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Dickinson County Supervisors Discuss Food Security Concerns
May 25, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Local food security was a topic of discussion at Tuesday’s Dickinson County Board of Supervisors meeting. Calvin Thiessen, a producer, presented a proposed ordinance that he says would help ensure local residents continue to have access to healthy food, as the cost of groceries soars and some items are hard to find or […]
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Eminent Domain Moratorium Fails To Get Legislative Approval
May 25, 2022
(Des Moines)– A temporary moratorium on the use of eminent domain to seize property along carbon pipeline routes passed the Iowa House in March, but died after never being considered in the Senate. The plan would have prevented pipeline developers from filing an application with the Iowa Utilities Board before February 1st, in order to […]
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Okoboji Tourism Expecting A Banner Season In Spite Of Record Gas Prices
May 25, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– Memorial Day Weekend marks the traditional kick off to the tourism season in the Iowa Great Lakes. Rebecca Peters of Okoboji Tourism says all indications are pointing to what she says could be a record year… That’s in spite of record high gas prices right now. In fact, Peters says that may draw […]
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Informational Meeting On Emerald Ash Borer In Dickinson County Set For June 15th
May 25, 2022
(Wahpeton)– Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be putting on an informational meeting in June regarding emerald ash borer, now that the invasive pest has been confirmed in Dickinson county. Madeleine Smith of ISU Extension and Outreach Dickinson county says the meeting will address several important things when it comes to the pest which […]
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Special Holiday Enforcement Campaign To Focus On Seatbelt Use
May 25, 2022
(Undated)– Law enforcement agencies across Iowa are taking part in the Click It or Ticket campaign as the start of summer travel season arrives with the Memorial Day weekend. Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau spokesman, Genie Sterbenz (GEE-nee STIR-benz), says the campaign is already underway and runs through June 5th. He says the focus for this […]
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Motorcycle Mishap Injures Rural Estherville Man
May 25, 2022
(Estherville)– An Estherville man was injured in a mishap Monday involving a motorcycle. The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office says a 2001 Kawasaki being operated by 74-year-old John Cook of rural Estherville was being towed by another vehicle after it became disabled. Deputies say the two vehicles were southbound in the 1500 block of 450th Avenue […]
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Police Officer Faces Misdemeanor Charge Following Accident
May 25, 2022
(Cherokee)– An off-duty Cherokee police officer has been charged with a serious misdemeanor of leaving the scene of an injury accident. The Iowa State Patrol says 52-year-old Michael McGee of Cherokee was driving a pickup truck in Cherokee, when he allegedly struck a six-year-old female in the crosswalk. The patrol says McGee fled the scene […]
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Spirit Lake City Council Approves Re-zoning For Senior Housing Development
May 25, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A senior housing project in Spirit Lake has the green light to proceed. The city council Tuesday evening approved the rezoning of some land along Sunner Avenue south to 175th Street and west toward Highway 71. Developer Randy Walters of the Epcon Group outlined some of the plans for the development to the […]
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Arnolds Park City Council Discusses Lake Street Lighting; Adopts Revised Nuisance Ordinances
May 24, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– It will be awhile yet before street lights are installed along the newly revamped Lake Street in Arnolds Park. Meeting in special session this (Tues.) afternoon, city council members were informed the lights won’t be shipped until June 3rd. Arnolds Park Amusement Park CEO John Pausley said installation of festoon lights over the […]
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