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Expert: Don’t Let A Bat In The House Drive You Batty
October 25, 2022
(Undated)– It’s getting to be that time of year when outdoor critters are looking for a warmer place to spend the winter. That includes bats. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist Stephanie Shepherd says bats often get a bad rap, but that shouldn’t really be the case… She says bats are a bit picky […]
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Informational Meeting Later This Week To Focus On Conservation In Dickinson County
October 25, 2022
(Okoboji)– What’s going on locally with conservation will be the topic of an informational meeting coming up later this week at the Maser Monarch Lodge on the campus of the Dickinson County Nature Center. Amy Benge of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach says it will begin at 6:30 pm this Thursday evening, October 27th […]
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Emmet County Traffic Stop Lands Truman, Mn. Man In Jail
October 25, 2022
(Armstrong)– A recent traffic stop in Armstrong resulted in the arrest of a Truman, Minnesota man. The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy on patrol October 13th pulled over a vehicle for an alleged equipment violation. Upon investigating it was discovered the driver, 27-year-old Oscar Ochoa, didn’t have a valid driver’s license and had […]
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Milford City Council Adopts Revised Zoning Ordinance For R-V Parks
October 25, 2022
(Milford)– Putting in an R-V park within the city limits of Milford just got a little tougher. The city council Monday evening adopted a revised ordinance recommended by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. It makes such developments a special exception use in a commercially zoned area, meaning any proposal would need to go through […]
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Corridor Announces Guest Speakers For This Year’s Business Recognition Luncheon
October 25, 2022
(Spencer)– The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has announced the guest speakers for this year’s Business Recognition Luncheon. Shannon Landauer, the organization’s President and CEO, told the Milford City Council Monday evening there will be two speakers this year, both of them representing the Iowa Area Development Group… This year’s Business Recognition Luncheon will be […]
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Trial To Get Underway For Suspect In Emmet County Murder Case
October 25, 2022
(Estherville)– Trial for one of the suspects accused in the death of an Estherville man last year gets underway today (Tues.) in Emmet county. CeJay Van Der Wilt was charged with murder in the 1st degree in the death of 20-year-old David McDowell who’s body was found in October of last year along a rural […]
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Locally Conducted Survey Shows Consumers Are Making Changes At The Meat Counter
October 24, 2022
(Spencer)– Inflation is apparently changing the habits of consumers at the meat counter. Beth Doran is a beef specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach… She says there’s another change as well… Doran says the information was gathered in a survey she conducted at this year’s Clay County Fair.
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Deadline Approaching For Those Victimized In A Case Involving A NW Iowa Funeral Home
October 24, 2022
(Des Moines)– The Iowa Insurance Division says a deadline is quickly approaching for those affected in a case involving an Emmetsburg funeral home. The former owner of Joyce Funeral Home, Andrew Joyce, is accused of selling pre-paid funeral packages and not placing the money for those services into a trust as required by Iowa law. […]
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Multiple Injuries Reported In Fiery Crash Of Two Vehicles
October 24, 2022
(Royal)– Multiple injuries were reported Saturday in a fiery two-vehicle crash near Royal. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 28-year-old Lisa Shiley of Royal was driving a 2016 Mazda southbound on 170th Avenue and 21-year-old Cole Whiteside of Greenville was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer westbound on 420th Street. Deputies say Whiteside failed to stop […]
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