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A Reminder To Pay Extra Attention To Pets During Hot Weather
August 4, 2022
(Spencer)– More heat and humidity is in the forecast and with that comes a reminder to take some extra precautions with pets. Jen Johnson Ross is an animal advocate with People For Pets… She offers this advice if you’re going to have your pet with you in your vehicle… Animals, like humans, are susceptible, even […]
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Little Swan Lake/Christopherson Slough Restoration Now Complete
August 4, 2022
(Superior)– It’s taken a number of years, but restoration of the Little Swan Lake/Christopherson Slough Wetland complex north of Superior is pretty much completed now. Chris LaRue, Wildlife Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources tells KUOO news the 371-acre Little Swan Lake is now experiencing its best water quality in more than a […]
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Eurasian Watermilfoil Found On Lost Island Lake
August 4, 2022
(Ruthven)– Eurasian watermilfoil has been found on Lost Island Lake near Ruthven. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources tells KUOO news it was recently discovered on the west and southwest sides of the lake. Hawkins says herbicides are quite effective in killing the invasive aquatic plant in smaller bodies […]
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Car Vs. Moped Collision Claims Life Of 15-Year-Old (Update From Earlier)
August 3, 2022
(Sheldon)– Authorities say a 15-year-old boy who was seriously injured in an accident earlier today (Wednesday) near Sheldon has now died of his injuries. The Iowa State Patrol says 71-year-old Bonnie Allison of Spencer was driving a 2016 Hyundai Elantra westbound on 280th Street. Troopers say a Honda moped, driven by a 15-year-old male who’s […]
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Estherville Sweet Corn Days are August 4-7
August 3, 2022
(Estherville)-Estherville Sweet Corn Days are about to get underway. KUOO’s Becky Thoreosn has details: The Estherville Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Sweet Corn Days August 4-7, with the Opening Ceremony and Burning of the Cobs Thursday evening at Library Square.Executive Director Lexie Ruter says Friday is Family Day. “Friday has grown into a […]
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Pearson Lakes Art Center to present Art in the Park August 6 at Preservation Plaza
August 3, 2022
(Arnolds Park)-It’s Art in the Park this weekend. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Pearson Lakes Art Center presents the annual Art in the Park on Saturday, August 6.Visual Arts Director Danielle Clouse Gast says, a wide variety of media will be shown. “It features over 70 artists, so it’s more than a show, it’s actually […]
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Area Crops Making Good Progress
August 3, 2022
(Lakefield, Mn.)– Corn and soybean crops across the area continue to make good progress in spite of recent hot, dry, weather conditions. Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services of Lakefield says corn development is now running slightly ahead of average… Nesseth says most of the corn crop, based on the current development, should be out […]
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Multiple Injuries Reported In Collision Near Windom
August 3, 2022
(Windom)- A crash Tuesday near Windom sent several to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says a 2009 Chevrolet Impala driven by a 17 year old male was traveling southbound toward Highway 60 at the Highway 71 intersection when it collided with a 2006 Toyota Sequoia, driven by 63 year old William James Fossing, age […]
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Hartley Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearms Charge
August 3, 2022
(Sioux City)– A Hartley man has pled guilty to illegally possessing a firearm. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 34-year-old Joe Ripka had previously been convicted of failure to affix a drug tax stamp in Emmet county in October of 2017, prohibiting him from possessing a firearm. Evidence presented at a plea hearing showed that on […]
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