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Kite Flyers From Coast To Coast Arrive In Iowa Great Lakes
January 28, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– There will be a lot of eyes to the sky again this Winter Games Weekend as the Kite Festival returns to the ice off the Arnolds Park water front. Organizer Steve Boote of Sioux Falls says the event only continues to grow… Blake Pelton, who’s from Utah, is also a kite enthusiast who […]
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Lewis & Clark Regional Water System Awarded Infrastructure Funding
January 28, 2022
(Sioux Center)– The Lewis and Clark Regional Water System has been awarded up to $12 million through Iowa’s Water Infrastructure Fund. Governor Kim Reynolds made the announcement today (Friday) during a stop in Sioux Center. The Lewis and Clark Regional Water System has been under construction for nearly 20 years and is now 86 percent […]
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Dudley’s Snow Much Fun Weekend in Lakefield Friday and Saturday
January 27, 2022
There’s a new event in Lakefield, Minnesota this weekend. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Dudley’s Garage will host Dudley’s Snow Much Fun event in Lakefield this weekend. Owner Jim Hussong says, the event will get underway on Friday evening. “We’re going to do Winter Soup Challenge. It’s a chef’s battle of who can make the […]
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Two Area Hospitals Enter Into Collaborative Business Relationship With NW Iowa Surgeons, P.C.
January 27, 2022
(Spencer)– The Boards of Trustees of Lakes Regional Healthcare and Spencer Hospital have approved a collaborative business agreement with Northwest Iowa Surgeons, P.C. Officials with the two hospitals say it will enhance long-term planning, service integration, business efficiency and physician recruitment. They add the two hospitals have collaborated on similar business arrangements with medical practices […]
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DNR Official Offers Tips For Staying Safe This Winter Games Weekend
January 27, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– With a huge influx of people expected in the Iowa Great Lakes for Winter Games this weekend comes an added reminder about safety. Especially on the ice. Mike Hawkins of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says there are a number of things we need to be aware of… He also has this […]
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Rotary Car Is Back On The Ice On Smith’s Bay
January 27, 2022
(Arnolds Park)– The Rotary Car Drop Contest is on once again this year. Ben Kurpgeweit of Boji Towing Service tells KUOO news they put the car out Wednesday… He says the car is in it’s same precise spot on Smith’s Bay as where it’s been in years past… The Rotary Car Drop is a major […]
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I-90 Crash Injures Jackson Man
January 27, 2022
(Jackson, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash Wednesday on Interstate 90 near Alpha sent one person to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says 25-year-old Chrisohn Goraczkowski of Jackson lost control of a westbound 1995 Ford Explorer on the snow and ice-covered road. It went into the ditch and rolled. Goraczkowski was taken to Jackson Medical […]
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NW Iowa Music Instructor Receives Special Recognition
January 27, 2022
(Storm Lake)– The Northwest Iowa Bandmasters Association recently presented the Martin Crandell Excellence in Education Award to Buena Vista University alum Corbet Butler, who teaches instrumental music at Storm Lake High School. The award is named for the late Crandell, longtime faculty member at Storm Lake High School. “It’s not lost on me this award […]
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Bill to Remove August 23rd School Start Date Stalls in Iowa House
January 27, 2022
(Des Moines)– A move to get rid of the state law that forbids schools from starting the fall term before August 23rd is stalled in the Iowa House. The tourism industry objects, arguing families quit traveling and they lose student employees if school starts earlier in August. Craig Patterson of Okoboji Tourism told lawmakers, “every day […]
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