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City Of Spirit Lake Revising An Ordinance Pertaining To Dangerous Dogs

January 26, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– The city of Spirit Lake is revising an ordinance pertaining to dangerous dogs. City Attorney/Administrator Gregg Owens tells KUOO news the change pertains to the conditions that would trigger the ordinance… The City Council Tuesday held the third reading of the revised ordinance and adopted it on a four to one vote. It […]

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Bill Advances That Would Require Gas Stations To Sell Higher Blends Of Ethanol

January 26, 2022

(Des Moines)– A bill that’s been introduced in the Iowa Legislature would force all Iowa gas stations to sell fuel with 15-percent ethanol from at least half of their pumps.  Some businesses would be exempt if they had trouble reconditioning or replacing their machinery.  A group called FuelIowa says it is concerned about how small gas […]

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Estherville Has A New Mayor

January 26, 2022

(Estherville)– The city of Estherville has a new Mayor. Unofficial results from today’s (Tuesday’s) special election show Kenny Billings as the winner with 193 votes. The other candidate, Ann Goebel, received 51. Billings will serve the remainder of the term of Joseph May, who resigned last year.

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Shane Hoffman Elected To Milford City Council Vacancy

January 26, 2022

(Milford)– Shane Hoffman has been elected to fill a vacant seat on the Milford City Council. Hoffman received 82 votes in a special election Tuesday. The other candidate that filed for the seat, Stacy Hoss, received 36. Hoffman will fill the seat vacated last year with the resignation of Aaron Gebhart who relocated. Hoffman will […]

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RSVP Announces New Coordinator For Clay County

January 26, 2022

(Spencer)– A new coordinator has been announced for the Northwest Iowa RSVP program in Clay county. Mary Schomaker began serving in that capacity today (Tuesday). Schomaker has a long history of volunteering including Meals on Wheels, Relay For Life, Medicare enrollment, along with having served on church committees and as a regional leader for Girl […]

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Osceola County Traffic Stop Lands Two People From Georgia In Jail On Drug Charges

January 26, 2022

(Sibley)– A traffic stop Monday on Highway 60 in Osceola county resulted in the arrests of two people on drug charges. Authorities say 30-year-old Dominique Farrar and 27-year-old Silk Lesure, both of Marietta, Georgia, were each charged with failure to affix a drug tax stamp, a controlled substance violation, possession of a controlled substance…marijuana…1st offense, […]

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Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association announces 2022 Rock the Roof Concert Series

January 25, 2022

The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association has announced their Rock the Roof Concerts for the upcoming season, KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association has announced the 2022 Rock the Roof Concert Series. Executive Director Clay Norris says the concerts will be held on Thursday evenings at the Roof […]

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Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly in Iowa

January 25, 2022

(Des Moines)– Iowa’s unemployment rate is three-and-a-half percent for December  – down two-tenths from three-point-seven percent in November.  The number of unemployed Iowans fell by 38-hundred last month to 57-thousand-900.  The number of Iowans working rose by 52-hundred in December to more than one-point-six million.  Iowa Workforce Development reports employers added 11-thousand-700 jobs and ended […]

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Dickinson Supervisors Further Review Proposed Easement Ordinance

January 25, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors again this (Tues.) morning reviewed a proposed easement ordinance. Among other things, it would require the company in charge of a project to pay a $1 million deposit to the county in exchange for crossing any drainage infrastructure. The county would hold that money for five years […]

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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Vote Down Proposal To Annex Land Into A Drainage District

January 25, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– A proposal to annex 2,173 acres of land in Dickinson county and 2,367 acres in Osceola into Drainage District 15 near Lake Park is dead in the water. The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this (Tues.) morning to drop those plans after hearing again from landowners in the two counties that […]

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