constructed in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and […]
Read More -
-
Okoboji Tourism To Deploy New Marketing Strategies In 2023
December 27, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– An organization that markets tourism in the Iowa Great Lakes will be deploying some new marketing strategies in 2023. Rebecca Peters of Okoboji Tourism says one of those will be focused on Uber and Lyft vehicles in the twin cities area… Peters says those vehicle will also be “geo-fenced”… Peters says they’ll also […]
Read More -
-
Iowa Lakes Community College Receives Special Recognition
December 27, 2022
(Estherville)– Iowa Lakes Community College has earned top rankings fromm Intelligent.com, which recently ranked Iowa Lakes as the top community college in Iowa for Best Scholarship options and the sixth-best community college overall. The ratings are based on research that ranks each institution on a scale from 0 to 100 across six categories. It rates […]
Read More -
Some Area Communities Will Be Conducting Snow Removal Operations Tonight (Mon.)
December 26, 2022
(Undated)– Some area communities will be conducting snow removal operations tonight (Monday). In Milford, a snow emergency goes into effect at 3:00 am Tuesday (Dec. 27th). In Spencer, vehicles need to be out of the Downtown Commercial District by midnight tonight.
Read More -
All Main Highways In The Area Are Back Open
December 24, 2022
(Undated)– Main highways in the region are back open as of early this (Saturday) afternoon. Road crews were able to make good progress through the day, even though they were hampered in many locations by numerous vehicles and semis that had been stranded. Officials caution, however, that there are still some areas with narrow cuts […]
Read More -
