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SNAP Recipients See Decrease In Benefits As Food Costs Soar
April 4, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A change that went into affect April 1st is impacting those receiving benefits through the SNAP program. Angela Kofoot of the Dickinson County Hunger Coalition tells KUOO news it’s putting additional pressure on those recipients… Kofoot adds there are limits as to how SNAP funds can be used by recipients… Those who qualify […]
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New Tool Available To Help Assess Damage From Natural Disasters
April 4, 2022
(Undated)– From historic floods to the 2020 derecho, Iowans are familiar with natural disasters. With the spring storm season under way, local governments are reminded of a tool to determine if their residents will have a harder time recovering from these events. The U-S Census Bureau says its new Community Resilience Estimates tool compiles certain […]
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Renovations At Fish Hatchery In Orleans Are Completed In Time For Gillnetting
April 4, 2022
(Orleans)– Some renovations at the fish hatchery in Orleans are pretty much completed now, just in time for gillnetting season. Kim Hawkins oversees operations at the facility. She tells KUOO news the project had been ongoing since last summer, adding that most of the work was centered around the installation of a new water system […]
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Prairie Lakes AEA Awarded Computer Science Funding
April 4, 2022
(Pocahontas)– Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies, including the Prairie Lakes AEA, have received nearly one-million dollars in computer science grant funding from the Iowa Department of Education. The grant will provide computer science professional development, and impact nearly 850 educators this summer. The funds will be used to pay for professional learning opportunities, and to […]
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Suspicious Vehicle Investigation Results In Arrest Of Sanborn Woman
April 4, 2022
(Rock Rapids)– An investigation Saturday into a report of a suspicious vehicle in Lyon county resulted in the arrest of a Sanborn woman. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy located the vehicle parked at a business and that 28-year-old Christine Larson of Sanborn was near it. The deputy made contact with Larson and […]
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Firefighters From Multiple Departments Battle Grass Fire
April 3, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– Firefighters from several area departments battled a large grass fire late Saturday afternoon in the area of County Road M-56 and 185th Street. A press release from the Milford Fire Department says the fire was burning in a DNR wildlife area and that the wind was pushing it into a large expanse of […]
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Additional Bird Flu Cases Confirmed In Northwest Iowa
April 2, 2022
(Storm Lake)– A case of bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in Cherokee County, affecting some 88-thousand turkeys. Bird flu has also been discovered at an egg laying facility in Osceola County, which has affected 3.5-million hens. There have now been 12 confirmed cases statewide. Nearly 13-million poultry animals have been […]
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Lewis & Clark Water System Receives Big Financial Boost
April 1, 2022
(Sioux City)– The Lewis and Clark Regional Water System is getting a big assist from Washington D-C. The tri-state area utility will get more than 75-point-five million dollars from the Bipartisan Infrastructure law signed by President Biden last year. That’s in addition to 22 million dollars approved earlier. The funding will help pay for 17 miles […]
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Jon Pausley Stepping Down As Exec. Dir. At Okoboji Bible Conference To Become Next CEO At Arnolds Park
April 1, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– It was announced this (Friday) morning Jon Pausley will be stepping down as Executive Director at the Okoboji Bible Conference Ministries to become the new CEO of Arnolds Park. Pausley tells KUOO news he’ll be stepping down from the leadership position at the Bible Conference effective this coming April 29th… Pausley says the […]
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