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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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Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department to hold Annual Show and Jazz Choir Festival January 25-27
January 21, 2022
Many area students will perform at the Iowa Lakes Community College next week, KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department will host the Show and Jazz Choir Festival next week. Vocal Music Professor Brett Fuelberth says dozens of area middle and high school students will perform. “We have 28 choirs, […]
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Iowa D.O.T Says Motor Vehicle Traffic Is Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels
January 21, 2022
(Des Moines)– Iowa’s record 2021 corn harvest fueled a significant increase in traffic on the rail lines that run through the state. Iowa DOT Director Scott Marler says the car loads of grain in 2021 were the most since 2008 and it is mostly due to the high volumes that were being exported. Railroad traffic […]
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Estherville Woman Charged In Check Forgery Case
January 21, 2022
(Sutherland)– An Estherville woman has been charged in a check forgery case in O’brien county. 21-year-old Nashley Craig was arrested earlier this week on a warrant issued by the Sutherland Police Department charging her with forgery. Craig is accused of writing two bad checks in November of last year at a Sutherland convenience store. A […]
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Man Sustains Minor Injuries In Osceola County Crash
January 21, 2022
(Sibley)– Minor injuries were reported Wednesday in a single vehicle crash on Highway 60 near Sibley. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Brandon Hakeneis of Ashton experienced a medical issue while driving a 2011 Kia Sportage. The vehicle left the road and collided with a cable barrier before coming to rest in the median. […]
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O’Brien County Crash Claims A Life
January 21, 2022
(Primghar)– A single vehicle crash Wednesday evening in O’Brien county claimed the life of a Paullina man. Authorities say 30-year-old Storm Perry was driving a 2017 Dodge Journey southbound in the 4500 mile of Highway 59 when he lost control of the vehicle. It went into the east ditch, struck an embankment and became airborne. […]
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Arnolds Park Man Sentenced On Federal Explosives Charge
January 21, 2022
(Sioux City)– An Arnolds Park man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for manufacturing and possessing homemade pipe bombs. 37-year-old Darrell Sorey was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City. He pleaded guilty in September, 2021 to one count of possessing an unregistered explosive device. Authorities executed a search warrant […]
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