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Time Is Winding Down To Apply For Clay County Community Foundation Grants
January 5, 2022
(Spencer)– Time is quickly running out to apply for funds through the Clay County Community Foundation’s 2022 grant cycle. Director Connie Goeken says completed applications must be emailed and postmarked by January 15th… Goeken says grants are awarded in two different categories… Goeken says since 2005, the Clay County Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 […]
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Spencer Hospital Records Its First Birth For 2022
January 5, 2022
(Spencer)– The first baby of 2022 has been born at Spencer Hospital. Hospital officials say Rylee Joyce Parish was born at 5:36 pm on Monday, January 3rd to Jaden and AJ Parish of Spencer. Rylee weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20.25 inches long. The family received a gift basket compliments of the hospital’s […]
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Some Iowa Officials Are Holding Off On New COVID Protocols & Mandates Pending Supreme Court Ruling
January 5, 2022
(Des Moines)– Republican legislative leaders and Governor Kim Reynolds say the state should wait for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates before considering state action on the issue. The governor predicts the Supreme Court will rule quickly on whether businesses with 100 or more employees will have to ensure their workers […]
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Health Officials Urge Iowans to Report Positive At-Home COVID Test Results
January 5, 2022
(Des Moines)– Public health officials are urging Iowans who test positive for COVID-19 using an at-home rapid test to report those results to their local health department. The demand for at-home testing is rising as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives a spike in new infections. Nola Aigner (AG’-ner)-Davis with the Polk County Public Health […]
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Traffic Stop Results In Arrest Of Spencer Man
January 5, 2022
(Estherville)– Police in Estherville say a Spencer man was arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop on December 20th of last year. Police say they had knowledge the vehicle was being driven by a subject who’s license was suspended. A K-9 was deployed on the vehicle resulting in officers finding methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. […]
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Jackson County Attorney Submits Resignation
January 4, 2022
(Jackson, Mn.)– The Jackson County Commissioners meeting today (Tuesday) saw the County Attorney hand his four weeks’ notice of resignation to the commissioners. Tom Prochazka said in his resignation letter that the attorney’s office is “understaffed and has not been competitive in the labor market for years while struggling with a per-attorney caseload that rivals […]
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Iowa Lakes Community College announces “Mamma Mia” for Spring Musical
January 4, 2022
Iowa Lakes Community College has announced their Spring Musical, KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department has announced their Spring Musical will be Mamma Mia. Instrumental Music Professor Carol Ayres says, the department had originally planned to perform the musical a couple of years ago: “Well, it’s going to be […]
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Two People File For Vacant Milford City Council Seat
January 4, 2022
(Milford)– Two people have filed papers to run for a vacant seat on the Milford City Council in a special election to be held later this month. Shane Hoffman and Stacy Hoss will be vying for the seat that was left vacant with the resignation of Aaron Gebhart. The winner will fill out the remainder […]
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Committee Assignments Announced For Senator-Elect Dave Rowley
January 4, 2022
(Des Moines)– We now know which committees Senator-elect Dave Rowley will be serving on when the Iowa Legislature convenes next week. Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver announced Rowley will serve on the Human Resources, Labor and Judiciary Committees as well as the Transportation, Infrastructure and Capital Appropriation Subcommittee. Rowley won a special election December 14th […]
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