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Two Vehicle Collision Results In Serious Injuries To Teen

February 17, 2022

(Orange City)– The Iowa State Patrol has released details into a collision February 11th on Highway 60 near Alton that sent one person to the hospital. Troopers say 43-year-old Jared Block of Alton was driving a 2021 Mack truck and 18-year-old Dyllon Segelke of Hospers was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Venture. Both vehicles were southbound […]

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City Of Estherville Will Suspend Recycling Pick Up Tuesday, Feb. 22nd

February 17, 2022

(Estherville)– Siting a shortage of manpower, city officials in Estherville have announced there will be no recycling pick up this coming Tuesday, February 22nd. They say two factors are behind it: the observance of Presidents Day on Monday and the forecast for measurable snow on Tuesday. In a press release, City Administrator Penny Clayton says […]

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Serious Injuries Reported In Head-On Collision

February 17, 2022

(Orange city)– Serious injuries were reported in a head-on collision a little before 7:30 am Monday on Highway 10 near Orange City. The Iowa State Patrol says 20-year-old Dalton Denhartog-Hopcroft of Alton was driving a 2008 Nissan Altima westbound when he crossed into the eastbound lane and collided with a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado driven by […]

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Collision Claims Life Of A Woman

February 17, 2022

(Humboldt)– A Fort Dodge woman died, and a Pocahontas woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Humboldt County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened shortly before 4:40pm Wednesday between Gilmore City and Humboldt on Highway 3, just east of county road P-23. 56-year-old Brenda Knight of Fort Dodge was driving a […]

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Arnolds Park Amusement Park announces 2022 Live at the Lake Concert Series

February 16, 2022

The Live at the Lake Concert Series has been announced. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Arnolds Park Amusement Park has announced the Live at the Lake Concert Series which will kick off June 11 with Chase & Ovation, the Prince Tribute. Marketing Director Paul Plumb says, much of the series will be performed on the […]

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Pursuit Results In Charges Against Cherokee Man

February 16, 2022

(Cherokee)– A Cherokee man has been arrested on multiple charges following a pursuit Tuesday in Spencer. Police say an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle for speeding in the 600 block of Grand Avenue. Authorities say the driver, 19-year-old Brock Reinert of Cherokee, failed to pull over and led police on a pursuit that […]

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Lake Park City Council Presented With Preliminary Plans For An Affordable Housing Project

February 16, 2022

(Lake Park)– The Lake Park City Council Monday evening heard preliminary plans for an affordable housing development on 16 lots north of Lake Park Auto. Developer Chris Lindgren told the council it would consist of two and three bedroom patio homes. He added he wants to see if there’s any interest in the city participating […]

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A Dickinson County Supervisor Says It’s Time To Re-Visit Recycling

February 16, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– A Dickinson county supervisor says it’s time to revisit recycling in Dickinson County. Kim Wermersen told fellow board members Tuesday he and a staff member of the Dickinson County Recycling Center met recently with a consultant regarding some of the issues with recycling in Dickinson county… Wermersen says some of the conversation will […]

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Orleans City Council Discusses Speed Limits & Parking

February 16, 2022

(Orleans)– The Orleans City Council Monday evening approved the first reading of a revised ordinance that pertains to speed limits in the city. Mayor Bill Maas tells KUOO news it would set the new limit at 25 mph on all streets in the city with one exception…(cut 6612-001…q… Maas says the matter will come back […]

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New President & CEO Of Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative Introduces Himself

February 16, 2022

(Estherville)– The new President and CEO of Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative has been on the job about a month now. Tim McCollough has had nearly 20 years of experience in the electric industry and comes to ILEC from Fort Collins, Colorado, where he worked with a municipal utility. A native of northwest Iowa, McCollough says […]

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