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Disconnection Notices About To Go Out To Iowans Behind On Electric & Natural Gas Bills
April 1, 2022
(Des Moines)– Disconnection notices will start going out to thousands of Iowa residents behind on their bills for electricity and natural gas as the winter moratorium on utility disconnections ends today (Friday). Figures from the Iowa Utilities Board show as of February more than 179-thousand accounts were past due, up from 165-thousand last year. The […]
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Gillnetting Operations About To Kick Into High Gear
April 1, 2022
(Orleans)– Gillnetting season is getting underway on the Iowa Great Lakes. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources tells KUOO news they’ve already started the process for northern pike. He says the operations for walleye and muskies will likely start in another week or so… And for the first time […]
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Iowa Lakes Community College Announces Open Forums To Be Held As Part Of Presidential Search Process
April 1, 2022
(Estherville)– The board of trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College will hold open forums next week for final candidate interviews as part of the the search process for the next president of the college. The forums are scheduled for Tuesday, April 5th, through Friday, April 8th. They’ll be held at the Emmetsburg and Estherville campuses, […]
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Grammy Award Winning Bassist David Ellefson to return to his hometown of Jackson for July Concert
March 31, 2022
(Jackson, MN)-Grammy Award winning musician David Ellefson will return to his hometown of Jackson for a performance at the Jackson County Fairgrounds on July 29. Ellefson says he’s excited to reunite with friends and play in Jackson: “Tom Holthe from the Board of the Fair operations had contacted me. I’ve known him for many years […]
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Upper Des Moines Opportunity reminds residents there’s still time to apply for LIHEAP
March 31, 2022
(Spirit Lake)-Upper Des Moines Opportunity of Dickinson County is reminding residents that there’s still time to apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP. Outreach Specialist Kris Erickson says funds are available to help with heating costs: “LIHEAP is our heating assistance program, it’s all income based. which is to 100% this […]
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Investigation by Iowa DNR leads to Dozens of Wildlife Charges against Five Men
March 31, 2022
(Washta)-An investigation by the DNR has led to 48 wildlife charges against five men, with nearly 83-thousand dollars in fines and liquidated damages. State Conservation officer Kirby Bragg says, it started with a warrant to search the home of 26-year-old Devon Lewis of rural Washta: “Initially we were going in on an illegal wild turkey, […]
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Sioux Falls Man killed in crash near Hull on Tuesday
March 31, 2022
(Hull)-A crash near Hull on Tuesday evening claimed the life of a young Sioux Falls man. According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, March 29, at 6:33 p.m., Officers investigated a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 290th Street, two miles north of Hull. Noah Salentiny, age 22, of Sioux Falls, SD, was […]
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Fourth Case of HPAI confirmed in Buena Vista County
March 31, 2022
(Storm Lake)-State and federal Ag officials have confirmed another positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Buena Vista County, Iowa. The virus was found in a commercial turkey flock. This is the fourth confirmed case of HPAI in Buena Vista County. Officials say flock owners should prevent contact between their birds and wild […]
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Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms in case
March 31, 2022
(Sioux City)-A man who illegally possessed firearms was sentenced March 29 to more than 2 years in federal prison in a case that originated in Clay County. Justin Figueroa, 25, from Sioux City, received the prison term after a November 22, 2021 guilty plea to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Evidence […]
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