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Additional Details Released Into Officer-Involved Shooting In Algona
December 3, 2021
(Algona)– Some additional details have been released into an officer-involved shooting that followed a pursuit Thanksgiving Day in Algona. Officers responded to a disturbance at the Super 8 Motel that day. When they arrived, police say the suspect, 30-year-old Juan Cavazos, failed to comply with demands and drove his vehicle toward an officer. Algona Police […]
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Slower Economic Growth Projected For Iowa In 2022
December 3, 2021
(Omaha)– After another year filled with supply chain troubles and global health concerns, the economic outlook for 2022 in Iowa and for the Midwest isn’t rosy, according to Creighton University economist Ernie Goss. He says the outlook will depend heavily on what happens with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 first detected in South Africa. Goss is […]
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January 25th Set As Date For Special Election In Milford
December 3, 2021
(Milford)– January 25th, 2022 has been set as the date for a special election in Milford to fill one vacancy each on the city council and Park Board. Whoever’s elected to the city council seat will fill out a term that expires December 31st, 2023; the person elected to the Park Board seat will serve […]
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Iowa’s First Shotgun Deer Season Opens Saturday (Dec. 4th)
December 3, 2021
(Des Moines)– Saturday marks the opening of the first shotgun deer season in Iowa. The D-N-R’s Tyler Harms oversees the surveys and management of the deer herd. Harms says he’s had many questions about a survey that found COVID in deer — and he reassures hunters it is not a problem. Harms recommends that hunters take […]
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IUB Holds Informational Meeting On Proposed Navigator Pipeline In Dickinson County
December 2, 2021
(Spirit Lake)– A public informational meeting on the proposed Navigator Heartland Greenway carbon dioxide pipeline that would run through a little more than 14 miles of southern and eastern Dickinson county was held this (Thurs.) afternoon in Spirit Lake. Elizabeth Burns Thompson spoke on behalf of the company, telling the crowd the pipeline would serve […]
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Leuders Family Christmas Lights Show to feature visit from Santa December 4
December 2, 2021
A very large lighting display is once again up for the holidays, KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Leuders Family Christmas Lights Show is once again on display north of Lake Park. Roxie Lueders says the display continues to grow each year. “We’ve been doing it for probably 15 years or more. We started off […]
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A Legal Battle May Be Brewing Over Proposed Improvements In Pillsbury Point Area
December 2, 2021
(Arnolds Park)– Some property owners in the Pillsbury Point area are taking the city of Arnolds Park and state of Iowa to court over plans to improve a trail through that area. Some shoreline restoration would also be part of the project. The property owners claim the city abandoned rights to the trail, something city […]
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Okoboji High School Senior Selected For U.S. Senate Youth Program
December 2, 2021
(Milford)– An Okoboji High School student has been selected as a delegate to the 60th annual United States Senate Youth Program coming up March 5th-12th in Washington, D.C. Lexy Duffy, a senior at Okoboji High School, will be among the 104-member delegation. Delegates also receive a $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship to the college or university […]
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H-M-S School Board Votes 4-1 To Sell Former Elementary Building In Hartley
December 2, 2021
(Hartley)– The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School Board has voted to sell the former elementary school building in Hartley. Board members Wednesday evening approved selling the building to the Hestia Group for $100. The vote was four-to-one. Board member Ryan Haak cast the lone no vote, saying the offer was just recently made and that he felt rushed […]
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up 14% In Iowa
December 2, 2021
(Des Moines)– State health officials are reporting a 14-percent increase this past week in the number of COVID patients in Iowa hospitals. The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website shows the number of patients hospitalized with the virus Wednesday morning is 721. Nearly 24 percent of those patients are in intensive care units. This is the […]
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