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City Of Spencer Moving Ahead With Facilities Study
June 22, 2022
(Spencer)– The city of Spencer is moving ahead with a study of its facilities. The city council earlier this week voted to hire a Storm Lake firm to conduct the analysis at a cost not to exceed $49,930. Public Works Director Mark White told the council age is starting to catch up with some of […]
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Vehicle Vs. Deer Collision Sends One Person To The Hospital
June 22, 2022
(Sheldon)– A crash early Tuesday in O’Brien county sent one person to the hospital. Authorities say 39-year-old Reid Devoge of Chassell, Michigan was driving a 2015 Subaru southbound on Highway 60 near Sheldon when he collided with a deer. A passenger, 45-year-old Ashley Devoge, sustained a possible broken arm and was taken by ambulance to […]
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Pearson Lakes Art Center Summer Speaker Series to feature Famous Okoboji Photographers
June 21, 2022
(Okoboji)-The Summer Speaker Series is about to get underway at Pearson Lakes Art Center. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Pearson Lakes Art Center will present their Speaker Series on Thursday evenings throughout the summer. Visual Arts Director Danielle Clouse Gast says this year’s series will focus on famous Okoboji Photographers, starting June 23rd. “There’s […]
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Judge Finds Allison Decker Guilty On All Three Counts Against Her In Death Of Angel Bastman
June 21, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A judge has found Allison Decker guilty on all three counts against her in the December 2020 death of Angel Bastman of Lake Park. Those include murder in the 1st degree, theft in the 2nd degree and conspiracy to commit theft. A sentencing date will be set pending completion of a pre-sentence report. […]
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Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute About To Get Underway
June 21, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– Some big changes for this year’s Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute. It gets underway Thursday and runs through the upcoming weekend. In the past the event wasn’t held until in August. Shannon Landauer of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation, which puts on the institute, says it makes sense to hold it earlier in the […]
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Justice Berntson Sentenced To 25 Years In Lake Park Murder Case
June 21, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A judge today (Tuesday) sentenced Justice Berntson to a term in prison not to exceed 25 years in his role in the December, 2020 death of Angel Bastman at her home in Lake Park. He will receive credit for jail time already served and must serve 70 percent of his sentence before being […]
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Dickinson Co. Treasurer’s Tax & Motor Vehicle Office To Be Closed One Hour Thurs. (June 23rd)
June 21, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– The Tax and Motor Vehicle divisions of the Dickinson County Treasurer’s Office will be closed for one hour this Thursday, June 23rd, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am for Safety Training. A press release from the office says the driver’s license station will remain open for appointments.
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City Of Spencer Sets Wheels In Motion For Revisions To Urban Renewal District
June 21, 2022
(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council Monday set into motion a plan to make some revisions to an urban renewal area that includes Pine Tree Plaza on the city’s south side. It’s part of a larger district who’s 20-year life life span is about to expire. Brian Weuve (weave), the city’s Finance Director, told the council […]
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There’s A New Face At The Spencer Chamber
June 21, 2022
(Spencer)– The Spencer Chamber of Commerce has a new staff member. Maggie Ostrum has been hired as Office and Finance Coordinator. Ostrum has worked more than 10 years in public service and tourism, most recently as a tour guide and office associate at Okoboji Classic Cars. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications […]
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