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Fiber To The Premise Coming To Another Area Town
June 23, 2022
(Everly)– Fiber optic service is being extended to another community in the area. Chris Dodd, Assistant General Manager of Evertek in Everly tells KUOO news they plan to install fiber in Sioux Rapids and the surrounding rural area as part of an expansion of the company’s services… Dodd says the project will be done in […]
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A Study Of Second Floors Of Buildings In Downtown Spencer Is Called Off
June 23, 2022
(Spencer)– A study into the inventory of second floors of buildings in downtown Spencer is being scrapped. The city council earlier this week voted to rescind a $15,000 grant, of which the city would have been responsible for putting up a $5,000 match. Alek Schulz of the city’s Planning Office told council members they were […]
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Milford & Spirit Lake Fire Depts. Called To Condo Fire
June 23, 2022
(Wahpeton)– No injuries were reported in a residential fire early this (Thurs.) morning on the west side of West Lake Okoboji. Milford Fire Chief Jim Carpenter tells KUOO news they were called around 4:30 am to the Lighthouse Point Condominiums. Carpenter says a resident in one of the units reported hearing snapping noises and smoke… […]
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Collision Sends Two People To The Hospital
June 23, 2022
(Sibley)– Two people were taken to the hospital following a collision Monday at the intersection of Highway 60 and 260th Street south of Sibley. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says a 16-year-old male was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado westbound on 260th Street and 24-year-old Yolanda Maria Lopez Chavez of Worthington was driving a 2015 […]
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Governor Kim Reynolds Signs Open Enrollment Revision Into Law
June 23, 2022
(Des Moines)– A new law lets Iowa parents enroll their children in any public K-through-12 school at any time. Governor Kim Reynolds has signed into a bill into law resulting in an immediate change to Iowa’s “open enrollment” policy, which lets parents transfer their children out of the district in which the family lives. Parents […]
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Iowa Rocks Talent Registration now open for Youth 21 & Under
June 22, 2022
(Arnolds Park)-Registration is open for the Iowa Rocks Talent Contest. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association has announced the 8th Annual Iowa Rocks Talent Competition, which is open to youth ages 21 and under.Executive Director Clay Norris says, registration is open online. “All they’ve got to do is go […]
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Investigation Underway After Plane Is Laser Targeted While Airborne Near Estherville
June 22, 2022
(Estherville)– Officials with the aviation program at Iowa Lakes Community College are sounding the alarm following an incident Tuesday evening in which one of its planes was targeted by a laser pointer. A post on social media says the laser beam came from ground level and that officials are very confident it came from the […]
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Officials Offer Reminders As We Enter Busiest Season For Recreational Boating
June 22, 2022
(Wahpeton)– Officials are reminding everyone to play it safe on the water as we enter one of the busiest times of the season for recreational boating. Susan Stocker, boating law administrator and education coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources tells KUOO news it’s important to make sure your equipment is in working order […]
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Crop Conditions Remain Variable Across The Region
June 22, 2022
(Lakefield, Mn.)– Crop conditions around the region remain highly variable. That word from Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services in Lakefield… Nesseth says there is still some re-planting of soybeans going on, but he says it’s getting kind of late for that. He says side dressing nitrogen on the corn continues along with some hay […]
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