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Walleye Weekend Grant Recipients Announced
June 24, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– The Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the six recipients of the 2022 Iowa Great Lakes Walleye Weekend grant program. A total of $23,500 was available to be awarded. The City of Okoboji will receive $1,000; the Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Club was awarded $10,000; the Spirit Lake Protective Association, […]
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Spencer Hospital Receives National Accreditation
June 24, 2022
(Spencer)– Spencer Hospital recently received accreditation through the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality, a nationally accredited organization sanctioned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS. The accreditation process included a rigorous, unannounced onsite assessment in April of this year. It consisted of a review of medical records, care practices, interviews with […]
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Storm Lake Man Sentenced On Firearms & Ammunition Charges
June 24, 2022
(Sioux City)– A Storm Lake man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. 46-year-old Leonard Weimer was sentenced Thursday in federal court after having pled guilty back in January of this year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Weimer had been previously convicted of multiple felony charges […]
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Arnolds Park City Council Discusses New Staging For Certain Work On Hwy. 71
June 23, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– The Arnolds Park City Council discussed some new phasing the Iowa Department of Transportation wants to do for the upcoming Highway 71 project during a special session this (Thurs.) afternoon. Mitch Watters is the council’s representative on the city’s Street Committee. He tells KUOO news they met recently with D.O.T officials wondering if […]
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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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