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Authorities Respond To Ditch Fire In Haywards Bay Area
November 2, 2022
(Okoboji)– Authorities are again reminding everyone of the dangers of doing any open burning right now. The Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire Department was called to a ditch fire late this (Wed.) morning in the area of 6015 Lakeshore Drive, in the Haywards Bay area on West Lake Okoboji. A passerby with a skid loader had most […]
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Open House & Ribbon Cutting To Be Held Thurs. (Nov. 3rd) For New RIDES Facility
November 2, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– An open house and ribbon cutting will be held Thursday for the new RIDES facility in Spirit Lake. Cindy Voss, the agency’s Associate Executive Director tells KUOO news the new 9,800 square foot facility at 2010 Peoria Avenue has been in operation since last December… Voss says the new facility offers a number […]
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Hear Annual Report From County Weed Commissioner
November 2, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson County Weed Commissioner Tanner Bouchard presented his annual report at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. He says the number of complaints he received this year regarding noxious weeds was down… Bouchard says a lack of staff resulted in a decline in tree and brush removal this year… Bouchard, who also serves as […]
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Applications Now Being Accepted For LIHEAP
November 2, 2022
(Undated)– Applications are now being taken for the state-administered and federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to assist Iowans with their heating bills. Funding for LIHEAP is available for those who are struggling financially and qualify for state assistance. Household income and size, type of primary heating fuel, housing type, and other factors […]
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Jury Reaches Verdict In CeJay Van Der Wilt Trial
November 1, 2022
(Estherville)– An Emmet county jury late this (Tues.) afternoon found CeJay Van Der Wilt guilty of a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 death of David McDowell. Van Der Wilt was charged with first degree murder in the case. The jury’s verdict came after about two hours of deliberation. Jurors also found […]
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Students with No Boundaries Program working to improve cat habitat at Humane Society of Northwest Iowa
November 1, 2022
(Milford)-Okoboji Students with the No Boundaries Program are working on improvements at the Humane Society. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Students at Okoboji High School are working on a number of projects with the No Boundaries Program. Senior Grace Fisher says one of the projects involves cat habitat at the Humane Society of Northwest Iowa. […]
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Testimony Concludes In CeJay Van Der Wilt Trial
November 1, 2022
(Estherville)– Testimony concluded this (Tues.) morning in the 1st degree murder trial of CeJay Van Der Wilt, charged in the October 2021 death of David McDowell whose body was found along a rural Emmet county road. The final witness for the state was DCI Special Agent Lynn Olesen. He testified that over 40 people were […]
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Program Available To Assist Struggling Homeowners
November 1, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson County Treasurer Kris Rowley today (Tues.) informed the Board of Supervisors of a program to help those suffering financially due to the covid pandemic. Rowley says the Iowa Homeowner’s Assistance Fund is being offered through the Iowa Housing Authority. She says it provides one time assistance with those having issues making payments […]
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Approve Habitat For Humanity Funding Request
November 1, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors today (Tues.) approved a funding request from the Northwest Iowa Habitat For Humanity. Board member Valerie Watters told the supervisors they have an opportunity to purchase 9 lots for housing projects… The $240,000 in funding will come from the county’s Low to Moderate Income Housing Fund.
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