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Two Blue Earth, Minnesota Men Arrested In Kossuth County

November 22, 2021

(Algona)– Two Minnesota men arrested Saturday in Kossuth county after authorities received a report from the Martin County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office regarding a van pulling a trailer. Martin county authorities had probable cause to believe the occupants of the vehicle had been involved in a theft of property, and that the van was headed for […]

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Spirit Lake Man Running As Democrat For Iowa Senate District 1 Seat

November 22, 2021

(Spirit Lake)– A Spirit Lake man has announced he’s running as a Democrat for the Iowa Senate District 1 seat. Mark Lemke tells KUOO news he decided to throw his hat into the ring after learning no other democrats in the area had expressed an interest… Lemke grew up in Armstrong and worked in retail […]

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ILCC Reports Its Enrollment Held Steady This Fall

November 22, 2021

(Estherville)– While most community colleges in Iowa saw a decrease in enrollment this fall, that was NOT the case at Iowa Lakes Community College. President Val Newhouse says the numbers there held steady… Newhouse says there’s one factor in particular that can be tied to the numbers… Newhouse says they’ve been working closely with several […]

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Fire Destroys Home Near Ceylon, Minnesota

November 22, 2021

(Ceylon, Mn.)– A fire Friday morning destroyed a home near Ceylon. The Ceylon Fire Department was called around 8:15 am to the John McCorkle residence. Upon arriving mutual aid was requested from Dunnell, Welcome, Sherburn and Fairmont to try to keep the wind driven fire from spreading to some nearby homes. The home and it’s […]

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Traffic Stop Results In Arrest Of Worthington Man

November 21, 2021

(Orange City)– A traffic stop Friday in Sioux county resulted in the arrest of a Worthington, Minnesota man on several charges. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 28-year-old Florentin Chilel-Ramirez was pulled over around 10:00 am on Highway 60 one mile south of Alton. A subsequent investigation resulted in a deputy discovering Chilel-Ramirez had allegedly […]

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Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly

November 20, 2021

(Des Moines)– Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to three-point-nine percent in October.  The number of unemployed Iowans decreased by 15-hundred last month to 64-thousand-700.  The total number of people working in the state increased by 16-hundred.  Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend said in October Iowa saw net employment growth for the […]

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Work On Hales Slough Project Winding Down

November 19, 2021

(Spirit Lake)– Restoration work continues at a popular public access area on the northeast side of Big Spirit Lake. Dusten Paulus, a wildlife technician with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the Hales Slough project remains on schedule and that the area should be reopened shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday. In the meantime he […]

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Biden Administration Fills Top 2 USDA Posts In Iowa

November 19, 2021

(Des Moines)– President Biden has appointed the leader of a climate action group and the Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Senator Joni Ernst a year ago to the top two U-S-D-A posts in Iowa. Matt Russell will be executive director of the Iowa Farm Service Agency which oversees U-S-D-A credit and loan programs as well […]

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H-M-S School Board To Consider Selling Former School Building

November 19, 2021

(Hartley)– Plans to demolish the former Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn elementary school in Hartley have been put on hold. The school board has scheduled a public hearing for December 1st to consider the possibility of selling the building. A developer has stepped forward with a proposal to convert a portion of the building into a daycare and youth […]

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Crash Injures Southern Minnesota Teen

November 19, 2021

(Truman, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash in southern Minnesota has injured a teen. The Minnesota State Patrol says 18-year-old Tallin Cook of Truman lost control of a 2014 Chevrolet Impala while traveling southbound on Highway 15 near Truman. The vehicle collided with a guardrail. Cook was taken to a Fairmont hospital with non-life threatening injuries. […]

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