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Justin Bouse Selected To Be An Assistant Elementary Principal At Storm Lake
February 9, 2022
(Storm Lake)– The Storm Lake Community School District has named Justin Bouse as the next Storm Lake Elementary School Assistant Principal. Bouse has served in education for nearly three decades, including 22 years in the Okoboji Community School District. He was the Elementary School Principal at Okoboji, as well as the director of student services […]
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Humane Society of Northwest Iowa BINGO Fundraiser slated for February 13
February 8, 2022
An important fundraiser is on tap for the Humane Society this weekend. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Humane Society of Northwest Iowa will hold their annual BINGO Fundraiser on Sunday at the Dickinson County Expo Center. Shelter Manager Haley Dirks says, the event will include lunch and prizes. “We’re starting lunch at 11:30. That […]
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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Again Hear Concerns Over Recently Completed Drainage Project
February 8, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson county supervisors today (Tues.) continued to a later date to be determined a completion hearing on Drainage District 48 on the north side of the city of Spirit Lake, near Kabel’s Trading Post. The project has been a source of major controversy. The owner of that business once again addressed the supervisors […]
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Dickinson County Supervisors Discuss Active Shooter Training
February 8, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Last Thursday’s shooting in Milford has a majority of local businesses, industries, schools, and other entities, both private and governmental, re-visiting active shooter policies and drills. Dickinson county is among them. Supervisor Kim Wermersen reported at today’s (Tues.) Board of Supervisors meeting an active shooter drill held in the courthouse Wednesday of last […]
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Single Vehicle Crash Results In Minor Injuries To Teen Driver
February 8, 2022
(Primghar)– A single vehicle crash Saturday in O’Brien county injured an Everly teen. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says the 17-year-old driver lost control of a 2007 Buick while traveling southbound on Warbler Avenue after the vehicle’s right side tires hit the gravel shoulder. The vehicle then went into the ditch. The teen was taken […]
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Former Primghar Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charge
February 8, 2022
(Sioux City)– A man formerly from Primghar has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. 45-year-old Daniel Trevino entered the plea last week to a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Trevino admitted at a plea hearing to being involved in a conspiracy that distributed more than 500 grams of meth. Prosecutors say Trevino was pulled over […]
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City Of Spencer Looking At Upgrading Downtown Traffic Light Controllers
February 8, 2022
(Spencer)– The city of Spencer is hoping to get a D.O.T grant that would allow the city to upgrade its traffic signal control system in the downtown area. Public Works Director Mark White told the council Monday evening the existing controller is obsolete. He says the new system would offer some new features, especially for […]
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Estherville City Council Approves New Fire Dept. Membership Requirements
February 8, 2022
(Estherville)– The Estherville City Council Monday evening adopted some revised membership requirements in an effort to attract more people to serve on the city’s Fire Department. Fire Chief Travis Sheridan told the council the department, which is authorized for 30 members, is down to 25 currently. He says finding new members is becoming more and […]
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Estherville Council Reconsidering Runoff Provision In City Charter
February 8, 2022
(Estherville)– The Estherville City Council is looking into the possibility of no longer being a so-called run-off city. Council members Monday evening heard from Emmet County Auditor Amy Sathoff. She said there have been five runoff elections in Estherville during her tenure as auditor. And she says the costs are adding up… Sathoff adds some […]
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