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Ag Producers Tallying Losses From Recent Severe Weather Events

May 13, 2022

(Lakefield, Mn.)– Ag producers in the area are tallying losses from the recent severe weather events. Linda Stuckenbroker of the Jackson County Farm Service Agency office tells KUOO news producers in certain areas of that county have been especially hard hit… Stuckenbroker explains why it’s important that information be reported… Stuckenbroker says ideally losses should […]

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Superior Man Injured When Wind Blows Semi He Was Driving Off The Road

May 13, 2022

(Minneota, Mn.)– A northwest Iowa man was injured Thursday evening when severe weather blew a semi he was driving off the road. The Minnesota State Patrol says 59-year-old Daniel Clinton of Superior was driving a 2006 Peterbilt westbound about three miles east of Minneota, Minnesota when strong wind blew the rig off the road and […]

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Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed In Dickinson County

May 13, 2022

(Arnolds Park)– Emerald ash borer has now been confirmed in Dickinson county for the first time. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship made the confirmation from some larvae collected in a sample just outside the eastern city limits of Arnolds Park. Laura Iles, an insect diagnostician with the Entomology Department at Iowa State […]

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Officials Release Name Of Person Who Died Last Month In An Apartment Fire In Sheldon

May 13, 2022

(Sheldon)– Officials have released the name of a person who died in an apartment fire last month in Sheldon. The victim is identified as 60-year-old Marlyn Anderson. Sheldon firefighters were called in the early morning of April 25th to an apartment building at 219 8th Street. They encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from bedroom […]

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Head On Crash Claims A Life

May 13, 2022

(Rock Rapids)– A head on collision Thursday in Lyon county claimed a life. The Iowa State Patrol says 71-year-old Carol Fliear of Matlock was driving a 20“16 Ford Taurus eastbound on Highway 9. Troopers say the vehicle crossed the centerline and collided head on with a 2007 Freightliner semi driven by 64-year-old Gregory Krieger of […]

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Sheldon House Fire Said To Be Caused By Electrical Issue

May 13, 2022

(Sheldon)– Officials say a house fire in Sheldon Thursday was caused by an electrical issue. Firefighters were called a little before 2:30 pm to a residence at the corner of Washington Avenue and 10th Street after getting a report of a fire in a bedroom in the basement. A person who was sleeping was awakened […]

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Second Consecutive Evening Of Severe Weather Threatens Area

May 13, 2022

(Undated)– Another round of severe weather threatened the region Thursday for the second consecutive evening in a row. While the Iowa Great Lakes managed to escape the brunt of the damaging wind, it did bring an impressive cloud of dust with it at the onset. A second round of storms rolled in behind that, prompting […]

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T.J. Maxx To Open Store In Spencer

May 12, 2022

(Spencer)– A national retailer plans to open a store in Spencer. T.J. Maxx is tentatively planning to open a location in the Pine Tree Plaza in south Spencer this coming fall. The building’s owner, Bill Muller, says the 24,000 square foot building will be remodeled this summer. He says he feels T.J. Maxx will be […]

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Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association to launch the Rock the Campus Concert Series with The Union County Trio May 13

May 12, 2022

(Arnolds Park)-A new concert series will kick off at the Majestic Pavilion Friday night. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association will launch the Rock the Campus Concert Series with The Union County Trio on Friday evening.Executive Director Clay Norris says the series will be held at various locations. “Rock […]

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Wednesday Proved To Be A Challenging Day For Some Electric Utilities In The Area

May 12, 2022

(Undated)– Residents in some parts of the region spent a part of Wednesday afternoon without power. Brian Scott, Superintendent of Field Operations for Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, says that actually wasn’t weather-related… Scott says outages caused by the storm itself were fairly isolated for ILEC… He says most of those were the result of tree […]

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