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City Of Spirit Lake Repairing Broken Water Main
January 25, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– The City of Spirit Lake is currently working to repair a water main break on 23rd Street. Affected property owners are those living from Denver to Boston on 23rd Street, from 21st to 23rd Streets on Chicago, from 23rd Street to 24th Streets on Denver and from 22nd to 23rd Streets on Boston. […]
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University of Okoboji Winter Games Polar Plunge to be held near Queen II Saturday
January 24, 2022
The Polar Plunge will be held by the Queen II during Winter Games this year, KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The University of Okoboji Winter Games will once again feature the popular Polar Plunge on Saturday afternoon. Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber Director of Membership and Events Kylie Zankowski says, registration will be held the […]
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No Injuries Reported In Arnolds Park House Fire
January 24, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– Fire today (Monday) gutted a house in Arnolds Park. Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire Chief Chris Yungbluth says they were called to 425 Emerald Drive around 11:50 am… The house is a total loss. Yungbluth tells us how the fire was discovered… Yungbluth adds the extreme cold played a role in fighting the fire… Firefighters […]
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Area Hospitals Feeling The Impact As The Latest COVID Surge Continues
January 24, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Area hospitals are feeling the squeeze as the recent surge in COVID cases continues. Jason Harrington, President and CEO of Lakes Regional Healthcare tells KUOO news the rate of COVID hospitalizations there recently is the highest they’ve been since the pandemic started… Harrington says this latest wave is coming at the worse possible […]
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Voters In Two Area Cities Head To The Polls Tues. (Jan. 25th) For Special Elections
January 24, 2022
(Undated)– Special elections will be held tomorrow (Tues. Jan. 25th) in two area towns. In Estherville, voters will decide who will become that city’s next Mayor. City council member Ann Goebel and a former Mayor, Ken Billings, are running for the position left vacant last year by the resignation of Joseph May. In Milford, voters […]
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No Injuries Reported In Structure Fire On North Side Of Little Spirit Lake
January 24, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– No injuries were reported Sunday evening in a structure fire on the north side of Little Spirit Lake, just south of the Minnesota border. Spirit Lake Fire Chief Pat Daly says firefighters were called to 10095 237th Avenue around 7:15 pm… Daly says the occupants of the house were home at the time […]
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COVID Hospitalizations Down Slightly in Iowa, Nursing Home Outbreaks Up
January 22, 2022
(Des Moines)– The number of Iowa hospital patients who’ve tested positive for Covid is down about three percent since Wednesday. State data show six out of 10 patients were admitted for treatment of Covid. And about 18-and-a-half percent of those patients are in an intensive care unit. The number of Iowa nursing homes with Covid outbreaks […]
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Single Vehicle Crash Sends One Person To The Hospital
January 22, 2022
(Primghar)– A Cherokee man sustained minor injuries in a single vehicle crash Thursday in O’Brien county. Authorities say 26-year-old Seth Withrow lost control of a 2011 Subaru Forester after swerving to miss a raccoon that was on the road. Withrow was taken to the Cherokee hospital. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at a little […]
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Chili Mugs for University of Okoboji Winter Games Chili Cook-off available to order
January 21, 2022
The Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber says Chili Mugs for the University of Okoboji Winter Games Chili Cook-off are available to order. Director of Membership and Events Kiley Kankowski explains: “We did have a little bit of an issue with our chili mugs, so we got a late start to selling those. If you want […]
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